not very long after I came back from Melbourne, my friends ajk g weekend trip to JB and Spore (Universal Studio Singapore). kitrg nk synchronize kn cuti masing2, mmg susah sgt. kalo wiken pn sma...ada yg kna kerja on Saturday (including me), personal commitment, family commitment, buat business, ahli sukan, etc2. so nk set weekend mna nk g kuar berjimba/jln2 mmg susah. mmg last minit sggh plan trip ni, main pilih je 1 weekend ni & finally sume org agree utk pegi from jumaat-ahad.
my friend nk g sgt Universal Studio ni after dia tgk de promo kt USS py website - buy 3 tickets, free 1. normal price for ticket is $74. tp bila amik promo yg buy 3 free 1 ni each ticket jd $55.50. disbbkn sume org tgh membajet ms tu, jdnye percutian ad-hoc ni mmg jd percutian bajet sebaik mungkin. plan asal nk bertolak tghri on Friday. tp sbb de yg xdpt nk halfday, maka perjalanan start dkt2 kul6ptg. by d time smpi hotel dh kul11lbh mlm pn. let me share how we budgeted our JB & Spore trip:-
1) xnk naik flight
we thought of various options utk smpi ke JB. last2nye decided drive je pegi JB on Friday. sbnrnye decision nk drive pn cz terpikir nk stop kt JPO jp on d way blk KL. sj je nk tgk JPO tu ada pe sbb masing2 xpnah smpi. kalo naik flight/bus/train, xleh nk stop mana2. utk minyak keta, I xreti la nk bg hint brp yg boleh dibajetkan cz it depends kpd cara driving & jns kereta gk. tp utk kereta my fren, pegi balik total RM98 just for minyak. sorg around RM25. tol pulak depends tol gate mna korg enter and exit. kitrg py tol pn trmasuk gk la enter and exit tol ms nk g JPO tu. amount utk tol je RM77.60, tp share ber4 jd la RM19.40 sorg.
2) xnk stay kt Spore
we booked 2 rooms at Tune Hotel Danga Bay for 2 nights, with minimal facilities. by minimal facilities I mean xde toiletries (bw sendiri sabun, shampoo, ubat gigi, tuala), xde aircond, xde tv, xde wifi. haaaa.... kata percutian bajet =) in my opinion, kipas je pn dh ok utk bilik. ms kitrg pegi sna aritu, d weather biasa2 je...xpns, xsejuk. afterall bknnye nk dok kt bilik allllll d time, takat nk tido je. tp depends gk kpd ur body heat. kalo rs sntiasa panas, request la aircond. x sure brp la rate if cmpr aircond. tp kalo xtahan sejuk macam I, kipas je pn dh cukup. total stay in 2 rooms adalah RM378.16. so, sorg RM94.54 for 2 nights.
3) naik bus JB-Spore-JB
kitrg naik shuttle bus by company Odyssey from JB to Spore and back to JB. kalo nk book tiket shuttle ni dgn Tune Hotel pn boleh. tick skali nk tiket shuttle bus masa wt online booking Tune Hotel. tp sbb dr pembacaan kt blog2 org len de tulih psl better book dgn company Odyssey ni trus if nk book timing, so we decided to book trus dgn Odyssey and requested for shuttle yg kul7.30 am. tp if book trus dgn Odyssey d ticket costs RM30 sorg. if nk book dgn Tune Hotel lk, RM25 sorg. tp xleh la nk book timing nk naik shuttle la. kitrg ni nk g seawall boleh, sbb tu book yg kul7.30am. kalo korg google "shuttle bus to USS", sure kua result Odyssey ni & dh bg nmbr tepon siap2 (072323092). kalo tgk kt blog2 org len, d cntact person is En. Sufian. tp I deal dgn org len, sorg kakak yg baik. mslhnye dh xigt nma kakak tu (oh nooo, bad me).
