Feeding Times Morning: 9.00 am to 10.00am Afternoon: 3.00 pm to 3.30 pm
I love how the orang utans are free to roam. They are trained as "semi-wildlife" - they don't attack humans (unless people get too near) and they are not trapped in an exclosure.
The window view revealed the beautiful curves between the mountain, the sea and the river... S P L E N D I D !
As the car made its way out of the airport, I was so thrilled to see the lamp posts along the way - they looked like birds in flight! With the mountains in the background, I felt close to mother nature again - a feeling that I felt so strongly when I was in Colorado.
The girls were dozing off in the car and all of a sudden, I caught sight of the reflection on the lake. Joey's friend, Dick, was really nice to make an introduction and a detour into the secluded compound. This is the Sarawak State Library (a.k.a Pustaka Negeri) - tucked mysteriously among the trees and sitting majestically on the lake. Dick pulled the car by the road side and I totally forgot about how tired the girls might be and how much the mosquitoes wanted to suck my blood, I was so blown away. Especially with the full moon in sight. I began to visualise how going to the library could be like a walk in the park. I love lakes. I want to come back again.
One fine day at work, Irene exclaimed "Shall we go Hong Kong?!!" She decided that we should have our annual "department outing" - somewhere. To me, anywhere is good! That very night, her text msg said "Bring your passport, we are going to Macau!" haa i DID bring my passport the very next day! Every week of december seems so impossible and january seems so far away. We wanted something to look forward to, soon. What about november? Joey is going back home. Shall we? Shall we? Shall we??
Yipeee!!! We are going for the adventure today!!! The weather is great! I can't wait!! woohooo
we finally arrived... it was scorching hot but we never once let the sun look down on us! we went on - one pavilion after the other with our ice-cream tubs in hand!
1 Block East Of The Royal Gorge Turnoff Canon City, CO 81212
The weather was so fine and my first horseback ride was just perfect! Uncle Don said that I've always wanted to do this since when I was what, 4 yrs old? haaa so finally, I did it! I love how we were surrounded by mountains and we did not go round in circles! We had a pretty scenic one-hour ride - towards the mountains and away from it.
Uncle Don & Aunt Patsy
Raven & me
Raven is perpetually hungry... just like me. I think we got along pretty well. Although he DID try to be funny and walk me into the bush!!
This was great fun! There were dino-trails along the Skyline Drive and I was really thrilled by the size of each dino footstep and the fact that we were walking right underneath history!!
According to the website, this is the highest suspension bridge in the world, with the scariest Skycoaster ride.
Height above the Arkansas River: 1,200 ft Speed: riders reach speeds of up to 80km/h.
A week ago, U.Don asked me in an email if I'm afraid of heights and I thought that was for flying. Turned out that, they were sending me into the sky in a much crazier way than I had imagined. The tagline on the ticket read: "Goodbye Earth, Hello Sky". WOAH!! I freaked out! I said NOOOOOooooooo way!
Well, looking back now, I'm REALLY glad that A.Patsy prompted me again on our way out (A BIG THANK YOU). Yes, we did it, OUR very own adrenaline rushing adventure! I can finally put sight & sound to the word "breathtaking" - an experience with a view that was enough to last a lifetime. Spectacular!!!
3011 E. Highway 50, Cañon City, Colo. 81212 www.abbeywinery.com From Denver, take Interstate 25 south to Colorado Springs, then Colorado 115 southwest to Penrose and U.S. 50 west to Cañon City . The winery is 12 miles east of the Royal Gorge.
Holy Cross Abbey continues the tradition of the Catholic Church’s long history with grape-growing and wine production. We went for wine tasting at the Holy Cross Winery and bought a bottle of their Merlot =) The sitting area among the trees was so charming. OOOoooo I think the picnic bag (with the wine glasses fastened within) is such a perfect set to go with the Summer Gatherings book. Infact, everything in the shop made me happy. CHEERS!
This is a story about an insurance agent and the characters he met. If anything is possible, what would they want to insure in life?
A different landscape, a switch of perception and a change of mindset, this project (of postcards and a notebook pocketed with short stories) is created for the busy working crowd - hoping to instil some positive thinking into their hectic schedules and perhaps, cheer them up a little.
