Things aren't always as they seem

Wednesday!!!
System of a down is blaring in my 98' Fords car stereo... it's old school system from their toxicity album, just father and daughter on their way to Australia Zoo (one of the coolest places on earth!) for the day. A random phone call from that guy who was 'so sweet' from the casino interview, hmm 'why is he calling?', i wondered. Dad answered, and it was a female, long story short, it was his girlfriend. Bizarre! Apparently, i wasn't the first girl she had rung this morning, thankfully enough i'm not that kind of person that i was only interested in him as a friend. Though i thought, wow, that girl has alot of courage calling up girls her boyfriend had been seriously texting. You know, it makes you wonder how faithful peoples partners are. You hear so many different stories along the grapevine of unfaithful lovers and cheating and so on and it's not right. What ever happened to being completely and utterly committed to the person your with? Isn't that why you're in a relationship in the first place?

Dad and i had a laugh about it and continued on our merry way to the zoo, stopping off at maccas for some hash browns along the way! (i hear they are gluten free for those gluten intolerant out there) Dad had never been to the zoo before and he had a great day. The shows were great, the elephants beautiful, again, the zoo was as sparkling and clean as it always is. Unfortunately dad had gout in his knee so when i was hurrying off to another exhibit, he was kind of hobbling along behind me. I had an up close and personal meet and greet with DJ, a 8 and a half year old White Rhino in an off exhibit part of the park. This was something i've wanted to do for a long time. Rhinos are so very fascinating and incredible animals. I saw two female Rhinos as well, then learned that one of them, Caballe was pregnant. A baby Rhino for the zoo next year? How exciting! I imagined them to be alot larger and taller than they were but was awe struck as ever. I was the only guest booked onto the encounter so gave DJ lots of hay and pats. After pats and photos, we stepped out of his enclosure and the keeper let DJ in with the two females. It was fascinating watching the behavior of the animals between one another, the huffing and grunting of the females telling DJ to stay away. He was quite submissive to the females where as in the wild he would be a lot more dominant and advance towards them. Meeting a Rhino was one of the coolest things i've ever done. Sure, filming dolphins everyday is pretty amazing and im so lucky to have my job, but a Rhino!! WOW

The free flight bird presentation of the zoos 'Birds of Prey' animals was great also, and i recommend this to all going to the zoo. As the end of the day was getting nearer we headed back around to Tiger Temple to see a good friend of mine working and doing what he does best. There were 3 tigers in the exhibit but Mika, was by far my favourite. Maybe it's because she was the one closest to us? She just looked so regal and gorgeous, i loved her piercing eyes and she is one of the most beautiful tigers i've seen, she was adorable. I just wanted to cuddle her! Picked up my photos, met with my cat friend, spoke for a while then thought we better get home considering it was a 2 hour drive back down to the coast. I made dad drive home, so i could sleep. Score. I really can't wait to volunteer at the zoo again and learn more about the amazing animals they have there. Its such a great experience and im itching to head to Thailand to help with the elephant sanctuaries. It's great being single, i can do what i want, when i want, but it would be nice to go on a holiday with someone i really care about who i know ill have fun with. If only dogs could travel with us... Anyway, i really want to have a great weekend, even though im under the weather with a sore throat (just like everyone else on the coast) I am in a stable emotional environment, so lets not mess it up and just have fun!