tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79159891545675024812024-03-14T03:58:46.457-07:00An Escapisma bit of traveling, eating, entertaining and wallaaaaaa!Rushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02552825542292295799noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7915989154567502481.post-1290938152741232362012-02-01T08:04:00.000-08:002014-04-06T08:47:27.564-07:00Tioman 2012<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Salam readers. errr readers? haha. Well, it's February already! I haven't been traveling much since Scotland last year, hoping to do so this year! But my friends and I managed to slot Tioman into our schedule last month!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">there were six of us; Shazwan, myself, Ayin, Wanie, Yasmin and Acap. We drove an Estima to Jeti Penumpang in Mersing, Johor on the 24th of January. Earlier we already paid for the snorkeling package offered by Sun Beach Resort.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> Since there were four girls, we took the budget quad room costing RM285 per person inclusive of ferry transfer (return), the room, 2 breakfasts, 2 lunches, 1 dinner and 1 BBQ dinner! The price excludes snorkel gear rental RM15 and Marine Park fee RM5. Oh! they gave out free supper as well!</span></span> =P<br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Since we were in Tioman just after the monsoon season, it was still suuuuuuper windy! It didn't rain though. Just pure wind. The best part is it makes you feel like you're somewhere overseas. haha. </span></span><br />
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Rushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02552825542292295799noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7915989154567502481.post-35123935861154627562012-02-01T07:45:00.000-08:002012-02-01T07:46:44.374-08:00Scotland 2011<div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> MasyaAllah! I totally abandoned this sad blog. LOL! Apparently I was writing a post on Scotland! Let's see.....</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Assalamualaikum =) It's Ramadhan already! I'm so hyped! May you all have a blessed Ramadhan!</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">So this time around, I managed to persuade dad to send me to Edinburgh for 2 weeks! Rather than wasting time doing nothing, might as well I travel to undiscovered places, <i>kan</i>? </span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">16/7/2011 (Saturday)</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">I traveled on Malaysia Airlines from Kuala Lumpur to Amsterdam, that's for transit and took KLM from Amsterdam to Edinburgh! The flight to Amsterdam was a whopping 13 hours filled with movies. haha. Amsterdam's Schipol Airport is quite old fashioned but there's H&M! =D and bookstores all over. That was how I kill time before boarding.</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">17/7/2011 (Sunday) </span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
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</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">I arrived at Edinburgh Airport at nearly 5 in the evening, shops were mostly closed and all I can do is go back to my aunt's place some 30 minutes away and rest. But it was okay I guess since I was pretty tired from the trip. Plus, I had to recharge if I intend to do some walking the days to come =p</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">18/7/2011 (Monday)</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
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</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">All I did was babysit my little cousin Muaz and help Chik (my auntie) in the kitchen. hihihi. </span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">19/7/2011 (Tuesday)</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Some UIA bigshots were in Edinburgh for a follow up with the postgraduates studying in the UK. My aunt and uncle played host again, babysitting was on me. hihi.</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">20/7/2011 (Wednesday)</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
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</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Today I got to travel to Livingston with Cik Lan (my uncle), Muaz and 2 of the bigshots' children. Livingston is a factory outlet where you can find H&M, Topshop, Topman, Nike, Levi's, Debenhams, Peacock, Internacionale and many others. They're definitely cheaper than Malaysia but not necessarily dirt cheap.</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">21/7/2011 (Thursday)</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Today is the day. We rented a car to travel to Southern England. Cik Lan and Chik had it all planned and I purposely changed my flight ticket to fit this trip! haha. </span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
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</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">so that is where the story ends! haha. i'll just post pictures and names of places. That'll be waaaaay more interesting than reading.</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Reason why I love Edinburgh is the buildings!</span></td></tr>
