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Friday, October 21, 2011
Once again...1N in KL
Where : Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Place : KLCC When : 19 Oct 2011 - 20 Oct 2011 I seems to be going to Kuala Lumpur whenever i have spare time. When I'm bored and nothing to do here, I go KL. When I have spare TO, I go KL. When i wanna spend more time with a friend, I go KL. When my sibling has nothing to do, I asked them to join me go KL. KL...KL...KL! Here's I am again cos this time I have too many TO to clear. Last visit to KL was in July this year. Stayed 1N. This time, once again...1N in KL! I began to love Impiana KLCC, Capitol, Boulevard. Who's with me in the trip and how long I'm staying in KL determines which hotel i'm gonna stay. This time...Impiana KLCC. Again. Took 11.40am flight SIN-KUL via T1 Changi Airport to KUL LCCT. Enjoyed kaya toast before take-off at T1 transit. Luckily, the flight is empty. I got 17D and my friend a 17C. Its near the aisle. Cool. And it was even more better when the seats beside me were unoccupied and i get to sit at 17A and my friend at 17B. Bestnyer!!! Reached LCCT 1hr later. Board Aerobus company to ferry us to KL Sentral terminal at RM8/adult. Bus journey; 1hr. I'm not hungry actually, but since this is yet another makan trip again, and that I love Subway...Subway will be my lunch! Took Rapid KL, Kelana Jaya LRT line to KLCC. 10-15mins LRT ride. Great! All within 5mins walking distance. By the time we reached KLCC, its 5mins passed 3pm. Decided to check-in and leave our bags and start shopping! Check-in was a breeze. Free WIFI at hotel lobby only. By the time we walked out of our hotel it was 10mins before 4pm and its a heavy downpour. The doorman advised us to get an umbrella at RM20 refundable deposit. Good service! And so we walked...window shopping...shop...and what else? EAT! Had Madam Kwan's for dinner. Bought few cans and bottled drinks and sushi for supper and breakfast tomorrow. Since there's a fridge in the room, we decided to buy a slice of cake and two cupcakes from BISOU cake located on the same floor as TGV Cinema at KLCC. I love cupcakes and looking at those decos...whoa! Stayed up late till 2am. Talk...laugh...but no no to making love. hahaa...!! Purposedly didn't opt for breakfast at the hotel cos finding food in KL is so convenience. Check-out at 11.30am and Alhamdulillah...it was a bright sunny Thursday! I hate rain when I'm on hols. And so...we had our lunch at food court of Ampang Mall. I love my Thai cuisine. But the crispy popiah is simply awesome. Sold at RM3.20 per pc but it cost RM6 if you buy two pieces. After makan...shop...shop and shop again before we have to leave KLCC to head to KL Sentral. Took 3.45pm aerobus Skybus at RM8/adult. Supposed to reach LCCT 1hr later but due to rain and an accident along the way, we were delayed for 20mins. By the time we arrived LCCT, printed our boarding pass and had our last meal in KL before flying off. During our flight home, even tho it was a full flight...we got a seat at 11A and 11B. Its a window seat!! Return flight was better than the earlier flight. Took off at 7.30pm, half hour later to the scheduled take-off. Reached T1 Changi at 8.30pm. It was an enjoyable super short trip with my best friend filled with laugher and many funny moments that I will never ever gonna forget. Till we plan our next trip again next year, stay healthy so that we can eat loads again anywhere, everywhere we go. I LoVe KL. I LoVE tAKiNg fLiGHt. I LoVe ZerO DoLLAr FLIghT Tic. Weeeee....!!!!
++ quoth nessie at 1:37 PM Back to Top | Home Saturday, September 5, 2009
Ramadhan breakfast at The Puteri Pacific Hotel, JB Msia
Where : Johor Baharu, Malaysia Place : The Puteri Pacific Hotel When : 30th Aug 09 When Ramadhan (fasting month) comes hotels, restaurants would be packed with Muslim breaking their fast. Last year i went to Tiffany at Furama Hotel to break fast. This year, to The Puteri Pacific Hotel in JB, Malaysia.
After my nite duty, slept awhile at work and met my siblings at JB City Square for a movie. Watched "The Orphan". Even tho it was a last min thing to watch this movie (planned to watch Final Destination 3 in 3D, but show not out yet), i didnt regret tho watching it bcos the plot and acting is so good. After movie, did lil shopping at City Square and off to Kotaraya Plaza to look-see look-see for any appetizing kueh to buy home for Hari Raya celebration and handful of Hari Raya greeting cards. I prefer getting a card rather than e-card. Thats why i'm sending cards to my friends. :D
Dinner can be seated at 1830hrs. Prior to this, i have made reservation for fear that it will be super packed as its a Sunday. What greated me made me goes.."waaaaahhh...such a wide selection of food!". There;s BBQ corner, noodle corner (mee soup, prawn mee, penang laksa), indian rojak, pizza, spaghetti, seafood, finger food, dessert (self service ice-kanchang), yellow rice, salads, chocolate fondu and free flow of fruit juices (kurma, lychee,pink guava, guava, orange, mango, rose syrup)...
