After Sito did a recce, we brought the kids there twice - once from BP, once from HV. This time, we left the kids in school :p Yu wasn't pleased when he heard about it haha!
After our last trip which saw us waiting ages for the 950 bus from Woodlands, we decided to take the MRT to BP to take one of two buses available there. And it was super fast - according to SimplyGo, we took the MRT at 8.14 am, walked and waited for 10min, boarded 170 at 8.52 am and reached JB checkpoint at 9.37 am.
Clearing immigrations was a breeze. But most autogates at SG side are for QR code only; I didn't have it so had to use one of the limited number of gates for passport. I immediately downloaded the app for return trip. Over at JB side, we used our passports at autogates too - hope the kids can use them too!
We reached Komtar JBCC before it even opened... Nvm, Macs there was open so we had breakfast while I WhatsApp-ed for a pedicure appointment for 10.15 am.
Sito went to Popular while I had my toes done. When I was done some 30min later, I found a massage place right next door so Sito came over. And he told me he had explored the mall and I had gone to the wrong place - my appointment was for another nail parlour 🤦♀️ The names were too similar! No wonder it was slightly cheaper than online...
Anyway, the massage was very good, gosh... I realised it's the same chain as the one we used to go to in City Square, which is now undergoing renovations.
Lunch at Tony Roma's!
It's not in the picture but of course we had the onion loaf! We skipped the ribs though - not sure about beef ribs...
Then it was time for shopping - a puzzle book at Popular, and some snacks for us and the kids.
We hopped over to City Square to grab some Ming Ang stuff - so yummy! We bought 10 char siew shao bao, five milk pies, one wife biscuit and one chicken pie, and finished everything yesterday :p Nope, the kids didn't want any.
The journey back was less smooth though. SimplyGo - yes, I like this app - says we started the 4-min bus ride from JB at 2.32 pm, but waited until 3.19 pm for 950 to Woodlands bus interchange! We saw many 160 and 170 buses coming and going. Veteran auntie next to us said usually no more than 15 min. So we were unlucky... Next time, just take the other buses to change at other MRT stations.
But still ok for the kids. Kai got home while we were on the train but the brothers reached home just before us. We reached HV in time for Paradise tea time discount but missed our milk man. So this week, we bought milk from the supermarket instead of having it delivered - 8kg!!!
Quite a nice excursion - enjoyed the pampering, eating and shopping :) The distance and time spent are like going to Jewel but at a fraction of the cost! Can't wait for RTS now :)
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