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</span></div>Rushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02552825542292295799noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7915989154567502481.post-20486604730059665282011-06-29T22:11:00.000-07:002014-04-06T08:56:37.863-07:00Cameron Highlands 2011<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">This is definitely the cutest plan we have ever made. The Bangians and I were supposed to go to Perak for some white water rafting but we ended up going to Cameron instead. What's best is that the ones who went were those I feel most comfortable with and with comfortable company comes FUN! =)</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">There were 9 of us! Shazwan, Acap, Faiz, Nirman, Adib, Wanie, Elli, Ayin and myself. The girls were busy looking for cheap places to stay up on the hill and we found <a href="http://aaron.cameronhighlands.com/">Aaron Apartment</a>!</span></span> <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: small;">Alhamdulillah, it was definitely God sent. It was the last weekend of school holiday and we were so worried about traffic jams and fully booked hotels! We gave Mrs Selvam, the owner of the apartment a call and confirmed that we're spending the night on the 10th of June, Friday! That cost us just RM220, divided by 9 *winkwinksavingsaving* </span><br />
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If you are wondering of things to do in Cameron Highlands, fear not! Spend 3 days and 2 nights to really appreciate the cold air, the fresh veggies and the awesome experience of picking strawberries! =D This trip was not as costly unless you plucked too many strawberries or borong tonnes of tea =p we had to pay RM20 for 1/2kg strawberries, the vegetables prepacked cost from 6,8,10,12,16 packets for RM10, and tea bags are sold for a variety of prices! I bought a packet of mixed flavour tea - strawberry, masala, orange, lemon and blackcurrant for RM9! =)</div>
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There are so many nature related things to do up in Cameron, go hiking, ride a bike around Tanah Rata town, climb up the Mossy Boardwalk, swim at Lata Iskandar, walk along the pretty sight of tea plants and strawberry farms, definitely worth going!</div>
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span>Rushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02552825542292295799noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7915989154567502481.post-86451248152744206302011-06-28T10:34:00.000-07:002011-06-28T10:39:30.476-07:00Yogyakarta 2011<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">oh ho ho this is one delayed post alright -_-' wrote about it a week after i got back but didn't think it was informative enough. now i guess is the time? </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
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</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">Alhamdulillah =) been given time off visiting around Malaysia and out thanks to the short semester break! hehe. I have just spent 4 days and 3 nights in Yogyakarta, tagging along Shazwan's family trip! It was enjoyable! Yogyakarta (pronounced Jogja) is an excellent place for sightseeing, hardly for shopping. The 10 of us arrived in Jogja's Adi Sucipto Airport at 9am local time (Malaysia is an hour later).</span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">DAY 1 - 2/5/2011 (Monday) </span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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</tbody></table><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"> Our tour guide, Kak Dini brought us firstly to Kraton - the royal area where the Sultan's palace is situated. We visited the Muzium Kareta Kraton which is where they placed all the horse-drawn carriages used for ages! There is even one that is gold-plated!</span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">Next, we checked out the Palace. The Sultan -</span><span style="font-size: small;"> Sri Sultan Hamengkubuwana the Tenth still lives here and he has nearly 2000 servants! Oh! This is the reason why Jogja is a bit special to the extent that its known as Daerah Istimewa Yogyakarta! Because it is governed by a sultan! </span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">the ceiling in the Sultan's display area - chandelier was a gift from Holland</span></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br />
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</tbody></table><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">After our tour, we had lunch at Bale Raos - the restaurant is situated </span><span style="font-size: small;"> within the palace grounds</span><span style="font-size: small;"> and it serves the royal cuisines aside from the regular "makanan kota"!</span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
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</span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">We stayed at the Manohara Hotel which is right in front of Borobudur temple. Last thing I remembered upon arrival was dinner and TIDOQ! </span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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</span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">DAY 2 - 3/5/2011 (Tuesday)</span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">We started the morning with a few minutes walk towards Borobudur listening to the tour guide's explanation on when, how, where, why Borobudur. hehe. Borobudur temple is the largest Buddhist temple in the ninth century. It is 10 storeys high and we can only climb up to the 7th because the last three storeys were closed. Even the old folks climbed up to the 7th floor! hehehe.</span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">Oh! Please note that within those bricks is just a hill! They built the temple around it and covered it up! In order to know the story of how Gauthama Buddha became Buddha, make sure you start from the first brick and go clockwise! Read the carvings on the bricks, they'll tell you the story =)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1ZshtYirj15eiIyw9UeTvnoeZJ4bMGI-ux0vPtiXgPGAVELgR8pSXmE2l-MmQjlwVJlzsXUzueYWAFrGRS7C-1Qu1J1xX3H0cZW95OKJbjWxPKTaWw-g_64fqmkpEvtyq30rCDB19Cj4/s1600/IMG_1488.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1ZshtYirj15eiIyw9UeTvnoeZJ4bMGI-ux0vPtiXgPGAVELgR8pSXmE2l-MmQjlwVJlzsXUzueYWAFrGRS7C-1Qu1J1xX3H0cZW95OKJbjWxPKTaWw-g_64fqmkpEvtyq30rCDB19Cj4/s320/IMG_1488.JPG" width="320" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
