Friday, October 30, 2015

Not very smooth (24th Oct)

I had a meetup with my friends at JB last Saturday, suppose to meet my friend Caterine at Bukit Indah at 11am where Catherine will picked me up there as Catherine stays near Bukit Indah.   Then we will proceed to meet another friend Michelle.

I left my house at 8.45am, to give me ample time to reach my destination.  Just as i board the bus to takes me to Jurong East Interchange, i realised that i forgot something and i turn back to take the item i forgot.


(1) By the time i reached Jurong East Interchange, it's around 9.35am and i was surprised to see the queue for CW3/CW4 is quite long as i didn't expected so many people.


(2) The bus came, but i could not board as it was full, i have to wait for another bus, just as the 2nd bus came at about 9.55am, i manage to board the bus and lucky there's one last seat right behind, if not i will have to stand all the way from Jurong East Interchange to Tuas Checkpoint which takes about 20 mins.

After clearing Singapore checkpoint, i board the bus again to take me to Malaysia checkpoint, and at that time, i was hoping that there won't be long queue at Malaysia checkpoint as i saw quite a number of coaches going in to Malaysia.

When i was queuing up at Malaysia checkpoint for my passport to be stamped, what caught my attention was an Immigration Officer at one of the counter using earpiece.  Guess he's listening to music?

After clearing Malaysia checkpoint, it's around 11am, i walk towards the Causeway Link queue which will takes me to Bukit Indah.  The queue is so long that i start to panic as i was already late and also in my heart, i was hoping that i don't have to wait very long for the bus.  The bus came at around 11.15am, but it's so crowded that i could not board and have to wait for another bus which came at around 11.25am, and i reached Bukit Indah around 11.50am.  So pai seh to be late and makes my friend wait there.

Catherine is already there waiting, so we proceed to meet another friend Michelle for lunch (another post).  After that, Michelle has something on, so left Catherine and me. 

We proceed to Catherine house to pick up her daughter, then Catherine went to the workshop to collect the car (Catherine company car, Catherine job required her to travel around, so the company provide her with a car) that is there for servicing.  Catherine drove the company car home and Catherine daughter drove her car back home, then we proceed in one car to Sutera Mall. 


(3) While waiting, i saw this dog outside Catherine neighbour house and walk over to take picture.  I ask Catherine if the dog belongs to her neighbour but was told it's stray dog.


(4) Saw two puppies, one of the puppy, guess must be shy, saw me, walk away and hide under a car.


(5) Guess this must be the papa dog


(6) After reaching Sutera Mall, we jalan jalan there where we bump into another friend Serene who's sending her daughter there for classes.  Heard Catherine and her daughter discuss about a cuttlefish place, but we could not find the place and then Catherine daughter google and saw review that the cuttlefish was not that great.  We end up in Blackball having desserts (Photo credit to Catherine)  Serene joined us for chit chat too at Blackball before Serene picked her daughter after class and Catherine drove me to checkpoint where i walk one round at City Square where i saw some Halloween decorations (another post) before going back Singapore.

At first, i thought the journey will be smooth on a Saturday night, but was caught in a jam in the bridge between Malaysia and Singapore.

31 comments:

  1. Weekends must be pretty jam at the ciq and tuas... Hope you enjoyed your outing!!

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    1. I do enjoy the outing, only that the bus timing from Malaysia Immigration to Bukit Indah, have to wait for quite sometimes...

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  2. It is weekend so jam and crowd are pretty in-thing. Haha.

    Couldnt wait to see the Halloween decor.

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  3. Wahhhhhhh!!!! Must be tiring, going through all that. Old man like me, I would be so put off that I would head on home, mood already spoilt, just forget about it.

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    1. After meeting up with friends, so happy till forgot about the jams, etc liao, hehe...

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  4. Weekends sure jam in everywhere.. Here, if wana go to Midvalley on weekends, must reach by 9.30am.. Ooooo I see loads of red bean in your dessert, I like! Looks very sweet and nice, I want to have it now :)

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    1. Lucky, not long weekend, if not, the jam will be worse...

      Mine is the one with durians as i can't resist anything with durians, hehe...

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  5. hmmm, except that you forgotten something and have to turn back home to get it in the morning.. I guess the rest also not considered that "not smooth" la.. so for how long you were late for meeting up Catherine??

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    1. If i did not forget the something, think i won't be late... Around 50 minutes late...

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  6. anyway despite all the "unsmootheness" I guess you had a great time catching up with Catherine, Michelle and Serene.. :)

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    1. Yes, yes, you are right, hehe... Indeed it's a great time catching up with them...

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  7. Officer listening to music? It happens. Welcome to Malaysia!

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  8. Listen to the music?? Get used to it la! Not open 2 counters but actually there're 5 counters there is considered better lo

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    1. 1st time see that... Lucky got few counters open that day, if 2 counters only, will be super long q liao....

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  9. Think of the bright side...at least the bus in SG, you know what time they will come. Here...time say 9.30am...it might come 10am leh.

    Hmm.....ear piece? Am guessing maybe it's his Bluetooth device like the one sk had

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    1. I ever encounter, that time, i was going Sutera Mall meeting my friend, i check from website that Causeway Link going there from Tuas Checkpoint, so don't want to trouble my friend, thought take bus there myself, in the end, struck in Malaysia side for 1 hour waiting for the bus, then the bus come, not full, the driver don't want to move, want to wait for more passengers...

      It's those old type, like last time those used in walkman...

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  10. At least after all the stress of waiting at long queue, you get to meet up with your friends and have a good time of catching up over such yummy desserts.

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    1. Yes, the joy is there when meetup with friends, hehe...

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  11. First time I read you write a long story hee..hee... Well, at least you still made it even though a bit late.

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  12. This post feels so tiring with all the jam. But I'm sure the catch up with ur friends made it worthwhile! ;-)

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