Jurong Bird Park I

Life has been good. I'm able to do what i like for this weekend - photoshoot!

My photography gang includes ndroo, ah-gu, vovonz, feimao and Mrs Lemon + Mr Lemon.
We met at Boon Lay mrt, headed off to Jurong Point for breakfast and arrived at Jurong Bird Park at 11am. Never did i expect the trip to the bird paradise to last 6 hours!

The trip was tiring but very very fun. Capturing the images of these little wonders of nature simply makes me smile, or 'steam' in my friend's case=P. I can't remember when was the last time i visited JBP. I can't even remember if i had ever visited the bird park. Haha, should have gone at least once during one of my primary school excursions i think.

I never know JBP could be so interesting.The variety of birds i've seen in this trip is probably the largest compared to the birds i've seen for the past 24 years of my life. The birds in the park are mostly exotic and colourful. And if you're thinking how interesting could it be to see all the birds caged up,you're wrong manz! There is this part of the park called Lory Loft where they keep the birds in a large confined area, where the birds can roam around freely and chirp away happily. There is no boundary at Lory Loft, birds and human play together in peace and harmony. If you hold a cup of water in ya hand, the parrots would jump onto your shoulder, hand or head to befriend you. One little reminder though, these parrots aren't toilet trained so they don't know it's rude to shit on you.

Other than Lory Loft, there are lots of shows at different timing.We only caught 2 of them, The Pelican Show (2pm) and The Eagle Show(4pm). It was fantastic to watch the birds showing their natural abilities of flying and preying.

I'm pretty satisfied with the pics i've taken and hence, it's time to show off again. Haha. I didn't ask for their names when i took their pics so i'll just give the general names of the ones i know. If you can identify the birds, do tell me know and i'll rename the pictures!

Enjoy! =)

As you can see in the background, this is near to the man-made waterfall in Singapore. It's called Jurong Fall.

Flowing water underneath a bridge

#Unknown identity- A cute looking bird with nice colour in his smooth looking fur.

#Unknown identity - His slit eyes made him look evil but yet cute at the same time. Hehe..Like his pure white feather.


#Crown Pigeon - Never know pigeon can look so magnificient too.

#Rainbow Lorikeet - This was taken at Lory Loft, where humans and birds live in peace and harmony.

#Red Parrot - Also taken at Lory Loft.

#Pelican - It got da4 zhui3 ba1 but it looks very beautiful.

#Duck - Donald looking for out for Mickey in the water.

#Unknown identity - It's blue and when the sun shines on it, it glows beautifully . One of my fav in this series!

#WoodPecker - Mr Woody was trying to peck down the wooden bridge that we were crossing.


#African Grey - Looking out for potential victims to shit on.

#Unknown identity - Front view of that blue bird. The colours are simply amazing.


#Unknown identity - Side view of the blue bird.

#Unknown identity - Neck long long, run fast fast but i don't know what is it.


#Unknown identity - They are situated in the african grassland, should be africans.

#Unknown identity - She is colourful, has a tall and slim built. Beautiful.

#Unknown identity - Colourful beak

#Unknown identity - This bird is certainly not one of the msot beautiful ones and it look kindof old. But the way he stand and the way he present himself, he seems to have lots of character, the cool and calm sort. Looks like the underworld/triad kindof bird reflecting on the sins he has commited.

*I would like to thank angy for helping me with the names of African Grey and Rainbow Lorikeet!*

*Credits to Jianing for pointing out my spelling error*

Jurong Bird Park II

This is a continuation from the first series..

Eagle - He looks like one of the character from LOTR. The elf i think? Forgive me, i'm not a LOTR fan.


Marching Flamingos

Left- Blue Macaw Right- South American Scarlet Macaw

The blue macaw asking the red macaw out for a date.


Penguins are the previlaged lot in the Jurong Bird Park as they are the only kind to enjoy an air-conditioned enviroment while their counter parts sweat in the heat of the scorching sun.

*Credits to Angy for identifying the Blue Macaw and South American Scarlet Macaw*

5th March. My Birthday.

This is my 24th Birthday. Recent birthdays havent been spent very colourfully. I don't really celebrate birthday. The first half a decade of birthdays, i can't rem how i spent it. From what i see from childrenhood photos, lots of cousins came over to celebrate for me when i was around 3, or 5 years old. When i was nine, i remember having a birthday bash at home. We ordered buffet and a few close relatives and cousins came over. Another memorable birthday was when i was 16. Nope, there wasn't any parties but i receieved the most number of presents that year. I even had a discman from a girl! Haha..Other than the few mentioned birthdays, my years of birthdays are usually spent with my family. My sweet folks would buy me a cake and we would gather around to sing birthday song. It has been our family tradition. This year is no different.

Due to internet and emails, i don't even find birthday cards in my mailbox nowadays. Well, advancement in technology isn't always a good thing. Receiving an e-card is never the same as receiving a card in the mailbox.

I'm 24. Almost a quater century old. I have to admit i'm starting to feel old.When we were dining at Suntec Swensens just now, there are 2 other groups of teens who are celebrating birthdays too. They sang merrily and cheered loudly. It seems so fun, they seems so young.

Dinner at Swensens was above average. Enjoyed the pasta i ordered and the free ice-creams they offered. I had shot almost all the courses and desserts. Forgotten about the 3 scoop ice-creams. Anyway, they are just ordinary naked ice-cream with no toppings unlike fiesty firehouse.

Now, let me present to you the Swensen's dinner i had as my Birthday feast!

Firstly, this event is not possible without my family members. From left to right: Sis, mom, dad.

My mysterious brother-in-law: ZG


My adorable niece roaring for ice-cream!!!!! Arggggh***

In case the previous pic is too far away, i had this cute zoom-in which she has posed for me.

The utensils we used to dissect our food.

My Order: Chilli Fish Pasta - Golden-fried Snapper Fillets in a spicy oriental sauce.

Papa's Order: Black Pepper Seafood Pasta - Fish Fillets, Clams and Crabsticks in a black pepper sauce.

Mama's Order:Chicken with Mixed -Peppers Grilled boneless Chicken leg smothered with mixed peppers sauce. Served with seasonal vegetable and U.S. potatoes.

Sis's Order: Sirloin Steak Steak - grilled the way you like it with your choice of: Black Pepper Sauce, Mushroom Sauce or Herb Butter. Served with seasonal vegetable and U.S. potatoes.

ZG's order: Fish 'N' Chips - Golden-fried Fillet of Fish served with tartar sauce, U.S. fries and Coleslaw.

Apple Crumber on a sizzling skill with caramelized fresh apple chunks, Vanilla ice cream and a drench of butterscotch cream sauce.

Swensen's Birthday Treat: Firehouse Happy Birthday - Vanilla, Chocolate and Strawberry ice cream smothered with chocolate fudge, pineapple and strawberry toppings, whipped cream, cherries and set aflame to "top-off" this birthday special.

This cake was bought by my mom as my proper birthday cake. My folks sang me a birthday song at home. It is still uncut, haha, we are too full. Gonna wait till breakfast.

For those who do not know me and are reading my blog, well, i decide to expose my mysterious identity, just for this occasion. Anyway i do want to remember how i look like when i'm 24.

-Happy Birthday Guorong- It has been a joy to have you *wink*

* Credits to Jianing for pointing out my spelling error*