balmoral - by daniel

yesterday our whole family went to balmoral park. the condos we used to live in while we lived here in singapore. it was a very eerie feeling driving up the big slope right after the gate and pulling up to the front lobby. vijay was still there and he greeted us just like we had never left. we then went up to the pool area and took a nice long swim. the pool has not changed that much, just the outside surroundings or it. the place where i used to play soccer just next to the pool now has many more trees and bushes on it. and other things such as that.
next heidi and i explored the apartments and met some people who were there when we were and almost everyone recognized us as the children of the "texans". we then went and had dinner with our friend tad mulder and we hung out at his house.

Night Safari doesn't disappoint

Date on this is really "Wednesday" - wonder how I can change the post date?
If you've never been then don't read beyond the recommendation to DO IT ... there's a surprise awaiting that amazed everyone even though we knew it was coming.

Yes, it's the 20 ft. boa hiding under someone's seat trick. Guaranteed to draw lots of oohs and aaahs regardless of how many times you've seen the intro show.

Kids loved the whole experience. Dark, dimly lit, animals lurking, cruising through the jungle. The lions roared, the fruit bats flew overhead, the leopard paced, and the procupines tried to scramble up the glass partition. Magical.