Johor Bahru - share is caring - Part 2

[Habrosus]

Let's say you visit thrice a week. This means 1 page of stamps, assuming Imigresen is always considerate. In just over a year, you run out of pages. If you visit once every week, you run out in less than 4 years.

Ya, there's a period when my passport lasted barely 4 years.

Edit : I sure need MACS to come back.

 

[beanstalk6]

Ya, there's a period when my passport lasted barely 4 years.

Edit : I sure need MACS to come back.

MACS sure was marvelous when it began- all that was required was a low fee and a visit to their office situated at the CIQ. When they closed the office and contracted an office at Tanglin Road to take over, it went downhill. Then there were maintenance issues at the gantry... I don't think those early days will return.

 

[myviowner]

MACS sure was marvelous when it began- all that was required was a low fee and a visit to their office situated at the CIQ. When they closed the office and contracted an office at Tanglin Road to take over, it went downhill. Then there were maintenance issues at the gantry... I don't think those early days will return.

Ya man...missed those days with MACS...

 

[Habrosus]

MACS sure was marvelous when it began- all that was required was a low fee and a visit to their office situated at the CIQ. When they closed the office and contracted an office at Tanglin Road to take over, it went downhill. Then there were maintenance issues at the gantry... I don't think those early days will return.

I only got to experience it for about a year, applied at ThirdLink. I'd still do it even if the cost goes up, so long as the gantries work.

 

[myviowner]

Let's say you visit thrice a week. This means 1 page of stamps, assuming Imigresen is always considerate. In just over a year, you run out of pages. If you visit once every week, you run out in less than 4 years.

These days, one page 4 chops.(two trips) Gone are those days 6-8 chops per pages...

 

[Andrew833]

it has been 7-8 years since i last ate here and it is still as delicious. Its a little pricey at RM20, but this is the add oyster version, regular is RM8, Large is RM 16, but is it pricey? i mean my Orh Chien already RM15

my travel buddy concluded that oysters are cheap and good in malaysia, the oyster today was on par with orh chien auntie's oyster standard.

get there before 1300hrs if you really want to eat, today the unforseen early CIQ jam added about 30 minutes of extra queue time and i got there around 1315hrs and i was the 2nd last order of the day

11 nice and juicy oysters, pork liver, kidney and meat both slices and minced. Wait time was about 45minutes from getting there/ordering till food came, that was how long the queue was.

West Malaysia pork has a better IMO porcine flavour, incase you don't know, SG imports pork from East Malaysia Sarawak, Indonesia, Brazil and the Netherlands but no pork from across the causeway due to past disease outbreak/HFM

The soup is definitely the star, and the advantage of getting the last orders is the extra flavor from all the pork parts cooking for each order over the day in the soup. I asked for a soup refill it was that yummy and when i brought my bowl back to the front, i could see 2 large pork bones still simmering away in the soup as the soup level was getting low.

i was debating to go queue at Hiap Joo while waiting for the noodles, oh and the only reason i got noodles was Kuay Tiao was sold out by the time i got there at 1315hrs, so another reason to arrive early if you want kuay tiao, but my main priority was the soup and meat. so i was ok with any carb.

This was the queue at Hiap Joo when i got there after finishing my noodles, IMO the banana cake is not worth the wait time, i would have grabbed it if the queue was no more that under their awning. There are food that i will definitely queue and wait for, but IMO Hiap Joo is no longer one of those.

I don't think that their banana cake is as good but it's no fault of Hiap Joo but rather the problem with their main ingredient, the bananas, which due to the way they are cultivated for mass consumption. I have bananas for breakfast with oatmeal and peanut butter 3-4 time a week for breakfast and other days i use self frozen bananas to make shakes, and i feel bananas itself is losing its banana taste as compare to last time.

after that was the same itinerary as last week, Sentral to Holiday Plaza for massage, then pasar malam at KSL.

i think i got my travel buddy hooked on massage and the next travel itinerary is for Tuesday for him to compare massage at Plaza Sentosa then follow up with Pasar Malam at Pelangi.

Go in JB don't massage is like wasted

 

[Habrosus]

These days, one page 4 chops.(two trips) Gone are those days 6-8 chops per pages...

8 chops quite imposible. Mine so far swee swee 6 chops per page, thanks to one officer who took the effort to flip back to an earlier page to stamp on a space.

 

[Aaagogo]

Go in JB don't massage is like wasted

that is true, but massage route and mall route very different. Unless I go for the higher priced massaged in malls... and Paradigm mall has one of the expensive chains, Thai Odessey...

but i also had massaged on Monday already, though twice a week is rather shiok and i just re-started my post Dengue recovery 3rd day of run/jog and my legs are aching... not sure what to do

i also want to change up the only 2 spots that i go to whenever i go in... ARGH!!!

