Our short Johor trip (Part 1/2) 15-16 Dec 2013

It was quite a last minute decision to spend a short getaway at JB. This 2D1N trip was booked sometime in the midst of his exams. We were considering a few places such as Malacca but because we're so poor we couldn't afford it haha! So we decided on JB since we wouldn't have to spend so much to travel there as it can be done by bus. And of course the best idea would be to stay as close to the checkpoint as possible. Everything would be so convenient. Oh yah someone decided to be a nice boyfriend so he paid for the hotel which was really cheap too.

We met early in the morning at Woodlands and had our breakie at Toastbox before heading over to Woodlands Checkpoint and then to Johor. It didn't take us long before we reached City Square so we started window shopping first. I was looking forward to visiting City Square cos it was renovating the last time I was there. I thought there will be major changes but it was almost the same. It felt as though there wasn't much to shop for. Thank goodness we were there for 2 days only. We then had small bites at Secret Recipe cos we didn't feel too hungry for lunch.

Bf thinking: I can't wait to eat you up but my gf had to take a last photo 

of you first before you end up in our stomachs.

Chocolate and banana cake x Iced Chocolate

I forgot the name for this but it tasted so awesome. Like curry puff.

My Day 1's OOTD. Nothing interesting haha.

By the time we finished our food, we felt it was almost time that we check in. The hotel was almost directly opposite City Square. Anyway it's called Citrus Hotel. Just a 3-star hotel but decided to go for it cos of its location. When we reached the hotel lobby, there were so many people waiting around. Waited for a while for our turn but we were told that the rooms were not ready. So there we waited for close to an hour until the whole lobby went from crowded to empty. But still there were no standard rooms available. However it was kind of a blessing in disguise cos they decided to upgrade our room to club room for free! Highest level and can enjoy club lounge and gym facilities-as if we have time for those lol. But at least the room would be much bigger. Lucky lucky! We hurried went up,dropped our bags and then headed to KSL via public bus.

We were starving by then. Settled for Causeway Bay HK restaurant. I hate the menu so much. Too many varieties! I had a hard time choosing. That's what happens when I'm faced with too many choices. I get so stressed up. Haha okay just kidding. Not so exaggerating.

Boyfriend trying to act healthy and ordered this pot of porridge which was

surprisingly nice. Just a little bit too watery it felt as though it's soup.

Okay mine looks super unhealthy. Some noodles with chicken in portuguese sauce,

which after some discussion, we guessed it was curry plus cheese. Quite a unique taste
I must say. The portion of noodles was a little big though.

The rest of the afternoon was spent shopping at KSL Mall. I managed to get 3 pairs of HWS which I love so much. Finally found the right fit for myself. And each pair was only about SGD10! Besides that, there wasn't much stuff to buy. The clothes weren't like that nice, maybe so-so only. We walked and walked and walked. Entered shops and came out empty handed. So we gave up since it was getting late too. But we went to the supermarket to get drinks and a pack of chips for tonight before taking the bus back to our hotel.

There is this popular stretch of food stalls near our hotel. Yes we did quite an amount of research before the trip. The street is called Meldrum Walk. So many stalls and somehow the Malay stalls were grouped together and the Chinese stalls were further down. As it just rained, the roadside tables and chairs were still wet so we decided to buy our dinner back. We were so tempted to get the bbq stingray but bet it will stink up the whole room. We bought Char Kway Teow, Ramly burger and a piece of popiah. Sinful to the max.

I was a little disappointed with the CKT cos the oil taste was so intense. It wasn't as nice

as what I heard from reviews. The popiah didn't satisfy me either. So sad.

I forgot to mention that we bought movie tix to the movie "Frozen" earlier in the afternoon for a late movie. So cheap to catch a movie at Malaysia. Shall do that again the next time I go JB. Their popcorn combos are also freaking cheap. Guess it was less than SGD4 for a large popcorn and a drink. Anyway it was such a great movie. I'm so addicted to the movie soundtracks that I keep listening to them every night haha.

Here's me and my dear boy! <3