Singapore on Sale!

My family and i took a trip to Singapore last Sunday for 4 days. It kindda like a long-awaited trip..cos my dad has been there several times, and he talks a lot about the city. So it took me some time to persuade him to take us there.

For more pictures,i think its better to view my facebook.i've uploaded it there. Anyway, i'm going to write just a brief about the trip. 

We arrived at the Changi Airport, i really like their airport. its very exclusive really and i guess organize, because it was really easy for us to find our way to the taxi. We stayed at the 'rumah pinginapan malaysia'..erm,..its belongs to the m'sian embassy, really big nice luxury bungalow, 3 bedroom.pretty much like out own house.

our rest house

Singapore is definitely one of the best city so far i've been to...and i've no doubt it's one of the best city in the world. The city is just absolutely clean, even at the gerai along the street and hawkers selling icecream along the street are dressed clean. i remember as i was walking at Orchard Road, and there were many ppl buying these icecream at these hawkers...i stopped to buy one too. The icecream is quite good actually. but my point here is that they're were just hawkers...even in malaysia have these, but i dont think they even come close to the one in s'pore. I'm not talking bout the ice-cream..i'm talking about the condition of the place. 

And then the scenery in singapore is just spectacular really. They really do make a good use of the building. Not all buildings there are high tower building. But they have variety of designs and architectural touch, which makes it so unique. Some of the building have colors which makes the city so lively.

s'pore flyer

communication & art community building..something like that.nice huh.

It's no wonder that Singapore has a sale campaign every June each year to attract tourist. The city is filled with shopping mall. There is shopping mall everywhere. You might think that its a small country and how big can the shopping mall get,right?Gosh,,,its really big!There shopping mall goes underground as well...i gave up going through it all.My feet hurts!

About the price of the goods...i wouldnt say that they're really cheap, because when you converted it to m'sian (RM)..its just the same, if not a bit higher. BUT, its worth it if you're a junk for this branded items..because the shopping mall give 10% discounts for tourist. And if you go to Vivo City shopping mall (which is the largest shopping mall in S'pore, and it is as i would describe Orchard Road in one building), they give another 20 % discount for tourist again. So all in all,,,at least you get 30% discount,,plus if you buy the items that are already on discount...imagine that?  So its definitely a shopping paradise, with so many to discount and the designs of the product there is definitely the latest in the market.

at Orchard Rd

just one of the many shopping malls there

One night we went to Suntac City to watch the tallest water fountain in the world, but too bad there was no show that night. So we just sat and enjoy the night wind. And the view there is amazing!

look at the building there...really unique with different shapes!

Getting around the city we use their public transport. And once again, they rise to the occasion. Their public transport is very efficient. The bus even have this time schedule on the board at the bus stop stating on how many minutes that the bus will come. And they do. The bus there is so efficient that we didnt have to wait long for the buses to come. I've use buses in M'sia..trust me..waiting for almost an hour is no surprise = P. Although i think they could improve on hiring bus drivers that actually know s'pore. Some of bus driver only know how to drive the freaking bus, but knows nothing about the bus stops because they are foreigners..gosh..didnt they trained them?Well...other than that their bus service is good, the bus driver i reckon is used to tourist, so they will gladly assist you and tell when you have arrived at your destination!If you dont want to take the bus then there is the taxi, which is everywhere is S'pore. We also got to use the MRT (which is like LRT in M'sia) which my sister and i tried to get to Cho Jiat Mall...this one, LRt in M'sia is not that bad..so their MRT is very similar to our LRT except that the ticket is like a touch&go card. And when you return the ticket after using it at the ticket machine, they'll give you $1 refund.Quite impressed with that.HAHA!

We also went to Sentosa Island...have to go there by the cable car.First, we went to the Underwater World...the one unique thing about it is that you can feed the fish. We only feed the Goldfish hahaha! There are big stingrays, but huh,,scary to feed that fish.Then we went for the 4D ride. Its a rollercoaster in the cinema, and seat insmoving and you feel like you're really in a roller coaster. Not scary at all. Maybe because i'm used to rollercoaster, and i find rollercoaster is very terrifying buy hah,like it! The place is still in process of development, i can see that they're are still constructing their rollercoaster. Then, we went to see the dolphine show. And last we went for the skyride and luge ride (which is like a go-cart).

in the cable car

                          at the Underwater World..up is a snooring sharks..hehe

The trip wont be complete without going to see the Merlion..meaning mermaid + lion. From Merlion Park, you can see across the sea that there is a big construction going on which we were informed that they are building a casino.

the merlion (mermaid + lion)

back there is the casino still under construction...

