Drinking Tea at Johor Bahru City Square

Drinking Tea at Johor Bahru City Square
Originally uploaded by katongking.

Over the weekend, Sa and I went to JB (which is just a short hop from here). Stepped into a 170, and a nap later we were at the Woodlands checkpoint. Between entering and leaving the checkpoint, the weather turned ugly, and it was pouring when we climbed back onto the 170 to proceed to JB. Again there, we had to run from the bus to the immigration hall, and once out of there, had to run (in the driving rain) to the Train Station.

Our purpose for going to JB that day was to buy train tickets to Kuala Lumpur, which we're visiting a couple of weeks from now. Unluckily the train station was just across the road from JB City Square (a large mall), which beckoned to Sa ("Come come, cheap cheap"). But it was lucky as well; we managed to get in and get some respite from the rain, as well as some coffee and tea, and some children singing along a Chinese song.

After a heap of window shopping, we discovered the rain had stopped, so we walked over to the station, and bought the tickets. We also bought one way tickets back from JB to Singapore for ourselves (just to experience it). Amazingly the tickets were cheaper than travelling by bus, and with far less hassle.