Tianjin Zoo

We went to Tianjin 水上公园 today, as the two boys wanted to go for skiing. Since the zoo is also there, the rest of us decided to go there too. I didn't expect too much from the zoo initially, but it turn out to be better than I imagined.

The snow was still on the ground, it was difficult to push the pram around. So my dad resorted to this: the ricksaw method

We saw the blue fox

The polar bear

the "horse" bear

the ducks on the frozen lake

the so cute rabbit

while the two boys are having their time at this ski place

and Ryo is trying to make his footprints on the snow. But he can't cos he is too light.

The zoo visit during winter is quite an experience. The place seemed so big as we had trouble trudging our way around.

White winter solstice

It snowed the whole night, yippee!

Top view of playground last night. You can still see the grass patches.

And it is all covered with snow this morning

It's this thick

And freezing cold

Ryo made snowballs in his bathtub

They are here

It is beary beary cold in Tianjin now

You see what I mean? I am dressed like I'm gonna rob a bank whenever I go out

But the good thing is, my maternal grandparents are here, with 舅舅 and 哥哥

I get to play Xbox with them

Those lashes

I love to look at him from this angle. His lashes are so lovely long, and his cheeks have a little speck of pink. Ah, I cannot resist a peck on his head.

Children has this important place in every parent's heart, that you see their pictures on our Facebook, MSN, blogs, handphones, wall hangings, computer wallpaper, etc. So much to an extent that, sometimes we could not find schoolmates on Facebook. Do you agree?

Crack

The following is not meant for the faint-hearted.

You are looking at my thumb here. I get these cracks on my fingers every winter, as the air gets very dry and my hands aren't producing enough moisture. In fact if I apply ointment on this crack, another new one will appear tomorrow.

I remember last winter, I was carrying my groceries back home, and then saw some blood stains on the plastic bags. Ya this was this bad. Blood oozed out from my knuckles when I balled my hands into a fist.