I have always found birds to be interesting animals. They always seem so happy and free up there in the sky – flying without boundaries, without worries.

And then I started to wonder…they are always so far away that I don’t really know what they look like! Come to think of it, the closest similarity I can remember are those chickens in Ah Por’s house – and they don’t even fly!

So I was really excited when we were at this shopping mall quite some time back where the national zoo brought some animals to promote the zoo. I reckon business must be bad, huh?

Anyway, I had this chance to take a picture up close with a parrot. Finally – up close and personal with one of these feathered friends. Hmmm…not sure if it can fly or not. Hee!

"Hello, Polly!"