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Hyatt Place Paradigm Mall Johor Bahru is the latest hotel in Johor Bahru town. Hyatt Place by American hotel chain caters mainly to the upscale business and leisure travellers. The hotel is located adjacent to Paradigm Mall and approximately 5km from the city centre. A total of 202 guestrooms, which combine elegant contemporary design in calming pastel shades with a graceful local touch. Read More

My first time to Sabah was a short trip over the weekend. With limited time in Kota Kinabalu, I must choose which activities that I can explore to learn more about Sabah. Thus, I decided to go for Mari Mari Cultural Village tour. While Kota Kinabalu is known for mountain climbing, there are many other attractions to explore too. Mari Mari Cultural Village lets you discover the five different Borneo ethnic groups in Sabah, Malaysia. Read More

Counting down to 1 Apr where the land borders with Malaysia will finally reopen after two years. Time flies! I finally get to go home to visit my family and friends and yes! Weekend trip is happening again after so long. Time to update my Johor posts again. Read More

During my recent family trip to Penang, we decided to stay in Eastern & Oriental Hotel Penang. The hotel is known as one of the Far East’s most prestigious and historic building of the British colonial era. The hotel is fondly known as “E&O Hotel’ . Eastern & Oriental Hotel has two wings- Heritage Wing (old wing) and Victory Annexe (new wing). We stayed in Victory Annexe Suite. The hotel is like the Raffles Hotel Singapore and Strand Hotel Yangon, Myanmar. Read More

It has been years since my last road trip with my family. My dad decided to head over to Batu Pahat for a day trip on last Saturday. It was an impromptu trip as he decided a night before. He woke us up early morning and start out road trip by taking the route from Kulai, Johor. Read More

*Updated on July 2018*
It has been a while since I last visit EcoWorld properties located at Taman Ekoflora. They have recently had a change of concept of the space. The previous concept was the Palladium Café that attracts quite a number of attractions to the public. This time round, they introduce Spring Labs, a retail concept park. Read More

*Updated 2019*
Johor Bahru cafes are expanding fast and you get to see new cafes opening almost every other month. Apart from the cafes near the JB Checkpoint , Mount Austin and Taman Molek, it’s time to venture to Taman Ungku Tun Aminah. This area is located quite a distance from JB checkpoint but nearer to Sutera area. If you are taking Grab/ Uber from JB checkpoint, the fee is approximately RM25~RM35 (one way) depending on traffic, timing and demand on that point of time. Read More

It has been quite a while since I last visited NEW café in Johor Bahru. This time round, I visited Mrs Who Café over the weekend. The café is a Muslim-owned café which is located right next to Cheotnun Korean Dessert Café. Read More

Bring your little monsters to LEGOLAND® Malaysia Resort and get into the spooky spirit with our Brick-or-Treat event. The annual Halloween family event returns this year at the park with a spooktacular line-up of activities that will get families and children thrilled, and delightfully scared. Read More

Sand and Sandals Desaru Resort & Spa is the newly revamp resort that opened early this year. It is formerly known as Pulai Desaru Beach Resort & Spa. Sand and Sandals Resort & Spa is also the first resort by Techvance Hotel & Resort Group. I visited the resort over the weekend and had an enjoyable time. Read More