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Sunday, October 16, 2016

Singapore-Malayasia Family Trip - Oct 2016

07-Oct  
Ø  Took parcel from Saravana Bhavan and had at the airport
Ø  Baanu akka and family joined us from Bangalore
Ø  Boarded the flight at 1:15 am to Singapore
08-Oct  
Ø  Reached Singapore airport at 8:20 am local time
Ø  Put all the luggages into the coach. Had kaya toast at the airport. Met Taufiq who was our guide during our stay in Singapore.
Ø  Went straight to Singapore Flyer. We spent down only. Didn’t climb into the flyer though. Under the flyer, there were beautiful fishes where we also fed fish feeds.
Ø  Then went to Merlion
Ø  From there, we went to Chocoloate factory
Ø  Had lunch at Sri Balaji Bhavan.
Ø  Converted INR 20000 to 390 SG dollars in Mustafa center.
Ø  Then Checked in to hotel Premiere Inn at Beach Road around 4:30 pm
Ø  Took rest till 6:00 pm and then started to Gardens by the Bay.
Ø  From there, we went to Skypark in Marina Bay Sands and had an excellent aerial view of the entire Singapore.
Ø  Then had dinner at Bay View Tandoor @ Singapore Flyer, and returned back to hotel for sleep.
09-Oct  
Ø  Had breakfast at Premiere Inn hotel and proceeded to Universal Studios
Ø  Went to Meet the Minions and saw different types of mirrors there.
Ø  Then all went to a train ride called Sesame Street Spaghetti Space Chase in Newyork.
Ø  Then we went to the cartoon show called "When I grow up" in Hollywood.
Ø  Saw the Sesame Street stage shows in Newyork
Ø  Then, Krishna, Hemu, BR ji, Baanu akka, Vishal and Ooty thatha went to the Tranformers ride in Sci-Fi City.
Ø  BR ji, Baanu akka and Vishal went for Revenge of the Mummies ride in Ancient Egypt.
Ø  SSP went and took photo with the "Meet the Egyptian Royalty" characters
Ø  Krishna, Hemu, SSP, Amma, Ooty thatha went for a Jeep ride in Treasure Hunters in Ancient Egypt.
Ø  Then witnessed to the Water World death-defying stunt show in The Lost World.
Ø  Had lunch at Oasis Spice Café that is opposite to Revenge of the Mummies in Ancient Egypt.
Ø  After lunch, went to a river raft ride called Jurassic Park Rapid Adventure at The Lost World.
Ø  Hemu, Krishna, Vishal and BR ji went to the Dino-Soarin ride in The Lost World.
Ø  CSP, SSP, Ooty thatha-paati, BR ji went to Shrek 4D mokkai show in Far Far Away
Ø  Took photo with characters Shrek and Prince (in Donkey) characters in Far Far Away
Ø  All went to a river boat ride called A Crate adventure in Madagascar
Ø  Hemu, Krishna, BR ji, Baanu akka, SSP, CSP, Ooty thatha went to a stage show called Lights, Camera, Action in Newyork
Ø  Took photo with character Charlie Chaplin in Hollywood.
Ø  From Universal Studios, we headed towards the dinner at Riverwalk Tandoor near Farer Park
Ø  SSP & CSP left to Tampanies by MRT.
Ø  Hemu, Krishna, Vishal, BR ji, Baanu akka, Amma, Ooty thatha-paati went to Night Safari by taxi.
10-Oct  
Ø  Had breakfast at Premiere Inn hotel and proceeded to Mustafa Center
Ø  SSP and CSP took an MRT to Farer Park and went to Mustafa center and did shopping.
Ø  Hemu, Krishna, Vishal, BR ji, Baanu akka, Amma, Ooty thatha-paati went to Jurong Bird Park by coach.
Ø  From Mustafa center, we went to Changi Business Park, Citi office. Met Narasi, Kavitha, Yuga, Karthi, Gayu, Kathir, Ranjith, Prasad and so on.
Ø  From CBP, CSP and SSP headed towards Jewel of India restaurant in Little India (near Hotel Park Royal). Met others us in the same hotel.
Ø  Post lunch, CSP & SSP helped Ooty thatha to purchase a mobile phone and also helped Amma to purchase kids things
Ø  Around 3 pm, left to Mount Faber hill to take the cable car to Sentosa.
Ø  Ooty thatha,paati, Krishna, CSP and SSP were in one cable car. Hemu, Vishal, BR ji, Baanu akka and Amma in another cable car.
Ø  Went to Sea Aquarium in Sentosa by Sentosa express and also took a bus.
Ø  Then went to beach where Krishna, Hemu & Baanu akka were totally drenched playing in the beach.
Ø  At 7:40 pm, we saw the Wings of Time light, laser & water show in Sentosa.
Ø  Then took the Sentosa express from Beach station and reached an India restaurant <> inside Sentosa itself where we had our dinner.
Ø  Returned back to the hotel for sleep
11-Oct  
Ø  Got up at 5:30 am and had breakfast at Premiere Inn in Singapore.
Ø  Bid adieu to Taufiq and proceeded towards Genting Highland, Malayasia by road. So, had immigration check at the SG-MY border.
Ø  Met Gayathri at MY border who was our guide for the rest of the tour.
Ø  The tour guide ordered tea/coffee at around 11 am. And then stopped for lunch at Jaipur Mahal in Kuala Lumpur around 2 pm
