Today marks Luca's first visit to the Underwater World. You could tell how excited he was upon arrival at the aquarium.
His footsteps quickened and his head busy looking around as if trying to size up the place. His first stop, the touch pool where one is able to place his hands in to touch the fish.
So we brought him to feel the sting ray and the star fish only to squirm after touching it. I was glad he didn't pursue to take the living creatures out of the water.
We also caught the dolphin show which featured pink dolphins and sea lions. Luca mistakenly called the sea lions 'dogs' and wasn't at all fascinated by the capabilities oh their flippers but still clapped when he saw them perform.
What really took his attention were the dolphins and their basketball acts. His eyes were fixed at the pool hoping to catch the dolphin out of the water.
After the aquarium, we headed out to Tanjong Beach Bar for some sand.
Like me when I was younger, he started off not wanting to walk on sand. I guess he didn't like the feeling of it sticking to his soles but after some time, he enjoyed the beach.
We spent about an hour in the sun playing with sand, a water gun and a stone. I guess Luca was fascinated with his stone throwing. Each time the stone lands on the sand, he grins.
What followed disturbed me a little.
He was actually aiming his stone at some random ant that appeared in the sand as if hoping to squash it by using the stone. Fortunately his aiming was poor because he to tried using the stone at his uncle's feet too. Sadistic kid.
Sandy took him nearer to the water but he just screamed out. It seems he hated the sound of waves. Its not the first time he reacted this way. Maybe he isn't accustomed just yet so we didn't wand to rush into it. His next visit perhaps.
As soon as the boy finished his meatball spaghetti at the beach bar, dark clouds formed above our heads.
By then the boy was already very tired and not long after into the ride out for lunch, he fell asleep in his car seat.
I can only say I too was very tired.
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