Manila Ocean Park - Oceanarium

Hi Readers!

  MANILA - And so my blog life goes on...Now here's my Part 2 of our Manila Ocean Park adventure (medyo late lang sorry). If you want to read my previous entry about Manila Ocean Park click here. Warning I attached lots of photo's (as in marami ha!) on this blog so sorry for those who have slow internet connection or slow PC/Laptop. Just sit, relax and enjoy reading :)

  I'm really excited to share with you my remarkable experienced in visiting this marine theme park. So tara na pasyal tayo!

1. Entrance - kala mo daan pa puntang C.R. lang ha!ha!ha! :)
2. As you get in, staff will get your ticket (the girl wearing yellow t-shirt) then you'll see a big graffiti in the wall (the girl wearing red t-shirt is Rose, she took some picture of graffiti)
3. Nag-aapela pa si mama sa kumukuha ng ticket na dapat free entrance si Venice kaso lagpas siya ng 2 feet (she's so tall at her age)
4.  This is what you see upon entering Oceanarium. Ma-aamaze kayo sa una niyong makikita kasi ...

...huge fish talaga ang sasalubong sa inyo.
(as in big ha! look at my sister hand ganyan kalaki yong fish)
Giant Arowana

Si Mama amaze pa rin sa laki ng mga marine creatures na nasa loob ng aquarium na ito
while ang sister ko naman ay walang tigil ang kaka picture eh simula pa lang naman ng adventure namin sa Oceanarium. 

More picture :) Mukhang haggardousss na ang lola niyo dito mukha talagang puyat :) Look walang make-up...walang tulog

Stairs going to Bahura

Rain forest (there's a mini waterfall-check the middle picture above)

1. Lolong???? no ibang crocodile 'to. (may isa pa akong nakitang crocodile dyan) makikita mo yan habang paakyat ka sa hagdaan 2. One of their rule is don't use camera flash 3. perana 4. pwedeng magpa-picture dito as I remember the photo fee cost P50.00 feysos 5. My best shot :) 6. parang tilapia lang 7. close encounter with mini shark and other fish 8. pwedeng hawakan yang starfish.

Before you enter Bahura you'll see this reminders (Oceanarium House Rule) 1. NO flash photography 2. NO food and drinks  3.  NO running 4. NO smoking 5. NO pets allowed.

So tara pasok na tayo....scroll down.....

BAHURA - BAHURA means sand

1. I like that polka dots fish (fashionista lang ang peg!) No that fish called Clown Triggerfish
2. Cory's fish kasi yellow fish :)
3.  Longhorn Cowfish o Baka-baka (may horns o sungay kasi ang fish na ito, yon ang kakaiba sa kanya) ang life span niya 8 years.
4,5,8 - mga best shot ko for close shot
6. Common Seahorse - ang life span pala ng sea horse ay tumatagal ng up to 4-6 years (before I thought mabilis sila namamatay)
7. Shrimpfish or Razorfish - (ganyan talaga sila pahaba)

Wala ba kayong makita???? kasi..........

ito sila --Flashlight Fish..(totoong nailaw ang mga mata nila).

1. Lobster (my best close-up shot :)
2. Reef stonefish - did you know that fish can survive out of water for up to 20 hours.
3.  Snowflake Moray EEL "Igat" - with life span of 20 years. It is a large fish with no pectoral or pelvic fins, but has an extremely strong body that is uses to swim through the water like a snake does on land. The fish has a big mouth that packs a powerful bite. The body color consists of black and white patchy stripes and blotches which is where the Eel gets its common name "snowflake".
4. Blackspotted Pupper or "Butete - with life span of 12-25 years. It has a round shape with a head and snout which at times make it look like a seal or a dog. (highly poisonous to eat)

Manila Bay Tank
This tank contains unfiltered water pumped in directly from Manila Bay. Unlike the filtered sea water seen in the rest of the oceanarium tanks, here you can observe how the bay water looks like in its untreated state. It has been estimated that everyday, five million gallons of untreated sewage. One to two million kilos of toxic and hazardous wastes find their way into Manila Bay. However, despite its being extremely polluted, this water is still capable of supporting a variety of aquatic life such as mussels, barnacles, anemones, and marine worms.---sayang ang Manila Bay pero good things na rin may marine creatures pa rin ang nabubuhay dito tulad ng tahong. 

