Welcome abroad!

"Welcome abroad sabrina!" he said.
"Thank you!Thank you!" i replied joyously..

I've converted into a full-time keeper in Night Safari.
I know i will able to cope with studies and work =)
I'm nervously excited to do night shifts.haha..
I'm here to learn more things and i'll work even harder now!
I know that things will be slightly more different and harder but i know that i can pull through this.I have to keep myself strong and keep learning!

Tomorrow's a new day,welcome abroad sabrina!haha..

Two paths diverged and i took the less taken...

seeing things in a different light =)

Was browsing through my picture folders when i decided to post this picture up.
I started reminiscing about the times when i was at singapore zoo.
During that period,i was crazily in love with all the animals..i mean now i'm crazily obssesed with my job at night safari!muahahaha!
But i recalled that everything was so simple last time.learning and enjoying every step that i take.i guess things changes now..greater responsibilities and theres high expectations.
I see each challenge in a different light now.I'm much more calmer now and i take each challenge in much more different way.i guess thats how people change to become better.

I know i still have a long way to go.haha..but i'm prepared to learn.
I think my biggest mistake now is that i'm so caught up in doing my job with perfection that it edges me.Its kind of funny cause thats not who i am.i'm not the kind who strives for perfection.i'd rather do things to the best that i can.i do push myself but i do know when to stop.I've decided to dedicate that energy and time into simply enjoying my job just like last time.And also,making more observations on my animals!

So,yup!!i'm enjoying this learning journey though i do have times when i prefer to be quiet and times when i'm super sugar-high.wahahaha..i cant give the perfect definition of life but i do know that its like a roller-coaster ride,sometimes you're up sometimes you're down =)

Anyways,i still have yet to see the baby capybaras.think i'm gonna drop by west loop tmr during lunch break!

simple day out!

Met up with sofia to visit our dearest melay teacher,cikgu hairiani who's been admitted to NUH.
She was taking her nap so we left her a card and a bear as we didnt want to disturb her.
haha..but the funny thing was,a few hours later..i received a message from her..
"why didnt you wake me up?i miss u lah"
hahahaha..its been really long since we met!Get well soon cikgu!!!

Then we met up with Jaya to catch a movie..The House!
haha..jaya didnt know that it was a horror movie (plus i keep telling her that its a family movie!ya ryte!)..and she was so freaking out throughout the movie!sorry we didnt let you know ;)
And sofia was screaming..i was basically sitting in between them.so you can imagine the pain i had to go through..haha..kidding!
I enjoyed their company alot! =)

The House was very freaky manz!*twothumbsup*i felt like jumping out of my seat the whole time!wahahaha..and so they say about the effects of horror movies...

Simple day out.I enjoyed myself.Its interesting to see how we've changed no matter how big or small the growth is each time we meet.Take care gals!!until we meet again..=)

CooLnesS

The thing about working with animals is that its so colourful .
You're greeted with new experiences and new challenges.
Captured some interesting observations at work!

I was tying the meat for the vultures.To my surprise,when i turned around,one of the vultures had both its wings opened wide!I didnt feel scared or nervous or what but i simply go WOW!hahaha..i'm still not very certain why it did that but i reckon that it was cooling itself because it rained awhile ago.haha..i will find out from my headkeeper.

Meet my choir mouflon squad!Lalalalala..haha.this is truly a rare picture!its a family portrait!

Thomas!he never never comes this close to me but today he did!he sniffed and looked at me!

Our pangolin,Hook doesnt get nervous when i carry him now.Super happy manz!i can tickle his tummy without getting scratched!wahahaha..

This is very very rare!our barking deers are pretty shy animals.rare chance for me to spot the baby suckling from its mummy.

Haha..all i can say now is,thank god for the invention of camera phone!capturing precious moments anywhere,anytime!(okays,tat sounds like an advertisement)..ta!

Sleeping!

