CCL '08 - Crocodiles and Fishes

Posted on Tuesday, June 17, 2008 at 12:34 PM in MyCutiSekolah-Out-n-About

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.

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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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Posted on Tuesday, June 17, 2008 at 01:24 PM by zan

tell you the truth...the Underwater world pun is not worth of the money we spent. The Aquaria tu lagi 10X better :P. When we went there, all of us got really dissappointed esp the adults yg membayarlah kan hehehe....a few alleys/rows of aquariums were closed due to that sabotaj case (which happened many moons earlier) and still they have not replenish with new fish..bosan betul! They really need to maintain the place better, like you said, nama pun tourist place kan :P

Kak Nik told me when she was there early last year, she saw a mat salleh couple, lepas keluar dari tempat tu, went straigh to the ticket counter, terus koyak2 kan ticket while voicing disappointment.

Posted on Tuesday, June 17, 2008 at 01:39 PM by futuredoc

malaysia has so much potential to be a great tourist spot! sayang tak cukup usaha into maintenance and promotion..huhu

singapore nya underwater world pun better

kelakar baca your comment pasal ikan bakar tu hahahah! sabar je la

Posted on Tuesday, June 17, 2008 at 01:44 PM by mosh

been to both the klseesee and sydeny one ehehe. agrees with zan i think klseesee one is good value even compared to the sydeny one. i've been to the one in langkawi many years ago, before the opened the "phase" and i'd feel like those mat sallehs also, though not as strongly le.

Posted on Tuesday, June 17, 2008 at 02:16 PM by butterflutter

Tq for the infos...now I know what to avoid and what a must see.

Posted on Tuesday, June 17, 2008 at 03:04 PM by mamarawks

hhehehe... i tak pergi itu taman buaya and also underwater.. sebab i know taman buaya is not a worth place to visit.. for me kalau nak tgk buaya kat melaka pon ada :p
we not going to underwater world because i thought it would be the same as aquaria... tak sangka lagi teruk..

Posted on Tuesday, June 17, 2008 at 03:09 PM by lollies

i went to three underwater. kllcc beats them all. tapi kecik sikit. singapore punya pun best gak.

teringat my friend baru belajar scuba. tengah menikmati keindahan underwater, tetiba seakan ada shadow menyelubungi dia, doonagk2 aje ada ikan pari besar amat and warna hitam. terkejut dia sampai tersedak2. terpaksa naik atas.

somehow, i find underwater life a bit scary. cantik memang cantik with a lot mystery. and ada feeling something lurking behind. tapi i would still scuba jika ada kesmpatan.

Posted on Tuesday, June 17, 2008 at 05:54 PM by elisataufik

eh mana aci, kesian ikan pari tu. To be fair, the crocodile should be tagged "Just imagine how many shoes and handbags this would make".
tee hee.
I went to visit the langkawi aquarium before the sabotage and before the penguins came. I thought it was just okay though. I thought the one in Pusat Sains (Kiara) was more fun coz you get to touch the small rays. But the best is of course the real ones in perhentian. Serious macam terjun masuk aquarium!

Posted on Sunday, June 22, 2008 at 09:31 PM by famygirl

zan: you ni buat i teruja nak gi aquaria hee hee.
but true lah, i was a bit disappointed sebab i had higher expectations. kalau i sendiri (sbg warganegara) boleh rasa camtu, imagine tourists yang dtg dari jauh beribu2 batu.

aliya: have not been to singapore punya :) akan ku masukkan ke dalam places-to-visit list

mosh: you ni lagi sorang buat i teruja nak gi aquaria :P
yang tak bestnya kan, when you read up about these places (websites yang tak updated lah gamaknya), descriptions dia bagus2 belaka. tu yang jadi disappointing tu.

bf: the thing is, dulu-dulu tempat2 ni tak macam tu. you'd think they would make improvements after all these years

mamarawks: you had made the right decision

lollies: (re underwater world yang cantik tapi scary)tell me about it. tambahan lagi saya yang tak reti berenang.

elisa: heh heh. i was hungry at the time. all i could think of was fooooood. dan ikan pari bakar cecah air assam sungguh yummyyy

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