AS WE ALWAYS DO CHARITY FOR HUMANS, LETS NOT LEAVE OUT THE ANIMALS......
Those were the exact words of Rotaractor Tan Jia Thiam, our Community Service Director. He went on with his project, and set it out in working order, and on the 23rd of March, we headed to Zoo Negara...
Kishan (Shantha and myself were also in the same car) was tailgating Gun all the way from the Bukit Kemuning toll at the speed of 140 km/h (don’t whoa.. harap takde saman larr) until the entrance of Zoo Negara. Once we were inside, we were greeted by our fellow Rotaractors and some Zoo Negara staff.
As soon as we had our breakfast consisting of chicken rice which was pretty good (the restaurant was selected by Gun, kudos bro!!), we were split into groups. Hui Hui, Jia Thiam, Shantha, Kishan, James Ong, Amanda, myself and a few other Rotaractors were assigned to help out in the Bird Park, where we were split into groups, with each group given certain tasks. Amanda and myself had to clean some carpets which were used in the bird cages. It was quite tiresome but we managed to do it fast though.
Then almost all of us were ripping bread pieces apart and throwing them into a basket, which I feel everyone was enjoying and laughing their hearts out to hear the constant antics of Kishan, Shantha, James, JT, and the others. James was singing “It’s raining bread! Hallelujah!”, Shantha was complaining about the birds being too demanding till they only request Gardenia bread (and at times a raisin bread will pop up among the loaves!!), and Kishan and Jia Thiam were cracking endless jokes.. Really had fun la wei…
Then Kishan, Shantha and I were cutting out carpets for the bird cages. Leong King lent us a hand as well. As soon as we accomplished the task, everyone was ready to have lunch. All the hard work that we did contributed to a hungry stomach (lots of calories got burnt on that day, I guess), and knowing that we have Domino’s in store, our stomachs naturally became hungry rapidly.
We headed to the entrance to have our food. Hannah was so impatient, if she was left to do it, she will just rip the pizza box and gobble up the pizzas... (Hah Hah!!) We headed to the canteen where everyone was aaahing and oohing after seeing the pizzas. Shantha held the record for most pizzas (9 in total, if I’m not mistaken.. Heh Heh), and everyone especially Feldman got utterly shocked. Lloyd was hanging around interviewing every one of us with his camera, and Hannah was constantly being told ghost stories about some pizza ghost. And that’s when Gun came up with the lingerie ghost story, which we laughed our heads off!! Even Kishan ended up being a ghost, as seen in the picture below…
After filling our stomachs, some went back, and the rest stayed to tour around the zoo. I’ve never been to a zoo in my life, and this was the first time. We got on a train kind of thingy which took us past a few animal cages and stopped us at a particular station.
We saw animals of all kinds, bulls, a tiger (I only saw one miserable fellow), lions and a leopard. We headed to the Ape Centre where Gun found out he was part of an ape as well… I was happy for Gun as he was reunited with his natives…
The lion was the funniest. Kishan, somehow started speaking animal language and was communicating with the lion. He managed to provoke the lion to pose for our ‘paparazzi’ team, and even made the lion growl! Hats off, Dr Dolittle! We headed to a reptile centre, where I only saw snakes sleeping. The girls however, went ga-ga over the otters who were celebrity posers. One otter tried grabbing Jia Thiam’s camera. And Port Klang Centennial is now planning to open up a Rotaract Club in Zoo Negara, in which the otters would be members.
After a while, we planned to get ourselves back home for a nice nap. Everyone enjoyed their day. For the photo shoots (which were held before we started the tour around the zoo), everyone was somehow aiming for Hannah’s head. Looks like Hannah has many assassinators lurking to prey upon her by any given chance!! HA HA HA!!
After a most tiring day, we all went home and had good naps (I suppose). The trip to the zoo is one that I will cherish among my sweetest memories of being part of Rotaract.
Signing off,
K. Balram Nair
Kishan (Shantha and myself were also in the same car) was tailgating Gun all the way from the Bukit Kemuning toll at the speed of 140 km/h (don’t whoa.. harap takde saman larr) until the entrance of Zoo Negara. Once we were inside, we were greeted by our fellow Rotaractors and some Zoo Negara staff.
As soon as we had our breakfast consisting of chicken rice which was pretty good (the restaurant was selected by Gun, kudos bro!!), we were split into groups. Hui Hui, Jia Thiam, Shantha, Kishan, James Ong, Amanda, myself and a few other Rotaractors were assigned to help out in the Bird Park, where we were split into groups, with each group given certain tasks. Amanda and myself had to clean some carpets which were used in the bird cages. It was quite tiresome but we managed to do it fast though.
Then almost all of us were ripping bread pieces apart and throwing them into a basket, which I feel everyone was enjoying and laughing their hearts out to hear the constant antics of Kishan, Shantha, James, JT, and the others. James was singing “It’s raining bread! Hallelujah!”, Shantha was complaining about the birds being too demanding till they only request Gardenia bread (and at times a raisin bread will pop up among the loaves!!), and Kishan and Jia Thiam were cracking endless jokes.. Really had fun la wei…
Then Kishan, Shantha and I were cutting out carpets for the bird cages. Leong King lent us a hand as well. As soon as we accomplished the task, everyone was ready to have lunch. All the hard work that we did contributed to a hungry stomach (lots of calories got burnt on that day, I guess), and knowing that we have Domino’s in store, our stomachs naturally became hungry rapidly.
We headed to the entrance to have our food. Hannah was so impatient, if she was left to do it, she will just rip the pizza box and gobble up the pizzas... (Hah Hah!!) We headed to the canteen where everyone was aaahing and oohing after seeing the pizzas. Shantha held the record for most pizzas (9 in total, if I’m not mistaken.. Heh Heh), and everyone especially Feldman got utterly shocked. Lloyd was hanging around interviewing every one of us with his camera, and Hannah was constantly being told ghost stories about some pizza ghost. And that’s when Gun came up with the lingerie ghost story, which we laughed our heads off!! Even Kishan ended up being a ghost, as seen in the picture below…
After filling our stomachs, some went back, and the rest stayed to tour around the zoo. I’ve never been to a zoo in my life, and this was the first time. We got on a train kind of thingy which took us past a few animal cages and stopped us at a particular station.
We saw animals of all kinds, bulls, a tiger (I only saw one miserable fellow), lions and a leopard. We headed to the Ape Centre where Gun found out he was part of an ape as well… I was happy for Gun as he was reunited with his natives…
The lion was the funniest. Kishan, somehow started speaking animal language and was communicating with the lion. He managed to provoke the lion to pose for our ‘paparazzi’ team, and even made the lion growl! Hats off, Dr Dolittle! We headed to a reptile centre, where I only saw snakes sleeping. The girls however, went ga-ga over the otters who were celebrity posers. One otter tried grabbing Jia Thiam’s camera. And Port Klang Centennial is now planning to open up a Rotaract Club in Zoo Negara, in which the otters would be members.
After a while, we planned to get ourselves back home for a nice nap. Everyone enjoyed their day. For the photo shoots (which were held before we started the tour around the zoo), everyone was somehow aiming for Hannah’s head. Looks like Hannah has many assassinators lurking to prey upon her by any given chance!! HA HA HA!!
After a most tiring day, we all went home and had good naps (I suppose). The trip to the zoo is one that I will cherish among my sweetest memories of being part of Rotaract.
Signing off,
K. Balram Nair
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