I crave sleeping!!wahahaha..
I've been feeling very lethargic and tired.By the end of the day,as soon as my head touched the pillow,i'm off to my la-la land!haha..
Even a 1hr nap is so so precious!

Anyways,today i did animal restraint on my mouflons!
we had to catch one by one,13 of them while the vets injected deworming medication.
I was very very nervous when it was my turn to grab hold of them.
Haha..but it turned out to be rather easy.The challenge was after i grab hold of them,i had to cross over my leg..i mean like riding a horse.Oh my!they sure have the strength!I was practically thrown off!muahahaha!
It was very nice to be cheered upon by the vets and cynthia while i catch the mouflon.haha!
Doing animal restraint requires quick yet wise reaction.
Impt lesson learnt today =)

=Meet my gharials=

=Ultimate favourite,Fishing cat=

=Tailess is doing great!she's finally calmed down and doesnt get nervous when i feed her by hand=

Thoughts

I think my body is waving its white flag already.haha.
I have never felt that tired before!
Alot of things on my mind.Growth..rawrr!its mind-boggling!
Changes,Adaptations..these words are pretty much my companion these days.haha.

I guess there comes a point where we'll need to embrace change and not see it as a complete no-no.hmm..things hasnt been really going my way.i would be foolish to think that things will always go my way though!*winks*
I think i have grown alot calmer through all the kinds of winds that god has put me through.
I do know that there are higher mountains for me to climb.
I guess life can be like a domino..you arranged everything nicely but one slight mistake..woosh!
everything falls.But through all those mistake,you learn,pick urself up and come out with a better strategy.

Oh wells,how complicating can life get?haha..everyone gets a piece of it.

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Back at work,20 new flamingos just arrived at my section today!!

I was given a chance to learn to hold them and carry them to their new home.

It was also very nice to see marie and work together with her!its been so long!haha..

A funny incident happened when we were transfering the flamingos.

This particular flamingo was in between me and haidar when it suddenly flap its wings and gave us a really nice smack on our face!

I swear!i smelt like flamingo after that.wahahaha!

But its nice to welcome the new animals!

Xiuting and i went abit mad and really random.

I was washing down the mouflon's cliff and she was below me when we started talking about the korean drama series Coffee Prince.haha.we talked about songs and she kept saying that theres a HUGE generation gap between the both of us.

she pretended to be serious but we ended up laughing like mad!

Ouhkays..i need sleep!i feel like a dazed-zombie!wahahaha..

School's been crazy!tests!tests!tests!

i want to do my runs before starting work tmr...

yup!ta!=)

My name is Sabrina!*rawr*

And so,the people at work have been calling me Sabariah or Sabarina just because of some misunderstandings over the spelling of my name.
Wahahahaha!tats so unglam =p
Dino,called me over the walkie-talkie "Fishing cat trail keeper,Sabariah coming over" 3 times today!*rawr*
Revenge!Revenge!Revenge!
Hahaha..well at the end of the day,its all for the fun of it..

After morning tea-break today,we went to search for Razak.We actually intended to sabo him cause technically his birthday was 2days ago but just for the records,even if its 1 or 2 days later or before your birthday,you'll be sabo-ed for sure!
Bwahahaha..Razak completely freaked out!
Fortunately,its just his lucky day as we just came to give him a scare.False alarm!
But one's thing for sure,we can never forget the look on his face!wahahaha!

Haha..thats basically how our relationship is like.We are serious when dealing with our animals..
BUT!you never know who are the kings and queens of sabo,joke,pranks,laughter and oh so many to mention!

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Tailess,is back home!Her appetite is improving.Gave her 2 servings of food and she almost left the bowl clean!Great gal! =D
Lisa's tummy is getting bigger and bigger!waiting really patiently for her babies!cant describe how adorable she looks like when she sleeps!

Tiring yet fun day!But i'm still not sleepy.I'm gonna read up on my molecular bio notes.haha..
mum and dad's on their little vacation.Guess i'll have sunday to myself!need some sleep and good food and time with my cat!muahahahaha!