Friday, May 20, 2011

To Ark Avilon Zoo we go

Me, my husband, my sister and Migi went to Ark Avilon Zoo last May 14, 2011. It is located in Frontera Verde near Tiendesitas. It is an interactive indoor zoo, resembling the biblical Noah’s Ark which houses wildlife like white tigers, jaguars, eagles, tortoises and many others. Entrance fee to the zoo is P300 for adults and P200 for the Kids.



Kids and adults can get up close and personal with the different animals here.
Here is Migi and my husband with Jenny the Bornean Orangutan.



You could also interact with birds (with the assistance of the caretakers.. Of course!)


Here is Migi, communicating with the giant tortoise.


 You could also feed the farm animals like rabbits, guinea pigs and sheeps in the farmland feeding section.  A small piece of carrot costs 20 pesos.



Aside from the wildlife and farm animals, there are also Koi fishes there. Kids can feed them. One of the highlights for me is their fish foot spa. You can soak your feet in the pool of water and these fish will eat the dead skin on your feet. It is kind of ticklish at first but you will get used to it.

Overall, the zoo size is just right for a toddler like Migi. You could go through the place in 30 minutes to 1 hour. There is a souvenir shop outside as well as pet shop that sells guinea pigs etc. Since it is an interactive zoo, exercise some caution whenever handling the animals with your kids.


Sunday, May 8, 2011

The Crying Coin Bearer

Migi was invited to be part of the wedding entourage to the Lloyd Chua and Marissa Tan Nuptials as a Coin Bearer which was held last May 1, 2011 at the Glass Garden in Pasig City. At first we are apprehensive and not too sure because Migi is only 1.5 years old. We are not to sure if he will walk in the aisle and I don't even think he will remember this experience when he grows up. But nevertheless we accepted since we wanted to be part of the wedding of Lloyd and Marissa, by the way Lloyd is my husband high school classmate.

We practiced at the house 2 months before the wedding. We will hummed the wedding march and Migi will held his palm out and started to marched.

We arrived at the event 1 hour before the start, we gave Migi the pillow containing the coins and start to hummed the wedding march, he marched to the delight of the guests already in the venue. Okay so far so good.



When the processional started, Migi became agitated, that's when he started crying. Maybe because there were lots of people and he got scared. Nevertheless, my husband ended up carrying him while he is crying. Hahaha, so much for all the practiced we have done.