I remember being asked by some friends how to get the Aeroline coach tickets to Singapore. Well, you may get your tickets at Corus Hotel,Jalan Ampang. AEROLINE has a counter there (near the main entrance door of the hotel) manned by 2 persons. They are there to tell you which coach to hop in to;that you are entitled to have a hot drink(self- service) at the hotel lobby while waiting for the coach to arrive & they hand out the Embarkation forms for you to fill in before reaching the S'pore Immigration & Customs checkpoint. About the coach, the passengers seats are on the top deck while the lower deck houses a mini cafe with comfy sofas plus tv to watch videos. Some of the passengers never went to the top deck,they just sat at the cafe throughout the journey.The travelling time takes 4 hours + 1 hour allowance time for the clearance purposes at the check points both sides. The speed limit for Aeroline coaches is 80km per hour.
The stewardess hands out a bottle of mineral water once you are nicely seated on your seat. Several minutes later she would give out the meals according to the time you board the coach. Say,if you board the coach during breakfast time,then breakfast is served. Like the 3.30pm coach we boarded from S[pore,we're served dinner before reaching KL as we're ETA @ 8.30pm.The ticket costs RM80/- one way. You may get a return ticket from them as well. The coach has a loo for 'light usage only',I repeat,'light usage only'. If you want the loo for the 'heavy usage',please inform the captain of the coach and he would make a toilet stop for you at a convenient spot along the highway.VVrrrrrrooom! STOP! STOP! I want to berak!ZZooommm!
P.S. of course there are other coaches and buses going to S'pore at a cheaper fare but the seats and service might be different altogether.
Monday, November 26, 2007
Meow.............
I made a few phone calls on Monday to Crowne Plaza Hotel in Kuching wanting to book a room for Thursday & Friday nites but was told there was no more rooms left EXCEPT the rooms on the 19 th floor,which of course, would come up to @RM400+. Wow! The reservation clerk said, "All the superior rooms are fully booked...we only have the deluxe But ma'am if you are a gov't servant or if you are working with a company,we might be able to give you the corporate rate." (My husband's firm is too insignificant to be able to enjoy the corporate rate.) Well,thank you very much,I'm just a 'bladi' housewife, who should be given the discount..bla..bla..bla.. Let me ask D first.
D's answer was to go ahead with the booking because the reason we're going there is because he would be attending a seminar organised by one of the banks at the hotel itself. Again...what to do? book lah! "Could I have your credit card numbers,please." KA CHING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!$$$$$$$$$
MMMEEEOOOWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW!!!!!!
D's answer was to go ahead with the booking because the reason we're going there is because he would be attending a seminar organised by one of the banks at the hotel itself. Again...what to do? book lah! "Could I have your credit card numbers,please." KA CHING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!$$$$$$$$$
MMMEEEOOOWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW!!!!!!
Sinu Ngenang (As Time Goes By)-Mount Elizabeth Hospital
In 1994 & 1995,I made several trips to Singapore & during one of those trips,my son came along. The trips were not for pleasure nor leisure but to visit & to take care of my late father who was hospitalised at Mount Elizabeth Hospital . The hospital's just a few yards away from The Elizabeth Hotel where I was staying recently...that's why you are getting this story as I cannot help thinking of that time in 1994 & 1995,while walking along Mount Elizabeth Road to Orchard Road.
Sometime in May,1994, my dad coughed non-stop;he drank bottles and bottles of cough mixture but the coughing just did not stop. He began losing weight as he had no appetite and was weak. In September or was it in October,my brother & my sister-inlaw together with my mother accompanied him to Singapore for check up. My mother was weak on her knees when my brother told her what the doctors(4 or 5 doctors attended to him) told my brother. Yes, my dad had cancer of the lungs. He underwent chemotheraphy & radiotherapy at the hospital. It was such a pitiful sight seeing him fading away right before our eyes;his hair loss,mouth ulcers & the pain he had to endure. The doctors attending to him were hopeful that he could make it through. As far as I could remember, he had never smoked..my mum used to smoke but not anymore after my dad died. But then again I know quite a number of people who did not smoke,yet they got lung cancers. It must be the free radicals in the air. He tried his best to fight the cancer by carrying on his favourite game..GOLF. I think, to have died at the age of 69 was a bit too early but then again I thank God for having given us a wonderful & loving dad ;not only as a dad but a loving grandfather to Jill ,Nico & Aaron.( only 3 grandchildren then) He was very industrious,having done and been to where he had been...an achievement and an act tough for us,kids to follow...most likely not able to,at all.He died on 26th March 1995,less than a year after that unceasing coughing.He lived life to the fullest & very strong willed. I remember that time when he insisted on going to Bintulu even though he was already very sick because his company had some business launching there. He dragged himself to the launching and I had to call Jumau to fetch him from the airport & at the same time to take care of him.
