Watch out! It is a zika-free :P trip to the city of light that we had on the 2nd mid-term school holiday, apart from the 'balik kampung' to Ipoh and JB on both week end. My wife managed to secure a stay for 2 nights at the 'Rumah Peranginan Persekutuan' where it supposed to be a big family trip with my siblings. It was a big vacation house, which I believe can cater at least 15-20 people. For some reasons, they had to turn it down.
Note: Pictures taken are not in the best quality as I'm still get my hands on the new DSLR camera.. wink.. wink..
Family Hall on the 1st floor
Master bedroom was so big..
The 2nd bedroom and even the 3rd room on the other side considered spacious
Family hall at the ground floor
Maybe next time we should have a big family's
We didn't make any plan on places to visit and as we stayed nearby to Orchard road, it would be easy to roam around the city. After checked-in, we stopped at Arab streets, for lunch at the famous Zam Zam restaurant. Unfortunately the store is not yet open. They do not serve lunch? That's weird. We headed to the other restaurant, AL-Tasneem, where I would think that their beriyani rice and murtabak are tasty as well.
The Sultan Mosque's just situated in front of this restaurant and coming out from the back entrance, there are bunch of souvenir shop along the street heading to Kampung Glam. We visited the historical Istana Kampung Glam, where the heritage and culture of the Malay were being exhibited. It is small museum but worth to visit.
When they say the best, then it would be the best.. trust me!
The Sultan Mosque
A nominal fee of SGD4 for admission
It was a nice colonial building
Papan tanda zaman dolu2
Wohooo... this is classic!
Burger...anyone?
Later in late evening, we had a boat cruise to the Marina Bay Sand, watched a captivating laser show. The show started at 9.30pm and it can also be enjoyed by the Marina Bay
Singapore River glittered at night
Ambik gambar pun jadi laa...
The laser point out from the top of Marina Bay Sand
On the next morning, we visited the National Museum of Singapore. We spent more than 2 hours exploring the main museum as well as the temporary exhibition. A single ticket cost of SGD10 includes all access to the 'We built a Nation', 'Modern Colony', 'Singapore History Galley' and among others.
Ohh by the way, our stayed are quite far from the MRT station, so we drove to most of the places we visited. Most of the attractions will have you to pay for a parking fee. A Nets CashCard can take care of your car park charges and ERP, which can be purchased at any 7e outlet.
There are 40 crystal to commemorate the Jubilee of the Queen..
Main concourse leading to Stamford Gallery
Six-course meal, anyone?
Nyonya bangun pagi, siram pokok bunga...
Nu'man intrigued with the old TV
We went downtown to Orchard Road stroll along for window shopping before heading back to rest. In the evening, we went to the Garden by the Bays. There are three main attractions that can be visited, but we opted only for Flower Dome and Cloud Forest, saved the OCBC Skyway for next trip. Entrance to both conservatories are SGD28 while there were public access to several gardens such Bay East garden, Heritage garden and many more.
Supertree Grooves come with audio performance at night
Not to forget the Far East Children Garden
The Flower Dome entrance
The conservatory was spacious, not to mention the abundance of Pokestop :P
The best shots
Not much pictures in the cloud forest as it quite dark
Enjoy the audio performance below
On the third day, we pay a visit to Mandai Zoo on the way back to JB. Again, we saved the River Cruise and Night Safari for the next visit.
Sighh... we supposed to visit Australia this year, but....
Thinking of the same idea as what Zarin did in his wrapping up post, I'll do the same for the sake of my own record. This post will be updated from time to time. Some of the trip may have a specific write-up and you may click on the travelling month. Here is the world travel map, courtesy of TripAdvisor. A bit of Statistics: Total countries visited = 22/195 [Last updated : September 2023] Our Travel Map. [Courtesy of TripAdvisor. According to them, we only covered 13% of the Earth at the moment :P .... still long way to go and we didn't show USA map as to when we will be there]
Sarapan pagi kat airport We had been rotating to visit the Southeast Asia country each year and this is the fourth time visit to Indonesia after Bali (2010), Bukittinggi (2012) and Bandung (2014). Looks like we made a return every 2 years, that's interesting! We may need to consider other countries like Brunei, Philippines or Cambodia in the near future. Three hours later, we arrived Lombok International Airport at noon. We were welcomed by Pak Ibrahim's staff shortly after clearing immigration and collecting our luggage. The weather that day was slightly overcast. En route to Teluk Kodek Port, we stopped at Sukarara Weaving Village. By the time we reached there, it was raining heavily. It is a traditional craft of weaving center located in Lombok West Nusa Tenggara. Not much seen as it felt, we had ayam taliwang for lunch at Taliwang Alam Nyaman restaurant, known for its famous local dish. Alpukat Jus (Avocado Juice) is also a must try whenever you vi...
Watch out! It is a zika-free :P trip to the city of light that we had on the 2nd mid-term school holiday, apart from the 'balik kampung' to Ipoh and JB on both week end. My wife managed to secure a stay for 2 nights at the 'Rumah Peranginan Persekutuan' where it supposed to be a big family trip with my siblings. It was a big vacation house, which I believe can cater at least 15-20 people. For some reasons, they had to turn it down.
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