As Simple As Black & White: May 2007

Hi :) It's me, and I'm back from the dead again.. :p Ya, I've been getting lazy, very lazy, and very bored... and it's hard for me to write about the trip when Jacq's sleeping... she knows the names of all the locations that we went together, me on the other hand... not so much.

Day 4 of my trip was a long day on the road. It was the 16th and we first had to meet up with a friend's friend :D (and her brother). It was kinda weird because we hadn't met them before and didn't know what they looked like. We woke up on time, but we left the flat late and rushed out to Jurong East Interchange. We ran straight into the building and ordered some breakfast :) I had some udon while Jacq had Eggs with Toast & Tea. She also ordered some Bao to go...

I wish I had the mind to get up and take some footage, but I didn't and I'm kicking myself for it. When the bus came we headed over to the Tuas Second Links border crossing. The whole bus ended up having to wait for me while they checked my Passport n crap. I was supposed to fill out one of the white forms. No one told me until I got to the front of the line. Jacq was worried so she came back in to help me :P

After the customs crossing we got back on the bus and started over the crossing. The only thing separating Singapore and Malaysia is the Johor River (you don't know how much research it took to discover that :P thanks Jacq ;)). It looks more like a river, but I guess Singapore is plunked right in the middle of the sea. The drive over the link took roughly 5 minutes, I REALLY wish I caught it on film grr. Once we were on the other side we stopped in Gelang Patah where we were to meet with my childhood friend. It turns out he was still @ work by the time we had arrived there. We sat in a coffee shop where they were selling pirated media... They weren't being very discreet about it... After about an hour of sitting and chatting my buddy finally arrived and we were on our way! :D

I always love going on road trips, provided I am not the one who is driving. Road trips in places that I am not familiar with are the best. The sights are all new you have a feeling of not knowing anything around you, nothing tying you down. On both sides of the road you could see palm oil plantations... There were rows upon rows upon rows of palm trees... not such a common sight here in Canada. Occasionally you could see some housing developments... one thing that I noticed about M'sia is that they like to build terrace housing...

Our first stop was a rest stop somewhere before Kulai. It was a sort of glorified outhouse :p that what it seemed like to me anyways. At first I just stood around while everyone else went... then I had to go myself. The washroom was as ghetto as I thought it would be... the room was filthy, however, they did have running water...

Next was a foodcourt in the middle of nowhere. Again... we were eating :P it seems like everywhere you go in Malaysia there's a hawker stall or some foodcourt in the middle of nowhere. I don't get it, but they sure love their food! This one also had a small market on the side, but we didn't take the time to go check out what was there. Prolly some nick-knacks...

After driving down the highway for awhile, they pointed at a structure that was spanning the road... strange. Surprise, surprise... it was a foodcourt O.o spanning the highway to boot. I thought they were yanking my chain until we passed under and I saw the giant KFC neon...

Further down the road some residentials appeared from nowhere, really... there was nothing in one direction for at least 1 hr, and the other direction was the same. I don't understand... don't get me wrong... they were beautiful buildings, all new and stuff... but you have to travel soooo far just to get anywhere. I wonder how much they cost...

Eventually at the end of our 5-6 hr roadtrip we saw the signs of civilization and KL :D The Sunway Pyramid showed up! L dropped off his friends and we went on to his parents house :) It was nice to see them again!

Not long after were took a drive to L's sister's house. On the way there we drove past an 8 car accident :P At her house we got to meet L's nephew!! :D It looked like he had been born with a full head of hair! Very cute :)