Well, this is somewhat a continuation of "Chapter 390 - In Singapore Without A Penny" (link here - not sure if it works).

The last week has been quite a busy one as I was entertaining a couple of friends from the UK (John & Gayle), whom I met while I was travelling in the Middle East (in Jordan to be precise), who have travelled overland through much of Asia, and have arrived in Singapore.

Thus Kenny (& Esther) became tourists in their own country, visiting attractions such as the Singapore Zoo and the Jurong Bird Park. It was my first time to these places - my memory fails me when I try to recall when the last time I visited these places was. But I must say both places were really quite enjoyable, and I particularly enjoyed the Bird Park! The birds were simply quite incredible, and the variety of ways of displaying birds (in enclosures, cages, aviaries) were superb! Photos to the bird park are HERE.

The Lory Loft. The lories (not lorries) were everywhere! You could even pet one on its head (or be bitten by one, as I did) if you so fancied.

Did you know that Ostriches have the longest eye lashes? (and the stupidest looks... lolz)

Pelicans! I haven't got an interesting fact about Pelicans. ;p

Us at the Jurong Bird Park!

So why is this post "In Singapore Without A Penny" then? Well, because we didn't pay a single penny to go to the Zoo or Bird Park, many thanks for the MOE Corporate Pass! (check out this website). The Corporate Pass admits up to 4 adults to the parks for free! (that's $72 worth of savings!) But well, you need to call MOE the day before, reserve the passes, and pick it up, and return it the day after you use it, which can be troublesome if you're working I guess.... But well, $72 is a lot of money saved. (x2 = $144, if you include both the bird park and the zoo)

Now, that's a money-saving tip you probably didn't know about! (neither did I actually, until Esther told me about it... ;p)

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