Meet my new baby! Thanks to all my colleagues and CG members who pooled to get me this FABULOUS camera! How fabulous is it? Here are some of my practice shots…
I love my new camera!!! Thanks to Yang for helping me sourcing out such a great camera 
We did it! We went to the Singapore Zoo this afternoon. One of our concerns was the scorching afternoon sun these few days, so I purposefully went over to get some sunblock for Baby and me, in anticipation of the hot day at the Zoo! Amazingly, when we reached at about 2.20 p.m., the weather was divine. The sky was overcast, and at times, a few fat drops of rain would fall, but due to the heavy foliage in the zoo, we were more or less sheltered. What a blast we had!
One of the first exhibits we went to was to see the pygmy hippo. And just before that, we saw this … ugly scary slow-moving right out of a Stephen King movie fish. At least I think it is a fish. And Jay was enthralled by this ugly creature! The scary funny thing? That thing fish was stationary in the water. Absolutely stationary. I didn’t even see a fin move. Till Jayvon walked away. And. The. Fish. Followed. Him. Shudder….
On to nicer animals… We practically walked through the entire zoo. I kid you not. I reckon we got our money’s worth, cos we took in about 70-80% of the exhibits!
Here’s some pictures!
Nic & I took turns to carry Jayvon around. Not because he can’t walk. But whenever we set him down, he’d always give me a mini-heart attack by reaching down to the floor and grabbing some damp leaves. And giving them to Nic. And taking more leaves… So for my heart’s sake, we just took turns with him. And it was great having a fellow burden-carrier. I mean, baby-carrier. Coughcoughcough…
Remember in my previous post, I was looking forward to the Rainforest Kidzworld!
As we entered, this site greeted us.
Daddy: ”Wah…”
Mommy: “You’re going in.”
Daddy: “You didn’t tell me it would be like this!”
Mommy: “I told you to bring extra clothes…”
Daddy: “Did you bring a towel?”
Mommy: “Of course!”
Daddy: “I meant for me?”
Mommy: “……… coughcoughcough………”
He enjoyed it… Until…
The giant elephant tank that would periodically fill up and splash like a ton of water did so. And the force of the splash (though Jay wasn’t that near it anyhow) “blew” him a couple of steps and covered him with cold drops of water. That was when he started bawling.
Ah well… Back to the animal exhibits then! To think I was still considering settling down at Ben & Jerry’s for an ice-cream cone! Hahaha!
2 1/2 hours later, arms aching and feet throbbing, we finally hailed a cab back home. Phew! What a tiring day!
Oh and our new domestic help’s here! *fingers crossed*
I have one baby.
And errr… Three prams for him.
I know that sounds horrendously extravagant (my sisters would roll their eyes and agree) but *coughcough* I have a perfectly good excuse reason explanation.
See, my first pram was a Combi. One that I thoroughly disliked and regretted buying soon after! The pram was toooooo “plasticky” in its feel, and I always felt insecure leaving my chubby fat adorable baby inside. And so, when Jay was about 3 months, we snagged a good deal and bought our fabulously green Peg Perego Pliko Pramette at S$400! That is almost half the regular retail price! And for a second hand pram that was as good as new, this was a well-worthy investment. In fact, I loved it so much, my diaper bag is in the same shade of gorgeous green! And no, green isn’t really my favourite colour. But still!!! Colour coordination is still important!
So if you don’t count the Combi (I sure don’t!), then he basically only has one usable, functional, ultra-comfy pram.
Last Sunday we met up with Nic’s parents and sis to have a family dinner at Shaw House, and after that we decided to take a long walk to Takashimaya Shopping Centre to see the Baby Fair that was going on there.
And ta-da! Courtesy of Grandma, here’s Jayvon’s third second third pram! The Maclaren Daytripper.
It is lightweight, lightweight, lightweight!
And the best thing was that it was going for a song! The original retail price is S$238, but because of the Baby Fair, we snagged this at a mere S$98! What a deal!
On Wednesday, I ‘test-drove’ the new pram, by bringing Jay out for a stroll by myself, over a variety of different terrains and grounds.
Overall, the Daytripper is a breeze to use, but over bumpier and rockier surfaces, I can feel my palms “numbed” from the constant vibrating motion! But Jay didn’t seem to mind much, and he was quite happy all the way! Of course, he is now 14 months. I don’t think I’d really like this pram if he was just 6 months (the minimum age of babies to use such strollers).
And so, I would definitely still use the Peg Perego because it wins hands-down in terms of comfort and stability (even over rocky gravel or uneven grounds, the pram is so sturdy Jay hardly feels any jolt!). But for “normal” light and day-to-day usage, the Maclaren Daytripper is definitely a good buy! And at half the weight of the Peg Perego, the Daytripper is easier on my shoulders. Erm. I mean Nic’s shoulders.
(P.S. If you notice the picture montage of Jay in his pram over the various terrains, I experimented with Photoscape’s cute cliparts to make this out! Very fun!)