Ø  Reached First World hotel at Genting Highland around 4:30 pm. This hotel is known for a Guiness World Record for being the World's Largest hotel with about 7000 to 8000 rooms
Ø  Around 7 pm, went to Snow World and then to Coffee Terrace restaurant for dinner. All of them were within this hotel itself.
Ø  Had a good mix of Japanese, Chinese, Asian, Indian, etc varieties of food here in Coffee terrace.
Ø  CSP and SSP went to Casino after dinner.
12-Oct  
Ø  Started from Genting Highland at around 9 am and proceeded to Batu Caves.
Ø  Started from Batu Caves at around 11 am and went to the watch factory outlet where we bought a watch for Amma
Ø  We then went to see the King's Palace (where the Malayasian king resides). Took photos.
Ø  Then we saw the Independent square where Malayasian flag was hoisted at the time of Independence (31st Aug, 1957).
Ø  Then, proceeded to have lunch in The Olive Tree restaurant in KL.
Ø  Post lunch, we went to Petronaus twin towers for photo shoot.
Ø  Next stop was at chocolate factory.
Ø  From there, we went to the National Monument of Malayasia which had a structure similar to the Flag of Fathers present in the US.
Ø  Then checked into the hotel Seri Pacific at around 4:30 pm.
Ø  CSP, SSP, Amma and Krishna went to the Sunway Putra mall opposite to the hotel.
Ø  At around 7 pm, we went to the Sagar hotel in Bangsar Park, Kuala Lumpur
Ø  Post dinner, CSP, SSP, BR ji, Baanu akka and Vishal went to US Super Stores near the hotel, for buying chappals
Ø  Ooty thatha and Paati went to Sunway Putra mall for shopping.
13-Oct  
Ø  Had breakfast at the hotel itself and proceeded to Sunway Lagoon
Ø  First, we went to the Wave pool in Water Park where we had lots of fun with water pouring from a big pot.
Ø  Then to the slides where kids enjoyed a lot.
Ø  From there, we went to the water slide. Baanu akka and Krishna, SSP and BR ji, Vishal and a stranger went in that ride.
Ø  After that ride, Vishal and BR ji went in a dark slide ride.
Ø  Through the Zulu walk, we next went to the Bridge rope walk. This bridge is supposed to be the World's longest suspension bridge of length 428 m.It was fun walking in this.
Ø  At the end of this bridge, there was Flying fox, in which BR ji and Vishal went. It was a good experience for them.
Ø  While BR ji & Vishal were waiting for the Flying fox in the queue, SSP, Baanu Akka, CSP, Krishna and Hemu did Paint Ball Gun shooting. SSP & CSP did it twice.
Ø  Also, while we were waiting for BR ji & Vishal, CSP, Baanu akka, Krishna and Hemu went in the Bungee Trampoline. SSP went into the beach for a relaxed swimming.
Ø  As it was getting late for BR ji & Vishal to come from Flying Fox, CSP, Krishna, Hemu and Baanu Akka also joined SSP in the beach. While we were in the water, Vishal & BR ji went in the Flying Fox happily.
Ø  Then we went to Sagar hotel for lunch, but the kids had Pizza for lunch.
Ø  Post lunch, we went to the Waterplex 5D show, which was an excellent 5D show. Initially Ooty thatha didn’t come but all the rest went. But later, Krishna and Hemu went to this show again to accompany Ooty thatha.
Ø  After this, Amma, Ooty Paati were seated in a shaded area. SSP, CSP, BR ji, Baanu akka, Vishal, Krishna, Hemu and Ooty thatha went in a to Nickelodeen Park by walk. On the way, we did Archery shooting. Vishal & BR ji did Paint Ball gun shooting.
Ø  Then, we saw a tram and got into. The tram took us into the Wildlife Park as well. We got down from the tram in the same place (Nickelodeen park) from where we boarded. Ooty thatha got down in the place where both the paatis were seated.
Ø  In Nickelodeen, we went to Splish splash and Sponge Bob Adventure which were both water slides and rain dances.
Ø  Post this, we joined the elders and went back to reach the coach.
Ø  From there, we started at around 5 pm and went to KL towers. Climbed to the top of KL towers also.
Ø  From there, we went to Jaipur Mahal for dinner, where we were served Idli & Poori for dinner
Ø  BR ji & Baanu akka went to Sunway Putra mall for shopping.
14-Oct  
Ø  Had breakfast at the hotel itself.
Ø  BR ji, Baanu akka, CSP, SSP & Ooty thatha took MRT to Bukit Bindtang via Hangtuah station.
Ø  At Bukit Bindtang, we went to Low Yat plaza for electronic goods purchase.
Ø  Got lunch packed from Hotel Sri Pandi in Bukit Bindtang.
Ø  After checkout and putting the luggages in the Concierge, went to Sunway Putra Mall again.
Ø  At around 4:30 pm, left the hotel to goto Airport
Ø  On the way, went to Putrajaya and saw beautifully built city. SSP, BR ji, Vishal, Hemu, Ooty thatha-paati went to the mosque.
Ø  From there, reached airport and returned back to Chennai

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