Travel: Malaysia... My Truly Last Stop To Manila

I only have one and a half day to explore Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia and all I did were eat and shopping.. and took photos of things I'm not usually fond of but considering of helping people who want to go to Kuala Lumpur someday.

Kuala Lumpur is one of the cheapest place to ride a cab except from/to airport.

Shopping is way cheaper in Malaysia compare to Singapore but I kinda love the vibes in Singapore.

Kuala Lumpur's climate all year round is hot and humid so people go to Genting Highlands to chill out and eat.

Genting Highlands is not a shopping haven, but for people who want to eat good but not great food, its the OK place.

If you're going up to Genting Highlands, you have two choices on what to do there -- either eating to this buffet restaurant or 

 

going inside this outdoor theme park

Well I chose the buffet restaurant because when I saw the outdoor theme park... ZOMG!! definitely needs a renovation!

I think the 55MYR (includes the RT bus ride from/to City) is worth it if you'll choose the restuarant...

There's no entrance fee in Genting Highlands' indoor theme park except if you want to ride, you have to pay.

After checking out Genting, it was time for my retail therapy in the city

The week I'm out of the country was the same week UNIQLO in Manila opened...and with all the crazy news happened during the opening... I was kinda LOL-ing 

Because this was the scene in Manila

This photo from Inquirer

 And this was the scene in a newly opened UNIQLO store near to my friend's place in Kuala Lumpur, almost empty

Checked-out the fountain show in front/back of the Petronas Tower

Petronas Tower

Walking and shopping abroad are my exercise... and PRIMADONNAs are my enemy during my shopping mode.

Malaysian fans of H&M are lucky because the flagship store in Kuala Lumpur will open this September (wish they'll open a store in Manila noh)

We ended the night in PappaRich, it's one of Malaysia's fast food restaurant.

Laksa

The next day my friend brought me to Batu Cave (after going there... I hate the place)

* make sure if you're going there, not to bring a plastic bag and do NOT give food to monkeys...  you'll be traumatize

Before I went to the airport, dropped by in IKEA for lunch

Make sure to a lot four hours before your departure time and do the web check-in because KL airport is very far from the city.

Used the KL Express to LCCT airport

And my BFF while in the plane to Manila

AUGUST MAN and Noah Mills was on the cover, I ♥ this magazine

Arrived Manila safe and still gorgeous.. LOL

Travel: Stop Over in Singapore

What makes Singapore ahead with other South East Asian neighbors?

Clean, big space to walk, nice airport, and have very good road/transportation system.

Merlion in Sentosa

Inside Terminal 1 in Changi Airport

I only have two nights or more like.. 24 hours (because I arrived midnight) to stroll one of the original member of Asian Tigers before heading to Bangkok Thailand, and since it was my first time in Singapore and I'm a theme park junkie... I have to visit Universal Studios Singapore (USS).

After exiting the airport... Rode a cab to my friend's place... I wanted to ride the Chrysler cab but it cost an additional  SG$10 or so.

There's a cab fare law-ish... after 6:00 PM to midnight an additional 25% of the metered fare and from midnight to 6:00 AM an additional 50%.

Slept for about 5 hours then..

Went to the top floor of Vivo City Mall then ride this train to Universal Studios Singapore

Universal Studios is small compare to Hong Kong Disneyland and Ocean Park, so you can stroll the entire theme park in less than five hours during weekdays except Friday.

Catched the Waterworld show... retelling the Waterworld movie

Transformers 4D ride ... watching Autobots vs Decepticons fight for a thing in 4D.

 

This thing is what they're fighting for?!

Now I know why they put these stuff because the management/creator of this ride knows you'll queue in line more than 30 minutes during peak days.

3D glasses you'll use

Lights Camera Action.. This place will show you how Hollywood movie studios add special effects to movies such as JAWS, Twister, etc.

Revenge of the Mummy ride ... Disneyland's Space Mountain-ish + mummy

 

Went to Battlestar Galactica - Human and Cylon ... This is a fun ride but the seats...oh the seats... smells like rotten socks!

Ate lunch at Discovery Food court... remember the canteen in Jurassic Park movie?

Went inside the Far Far Away land...

 

 

After a grueling walk in USS, we meet the hosts (my high school friends.. the owner of the place where I stayed for two nights in Singapore) for dinner in Ion Orchard mall in Orchard road.

 

KIKKI.K store.. Stationery stuff

cute UNIQLO shirts

Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf Red Velvet Cake

Cereal Prawns in Food Republic

 Singapore have big space to walk!

And nice buildings for Instagram-ing.

The view from my friends pad where I stayed with in Toa Payoh

And before I left Singapore, I made sure I dropped by to Saboten for Tonkatsu.

Saboten Japanese Cutlet

Departure Hall, Terminal 1

Changi Airport, Singapore

Universal Studios Singapore

Sentosa