info on bus #1: mode of payment
I made d payment through cimbclicks a day before we travel. asal2 dh ckp kt kakak tu yg mbe smpi JB around kul8 tp cz xdpt arrive awl, so xleh la nk collect ticket on d day we arrive (ofis Odyssey ni tutup kul8 mlm). tp bila dh buat online payment, amik ticket d following day je. just tnjk proof of payment kt abang yg jaga masa tu & 4 bus tickets were issued to us.
info on bus #2: package offered
kakak yg I dealt with tu bg options kt kitrg, nk ticket bus sahaja OR ticket bus + ticket USS. I xigt la pulak brp hrg ticket bus + ticket USS yg diorg offer. disbbkn kitrg dh dpt ticket USS, so i pilih option amik d bus ticket je. see??? kan I ckp dh yg kakak tu baik =)
4) surf for interesting package in USS's website
we managed to get the buy 3 free 1 ticket. jdnye each person's ticket is $55.50. in addition to that, kalo byr gna mastercard masa buat booking for the entrance ticket, dpt lg food voucher $5 per person. suka...suka...leh guna voucher tu utk pay for your food. we ate at Oasis Spice Café kt Ancient Egypt section.
my food selection costs $20. tp byr $15 by cash, lg $5 tu dgn voucher. menu sihat ada buah, hehehe.
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we went back to our hotel by the same bus (Odyssey). naik je bus td kat platform mana uncle tu dropkan masa kita br sampai. turun je bus kt Tune Hotel, trus g cari kedai mkn. kalo naik bilik & mandi manda dulu then br nk turun cari food, cnfirm la tak kan punya. we had dinner at Chamek Kopitiam, xjauh from Tune Hotel (leh jln kaki je, xyah lintas highway). my dinner was RM20 sbb food 1 tp air 2 jns cz haus melampau. d next day, breakfast pun kt d same spot (RM8.50) before we left utk pulang.
sebenarnye xde lah pulg betul pn. singgah menyinggah la pulak dulu -- menyinggah beli Otak-Otak Kempas, menyinggah JPO, then kul2 br la btul2 bertolak blk KL. I bought la beberapa jns frozen food kt kilang otak2 tu. d costs RM48. then ms kt JPO, I beli choc Daim cz de org nk. kt Langkawi brp eh 1bgks choc Daim tu? xsmpi RM20, kn? kt JPO, ya rabbiii...RM31 for 1 pack.
I purposely x include my story kt dlm USS tu cz ni 2nd time dh I pegi USS. xde la beza sgt pn from my 1st time at USS. just that activity2 kitrg kt dlm USS ms ad-hoc trip recently adalah lbh padat. I pun xde nk include total expenses I for this whole trip cz... aku pn dh xigt brp RM yg betul2 aku spent weh, hahaha. korg refer la kt yg I dh bold<k kaler kuning tu. tu prbelanjaan besor. kalo kna renew passport, add la lg to the list of expenses. I beli air mineral dlm USS sebotol $2.80. food len yg I menyinggah beli kt 7E I xkira pn. lunch I kt JPO pn I x include. tu sume korg masuk la dlm LAIN2 PERBELANJAAN ye. brp Singapore dollar I bw? I tukar kt money changer to get $100. lpstu my sister py duit Spore pn dia soh I bw gk, incase duit xcukup. that's another $70 (kalau xsilap la). exchange rate ms I tukar duit was $1=RM2.22.
oh ye, tips about the ride... if korg nk naik "Jurassic Park Rapid Adventure" kt The Lost World, beli la disposable raincoat fr Msia & bw g sna. kt USS pn ada jual, tp if beli kt Msia lbh murh. kalo rs2 nk adventure trlbh & xnk pki raincoat, pn dipersilakan. tp lpstu ko dok la kt dlm tmpt yg nk keringkn baju, bdn, kasut & suar ko tu. muahahaha... another tips, "Transformers d ride" is a must. terbaekkk! mmg rs nk pgsn tp giller cool!!! prasan diri jd robot jap, hahahaha.
p/s: my other friends pergi 2weeks after we came back. their tips -- pusing lwn arah jam once u dh lps section "Hollywood". korg ikut tips diorg tu, korg leh naik Transformers tu 2 kali!!! gempakkkk!!!
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