2D1N Trip to Johor Bahru

2D1N Trip to Johor Bahru

18 July 2009
Was pretty sick of the boring same old Singapore, so I've ventured over to JB...
First stop was the all famous Holiday Plaza~
Holiday Plaza is ideal for food, snacks, hair salons, tailored suits and evening gowns, and of course all the pirated DVDs / Computer softwares... kekeke
Definitely must stop over this shop to stock up on all those Malaysian Snacks that are so hard to find in Singapore! Especially the Fried Fish Satay, the Chicken Biscuits, and the many varieties of 3-in-1 Coffee powder.
I made a booking through the AGODA website for Dorsett Hotel Johor... located at
Lot 101375 Jalan Masai Lama Mukim Plentong, 81750 Johor Bahru, Malaysia.

Its ideal to have accomodation arranged for, so I dun have to travel back to Singapore on the day itself and struggle my way back through the customs during the peak hours with all my shopping bags...

Let me tell you, I am VERY impressed with Dorsett Hotel in terms of its quality versus the amount of money I paid through AGODA.com.
I paid only $60/night for a Standard Double room in this 4-Star hotel.
Comfortable level : 4.5 Stars out of 5 Stars.
If you were to book at an even earlier date ahead, you could be paying for as low as only S$39/night! 4-Stars hotel! Dun play play!
The hotel's restuarant...My very comforatable bed~ (oh, one thing I must point out, the room has carpeted floor... which I think is hard to come by, considering the amount paid... )
...with a 25" LCD TV mounted in front of the bed~... with a balcony view of Tesco from afar... well I can't be bother with the balcony, but I was just glad that I have one. keke... ... the dressing table with a very nice looking computer chair...
A pretty neat shower room and an awesome sunflower water spray overhead! I just have to turn on the water and activate the overhead spray and I can enjoy a rain-shower~! Damn cool!
Next stop - Terbau City Jusco~ I was told this is a Singaporean's Paradise... I cannot agree more! This place is mega sized... and things are so affordable!
Lunch time at a Thai Restaurant on the top floors of Jusco Terbau City.
I was kinda famished, so I forgotten to take photos before I attacked the food... this noodle is a must-try. Pineapple Fried Rice...
Signature BBQ chicken wings...
Tom Yum Soup~
Done with lunch and shopping continues...Was there with my darling~
Do drop by Thai Odyssey for a massage if you have time, a 2-hour Traditional Thai Massage only cost RM 98... thats almost just S$45.00... damn affordable. There's an outlet in City Square too, but I think its slightly more expensive, if my memories didn't fail me...
the top floors of Jusco Terbau City is lined with my restaurants...
Gonna try this restaurant next time...
Next stop - Megah Ria Orang Asli Restaurant Todak. Also called 旗鱼海番村.
This seafood restaurant is a little kelong-style and overlooks the coast facing Singapore's Sembawang side...
Prices are very transparent and affordable...
Just look at the dining crowd that evening...
Fishes are fresh... seasonal priced...
We ordered Chilli Crab... x 02 pcs
Black Peppered Crab... x 02 pcs
Fried Buns (half dozens)...
Cereal Prawns...
Before...
After... Total bill : RM 85.00 Yes, I repeat, RM85.00. Approx. S$40.00 only.
Had our photos taken by a hilarious couple...
If there is anything I could whine about this place, it is the fact that Restaurant Todak is only accessible by personal transport... the place is quite off-the-road that you dun see Taxis coming in... Not to fear... Call this number : 073559922 to book a cab. Nevermind if you can't speak Melayu, because this taxi calling-station is manned by an all Chinese-taxi clan. So you'll definitely get a Chinese Taxi driver.

