Happy almost end-of-month of May! You see I’ve been on pause
mode lately. I’ve been very busy juggling my schedule to-and-fro and most of my
work got piled up. Mommy chores got piled up too. I must say that this month
has been a challenge for me and my husband but thankfully, everything’s doing
well already and we’re one way or another back on track.
I celebrated my 29th birthday this month, my
first ever Mother’s Day with our daughter Milly and our 3rd wedding
anniversary. To cap off the busy past few weeks we had, my husband and I
decided to bring our daughter to Manila Zoo! We noticed that she loves animals
and we thought of showing her “real” animals. My small family is a family-homebody,
meaning we’d rather spend time in the house cuddling and playing. So going out
during rest days and strolling outdoors aside from the mall was a big thing for
us.
Last time I went to Manila Zoo was during my pre-school days
(yep!) and to tell you honestly, I do not remember any single detail about it.
That’s why when we entered the zoo; I was really quite surprised how it looks
like. While I enjoyed watching the animals, I really didn’t find it appealing
at all - I think the animals in the zoo are not well taken care of. (Well, I
hope I am wrong). I actually feel sad
for the animals that have to experience scourging heat, not-really-clean and
rustic cages, swamp water and the environment, far from where they should
really be. This may sound old to other people, but for someone who rarely goes
out and would like to introduce this kind of leisure and educational parks to
kids, this is really quite shocking. I just
hope the government/management can do more regarding its cleanliness and
maintenance. They need to spruce it up.
But other than that, we enjoyed our little travel and looking forward to visit more zoos like: Ark Avilon & Malabon Zoo. For sure my daughter would love to see more animals. ♥
To end this blog post, let me share the pictures we took
during our visit there last week.
