Note: This is going be long and boring. Don't worry, got pictures to look on.It’s been a long time that I never travel out from the bustling town. Therefore, I’d had rejected my aunt’s offer to go to Singapore last month. This time I had followed her and the gang of the relatives to Singapore last Friday the 13th. I have cousins who staying and working in Singapore and we all were staying there with them.
The aunties (Minna’s mum & her 5th aunt) along with far relation cousin, Yoong with her boyfriend; Rolance and me started the journey at 6.30am by car. We reached at Johor at about 11 something and we stopped the Johor town to have our ‘breakfast’. We had ‘kuew tiau bah kut teh’. It was delicious and totally different from the normal ‘bah kut teh’ we had in KL. Too bad I didn’t take the pictures because I were busy eating.
We went through the Malaysia & Singapore’s custom and we headed to cousin-sis’s house (Kimmie) at Chua Cho Kang.
Later we went to the nearby shopping mall that I can’t recall the name of the mall. We ‘lepak’ and we had our brunch at Japanese ramen restaurant. The ramen was good and tasty. Again I didn’t take the pictures. I had a Miso/Vegetarian Ramen that cost S$10 with additional S$0.90 of added side dish and with the green tea drink. Though its quite costly but it was worth to eat as we were all filled up in our stomach.
After that we headed back to the house to rest while waiting for Ah Peng Jie to come back from work. At around 6 something we reached to Costa Sands Resort, Downtown East where it’s at Pasir Ris. We checked in into our chalet. The chalet was damn small. It was single-storey with only has one bathroom and 2 Single beds with 2 pullout beds. I didn’t take the snapshot of the place but here is the preview.
The chalet can be fit in for 4 persons but instead we were 8 adults and a child slept for the first night in a small compact room. But it was a good experience. Each chalet has its own rent barbecue pits for each stay.
We went around the Downtown East area where they have swimming pool and children's pool with its side and bottom see through panels allow resort guests to wave to their family members when having fun swimming. A food paradise from a food court, fast food joints, specialty restaurants to a satay club. They even have the ESCAPE Theme Park and Wild Wild Wet, the water theme park and Downtown shopping mall.
We headed to have our dinner at Burger King. As for our dessert, we went to Ben & Jerry’s Ice Cream booth. Then we hanged out around the area again then we headed back to chalet to rest.
The next day, we had our lunch at Sakura; a Japanese buffet nearby the Downtown East. Each person was cost S$20 nett if I’m not mistaken. I’ve been longing for a Japanese buffet but never have the time or be someone with to enjoy the Japanese foods. Finally my wish came true. Thanks to my aunty, cousin-sisters who made my wish that I’d had to eat Japanese buffet.
After the buffet lunch, we hanged around the Downtown East again and this time I’d got to play pool with Yoong’s bf for an hour for unlimited games. Due to that we didn’t have the card, it cost us S$9 which normal price was S$6. I think we had played 7 games which I lost a game to him. :) After the game, we shopped around.
Later we went for the Theme Park that we’d had 5 entries coupons. My cousins and the aunty bought their swimsuits around the shop. I got to some of the pictures when they were finished changing but then better not to get their sexy appeal exposed here. Heee. We went in the theme park at 5.30pm that we’ve only had 1 ½ hours before they close. I wasn’t play in the water cause I had PMS. It was a waste to have a free entry that I can’t play the water with them. Wasted. I was just hanging around and waiting at the bench while looking at those people’s swimwear and reading the magazine.
We left the theme park at sharp 7pm back to our chalet. We had BBQ for dinner. It was a convenience place to have a BBQ activity where you could find and buy all the marinated foods and equipments. My aunty brought back from KL the fresh fishes, squids, prawns. We bought from the shop at Downtown East; satay packed, marinated chicken wings, fish/sotong balls, otak-otak packed, paper cups, charcoals etc.
We’d grilled, ate, drank beers; red wine & fruit juices (bought by Minna), soft drinks, until the midnite.
The place was cozy. It was not windy though it situated near to the sea. After we had finished our BBQ, we had a night walk to the sea which was a park away from the chalet.
While we was walking through the car park area, there was drama happened where the Singaporean recklessly reversed his car then stopped at nearby another car and hit the car with his leg angered. We were the pedestrians walking bypass got shocked when the reckless driver reversed his car so ‘gila’ that nearly going to bang some of us. It was silly incident though Minna and I knew about what had happened.
When we walked inside the park near the sea, there was another drama going on. A bunch of teenagers were having BBQ. If I’m not mistaken, they were all Indians; were fighting for don’t know what reason. So dramatic. Too bad I didn’t video captured the scene cause it was dark.
Later we headed back to our chalet to celebrate Reis’s birthday. My aunty and cousin-sister bought her 3 mini different cakes which were 24D Durian cake, Chocolate and Mango flavored cakes. We sang birthday song and we all, ten of us share the 3 mini cakes. We had a very small portion on each cake that treated us like a taster. The 24D rated Durian was very delicious that rich it flavor.
After we ate the cakes, we had our desser; yellow watermelon. We’d really had a fulled stomach that day. We were eaten non-stop.
The next afternoon, we checked out at noon. We headed to Thampines Mall for shopping spree. Minna brought us to have our mini lunch at famous coffee shop.
Then we started our shopping. We were given our time out at least spent 3 hours to shop or hang around where we had our meet point at Din Tai Fung, Shanghai Restaurant. Thank to Minna for the treats. I love the ‘xiao long bao’.
After we makan, Minna got to get back to her workplace. There she left us 5 of us. We continued walking around the mall until 7pm. We drove all the way back to Kimmie’s house. We didn’t get lost as Rolance guided with a map while Yoong driving. We had our dinner ands rest in Kimmie’s house. Rolance and Yoong left to Johor as they had their own things to be done. So left me, my aunty and Minna’s 5th Aunty.
The next morning, we got up at 7am to get ready to go back to KL. We had our breakfast then we headed to bus station. We bought 9.30am tickets.
Throughout the trip, I can see the differences between 2 countries. Although this trip is my 3rd time but I’m getting to like the culture here. Our home country is so huge and unorganized and not so convenience that hardly in ease for living. Anyway, I would like to thank to my Aunty for the offer, Kimmie, her husband, Ah Peng and Minna for all the hospitality. To Rolance and Yoong for the transportation and 5th Aunty for her treats too. Thank you so much everyone although I didn’t spent much. ;)
Thanks a lot.
