Moments and Memories

Moments and Memories

Friday, 28 June 2013

Part 1 Legoland - Johor Bahru - 16 June 2013

Rencana ke Johor Bahru - Legoland tak pernah terlintas di pikiran, sampai saat membandingkan harga tiket pesawat.

Rencana awal - Singapore - Penang - Pematang Siantar (via Medan) dan balik ke Jakarta.
Namun tiket pesawat Penang - Medan - Jakarta sungguh mahal memasuki masa liburan sekolah. Tiket Penang - Jakarta pun lebih mahal dibandingkan Penang - Johor - Jakarta.
Alhasil saya memutuskan untuk drop by Johor.

Tiket Penang - Jakarta - di harga 1.6jt
Tiket Penang - Johor - Jakarta - di harga 1.2jt  (ber 3 travel - save sekitar 1.2jt - hmmm lumayan buat hotel, transport dan makan selama di Johor :p)

Kita memilih stay 2 malam di Johor - mulai  15 Juni - 17 Juni, karena tidak ada pesawat Johor - Jakarta pada hari minggu.
Kalau sudah di Johor Bahru, apalagi kalo bukan Legoland, atraksi baru yang menarik wisatawan datang.

Karena semua serba dadakan termasuk pemesanan hotel - pemesanan tiket legoland - dan tiket pesawat.
So Dadakan = susah berhemat! hehehe.

Transportasi
Bisa memilih menggunakan Taxi (Biru - eksekutif, Merah - standard) atau Bus.

Dari Bandara ke Hotel:
Kita menggunakan Taxi di Taxi stand dekat pintu keluar bandara.
Biaya Bandara ke Hotel Grand Paragon - City Center - 45RM.
Sedangkan Bus akan berhenti di JB Sentral saja.

Dari Hotel Grand Paragon ke JB Sentral:
Hotel Grand Paragon terletak di City Center, padahal stasiun bus, kereta, dan tempat berhentinya bus dari Singapore, semua di JB Sentral.
Untungnya ada Bus yang namanya S1 (KSL City Link) di depan KSL Hotel and Mall. Dengan jalan kaki 5 menit dari Hotel Grand Paragon, kita bisa naik bus ini, harganya 1.5RM.
Tapi kalau ber3 dewasa yah sebenarnya bisa naik Taxi, Grand Paragon - JB Sentral - 5-6RM.

Dari Hotel Grand Paragon ke Legoland:
Pergi: Grand Paragon - City Center ke Legoland dengan Taxi Biru (Hotel hanya sediakan taxi biru) - 50RM.
          Total waktu pergi 30menit.
Pulang: Bus Legoland - JB Sentral - 9 RM (@4.5RM)
            Bus JB Sentral - Grand Paragon yaitu S1 (KSL City Link) - 3 RM (@1.5RM)
            Total 12 RM, Total waktu 1 jam 30 menit.

Dengan Bus terasa lebih lama karena bus mampir dulu ke statiun lain sebelum ke JB Sentral, selain itu kita harus menunggu bus S1 (yang melewati hotel Grand Paragon).
Kebetulan kami langsung dapat bus S1 (KSL City Link) sehingga kami tidak memakai taxi.

Saya memilih pergi dengan Taxi karena takut bus penuh dan tidak dapat tempat duduk, padahal kaki mama butuh istirahat. Kalau bisa naik Taxi merah lebih baik karena info yang kami dapat dari pengemudi taxi merah bahwa biasanya taxi merah hanya kena 30RM.

Pulangnya bus juga penuh, tapi untunglah ada yang berbaik hati memberikan tempat duduk untuk mama dan Josh. Josh pun tertidur selama perjalanan pulang.

Akomodasi
Pilihan hotel jatuh di Grand Paragon City Center, karena pilihan daddy ^^.
Sebaliknya hotel yang dekat dengan legoland - hotel traders (yang sebelahan dengan hello kitty), jauh dari mana mana.
Kalau kemana mana akan naik bus, sebaliknya pilih hotel di daerah JB Sentral, karena bisa dijangkau dengan jalan kaki.

