Down South Quickie
I made a very brief trip Down South last weekend. It was a very short trip with a quickie stopover in Orchard to ogle, ooh and ahh over the gorgeous kitchen stuff in Takashimaya. Gimme an Alessi toothpick holder, which is just too cute! But no, this post isn’t going to be about the Great Singapore Sale (GSS), not about gorgeous Alessi kitchen appliances nor the swanky Paragon stores. Since I’m infected with Blogivitis, it’s all about sharing my journey down!
I waited too long to book my tickets down to Singapore so by the time I was ready to go, popular coaches like First Coach and Aeroline were sold out, leaving me with no other option but the midnight buses from dirt-encrusted Pudu Station!
Walk into Pudu and immediately you somehow feel kinda grubby from the many, many years of built-up dirt! Need an ear test? Just get your ears assailed for free by screaming people pushing their bus tickets while you gingerly make your way to the old rickety metal staircase leading down to the smokey, lung-clogging and exhaust-filled bus area. They just never told you that ear tests came with a price - your lungs! Throw your bags on the bus and pray someone’s feet doesn’t smell of blue cheese. I wasn’t so lucky 
Say your prayers as the bus speeds off into the darkness, down the darkened highways, traveling faster than light to ensure you get early for the GSS. Curl up as you try to find some warmth from the aircond that blasts down unmercilessly even after you’ve closed the aircond vents. Arrive in JB, peer wide-eyed through your windows and tremble at the feared, cowboy town that’s oh so dangerous!
Cross the Customs and *cue shiny, happy music* You’re in Singapore! The FINE Country which is nice and safe and you can happily walk around at 5am with nary a fear!
On your return trip, always use the loos at the Singapore Customs side, whether Woodlands or Tuas. Use, don’t ask why…you wouldn’t regret it! Then hop back onto your mean exhaust fumes-belching machine and make your merry way up to Yong Peng rest stop to pick up a host of flies who have been waiting for the ride up to KL! Inch along the highway under repairs with your friendly additional passengers who love giving mwah-mwahs on your face while you sleep and before you realise it, you’ll be back at Pudu where the nightmare all began!
Ah, good things always end too quickly, don’t they?
So if you would prefer a less entertaining route, go with Aeroline or First Coach! And no, this wasn’t a sponsored post!
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Love Alessi! Weird isn’t it? So near, yet like two worlds apart!
PE says: You’ll love the Alessi toothpick holder then! Press that little figure forward and it’ll bend to pick up the toothpick from the drawer in front! Gorgeous!
That’s some trip, PE! I am glad I have my car for roadtrips. *grin*
PE says: Yeah! I was terrified when we had to get down to the Malaysian customs in cowboy JB town!
Couldn’t make it this year… *sigh*
PE says: It’s still on, Jemima till end or mid July I think!
PE is such a brave girl!
PE says: Haha…not quite, had some company so it wasn’t that bad!
haih..i thot ur coming further down south to australia!
PE says: Hehe…not yet, Wuching! *saves pennies for Australia*
I remember Pudu Raya all too well… looks like they haven’t done anything about the *condition* because it sounds just like it did 10 years ago!
PE says: Definitely, GT! It’s gone to the dogs now! I think the only thing holding it up is those years of encrusted dirt and grime!
Hey I hope you enjoyed your trip to sg! Did u get anything from Mango? :P:P:P
PE says: Didn’t manage to check out Mango but going there again next weekend! Yippeee!!
for a moment there when you said Down South, I thought you came all the way here to Oz! LOL!
I’m such an Alessi fan. too bad they cost a bomb for even the smallest item… ishhh!
PE says: LOL! Oz in a weekend? Don’t think I could even manage that! Heh…yeah Alessi looks so so so so so good, doesn’t it?! My dream kitchenware!