Monday 9 February 2015

Dinosaur ... Argghhh... RRAArghh....


 Dinosaur... Arghh.... Rrarghhh...

This is exactly what we heard lately in the house after our expedition trip to the Dinosaur Discoveria in Avenue K on the Thaipusam day (3/2/2015, Tuesday).
The journey begin...

Her collections at home
This sudden love of dinosaur started on the last year Christmas, I bought a dinosaur 3D model as Annabelle's gift. Papa who is very creative in handwork has assembled that first model for her. Annabelle then wanted another one more. Now the house has four all together. I got them at a very reasonable (in fact cheap price) but Annabelle really treasure them.

Then, we got busy with Christmas and new year and schooling. Finally last week, we said "OK, let's bring the kids for this adventures!" Annabelle is all excited and ever ready wanting to go whenever we speak about it. But bear in your mind that, I have a younger girl Abigail who is a little reserved in nature on this sort of adventures. As parents, we knew that we are putting a bet (RM25 - ticket price) for this trip. In our mind, we knew that if Abigail refused and whining to leave; I will have no choice to bring her out from the hall. Papa agreed that we give it a try.

We took a train to KLCC. Walk over to Avenue K. Up we went to the 4th floor reaching Discoveria center. Gosh, you know what I saw. the feet of the gigantic dinosaur (we are too excited partly worried that I did not have time to snap any photos).  Oh... oh... in my heart; I told myself, will the kids be okay with this...
One family photo before journey
Once entered, the sound of the Dinosaur enough to scare Abigail away and she cling onto me even harder. Annabelle hide behind the papa as she hear the dinosaur roar. Then, we were welcomed with something very special we thought. All of us put on a safari sleeveless jacket, a torch light, a map and an RFID tag. We were advised how to use it and there you go, "Go and Explore!"...

The jacket, torchlight, map

All right, the dinosaur is a model of its life-size. Annabelle followed the papa, she was quite afraid initially but she overcome the fear eventually. I remembered she said: "Papa, I want to ride on the dinosaur!" (I had told her some sneak preview what she is expecting in the expedition.)

Abigail on the other hand, turn her back; hide her head at my shoulder. We were still encouraging her along the way.
Look at Abigail

There were lots to see, fun stuff to explore (some facts even I don't know) and activities for the kids. The kids become more relax when they reach an area where we can race with with a Theropod. Annabelle ran and shout "yeah!"... Abigail turn her head and cheer for the sister. She was excited when I carried her and ran for the race. Finally, Abigail came down and walk by herself as she reach the sand pit where children (young paleontologist) discover the dinosaur fossil. Both the girls were there for a good 40 minutes while mummy resting near the "Color a Dino" stool. Where is papa? Ahha.. he went off inside the hall again to complete the discovery and get all the questions answered on the discovery map.    
The walk with Dinosaur 

Discovering the fossils 

She is scared but it is a waste if we don't pose with the T-Rex

Race with Dinosaur

"High... Mayasaurus" 

"Mummy, this dinosaur glimpse his eyes at me..."  

"Scary! Don't!"

She is so brave in the later part of the expedition,
she used her torchlight, walk around discovering dinosaur. 

I want to see you in a close-up view 
She said she has her dragon doll "Drakel" to protect her
Ride that she wanted to
                                                                                                               
The journey ended with a smile on our face not because our kids got a certificate as a Junior Paleontologist. We are happy that they overcome their fear and daringly completed the journey.
I am officially a Junior Paleontologist

Nice collection... 

As the mission completed, whether I lost my bet to papa or not; we are so happy to be able to expose the kids to life-size dinosaur which were extinct long long time ago. Of course, we too learnt and gain so much of knowledge from this trip.

At the end of the day, when papa and mummy asked Annabelle:"Do you want to go and see dinosaur again." Her response was a big nod.
When asked Abigail, "Is the dinosaur big?" She answer loudly:"YES!." and the voice of "I am scared" is not there anymore.

It is an happy ending... :) (there is how most writer end their story..,)