Paid RM80.50 (inlcusive of 5% gov tax and 10% service charge). All in all...im looking for a re-visit soon before this Ramadhan ends bcos i didn't have the chance to try all thats being served. My comment :- Food quality : Very good. Food selection : Excellent. Service quality : Excellent. Ambience : Excellent. Price : Too expensive Photo taken by SE C901
++ quoth nessie at 1:42 AM Back to Top | Home Monday, August 3, 2009
Kg Paya, Paya Beach Dive & Spa Resort (Msia)
Where : Tioman Island,Malaysia
Assembled at Golden Mile Complex, coach leaves at 0630hrs. Spore immigration clearance is tru Woodlands Checkpoint. There's a 20mins breakfast stop-over but sad to say its nothing being served except coffee and tea that i can see. Due to all previous experiences that i had,I am prepared and had in fact pack home-made egg-mayo sandwiches for ourselves! yum! yum! simple yet filling...
Ferry check-in time 15min before departing. Even tho we checked-in and seated by 1140hrs, the ferry only set sails at 1210hrs. The ferry was super crowded. All available seats are taken up. But luckily the air-con is working well. Otherwise it will be stuffy seyy...
Amongst the above mentioned stop-over; Berjaya Tioman is a five-star rated resort in Tioman Island. And Kg Salang is a diver haven. Reached Kg Paya jetty at 1330hrs... snap some pics and walk to recept for check-in. Even tho 1400hrs is the stated check-in time, but our room is ready to be occupied.
Went for a swim during the day. The water was super crystal clear with fishes seen swimming near the shoreline. Big. Small. Colourful. Mono-color. WOW! So love the clear, clean seaside!
This is my first time having a waterproof manually operated camera with me. For a film roll of 27, it cost me S$18. The day ends with our buffet dinner, sunset watching and a stroll along the super low tide beach.
Day 2 We plan to start our day as early as the breakfast starts i.e 0700hrs. After breakfast we went fast asleep. Kheheee….I guess the tiredness of the trip still lingers. Had a quick nap, and went we woke up, went snorkeling.
As my partner was commenting…this is the best trip we ever had. From a “snorkel” it went “dive”. And I quote…”My morning dive is so WOW. The fish was so huge. The stone fish was staring at me!”
This ice kachang looks simple…no ice-cream topping, but was substituted by Milo topping. Still…its simply delicious! Its RM2.50 Day 3 So sad to think that I’m leaving Tioman after 1000hrs. As I check out and walk towards the jetty…I stop to admire the beauty of the island. Never had enough admiring its beauty! Will be visiting Tioman again….for sure!
Ferry set sails at 1000hrs from Paya jetty. Drop by Berjaya, Air Batang and Salang for other tourists from the island. Reached Tg Gemok jetty at 1230hrs. Upon reaching Tg Gemok, a representative from my bus company is there to pick us up. At Tg Gemok jetty, it isn’t anything like Mersing jetty. No souvenir shop. So no shopping. Boarded the bus and went for lunch, a 5min bus ride to Nusantara makan house. Soon we’re on the bus again. Now, we’re on our way to Mersing jetty to pick up some more tourists. But we did not alight to get some goodies as we’re rushing to get back to Spore. Sad isn’t it? But I’ve bought what I needed on my first day :D Reached Woodlands checkpoint at 1620hrs. Home sweet home? Nah! Tioman is THE home sweet home. Thats where i call My Home. Kheheee….
Other useful notes:
Don't expect a sundeck chair on the beach. Its has been relocated.
For those who read this post...do visit Tioman at least once and enjoy the peacefulness and the beauty of nature. Njoy... Labels: beach, food, malaysia, malaysia beach, nights, overseas, sun
++ quoth nessie at 8:05 PM Back to Top | Home Wednesday, June 17, 2009
Rantau Panjang, Msia
Where : Malaysia Place : Rantau Panjang, Kelantan When : 12 to 15 June 2009 June holidays is a time where so many travel agencies would organise group tours. And my dad just love group tours. So we sign up for a trip to a 4D Kelantan-Trengganu organised by Halijah Travels. Departed from Eunos MRT at 1800hrs, bus heads to Clementi MRT where another group of holiday makers awaits to join us. We cleared immigration by 2nd Link and soon we're on a SVIP coach of 26 seaters to our first stop..supper! kheheee...
