We Were Far Far Away...

* Lap habuk, tengok keliling. Haaa, belum bersawang.*
As the title says, yes, we were far far away. We were actually at Far Far Away, as in the land of Fiona the ogre princess. It was our second family gathering including tok baba and mama, aunty malyn and asu. This time our destination was Singapore, main location - Universal Studios. And thank you aunty malyn sebab tolong book the tics. :)

16 Sept 2010: Flight via Firefly at Skypark Terminal. It took a surprising 15 minutes journey from home to the airport. I never realized the Subang airport is THAT nearby. Way convenient than taking a long ride to LCCT or KLIA, jimat pun ya. Had lunch there, sebab had to check in by 1.30pm, our flight was at 2.50pm. Everything was very smooth and mudah. Mula2 tu cuak jugak. Satu, takut Umar buat hal dalam flight but he behaved all the way, syukur! And dua, the flight is actually tiny than usual, so agak bising when taking off.
Sampai budget terminal Singapore, again, sangat suka dengan kebersihan negara jiran tu. We booked a coach van to the hotel (bloody expensive, baik amik cab. Way cheaper if before 5pm, after that kena charge extra 35%). Stayed at Parkroyal on Kitchener Road. The 4 star hotel memang best (see my published review at booking.com k), and paling mengujakan - WE HAD CHARLES AND KEITH OPPOSITE THE HOTEL!! Memang shopping sakan padahal baru jejak Kota Singa.

17 Sept 2010: The day to Universal Studios! Super excited tapi agak cuak sebab langit nampak mendung jek. Takpe, had breakfast kat nearby mamak stall. First time bfast mamak sampai RM40 padahal roti canai and the like jek pun..hehehehe...
We went super adventurous mode. Took the MRT to Harbour Front from Farrer Park. The MRT station staff sangat sangat sangat HELPFUL. And once masuk train, penumpang lain cepat2 bangun sebab they saw the children. Thank you sesangat...
Bila nak naik shuttle bus to UStudios, ujan dah start lebat. Oh no!! Tapi that didnt stop us ofcourse. Sampai juga and we had so much fun, pictures on FB ya. Proof we had lots of fun.

The Lau Pa Sat experience:
Saja nak highlight sebab I am still upset by it. Dah 9 jam berjalan kat UStudios tentulah lapar tak hengat kan. I took my parents to Lau Pa Sat coz after the Anuar Zain concert 2 years ago, me and hubby makan kat situ. Thought my parents will like it too. Ala food court with many food to choose from. I terus bawak kat open air tables knowing hubby suka makan macam tu. Duduk2 situ terus la nak order nasi with a bunch of lauk to share. The waiters yang muncul like 2-3 orang tu masing2 tunjuk la menu depa. But we already set to eat rice so benda lain tolak, termasuklah menu satay. Mana taknya, 10 ayam, 10 daging, and 10 udang sampai $32 which is like more than RM60. And yes I am comparing it with Malaysia's satay sebab nothing beats the satay we have, so we politely declined to order. Lepas beli air, tiba2 one of the waiters datang cakap "akak boleh pindah meja lain tak sebab akak tak order satay, so tak boleh duduk sini." I almost choked on my teh tarik. Nak halau ke? I asked. Mulalah rasa nak menyirap kan, so Papa terus order 10 cucuk satay ayam. Ingatkan okay la kan. But nooo... Bila nasi and our lauks sampai, they didnt allow them to hidangkan coz we need to move table jugak2. La! Kata kalau order satay leh duduk situ, rupa2nya 10 cucuk satay tak cukup ya, coz there r 9 of us. Peegghhh... Malas nak gaduh punya pasal we moved table. Tapi kesimpulannya JANGAN PERGI MAKAN KAT LAU PA SAT sebab peniaga satay gerai nombor 9, with owner bernama Louise tak reti hargai pelanggan, and sampai hati halau pelanggan yang termasuk warga emas. And rupa2nya one of them even made a remark "kalau takde duit janganla makan kat sini." Macam tu ke layan tourists? Like hello, tak hadap la satay ko tu. Nampak sangat tak reti meniaga. And memang I doa no client will go to his place that night, Allah maha Adil, it rained after we moved table. Amik ko!!
And thank you to brother yang meniaga nasi with lauk2 tu sebab dia plak yang beria2 apologized on behalf. Sejuk skit hati.

18 Sept 2010: Last day in Singapore. Final destination: Orchard Road! Though we didnt have any specific location or mall that we wanted to see. Note to self: Must bring stroller when travelling with a 18kg boy!! Sebab dia bulat, dia selalu takleh jalan jauh so bila takleh jalan jauh, kenalah berdukung. and Pegh!!! agak hilang akal gitu. And if you think malls in Singapore ada khidmat sewa strollers, jawapannya tiada ya. So angkut je lah stroller, idaklah susahkan diri gitu...

All in all, we had a wonderful experience despite everything else. It was a great family bonding session. Kalau plan sendiri2 pasti tak kesampaian, so thank you mama and papa for the trip. Mwahs!!