Jurong Bird Park, Singapore

I have not been to the Jurong Bird Park since my kids became teenagers - that long ago. Since then, the Bird Park has upgraded and now it is a great day to spend with friends and especially friends from overseas. 

There were very entertaining bird shows at different locations throughout the day and a monorail for those who do not want to walk much but the price is not included in the ticket. The trees have grown really tall and the 30 meter man-made waterfall is now surrounded by towering trees providing ample shade from the sun. Even if it is a got day, you can minimise discomfort by hopping into enclosures housing the penquins and owls and other buildings that provide educational content on all aspects of bird life when the heat gets unbearable. For me, the bountiful shrubs and trees were good enough and I was lucky that there was a light breeze during my visit. The Jurong Bird Park rocks!

MacRitchie Reservoir

This morning was cool and breezy, a lovely change from the scorching hot weather of the past few days. A change of plan from our usual breakfast place brought us to MacRitchie Reservoir where I had a full breakfast set complete with half-boiled eggs.

Bird's Nest Fern captured with the maximum 14x Zoom of my Canon Powershot.

Even people far away were not spared.

Fruit of the MacArther Palm.

Canoe training.

For some reason, the water was greenish.

Butterfly Garden at Terminal 3 of the Changi International Airport

Travelling out of the country by aeroplane is always a thrill but the most strenuous part of a holiday is always at the checkpoints. Will my luggage be overweight? Will they find something suspicious in my hand luggage and make me empty out all the contents of my bag to find the suspicious item? Will there be a problem with my passport? 

I get tired just thinking about these questions each time I have to fly anywhere for a holiday but this time I remembered being told about a Butterfly Garden in Terminal 3 of the Changi International Airport. Oh what a relief it was to get through all the hassle I mentioned to this lovely garden filled with beautiful flowers with lots of colourful butterflies fluttering around them. This place in Singapore is a small piece of what Heaven might possibly have I think.