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2017 Komtar JBCC Johor Bahru

2017-06-04T14:11:00.000+08:00

Walked to Komtar JBCC Mall and saw beautiful decor for Hari Raya at the atrium. Lots of items are on sale - clothes, food, Hari Raya cookies etc. Surprisingly there were many shoppers here even on a Tuesday afternoon; perhaps due to the Singapore school holidays.


Komtar JBCC


Hari Raya Decor at Komtar JBCC

2017 Minions Fair at City Square Johor Bahru

2017-06-03T21:03:00.000+08:00

There is a Minions Fair going on at City Square Johor Bahru during this June 2017 school holidays. Lots of Minions toys, keychains, figurines, bags etc are being displayed and available for sale. Here are some of photos of Minions -


Minions Fair at City Square Johor Bahru


Minions

Jalan Wong Ah Fook Johor Bahru 2017

2017-06-02T12:26:00.003+08:00

Took some photos of the road Jalan Wong Ah Fook near City Square Johor Bahru. Even since the revamp of the road there, there is a wide pedestrian walkway next to the canal. People can now walk peacefully without the need to look out for vehicles. Hopefully, there will be trees planted next to the pedestrian walkway to provide shade during the hot sunny afternoon.


Jalan Wong Ah Fook, Johor Bahru

Jalan Wong Ah Fook Johor Bahru

Canal at Jalan Wong Ah Fook, Johor Bahru

However, crossing the road is still a challenge. As the traffic at Jalan Wong Ah Fook is constantly heavy, there is no pedestrian crossing or overhead bridge around City Square & Komtar JBCC mall area. The norm is seems is for pedestrian to dash across the road when it seems fit to do so. This method of crossing the road is dangerous but it works for most able people. However for senior citizens, crossing the road at Jalan Ah Fook is a real challenge. Perhaps the authorities can built an overhead bridge facing City Square/ Komtar JBCC mall to the opposite of the canal.

Jalan Wong Ah Fook Johor Bahru. Crossing the road is still a challenge

Photos Surrounding Perling Mall, Johor Bahru

2016-09-15T09:30:00.002+08:00

Below are photos of area that surrounds Perling Mall in Johor Bahru. This area seems to have relaxed and easy going atmosphere. There are many old shops, eating outlets and even a day wet market; where you can get fresh vegetables, seafood and meat.

Econ Nursing home is located opposite Perling Mall. The new Amerin Hotel is also opposite Perling Mall. And next to the mall itself is the CW3 bus terminal. The CW3 bus goes to Bukit Indah and Singapore. There is also a KFC outlet behind Amerin Hotel. This is one of the most spacious KFC outlet I have ever seen. There is also a school nearby - SJK ( C) Pei Hwa.

Streets of Permas Jaya, Johor Bahru

2016-09-12T14:51:00.001+08:00

Here are some photos of Permas Jaya which I took while waiting along the streets. There seems to be lots of food outlets, car repairs/serving workshops and massage health centers here. I started my walk from Renaissance Hotel and slowly walking my way to MacDonald's; and walking around the small streets. You can literally covered the whole area in an hour.

If you are going to Aeon Mall, head down to MacDonald's and then walk to the back of the building where you can see busy main road. Cross the overhead bridge and you will reach the Aeon Mall's big car park. The Aeon Mall in Permas Jaya is a older, single storey mall. There is a supermarket, food court, lots of F&B outlets but limited fashion stores.

Meal at Restoran Sayed near Perling Mall, Johor Bahru

2016-09-11T11:04:00.001+08:00

Took a quick light meal with my friend in the afternoon at coffee shop called Restoran Sayed near Perling Mall. To locate this Indian coffee shop, go to the mall main entrance with Secret Recipe on your left. So with the door of the main entrance of the mall behind your back and Secret Recipe cafe on your left, just walk left on a straight minor road. Restoran Sayed is just a five minutes walking distance from the mall.

The food that I ate may not be the best that I have tasted in Johor Bahru. But it was good for a quick meal and the prices were economical too. There are a wide variety of Indian food that you can choose; and a equally big variety of cold/hot drinks as well. Service was fast and this Indian coffee shop seems to be busy with customers flowing in.

