.: I am Irfan :.

Ayah took Abang Shahrin and me to Jurong Bird Park today.
Tok and Nenek came along too.

I saw so many different kinds of birds!!
I didn't even know there were so many in the first place!
In any case, I was happy just to see my best buddy, Penguin's, family . :)

Here are some of the pictures we took...








Here's one of a flock of ducks and what I initially thought was it's Mama, but, was in actual fact a swan. A black swan, at that. How cool!




















Abang Shahrin and me at the entrance of the penguin exhibit











Nenek, Abang Shahrin and me taking a breather on a swing chair











Abang Shahrin stuck to a pelican ... and me not really bothered that he is stuck to a pelican.
















How many people do you need to push a Harrod's bag on a stroller?
Apparently 3. And Tok to watch over us in case anything happens .... to the bag, that is. heh.

A big day next Tuesday is going to be.
No, no. Not just big.MOMENTOUS, more like.
Right up there with the likes of "Irfan's first step", "Irfan's first words", "Irfan's first girlfriend" ... (ignore that last one. I'm getting a little ahead of myself there. heh.)

Next Tuesday ... will be my first day at school!
Yup! I'm officially (chopped, sealed & signed) going to be a BIG BOY now! Yessirree!
Mama and Ayah have been prepping me up for school for a couple of weeks now, telling me about all the fun things I'll get to do there, the wonderful friends I'll meet, and the lovely teachers that'll be taking care of me.
And I must say, after all that brain-washing, I am all psyched about school!

... except for one ... teeny-weeny .... problem ...

I think I'm going to miss Mama dearly .... :(

!!GASP!! I have only got 3 more months to practise!!

Let's go, elmo!
I need to be ready to push adik/mei mei around come February!
*beep*beep*beep*

Ayah pointing the way to the elephant exhibit. He is hilarious, my Ayah. He chooses the most interesting of times to let me have my first driving lesson. I mean, how many toddlers have had their first driving lesson at the zoo? .... wait ... how many toddlers have had driving lessons at all??? AYAH!!
















Anyhow, I am apparently a fast learner. This is me teaching Mama how to use the stick-shift.
















We finally reached the elephant exhibit and they were HILARIOUS!! Could you tell from our expressions?

Here are some of the other animals that we saw at the zoo!






































































.... oh wait ... these are some of the animals that I DIDN'T get to see ...
i was just way too tired and fell asleep right after the elephant exhibit!






















Oh well, there's always next time!
See you again, my furry animal friends!!

Mama and Ayah wishes for me to grow up to be a gentleman; open doors for people, give up seats to those who need it more, say my thank you and please etc ...

So, today's lesson is brought to you by the letter ... P!

p/s: My 17-mth-old tongue is still grappling with consonant clusters, so if you thought you heard me say "peace" instead of "please", you heard right. Pardon me, yeah? peace ... hurhur

Mama and Ayah think I've got a chance to be the poster-boy for READ! Singapore '09. Ya think?



Riiiiiiight ... Let's wait till I figure out what THIS one says first, Mama, Ayah ...

Good luck, Tok! Good luck, Nenek!
Prepare to burn off some calories with us around! ;)



cute, innit?
I hope the 3 of us won't look back at this in years to come only to say ...
"where did it all go wrong??"

Ayah's note: Choy!Choy!Choy! Touch wood!