Hurm...Time ada kelapangan masa, takde mood plak nk menulis di laman entry blog...Tp bila tgh hectic, idea & mood bkn main m'curah2..Kenapa mesti begitu ye?Kdg2 bile t'detik dlm hati mengenai sesuatu perkara, mula la b'angan2 alangkah bagusnya if cerpen ini dpt t'hasil otomatik...Konon2 terus t'taip sendiri la...Apa pun 2nite sy nekad utk menyelesaikan p'kongsian yg t'bengkalai ini biarpun mata udah mengecil n mulut udah menguap2...Huhu!
Sblm diary sy ke S'pore "b'kulat" (skrg basi sudah), ada baiknya if sy ringkaskn di cni sedikit sebanyak rentetan p'jlnn ini...Trip sy ke S'pore dijadualkan bberapa jam cuma slps keberangkatan ibu ayah ke Madinah...Pd hari itu, sy capek sbnrnya...Sbb driving from Ipoh, then b'ada di Kelana Jaya (KJ) 4 several hours, pehtu exchange kereta dgn SIL di Kota Damansara (KD) n b'gerak ke destinasi yg ingin dituju iaitu Bandar Baru Bangi (BBB).Act from KD to BBB itu agak jauh...Sy tak mahir sgt jln2 di KL nih esp ke tmpt2 yg sy tak prnh lalu...Slalunye if sy tau 1 jln, asyik jln yg tuh je la yg sy dok guna...
Kami tiba di Changi Airport pd 7.15am...Fuhh; seawal pagi tiba n m'hirup udara nyaman di negara org..A good experience that we can observe how S'porean starts their day =) Airport di Changi canggih n class...Eventhough kami just fly wif AirAsia, tp sbarang departure/arrival at this airport tak m'gunakn tangga yg memerlukn passengers utk naik/turun tp sbaliknya ia b'sambung dgn lorong yg ala2 kt KLIA gitu...Agaknya tue yg buatkan kami dikenakan airport tax di Changi agak tinggi...Apa nk buek, superb service la katakn..Huhu!
B'pandukan kpd map & tentative programme, kami pun m'atur langkah...Sonok sgt having a trip wif my 3 frens coz diorg jenis yg gembel...Planing tuh ada la draft tp when the time comes, just spontaneous..Cuaca di S'pore bleh tahan panas terik...1st thing kami tiba di sana, kami gi check-in Hotel Fragrance Ruby di Al-Juneid...Kami amik hotel yg cokia je...Save cost!L/pun bknnya nk spend the days in the room...Bilik kami mcm umah tumpangan je...Gile sempit!Pejam mata je la utk 3days 2nites...SD69net...If convert ke RM,ada la dpt dlm RM150++ lbh krg...Kira pd amount sebegini di M'sia, supposely dpt bilik yg convenience weh!
Antara 3days kami ada di sana, hari 1st yg paling pack...Byk tmpt kami lawati...Sampaikan dh lunyai tentative kami lantaran hampir kesemua tmpt yg dirancangkan, telah disempurnakn...Bkn apa, ada ssetengah tmpt yg kami pegi tuh, diawalkan drpd plan asal krn alang2 dh smpai dekat sgt...So, kira sekali arung la...Ohh ye; in term of mobility di S'pore, kami m'gunakan khidmat MRT yg canggih...Kagummm ok!!!Byrn utk MRT tak mahal mana...In btwn SD1.30-SD3.00, depending on the distance...Kami juga byk b'jln...Sy taktau la brapa km kami walkaton...Mmg sampai cram, melecet n luka2 la kaki sy...Rasa sakit tuh melebihi camping je...Sy cuba b'tahan tanpa m'pedulikan rasa sakit itu...Tp jengket2 jugak la masa b'jln...Luckily ada socks, hanya itu yg dpt m'bantu mengurangkan injured...Selain itu, t'dapat byk sub-way that makes people become more comfortable...Antara tmpt yg kami lawati:
1) Bugis - Kwsn jajahan Bugis...Kira historical place la...Ada Masjid Sultan.
2) Little India - Kwsn org2 India..Fuhh bau!Apa saja keperluan Indian, available here...Drpd sari smpai la kpd sgala p'alatan/p'kakas keagamaan mereka, sume ada...Ada kuil jua.
3) Chinatown - Ni nk mcm Petaling Street pun ada....Nk mcm kt Malacca pun ye...Dgr nama pun dh bleh tau yg ia tmpt org Cina...Nk cheongsam/samfu, dan brg2 keperluan masyarakat Cina, ada d cni.
