Travel Blog Singapore

Oct 2008 Latest Update: Bad experience with Transtar! It’s no longer as good as what I used to think of it when I first took Transtar early this year. Feb 2008: We bought two tickets for a Super VIP Coach with 24 seaters from Transtar Travel to Ipoh for Chinese New Year at S$88 per [...]

Tuesday, 5 Feb 08 We waited at the bus terminal for a relative to fetch us. There were some men smoking at the terminal, “treating” us “breakfast” with choking cigarette smell. I learnt that our lungs go through detoxification from 3:00am to 5:00am, and these people could still smoke at this hour, it’s really bad. [...]

Wednesday, 6 Feb 08 Supposed to wake up early for Dim Sum but slept till noon. Most hawkers were closed for Chinese New Year eve and many people were doing their last minute shopping at Jusco shopping mall, the nearest mall to our home. I bought two tops from Padini at 50% discount, and gave [...]

Thursday, 7 Feb 08 (First day of Lunar New Year) This was the first time we gave out “ang baos” to our younger, unmarried relatives. My single friends have been asking me to give them “ang baos” too! I gave them a No-No, because I want them to get a partner soon and give me [...]

Friday, 8 Feb 08 Ipoh is hot all year round as it’s surrounded by limestone hills. It is also known as “san seng” which means “hill city” in the Cantonese. And finally, it rained. In front of the house is another range of limestone hills. There used to be a big pond on the right [...]

Visit the bizarre limestone cave in Ipoh that let imagination running wild – “Kek Lok Tong” (极乐洞; Cavern of Utmost Happiness). When we saw this big cotton tree. Can you see the cottons hanging on the branches? Anyone knows what is the real name of this tree? Three children joyfully sticking out of the car [...]