One thing i didnt find flattering was some of the people there. They weren't very helpful when we asked for direction. Even the person at the information counter was very unpleasant!When we asked her..she just said you go there and then ask some more people there lah...and she didnt even look at our face when she was talking.HAH!I wonder how did she get chosen to be in the information counter...and baik xyah tnnya ko kalo ko suro aku tnya org lain pulak....we got many of the response when we asked for direction. And even when we bought food and asked what is was, the response was very unfriendly.Did not like it at all!

So that was how the trip went, we even went to Johor Bahru on the second day...because my sister wanted to see her fiance and settle some of her wedding preparation thing. Would i ever go back to S'pore?Maybe...if i have the money.Because other than shopping i find that there isn't that much to do there.   

My next trip..schedule for somewhere next year...hoping to go to London!  ^ _^

Why is everybody so happy?

With the result out...everybody seems to be so happy.

I should be happy too right?i mean, what's not to like....pass all the subjects.My result ain't that bad, only that it wasn't as what i expected it to be. Hah!Like that is a surpirse now a days..my instict always failed me.Seriously who am i trying to kidd here. I know exactly why i am a little bit upset. 

Ok,i should be happy!At least try, lets not spoil the moment will ya ilyana!At least pretend to be. I'm good at that.

Like a message someone posted on facebook. Destressed!

Got more than a job.

I am not happy about the interview....i will not elaborate further on this here. But i am glad that i got the job. I also got to met many familiar faces there...saw some of my assasians friends from other universities applying for the job under 'colas'. Also met my lecturer which was very nice. He is still such a a nice person.

And boy did i get more than a job today. As i was waiting at the kafe after the interview had finish, got a call from an unknown number. I already suspected that this must be somebody from the interview. And i was right. Ade pulak staff2 tadi yg nk berkenalan...omg..sempat pulak la diorg nk main2 amik nombor.ishk.seriously not interested.

If there is one thing that people need to know about me. Well. I DO NOT LIKE UNKNOWN NUMBER IN MY PHONE FROM UNKNOWN PERSON. Seriously, this old school style of getting someone's phone number without their permission with the hope that some sparks might be there...please..i don't buy it.

And now i think he's stalking me too (stalking is not the right term but i like to call someone a stalker when they dont stop calling me..haha). Some people just do not know how to read the signs dont' they...if i dont answer your calls ...then read the signs dude--->not interested!

When shopping .....

So today I went shopping with my parents and my younger sister. My dad didn't know where to go actually, so he asked where i would like to go. His exact words were..."nana nk pegi mana?klcc?midvalley?piramid?atau OU". We eventually went to One Utama based on my so-very-logical answer that since my parents never went to OU before, so why not go there, when honestly i didn't like sunway pyramid very much, and klcc & mid is so blah~ (dah selalu sangat pegi). I know my sister wanted to go KLCC because she wanted to go to that bookstore, but com'on OU pon ade bookstore ape. She didnt seem to mind about it in the car, but i guess she probably didnt know that i read her blog....and she said something like at first she was kindda upset that i persuaded my dad not to go to klcc...BUT at the end of she wrote that it was fun. Haha. Of course! When you go shopping with me, it is always going to be FUN. 

My dad said that he was going to for a window shopping only. I've heard that before. My dad is quite a spender himself. He always says he's not going to buy anything, which he ends up buying at the end. His favourite departmental store is no other than Marks & Spencer. In fact he specifically asked me to find out where got Marks&Spencer other than in klcc. 

And as usual when i went shopping at any mall in kl with my parents, i always am the tour guide.