Stay at Amerin Hotel, Johor Bahru

2016-09-11T10:11:00.000+08:00

Amerin Hotel is a new hotel located opposite Perling Mall in Johor Bahru. Here is the video of the King Size Bed Deluxe room which I had recently stayed.

To view photos of the hotel and my comments, click on the link below to my website -

My Stay at Amerin Hotel Johor Bahru

Stay at Renaissance Hotel Johor Bahru

2016-09-11T10:04:00.000+08:00

Here is a video of the room that I had stayed at Renaissance Hotel Johor Bahru. The hotel is located in the town of Permas Jaya.

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Renaissance Hotel, Johor Bahru

Angry Birds Activity Park at Komtar JBCC

2016-01-21T10:31:00.000+08:00

Visited Komtar JBCC Mall and saw this Angry Birds Activity Park at Level 3 of the mall. It is great to have an activity theme park for kids so conveniently located in Johor Bahru Sentral - it is just minutes walk away from the Johor Bahru Customs and Excise building.

I didn't visited the theme park as I was with adult group at that time; doing our shopping at Komtar JBCC. Anyway, here are some photos of this Angry Birds Activity Park.

Church of the Immaculate Conception, Johor Bahru

2016-01-18T08:27:00.000+08:00

While I was staying at Doubletree by Hilton at Johor Bahru, I saw a old church next to the hotel. Found out that it was the Church of the Immaculate Conception. I understand that it is a historical Roman Catholic with a rich history dating more than 100 years.

Interesting there is also a school next to the church. The name of the school is S J K (C) St. Joseph, which is a primary school. The school has a large field compound.

I took an aerial view photos of the Church of the Immaculate Conception - taken from the swimming pool area of Doubletree by Hilton JB. I liked the colonial style of building structure of this church. I do hope to be able to visit it in the near future.

You Kee XO Restaurant at KSL Mall

2016-01-17T09:55:00.001+08:00

My friend told me to try out a roast duck restaurant - You Kee XO Restaurant at KSL Mall. I was told that this branch outlet was recently opened. He said that he liked the Roast Duck and Char Siew from this restaurant.

So I went and ordered a small portion of XO Roast duck, BBQ Crystal Char Siew and Claypot beancurd. I wanted to order the soup of the day; but it was sold out. However I spoke to a lone lady diner who as having the soup of the day, on her opinion of the soup. She told me it was OK except the soup was a little too salty.

I tasted the food and here are my views - the XO Roast duck meat was quite tough. Was the duck supposed to be marinated with XO cognac? If it was so, then I am not able to smell or taste the cognac flavor on the roasted duck. The Crystal Char Siew looks good; however it was too sweet for my liking. The Claypot Beancurd was the Star of my meal. It was really good - I loved the freshness of the beancurd and eggplant; with its natural taste.

Anyway, all of us have unique preference and taste with regard to food. So long as you are happy eating the food you liked, that is all that matters. Next time, I would liked to try the roast duck that a vendor is selling on the night market / pasar malam opposite KSL mall - see last photo below.

2016 Chinese New Year Decor at City Square, Johor Bahru

2016-01-16T13:19:00.000+08:00

It is the time of the year again when people are preparing for Chinese New Year which falls on 8th and 9th February 2016. Every year, I will try to visit City Square Johor Bahru to look at the Chinese New Year decor. I feel that their decor is creative and worth a visit.

Also, it is an appropriate time to shop for Chinese New Year goodies. There are numerous stalls selling all kinds of Chinese New Year food and other stuff. Weekdays is a good time to go if you don't like the crowds and the usual jam at Woodland's Customs.

Here are the photos for this year - Year of Monkey.

Holiday Villa Johor Bahru City Centre

2016-01-15T14:01:00.000+08:00

There is a new 4 star hotel that is coming up next to KSL Mall and KSL hotel; it is the -
Holiday Villa Johor Bahru City Centre. The hotel website stated that the new hotel will be ready in March 2016. It is located along Jalan Dato' Sulaiman.