4) Geylang Road - Kwsn p'kampungan org Melayu...Baru sejuk mata, rasa mcm kt Jln TAR...Hahaha!
5) Marina Bay - Ada buildings yg m'cakar langit spt Aifel Tower...Haa;yg best kt cni, bleh naik "S'pore Flyers"...Ia b'pusing 360degree nk mcm Eye on M'sia, cumanya ia b'grk p'lahan2 selama stgh jam...Byrn dlm SD29.90 (RM68+-).
6) Orchard Road - Shopping complex yg ada all branded items..4 those yg eager 4 shopping, u must visit here!!Rambang mata ok...Harga pun bleh tahan beb!Not that too expensive...In fact sumtime more cheaper than buying in M'sia
7) Esplanade - Ada apa eh d cni?Dh ilang ingatn pula...
7) Esplanade - Ada apa eh d cni?Dh ilang ingatn pula...
8) etc.
Agak susah jgk utk m'cari restoran yg halal esp. restoran Melayu...Most of the time, kami b'santap kt restoran mamak b'dktn dgn hotel kami...Jgn t'kejut if ke sana nanti melihat b'sepah kedai jual pork scara trg2n n arak merata2 tak kira siang mlm...Pejam mata je la menyaksikan santapan2 yg haram itu...Huk3!Sy rasa thp keselamatan di sana lbh meyakinkan drpd b'ada di tanahair sndiri...Ini mungkin enforcement of law is strictly being exercised...Jarang sama sekali kelihatan signboard/reminder mengenai "please make sure that ur belongings r not unattended"...Tidak kelihatan anjing2 b'keliaran...Cumanya yg sy kesalkan di S'pore adlh:
1) Sukar utk m'dpt prayer room at public places...Di Changi Airport pun kena kongsi tmpt amik wudhu'...Telekung telah la not provided.
2) Kebanyakan toilet yg tiada air hanya mampu m'buatkn kami t'paksa "menahan diri".
Pd hari ke-2, kami spend the whole day just di Universal Studio (USS). Mmg rugilah if tourists yg dtg b'kunjung ke S'pore tp tak m'jejak kaki di cni...USS adalah tarikan utama para tourists coz it is international entertainment...Byrn utk memasuki USS adalah sebanyak SD66 (RM150+-). Kwn sy telah m'beli secara on9 dr M'sia...Jd itu lbh memudahkan!Tp tak sume service bleh dibuat secara on9 coz apabila transaction melibatkan 2 negara yg b'beza, ada taxes yg perlu diambil kira...So, beter bile dh smpai sana dulu n just do it there...If ada intention nk ke USS, beter spend ur pocket money 2 buy souvenirs inside USS...There r varieties n a lot of attractive souvenirs that u can buy there...Ohh ye; when entering USS, u will be given 2 vouchers; which are: 1 voucher 4 shopping n 1 voucher 4 meal...Each voucher worth SD5 =) Serious best, masuk USS...Rata2 kami sume b'puas hati n dlm pd masa yg sama tak puas n nk dtg lagi in future...!!!Better dtg next year sbb ada new theme divison yg akan dibuka yg mana ia skrg adalah dlm proses p'binaan...Huhu!
Sampai je di bilik, sume capek n terus pengsan!1 thing yg sy t'lupa, if kita ke negara jiran, otomatik ada international roaming 4 prepaid users...Sy aware mengenai roaming, bila mana individual yg b'ada di oversea tuh yg kena bear the cost of phone calls even though they just "received" the phone calls...Masa dlm MRT, 1 of my classmates called me...Sy t'lupa akan concept itu..Sy terus angkat phone calls as usual...L/pin sist tuh jarang2 call sy if no reason...So, bila dia dh call tuh, sy tak ingat apa dh..Dlm ati terus b'kata; there should b sumthing...Maka, sy pun menekan punat "green" sbg tanda m'angkat phone call n ckp mcm biasa...Tak t'ingat plak nk memendekkan conversation...Tup3 bile sy nk buat call out, terus takleh n tak pasal2 credit tinggal berapa sen je...Baru la sy t'ingat rupa2nya.....*Wakenabeb!*.Ekoran drpd itu, kami sume pakat guna public phone je whenever nk make phone calls 2 our home country...Rate pun ok wat?SD0.20(RM0.48+-) boleh gayut dlm 80seconds...Orait la, kn?!
