Pardon the un updated blog information and all, I’m just so super excited to share about my experiences in Johor Bahru, Malaysia that I just can’t be bothered about it, yet. So just bear with the ‘under construction’ for now.
As you should know by now, Azz has to go back and forth Malaysia to get her passport chopped every now and then. This time round, I accompanied her to JB as I didn’t have school and no, I didn’t want to be left alone in misery waiting for her to come back. It was just a one day and one night trip, but it sure as hell felt like a mini cultural holiday for me! I enjoyed my trip thoroughly and just wish that I could have a second trip, a longer one at that too.
We left for Malaysia on Saturday 1st May at 3pm. Went over to Shafiq’s house first to send cat food. It was not a great start to the day cuz for starters, we had tonned at AMK central the night before and I went to bed just a little after 11am. Azz literally had to drag me out of bed to get ready. Going over the causeway in the bus was bad too cuz it was peak period (we reached checkpoint at 6+pm) and the traffic was so heavy! Even though I had a seat, there was this damm irritating young Indonesia woman who was standing next to me and kept resting her butt on my body (Did she think she was my friend or what?!). To make things worse, she had bad breath and a disgusting body odour. I had to keep pushing her with my body. When we finally arrived in JB, we had to go to City Square’s Macdonalds to send a letter from the hospital to Azz’s dad. After that, finding a budget hotel was the main priority. With it being a Saturday, most of the budget hotel in JB central were already fully booked and it was only 7+pm. We went round in circles, sweaty smelly perspiring and tired. Almost giving up, we went in one of the last few hotels there were. Hotel Hong Kong. I was suspicious of the shady looking hotel. It looked too sleazy and scary. Going up the flight of stairs, it sure reminded me of the back alley at Geylang. Alas, it was fully booked too, except for one room. The receptionist (he looked like he was from some 70’s hong kong gangster films) said he had one air-con room but the air-conditioning was spoilt so we had to make do with a fan (which he passed to us from over the counter. -.-’ ). And since it was bad he would give us a ‘great discount’ of RM40 for the night. Taknak cerewet lah, I’m so damn tired and sticky I just wanna bathe and lie down for awhile. Room 41. No lift so we had to climb up till 4th floor, with our heavy bags and the fan nonetheless. Everything looks so run down and when we opened the door, I just couldn’t stop myself from laughing so hard. It was like a scene from some retro old school P.Ramlee movie. The paint on the walls were peeling off and there were no tv. The dressing table’s mirror was missing a piece at the top and I don’t wanna start on the teeny weeny toilet! Hahaha! We bathed and lie down for awhile then our stomachs took control and we went out in search of some authentic Malaysia Truly Asia food. We ate chapati with keema and nasi goring with iced milo coke and one big coconut at this blast from the past foodie place (it costed only RM10.80!). It was like Newton and Lau Pa Sat rolled into one. Only that its from the past. Just see the photos and you’d get what I mean. after that we walked and walked and walked till our feet hurt.
Found this while walking. Azz calls this 'Itik Expired'
the chapathi here taste great!
BIG coconut! u have to add sugar to this for it to taste good!
the newton + lau pa sat 70's style
Before going back to the hotel though, we bought this sex enhancer thingy from a roadside peddler. Germany Sex Drops. RM15 for one verrrryyy small bottle. You were supposed to pour a few drops into any beverage and drink it. Tasteless and its supposed to get you horny and heighten your senses during love making. I tried it back at the room with some green tea and yes it was tasteless. No wonder these kinda things are banned in Singapore! Girls could easily be spiked by any guys and they wouldn’t even know it. After 15 mins or so, I just don’t dare to tell you what happened to Azz! Hahaha!
The next day again we went searching for food and ended up at again a 70’s style kedai kopi. The nasi padang there was super delicious and the thing is you hadto serve yourself directly from the big big periuks! after walking and walking again we decided to go home on the KTM. The ticket costed only RM5 and it went all the way to Tanjong Pagar.
ticket for two
in the KTM
this is also in Singapore!
the arriving
Even when we were in Singapore, there were places that the train went that were just so uniquely Malaysia. I guess even after independence and building our own identity after all those years, we still have parts here and there that still have links to Malaysia. Look at these pictures and you’d agree.
this is in Singapore!
The total we spent: SGD 60.
I guess that’s all, but after today I’m going to make it a point to explore places every Saturday and post about it here in my blog. Next week, HSBC Treetop Walk. Just wait for the pictures!
Some places i found in singapore that were pretty to my eyes..
