Singapore day 2, with the family

Woke up only at 11.45am today.It was such a good sleep I did not even get up to turn the whole night. I was dead tired! not even 2 hours of sleep for the last 24 hours! How would you have felt?

Took my shower, packed up and headed off with the people. Firstly, we went to the General Hospital. The Hospital was an eye opener. Seriously! The first thing you would see are the machines, which controls your entrance and exits. We had to register at the counter with our Identification cards to issue a code on the paper which we had to then scan at the machines to enter! Every patient is limited to only 4 visitors per time. They also had our registries as a record in case there is another case of SARS or any other medical problems in the future. They would then get to track down who was in the building that needed quarantined.

Went up to see Gu Jeong,  which was attacked by brain tumor, and he looked better. He had staples on his head and of course was shaven bald.He had a little problem with speech but it was still alright. Tumor was at his left brain, therefore not much of movement on the right. Beds were all wired and your could just press a button to sit upright.

As we left, only did I realize the self check in kiosk!!! HAHA!! Don't all these just remind you of a hotel?

Went to lunch with Gu mah and her in-laws at a food court in Chinatown. The food was good and cheap! I ordered fish head noodles while the others ordered some fried food. I also had the dessert, Longan with sea coconut.

It rained after we ate. We drove around and had no choice but to go shopping since there is nowhere to sightsee in a weather like this. 

We went to the Great Wall Shopping centre and bought some stuff there. Spotted some Carebears clothes and toys and got them for little Sophie. I entered the washroom and guess what I saw? Super nice interior!!!




 

Then, Sharon let her children play on a machine, which was not what we usually have in Malaysia. It was a roller coaster ride for kids. Watch the video I have posted!!!

More pictures of the kids...

Next,We headed for some dessert!! I didn't, but the kids. I was on a tight budget and since it was just the 2nd day our of the whole week, I rather save up and not spend all of it...

Met Jason for dinner at the food court nearby. Certain food was popular in demand and it had a long queue.


Jason came slightly later and told me Kevin Ng was at a cafe 2 doors away. I was hesitant on whether to go and ask for a photo. In the end, I went home without that photo...

Here's the food we had!!!

After our meal, Bruce sent me to Su's home at 10pm and I got to tour around the house. Her maid waited up for me. Her whole place has a view!!! I definitely am staying indoors this year for New Years Eve and it would also be a quiet one. Here's some pictures!!!

Got to sleep now... Duck Tour tomorrow and meeting with some of my boys...

Singapore trip Day 1, Wedding dinner

My flight to Singapore was 8am this morning. I came down to KL last night from Ipoh at 8pm via ETS. 

I hung around 1Utama then out for drinks with Prakash before I headed home to have some rest. Was supposed to sleep and get up at 3.30am for the Skybus at 1Utama which would drive straight to LCCT. However, after much tossing and turning, I didn't manage to fall asleep. Watched a movie called "Skykids" on Astro-on-The-Go instead. It's quite a nice show!

Woke Ryan up to drive me to 1Utama.  The bus was quite punctual. Ticket was only RM15. Eyes were opened wide throughout the whole journey. Arrived at LCCT at 5.15am. I was quite hungry but everything was overpriced there. Walked around and spotted the weighing scale which everyone was making full use of. I went and weighed my bag too. It was 20.2KGs. I only bought 15KGs. Since I was so free, I repacked everything and took out my other roller bag and stuffed all the things in it while I used it as a hand carry. I did quite a good job as it was 15.2KGs at the end of it and my hand carry was 9.6KGs, limit was 10.

Walked around after I checked in and searched for something worth more to eat. Bought 6 wholemeal buns from Bakers Cottage instead as it was cheapest and worthiest. Not long after, I boarded the plane.

On the plane, it was so empty. I couldn't help but doze off all the way. It was only a 45 minutes flight anyway. I only woke up as the lane landed! That's just how tired I was. Got off the plane, grabbed my luggage and realized that it was only 9am. I have arrived earlier than stated. (9.15am.) Saw signs which said that I could purchase SIM packs and did just that.  Had some problems with my phone though. Couldn't call out or some sort. Bruce even came before it was all settled.

Bruce picked me up from the terminal and drove me back to his place, where his wife and Sharon's family were at. Hung around there for a while but dozed off for some time. Too exhausted.

He then drove us out to Holland for lunch. I had Nasi Lemak while the rest had Laksa. The rice I had was so good!

We walked around Holland area as there were some cheap things available. Bought some stuff for friends and family along the way.

Left Holland, dropped off Sharon, Andra and the kids and followed William and Bruce to Sim Soon. They were looking for stereos or some car stuff. I went around looking for a cheap affordable yet good tripod but the prices ranged from 35 and above. Too pricey...

Bruce then dropped me at ION to head to Su's place. Had to get ready for the wedding dinner at Ritz Carlton. Her place is awesome! Such a strategic place to be, right in the centre of town, with a very good view at the balcony. Su was getting into the lift as I was heading to her place. The first person I saw was Guo, playing PS3 on the couch. He was surprised to see me as I didn't tell him I was coming to Singapore when I saw him days ago. There was a very beautiful view from Su's place... Sunset...

Everyone came home and got ready. So did I... Met Su's fiance, then left for dinner.

There were so many familiar faces in the dinner. Many came all the way from Ipoh and many did know my name as well! How interesting! Mostly relatives of the bride that remembered me.

The dinner was very classy, no matter decorations or settings. The food was so good... Service there was terrific as well. They hired a band to play at the dinner. It was so good.

Here's pictures of the bride and groom...
























 
Of course, next is the FOOD!!!














Then, it was after party at the pool. Wasn't in the mood for the party though as they were not my party gang. Felt awkward... Headed home with Su and her family not long after. Grabbed my stuff and took a cab to Bruce's home. Managed to get myself back the correct place...

So tired that I KOed right after my bath... Tomorrow's another day...