Ada hotel yang menawarkan paket Legoland. Seperti Grand Paragon, paket 2 hari 1 malam, dengan 2 tiket dewasa Legoland, Transport pulper, jatuhnya jauh lebih murah ketimbang beli terpisah - boleh dihitung (sigh, ini yang kami lewatkan, karena mendadak, jadi pengumpulan informasi kurang lengkap). Biasanya promo harus di lihat di website hotel.

Kami cukup puas dengan kamar hotel yang luas, mudah mencari makan, walaupun secara lokasi jauh dari bandara. Karena bukan budget hotel, jadi makan pagi ala hotel bintang 5, bisa berlama - lamaan makan sangking banyak pilihan, dan senangnya aku tak perlu repot pikirin sarapannya Josh (yg relatif mood-mood an tiap makan pagi).

Sempat lihat daerah Danga Bay (dimana Tune hotel berada), lumayan juga kalo bicara soal isi perut - terlihat restoran didekat hotel.

Tiket Legoland

Kalau sudah tahu dari jauh hari akan pergi, setidaknya 7 hari sebelumnya pesan online baru dapat discount.
Kalau tidak harus bayar harga full :( huaaa..... 140RM.
Cek di website Legoland.

Selain itu, bisa juga cara pesan hotel yang ada promo legolandnya. Or kalau tahu product apa yang ada discount beli tiket legoland on the spot nya.

Kita beli online, dan pada saat tiba, saya tunjukkan email ke ticket counter (karena saya belum print), maka mereka akan print ticket untuk kita.

Untuk hari Minggu di Legoland, antrian ticket masih wajar. Antrian di pintu masuk juga sangat wajar.

So beginilah kami memulai bermain di Legoland:

Berpose di area makan sebelum legoland.
Hotel Legoland - 2014
Pose wajib kalo sudah di Legoland ^^
Tong Sampah Gambar Lego
Ticket Counter. 30 menit sebelum buka - sepi yak buat ukuran hari minggu.
Suasana  pintu masuk legoland 30 menit sebelum buka.
Yuhuuuu, I got my ticket.
Oooo how long I shall wait?
Toilet area - Look at the picture
Legoland Mascot.
First thing to do, Go to the right area, and took picture with the Lego Car.
Ride the Lego Boat.
So much Fun ^^. Tabrak kiri kanan :p



My prettiest Mom
Legoland Express
Ohh, Josh feel sorry for this lego guy.


Lego City
Petunjuk Arah, duuu Cute banget.
Ini nih rescue Academy!

Naik 2 kali, tanpa pakai antri :p

Rescue academy paling capek, mesti pompa berdua, trus pompa air pula.
Josh tinggal duduk, mama dan pho-pho kerja keras nih :p
Lagi lagi petunjuk arah Legoland
Nah belakang firaun itu tempat main buzzer light.
Josh tak takut ketinggian, play 3 times!
Definitely you need change after playing this game. I play it later on the day. Geeeeez.
the right place for toddler like Josh
Fixing the Lego instrument

Still inside the Imagination Area.
Me and Dino
Fun to watch.
Sit on Lego Tower.
See, no long queuing, even on Sunday? Our lucky day then ^^

Children Playground Area

Then we have a lunch time inside the Imagination area.
Choice of food - pizza and pasta. Start from 15RM up.
To be Continue.

Funny Order from Josh

Today, while we were on the way to Pho-pho house, we listened to Bruno Mars - Just the way you are.
Daddy sing along also as he knew the lyric.

But Josh told Daddy, "Sudahlah papa, stop"
he keep repeat it until his daddy stop singing.
Yes, his daddy think that Josh want to sing the song.

But then Josh said: "Mama, nyanyilah" (Ma, sing!)
Ok, I follow his order.
and Josh continue with "Papa, tepuk tanganlah" (Pa, clap your hand please).

So according to Josh, mama shall sing and papa clap the hand, not inversely.
We burst out laughing, cause daddy told me, "your son is clever, he knew that his daddy limited voice, better hear his mom sing the song"

Dear Josh, no matter how limited one could sing, but if they sing it sincerely, that far more important.