This section is called Laot

Ang laki lang ng mga fish...my eyes enjoy the view...wala akong nasabi kung hindi wow amazing (maybe those people were amazed too)

Si Mama nag-e-enjoy sa fish parang gusto ng iuwi sa amin :)

Fish look like as size as my niece size (tignan niyo yong pic.)

Ngayon pasok tayo sa Buhay na Karagatan

Inside the tunnel. See the background marami ang kumukuha din ng picture, pero you know what may mga pasaway pa rin ng gumagamit ng flash :(

Fish form a circular direction (yes, paikot-ikot lang sila dyan)

Siguro tong mga pating na 'to gutom na :) (look like shark's were hungry)
(my brother Leo sat beside the shark aquarium)
My best shot

  I know some of you think that the entrance was quite or a bit expensive, but believe me once you enter Oceanarium P400 pesos entrance fee is worth to pay for. The satisfying part was gaining some knowledge about marine life and discovering existence of the underwater creatures that grow as huge as we ever think off. . .

Thank you :)

Manila Ocean Park

Hi Readers!

   Last October 23 my family went to Manila Ocean Park. Maybe some of you have seen this place already I'll just share this to those people who still didn't see the place and to those also planning to visit this theme park, I'll just give you some idea what the place look like. So seat back, relax and enjoy reading my blog:).

   Manila Ocean Park is marine theme park located in Luneta (Philippine National Park). Guest are in for a treat as they gaze at more than 10,000 marine creatures indigenous to the Philippines and some parts of Southeast Asia in the Ocenarium, a visual spectacle of sharks, stringrays, eels and colorful fishes. Its diversity is both an educational and amusing display that can be rivaled to some of the world's best marine themed parks. You can walk through Asia's largest underwater viewing tunnel and catch a wonderful view of aquatic display. Other attractions in Manila Ocean Park were: 1)Marine Life Habitat 2) Fish Spa 3) Jellies - dancing sea fairies 4) Aquanauat Voyage 5)Musical Fountain Show 6)Glass Bottom Boat Ride 7)Penguin Quest-Trail to Antartica. For more info about Manila Ocean Park just visit their site.

Let's start the tour 

Warning: Lots of picture - sana di mabagal magload ang PC or Laptop mo he!he!he! :)

Mama and Venice in front of Manila Ocean Park.
Tignan niyo yong background medyo under renovation pa yong place
I don't know if its because of the damage of the storm Pedring or maybe they were improving the place but business as usual :)

Ticket Booth.
Entrance Fee: Adult 400 / person, Children 2ft and Above 350 each
Kids 2ft and below free entrance

Here's our ticket

Beside the ticket booth is the entrance to Marine Life Habitat.
That's where the Sea Lion Show. Entrance Fee cost P150 per head.

Entrance
Left side you can see the shop of Mabuhay Pearl and the Entrance to H20 Hotel,
 Right Side North Park Restaurant
Front Big Space like a dome

Entrance of H20 Hotel

In the middle of the dome. Opposite side is the entrance.

Inside Manila Ocean Park.
Lots of food station, Resto, and Souvenir Shops 

Stage for Halloween program.
Syempre ginawang picture area muna para sa mga kids :)

This place is still part of Manila Ocean Park (this is at the back area)
Parang nasa barko lang ang feeling, look at the background that's Manila Port Area
Model ng SuperFerry "Tara Sakay na!".
Thank you to Rose, my personal photographer that day:)

Back of the Manila Ocean Park
Above: Where the White Moon Bar's located
Below: More Food Stop as I remember there's a store selling frozen yogurt in that area I forgot the name.
(And take a closer look below, look at the foundation mukhang kinakalawang na nakakatakot naman baka masira nu?)

Next Oceanarium :)

That's all for now...Read the Part 2 of my Manila Ocean Park - Oceanarium adventure :)

I'll post it as soon as possible :)