It is a 345 rooms hotel with restaurants, gym, infinity pool etc and specialty shops - hopefully the shops sell different products that are in KSL Mall. I took a few photos of the work in progress Holiday Villa Johor Bahru City Centre; while staying in KSL hotel. I noticed that a lot of work still need to done; not too confident that the hotel can commence operation in March 2016.

Anyway, I am looking forward to stay in the new Holiday Villa Johor Bahru City Centre when it is ready.

KFC Meal in Johor Bahru

2016-01-15T12:43:00.000+08:00

Seems liked the KFC meal in Johor Bahru is more value for money than its counterpart in Singapore. Even if we disregard the currency strength between the Singapore dollar against Malaysia Ringgit; a two piece chicken meal in Johor Bahru is more worthy.

The size / portion of the chicken served given were bigger in Johor Bahru as against similar 2 piece meal in Singapore. The chicken rice was moist and delicious. I tried the new Wasabi Rice Wrap Meal ( RM8.90) which was good as well.

Anyway, the 2 piece rice plate meal ( RM11.90) is still my favorite meal.

DoubleTree By Hilton - Double Room

2015-05-13T16:34:00.000+08:00

Posting a video of Doubletree By Hilton hotel - a double room which I recently stayed. The hotel is about 10 minutes walk from Komtar JBCC mall. The room was spacious and comfortable; a nice place to spend the night. Will be posting photos on my website later on - ImageSingapore.com

Video of Komtar JBCC

2015-05-12T16:00:00.002+08:00

Took a short video of Komtar JBCC during the weekend. I liked the Marks and Spencer store over here; the toiletries and food sections have good selections of products.

Avengers Exhibit at City Square Johor Bahru

2015-05-11T10:11:00.001+08:00

There was an exhibit of Avengers super heroes and villains characters at the atrium of City Square Mall, Johor Bahru. It coincide with the screening of the movie - Avengers, Age of Ultron at the cinemas in the mall itself. Lots of people especially kids; taking the opportunity to take photos of super heroes statues and figurines.

Below are some of the photos which I have took which I am sharing it here - enjoy.

Stay at KSL Resort Hotel, Johor Bahru

2014-11-24T16:49:00.001+08:00

Went to stay at KSL Resort Hotel at Johor Bahru recently. The staff gave me a smoking room though I asked for a non smoking one. Anyway, I accepted it and there wasn't any cigarette smell in the room. Check in was fast and pleasant.

The superior room was clean and the king size bed was firm. Overall the room was clean except that the cleanliness of the bathroom could be better. The glass panel of the shower room deserve a thorough scrub and there were hairs on the bathroom floor. The rain shower was fantastic though.

Breakfast was good and there were sufficient spread of food available. But I saw people queuing up at the restaurant due to lack of tables and seats available. Overall it was an enjoyable stay at this hotel.

Kapitan Supermarket at Galleria@Kotaraya Johor Bahru

2014-03-21T10:04:00.000+08:00

I was at Galleria@kotaraya Mall in Johor Bahru and was surprised to see a supermarket at this mall. The supermarket is called Kapitan @Galleria. Compared to the Kapitan shop in City Square JB, this supermarket is relatively much bigger in size. There is a wide range of merchandise here - you can buy almost all your daily necessities here.

However the Galleria@kotaraya Mall is still a very quite mall; there is no crowds. There were many empty units of shops at the upper level of the mall. Hopefully, the management of this mall can attract more tenants and shoppers here.

Singapore Airshow 2014 Photos

2014-02-20T10:35:00.001+08:00

Here are some of the photos of the Singapore Airshow 2014 which ended recently. Overall it was a wonderful experience; though the weather was extremely hot and sunny. I was literally sweating and getting a free tanned at the same time.

Looking forward to the next airshow in Singapore.

Tea Garden Restaurant at City Square Johor Bahru

2014-01-31T10:46:00.001+08:00

Recently went to Tea Garden at Level 6 at City Square Mall. There is a small fishing pond with koi fishes and lots of greenery - which makes this place relaxing and spacious.