3 years old boy - Josh.

 Anakku Josh,

3 tahun, Josh dipercayakan dalam hidup kami.
3 tahun, Josh menjadi bagian dalam pembentukan hidup kami.
Dengan Josh ada dalam keluarga ini, hidup terasa lebih hidup ^^.

Dalam beberapa minggu kedepan, Josh akan memasuki babak hidup yang baru, sekolah, bersosialisasi, belajar hal baru dalam lingkungan yang baru.

Josh selalu berusaha mengexpresikan dengan gayamu yang lucu dan polos, itu yang membuat kami terhibur.

Tentu, ada kalanya kau bagaikan bom yang bisa meledak dimana saja, dan membuat kami kewalahan.
Tapi itulah bagian yang membuat kami belajar dibentuk dalam setiap interaksi kami denganmu.

Biarlah kau selalu menyadari di hari hari mendatang bahwa Tuhan selalu menyertai hidupmu.

Kami mencintaimu Josh,
Papa dan Mama.










Saturday, 22 June 2013

People Park - Singapore Flyer

The 3rd day morning, I have a plan for my sista to explore the Singapore Botanic Garden by her self, as my mom will hardly to walk a long way while Josh like me to carry him all the time, But, too bad, Singapore was showering us with rain.

We meet with my sista on train station at 11.30 and headed to People Park and have a small dishes there.




Later on the day we headed to Singapore Flyer for the first time.
OTW to Singapore Flyer from Promenade MRT Station

Where should we go?
Enjoying the river right beside Singapore Flyer.

Looking down
Lovely mom.
Lovely Sista
If people busy with photo taking, he just lay down and enjoyed the view.
Precious Expression. Gonna miss it one day.
Funny to watch his act these day ^^
Enough for us to look at Singapore from above :p, from Tiger Tower, Singapore Cable Car and the last one Singapore Flyer. While we were on the top, I saw Singapore barrage, hmm thinking to visit there one day :).
Picture speak more than word, and hopefully it's remind us the good holiday time we have.

Friday, 21 June 2013

Sentosa - Choice Play Pass - 8 June 2013

The 2nd day, we woke up lil bit late.
We headed to Vivo city and having a lunch on food court.
Then we choose the Sentosa Broadwalk for entrance the Sentosa.






I want to visit SEA Aquarium, but...... the queuing line was longer than usual. To brought a ticket need 45 minutes, To entrance gate need 45 minutes, To reach the biggest Aquarium need another 45 minutes. Will it worth? I don't dare to try as I'm not patient on waiting.

Ok, while I try to look at SEA aquarium, my baby boy couldn't resist him self on playing with the water.
Yeay, no spare shoes, only bring 1 pair of cloth, here my lil rascal enjoy his barefoot!
Love this picture! Just realized their shirt colour similar to MM Character.
So......
As I want to let my sista played some of attraction, I choose to brought
Sentosa Choice Play Pass - Plays 4 out of 16 attractions valid from 9am to 7 pm. Cost you around @ S$45

This later on like double headed knife also for us.
We need to hurry as we need to played 4 attraction while during the day ( I brought the ticket at 3pm), each attraction need to line up and to reach each attraction we need to moved from one area to other.

We choose - Cable Car, Sentosa Tower, 4D Extreme Lodge Ride, Sky line Ludge.
We love Sky Line Ludge ^^. I could bring Josh with me also and he wasn't scare when we up in the sky line.

We jump in cable car before sun set and after night. Gotta see two kind of view.

Hope my mom and sista really enjoy it.

Never stop playing with the water.
Location: Palawan Beach
After visiting Palawan Beach, we headed to Sky line Ludge

Not afraid of height ^^

Ready to go!
Pho-pho in Action


Together enjoy the view of Singapore from Tiger Tower
Cable Car
Night view Cable Car.
We want to watch the crane dance, but seem we missed the schedule again :(.

P.S. I read that Singapore covered by smoke even today. Hope everything get better soon.