One thing to note: The station will get your phone number (its alrite to give a Singaporean number), and then hang up without providing you a Taxi number. Wait for a while and they'll call you back. 19 July 2009
Back at Dorsett Hotel... breakfast the next morning. If there is one thing I can complaint about Dorsett Hotel... its their VERY SLOW cooking staff... this girl makes Roti Prata (or Roti Chenai if its more familiar to you) one-at-a-time... I had to go the the station for my eggs and roti prata 4 times before I could get my plates filled...
Breakfast wasn't that fantastic... but it gets the stomach filled...
There is a swimming pool alrite... but its not exactly located in the premise of Dorsett Hotel. The hotel shares this swimming pool with the private residence beside... whoever fancies a swim can just walk over.
One last thumbs up to Dorsett Hotel - free morning newspaper

Oh, and for the record, here are the taxi fares:
City Square - Holiday Plaza = Rm 7.00
Holiday Plaza - Dorsett Hotel = Rm 17.00
Dorsett Hotel - Terbau City Jusco = Rm 10.00
Terbau City Jusco - Restaurant Todak = Rm 25.00
Restaurant Todak - Dorsett Hotel = Rm 20.00
Dorsett Hotel - City Square = Rm 20.00

Total Taxi Fares = Rm 99.00

Guards rape Virgins to allow Execution

Guards rape Virgins to allow Execution
Article via SankakuComplex:

In order to allow executions of young girls to comply with Islamic law, Iran has guards "marry" them the night before they are due to be killed in order to deflower them and render the killing legal and holy, sources report.
The expose comes by way of an interview with a member of Iran's Basiji paramilitary, an organisation known for its loyalty to the Supreme Leader of the Islamic republic, Ayatollah Khamenei.

He explained that during his time in the organisation, he was given the "honour" of deflowering young girls due to be executed so that Islamic law would not be contravened.

With it being illegal to execute virgin girls, the only logical step for the theocracy to take would be to circumvent the problem by removing their virginity with the aid of a "wedding" and subsequent rape the night before the execution.

Many of these brutalised maidens feared the rape more than the executions; the man explains his experience graphically:

"I regret that, even though the marriages were legal, because I could tell that the girls were more afraid of their 'wedding' night than of the execution that awaited them in the morning. And they would always fight back, so we would have to put sleeping pills in their food. By morning, the girls would have an empty expression; it seemed like they were ready or wanted to die.

I remember hearing them cry and scream after [the rape] was over. I will never forget how this one girl clawed at her own face and neck with her finger nails afterwards. She had deep scratches all over her."

Iran has naturally denounced the reports as Zionist propaganda: "It is obvious that releasing such blatant lies is only with the aim of hostility and animosity with Islam and the Islamic Republic of Iran."

Laments of a Model Massage Therapist

Laments of a Model Massage Therapist

This guy has the best job in the world...

