Hey peeps! How is going?

It's been a while since I update this travelling corner of mine. Been busy lately with my AintYourSecret blog shop as I've entered the entrepreneurship world and sell imported Victoria's Secret Collection online to cater the demands in Malaysia over that brand..

A'ight, let's get back to the travel business, shall we?

This time Im gonna flash back on my story on how AMAZING Singapore is. I was travelling around Singapore for couple of days with my friends in June and as far as I can remember, i'd never never step myself in Singapore for more than 17 years..I swear, there are too many things has changed, and it's beyond my imagination, frankly.

I took off from LCC Terminal in KL by AirAsia plane, on a sweet MYR50 ticket deal including the shuttle bus from KL Sentral to LCCT.How cool is that??
As soon as I arrived, Johanna, a German bff fetched me up from the airport. After a discussion with her, I stayed in Little India, which according to wikipedia " ethnic neighbourhood found in Singapore that has Indian cultural elements. Little India lies to east of the Singapore River—across from Chinatown, located west of the river—and north of Kampong Glam. Both areas are part of the urban planning area of Rochor "

At first i decided to just stay with the rest of my friends at The InnCrowd backpacker lodge, which located just next to Rochor Rd and Little India, but I've changed my mind and opted for a hotel instead cuz i'll be having loads of stuffs to buy from local stores and hostel/lodge wont fit the cause. After series of negotiation around (yeah, u should nego tooon hotel as it wasn't the peek travelling season in Singapore when i was there) i got a room for just SD60/night, happened to be the cheapest but comes with the best features around! flat-screen LCD TV, Air-conditioner, huge bed, clean bathroom and it's just 4 mins walking distance to the well-known electronics mall, Sin Lim Square! Well, what's more can u ask, right?

Next, dining out! A trip to Singapore wont be complete if u don't try the variety of local foods offered on the street. U can almost have everything under one roof! Located within 7 minutes walking from my hotel, I found a food court selling Asian delights (Indonesian Ayam Penyek, Korean Steamed Rice with grill Saba Fish etc) with quite reasonable price tags (blekh, dont ever convert it back to MYR value, otherwise u'd be left starving)

Being a typical Malaysian, I was truely impressed with how efficient the MRT works.. Whooa~ 2 minutes waiting time was definitely out of my imagination at that moment. MRT vs LRT. Longer coach vs short coach. Real fast vs super lembap. Convenient Prepaid Card vs Touch 'n Go Machine rosak. Well connected to almost all important place vs need to jump off here and there to destination.wtF? The winner is obviously, MRT!! *a round of applause*

I started the night kicking with a small reunion with fellow Miracle Youth Conference interns @ Plaza Singapura. Dined out with Pasta and it really paid me off for $10 as it tasted really good! Then, I had a a fresh breath of Orchard Rd between its famous shopping complexes which look amazing at night. Soon after we all departed on our own ways, I headed to Clarke Quay to check out the famous clubbing spot for Singaporeans and expats, and everything were really cool. You can see mid-class workers dress up to nine, with the smile and grin on their face to shake the working stresses away. What a splendid place it is.

I decided not to step into any club as most of the clubs are full-housed (yeah, u not gonna believe how crazy Singaporeans and Expats can be when it comes to clubbing) so I just grab a drink, sit right next to the riverside while enjoying the time i have.

2nd Day. The Journey continued again. I strolled around Orchard Rd and get a glimpsed of branded stuffs offered at a very attractive prices, especially the fragrances and handbags. phew.Unfortunately I'm a man. Otherwise im pretty sure i'd walked back to my hotel with dozen of shopping bags around. lol~

Let me tell u more about Singapore. A bus ride to Suntec City was available right next to my hotel. Thank god! If i were in Kuala Lumpur, I'd have to walk 15 mins or something to the nearest bus. Let alone the waiting period. So Suntec City is more or less an electronics to Singaporeans. When I was there, there was PC Fair being held and guess what, i got myself 2 units of 1 GB External HDD!

I was so fascinated by the lowly priced LCD Plasma Tv offered that day, but BEAR IN MIND MALAYSIAN, CUSTOM TAX IS APPLICABLE to electronics goods as well. sigh. Our Government is never tired of choking its citizen for the life-long financial freedom of those gov top post brats.

After Spending few hours there, I decided to move on with another plan.Which is to walk to Merlion Statue, enjoying the Esplanade view with a stick of Ice Cream! 2nd Day was off easily at night as i was dead-tired. Initially, i plan to go out and get a glimpse of Singapore night life but J was a lil' tired so we decided to just stay in our room, watching TV! haha..oh yeah, we had a real Thais dinner. Yummy! it was damn nice but of course, it came with a real nice price tag. phew~ but hey, it damn worth every dollar i spent on it. out of 10, i'd rate it as 9.8!

