Day 3 of Singapore...

Three's the charm... And so are we three tourists on our third day in Singapore. Most of Day 3 was spent commuting to and fro, and visting the very nice City Square mall at Johor Bahru in Malaysia. But before I get way ahead of myself with Malaysian talk, here's a picture of my co-traveller and her very intent look at every tourist's best friend : a local map and listing of attractions. "Where else do we need to go?" Questions boggling her pretty mind...



The commute was long, and some "Are we on the right bus" musings, but we finally arrived! After a bus ride, an MTR ride, and a long walk to not-so-forever, we found ourselves in Malaysian territories. Not a big diff from my homeland. The people look exactly the same. But they had more ethnic sounding names. After the weird Sarsi incident back in Little India, I was not brave enough to try another local beverage. So it was the universal Coca Cola for me to quench my thirst.

Our Friday trip to Johor Bahru mostly involved checking out the City Square mall, barely a stone's throw away from the Singaporean border. We were the happy and sometimes tired shoppers of the said mall. I am a huge fan of their surplus shop, carrying brands like Aeropostale, Hollister, and A&F. Our timing was not so bad too, because there was a tiangge at the ground level.

After yet another mandatory rest period at the mall's Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf, we headed back to Singapore, briefly stopping by this small local store to ask for directions. I couldn't resist bringing out my camera to take a picture of the Malaysian flag, Kind of a "Where are we" tell-all picture.



Back in Singapore, we went around Lucky plaza, one of the best bargain centers in the metro. After our feet gave out, we went back to the hotel to freshen up for dinner. What was on the menu that night? Nooch Noodle Bar at the Wheelock Center.

I would have to say the Wheelock Center is on the list of my favorite shopping places. What to see? Borders, Zara (I absolutely adore this Mango-Topshop fusion store! Absolutely fabulous!), and a whole bunch of other cool shops. And of course, these glistening snowflake Christmas decors hanging on the glass ceiling. The lighting was simply perfect, too. It looked like a starry, snowflaked evening.



Red was the color theme for the Nooch Noodle Bar. It was everywhere. ON their awesome coffee-book-table-ish menu, their table napkins, the walls... It was an all Asian resto. With Japanese, Korean, Chinese, and Singaporean dishes. More than filling!



We topped off the evening with a trip to the Night Safari. The bus ride to the Night Safari was a fun one! We named each of our high school classmates back and forth, till we were out of names to say.

It was a pretty long day... Needless to say, my favorite part of the Night Safari was the downhill tram ride through the rain forrest. Which basically was reminiscent of being lulled to sleep on a top down car. The animals were pretty amazing, too. Hehe.