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SANRIO HELLO KITTY TOWN launches the “Candy Parade”, a new interactive Hello Kitty show featuring an exciting choreography that promises a sweet experience for all visitors to the theme park. Read More

1 Medini Hub located within Medini in Iskandar Malaysia is a relatively new area to explore. It is the first residential condominium in Medini which is a few minutes drive away from Legoland Johor Bahru. Thanks to KK, I get to know this new place and we visited Gourmet Trails Marketplace and Deli recently with Tony (Johor Kaki). Read More

It seems like staycation in DoubleTree by Hilton Johor Bahru has been a yearly affair for me. This is my third time staying here and this time round is rather different from the past. My first two staycation was with my parents because they have complimentary vouchers after signing up as Hilton Honors. But this time is a weekend staycation with my girlfriend just across the causeway. Read More

Makan Kitchen is one of the dining restaurants in DoubleTree by Hilton Johor Bahru that serves international buffet with local delights. I have been to Makan Kitchen several times with my parents and yet to share a post about it. So, here is my recent visit to Makan Kitchen on one of the Friday nights. Read More

Another new dessert place spotted at Taman Mount Austin. Softsrve Ice-Cream and Dessert Bar has finally opened in Johor Bahru right after Inside Scoop located at Taman Sutera. It seems like the trending desserts in Kuala Lumpur is moving to Johor direction now. The dessert shop is currently on soft opening session. Thus, there are only two ice-cream flavours available as they are still fine tuning the operations. Read More

Salted egg croissant was quite a hit earlier this year and moving on is the baked cheese tart craze. The Japanese-style baked cheese tart from BAKE has taken its storm in Singapore and Hong Kong where people don’t mind queuing for the fresh tarts from the oven. Malaysia has its own version of baked cheese tart craze as well. The first baked cheese tart outlet started in Klang Valley and finally arrive southernmost tip of the peninsular. Read More

If you are a frequent weekend traveller to JB, I bet you sure visited Dragon-I for their delicacies. Dragon-I restaurant delicacies is inspired by the rich and diverse culinary offerings from China especially from the regions of Shanghai, Szechuan, Beijing and Lanzhou. My first experience with Dragon-I was at Pavilion outlet in Kuala Lumpur 5 years back. Thus, when they expanded their outlet to Johor Bahru, I am glad that my family get a taste of it. I patronized the restaurant with different group of dining mates but the foods that I had each time are almost exactly the same dish. Read More

Soon Soon Heng Bak Kut Teh brand is familiar for Singaporeans who often cross over the causeway and shop around KSL Mall. I was having my staycation at Holiday Villa and decided to check it out after reading so positive reviews online. My favourite bak kut teh in Malaysia is my hometown Kiang Kee Bak Kut Teh . So, how does this fare? Read More

Holiday Villa Johor Bahru is the latest hotel in Johor Bahru City Centre which welcomes guests from early March 2016. The 4-star hotel comprises Superior, Deluxe and Premium Suite rooms. I did a booking through Agoda for a weekend staycation because there is having opening special promotion! And guess how much I paid for the Premium Suites? It was S$137.38 (~RM409.39) per night. The initial price was S$188.20 (~RM560.84) for their opening promotion special. I managed to use my Agoda points to deduct. So, yeah! More Savings for us! Read More

As the exchange rate getting attractive (SGD 1 : RM3) , more and more people starting to cross the causeway especially over the weekend to spend. And the custom immigration is getting crowded with Malaysian working in Singapore and people going to Singapore to splurge. The traffic is horrible especially on Friday evening onwards and towards the Sunday. If you ever travel across the causeway using public transport, here are 8 types of people you encounter throughout the journey. Read More