Next day, nothing much to do. We just stroll around Bugis Street to get last minute shopping before i headed back to bus station to get a transit bus to Larkin. Well, if u are rushing your way to Malaysia, PLEASE, BOOK YOURSELF AN AIRLINE TICKET cuz i dont think u would wanna stuck in Larkin immigration and wasting your precious time there.

phew,after 2 hours of hassle and what-else-not, i got a bus to KL from Larkin and was well welcomed by Harish at Puduraya. gosh. It's good to be back at this smokey, polluted city. bleakh~

Till my next post! ciao!

Summer is coming soon, so I guess vacation, bikini, beach and sunscreen must be running in and out of your mind, no? If so, let me give me you a suggestion of an awesome place in southern Europe. Italy – a home turf for the famous car-maker Ferrari, world champion football team, Azzuri, Venice city and what-else-not, is a place you should never miss in your itinerary list. I got you a great news, buddy. If you ever crave for Italian pampers and elegant, and dreaming of waking up to the chill breeze and whisper of Adriatic Sea, Park Hotel Brasilia, Veneto is the place you should check out this summer, like seriously.

PARK HOTEL BRASILIA

Located within a walking distance to the main shopping street, on the East of Lido di Jesolo, Hotel 4 Stelle Jesolo caters almost anything its cherished guests can ever wish for; you can choose to shop-till-you-drop and or you can sunbath and get yourself tanned the natural way at the hotel’s private beach, exclusively available for its treasured guests. Not just that, Park Hotel Brasilia is also equipped with 2 units of swimming pools and Jacuzzi for the guest to enjoy pastime to the fullest.

Swimming pools (p/s: crocodile isn't part of the promotion.lol)

Hotel Jesolo Lido has 4 types of room for you to choose for, which are Suite room, Family room, De Luxe room and Classic room. The rich of choices show how solemn this hotel wants to serve their very best to suit your cut and heel. The family room is so spacious it could even fits 5 people in a room! Which means, my whole family can just check-in and stay within one room and yet have our own space to move around. How awesome is that huh? It is fully equipped with air conditioning, Pay TV and satellite channels, kettle, safe box, kettle, hairdryer, and thank-god-it’s-WIFI.Gosh, I think there’s nothing else more that you could request from them! Phewh, I couldn’t imagine how I would live without internet access nowadays. I wonder since when I’m so dependent on internet.. Not to be missed, the room comes with kitchenette perfectly prepared with utensils and what not, and best features of all, it is separated from the night zone.

You must be wondering and curious to know how much it all cost for those rooms, right? Help your self by clicking here. Rates of the respective rooms are available on the left panel.

With two terraces facing the Adriatic Sea front, Junior Suite is the room I would splash my cash for; say I be given 100 grand dollars from the sky to spend this summer. (For the record, everyone know it is just a day dream lol) This suite features classy furnishing and textiles finish, and of course air conditioning, personal coded safe box, hair dryer and TV to suit guest’s exclusive soothe and extravagance. Imagine what would I do say I’d be given such room. I would throw a la MTV party and I’ll invite cool friends and close ones and dance the night away to the breeze of Adriatic Sea.Oh my, what a nice dream. Please, would anyone slap me right on my face so I wont be dreaming nomore.. Price list for Junior Suite is available on Hotel Jesolo Lido website and thanks to me, you can just click here.

That isn’t all, refined Ipanema restaurant is a dining spot where you wanna sip you drinks and delight your appetite with their list of salivating Venetian and International cuisines and beverages. So, let's have a sneak peek on how it looks like, or else kindly click the link here.

Crave for a fine & fancy dining?
Ipanema Restaurant will impress you with its spectacular cuisines and beverages!

All in all, if I were still in the middle of nowhere on where to go this summer, Hotel Jesolo would probably be my top priority. After all, I’m pretty sure I deserve complimentary service from Park Hotel Brasilia for featuring the hotel in my website. I hope so. Hehe..

Well,anyway enjoy your holiday and don’t miss out my next post, promise. Till then. Ciao!

**Pictures are courtesy of TripAdvisor and Park Hotel Brasilia

They thought they might be featured on the first page of tomorrow’s headline, so they gave me their best shot =) Im sorry guys. Im just not the right guy.But hey, u girls featured in my blog what! hehehe

2) U will be given special promotion on merchandise

Take a look at those shirts and cap. Aren’t they really fashionable? With every purchase of minimum RM10 (on cap), FireFly gave chances for their treasured customers to experience how it looks like to fly a plane simulator with the guide from FireFly technical officer

3) Bumped a friend who worked as part-timer!

What a pleasant surprise! I met my pal at FireFly holiday booth and the first phrase he said to “Hey, u look familiar. Where have we met ah?”
Duh, of course-la, we were the same conference in UM man!! Haha. What a funny conversation we had.

Actually the reason I went there was to find cheap/budget lodgings around Indonesia, specifically in Bali, Yogyakarta, Jakarta, Bandung & Bogor with a free-n-easy package if there is such thing but sadly, none of ‘em suit my pocket. I mean, we are talking bout USD100++ accommodation per nite. How on earth I could afford such luxury when I only plan to spend USD600+/- for the whole 14-days trip?

The answer is very simple :-

LONELY PLANET-lah!

p/s: SEA = South East Asia