today woke up v early... yawns... coz meeting a fren of mine. haven't seen him for over a year already. he's taking half day leave today to meet me. and we went to beijing zoo. haha... funny hor? actually every time we meet up somehow we would end up going zoo.
today is freakishly cold!!! actually might not be a good idea to stay outdoor. the lake in the zoo is all frozen. a lot of animals were all sleeping... saw birds, monkeys, wolves, tigers and lions, elephants, penguines, girrafes, hippos, polar bears, snakes, bats, and pandas... there was this pair of tigers posing together as if they are going to take a picture, and a panda was munching on bamboo. saw this cute yellow cat wandering around in the zoo. should be an abandoned cat 混吃混喝 there. it liked me a lot. when it saw me, it walked towards me and rub its body on my legs and walk in circles around me and play with my gloved hand. so cute! my fren tried to attract its attention with food but apparently it prefers me to food! haha... we fed the cat one sausage. its whiskers seemed to be burnt before. its abnormally short and a bit black at the end.
had lunch at the steamboat restaurant called 小肥羊. purposely went to the branch at 五棵松, which is said to be the biggest branch in beijing. steamboat beijing style is called 涮羊肉 locally. coz the main dishes are 羊肉 and 牛肉 sliced into such thin pieces that it's cooked in seconds. good to have such a hot meal in such a cold day.