SATURDAY AT JB (;
Saturday will always be my dating day with the man. But before our day got started, I woke up at 5am to drop by to TTSH to pay a visit to my grandmum. And also to take over shift with my Aunt who stayed overnight the previous day. Thankfully grandmum was feeling much better after a long rested day. Stayed with grandmum till 11am and so thankful that bf came down to accompany me. Small little things that he have done will always warm my heart. I mean like which guy will ever like to wake up early on a weekend to accompany your gf's grandmum?
Im so glad he does (:
Mum and brother came over after 11am and left the two of us to our own world. It was an impromptu date with the man and we are travelling down to Johor Bahru for our Saturday date. This is not the first time that we travelled down to JB so both of us were quite familiar with the routes and bus journey. However, the traffic flow was a really damn spoiler. The kranji station had a long queue lining all the way to the taxi stand that probably would have to wait for 2 hours to be able to board the bus so we decided to cab down from Mas-iling to Singapore custom.
Thinking that once we battled through the long traffic from Singapore custom, we will be much pretty safe. But my prediction was wrong. Another traffic jam at JB custom and this time round its twice the number of people than in Kranji. Face palm, we wouldn't want to get stuck over there for several hours.
And guess what my boyfriend had to say. HAHA. "WANNA TAKE UP A CHALLENGE?" Deep inside im like what? He brought me over to the nearby gate and I was appalled. The main gate leading to the walkaway path. And my smile become a frown! He wants to walk from Singapore custom to JB custom!!!
I didn't blame him for making this decision as both of us do not want to waste our time on queuing. Set aside that, we would probably reach at 4pm if we have to wait. So challenge accepted! Off we gooooo!
It was a first ever time experience for both of us and our walking journey took us 30 mins to reach the custom but im glad that bf tried to make the whole journey a fun and entertaining one by cracking lots of jokes although im super exhausted after walking half way through. Scorching sun beat me of course!
Check out the traffic flow, im not kidding when I mentioned the heavy traffic flow. Boyfriend took this picture for memories.
This was a retarded shot taken by him and he insisted me to keep this because he said that I looked good on it. Convincing enough, no? HAHA. Can someone enlighten me with my deep panda eyes? ;/
Half of me died + under the hot sun with no umbrella really killed me. All I prayed for the route to be shorter and shorter.
The last few metres when I can feel that im nearer to the custom. FYI, this is the first time im admiring my backview. HAHA, wondering since when I have such long and blonde hair.
Our day Trip to Johor Bahru began - Taking Shuttle Bus from JB Sentral to KSL City.
After clearing the custom, just follow the signs leading to JB Sentral, I think after one bridge crossing, looked out for this signboard and the escalator on the left. To head to City Square Mall just walk straight ahead(no need to take any shuttle bus) but as we planned to visit KSL City Mall first, we need to take the shuttle bus from the bus terminal below the custom. The bus fare from JB Sentral to KSL City Mall is RM1.50, need to have exact fare to drop into the coin box.
There are a lot of F&B options in KSL city, but we strongly encourage you to be adventurous and walk across the street for some delectable street food.
Located right across KSL, this Bak Kut Teh stall is one of the most visited in JB (A poll to 10 other friends, almost all went there before). When we went in at around 2 pm., the place was very crowded and we had to wait quite a bit before getting our tables. However, the turnover rate here is usually very fast, so don't be turn off by the crowd - it is worth the wait.
I love the herbal soup. I like both the herb and the pepper type of bak kut teh so I will enjoy it as long as the soup is rich and good. The portion is more than sufficient for 2 person and the soup remained hot in the claypot till we finished it.
The Soup: With so many ingredients inside, The Soon Soon BKT soup is especially delicious. They not only added the typical ingredients like mushrooms, tau kee and pork, they have also added a generous portion of clams and a tinge of pepper. With the extra pepper, the soup would appeal to BOTH camps of BKT (the peppery and the herbal people) as it gives a good mix of both inside the soup.
Try the Honey Jelly dessert. Its a good way to beat off the heat and cool down, especially in such a hot weather.
ADDRESS:
236, Jalan Sutera,
Taman Sentosa, 80150,
Johor Bahru, Johor
This is the address that I googled. I think it should be correct, but to be safe, just head to KSL City Mall and exit from the Basement 1 or 2 exit and you'll see a row of shophouses. It is located at the first few shops along that stretch. It shouldn't be too difficult to locate.
Movie after our lunch and we caught Maleficent. I would shout out for their cheap tickets. Bf and I watched a movie show at only $6. HAHA.
PLOT:
An elderly woman narrates and tells the story of Maleficent, a young and powerful fairy living in the Moors, a magical realm bordering a human kingdom. As a young girl, she falls in love with a human peasant boy named Stefan, whose infatuation with Maleficent is overshadowed by his ambition to become king. As they grow older, the two drift apart until one day Stefan stops coming to see her. After Maleficent defeats the current king in battle during an attack on the Moors, the king becomes fatally ill and he offers his crown to whoever kills Maleficent. Stefan visits her at night and drugs her, but can't bring himself to kill her. Instead he burns off her wings using iron (a lethal substance to fairies) and presents them to the king as proof she was slain. Heartbroken by Stefan's betrayal and the loss of her wings, Maleficent begins building a darker kingdom in the faerie realm. Maleficent rescues a raven named Diaval, who swears to serve her for life; he serves as her one companion and confidant, constantly being shape-shifted from man to bird and other animals as she needs him.
The movie was awesome! It comprises of different fairy tales like sleeping beauty, jack and the beanstalk, the spinning wheel spindle story. At the end of the story was a happy every after (:
KSL shopping mall is way too big for us to walk all in a day. By the time when the movie ended, it was close to dinner time. I personally do not shop enough and went back home with empty-handed. I guess this trip is all about FOOD FOOD FOOD. I shall save more for my bangkok trip instead (:
We stopped at this Taiwan Recipe for dinner. I was actually attracted by the Oreo ice-cream in the flower pot. Surprisingly, there are many more choices in the menu. It was a hard decision on what to order, how to order and when to order.
The menu said it all! HOW TO CHOOSE OVER 100+ OF FOOD?
I order the honey red tea while Bf ordered this mixture of vegetables drink which its good for detox. Our main was just Guinness red pork stew. I was surprised that bf ordered just ala carte rather to a set as he was complaining about how hungry he was earlier on. The strong Guinness is exactly like the beer that was sold at coffee shop/ hypermarket etc. I hate it because it was all so bitter-taste like and I hate to drink beer. But for him, he found it tasty!
Personally for myself, I ordered honey mango toast with ice cream. The toast was fried crispy that you could hear the crunchy sound after biting once. The toast wasn't oily at all and the mangoes were so fresh that I would want to order another serving. Such a perfect dessert to accompany with.
Our appetizer had a weird name. Its called coffin in the bag. Basically crispy toast bread filled with curry chicken or some other paste. Best combination goes to the curry chicken with the toast. The curry wasn't that spicy and it tastes like a little indian kind of curry.
The price was so much cheaper that Im so used to converting it to Sin money. Everything cost RM45 which is less than $27.50. Where can you get this price from Singapore?
That's all to our trip to JB aka KSL shopping centre. I will definitely come back with another round of shopping and eat! Maybe a stay at the KSL resort too (:
Till then.
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