Creatures of the wild

Living next to the bukit timah nature reserve has sure provided a nice view and sense of peace. but it has also brought along stray wild creatures wandering into my home. of course the land animals are kept out of safe reach, but theres no stopping the creatures of the air.


1. last night, my home was invaded with a massive swarm of flies. actually more like bugs with wings. they were attracted to the bright lights here, and first began hovering around my dining table lamp. started with a few, and within minutes many more came and turned into the flyer flurry as seen in the picture.
then, despite my advice not to, my dad switched off all the lights. the next thing we knew, the flies were all flying aimlessly, into our food, bags and clothes. was not a good feeling of bugs in ur shirt. after that they landed all over the sofa. then they shed off their wings, crawled around and died soon after, leaving the whole place full of dead bug bodies and wings.

something funny too.
dad: i tell u what. ill turn on the toilet lights and turn off the living room lights.
me: for what?!
dad: make them go there la. better that they go there, isnt it?
me: oh, so just because u dont use that toilet, then u dun care about it huh...
dad: whats wrong? just flush them down the toilet bowl can already what...
me: hello, the lights are not in the toilet bowl!!


2. some time back, my home was invaded by these wasps. or bees. seems like a cross between both. they are huge and had stings. and they were trying to build nests near the lights. would sure be bad if that happens. fortunately, they were quite blur and did not dodge newspaper. so i whacked them all down and gathered them up.

3. this giant bird was sighted perched on the railings outside the window of my neighbour directly opposite the window of my room. it was the top storey, and i dont know why the bird chose to go so high. plus, it began pecking at the window glass and trying to pry into the sides of it, like it really wanted to go in. i wonder why it didnt go to some other window that was open and exposing food instead. it stayed there for about half an hour before flying back to the nature reserve. interesting. i have never seen such a bird before, nor such bird behaviours.

4. from my room window, i also witnessed 2 mynahs looking for a place to build their nest. they finally found their choice place by crawling through a tiny opening in my neighbour's window. (seems like a toilet window.) so over a few days they made many rounds carrying twigs in their beak, crawling under the window and then crawling out again. but they have since stopped - my neighbour must have found out and destroyed the nest.