She was supposed to come with Stephen, her husband and "pet"(according to her), however, some unexpected situations happened and he was sick, so she came alone to meet us. We were supposed to meet at 12:30, yet her church session in Bi Shan was not finished until 12:30, and since then she took No.132 bus to Redhill and MRT-ed to Boon Lay, it was a long time for us to wait. We milled around every corner of Boon Lay MRT Station until the two handsome security guards began to classify us as "suspicious looking people". The reason cannot be simpler. Boon Lay is the terminal of East-West Line yet we did not get out of the station, nor did we get on the train and turn east. Several trains came and went. We searched every American-looking person but to no avail. Finally while I was walking around a clothes shop and felt sure that the "future" was bleak when I saw Sandi, hurrying downstairs with a strawberry bubble tea.
Her blue eyes uneased me for the first few minutes. It has been a long time since I saw ordinary Americans, I mean, except for Barrack Obama and John MacCain who dominate all the media coverage. And anyhow, they are not ordinary at all. The most disconcerting thing was about her American accent. Being in Singapore for "so long", I feel communicating with BBC broadcasting voice sort of awkward, which is something I had expected before I came to meet Sandi. Yet after a few minutes, I could proficiently switch back to my so-called half-standard American English and we began our long talk.
She is an experienced traveller and soon we arrived at Jurong Bird Park. The driver of No.194 bus was a friendly uncle and kindly reminded us to get off when we saw the BIRD icon. We had lunch at Bongo Burgers Restaurant, a place I am sure bearing resemblance to a tropical jungle. Even the staff there are supposed to dress up like Western cowboys(or "cowgirls"). After chewing up my meal and making a bowel movement(sing karaoke:), we embarked on our bird walk.
To make it short, the famous bird-observing places we have spent our afternoon together were Fuji Hawk Walk(where we saw the Birds of Prey Show), Lory Loft(where we fed colourful lories), Waterfall Aviary(where we saw birds have sand bath), Penguin Expedition, World of Darkess(where we saw nocturnal animals like owls, as well as Harry Potter's messenger:D), Pelican Cove(magnificent scene), and African Wetlands(where I acted up like tribal people and posed between two spears).
So many birds to see!
A talking bird named Kaku is amazing, he/she can say "hello", "how are you", "Kaku", "bye-bye" and can laugh(mind you, it is really laughing!), mimic dag bark and car signals. The flamingos are graceful animals, there was a tall one really appealing, he(I am sure it is a guy) bathed and fluffed and waddled into the middle of the pond and STRETCHHH, so nice body shape! We saw emus, too. A big one continually stared at me and made me feel insecure, though I knew it was totally out of curiosity to find two identical "objects". In Jungle Jewels, Sandi spotted a guana(huge lizard), I confirmed her surmise and we fled from the aviary at light speed!
After 6:00, we came out of the Bird Park and "J-walked" to the bus stop, that is, totalling ignoring traffic rules since there is not a single car nor a single road sign and the roads are intersecting each other at an amazing frequency. We talked all the way to the Boon Lay MRT and then all the way to Clementi MRT where we hugged and bade adieu. I was sure we were talking so loud and attentively that surrounding Singaporeans were gazing at us freaks in disbelief, but I was happy with that, as if I am one of those odds who speak in BBC Broadcasting voice.
Bird Park is far more fascinating than I have always expected, provided that you go there with the right person:)
Bathing and Feeding
Swan Lake
Hey! What are YOU doing here?
FAQ
"See my beautiful dress!"
"I love you..."
Such a nice trip
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