The Singapore Zoo

"For over 30 years, Singapore Zoo (N1.40459 E103.79004) has been known to have among the most beautiful settings in the world, where animals roam freely in open and natural habitats. 
 
Covering 26 hectares, the park is home to almost 3,000 animals representing 314 species of mammals, birds and reptiles.

Singapore Zoo was named Best Leisure Attraction Experience in the 22nd Singapore Tourism Awards in 2008. This accolade is its ninth win since the award category was introduced in 1985.
As Singapore's premier leisure venue, Singapore Zoo receives about 1.6 million visitors annually. With that, the park will continue to ensure its service quality, product offerings and physical surroundings adhere to world-class standards."  Sources from www.zoo.com.sg.

Me and my family visited the Singapore Zoo during the CNY 2012...

The Main entrance of Singapore Zoo

Ah Meng Kopitiam

Ah Meng Kopitiam just next to the main entrance. "Ah Meng" was the Icon for the Singapore Tourism and she had passed away on 2008..."Ah Meng" was the Famous Orang Utan.

We purchased the Zoo tickets (Zoo per saver) with the unlimited boat and tram rides which was SGD27.00 for adults and SGD17.00 for children.

Different types of ticket prices at Singapore Zoo

I'm sharing the photos of the Zoo included the animals, please be patient while waiting for the loading...:)

The area is clean and tidy...impressed!

One of the walkway...

Rest and dining area...

With this signage, we won't lost in the Zoo...

One of the signage in the Zoo...

The first garden area we walked in was the 'White Tiger' terrirtory...

The White Tiger at Singapore Zoo

Pygmy Hippo

Pygmy Hippo

Austraria Kangaroos

Then we enter the 'Great Rift Valley of Ethiopia'...I called it the home of Baboons...

Here comes the Hamadryas Baboons...

The home of Hamadryas Baboons...

The Hamadryas Baboons...

On top of the Baboon's home, I spotted the Nubien Ibex...

Nubien Ibex

And some tortoises...

Diffeerent types of monkeys, the right bottom photo are the shy monkeys when in front of camera...:)

Proboscis monkeys

The home of Orang Utan...

The mother and the baby Orang Utan having fun...

The Orang Utan might be the son or grand son of 'Ah Meng'?! I have no idea...

We missed most of the animal feeding time, except this...we were lucky...
The feeding time for Giant Arapaima!

They allow the visitor to feed the giant, it's huge! Too bad I wasn't fast enough to capture it!

The stream we waiting for the Arapaima...

One of the visitior trying to feed the Arapaima...out of sudden, the giant jumped out the water for the small fish and I couldn't get the photo of the whole Arapaima...only the small portion of its head...

The Arapaima jumped out from the water in split second!

Then we came to a some kind of cave which is the cute little animals home, too bad I forgot the name of it...

The face of the cute little animal...

Most of them were sleeping except the one...

We were lucky enough to getting in and out of the Tram many times because of the Unlimited Tram ride ticket...that really save a lot of troubles. Especially bad weather, we got into the tram for 'merry-go-round' the Zoo during the raining time! :)

The Tram in Singapore Zoo

The Zoo introduction was continue to broadcst in the Tram once it start the tour...I'm surprised with the Bose Audio System, nice audio!

Bose satellite speaker in the Tram

The tour continue...

Rhinos...

Some kind of wildboar...

The Green environment and the Giraffes....

Please disturb me while I'm sleeping...The Lion

Me too...

The group of cute Penguins...

YeeeeeeHaaaa! It's cold...

We spent almost 8-9 hours in the Zoo and having a rest at the Kids World...

after some cold drinks...we waiting for the last boat to go back to the Zoo exit (from point 2 to 1), you can see from the small map below...this was our Only boat ride during that day...

'Ah Meng' is the name of the boat, I believe this is one of the reason to remember the Greatest 'Ah Meng' for Singapore Tourism.

The jetty for the boat ride...

The boat was nice and comfort, you can see the life jackets are clearly under every seats...

At last, I managed to capture the scenic view of the lake from Singapore Zoo.

The Zoo is a 'Smoke Free area' where you can enjoy the fresh air in this Huge garden. The area is even comfort enough to have a walk from the start point to the end point. My family like it very much!

For more information about Singapore Zoo, please visit their official website : http://www.zoo.com.sg

Location map of Singapore Zoo at Singapore

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Din Tai Fung Taiwanese Restaurant at Bishan Junction 8, Singapore

Din Tai Fung (鼎泰丰) Taiwanese Restaurant (N1 21.039 E103 50.943) is located at Bishan Junction 8 Shopping Complex, Singapore. I love to taste their Xiaolongpao 小笼包 (Little Dumpling) since the first time I had it at Taipei 2004. Let me start with their History...

History
"The founder of DinTaiFung was Bingyi Yang, born 1927 in China’s Shanxi Province. In the summer of 1948, Bingyi Yang decided at the age of 21 to leave the KMT-CCP Civil War in China behind. He boarded the ferry “Hualien” and decided to seek his fortune in Taiwan with an uncle there. With the help of his uncle’s wife, Yang found his first job in Taiwan – as a deliveryman with “HengTaiFung”....“DinTaiFung” soon stopped selling oil entirely and became a full-fledged restaurant. This was also where the legend of how “DinTaiFung” became an international brand began." Source from Here.

We were invited by my brother in-law in one of the Sunday afternoon to take our lunch at Din Tai Fung Restaurant. I will definitely won't miss this chance because it's been more than 6 years that I never have a chance to taste the Delicious Xiaolongpao (little dumpling) again! :)

Nice and tidy Taiwanese style in the restaurant

Once we ready, my sister in-law did the order. I'm anxiously waiting for the dumplings to serve on the table...
The first dish that served on the table was the Famous Din Tai Fung Appetizer.

Appetizer

Follow by the Steamed Cold Chicken (Forgive me, I don't know what they called it in English). It was really as cold as just took out from the fridge! And...the chicken was gentle and succulent! 

Steamed Cold Chicken

One of the Din Tai Fung Signature Dish : Special Recipe Noodle.

And my Favorite!! Xiaolongpao 小笼包 (Little Dumpling) !!

Famous Xiao-long-pao 小笼包 from Din Tai Fung

Accolades
Din Tai Fung is known internationally for its xiaolongbao. Din Tai Fung was ranked as one of the world's top 10 restaurants in 1993 by The New York Times.

You gotta be careful when you bite on the dumplings, because the juices might just spill everywhere!! Haha!

We also ordered their Famous Fired Rice with Pork Chop. It was also one of the Best dish of that day! I never taste it before at Taipei, first time in Din Tai Fung of Singapore.

Signature Fried Rice with Pork Chop

Even I cannot really remember 100% of the taste of Din Tai Fung at Taipei, but I can assure that the dishes serve in this restaurant are as good as the Main shop in Taipei!
Delicious!

Rated : 4.5/5

We will definitely come back for more!!

Operation hour :-
Week day and Saturday : 11am - 10pm
Sunday : 10.30am - 10pm
Public Holiday : 10am - 10pm
Official website : http://www.dintaifung.com.tw/en/index.asp

Location map of Din Tai Fung, Singapore

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