P.S : I blogged about this here, earlier. So here's the long version, folks! Yes ... its full of photos, haha!
We have been to Qian Hu a couple of times before but I managed to get many nice pics, this time round. This time we remembered to drop by earlier, so we didn't have to rush. This was a last minute outing as we had earlier wanted to go to Ikea (to survey something) but cancelled it at the last minute.
What a coincidence, Ryan was wearing his "Fish" shirt on that day! It was easy to decide on the place because it was nearby plus the entry & parking was free. The fish food however was not ... haha! Oh well, you can't have everything free ... I guess!
At the entrance, the kids started getting excited about seeing the fishes.
My niece, Ayra ... starts to pose for me. Ryan ... he's busy looking at the kois.
Wow! So many fishes.
The two cousins, enjoying the view. They were getting very excited ... just looking at the kois in the special pond.
A quick pose!
Aaah! Now we have some food for the fishes.
Hubby, giving the kids a helping hand. Aiyah! the man in green, stood too close to my niece ... spoilt my photo!
Ayra, smiling for me.
Photo's a bit blur (blame my digicam!) ... but they still look cute ya?
Ayra : Nah! Fish ... I give you some more food.
Ok, one last burst of food for them. Let's move on to the other stations.
Well, here we are at the turtle pond. Hey ... where are all the turtles? (I realised that I didn't take any photos of the green turtles. Oh well, there's always next time. By the way, their pond was dirty & a bit disgusting though .... )
Hubby : Take some for the turtles, Ryan.
Ryan : Let me count the pellets ... one, two, three ...
Ryan, taking a handful from Daddy (lucky its just fish food pellets & not money huh .... haha!)
Hubby ... looking at something rather interesting?
Ryan's turn to look at something interesting, whilst Ayra keeps doing her thing.
Can you see Ryan's Fish T-shirt (from Osh Gosh - cheap, less than 10 bucks)? Its says "Genuine Fish" ... haha ... so funny & apt, rite?
By this time, we have bought 3 packs of fish food. I think a packet is a dollar (not cheap ok). I think they can easily make a "fortune" every weekend, if you see the crowds of kids there.
More please, Papa.
Hubby : This is how you throw the food! Can you see in the foreground, a group of ladies sitting on the ground. Errrm, you won't catch me doing that! Besides I'm too busy snapping photos & I have to stand to get nice ones .... ok, excuses excuses. To tell you the truth, I find sitting on the floor in a public place too dirty for my comfort ... so there, sue me!
Ayra, stays true to her peace sign ... whilst Ryan acts nonchalant (as usual).
Seems like Ayra was trying to get Ryan interested in the peace sign but my boy, ain't buying any of it! Can you see his bo-chap attitude? Complete with legs on the bench ... so ah beng rite?
Ayra still smiley ... but Ryan's getting really bored with all these photo-taking ... haha!
Ok one last pose kids! Ayra gives me a sweet pose & Ryan finally manages to smile ... aiyah, the ah beng pose is still there!
More feeding ... I think this is a new packet of food. Lucky fishes!
Look how tall my girl has grown!
Yes, I'm counting ... Papa!
Oops! I dropped some ... into the pond!
Yeah! I give the fishes some ...
I need more Papa ... I need more, can't you see!
Looking spacey, I see.
Them lucky fishes. Some are rather chubby ... & why not?
Hubby : My supply is running low, kids.
The two kids grabbing what few precious pellets are left.
Ayra, throwing some love to the kois. Doesn't she look pretty here?
Eh! I need more ....
Whilst the kids are busying themselves, Hubby was on the phone ....
Let's grab more, since he's not looking!
Ryan (must be) looking at his Daddy ... & giving a cheeky smile!
Ryan walking back for more fish food. Can you see in the foreground (the kid in orange), lying down on the ground, yep! he's catching the poor longkang fish ... commando style!
Well, its time to admire the tanks of fish.
Ayra giving the small (shorter) boy a lift.
Hi, Sucker Fish! Its just me, Ryan ... & Kakak Ayra!
Ryan : Oooooh! What's that Mummy?Mummy : Its a sting-ray, darling.
Too cute to eat rite? Besides, its too expensive lah! Better as a pet.
Ok, look at these strange creatures ... at first I thought they were mutated, but then there's a whole tank-full of them. So I guess its a species? Don't know the name though. Is this God's work? Or the work of people ... who wanna make money-business from odd looking fishes? Beats me!
Another look at those strange looking fishes. They look like they have bent-out-of-shape bodies. No they weren't wriggling or contorting themselves, they were shaped that way! I was pretty amazed & kept looking at them.
A lone ranger?
See how much they cost each? Not cheap huh? I guess you have to pay ... for being weird & different!
Another sting-ray.
This giant fake arowana fish was atop the entrance of the air-conditioned room that the real expensive arowanas were in. Yep, that's the luxury you get to taste, if you are born a arowana ... you get to stay in a special room that's fully air-conditioned, in tropical-warm Singapore.
From another angle.
At the exit, I made the kids pose awhile (yes, I do that sometimes. I know ... its evil isn't it). Ayra's always game for a photo, whilst my son ... is not! Oh well!
Ayra gives me a sweet pose, as usual Ryan cannot be bothered to look at the camera (so what's new?).