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Universal Studios Singapore: Visiting The Theme Park

Universal Studios Singapore: Visiting The Theme Park – Well today gonna bring you back to Deepavali 2011 where it was Wednesday, a fine Wednesday there everyone was off from work, spending the time with friends and family, or self!

#1: Vivo City, where the monorail station to Sentosa Island is at.

I was in Singapore and I went to the Universal Studios Singapore! I have been to a few theme parks but didn’t really remember much about them as I was small – Australia Gold Coast’s Movie World, Seaworld, Dreamworld, Thailand Bangkok’s Dreamworld, Hong Kong’s Ocean Park, Malaysia’s Genting Highland, Sunway Lagoon and Bukit Merah Laketown Resort.

Ignoring all those that I have been to and Universal Studio Singapore will be my first theme park tour around the world. I want to visit all the famous theme parks like Universal Studio Japan, Disneylands, Disneyworlds, Happy Valley, Six Flag and more!

#2: Roof top of Vivo City with nice man made pool, overlooking Sentosa Island. Was walking to Food Republic for breakfast.

#3: Makan, makan, eat breakfast at Food Republic. I ate curry puff. =D Don’t want to eat much cause I scared will vomit later when riding the roller coaster. Haha.

Cut the crap and back to the day. Woke up pretty early at 8am and took the bus to Vivo City with my brother and them meet up his girlfriend at there. Was thinking of eating Burger King for breakfast but end up eating curry puff at Food Republic because Burger King hadn’t open yet.

#4: Waterfront Station, Universal Studios Singapore stop, first stop of monorail too!

Then went to the monorail station, no need queue up to buy ticket because I has a Ezlink touch n’ go card with me. Feeling excited because it’s my first time going to Sentosa Island and everyone on board has a smile on their face which makes the day merry.

#5: Walking to Casino, oops, it’s Universal Studios Singapore!

#6: Taking photos, me!

#7: The famous Universal Studios globe.

#8: Me me me me me, IZ ME!

Reached the first stop – Waterfront Station, alight and head to the entrance of Universal Studio Singapore. Movie theme song was playing loud at the speaker along the way to the entrance. Spotted the big famous Universal globe and took photos of it and then headed on towards entrance.

#10: Entrance of Universal Studios Singapore.

#11: Entry point.

#12: Kungfu Panda came to greet us.

#13: Scanning ticket. We have our own printed tickets that were bought online.

Need not buy ticket again because we bought out ticket online and has discount through MasterCard. It opens at 10am, many were started queuing already and waiting for the gate to open. Finally, it opened and we ran into it.

#14: There’s shade at part of the Hollywood Boulevard area. Luckily, else we would be hot die at there.

#15: Hollywood.

#15: New York.

Yes we ran and walked fast because we were worried that there will be along queue at the attractions. Haha, took photos along the way and headed to the first ride, the most “chi kek” exciting ride, the Starship Galactica Cylon and Human.

#16: More of New York. 5th Avenue, could Apple Store be near by? NO!

#17: More of New York.

There were also props for Halloween like broken car, garbage which simulates a dead city because Halloween was coming.

#18: Ready for Sci-Fi City ahead!

I’ll show you Starship Galactica at Sci-Fi City ahead in the next post.

December 23, 2011
Back To Penang

Back To Penang – After 14 days of travel around China, I am back to Penang. So, what’s next? Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! Penang’s food is so much awesome and wonderful! How are you guys?

December 22, 2011
Hello From Shanghai, China

Hello From Shanghai, China – Hello my baby, my friends, my family and my reader! Finally I get to sit down in front of the computer provided at the bar area of Blue Mountain Bund Youth Hostel to do a little blogging. The weather out there is about 3 degree Celsius and it’s feeling warm in the indoor. Today’s weather is kinda nice at about 4-5 degree Celsius and my body is getting used to the temperature already. It was freezing cold in the past few days, it’s rising now.

Today is day 5 of being in China. Arrived in Hangzhou on day 1, then went to Zhouzhuang, an ancient water town on Day 2 and Day 3, then exploring Shanghai since day 4.

I guess I have already covered most of the interesting attractions as introduced by most of the people, the Lonely Planet like the Nanjing Road East shopping street, The Bund, Pudong financial district area, the two awesome Apple Store in Nanjing Road and Pudong, French Concession area, Xintiandi, Xujiahui Cathedral, Tian Zi Fang, Dongtai Road Antique Street (went there late and only a few shops were open) as well as Yuyuan Garden and Cheng Huang Temple. Where else do I miss?

The another two more temple like the Jade Buddha and Jing An Temple are introduced by the Internet, however both of them need an entrance fees which is RMB30 and RMB10. It doesn’t seems to worth it to me. HAHA.