Sampai je di bilik, sume capek n terus pengsan!1 thing yg sy t'lupa, if kita ke negara jiran, otomatik ada international roaming 4 prepaid users...Sy aware mengenai roaming, bila mana individual yg b'ada di oversea tuh yg kena bear the cost of phone calls even though they just "received" the phone calls...Masa dlm MRT, 1 of my classmates called me...Sy t'lupa akan concept itu..Sy terus angkat phone calls as usual...L/pin sist tuh jarang2 call sy if no reason...So, bila dia dh call tuh, sy tak ingat apa dh..Dlm ati terus b'kata; there should b sumthing...Maka, sy pun menekan punat "green" sbg tanda m'angkat phone call n ckp mcm biasa...Tak t'ingat plak nk memendekkan conversation...Tup3 bile sy nk buat call out, terus takleh n tak pasal2 credit tinggal berapa sen je...Baru la sy t'ingat rupa2nya.....*Wakenabeb!*.Ekoran drpd itu, kami sume pakat guna public phone je whenever nk make phone calls 2 our home country...Rate pun ok wat?SD0.20(RM0.48+-) boleh gayut dlm 80seconds...Orait la, kn?!
Diam tak diam, hari ke-3 sudah kami b'ada di S'pore...Ini menandakan kami akan pulang pd hari ini...Cost of living at S'pore is doubled 2 our cost of living in the home country...Boleh jd homeless if stay lama2 di S'pore...Snack or sweet di 7E pun expensive...Boleh bygkn, air mineral botol kecik yg 500ml tuh harganya SD1.80 (RM4.20+-)...If di M'sia bleh dpt 2botol air mineral besar kot...Fuhhh!Oleh yg demikian, sy masak air di bilik sudah...Bekalan air mmg sy usung ke mana2...Cuaca yg panas terik buatkan kamu cepat haus!Ada yg b'tanyakan kpd sy mengenai cost estimation...Ia t'pulang kpd anda & motif anda ke S'pore...If anda ada hajat utk shopping, pocket money kena lebih la...Yg kaki shopping if shopping di S'pore pun b'baloi2 sbb dh alang2 dtg, branded items pun ikut standard...Apa pun n brapa byk skalipun pocket money yg anda bawa b'sama, jgn lupa reservekn RM dlm wallet anda krn mana tau if tak cukup (sbb dh experienced, tue yg kabo tuh..hihihi!) bleh tkr kt money changer...Currency masa kami pd waktu itu fluctuate lbh krg SD1 = RM2.34-RM2.38...Mcm kami, tak bwk byk sgt sbb our main purpose is more on "visiting", instead of "shopping"....Btw, sekiranya anda m'buat sbrg purchase (GOODS only, excluding services), please keep ur receipt...If the expenses is SD300 or more, the tourists can get tax exemption (apa ke nama istilahnya, aku t'lupa plak) di Changi Airport...^__^
Good bye S'pore...See u next time, insya'Allah!Kami pun mula take off meninggalkan Changi Airport pd jam 8.45pm...Namun ada pengalaman ngeri yg kami lalui semasa on the air...Flight b'goyang2 n t'sentak2 spt naik bot laju n b'langgar dgn ombak...Tak pun ibaratnya spt sdg ber roller coaster...Sy masa tuh mmg dh takut sgt...Rasa mcm flight nk t'hempas pun ada...Apa yg mampu keluar drpd bibir waktu itu hanya menyebut nama "Allah"...Rupa2nya ada angin lintang....Serious sampai skrg masih segar lagi p'istiwa itu...Alhamdulillah Allah masih panjangkn umur kami...Inilah risikonya m'gunakan khidmat airline...Apa pun, jodoh p'temuan, ajal maut, & rezeki di tgn Allah...
Personally, this vacation is very meaningful 4 me...just nice after I finished my Master research writing...Kira utk release tension n take a new breath la...Sy rasa damai n cukup tenan spjg b'ada di sana...Sedikit masalah pun tak m'jengah di kepala otak sy...Bila nk pulang, rasa sedey plak...Ni la org kata: "hujan emas di negeri org, hujan batu di negeri sndiri"...Perasaan sy betoi2 lain...Sy menemukan ketenangan di situ...Terima kasih ya Allah, utk nikmat dunia ini...When visiting 2 the developed country, there is a special feeling n passionate n magnificent....Haihhh; taktau la nk describe cmna...U must go 1st, then u'll feel & experience it!After that, then I know y my frens who studied abroad or who have been 2 developed countries, having a feeling 2 migrate n stay there...At last, I understand it n do feel the same...Weeee!!Last but not least, I would like 2 give a credit 2 this 3 sporting frens/colleagues/young lecturers...We are looking 4ward 4 the next vacation trip....Yabedabedu!!!




















