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Tag Archives: Malaysia
Miss Travel So Much
My father instilled in me a love for travel and some of my best memories are of car rides to Malaysia with him in the seventies. After I lost him suddenly, I was plagued with situational claustrophobia and panic attacks. … Continue reading
Posted in Midlife Musings, Singapore Living, Travel
Tagged blogging, Life, Malaysia, personal, thoughts, travel, travel writing, writing
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JB Coffee Shop: Wan Tan Mee
The best thing about JB is not the malls but the old style coffee shops. So much more authentic than Singapore and the meals are so yummy and cheap. I still need to update this post with an address but … Continue reading
Komtar: New Mall Next to City Square in JB
Komtar is open in Johor Bahru (JB). This new mall has many of the upmarket stores that Singapore has in Orchard Road. But I find the prices here higher and the selection smaller. I wish we had a sit down … Continue reading
Clearer Information About the Singapore Haze
Our National Environmental Agency’s (NEA) website is improving. A lot more details about the haze including maps that give us a clearer picture of the situation. Source: NEA Source: NEA And do check out the detailed advisory from the Ministry … Continue reading
Posted in Singapore Living
Tagged Haze, Malaysia, maps, MOH, NEA, Singapore, Sumatra, Website, what to do, wind direction
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JB After the Malaysian Elections: A Sea of Blue
It was interesting to be in JB the day after the Malaysian elections. It was a sea of blue. The streets were also pretty quiet and the traffic less heavy. Perhaps everyone was expecting it to be rowdy the day … Continue reading
Chinese New Year at Johor Bahru (JB) Malaysia
I was impressed by the decorations at City Square JB. Especially the huge zodiac installation with paper cutting illustrations of the animals. I find the traditional paper cutting depictions the most pretty. I’m sure many Singaporeans come here to buy … Continue reading
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Tagged Chinese New Year, City Square, CNY2013, coffeeshop, decorations, JB, Malaysia, mall, pau, travel, wan tan mee, zodiac
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Merry Christmas from JB, Malaysia
Was charmed by the rotating gingerbread man at City Square, the mall nearest Singapore where I like to browse at FOS (Factory Outlet Store) for clothes. There are some good branded buys at sometimes as low as a quarter of … Continue reading
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Tagged cheap, Christmas, City Square, decorations, FOS, gingerbread man, JB, JB coffeeshop, Malaysia, outlet store, save money, Taman Sri Tebrau, tau sar pau, wan tan mee, xmas
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Yummy Cheap Meals at JB Coffeeshop
I absolutely love this coffeeshop in JB which is pretty near City Square. It’s actually two coffeeshops but they are side by side. I’m not sure of the road name or how to get here but B knows it by … Continue reading
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Tagged drive, JB Coffeshop, Johor Bahru, Malaysia, pau, Prawn Mee Soup, spicy, tau sar pau
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Malacca Road Trip: Majestic Hotel
Picked Majestic as it was number one on Tripadvisor. There is no free wifi in the rooms so we ended up in the lobby quite a bit. But it was nice. The staff are so friendly and you can help … Continue reading
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Tagged holiday, Majestic Hotel, Malacca, Malaysia, Melaka, road trip, travel
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Road Trip: Malacca
Just some photos of what Malacca or Melaka town looks like. It’s quite a peaceful safe place and this is what I took as we drove around. You need a GPS though and even with that we kinda got a … Continue reading
Malacca Road Trip: Tengkera Putu Piring
I’ve had much better putu piring in Singapore (my uncle E lines up to buy them for us from Haig Road), but I was just charmed by the idea of a family working together from their humble abode. I just … Continue reading
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Tagged Food, Malacca, Malaysia, Melaka, puttu piring, road trip, snack, travel
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Malacca Road Trip: Wan Tan Mee at Mei Sin Cafe
I quite enjoyed the Wan Tan Mee at an old style coffeeshop called Mei Sin Cafe with quite a number of vendors, although B found it too soggy. You can find these all over Malaysia, but in Singapore just a … Continue reading
