07 May, 2023

JB trip May 2023

Peak hour- long line to catch buses from Kranji MRT both 170x and CW1. Arrived 830am, 945am finally catching the bus.

Smooth clearance at Singapore exit, as usual. Enormous line at Malaysian immigration entry, unfortunately more than usual at 10am+ on Saturday morning. Lines on all counters hitting the back wall. Time to try MACS.

Finally cleared immigration at 12:30pm. Catching grab to the mall southkey arriving 1pm.

Total cost of all Grabs today: S$25.

Sushi King, conveyor belt sushi: $29. Old town coffee plus ice cream at Chateraise $9.

Foot massage RM60 + 10 for tip for 60 mins Family Thai spa. #20 Thai lady senior, and #25 from Serawak young guy who likes to learn new languages.

Coconut and mango smoothie $7

Shopping: Papa’s cereal RM12.50 each, Watson, Alpro pharmacy, Lotus supermarket. $20

Fish porridge and shrimp wonton noodles at D’Shanghai $10.

Chateraise ice cream shopping Panjaporn recommendations: monaka Vanilla and Coffee, Belgium chocolate, and Pistachio bar $12

Then another line at Malaysian exit for an hour and a traffic jam at crossway on the bus. Finally cleared both immigration close to 22:30 and bus ride to Queen street terminal, arriving home past 23:20.



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