July 2009: Part 1

July 2009: Part 1

01 July 2009
My tyre is screwed... ran over a screw near workplace... that forsaken place is full of these craps on the road....
Headed straight over to Defu Lane to get it repaired...
Uncle skillfully injected some chemical in to fill up the hole from inside-out...
02 July 2009 9:34am... Me driving a Toyota 10-Footer Lorry. Headed out to collect some stuff... 2:41pm... @ Century Square basement collecting some old Mooncakes booths. Gonna get them refurbished for the upcoming Mooncake festival...
10:39pm... @ The Central Mall along Clark Quay... hauling up this huge-ass winch banner...
and changing out the Six Sheet lightbox poster...
03 July 2009 9:15am... road beside Temasek Poly... stuck in a traffic jam for almost 20mins due to an accident ahead... this road is not meant for speeding... drive responsibly. 11:35pm... first time opening a 20 footer container... company ordered goods from China for further in-house production...
12:32pm... Mee Goreng with Egg for lunch!
2:34pm... @ Century Square's Shop n Save... this 1-litre No Frills brand orange juice sells for just S$1.00. Cheap.
3:49pm... @ Guillemard Camp... company has some productions going on in here... was told the Govt lent us this place for NDP use.
6:04pm... Dinner time! San-Mee... the stall was nice enough to separate my noodles with the gravy... so its still fresh by the time I ta-bao it back...
poured the gravy on top... Yummy~
04 July 2009 9:47am... @ The Central Mall... I drove my worker here in this lorry... A few places to stick some stickers...
3:08pm... @ Harbour Front... Heading off to Batam for a little retreat... kekeke...
5:24pm... inside the minibus bound for Harris Resort~ a 3 hour spa awaits me and my Gf...
05 July 2009 10:26am... My room has this splendid view of the seafront... 12:43pm... @ Batam's Nagoya Hills... Mega sized shopping centre... the clothes here are surprisingly cheap!
A & W!!! Possibly the closest outlet to Singapore... and yes, they serve their Root Beer Float in the traditional glass mugs!
3:56pm... Lunch time~ Mango juice is thick and rich~ yummy~
Cereal prawns...
Butter Crab...
Black Pepper Crab...
5:15pm... Coffee @ Gloria's
06 July 2009
11:05am... Harris Resort... This is the 2nd time I am here within 4 months... Great place for a weekend getaway.
This is Harris Resort's new wing... was still under construction when I was there during March.
12:47pm... a storm was looming in the distance... so this photo didn't turn out that well...
12:51pm... @ the bowling alley... Err... I literally had the entire place to myself... we were the only ones there.... S$2.50 per game.
07 July 2009 11:59am... Out for lunch... company's lorry leaves exactly on time for lunch... I really hopped onto this lorry before it sped off... Ever been to a LPG gas deport?
Teck Seng Enterprise is a place at Kaki Bukit where you can get those huge rolls of OYAMA stickers... in literally every colours and holograms...

08 July 2009
Right outside CK Tang... this CLARINS outdoor boutique is a project by the company...
Next coming up would be Lancome, SKII, and Volkwagon...
If there is one thing lacking of the company, its their event management PR skills...
Waterfall effect... real water cascading down...
09 July 2009
Drove the company's lorry out again... getting the hang of it already...
1:07pm... Lunch at Lorong Ah Soo... S$2.00 economic rice... cheap~
7:56pm... Home... My kitchen now looks like this... Dad had the old cabinets changed out...
no dinner that evening, Kitchen was in a mess, so mom didn't cook.10 July 2009
11:34am... hooked in some sub-cons to help out on the in-house productions for the Hari Raya project...the company has some super skilled craftmens there who can produce these gigantic styrofoam sets...
7:15pm... While I was working on this Century Square project... got the visual approved...
carpeter gave me this equisite looking can of Guan Yin Tea...
11 July 2009
Wei Ling's wedding @ Civil Service Centre off Bukit Batok... freaking far... but the site is lavishly decorated...
12 July 2009
While Katong Florist is just along Upper Changi Road... there is actually a bigger florist behind it under another operator... was there to buy flowers for my Gf...
2:08pm... a little trim @ QB House Eastpoint...
Affordable Compaq computer for students at S$780. Decent specs...
13 July 2009
We call this fella Ah-Pui... this fella can work on this onion the whole day... the long he works the rounder it gets....
Christmas Tree concept...
Gift box design...
There are actually 6 Merlion statues in Singapore... Guess where they are? One of it is at the company under a tree...
6:21pm... @ Botak... printing firm... huge profit racking in daily... good business.
9:26pm... testing lights for Hari Raya...
10:09pm... @ Centrepoint... gonna bring down these beautiful Chandeliers...
the workers having fun "harvesting" the crystals...
15 July 2009
My Century Square project...
Its for the BHG promotions... anyone can guess what BHG stands for?BHG stands for Beijing Hualian Group...4:36pm in office... chance upon this coffee... Tongkat Ali Ginseng... hmmmm
5:56pm @ Raffles City... Dinner at Shokudo... love the food here...another reason for my coming to Raffles City is the Muddy Mud Pie @ Coffee Club upstairs... keke