 When we reached Trengganu, its already time for the morning prayer, sholat Subuh. We prayed at Masjid Chalok. Next stop Rantau Panjang, Kelantan. Rantau Panjang is near to the border of Thailand separated by a river. Due to this close proximity to Thailand, Msia have imposed sone prohibited items that can be brought out of Rantau Panjang. Some of the things that we cannot bring out is Batek branded semut (ants), glutanuos rice, rice, preserved fruits. I was told that if you purchased from a shop more than RM50, please get a receipt. Rantau Panjang is a duty free zone, thus there will a custom check when we leave Rantau Panjang. And expensive items will be taxed 10%. So do avoid dispute of customs officers setting the duty to be paid, get a receipt. At Rantau Panjang, you can get anything and everything ranging from fruits, preserved fruits, pots and pans, bedsheets, malay wedding's door gift, jerseys, branded polo Tee and anything for a very very cheap price. And...never ever to forget to bargain.
I found the above foodstuff here. 4 for RM1. The problem is that its so much different from Sgp. In Sgp the filling in the glutunuos ice would be spicy grated coconut. But in Kelantan the filling is sweet spicy fish. And gosh! the sweetness of the fish is so very the sweeeeetttt....Not recommended for diabetic! Its norm in Kelantan to be very very sweet. So for those that can't take too sweet esp when u order your hot tea, tell the waitress that you want lil milk in ur tea/coffee. Labels: food, malaysia, overseas
++ quoth nessie at 10:41 AM Back to Top | Home Saturday, March 21, 2009
Batam Centre
Where : Batam Island, Indonesia Place : Batam Centre When : 18 Mar 09 My last visit to Batam Island has been ages. Four years perhaps. I'm recently getting curious about the after-renovation outcome of Cruise Centre,Harbourfront Terminal. Friends told me that the immigration counters and ticketing counters are so much different now. Even the queing part to get your immigration clearance has changed. So today im free after my Ubin trip with Alphas Airport has to be postponed to some other day. I'm set with Asheen to take a ferry ride to Batam Island. Too bad Circa Gorda couldn't make it. Passport expired. *sob*sob*. Otherwise, its a overseas trip with PPG again. So much renovations has been done to Cruise Centre. Its more crampy i see. And everything from the boarding pass to entering the restricted area to get your immigration clearance and boarding the ferry..its all been electronically controlled. Tap..tap..tap... Met at McD at 10am, we had light breakfast. When we reached the ferry ticketing counter (Level 3) we saw that we just missed the 10.20am ferry departure because we didnt know that there's a 10.20am slot. So had to take the 12noon departure. Here's the ferry schedule in case you want some reference...   The port that we wanna land is Batam Centre. For a two-way ticket, it S$40/adult. We took Penguin 7 vessel. Check-in 45mins before departure. Gate close 15mins before departure. There's a waiting area before boarding. But its not spacious considering when its a PH or school hols. Its a 45mins ferry ride from Singapore to Batam Centre.
Nearest to the ferry terminal is a hypermart.  These are what we had for late lunch..Its at a food court on the topmost level of the hypermart. In total, we had to pay about S$9/person for these dishes including white rice and fruit juices. Cheap! Cheap!  Avocado Juice  Boiled gonggong. The sambal tumis is niceeee.....  Cumi-cumi asam pedas. This has to be my most fav dish! The sauce is so very the spicy and hot!  Black pepper beef The beef is very very tender and juicy!  Prawn cutlet with mayonese toppping Inside the hypermart there's playground for kids  There's also a shopping outlet (its called Matahari), a spa, cinema (we forgot to check out the price. heheheee...), hair salon just to mention a few and lotsa lotsa fast food outlet. There's A&W peez! Especially if you travel during weekends, PH and school hols, upon your arrival to Batam, pls book a return ticket and confirmed your departure time. This is because you wouldn't wanna get stranded on the island bcos of ferry full,without any plan to stay overnite. And worst still if you have to work the next day. So, book a return ticket before you start enjoying your shopping, eating and forgotten all about coming home. :) I booked the 17.20pm (Indo time) return ticket as there's no ferry schedule to depart at 18.30pm (Indo time)today. As we set sail onboard Penguin 15, enjoyed the sunset gazing...  You can get to see the silhouette of Spore City upon 20mins departing from Batam Island All pics taken using camera phone : SE W810i
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