He had been to most places,like to the United States & Zimbawe for official functions ,& toEurope,Australia & New Zealand,China & Japan,etc.
He liked to tell us about the time he had to fly in a Skyvan from Kuching to Johore on behalf of the Sarawak Government to bring some rusa (deers) for the Sultan of Johor. The Sultan of Johor was pleased to see him because when he visited Sarawak as the Agong,my parents were the people in-waiting to their majesties. During that visit, the Agong broke protocol by insisting my dad to sit with him in the limo. He gave my dad a light punch on my dad's tummy and said,"Edward, gemuk." My dad looked at the CM to get his approval,the CM nodded & only then my dad got into the car.
I have a lot of stories about my dad..that's all for now..maybe another time I'll continue.
This hotel was once named the Crown Prince Hotel on Orchard Road where we stayed during dad's hosptilisation.
Sometime in May,1994, my dad coughed non-stop;he drank bottles and bottles of cough mixture but the coughing just did not stop. He began losing weight as he had no appetite and was weak. In September or was it in October,my brother & my sister-inlaw together with my mother accompanied him to Singapore for check up. My mother was weak on her knees when my brother told her what the doctors(4 or 5 doctors attended to him) told my brother. Yes, my dad had cancer of the lungs. He underwent chemotheraphy & radiotherapy at the hospital. It was such a pitiful sight seeing him fading away right before our eyes;his hair loss,mouth ulcers & the pain he had to endure. The doctors attending to him were hopeful that he could make it through. As far as I could remember, he had never smoked..my mum used to smoke but not anymore after my dad died. But then again I know quite a number of people who did not smoke,yet they got lung cancers. It must be the free radicals in the air. He tried his best to fight the cancer by carrying on his favourite game..GOLF. I think, to have died at the age of 69 was a bit too early but then again I thank God for having given us a wonderful & loving dad ;not only as a dad but a loving grandfather to Jill ,Nico & Aaron.( only 3 grandchildren then) He was very industrious,having done and been to where he had been...an achievement and an act tough for us,kids to follow...most likely not able to,at all.He died on 26th March 1995,less than a year after that unceasing coughing.He lived life to the fullest & very strong willed. I remember that time when he insisted on going to Bintulu even though he was already very sick because his company had some business launching there. He dragged himself to the launching and I had to call Jumau to fetch him from the airport & at the same time to take care of him.He had been to most places,like to the United States & Zimbawe for official functions ,& toEurope,Australia & New Zealand,China & Japan,etc.
He liked to tell us about the time he had to fly in a Skyvan from Kuching to Johore on behalf of the Sarawak Government to bring some rusa (deers) for the Sultan of Johor. The Sultan of Johor was pleased to see him because when he visited Sarawak as the Agong,my parents were the people in-waiting to their majesties. During that visit, the Agong broke protocol by insisting my dad to sit with him in the limo. He gave my dad a light punch on my dad's tummy and said,"Edward, gemuk." My dad looked at the CM to get his approval,the CM nodded & only then my dad got into the car.
I have a lot of stories about my dad..that's all for now..maybe another time I'll continue.
This hotel was once named the Crown Prince Hotel on Orchard Road where we stayed during dad's hosptilisation.
Orchard Road by night
Singapore Tourism Board offers foreigners a free ride on their double decker topless/roofless bus. One has to register at the STB booth in Orchard Road,not far from the Rolex centre. After issuing you a ticket,you're asked to produce your passport before you board the bus for the free ride to see the Xmas lightings and deco along Orchard Road & to Marina Parade area. The ride starts at 7.00pm until 9.00pm.
This ride will end on 5th January,2008.
The electricity bill for the Xmas lightings is under the sponsorship of HITACHI,so said the tourist guide.
A lot of mat salleh tourists in S'pore.
Tourists waiting patiently outside the STB booth for the topless double decker bus to arrive.
Here it comes,....the topless double decker bus.
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The ballerina..if you wish to know more about the ballerina,please go to the Singapore Tourism Board website because all the figures along the road have a story to tell.
gETTING OFF THE TOPLESS DOUBLE DECKER BUS.
Could she be the ballerina that the people were looking for?
This ride will end on 5th January,2008.
The electricity bill for the Xmas lightings is under the sponsorship of HITACHI,so said the tourist guide.
A lot of mat salleh tourists in S'pore.Tourists waiting patiently outside the STB booth for the topless double decker bus to arrive.
Here it comes,....the topless double decker bus.
Snow icon
The ballerina..if you wish to know more about the ballerina,please go to the Singapore Tourism Board website because all the figures along the road have a story to tell.
gETTING OFF THE TOPLESS DOUBLE DECKER BUS.
Could she be the ballerina that the people were looking for?
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