First, we were in Parkson, bought some kitchen stuff. As my dad was waiting at the cashier...there were a lot of people in line...and there was so many counter, but they only open one.how convenience!My dad was really mad, he got really angry at the cashier boy on how stupid the management of the store is. I agree with him. It's Sunday. Parkson is on Sale. There are a lot of people. Then why the hell are they opening only one freaking counter. By this time, think everybody there was looking trying to see what was going on. And trust me, you dont wanna see my dad get angry. I felt sorry for the cashier boy as it is not entirely his fault, the manager of the store was nowhere to be seen...but i guess he probably heard it and ordered someone to opened up one more counter because a minute later, one young lady came over and took over another counter. And the line was quickly cleared. Thanks to my dad. = )

Next stop. Marks&Spencer.nothing interest me there.why?because none of the clothes have my size. So i just wondered off by myself, while my parents went along with their shopping there.

Then, freaking hungry. Didnt know where to eat. I know there is a lot of restaurant and cool cafes to eat there, but my dad has as particular food that he can't eat as he is watching his health. So we went to the food court, which is like sooo faaarr. Maybe because i am hungry. The mall is so huge and i didnt know where the food court was exactly, but i manage to find it without getting sesat. I am a good tourist guide.hehehe....

Next, we went to find my sister her shoes. She wanted to but shoes to wear for my sister's wedding in September. Lame lagi..awalnye nk beli..ok,whatever..not really my problem. I guess it's typical girls~susahnye nk cari kasut yang die berkenan. We even stopped at Elle. And i my god there were really lots of fun/cute shoes there...i am surprise that i did not buy them.....as there were on SALE...my mum was constantly asking if i was sure i didnt want it....well,its because i already have one....dh ade kasut nk pakai untuk wedding kaklong nanti.tension jee~kalo tak boleh je beli. Plus i am on a strict probation period where i will no longer buy any shoes/sandles/flipflops etc..until i really need it.So until then, i pass.

Anyways, my sister found her shoes. So huraay. She also stopped at MPH and bought a book. So she's only happy kid.

And durian ice-cream never tasted soo good.

My dad was caught by this salesperson who promoted to him iron-stim...iron jenis yang xyah gosok atas iron board tu..like you just pass it by on the kain,then die trus hilang kedut. OK, kat rumah dh banyak iron actually...tapi my dad mmg suka layan salesperson. And he will buy it. And he did. 

Before we all got really tired and tak larat nk jalan dah, i had to make a stop at the perfume shop to buy myself a perfume. Paris Hilton.Thank god ade sale 15%..save!

So on my shopping list, there is one morething to buy. And one more thing, that i dont really need...but i do make sure dulu mase zaman study that every semester i will give my hair a treat at the salon = ))

Its going to be a long week.

Yesterday he left for London on a vacation with his family. He's going away for more than a week. I'm glad he's away for his gate-away rest, because like all working people, he worked his ass off. Even for me (nor yet working.heh) just staying here at home drives me crazy sometimes with nothing to do. And yes, it would be really nice to go see another country. Its a different feeling. 

Part of me on the other hand is a little bit sad. I have noone to talk to me when i'm bored anymore. I'm gonna go out in awhile to see ya (Nadia), my beloved roomates and ex-interns in Jalan Duta High Court. I love her. We make a great team. We're both crazy and sometimes a little bit over reacting for little things that does not really matters. She's a fun person but underneath that i believe that there is a brave spirit and confidence, yet still able to maintain its subtleness.

We're going to go catch a movie. I have been going for movies quite often these days. Maybe i'll write about it when i come back.

It's sale everywhere now, so i thought that maybe i could just go do a little 'necessary shopping'. Do what a girl got to do. Let's see. I need perfumes (must have that when i go to work later, its like a morning spa) and i also need a a new suit.Thats gonna burn not less than 400 of my cash.Yikes~Just so you know i am saving some of my scholarship money for my expenses during my first month at work.Sighs.

We'll guess going to do a little bargain search later. 

And i have to prepare for my interview this friday.I so do not like interviews anymore.It stick to my head. All the preparation and then at the end of the day none of what i've prepared is asked.All i want to know is 'do you want me OR not'???

Just now..one firm called for an interview tommorrow.seriously, not less than 24 hours notice. I asked them to reschedule it next week. i already have AG's interview to think about.One by one people....be patients ok.Hehe.

Good Day everyone = )