Food in Shanghai is just OKOK, not really my type of food I think. Price is cheap by the road side but doubt about the cleanliness, it gets more expensive in the restaurant. Xiao Long Bao is awesome but imagine eating it everyday. HAHA. Overall, I am not very attracted with Shanghai’s food, I favor towards food in the North e.g. Hong Kong, Guangzhou. The fastfood in China especially KFC is yum-yum though! =D

Shanghai is big, huge. It’s many size of Hong Kong, and Singapore. It has a feel of Hong Kong, but I prefer Hong Kong as it’s denser and more happenings throughout the day. Shanghai gets quiet at night where major attraction closes after sunset. Shopping district and bar areas in Shanghai maybe happenings but that’s all. That’s why I see so many people hanging out in the hostel’s bar area at night.

Well, I’m gonna sign off now and take a rest for the last day in Shanghai. No idea when am I gonna visit yet. But the day after will go to Shenzhen for two days and later Hong Kong for 5 days. Check out my photo updates on Away From Computer and Twitter @nicholaschan

See ya.

December 11, 2011
Nick Chan’s Year-End Flashpacking China Trip

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Nick Chan’s Year-End Flashpacking China Trip – Hello fellow friends and readers, I will be going for flashpacking trip to China and Hong Kong in this coming two weeks. Flashpacking is a travel type somewhere between budget backpacking and a normal trip, and still uses a backpack. This is my first backpacking trip – traveling with just a backpack, camera and myself.

Well, not trying to promote AirAsia but since the desktop wallpaper so nice, so I share it up here also. Haha. AirAsia is my flight to Hangzhou (Shanghai).

Zhouzhuang Ancient Water Town – Venice Of The East.

Manhattan-alike of the East – Shenzhen. Photo by defence.pk

The trip basically covers a little bit of Hangzhou, more of Shanghai, a little bit of outskirt Shanghai like the ancient water town in Suzhou – Zhouzhuang, Xi Tang, then to Shenzhen for some gadget and electronics hunting, ending the trip in Hong Kong for some awesome Chinese dimsum.

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December 6, 2011
KLCC And KL City Walk

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KLCC And KL City Walk – Few weeks back, I went to Kuala Lumpur downtown alone and armed with a camera. I drove to the LRT station, parked my car there and took the public transport to town. I didn’t want to drive to downtown because I am very sick with the traffic congestion and also don’t want to pay for the expensive parking fee, so I went for public transport.

#2. The quiet LRT station – Taman Bahagia.

You know, the week before I went to KL, I drove there, it took me 1 hour plus to reach the Chinese VISA Centre at OSK Tower a.k.a. Bank Of China at Jalan Ampang from Bandar Sunway, from there, it took me another hour to reach Bukit Bintang. It’s really sickening. Only then I know there’s a LRT station right below the place to do the Chinese VISA, so it’s pretty convenient for me to take the LRT.

#3. Taken from OSK Building.

#4. OSK Building and Bank Of China, the place to do Chinese VISA.

Woohoo, I am going to China for travel soon, so I need to do VISA. Because I was in KL at that time, so I went directly to the Chinese VISA Centre to do the VISA. Normally if I am in Penang, I would just drop my passport at the travel agent, of course extra charges will be applied, and take a longer time too. One thing, please don’t go to the Chinese Embassy on Jalan Ampang, they don’t do VISA there, you have to go to 2nd level of the OSK building.

After I’ve done with the VISA thingy, I went to Bukit Bintang area for a little walk and look for lunch.

#5. The real Tong Pak Fu Hong Kong Dessert in KLCC just opened not long. There’s also a dessert shop with similar name in Penang named Tang Bo Fu. Haha.

Although Ampang Park Station (Chinese VISA place) and KLCC Station is just one stop away, but I was so lazy to walk so I take the LRT back to KLCC, alight and start touring around the place.

#6: Lovely KLCC Park.

#7: World tallest twin towers in wide angle!

From KLCC, I started my journey walking from the shopping mall to the convention center, where there will connect me to Jalan Kia Peng to Pavilion shopping mall and then to Bukit Bintang area.

#8. Construction in progress.

#9. Didn’t get a chance to walk on the air-conditioned underpass.

You know there’s actually an underpass from Suria KLCC to the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre. The funny thing is the underpass is located in the car park where air-conditioning is not available. And now, they have started to construct a air-conditioned walkway for the underpass. They should have work it out earlier!

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Normally, going to Pavilion need to pass through Jalan Kia Peng and you have to walk under the sun and rain. Now they are building a air-conditioned bridge which connects KLCC to Pavilion shopping mall which is very good! They only opened part of it so it’s not fully connected to Pavilion. I was curious, I went on the bridge and see where it’s connected to at the moment.