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</tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"> After breakfast and all, we were all packed up, ready to head to Jogja city. On the way there, we made stops at a batik centre, silver making centre and had lunch at Sekar Kedhaton, an ancient building housing ancient furniture and really polite and soft spoken Javanese. Like really polite wei.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">dishes served at Sekar Kedhaton</span> - <span style="font-size: xx-small;">they have the crunchiest acar and tastiest beef kicap!</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: small;">DAY 3 - 4/5/2011 (Wednesday)</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Alhamdulillah. Day 3 was one that I looked forward the most because we get to visit Mount Merapi, one of the few active volcanoes in the Java land. It is the same volcano which erupted just recently, late October 2010 killing hundreds and causing thousands to go homeless. On our way there, we also passed by Universitas Gadjah Mada, one of the oldest universities in Indonesia. </span><br />
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</tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: small;">As we headed back to the city, Kak Dini was telling us how people still ignored the government's order and moved back to their homes around Merapi. I guess there is the sense of belonging no matter how dangerous and difficult the situation is.</span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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</tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"> It was our last day in Jogja and we're taking the earliest flight out the next day, Kak Dini made sure we all get to ride on the horse drawn carriage from the Malioboro market to the hotel. Malioboro is the place to shop for cheap batiks but of less quality. We bought most of our batiks from Mirota Batik. </span></div><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">DAY 4- 5/5/2011 (Thursday)</span><br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">The Jogja government imposes a 100,000 rupiah airport tax per person that you must pay upon entering the boarding hall. So make sure you don't spend all your rupiahs! There's also a souvenir shop where you can get Bakpia (Indonesian kuih), Kopi Jawa and teaaaaaa! </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"> All in all, Jogja has been very fascinating! I loved the old feeling I get there and how tradition is still strong. Oh, one obvious thing is that despite the fact that most are Muslims, they have a very Hindu-oriented culture. It's definitely an eye opener for those keen about history =)</span></span></div><br />
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</tbody></table></div>Rushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02552825542292295799noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7915989154567502481.post-16103884968601208752011-04-28T18:35:00.001-07:002011-06-29T22:05:58.460-07:00Singapore the sequel<div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">DAY 2 - 21/4/2011</span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Day 2 was already booked for Universal Studio. Nisa bought the tickets online prior to our arrival and we were ecstatic! The ticket costs s$66 per person. Our journey was delayed because everyone slept so peacefully that no one woke up as planned. haha. We had breakfast at Wendy's situated right smacked at the entrance of Lavender's MRT.</span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">In order to get to USS, one must first take the MRT to HarbourFront. You should be at the Vivo Shopping Mall when you alight from the MRT. Walk up to level 3 where the train heading to Sentosa Island is located. That train will cost you s$3. Make full use of your EZ Link card!</span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyqonUA33dDvNmnPQ-Q83tksx1iX04Z0xZt4-m6Qd-a08snp5GeAC2k536clLomsOuPWpxNi5BMgu8yqpQn2AuTFHI6qttuJpsM7JjIkCaBjyUIaadllxrbZmojnLCdAo6MQHxxhBxL4Y/s1600/215638_10150163724228197_685958196_6759369_6781089_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyqonUA33dDvNmnPQ-Q83tksx1iX04Z0xZt4-m6Qd-a08snp5GeAC2k536clLomsOuPWpxNi5BMgu8yqpQn2AuTFHI6qttuJpsM7JjIkCaBjyUIaadllxrbZmojnLCdAo6MQHxxhBxL4Y/s320/215638_10150163724228197_685958196_6759369_6781089_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Battlestar Galactica is a must try! EXTREME FUN!</td></tr>
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</tbody></table><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Inside, there are several halal makan places you can go to. They are marked on the map which makes it sooooo convenient. They also provide a prayer room for those who wish to pray! But you must take your wudu' at the toilet beforehand. </span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
