Journey to KL - Day 2

On the second day where we supposed to be in KL, but we're still in Singapore. After resting a night, we had breakfast in Kopitiam at Lucky Plaza area. The restaurant is quite small and simple, but the food was quite acceptable. It's suitable if you're in hurry or you want to try simple Singaporean food. Kaya french toast and coffee were appropriate combination for breakfast, but I selected meat ball noodles, and taste a little bit of my colleague's french toast :-)


Check out time was at 13:00, but Mbak Wati - the maid, didn't have any objection if we wanted to place our stuffs in the apartment until we would depart to KL at 21:30 that day, so we could explore Singapore without any burden. After taking pictures in front of Paragon, Nge Ann City, and in front of the fountain inside Takashimaya, we split the group into 2 parts. The boys searched for the bus ticket for going back from Malaysia, while I lead the girls for sight seeing in Suntec City. We took MRT, the safest and fastest transportation in Singapore. From City Hall MRT station we walked through many shops to Suntec City. We still had a chance to take some pictures at some interesting sites. Suntec City is at Marina area, the building consists of offices, mall, and exhibition hall; all the buildings are interconnected by shops and restaurants with a large outdoor space for people to gather.

We directly went towards the booth ticket to join duck tour to roam Singapore. It's a bus! It's a boat! It's the Original Splashing DUCK! DUCKtours uniquely combines the city and harbour tour on an authentic Vietnam warcraft, offering 60 minutes of amphibious touring adventure on both land and sea. From the vehicle you could see esplanade (theaters on the bay), and also Merlion (Singapore symbol). While waiting for the time to depart, we went around the shops, I showed them the fountain of wealth, which is supported by four 13.8 metres high bronze legs and spreading over an area of 1683.07 metres. At night there is a laser beam with music dancing on the fountain where you could also put your own message to be displayed. Taking a rest at the bench under trees enjoyed zephyr were quite pleasant.

A good news came from the boys group while the girls enjoyed the tour. They could get the bus ticket for us, it made all of us relief. We gathered in Suntec City, then was continued to China Town. The goal was to find a hotel for a night after arriving from KL, and having lunch. As usual, China Town was always crowded. I selected Chinese food stall in the food court, where we could select 2 vegetables and 1 meat only cost for S$3.5 Ice kacang was also my favourite menu to complete the lunch only cost S$2. Some souvenirs shops were attracted us to stop by. We bought some souvenirs for our pals in Indonesia. We also got a chance to buy bakcang, a traditional Chinese snack. I felt full after lunch, no more space in my stomach so I kept it for dinner.

After finding hotel for my colleague, we were heading towards Clarke Quay and Boat Quay, they are side by side. Boat Quay is the after-work watering hole for professionals and expatriates from the adjoining Raffles Place financial district. As the evening wears on, the dinner crowd takes over and finally, the younger set of clubbers party into the wee hours, especially at weekends. Looking for a swingin’ good time? Then head on down to Boat Quay - the trailblazer of the Singapore entertainment scene. With an eclectic mix of high end restaurants and alfresco dining and lively bars and pubs, Boat Quay is arguably the favourite place to “chill out” for most professionals and expatriates.


It's still bright although it's 17:30 o'clock. We saw the G-Max Reverse Bungy where your dose of adrenaline rush with. I didn't dare to try riding it. Designed and developed in New Zealand eight years ago, the G-Max is Singapore’s first extreme ride. It involves up to three people being seated in a specially designed open air steel reinforced capsule, attached by US-approved bungy cords to two towers. The cords are tightened and then released, catapulting the capsule up to 60m in the air at speeds of 200kph. The ride lasts for about 5 minutes.


Actually Clarke Quay looks more beautiful at night with so many lights, musics and the crowd itself. Shop, eat and be entertained by the riverside! Featuring five blocks of restored warehouses, Clarke Quay offers a quirky alternative to mainstream attractions, with second-hand and antique shops and restaurants with an amazing array of F&B options. In the evenings, dance clubs and pubs come alive with music from the 1960s to the present. One dollar ice cream was our favourite snack in Singapore, we enjoyed it and sitting by the river while waiting for the dark to see the beautiful lights. Unfortunately until 18:30 were still bright, so we gave up, because we had to take our luggage to go to KL.

Back to the apartment we took our luggage, we got a chance to wash our face to make it fresher after a long walking and sweatening :-) We had dinner at Lucky Plaza food court, our luggage blocked the small space among the chairs, it made people could not go through behind us. I had one dollar ice cream again and ate the bakcang for my dinner meal. The Bakcang was so delicious, it's quite big, it made me full.

The day was ended by taking the bus to KL. We took an executive bus, it's so big, but it's contained only 33 persons. Only 3 persons in a row, each seat had a TV set, and there was a massage feature at the chair. We enjoyed it at the first time, but during the trip, it became very cold. We asked the driver to reduce the air conditioner, but he said it's automatic, he could not adjust it. During the trip all of us were shivering. Thanks God that we could arrive in KL faster than planned, around 03:00 o'clock in the morning. It's still dark, we were dropped at Pudu area, a taxi were escorting us to the hotel where we could sleep well with the proper room.