Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head

Thank God for the creation of umbrellas! These days are rainy days for sure... I had raindrops above my head the moment we arrived Lok Kawi Wildlife Park on 12th November 2009. Of course, I also have to thank God for a smart Doraemon, who had probably scanned through the weather forecast on the papers before waiting for me to pick him up from home. He brought along two big, sturdy umbrellas. The sky was blue and the clouds were puffy white ones on my way from Kingfisher, but somehow it started drizzling when my car was on the way at around Lintas. I was rather disappointed because I loved being outdoors when it's clear blue sky though it could be crazily scorching. I was veered back to reality of why I initiated this outing in the first place - 12th November is my late father's birthday, and I didn't want to be alone on the day. So I complained not of the weather for once. And I thanked God for Doraemon's companionship, silent yet comfortable.

So by the time we finished lunch nearby the entrance of the wildlife park, you could see from the first picture that the ground was drenched. Thanks to the umbrellas, we weren't. As it was raining, we took the tram... It was exciting for me - my first time on the tram. (Okay, now I sounded like sakai, but I don't care!). Prior to that, we took a stroll to see the birds and civets and clouded leopard. I find it adorable when Doraemon exclaimed, "Oh! It looks like a cat!" when he saw the Malayan Civet. And personally I think he likes cats when he spent quite a while staring at the majestic clouded leopard which looks like a kitty cat. And the cautions he gave regarding flashes from my digicam which might startle the leopard... Umm... Actually I read the notice on the cages too.


By far, my fav is the friendly elephants there... Despite the rain, I saw baby elephant suckling the mommy, and there was this elephant which made a weird, dizzy-head dance in front of me. It was funny and I was simply having fun with all the elephants' stunts. Took many photos but it's pretty late now and if you're interested to see more, let me know. Then I'll upload more.
Another highlight would be the close encounter with Mogli, the orang utan in the park. He's 6 years old, according to the park ranger. Though I was at really close range with Mogli, I was not allowed to touch him, unless he was the one who touches me first. Weird, but true. Umm... He was eating sunflower seeds... There were many people around us who took photos with him. Yeah... except Doraemon. He declined when I offered to take for him. He's just not exactly a photo-person.

I loved the otters and monkeys too, but the photos didn't turn out good, so I've decided against putting them here. Otters love rain I guess, because they were screetching at high-pitch tones the whole time we were there.

Doraemon was really nice to walk with me to see the one and only Sumatran rhino even it was raining rather heavily and he did mention he didn't want to get wet. I was touched by his kind gesture. We had ice-cream despite the rain and cool wind, then headed back because I had to get ready for Eagan's birthday surprise at night, and yeah, I think he had an appointment too with whoever it may be. I really was and am grateful for the companionship Doraemon provided for the day. He's definitely a loving and thoughtful brother in Christ for sure.

The walk reminded me so much of the love of nature that my dad had planted in my heart since young. My dad left his footprints in my heart and my life, basically nothing could erase his trace in my 27 years of life. Daddy I miss you a lot but I know you're exactly where you are, in the embrace of our Lord Jesus.