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</tbody></table><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">After getting all hyped and nauseated from USS, we took off to Marina Bay where there would be a laser fountain display! It is on every day at 7pm and 9.30pm!<br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">We arrived at the inn around 11pm and all of us were hungry. So after washing up, we headed out to Arab Street for supper. Arab Street is a 20 minutes stroll from our place. And it has quite a nightlife with people drinking, having late night snacks and shisha-ing. hehe.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">DAY 3 - 22/4/2011</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"> We had to check out at 12pm because Shazwan and I had to catch our flight home at 4.40pm. Nisa, Kaka and Lokhman took the bus home which was at 10pm. We were supposed to go home by bus as well but Shazwan had something up.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">We had breakfast at Wendy's. I bought Mee Siam at the station's makan place for s$2 with an extra otak otak. hehe. Nisa and Kaka had Old Chang Kee's while Lokhman and Shazwan had Wendy's. </span><br />
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</tbody></table><span style="font-size: small;">We took the MRT to Somerset and alighted at 313 @ Somerset, one of the many shopping malls along Orchard Road. But then it was already 1pm and Shazwan and I had to leave for Changi at 2pm! </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Shazwan and I took the train from Somerset station up till Tanah Merah Interchange and from there, we took another MRT to Changi Airport. At the Changi station, we had to take a free shuttle bus to the budget terminal because we were flying home with Firefly. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">At the airport, don't forget to claim your Tourist's Tax Rebate thingy. There are also places to shop at in the departure lounge. So don't worry if you forgot to souvenir hunt back in the city! There is also a McDonalds </span><span style="font-size: small;"> and a cafe </span><span style="font-size: small;">if you are hungry. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">Alhamdulillah, I had an awesome experience in Singapore, USS especially. I wouldn't go back to the inn though. But I had fun!</span><br />
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</span></div>Rushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02552825542292295799noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7915989154567502481.post-41133338290646555982011-04-25T20:06:00.000-07:002011-04-28T18:36:37.896-07:00Singapore<div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Spent 3 days and 2 nights in Singapore from the 20th to the 22nd of April 2011! Went for a short trip with Shazwan, Nisa, Kaka and Lokhman. </span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">We all had to catch the 11pm train from KL Sentral to Singapore. Mama, Papa and Ayin dropped Shazwan and I at KL Sentral and we met with the trio. Shazwan and I took the seats (RM34 each) while Nisa, Kaka and Lokhman took the beds (RM40 - upper bunk, RM46 - lower bunk).</span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Day 1 - 20/4/2011</span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">We arrived at Singapore' train station (I dont remember the name) at 9am. Before that, we had to stop at Woodlands train station for immigration check. After arrival, we walked a bit to the nearest MRT station and got ourselves the EZ Link card which costs s$12 (s$5 - maintenance, s$7 - credit). </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXKaO-xLSqqxejD82cHWykz7M34bFc57goSxmq0y2Vug-mz6SgWf2K8hmN_Lwr8XjydT1Wkg_0lnr84iAiMKf6KIj5_QCXsZ-T9-oKwm4e6TaAg8ouTnogWNglU-d7aoCWrRyH-KYg7fI/s1600/seats.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXKaO-xLSqqxejD82cHWykz7M34bFc57goSxmq0y2Vug-mz6SgWf2K8hmN_Lwr8XjydT1Wkg_0lnr84iAiMKf6KIj5_QCXsZ-T9-oKwm4e6TaAg8ouTnogWNglU-d7aoCWrRyH-KYg7fI/s320/seats.jpg" width="238" /></a></div><br />
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</span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Our lodging, Traveller's Inn was situated at Thyrwhitt Road and the nearest MRT was Lavender. We stopped there and walked 5 blocks away before reaching. We could not check in yet because check in was at 2pm and we were there at 10am! So we left our bags and headed to Arab Street on foot. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">We came across the sign for Malay Heritage Centre nearby Arab Street and decided to take a look. It had a graffiti wall for visitors to sign and there is no entrance fee! But the place will soon undergo renovation, so yeaaaa. Inside the museum, there are so many things to browse through. But we were more interested in the aircond I think. </span><br />
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</span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Arab Street has tonnes of halal food and there are plenty of souvenirs around the area. Keep your eyes open and survey first! Some shops sell the same stuffs at totally different prices! We came across this quaint little shop and became excited because we saw the s$7 price per set meal! haha.</span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Shish Tawook with rice & iced mint tea - s$7</td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: small;">From Arab Street, we took a loooooooong walk to Bras Basah Mall because Shazwan wanted to check out his favourite guitar store. The rest were just waiting until he finished shopping. hehe. We took the bus from across the road and headed to Lavender, it was nearly 6.30pm when we arrived at the inn. After checking in, we took our time unpacking and showering and stuffs. Oh! Here's a picture of our room! Nisa and I shared a private room while the three boys bunked in a room of 6! =D</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">P/s: The aircond is off from 12-6pm to conserve energy & budget. You cannot bring food and drinks except plain water into the room. You cannot wet the toilet floor for everyone's comfort and many more house rules to observe. </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Private room with shower - s$60 per night</td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Around 8pm only did we head out to find foooood. Dinner was at an Indian Muslim restaurant in Little India just 20mins away from our place. </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">2 pcs chapati & keema (mutton curry) - s$4</td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: small;">At Little India, you can find Mustaffa Centre which is a Mydin-like shopping mall which opens 24 hours 7 days a week! =) They have all sorts of stuffs from electronic gadgets to food to beauty products and perfumes, clothes and many others!</span><br />
