Furama City Centre Hotel, Singapore

This is the worst hotel ever because there's no free wifi in the room.

Ok, I am kidding about the worst hotel, but not kidding about no free wifi, not even in the lobby area! What century are we living in?  We had a hi-speed unlimited internet access in our little Siem Reap hotel, helloo.

The lobby

The room

View from my room

The washroom

When there's no internet access, you need to study the map, manually.

What?! No movie channel?  Huhu.. dah la sorang2, takde channel best plak tu.

Other than the internet, the rest of the quality are all there.  Room are spacious for Singapore standard.  Location is great too, many food option, shopping area and most importantly, easy access to Chinatown MRT station - ada bumbung, takyah risau hujan or panas, sesuai untuk yang ada anak-anak kecil.

Senang je nak solve masalah internet pun, just get 1 of these packages:

M1 - sd5 for 1g data (3 days)

SingTel - sd15 100g data (7 days)

Berpatutan kan? Cuma malas nak tukar simcard je la.

Coffee Bean, Changi

I had a black forest mocha ice blended while waiting for my flight at Changi Airport, Singapore.

This cost me SD6.90, which is around RM19.50.  Sigh..everything is so expensive in Singapore when you convert it to MYR. Ohh my Malaysian ringgit.

Din Tai Fung, Chinatown Point, Singapore

I had a yummylicious dim sum while in Singapore end of last month.

We went to Din Tai Fung around 8pm, and we had to wait for a vacant table.  When we were finally seated, many of their signature dish were already sold out.  Nonetheless I had a wonderful dinner with my cousins there, and tasted one of the of most delicious dim sum I ever had.

Here are some of the photos that I managed to capture.

Xiao Long Pau - these are so yummy, delicate dough skin, seriously melt in your mouth, best eaten with ginger in soya sauce/vinegar. 

Mini japanese cucumber (or zucchini?) in spicy sauce.

Wantan noodle soup

Duck roll

Great time with cuzzies.

I will sure to come back to Din Tai Fung if I see one.  Din Tai Fung is an award winning restaurant originated from Taiwan, now they have branches around the world.

Flower Dome @ Gardens by the Bay

 The entrance fees to this Flower Dome is at Sg16 per adult and Sg11 per child.

On the 1st floor...

  Bottle tree!

Ok, 1 of the thing in my must-see list is achieved. *insert star jump here*

On the ground floor.. 

 

 

View from the top..

 My children love this place so much.

Exhibition running at that time is 'War of Roses'.  Beautiful indeed, though I wish it was "War of Tulips" - how wonderful would that be ..  next time nak pergi lagi dalam bulan April or May lah.

Planet at Gardens By The Bay

Planet is a giant sculpture of a sleeping baby by internationally acclaimed British artist Marc Quinn. 

This gigantic sleeping baby is based on Quinn’s own son.  This bronze sculpture was first displayed at the historical Chatsworth House in England in 2008; now it is permanently display at The Meadow Gardens by the Bay, Singapore. 

Imagine betapa seronoknya anak-anak saya dengar nama tempat ni 'Planet', diorang ingat ada benda macam dalam space ke ape, rupa nyer macam ni je pun.

JB - Singapore Trip 2014

Our transportation and entrance fee expenses:

Day 1

Taxi from Senai Airport to 11@Century - RM45

Day 2

Taxi from 11@Century to CIQ - RM6.90

Bus from CIQ to Quenstreet - RM2.60 per person

Taxi from Bugis to Gardens By the Bay - sg6.60

Audio tour Gardens By the Bay - sg5 per adult, sg3 per child

Flower Doom, Gardens by the Bay - sg16 per adult, sg11 per child

Taxi from Gardens by the Bay to MRT city hall - sg7.70

MRT city hall to Kranji - sg2.30 per person

Bus from Kranji to CIQ - sg0.80 per adult, sg0.50 per child

Taxi from CIQ to11@Century - RM7

Day 3

Taxi from 11@Century to Aeon Tebrau - RM14

Taxi from Aeon Tebrau to 11@Century - RM25

Day 4

Taxi from 11@Century to Senai Airport - RM42

Daddy is coming home

Daddy is coming home today, hip hip hooray!

His journey..
The airports.

The destinations.

xoxo,
Emmett, Eugene n Mummy.

Enough of Singapore?

We wanted to try the lower-end market in Singapore.  So we went to Bugis Street mall, this place is very much similar to our Petaling street (the PJ boutiques).  There I met with the most unfriendly durian seller! The incident almost ruined my mood on Singapore's special day.  Now I really understand the important of the locals' attitude in tourism industry.