It brought me to Corus Hotel, I went down the bridge and found a new hotspot in town – the KL City Walk.

#12. Free WIFI available at KL City Walk.

#13. The KL City Walk.

KL City Walk has a many restaurant located in a alley in between office blocks. Originally, the KL City Walk is just a lorong or lane behind office blocks. It’s then converted into a walking street featuring many restaurants for dining pleasure. It’s a very good idea of converting ugly back lanes into place like this.

#14. The KL City Walk is quite shady with tall buildings blocking the scorching heat of the sun.

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The KL City Walk is well decorated with fans as well as some green plants and trees.

#16. An unknown brand bubble tea shop with the price of famous Chatime and Gong Cha. o.O

You can find many office worker dining here during lunch hour and tea time. It’s a hidden spot in town. I wouldn’t have know this place if the connecting bridge from KLCC to Pavilion doesn’t exist. Haha.

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I reached Pavilion and saw construction was going on down there. Seems like there’s many construction are going on in the city. Woo.

December 2, 2011
Sunset At Kuan Hwa Seafood, Kuala Selangor

#1: The Kuan Hwa Kuala Selangor Seafood Restaurant.

Sunset At Kuan Hwa Seafood, Kuala Selangor – This is not a blog post about food, but it’s just happened to be at the famous seafood restaurant, Kuan Hwa at Kuala Selangor. During the trip to Kuala Selangor, the whole class went to for seafood dinner at this restaurant, but half of us did not eat at there, because we didn’t feel like eating seafood at that time.

#2: Snapping photos.

#3: Restaurants and houses on the water.

#4: Birds flying.

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So what we did there was just talking and snapping photos, at the same time seeing others eat. The sunset at there was pretty and I had a feeling of very peaceful and relax at there. It’s like getting myself away from the hustle and bustle city life and the heavy assignments.
#6: MJ’s enjoying his take-away KFC at the seafood restaurant.

#7: Ruezhen too, was enjoying his KFC.

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The calm water and the quiet forest, with a little bit of breezy air blowing along, makes the atmosphere very enjoyable.

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Sometimes, it’s good to be away from the busy city, out to the country side, for a little retreat. You know, college is so much different from high school, so much work, it gets stressful sometimes, and there’s no chance for failure because tuition fee is quite expensive, and that’s why a little retreat is good!

Anyway, if there’s chance, I will want to visit the place again.

December 1, 2011
Look Out Point, Ampang

#1: Someone celebrating birthday at there. Cool.

Look Out Point, Ampang – Have you ever wonder where to get a good and magnificent view of the big capital of Malaysia – Kuala Lumpur? It would be Look Out Point at Ampang. It’s not very far from town, on a little hill and at there you can get a wide perspective of the whole city and it’s really a nice place to chill.

What you will be seeing is not anything like the cityscape of Hong Kong or Singapore because the place is kinda far from the city centre and so, the cityscape became tiny and far.

#2: Welcome to Kuala Lumpur. The night view of Kuala Lumpur.

#3: Me and you, Hueisean.

#4: Hueisean the pretty girl.

Look Out Point is only accessible by road and at there has a various restaurant serving western and local cuisine. I have visited Haven Restaurant with dearest, Hueisean on a Saturday night but the food wasn’t that awesome. What’s great was the atmosphere and the awesome view.

#5: Nick Chan!

Driving there take a bit challenge at first as it doesn’t show up in my GPS device, but if you follow Google Maps, you can arrive there easily and the road accessing Look Out Point has no lamp, so it’s just lights from the vehicles on the road. =D Parking is rather cheap at RM2 per entry and you can opt for valet parking at the top for an extra RM3 but you probably difficult to get one as the parking always get full on top. We park our car down there and walk up the stairs, tiring a bit, yet fun with a little breezy wind.

#6: Stairs going down to the carpark.

#7: Look Out Point Western Food.

Eat, talk, chill, take photos and I like it. =D

November 28, 2011
Bukit Melawati At Kuala Selangor

#1: On the tram.

Bukit Melawati At Kuala Selangor – Hello people, I am back, I am back, I am finally back to blogging! Let’s get into the main topic of the day, 2 weeks ago, I went to a field trip to Kuala Selangor with my Diploma In Interior Design semester 3 classmate as well as my lecturer Miss Sofia. Well, I have been to Kuala Selangor before, the fishing village there but I have never been up to Bukit Melawati, the main attraction of the little country side town.

#2: On the tram, still, going up to Bukit Melawati.

Kuala Selangor is a quiet and peaceful town 45 minutes away from the hustle and bustle city life of Kuala Lumpur. What’s famous here are seafood, Bukit Melawati, fireflies seeing, as well as the Kuala Selangor Nature Park (which I think kinda sucks).

