Johor Bharu. I am Lovin It.

      Went to Johor Bharu a few weeks ago to explore around and also do open my mind to the outside world which I had shut myself off for quite sometimes. Walking around with emptiness inside of my heart in this new place and big city, I do not know what to expect or what I will experience but I am certainly happy being in a new place away from the state which holds much painful memories for me. During that 4 days, I manage to fill the emptiness in my heart. So what's JB all about?

1. All the hotels and shopping centers are build in between of housing areas. Even the main road are all connected through them. It's a very unusual as in Malacca you seldom or never see such thing.

2. There a lot of pretty girls but the way they dress and make up style are almost the same.

3. You need a lot of small changes/coins when you are there as  most of the toilet need you to pay 20 cents per entry and also when taking the bus, some bus do not give back your change. So, you need to pay exactly the amount needed.

4. The food are AWESOME. Most of them are not franchise so, you cannot get them anywhere else.

5. In their shopping complex, they sell lots of handphone accessories. Uncountable amount.........but overpriced.

6. The securities for any hotels or luxuries shop (even tuition center) are very tight. I guess JB crime rate is really a fear factor there.

Overall, the experience there was very new and also will be one of my favourite memories. We even had RM 104 'Durians' there. L.O.L. It's a funny moment and also a lesson learned moment. Thank you to my friend Bryan for offering me this chance of visiting JB. I LOVE JOHOR BHARU~ <3

A Simple Dinner With Friends.

AUNTY FATSO~~ A place where many tourist bus will stop to eat.

Curry Bread. My first time having this but my friend say it isn't that nice compare to last time. 

Our full dishes minus the green vege. I just realised we had 2 types of salted eggs dish. L.O.L

KOALA BEARS. Just Koala Bears.

Here are some KOALA BEARS~~

More of them with M&Ms~~

The end of the Koala Bears Family~~ 

Giving Away Things With Pure Heart..........I am a Happy Man.

Today is the day me and a few other trainees gave out all the snacks that we bought to our department colleagues. When I saw them just helping themselves to it and saying thank you. It makes me feel that sharing  or giving things to people can also make a person happy and calm inside. I never know it until today.......the feeling of a small thing that can make your day special...

Bert's JR

It's just a small booth/stall by the walk way. The menu has quite a lot of varieties for such a small stall. It sells food and also drinks. The food are burgers and fries  while drinks I only notice they have bubble milk tea. 

The seating area. I won't recommend you to sit there during afternoon time. It's really hot even though they have shades. Take away will be better.

The two type of burgers we ordered. Beef and chicken.

Close up of the beef burger.

Close up of the chicken burger. Beef burger ala carte cost RM 8.90 while chicken burger is RM 7.90. After doing some thinking and calculation, I realise ordering the set one is cheaper. Set comes with drinks and fries. The drinks can be bubble milk tea!! It's only RM 12.90 for the set. 


Overall, the food are good for the price I am paying. Do not have chance to try the drinks yet although I am bubble milk tea lover. Someday I shall give it a try. Taking away during the afternoon will be better and at night after the sun set, then maybe you can sit down there and eat but the tables and chairs are really limited.

Limau-Limau Cafe

Nice scenery by the balcony of the cafe.

A very hippy and artistic decorations for the upstairs seating area.

It would be nice to have a bottle of bear with buddies while sitting there at night enjoying the view and just talk about life. Damn........

Stairways to the top area. Mind your steps when going up as the stairs are small and steep. Olden days design.

L.O.L. Got to share this. My buddy lying there having a rest. They don't allow you to sleep on the sofa though. ^^

Some interesting hand written and drawn things that we found in the 'Guest Book' where all the guests can write down whatever they want in it. 'The Boobs and Cocks' are really funny and creative. I had a great laugh out of it. So does the little characters drawing by the past guests. 

A beautiful painting. 

Durian milkshake. RM 15.90. Wanted to try it but as soon as we saw the price, we held back because of budget problem. L.O.L. Many of the past customers wrote in the guest book that it is very nice and everyone should try it. Next time for sure will try. 

