Singapore!

Ah a much needed trip, to Singapore that is! Went there on the previous weekend with my two cousins Dzaid and Daim. Although I planned to go to Singapore sometime this month or next month, my decision to go was quite impromptu. Seriously, no schedule, just go there and have fun (and a few serious business, of coz)!

And it was really fun! We didn't do much coz it was only a 3-day trip, but I felt so relaxed and my mind was so blank; all in all, it felt great!

I wanted to montage the pictures just like how I did in my xanga singapore post, but there are just too many good pictures this time! So I've decided to go for my Japan trip style, a caption for each picture.

Alright here we go...


I'm proud to say that I've packed just enough for the trip, so my bag was small and light! I used to overpack for trips coz I'm worried my clothes get drenched in the rain or something, so I always pack twice as much. Not this time!


When we arrived at the station, Daim was late, so we decided to sleep. (Of course, we only acted like we're asleep only when they actually arrived :D)


Please welcome Janet to the blog! She's Daim's Singaporean friend, and he got to know her when he was studying in UK. Now she's our tour guide around Singapore!

I asked her to bring us to a restaurant unique to Singapore, and she brought us to a Japanese restaurant :D Oh well, at least the food was great! Thanks Janet!

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When we were done eating, we had to go back to our Johor hotel (the things we do to save money!). Joanne was supposed to pick us up from the Johor customs office, but there was a massive traffic jam! The city had a chinese procession going on, so we had to walk halfway to our hotel for about 30 to 45 minutes.


Looks like I haven't been exercising enough lately.

Anyway, on the way to the hotel, I was taking pictures of the traffic jam, when suddenly a group of Malays in a car wanted me to take their picture. So being the sporting guy that I am, I got the camera ready for them.

"ok pose yea... satu, dua, tiga!"


"ok dah ambik!" Too bad there was a fence there, so the flash highlighted it instead. Oh well, they didn't need to know that :P If you look closely, you could see one of the guys putting up the V sign. keke, poor guy.

After that they said "Terima kasih! Welcome to Malaysia!". I'm a Malaysian lah dude!

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The next day, we went off to Singapore to meet up with Janet and Daim.


Before that, we met Dzaid's little friend in the MRT station. What a coincidence.


That day, we went to Sentosa island! Before that, we were eating lunch and walking around in a shopping complex called VivoCity.

Then suddenly I remembered the time when Birdie told me about this hanging black guy on a bar held between two very tall poles in VivoCity. He was so astounded by it and told us a lot about it, so we hurried to search for that black dude.


Eerrrrmmm, that's all? I was expecting the poles to be much taller than that! And what does this have to do with anything anyway? A hanging black guy right in the middle of the pool... Very mysterious indeed.

Well one thing's for sure; Searching for the black dude made us discover a very nice rooftop park in VivoCity. It's nice to have walk around here after some busy shopping in the complex.


We were having so much fun! (yes, it's a pose for the camera)


Back - Mechanical giraffes, Front - Organic giraffes


Ok don't even ask what this is about.

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We took a monorail to Sentosa island from VivoCity. Once we arrived, there was a big stone monster, just like the ones I saw in Shadow of Colossus! Everyone ran away, but I had to do something!


It was huge and dangerous, so I hid myself from the giant merlion. I waited painstakingly for an opportunity. When it was looking elsewhere...


...I boldly rushed forward to attack with my trusty sword (read: rolled sentosa island brochure).


"Guys, what's the matter? Why are you all running away?!"

You know how embarassing it is to stay frozen like that for the camera, with so many people looking at us? If you notice, the Indian man behind us couldn't help but laugh at our stupid antics.


"Awww you poor little queen of hearts."


As you can see, we were really happy in Sentosa.


Seriously, when you see an empty car like that, what would YOU do?


"Aik, why cannot see anything wan?!"


"Oooh, now I see something" ;)


This was Dzaid's and Janet's last picture.

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After some walking, we saw some people having fun riding a luge, so we thought of being part of the action too.

So we paid for the tickets, grabbed our helmets and lined up for the luge ride.


Damn, I've always wanted to take alcohol and drugs while riding a luge.


Based on our facial expressions:
Janet - *innocent smile*
Daim - "Zzzzz... why isn't it moving yet?..."
Dzaid - "Oi, aku mat rempit! Selagi enjin aku tak mati..."
Me - "C'mon man! When is it gonna start huh?! I'm so pumped up! Start moving, damn it!"


