The Crocodile Farm
I was a bit disappointed at first because the Crocodile Farm appeared to be a run-down, almost deserted
attraction place. Macam ghost town pun ada. I don't remember the place being so poorly kept during my visit in 1997. There's a souvenir shop but it was dark, as if in a blackout. The cafeteria was empty, none of the stalls were opened. It was 12:30pm at the time.
The environment was too quiet, probably because there were no other visitors there except for the four of us and one mat salleh couple. I slightly regretted suggesting the place but how was I to know, aye?
We walked in and came to a row of pens, some had many small crocodiles in them, some had two or three medium ones, and some had single big ones. We stopped to look at one medium-sized crocodile and as I was reading the almost tercabut sign, the animal made a sudden move, opened its mouth wide and closed it shut with a loud 'snapping' sound followed by a really loud 'roar'. Macam kebulur je mamat ni. The kids were alarmed. Aidiin actually cried and started clinging to my blouse. It was quite a scary experience but personally I felt that those 5 minutes made it worth the money we paid for the entrance tickets. Otherwise it was just blerrgh.
After the live 'demo' by the man-eating crocodile, the kids were hesitant to go near other crocodile pens.
The main attraction was this giant crocodile. Or was it an alligator? Tak sure pulak. Not only was it fat, it was also super huge. The walk-on-a-bridge-across-a-pond-of-crocodiles was not too bad. I think that covers everything that's worth mentioning. There wasn't any special shows or feeding sessions or anything. Perhaps we were there at the wrong time.
This picture doesn't really portray the massiveness of this reptile. But believe me, it is HUGE!! Quoting Sofea, "It is as long as Ayah's car!"
A crocodile version of Garfield
Overall, I think the management (if they have the means and budget) should do a better job in maintaining the place (dah nama pun tourist attraction), and taking care of the well-being of its aquatic occupants too.
The Underwater World
This big aquarium was a must-visit for us because:
1. We have not set foot in KLSeeSee's Aquaria (although we've been to the Underwater World in Sydney)
2. The place was conveniently close to the hotel
There is an indoor park at the aquarium (I think it's fairly new) where they have pink flamingos, ducks, and some other species of birds that were either flying above our heads or hiding in some bush or sitting high up in branches of trees. They have the world's smallest monkeys there, too. These monkeys are as big as and looked like squirrels, minus the bushy tails. Their tails are exceptionally long and stripey.
We found most of the cast of Finding Nemo. Oh and also the cast of Happy Feet. :)
We didn't get to witness the shark-feeding show because that entire section of the aquarium was closed for renovation. Bummer. So the kids didn't get to walk through corridors with sea creatures swimming above their heads. Instead, we got to watch a short 3D documentary
yang agak pathetic.
I think the highlight of our visit was seeing 'Mr Ray'. This huge stingray fascinated the kids. Mak diorang pun ada sedikit terpegun.
Just imagine how many pieces of ikan bakar cecah air assam this would make
Overall, could be better-lah...
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