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Tagged brunch, coffeeshop, Food, Malacca, Malaysia, Mei Sin Cafe, road trip, wan tan mee
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Malacca Road Trip: Mahkota Parade
Somehow the older smaller mall was more impressive than the large one. But to be brutally honest, still can’t compare to malls in Singapore when it comes to selection. The same way malls in Singapore cannot come close to malls … Continue reading
Malacca Road Trip: A&W Meal at the Biggest Mall in Melaka
It’s called Dataran Pahlawan Melaka Megamall and the most interesting thing I found there was the A&W. It sure was nice to have a root beer float. I really hope they make a comeback in Singapore. B enjoyed his coney … Continue reading
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Tagged A&W, biggest mall, Food, Malacca, Malaysia, Melaka, Root Beer Float, shopping
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Malacca Road Trip: Roti Canai & Nasi Lemak Breakfast at Restoran Saravanna
One of our best meals in Malacca was also our last meal here. And it happened to be walking distance away from our hotel – The Majestic. It always seems to be the case for me that the best food … Continue reading
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Tagged Breakfast, Food, Malacca, Malaysia, Melaka, Nasi Lemak, Restoran Saravanna, road trip, Roti Canai, Traditional
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Malacca Road Trip: The Drive Back
I don’t like being stuck in a car for too long, but Michael Buble and James Taylor on the radio were soothing. The space, the sky, the trees, the abundance of nature, even from a concrete highway, helped a whole … Continue reading
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Tagged drive, highway, Malacca to Singapore, Malaysia, road trip, second link, Singapore to Malacca, Tuas
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Fun & A Headache at the Same Time
I recall when I was a kid, a luxury trip meant a package trip in South East Asia through a travel agency. One of those organized tours. These days those are the stuff of my nightmares. Being hoarded with groups, … Continue reading
Posted in Midlife Musings, Travel
Tagged bathrooms, Bintan, getaway, holiday, hotels, Malaysia, middle age, personal, Short, Singapore, thoughts, travel, travel agents, trip
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Stumbled Across a Malaysia Travel Fair at Suntec
I love it when I come across things I didn’t expect. Like stumbling upon a Malaysia Travel Fair at Suntec. At first when I saw the lego dragon I thought this was a Legoland promotion thing. But it was more. … Continue reading
Posted in Singapore Living
Tagged Life, Malaysia, Malaysia Travel Fair 2012, mall, Singapore, suntec, travel
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Two Little Coffeeshops in JB
What I love best about coming to JB (Malaysia is just minutes away) is the meal at the coffee shop that not only tastes fantastic, but is half the price of a similar meal in Singapore. The place also feels … Continue reading
Posted in Midlife Musings, Travel
Tagged coffeeshop, Food, JB, Life, Lor Mai Kai, Malaysia, Pao, rustic, tau sar, travel, wan tan mee
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Factory Outlet Stores in Singapore
Update July 2013: The revamped IMM is my top choice at the moment. What I wrote previously: Forget about Johor Premium Outlets which needs to get it’s act together if they want business to continue. Prices are just way too … Continue reading
Posted in Singapore Living
Tagged Adidas, American, American Tourister, Anchor Point, brands, Changi City Point, cheap, discounts, factory outlet, IMM, Johor Premium Outlets, Malaysia, mall, Nike, outlet stores, Singapore, sizes, timberland, US, West Coast Plaza
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Johor Premium Outlets (Part 2 of 2)
By then I was quite fatigued and ready to head back. But we looked around a bit more since we’re not likely to come back here again. Here’s a directory of all the stores in case there is something that … Continue reading
Posted in Singapore Living
Tagged CK, dress, JB, Johor Premium Outlets, Malaysia, road trip, roads, Singapore, traffic, travel, yellow
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Taking the 2nd Link to Johor Premium Outlets
I think this is my first time on the 2nd Link that I’ve photographed. Might have gone on this once for a work related thing when it first opened, but I’m not sure now. I was so pleasantly surprised. The … Continue reading
Posted in Singapore Living
Tagged checkpoint, drive, highway, how to, JB, Johor Premium Outlets, Malaysia, road, route, Singapore, toll, Tuas
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