After the luge ride, we arrived at Sentosa beach. It's a very well-maintained beach, with bikini babes (woohoo!), people playing volleyball and a whole bunch of people sunbathing on the beach chairs! Just like the beaches you see on TV!


Darn, they were expecting me.


This is me playing volleyball... uhh... outside the volleyball court.


Janet: "Oi, stop wasting our time la."


I wanted to strip naked on the beach, then I saw this sign.


We took so many stupid pictures that we almost forgot to take a group picture. That didn't stop us from making a stupid group picture though.

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We were walking on the beach under the sun for a long time. We wanted to sit down and have a drink, but most of the restaurants nearby serve expensive drinks. Then Janet told us of a 7-Eleven near the beach, so we proceeded to walk further...


...and, yes, it was quite a walk.


Other people see a banana; I saw an opportunity.


This is a tribute photo for Jason Phoon's trademark smile ^_^ Please don't sue us!


In Sentosa, we also went to Butt Park Kingdom. Apparently, there was an exhibition on the different types of butts you can find in Singapore. Thin butts, fat butts, round butts, flat butts... quite educational.

(For you naive people, it's actually Butterfly Kingdom & Insect Kingdom Sentosa Singapore :D)


We then proceeded to watch the fountain lights show. It was quite boring at first, but when Tiki the magical monkey came out, I knew I was in for something special. (read: sarcasm purely intended)


The merlion eyes glowed after the fountain display, so I couldn't help but to think of the classic Thundercats.

Many people exited the fountain hall and saw me posing like this on the way out, so it was really embarassing like hell. As if that wasn't enough, Dzaid and Daim kept adjusting the camera, so i had to stay frozen like that for quite some time. I wonder if they did that on purpose.

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That's all for the Sentosa trip. The agenda for the next day was to meet two of my closest friends.


Yup, I met up with hoshi-chan. She was staying in Singapore with her boyfriend to do a little job hunting. So we ate lunch together (in a Japanese restaurant again keakea), then I accompanied her to go for an interview in Furama Hotel.

I waited for quite some time for the interview to finish, so she rewarded me with some Milk Tea with pearls in Bugis Junction. Thanks, hoshi-chan!

The next day, we also met up for a while in Orchard before I took the bus back to Malaysia.

And guess what? Furama Hotel has offered her a job, and she's taking it. Congrats, hoshi-chan!


That night, my cousins and I met up with Joanne, our Johor tour guide and my best friend from college. She belanja-ed us some great seafood fried rice and took us to this really nice cafe with beautiful decor.


Even an innocent girl like Joanne has succumbed to being stupid like us.


The lighting ambience in the cafe was superb, to say the least.


A final shot with Joanne before we left for KL. Look at the "pengacau" behind us.

Thanks, anne anne! You took the time to give us a ride, belanja us seafood fried rice and brought us to this awesome cafe. Call me when you come to KL yea!

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The bus left from Singapore to KL at 4:30 pm the next day, so we had some time to walk around in Singapore before then.


I took the opportunity to eat lunch with my favourite client when I was working in (if )interactive: Discovery Networks Asia! I worked closely with Jasmine (beside me in the pic) and Lydia (in front of me). Also there was another producer, Kevin.

They took me to some Thai restaurant in Tampines and even belanja-ed my meal! I asked them out and they paid for my lunch... I felt so bad, but thanks anyway! ^_^ Next time I'll bring you all to a fancy restaurant in KL, k?

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Oh btw, and this is quite the news, we met up with the whole Metal Gear Solid cast in the MRT! We secretly took a picture, in hopes that we could bring down the Patriots and their plans.


Yes, you are free to shout "LAME!" anytime now.

On the last day of the trip, my cousins and I were playing a special game. We first chose the category, normally a game or an anime. Then we selected a row of people in the MRT. The challenge is to match each person sitting in that row with a character in the game/anime.

And this is the best result! Too bad Ocelot was covering his face, coz his face really looked wise and, eh, "semangat". We were giggling the whole time, especially when we looked carefully at them, knowing how FAR APART they are from the actual character. Haha, good times, good times.

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After that stupid game, we went back to KL. All in all, it was a fun trip! It's been a while since I've been THIS lame, so here's hoping to me being even lamer in the future.

I dunno when is my next trip overseas, but I'm looking forward to it anyway! So the next time I go for a trip, you know what kind of pictures await you in my blog ;)