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</tbody></table><span style="font-size: small;">From Little India, we took the MRT to Chinatown! hehe. But we arrived there at 10pm and the place was already close to dead. Shops close as early as 9pm in Singapore, so plan your time wisely!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">We were really exhausted that night because of all the walking and bus/MRT hopping. So you could say we had a goooood night sleep =)</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Was in <span style="font-size: large;">Redang Island</span> from the 16th-18th April 2011 =) The place was spectacular subhanAllah! Our journey started from Genting Sempah R&R at 1am, there were 11 of us in 3 cars!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">DAY 1 - 16/4/2011</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">Arrived at <span style="font-size: large;">Syahbandar's Jetty</span> around 6am. Prayed Subuh at Kuala Terengganu's Grand Continental hotel and had breakfast at a stall nearby. We parked the cars at the jetty for RM10 per day per car. Our ferry was at 9am so we waited a bit. Before boarding, we had to pay RM5 each for the Marine Park Conservation fee. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Our ferry departed at 9am towards Redang. The ride was comfortable all the way and it took us nearly an hour plus to reach the island specifically Pantai Pasir Panjang. We walked on the white, soft sandy beach towards </span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: large;">Coral Redang Island Resort</span>. Half the lodging area was under renovation but the other half was beautiful including the bar/reception Chicak, their restaurant Matahari and the few semi chalets and standard rooms.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Kak Dayah got us an awesome package. We spent RM370 each for a <span style="font-size: large;">3 days 2 nights package</span> inclusive of 2 breakfasts, 2 lunches, 2 dinners and 3 snorkeling trips! There was also an additional RM25 for the rental of snorkeling gears (mask and life jacket). </span><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Our first snorkeling session was on Day 1 itself! They gathered us at the dive shack and we headed out to I forgot where island. hehe. There was not as many fishes as I had hoped for so we just enjoyed the sea and sight =)</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Our night time was filled with card games and romantic strolls on the beach. Coincidentally, the moon was full that night and she lighted the sea so beautifully! SubhanAllah! </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">DAY 2 - 17/4/2011</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"> It definitely made my day when I get to swim with so many colourful fishes and caught a glimpse of a turtle, a shark and several 'ikan todak'. hehehe. Day 2 had 2 snorkeling trips in store! The first trip at 10am was to the Marine Park! There I saw one of the most awesome view Allah SWT has ever let me see =) SubhanAllah! There was this purple fish who had lips blue and pink in colour! hehe. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">The second trip was to Pulau AKar, just a few minutes away from the Marine Park. Also beautiful with the many different corals! That was where I saw a 1m long shark! </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Oh, don't worry about the food! It was GOOOOOOD! hehe. We had BBQ one night and spaghetti bolognese the other =D </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Try taking a long walk to the right side of the island and you'll get to walk on a bridge along the rocks. There are many different gifts shops you can do shopping at and the prices are very reasonable. If you forgot some stuffs like sunblock or pareo, tshirt or require any food/drinks, the prices are not at all marked up. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: small;">We took the first ferry out of Redang on the 18th which was at 7am. Reached the jetty at 9am and headed straight back home =)</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">All in all, Redang Island has been enjoyable =) The comfortable lodging, the delicious food, the softness of the white sand, the beautiful changing temperature of the sea, the friendliness of the fishes, the beauty that God has grant us =) Alhamdulillah!</span></div>
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</span>Rushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02552825542292295799noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7915989154567502481.post-72932557588826865102011-04-18T10:56:00.000-07:002011-04-18T10:56:30.851-07:00Renaissance<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I have left Tumblr on its own, surviving with whatever that's left while I steal some time to make Blogspot happen again, on my birthday. hehe. Hello gang =) I am back on blogging insyaAllah but the focus would most probably be about traveling, food, books, music and movies. We'll see how long this lasts =p</span></span>Rushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02552825542292295799noreply@blogger.com0