Monthly Archive: April 2015

Changi Airport: Western food at the canteen before your flight

I try to restrict the restaurant reviews on this blog as much as possible because I think there are plenty of resources out there dedicated to that. What I will continue to point out however are food spots off the beaten path that may not be well covered yet, such...

Pulau Tioman: seafood!

While our journey to and from Pulau Tioman was not exactly relaxing, once we were there we had a great time. The island is beautiful and you really feel like your “away”. While our hotel was beautiful, we felt like we wanted to experience a bit more local kampung (village)...

Crossing into Johor for a football game

After our recent encounter with the fans of Johor Darul Ta’zim in Singapore and their invite to follow them to JDT’s next home game in Johor Bahru, we decided to check it out. JDT’s home turf is the Tan Sri Dato Haji Hassan Yunos Stadium in Larkin (a suburb of Johor...

Singapore’s ethnic malls: Golden Mile Complex (Thailand)

Singapore’s ethnic malls: Penninsula Plaza (Myanmar) The Thai community in Singapore isn’t huge, especially when compared to other South-East Asian nations like the Philippines. But their social focal point is definitely worth a visit. Located on Beach Road, the Golden Mile Complex is where you want to be heading. There isn’t...

Singapore: tailor made clothes

While Singapore is probably not South-East Asia’s best known city for tailor made clothes (that would probably be Bangkok) there are still numerous shops in the shopping malls downtown that offer tailor made suits, shirts and much more. Prices are not that competitive and I’ve read mixed reviews. After some...

Football derby in Singapore

While Singapore has its own soccer league, the S.League, it also has a team that plays in the Malaysian Super League. The Singapore Lions XII are a relatively new team (founded in 2011) but has been fairly successful. They won the league in 2013. This past weekend they played against...

Pulau Tioman: How to get back

Pulau Tioman: How NOT to get there Pulau Tioman: How NOT to organize ferry operations Pulau Tioman: How to get back   After beautiful days on Pulau Tioman (more on that later), it was time to head back on Sunday morning. As written earlier, we only managed to get tickets...

Pulau Tioman: How NOT to organize ferry operations

Pulau Tioman: How NOT to get there Pulau Tioman: How NOT to organize ferry operations Pulau Tioman: How to get back So we made it to Mersing. Our ticket agent for the ferry told us to collect our tickets 1.5hrs before departure. We did not quite understand why but obliged...

Pulau Tioman: How NOT to get there

Pulau Tioman: How NOT to get there Pulau Tioman: How NOT to organize ferry operations Pulau Tioman: How to get back Good Friday – long weekend in Singapore! Flights to just about anywhere except Kuala Lumpur and Jakarta were outrageously expensive, so we settled on Pulau Tioman. Why not travel...