#3: Lighthouse on top.

#4: Monkey and the lighthouse.

#5: Monkey!!!

#6: Monkey!!!!!!!!!! Black.

We took a tram that took us from Kuala Selangor Nature Park up to the Bukit Melawati. The mini hill top is not very high, but yet it gives a spectacular view at the Malacca Straits and the special thing up there are the lighthouse and the monkeys! Yes, I mentioned about monkey.

#7: Nice view with Malacca Straits at far end.

#8: Zhi Sheng!

#9: The blogger me.

#10: Ken, Wesley, me and Steve.

#11: Wesley acting cool.

Upon arrival at the top, you will see many monkey wandering around the place, waiting tourist to feed them the monkey food that can be bought at RM1 at there. The monkey food basically is the Chinese Long Bean.

#12: Monkeys acting cool.

#13: The people.

Surprisingly, monkey at there looks different from the one in Botanical Garden, Penang which the monkeys there have black hair and are not aggressive. They won’t snatch or attack you for food.

#14: My lecturer. Haha.

#15: Junior.

#16: Zetty and Ana on the right.

#17: Rashid.

#18: MONKEYYYYY!!!

We spent some time up there enjoying the windy breeze and fooling around with the monkey. The place is quite nice. =D

November 28, 2011
A Walk At Chew Jetty

#1. The Chew Jetty Kongsi.

A Walk At Chew Jetty – Few weeks back, I went to the Chew Jetty with dearest, Hueisean. I like the place, I have been there for quite a few times and it just doesn’t feel bored every time I visit it because the little fishing village-like houses give a sense of peacefulness, a sense of calmness, it’s so near to town, yet it’s just relaxing, maybe because its location of by the sea.

#2. It’s written Chew Jetty in Mandarin – read as Zhou Qiao.

#3. Mini grocery store.

#4. Lamp post.

Chew Jetty or also known as Clan Jetty is a famous tourist spot in Penang, in the heart of the George Town Unesco World Heritage Site. Clan Jetty is located at Weld Quay, it consist of 8 jetties which are named after the surnames of the Chinese. Why people like to call Chew Jetty more is because it has the most number of “Chew” family living at there. The jetty is actually the villages of the Chinese immigrant when the first came to Penang in the 18th century.

#5. Colourful artwork.

#6. Hair saloon at the Jetty.

#7. Bokeh!!

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It’d now become a tourist spot, and also photographer’s favourite spot for photoshooting. Well, it’s not a surprise that there’s still people living at there, and some still goes out fishing by their private boat.

#10. Net.

#11. Saw some kids fishing at the jetty.

#12. So we went to check it out.

#13.His name is Jason and his fishing string got stuck at the boat and we went to help. HAHA.

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The weather was pretty good that day, although it was sunny but occasionally sea breeze blew over my face which makes touring the place and taking photos nice.

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It was a quiet afternoon, there’s not much people around in their home. There’s some other visitors like us too.

#17. Peace.

I feel the place is full of culture. One very cool thing is that different jetties has different house layout. It’s because that different clan from China last time has their very own clan living culture.

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The Chew Jetty is very happening and crowded during the Thni Kong Festival during Chinese New Year, as well as the Nine Emperor Gods Festival. You will not want to miss out this place if you happen to be in Penang, during or not during the two festivals.

#20. Fisherman

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Although the wind blew once in a while, it’s still feels hot once in a while, just when my perspiration started to break out of my pores, we started leaving Chew Jetty.

October 16, 2011
Nine Emperor Gods Festival And Temple Location

Nine Emperor Gods Festival And Temple Location – Since I’ll be visiting the Nine Emperor Gods Festival at the Nine Emperor Gods Temple in Ampang, so I would like to share with you the location of the temple in Ampang so you can visit it too! It’s my first time going there, so I don’t really know the way, GPS will be my guide that night. I will also share with you the location in Penang where you can check out the happenings Nine Emperors (Kau Ong Yah) Festival too!

Ampang / Kuala Lumpur (Selangor)

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Address: Nine Emperor Gods Temple, Jalan Merdeka, Ampang New Village, 68000 Ampang, Selangor, Malaysia.

GPS Coordinates: N3 08.493 E101 45.888

Penang Island (Penang)

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Location: Carnavon Street

GPS Coordinates: N5 24.863 E100 20.034 (Famous Koay Teow Thng shop, but it’s just right in front of it)

Raja Uda, Butterworth (Penang)

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Location: Tow Boo Kong, Jalan Raja Uda, 12300 Butterworth, Penang, Malaysia.

GPS Coordinates: N 5 44.125 E100 38.552

October 4, 2011

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