Hungry Ghost Festival and the Zoo!

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So apparently I am here just in time for the Hungry Ghost Festival, which includes burning paper money, offering food and a slew of suspitions. Since Singapore is over 75% Chinese you see people everyone who have piles of ash in front of their houses and on the streets... And you don't get fined for lighting the fire either!

The Singapore Zoo was pretty awesome. Seeing as though I haven't been to a zoo in quiet some time, it was nice to see animals from all over, even a Polar Bear (it was born in Singapore actually). Tons of Monkeys and a couple White Tigers, some Asian Elephants... and other stuff.

Also stopped by MerLion Park and Ft. Canning Park...we added a bit more later... now for a few pix!

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Photos

Grape Rape?
Not sure I wanna be that grape!

Napping Flying Fox Bat!
I could touch him had I wanted to but to I want to??? Nope!!!

The Green Man
He's a pretty popular guy!

When it rains...
It pours!!!

Hungry Ghost Festival...
Once the rain stops they put more paper money and set it ablaze again!

Raffles
The guy who 'discovered" Singapore.

This mariposa...
Stayed with me until I left the Fragile rainforest...she sat on my camera while I took pics eventually.

My S$2 Lunch
Curry Chicken with Rice...yes their portions are smaller than US, but is that really a bad thing (you can try more stuff!!)

Comments

[El Jefe]

what is next?

[Marie]

Charming
Check out the waffle burgers, noticed the discount for students. Cheers

[lanegra]

unfortunately I don't have my student ID! =[

[Cathy]

We do that for funerals too. I see that you reconnected at the zoo. :) hehe. I wanna be sprayed by the elephant!!