Woke up at 10am today, by my trusty radio-alarm clock. Instead of hearing crisp, clear sounds of 987FM, I heard some gibberish garbish crap. Aarggh!

Some joker turned the tuning dial and I was no longer tuned to exact 98.70FM. Damn analogue stuff. If it was digital, tuning would have been a breeze.

Anyway if you know me well, I don't usually wake at such early hours. It is because I have to go to the zoo. I have a card that admits 4 people, so I got 3 friends to come along.

Of course I brought my D70 with 70-300D ED lens along. But today is a cloudy day, and I reached the zoo only at 2pm, so lighting is not on my side. I've got the SB600 but it's far from perfect with it's small guidenumber. I just made do with what I can. I'll be uploading some pictures soon, after I've done some filtering.

The zoo is a very nice place, especially with frequent breeze from the Mandai Lake. It has undergone some renovation and revamping. So the zoo really looks fresh and new. Check out this new place at the north of the zoo, called Rainforest KidzWorld. You get your swimsuit ready too. XD Even if you're not a kid, like I'm not, that place has KFC and lots of children playing around. Kinda like a happy place. It feels like some theme park. If you're a paedophile, it's a place you shouldn't miss.

Speaking of KFC, it is place where bad chicken smell good. I'm not sure if KFC actually says they use the freshest ingredients, but if you look carefully, the bones of the chickens usually look black and sometimes red due to the blood. Black coloured bones is the sign of not-so-fresh chicken. Coupled with oily fatty fried food, eating at KFC is an ultimate indulgence that would cost you your health. Think twice before you enter that restaurant. And somehow, it has this unmistakable smell that puts me off, because it stinks.

Luckily I have just bathed. Or else I would stink too. There are a couple of exhibits in the zoo that really stink. Top on the list would be the Asian Small Clawed Otters. Never go near it, unless you wear a gas mask. :D But the otters are definitely cute. I took me some 5mins to get accustomed to the smell and after that, everything smelt nice. LOL.

G.Y.