 

[Aaagogo]

8 chops quite imposible. Mine so far swee swee 6 chops per page, thanks to one officer who took the effort to flip back to an earlier page to stamp on a space.

6 per page is super rare now, maybe if your passport is more than 50% filled with 4 chops then u are lucky to get one officer that does the extra work to flip back to find a space for you, in such special event, do have a "bookmark" on the flipped back page to help the exit chop go faster.

 

[Habrosus]

6 per page is super rare now, maybe if your passport is more than 50% filled with 4 chops then u are lucky to get one officer that does the extra work to flip back to find a space for you, in such special event, do have a "bookmark" on the flipped back page to help the exit chop go faster.

Mine is a mint condition passport only started using this year, and only within Johor state so far.

 

[hwsstx]

"bookmark"

I've a rubber band placed between the most recent active pages. So makes it easier for me to flip to the recently stamped page to check & also easier for the Officer to flip to those pages I want his attention on. The rubber band biased the passport to open to those pages.

I also put a sticker on the top right corner of the passport front cover & top left corner of the back cover for easy identification especially in a tour group...& at home for fast & easy sorting...& sorting which is yours when in the car with friends after the Officer returns the whole bundle.

 

[luckygal]

Anyone stayed at the new St Giles hotel south key? How is it? South key seems like a big and nice mall to shop and eat.

 

[beanstalk6]

I've a rubber band placed between the most recent active pages. So makes it easier for me to flip to the recently stamped page to check & also easier for the Officer to flip to those pages I want his attention on. The rubber band biased the passport to open to those pages.

I also put a sticker on the top right corner of the passport front cover & top left corner of the back cover for easy identification especially in a tour group...& at home for fast & easy sorting...& sorting which is yours when in the car with friends after the Officer returns the whole bundle.

The model tourist you are. I usually open to the page I want the officer to stamp when I pass the passport over. From my observation, usually the officers will keep the page open and flip back to it when they stamp. When I have several passports, I stack them with the pages open for the officer.

Imigresen is very obliging. Thai and Chinese immigration do not bother.

 

[Andrew833]

that is true, but massage route and mall route very different. Unless I go for the higher priced massaged in malls... and Paradigm mall has one of the expensive chains, Thai Odessey...

but i also had massaged on Monday already, though twice a week is rather shiok and i just re-started my post Dengue recovery 3rd day of run/jog and my legs are aching... not sure what to do

i also want to change up the only 2 spots that i go to whenever i go in... ARGH!!!

I thought outside KSL near to those car washing have a few massage.

 

[Aaagogo]

Anyone stayed at the new St Giles hotel south key? How is it? South key seems like a big and nice mall to shop and eat.

The Southkey is relatively new and also unused as IIRC, Southkey was opened a few months before lockdown started. so most of the amentities there should still be in good shape.

Mid Valley Southkey as a mall is ok for one shop and eat trip if you have yet to visit.

 

[dc7176]

The Southkey is relatively new and also unused as IIRC, Southkey was opened a few months before lockdown started. so most of the amentities there should still be in good shape.
Mid Valley Southkey as a mall is ok for one shop and eat trip if you have yet to visit.

intend to stay at st gildes. but wifey change her mind. we went back to amari

shopping mall damm ex. ( comparable to SG ) lots of ppl. ok we went on a Sunday.

hav long long Q at all f&b outlet


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[dc7176]

I've a rubber band placed between the most recent active pages. So makes it easier for me to flip to the recently stamped page to check & also easier for the Officer to flip to those pages I want his attention on. The rubber band biased the passport to open to those pages.
I also put a sticker on the top right corner of the passport front cover & top left corner of the back cover for easy identification especially in a tour group...& at home for fast & easy sorting...& sorting which is yours when in the car with friends after the Officer returns the whole bundle.

do not paste anything on Ur passport even at the cover page. unless u using a passport cover.

it's tampering n u might b refuse entry at the wherever immigration.

also dun put rubber band, stapler or paper clip to bookmark. u might damage the page.

best is juz flip to the page where u one the officer to stamp.


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[Aaagogo]

Wah, incoming weather changed so fast... It might shake up today's day trip plan...

 

[Andrew833]

do not paste anything on Ur passport even at the cover page. unless u using a passport cover.

it's tampering n u might b refuse entry at the wherever immigration.

also dun put rubber band, stapler or paper clip to bookmark. u might damage the page.

best is juz flip to the page where u one the officer to stamp.


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There is something call sticky note

 

[Andrew833]

Wah, incoming weather changed so fast... It might shake up today's day trip plan...

Yea, sudden rain and suddenly it's gone.