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Saturday, April 03, 2010

Farms outing

Yesterday was Good Friday, stayed at home to rest as today had to wake up early to help out at the Farm Outing for our patients! Yup! Was asked to be a volunteer, but no grudges as the places that they going to visit I hadn't been before! Woohoo! We went to Hay Diaries Goat Farm and MycoFarm!

Woke up the same time as if I am going to work...then went over to Jurong East MRT to meet up with the rest and got to know a few other new colleagues...after most of the patients turned up, we departed JE MRT at 8.45am...oh by the way, my job is to keep time, to make sure that our itinerary goes as plan...

Our bus, the bus driver is really good!

On our way...

After around 30 minutes of journey, we reached Hay Diaries Goat Farm! First time here...there was a guided tour informing us on how they milk the goats...interesting! Although the farm is a bit smelly but nonetheless, learnt quite a bit of new information about goats and their milk...then after the talk, we went around to check out the goats...it saddened me as the goats were all caged up with at least 10 per cage...and the kids were placed in cages seperated from their mothers...hmm...then after that, most of us bought goats milk home...

Some confusion, some of them supposed to go back to their cage, some just came in to be milked...hehe

The person in white is the owner of the farm and he is giving us a talk on how they milk the goats

The goats being milked then the milk will be sent through the tubes to be packed and sold

Goats in cages

Aww...so sweet

Little kids

The different packaging

We left the place only after about an hour there...we were ahead of time! So my job was a bit slack...haha...next, we headed to MycoFarm to see mushrooms! My first time too! Saw how the mushrooms were planted and what kind of mushrooms need what kind of environment...shitake mushrooms need lower temperature while oyster mushrooms need more water...we were also told that those dried shitake were shitake which were already starting to rot, so they dried them up...hmmm, now we know...and button mushrooms were planted using dunk...eee....she joked that if you were to eat a lot of button mushrooms means you are full of shit...hahaha...and cordyceps were planted using corps...eeewww...

Our tour guide of the day...Ms Christine (if I am not wrong)

Where all the mushrooms are cultivated

The logs are where shitake mushrooms are planted

Shitake mushroom

Oyster mushrooms

I forgot what is this called...hehe...

After the guided tour, the tour guide cooked some mushrooms for us to eat...yum yum! Then after the eating, we bought the mushrooms...really very fresh! After that, we left the place and went back to JE MRT...for me, I headed towards Vivo City to scout for my mattress...haiz, still couldn't find the brand that my aunt bought so in the end bought another brand but similar type of mattress...since the mattress is big and it was raining outside...so I took a cab back! Gosh, haven't taken a cab since more than a year...didn't really like to take a cab coz it is costly...but told myself this time is an exceptional...

Our tour guide cooking for us

All the mushrooms in a wok being stir fried

Yum yum!

I bought 3 of the bigger packs and the small one is given as souveniors

After reaching home and rested for a while, went to my aunt's place for dinner with my cousin, brought the mushrooms that I bought over to cook...my grandmother was at her place that's why she asked us over...and I took over the cooking once I reached, to free my grandma from the cooking...after the dinner and satay supper, me and my cousin came back to our place...what a day!

Last words: Enjoyed it!


About Her Name: Toon. From Malaysia Currently in Melbourne, Australia Visited Thailand, Indonesia, Taiwan, Australia, Hong Kong Hoping that the visited country list would grow Hit It! Her life before Her Links Blogger Main Her memories	Saturday, April 03, 2010 Farms outing Yesterday was Good Friday, stayed at home to rest as today had to wake up early to help out at the Farm Outing for our patients! Yup! Was asked to be a volunteer, but no grudges as the places that they going to visit I hadn't been before! Woohoo! We went to Hay Diaries Goat Farm and MycoFarm! Woke up the same time as if I am going to work...then went over to Jurong East MRT to meet up with the rest and got to know a few other new colleagues...after most of the patients turned up, we departed JE MRT at 8.45am...oh by the way, my job is to keep time, to make sure that our itinerary goes as plan... Our bus, the bus driver is really good! On our way... After around 30 minutes of journey, we reached Hay Diaries Goat Farm! First time here...there was a guided tour informing us on how they milk the goats...interesting! Although the farm is a bit smelly but nonetheless, learnt quite a bit of new information about goats and their milk...then after the talk, we went around to check out the goats...it saddened me as the goats were all caged up with at least 10 per cage...and the kids were placed in cages seperated from their mothers...hmm...then after that, most of us bought goats milk home... Some confusion, some of them supposed to go back to their cage, some just came in to be milked...hehe The person in white is the owner of the farm and he is giving us a talk on how they milk the goats The goats being milked then the milk will be sent through the tubes to be packed and sold Goats in cages Aww...so sweet Little kids The different packaging We left the place only after about an hour there...we were ahead of time! So my job was a bit slack...haha...next, we headed to MycoFarm to see mushrooms! My first time too! Saw how the mushrooms were planted and what kind of mushrooms need what kind of environment...shitake mushrooms need lower temperature while oyster mushrooms need more water...we were also told that those dried shitake were shitake which were already starting to rot, so they dried them up...hmmm, now we know...and button mushrooms were planted using dunk...eee....she joked that if you were to eat a lot of button mushrooms means you are full of shit...hahaha...and cordyceps were planted using corps...eeewww... Our tour guide of the day...Ms Christine (if I am not wrong) Where all the mushrooms are cultivated The logs are where shitake mushrooms are planted Shitake mushroom Oyster mushrooms I forgot what is this called...hehe... After the guided tour, the tour guide cooked some mushrooms for us to eat...yum yum! Then after the eating, we bought the mushrooms...really very fresh! After that, we left the place and went back to JE MRT...for me, I headed towards Vivo City to scout for my mattress...haiz, still couldn't find the brand that my aunt bought so in the end bought another brand but similar type of mattress...since the mattress is big and it was raining outside...so I took a cab back! Gosh, haven't taken a cab since more than a year...didn't really like to take a cab coz it is costly...but told myself this time is an exceptional... Our tour guide cooking for us All the mushrooms in a wok being stir fried Yum yum! I bought 3 of the bigger packs and the small one is given as souveniors After reaching home and rested for a while, went to my aunt's place for dinner with my cousin, brought the mushrooms that I bought over to cook...my grandmother was at her place that's why she asked us over...and I took over the cooking once I reached, to free my grandma from the cooking...after the dinner and satay supper, me and my cousin came back to our place...what a day! Last words: Enjoyed it!