Short holiday to Temasek

Monday, 12th August.

So on the fifth of raya, we went to Johor Bahru (together with my in-laws family). The main plan is of course to go to Universal Studios Singapore but we would stay in JB as it is cheaper and more convenient as we do not want to drive in Singapore.


Initially we wanted to go to Bangkok or Vietnam during this Raya holiday, but the timing was so short we figured we would go someplace nearer.  So USS it is!

Left Seremban around 8am that Monday morning and alhamdulillah traffic was smooth all the way to JB. We stopped at RnR Ayer Keroh for breakfast and continued our journey. Believe it or not, this was my first trip to JB ever! Never been to JB and never stayed in JB before (agak sadis kan?). Selalu lalu tepi JB je nak pergi masuk Singapore.

We stayed at The Embassy Hotel and Service Apartment in JB. I really wouldn't recommend this hotel ever to anyone, for the price we paid, the service really sucks big time. Encek K was the one who did the booking hokay, not me. 

Upon arrival around 12 noon, they let us check into our rooms. But there was no towels, no kettle, nothing whatsoever. Cleanliness is only so-so for me. Trust me I don't mind a small room but main point is that it has to be clean. Bersih!! I would say the room size is decent but the cleanliness must be improved. Breakfast also sucks, considering they only served mihun goreng, mee goreng, nasi goreng and roti bakar with butter and jam, no eggs, no hotdogs, no side dish whatsoeverrrrrrrrr. Sungguh tak puas hati as the room costs us around RM200. Will never stay here again ever.

After checking in, all of us went for lunch, had a nice mee rebus and nasi ayam during lunch.


Next pit stop is JPO (Johor Premium Outlet)!

JPO ni sesuai cuci mata je kot. Burberry, Michael Kors and Coach are still expensive here than online, so better beli online kot. I saw the same MK leather wallet which I bought for my mum during my trip to Munich and it was RM600++ after 50% sale, I got it for 60 Euros only in a retail store inMunich, kan banyak beza? So the designer bags still mahal lagi kat sini compare to Europe walaupun JPO ni ialah outlet and not retail store. I bought a pair of Charles and Keith wedges for RM70 and a couple of undies from La Senza, untuk si kecik atok and nenek belanja kasut Nike sempena his birthday yeay! Thank you atok and nenek untuk hadia tu. Encek K pulak borong Levis dua pasang. Sehelai RM100 oklah kan for a Levis jeans. We left JPO around 7pm, had our dinner and head back to hotel as we wanted to rest for our USS trip the very next day.

MIL-me-Arfan Miqaeel

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Tuesday, 13th August

On Tuesday, semua bersemangat dah, janji tunggu kat lobby for breakfast at 6am. As mentioned breakfast sucks, so alas perut je and we drove from our hotel to Tune Hotels at Danga Bay for our bus ride direct to USS. Sampai-sampai je bas dah tunggu.

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breakfast paling tak best

FYI, we took the package from Rajawali Travel, so seorang kena RM310 for USS entrance ticket (kami upgrade EXPRESS PASS ye, malas nak beratur), RM310 tu jugak termasuk sekali transportation pergi dan balik dari Tune Hotel, and for the USS ticket, dapat sekali $10 untuk voucher makan and $5 untuk voucher beli barang kat dalam USS. FYI all of the bookings is made by encek K, kali ni travel I goyang kaki tak payah fikir nak settlekan the itinerary at all.

We left Tune Hotel around 8am and reached USS around 9.30am, traffic was really bad in Singapore. The best thing that day was that it was raining in the early morning, so we were lucky the whole day dalam USS cuaca mendung aje, tak hujan langsung and tak panas langsung, so tak penat sangat lah seharian tu.

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yipeeee second time here

papa and daddy

mi familia

Ok, kat sini nak bagi tips sikit, if you have extra money and extra budget, please please puhleaseeeee upgrade your ticket to express pass. Trust me, it is worth every dollar. We managed to catch all rides in all seven zones that day thanks to the express pass. Dulu masa pergi first time dengan company encek K, we did not have the express pass, memang tak sempat naik semua ride that time, but this time, we managed to finished all rides in one day, siap sempat tengok show Waterworld kat The Lost World Zone. So please upgrade your pass ya! The upgrade will costs you around $30-$50 depending upon the date. Imagined when we wanted to go for Transformers ride, the waiting time is 55 minutes, but with our express pass we had to wait  less than 10 minutes only. Berbaloi-baloi! Plus, if you are bringing small children this would safe a lot of energy used for waiting trust me!  

Other tips is; please bring your own water bottle, as there are water cooler/water fountain inside, so you can save your money by re-filling the bottles, takyah beli  air mineral everytime. Bring some snacks if you want especially for kids as they might get hungry along the day; you will be there from 10am to 8pm kan, so better stock up some snacks if you wanna save some money.  For halal food, don't worry there are two cafes inside USS which served halal food, and both pun makanannya sedap we have tried. Also, if you are lazy to bring your child stroller, you can also rent strollers at the entrance. During our visit that day, we rented the wheelchair as my MIL sakit kaki that day. So kami sewakan kerusi roda untuk emak and alhamdulillah mak selesa sikit.

Ok for now enjoy the pictures!

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We left USS around 7.30pm and the bus was already waiting for us at the parking lot. Naik bas, semua orang tidur sebab penat gila tak terkata, even Arfan Miqaeel pun tidur sekali. Woke up time nak pass immigration je and lepas tu sambung tidur balik. We reached Tune Hotel around 9.30pm and immediately had our dinner at Sekinchan Ikan Bakar which was located right in front of Tune Hotel. Semua dah penat that time, so malas nak drive pergi tempat lain, so we had dinner there and by 11pm we were back at our rooms. Memang semua kong tidur until breakfast time next morning.

Wednesday, 14th August

On Wednesday, memang dah takde plan ape-ape. Ingat nak pusing-pusing JB before we headed home. Tapi encek K pulak nak pergi JPO again!!! He said he couldn't sleep thinking about a pair of Timberland shoes that he saw at JPO the day bafore. Gatal sunggoh laki mak ni! I asked him why he didn't buy it earlier, he said he wasn't sure at that time, tapi sebab tak boleh tido so dia sure dah nak beli kasut tu.. Apekahhh?

So we had a very late sucky breakfast, check out (bye-bye, will never come again!) had lunch nearby the hotel and headed to JPO again. Haihhhhhh geram je laki mak ni tau. 

Sampai JPO, it took him almost two hours to decide whether he should take the shoes in size 9.5 or size 10. I told you right my darling husband memang cerewet.com bila nak beli barang. Terpaksa ku layankan jugakkkkk. Haihhhhhhh. And what time did we finally left JPO? 7pm  +___+

Cuba teka what time kami sampai KL?

And yes, we were working on Thursday!