The food that I ordered. Chicken Lasagne with garlic bread. It looked small in portion but it is very filling and taste nice. RM 16.90 for this set of food.


Worth the money and time as the place is not mainstream and the food are delicious. Yet to try any of the drinks but will do so on the second visit. I actually had more photos of this place than this but then my memory card got corrupted....damn..........bad luck I guess.

Khaki Coffee Bar

The creative design of the menu. All the prices are standard cafe price.

The place is rather small and not suitable for big group outing as there are really limited table and chairs. They have their own coffee powder which are available in packets for sale.

I ordered the 'Poppy Seed bread' which cost RM 2.50 per piece. It taste nice and fresh from oven but the portion is kind off small. When the waiter served me the bread, he told me the poppy seed is the one people use to make Opium. No worries. They are not processed poppy seeds. Google poppy seed to know more about them and also why they are use in certain cuisine and food. I think they change the 'special' bread each month. Meaning, the following month may not have the same type of bread any more. Not so sure about it.

So now for the coffee that they serve. The most left is call 'Shakerato' which is in small volume and is much bitter but taste nice. The middle guy is the 'Ice Cream Coffee' which they serve black coffee with wall's ice cream. The nice blending of sweetness of the ice cream and bitterness of the coffee makes this cup of coffee taste nice and I am sure will be acceptable by many as it does not taste bitter. The most right side should be the normal 'Latte' coffee. I am not sure about the name but the taste is nice too.  So, overall their coffee are delicious. 








"Almost all my middle-aged and elderly acquaintances, including me, feel about 25, unless we haven't had our coffee, in which case we feel 107."
Martha Beck

'Smelly Tofu'

Tried the 'Smelly Tofu' of Jonker Street. Not that bad taste and also not that bad smell. I was told other places ones are even smellier than this. First time I eating 'Smelly Tofu'...Will there be second time or more? Maybe. Depends on the smell and taste at the first bite. 

Time Management Game

A small task that was given to me as a trainee. To do a time management game for colleagues.  I was having the fear of they not cooperating for the game and also that the game itself will sucks big time but turn out everything went a lot better than expected. Conclusion is, worries and bad things only come to us when we think about them. Just relax and follow the flow of event in life will be a better thing to do. Cheers and thanks~

The Dark Side Of Life

'The Dark Side Of Life'

Taken at Ozana Villa area. It gives me the feeling of that life contains of the bright and dark side. Although contrast of each other but they need to exist together in a person's life to balance up. Life isn't always sunshine and rainbow. The dark side of life will make us strong and believe in ourselves more. 




"Let me tell you something you already know. The world ain’t all sunshine and rainbows. It’s a very mean and nasty place, and I don’t care how tough you are, it will beat you to your knees and keep you there permanently if you let it. You, me, or nobody is gonna hit as hard as life. But it ain’t about how hard you hit. It’s about how hard you can get hit and keep moving forward; how much you can take and keep moving forward. That’s how winning is done! Now, if you know what you’re worth, then go out and get what you’re worth. But you gotta be willing to take the hits, and not pointing fingers saying you ain’t where you wanna be because of him, or her, or anybody. Cowards do that and that ain’t you. You’re better than that!" - Rocky Balboa

Memories

'Memories'

Memories although are about past events that had happened in our life but we shall not forget them as they always gives us the bitter sweet feeling. They are there to remind us what we had been through and will enable us to cherish life more other than improving ourselves in term of attitude and thinking.  

"No matter how long we exist, we have our memories. Points in time which time itself cannot erase. Suffering may distort my backward glances, but even to suffering, some memories will yield nothing of ther beauty or their splendor. Rather they remain as hard as gems."

ANNE RICE, Blood and Gold

Nature's Light

'Nature's Light'

This photo was randomly took when I was going to Alai with a friend of mine. Random but one of my favourite photo which I use as many apps wallpaper. It look so beautiful and this photo was snapped without using any effect. The colours of this photo are the original colour of the sky when I spotted it. A small beautiful scenery like this can make me feel that nature is beautiful.