Johor!

Met up with my jc classmates at kranji mrt in the afternoon to go johor for shopping and eating seafood. Took 170 to the woodlands checkpoint where we have to clear the singapore customs and write the declaration/entry form to malaysia. After crossing the causeway, we had to clear the malaysia customs again. Wasted quite some time during the transition and we headed to City Square immediately after that. The shopping centre looks a bit like Raffles City but it is a lot bigger and there is a cinema at the 5th level.

We split into 3 teams, namely the guys team, the gals team and zewen and his super duper good friend (gf) team when we started our shopping spree. Some of OP t-shirts are selling at a low price of RM 15! Terence bought 1 tee but the rest of us did not buy since only XL and S sizes are left. Browsed through many of the retail shops and i saw a nice Diesel t-shirt. The price is rather expensive compared to other clothes but it is still cheap compared to the price in Singapore (RM 56.90). Bought it anyway since i like the design.

Level 4 is something like a bigger Annex @ Heeren. There are many shops selling accessories and fashionable clothes. Edwin bought a pair of orange shoelaces at RM 6. The handphones are more expensive as well. K700i is selling at one of the shops for around RM 900 whereas we can get it for $340 at chinatown here. The memory cards are more expensive as well. Checked out the price of a movie ticket by asking one of the locals. Mega Pavilion (GV) ticket price is RM 10, which is equivalent to around S$4.50. That's really cheap compared to weekend prices of $9.50 here. A MacDonalds value meal costs RM 6.50 in johor while you all should know how much it costs here. The main item that is more expensive in malaysia are the electronics.

Derrick and Clarence joined us later as they got something on in the afternoon. Arrived here at 6 pm and did some last minute shopping before going to eat seafood. Derrick had to buy some clothes and a cap for his friend while doing some shopping for himself as well. He gave us some advice on the places with good and cheap clothes since he had been to johor many times. Spent RM 29.90 on a white shirt as well.

Took taxi in 3 groups to Da Ma Hua Yuan to have our seafood feast. Derrick ordered the dishes for us as he knows the famous delicacies like chicken essence frog legs, crayfish, etc available there. Took some pics while waiting for our food to come.



After 10 mins.....

Our stomaches were all satisfied with dishes like crabs, fish, venison, etc...
Took cabbies back to the malaysian checkpoint and took photos on a bridge linking two buildings.


Walked all the way across the causeway since there were thousands of people at larkin bus terminal waiting for coaches and public buses. There was a massive traffic jam as well since it is a weekend night. Took some pictures on the causeway overlooking the buildings of johor.

Had a really fun time shopping and eating today, hope to have such trips more frequently. :)