Manila Zoo

I had forgotten to bring my camera’s memory card last Friday so I dropped by the office last Sunday after lunch to get it. I brought my camera with me and thought of practice shoot. I passed by Robinson’s Galleria mall in Ortigas adjacent to our office building. Inside the mall, the atrium was packed with bystanders taking advantage of the free viewing of the Manny Pacquiao vs Antonio Barrera’s boxing fight. I hurriedly went to the office to get the memory cards and took picture of the crowd.

It’s always pleasant to roam the metropolis every time there’s a Pacquiao fight as there’s literally no traffic! Everyone is either at home watching TV or for those who have money ought to go to cinema and enjoy watching the big fight with no advertisement. I stayed and watched a few rounds and decided to leave the mall and visited Manila Zoo. The last time I went to Manila Zoo was last year with my brother Buboy, his wife, Janelma and their two-year old kid, James.

Manila Zoological and Botanical Garden or Manila Zoo in short is located on Adriatico Street in Malate. It has a total land area of 5.5 hectares and home to hundreds of animal and plant species. It was opened to the public on July 25,1959.

When I left the mall it was still sunny. The rain started to pour when I reached Manila Zoo! It rained all throughout that afternoon. Unfortunately, the rain mired me to stroll around so not much animals to spot.

Incidentally, Manila Mayor Alfredo Lim already dumped the suggestions of transferring Manila Zoo from its current location to make way for a basketball coliseum. Let’s all hope that he will find ways to improve the facilities and the situation of animals being housed there.

Here are some of the photos I managed to take. Please click: Manila Zoo

OFF TOPIC:
A attraction is soon to rise in Manila, behind the Quirino Grandstand. Construction is underway and hopefully it’s finish in time for the upcoming Christmas season. It’s called the Ocean Park Manila. It’s an ocenarium similar to that of Singapore. This is one attraction you wouldn’t wanna miss! =)