Bugis Street

Last year, when we were in Singapore, Emmett was at 2y2m then, 100% of the time we will be given a seat while in the MRT. That was one of the main reason why we came back again this year. This time around, at 2y11m, the percentage drop to 70%; maybe Emmett is getting too old and almost disqualified for that reserved seat.

Coincidentally, on both trips we have to buy a new pair of shoes for Emmett, last year his shoe had torn apart, while this year he lost one of it.

Have I had enough of Singapore?
Will I come back again next year?
I hope not, but if I do come back again, it will definitely for the special mee sua haha!

Latest update: Yup, we did come back in 2013, still not having enough of Singapore.

Gardens by the Bay @ Marina Bay

Sungguh la best bawa anak-anak jalan petang-petang di sini.

Tempat yang bersih, pemandang yang indah..dekat dengan MRT lagi tu.

Ada daily shows..
First - 7:45 PM
Second - 8:45 PM

Ni jejantas from Marina Bay ke Gardens by the Bay.

Cantik sangat pemandangan kat situ, boleh tengok the Singapore Flyer

Yang tu Skyway, kite tak naik, gayat la, tengok dari bawah pun rasa bergetar dah kaki, apalagi nak bawak anak-anak...iskk tak nak aku..tunggu diorang dah besar sikit, dah pandai jaga diri, boleh la cuba kot.

Yang ni Dragonfly and Kingfisher Lakes, boleh duduk lepak kat sini sambil tengok Garden Rhapsody show.

Gaint Supertrees

Marina Bay Sands.. tengok dari jauh je, bila la dapat merasa katil kat situ..huwaaa

VivoCity

VivoCity is a huge super mall across Sentosa Island. 

I like it so much there, it makes me feel like I'm in Midvalley megamall. 

Getting there is so easy, the MRT station is within (underneath) the mall. 

It is one of the most child-friendly mall that I have been to; with huge walkway, lots of children's shops and free playground plus wading pool at the rooftop sky park, what more can a parent ask for!

@ Burger King

Gundam @ Toys R Us

Enjoying the view - Sentosa Island from afar

Food court

One of the halal food court at the lower ground floor, as you can see its almost empty during fasting month.

Trip to Singapore (2012)

My Spending for Singapore Trip 2012

Day 1
Ez link sgd30 each
Singtel startup sgd15 + reload sgd20 + sgd 20 (lots of data to keep the kids occupied)
Lunch @ Lavender - kway chap rice sgd4.80 + char siew pau sgd0.90 + 100plus sgd1.70
Dinner @ Marina bay sands foodcourt - ramen sgd10

Day 2
Breakfast @ Bugis - Mee Sua sgd3.50 + kaya toast sgd1.20 + teh peng sgd1.30
Bugis street - sgd30
Robinsons - sgd13
Wantan Mee - sgd4.30
7E - sgd2.70
Guardians - sgd8.20
Street Ice cream - sgd1.50
Supper @ Bugis - sgd10

Day 3
Breakfast @ Bugis - sgd6
Burger king - sgd14
Toys R Us - sgd7
Monorial to sentosa - sgd3.50 each

7E - sgd2.30
VivoCity foodcourt - sgd10

Day 4
Adidas @ Vivo City - sgd58
Changi airport - sgd19

Hotels RM1301.83
Air-tickets

*see Trip to Singapore (2011)

Ramen @ Marina Bay foodcourt

My sgd10 ramen @ Marina Bay foodcourt, very nice.
Makan ramen je mesti ingat kat Naruto...itadakimasu

Punya la susah nak cari foodcourt tu, walk from 1 end to the other end.. 

Fuh penat giler... memang banyak exercise masa di Singapore nie.

Wantan mee @ Lavender

This particular wantan mee cost sgd3.30 last year, this time around, it cost sgd4.30.

Mee sua @ Bugis

We found this super delicious 'speciality mee sua' at Bugis.

We loved it so much on our 1st try - during breakfast time that we decided to come back again for supper and again for breakfast on the following day.

This kopitiam operates 24 hours!

Just can't get this mee out of my mind... argh!

Singapore National Day 2012 pt2

I was expecting more from the air show...sigh..

Fireworks were great, which divided into 4-big shows about 2-3 minutes each, and few smaller one. I prefer it to be in 1 go - a 10 minutes show would be great.

Singapore National Day 2012 pt1

At 6.45pm..