There is also a food court located at Level 6 - Dapurkita Food mall which was crowded with office workers during lunch hours. I went to Tea Garden Restaurant during lunch hour and the place is almost full. Luckily I was able to get a table for 2 in less than 5 minutes. I wasn't going there for lunch. In fact I wanted to find a place to rest and try out some light food.

There is also a outdoor section (non air conditioned ) where I saw mainly smokers dining there. The food came promptly after ordering. Overall I am not impressed with the food. The Chee Cheong Fun with curry gravy was just ordinary. There is a coffee shop stall at Meldrum street that sell this food item and it is really good. The Rojak was quite pathetic as well. In fact I prefer the Rojak at Chicken Rice Shop located in this mall.

Anyway, I will try out their breakfast set - kaya toast, half boiled eggs and milk tea on my next visit. My friend love their Hainanese milk tea.

Chinese New Year 2014 Video

2014-01-30T12:14:00.002+08:00

Saw this Chinese New Year musical video from Astro Malaysia - cheerful and easy to sing along; thought I shared it here. Every time when it is Chinese New Year, I can't help but feel older and hopefully wiser. Time fly so fast when I am busy. Perhaps I should slow down a little this year and learn to 'enjoy' life at a slower pace.

In this Year of the Horse, I wish everyone Happiness, Good Health and Success.

Chinese New Year Decor at City Square Mall Johor Bahru

2014-01-16T20:50:00.000+08:00

I went to City Square Mall Johor Bahru to buy some Chinese New Year goodies. Noticed that most of the traditional Chinese cookies prices have gone up. There are enough stalls on the atrium for me to pick and choose from a wide variety of cookies and food.

The Chinese New Year decor at City Square mall looked wonderfully simple and beautiful. Simple concept and yet impressive. Here are some of the photos -

Set Dinner at Taang Shi Fu Restaurant in Johor Bahru

2013-04-03T13:44:00.000+08:00

I was at Taang Shi Fu restaurant in Johor Bahru recently with a friend. We were looking the menu at what to order for dinner and then placed the food orders with a young waiter. The waiter casually asked whether we would liked to try their set menu dinner for two. He said that the set dinner meal was definitely value for money.

We decided to proceed with the waiter's recommendation and had the set dinner meal. The set meal dinner was RM88 and when after adding service charges, towel and starter ( Guava with Chen Pi ), the total amount was RM107.75.

Overall, it was a good dinner meal and yes it was value for money. Here are the photos of the food that was served -

This is the Guava with Chen Pi - very crunchy and slightly sour in taste.

Black Chicken Herbal Soup - I liked this soup.

Fried beans with minced pork - the beans were crunchy and fresh.

Cod Fish with vegetables and herbs - This was the best dish. The cod fish was very fresh and I finished up all the gravy.

Silky Tou Fu with mushrooms.

Longan and white fungus desert - Slightly too sweet.

One Jug of herbal tea - again slightly too sweet for me.

There is a choice of white or brown rice.

The Sky Executive Suites and Sky Loft in Bukit Indah

2013-03-25T10:54:00.003+08:00

I saw 2 condominium developments that are close to the shopping malls in Bukit Indah - The Sky Executive Suites and Sky Loft. I think more condominiums will be built around the central town of Bukit Indah as I noticed some land had been fenced up.

The Sky Executive Suites is just opposite the TESCO mall and also Giant Supermarket. You need to cross over a busy 2 way streets to reach Giant supermarket from the condominium. This development looks liked an ordinary apartment building - totally white in color and a rectangle long balcony for the apartment unit. It seems to be empty as there was no cars or people moving in/out of the main gate.

The Sky Loft is still under work in progress and has a better location than the Sky Executive Suite. It is located next to AEON mall and opposite Granada Hotel. The AEON mall is a much better mall than TESCO in terms of tenants and shopping experience.

I guess many people are buying condominiums units and landed properties in Bukit Indah hoping it will provide a good return in investment or as a second home. If you are buying it for the purpose of renting it out, it may take months to find a tenant. I saw many units of The Sky Executive Suites being put up for rent in property portals. I think it is a tenant's market over here - the prospective tenant can choose and pick from the many units available.