Saturday, November 24, 2018

KL Bird Park A Joyful Experience For The Kids

KL bird park was one of the more anticipated trip we had because we heard good rave reviews about it.

We booked the tickets via Klook which included a one way transfer to the bird park which wasn't too far away from our place at KLCC.

We were there early right at around 9.30am and were one of the first few to have arrived.

Weather was excellent and the driver managed to check us in with the tickets.



The best part about being early is we get to take photos with ease and no disruptions to as long as we would like.


Upon entering the main gate, we were greeted by a free-walking peacock and quickly we tried to position ourselves for a good pose of the peacock.





If you are not able to get a first clear shot of the peacock, do not fret because there are plenty of opportunities everywhere throughout the park for a shot with this beauty bird.

The second most birds we encountered apart from the peacock has to be the Flamengo.

They were literally everywhere and roam walking freely right beside you. They can be anywhere.





There were a few closed gates which we entered and we tried to feed some foods to the fishes, ducks and goose as well.

Throughout the entire day, there were different animal feeding time which you can also attend.


We also met the big bird aka ostrich which oh boy they were really huge beyond my expectation.

We also tried to feed them with some vegetables and my boy commented that they were really strong and aggressive when trying to snatch the food.

It was quite an experience though.





Our best experience however was this feeding milk to the birdies which we paid a mere Rm2 to feed them.

Once you start holding the milk, the birds would naturally flown to your hand and at one point I had over 4 birds on my hand.

My boys were afraid to hold them though so they just stayed by my side.





There were also a small waterfall and children playground which we stayed a while to cool off.

And before we left, there were a few houses of educational that were meant to be for the incubation of the chicks and the boys were excited to see them.



Overall, I thought the park was good and although it was a little dirty as the birds were roaming around freely (uncaged), it provides a safari type of experience for the kids to interact with the birds.


Thursday, November 22, 2018

Batu Caves In KL Experience With Kids

Batu Caves in Selangor Gombak was one of the site attraction I wanted to bring the kids for their outdoor experience.

We took a cab from our place near the KLCC and it costs us around Rm20 for about half an hour ride.

We reached at about 9.30 and it rained a while before it stopped.

My wife had worn a short so she needed to rent a sarong to cover her legs for religious purpose.


The site boasts a huge Hindhu God that oversees the huge cave inside.

To get into the caves, we needed to climb over 200 steps and I wanted to bring that challenge to the kids.

There were many birds at the ground floor which was an amazing feat to watch.


We started our ascend upwards and we took a couple of family shots because the landscape was just simply too beautiful not to take.



Midway through the climb, we saw a few monkeys jumping around for attention. They were mild and only aggressive towards those who brought and tempted them with food. Else, they'd mostly just ignore you.



When we get to the top, exhausted of course, we were greeted by a pretty awesome cave that were overlooking the nature.

There were a couple of the Hindhu God, prayer and symbols going on so we just looked around.






Overall, if you are like me and enjoy nature and cultural at its very best, then I'd recommend a visit to the Batu Caves.

It. Is. Something a little different that your typical KL city life.

Monday, June 18, 2018

Bricklive Event Jakarta - PIK Avenue

Bricklive is having its own tour event around the world and it hits Jakarta this June which runs for about 10 days from the 7 to 17 Jun 2018.

They are for the hardcore lego fans for children between the age of 4 to 12 who has a creativity adopt minded with bricks and lego and to build them into something magnificent.


We happened to be around in town so we participated this event with the children.

The tickets are not very cheap because they charge the adults the same price as they did for the children at about Rph 160,000 (about SGD16) each.



There were a few sections with different various themes and the first that we went right away is the Star Wars theme with all the cool planes that intrigued the kids.

Star Wars Theme

Making the planes

Analyzing in progress...

3..2..1..Go
The Flying Rollans



We moved on to F.R.I.E.N.D.S theme after that where it is friendlier to the smaller children.

There were boats, ships, planes, cars, firetrucks and many more and plenty of competition for the children to put on their creativity head.












Sunday, May 27, 2018

Goodman Arts Center - Perfect For Your School Holiday Activities

We were on the hunt again for some school holiday activities and we found a good bargain at the Goodman Arts Center where they are having an open house for some fun activities.

The one day festival takes on a theme on reimagining creative ways of art in an environmentally sustainable fashion which is a great way to introduce to the kids.




We took an IG photo right in front of the gate before proceeding to the center stage.


We were introduced to a few DIY organic plant seeds which we bought. We decide to choose the Sunflower because they were very crunchy when I tried and this was a good education for the kids to plant their own seeds at home.


There were also a few short arts performance by students in the center stage which we enjoyed.



The weather was scorching hot so we settled for lunch at the nearby Cafe Melba.

We headed for lunch slightly earlier before the long queue was formed.

The pricing for the food is rather expensive I must admit but there were little choices when we were there.





And this was our view from the lunch area... Great view!!!



We have the kids running around too for the playing area in the open field and the bouncing area which was crowded with the other older kids.




Overall, it was a great weekend to enjoy outdoor activities and we enjoyed ourselves immensely.