A Day Trip to Johor Bahru

November 12, 2006

   A trip to Johor Bahru on a typical day is less than an hour from our place .But since today was Saturday(the day when all Malaysians working in Singapore  go back home), our trip took us more than an hour. We left the house at 11:00 am and reached the Immigrations check point of Malaysia at 11:45 . Finally after a long wait we were able to clear Immigrations at 12:30

    

While it took us an hour to queue, Malaysians only had to scan their passports(right) for seconds to enter JB

For the very first time I forgot my wallet(with my Singapore IC in it), so when the Malaysian Immigration asked me where is my IC  I had to say I am with my husband.If I was alone I would not be able to enter Malaysia,

Our main purpose in going to JB was to eat lunch and to buy our medicines(since its cheaper and you dont need a prescription to buy medicines in Malaysia).

Since it was lunchtime, hubby and I went to Seasons Cafe on the 2nd flr of City Square.Lunch consisted of  Cream of Mushroom soup, Seafood Pasta(for hubby), Baked Fish Rice and Hawaian Pizza. Desert was Blueberry Cheese Cake and Mango Cheesecake. We overstuffed ourselves again

 

We decided to go around the Mall first before doing our medicines purchase.

At the main Atrium, two events were ongoing…

A Wedding Fair

and a Home Furnishings Fair(Syempre pagkinasal kelangan lumipat ng bahay)

Usually the first purchase of newly weds is the bed(di kasama ung sexy girls ha)

 

 

  A Thai Massage shop

 

The Main Atrium(Left Wing)

WE were about to go home,then it rained…good we were still inside the Mall,so patay oras muna kami.Walk around again.

Sa Kaiikot namin we saw these wonderful and interesting things…some cheap ,,,,some expensive

 

Cute handphone bags and purses (from Vietnam) selling at RM23-45 expensive.

 

Bakya mo Neneng,Lightweight clogs

 

Belts adorned with seashells(not from Cebu)

 Colorful beanbags

 

 

Animal Tissue holders

 Colorful 3-1 Clocks

After napagod kami ng kakatingin, we had a snack again dahil 3 pm na di parin tumigil ng ulan

   

The Cafe was at the basement and they had a good selection of coffee (mas mura kaysa Coffee Bean at Starbucks)

Then patay oras pa rin kasi malakas pa rin ang ulan, so we were tempted to…

Have a Tatoo

 

or have our nose of tongue pierced or caricature taken in this shop below

 

Finally aside from our medicines, we only bought these 3 items from our remaining RM20

 

One Ice Tea, Original Coffee(3-1) and Vanilla Cafe Latte(3-1)

So heading back these are the photos of Johor Checkpoint on a rainy 5:00 pm day

 

The Train station before Immigrations 

Motorcycle parking infront of a Bigger Mall being constructed

So,we bade goodbye to Johor at 5pm,

reached Kranji MRT at 5:30 due to traffic

 The Kranji Racecourse overlooking the MRT tracks

Reached home at  5:45 took a shower and left  to attend a Block Rosary in Woodlands.

At 6:15 Me and Niles were in a friends house for the Block Rosary

 

 

Finally at 9:00 pm, we ended the Block Rosary and said goodbye to our church friends.

Reached home at 9:30..what a long day for me.

So now you know what I do on Saturdays.