archiveAugust 2019

Food is the favorite pass time of Singaporeans. We are blessed with such wide variety of food arising from our multi cultural background, that sometimes we are spoiled for choices. Across the causeway in Johor Bahru, it is the same situation. Wide variety of food is made available by food...

Many Singaporeans travel to Johor Bahru (JB) for leisure and visitation. These are pleasant short trips that helped many to relax and have fun. However, sometimes due to ignorance or poor planning, a large amount of their time can be consumed in transportation, leaving them little time for leisure. This...

Johor Bahru (JB) is a popular place that Singaporeans like to visit. Most come here because of the strong currency of the Singapore dollar (exchange rate is 1: 3.1), where you can stretch your dollar by 3 times. For those who seldom drive to Johor Bahru but is keen to...

Feeling there are no more interesting places to visit in Johor Bahru? Well, Johor Bahru will always have new interesting places to visit, if you look hard enough. The latest addition is Desaru Coast Adventure Waterpark. Many of the older Singaporeans will remember Desaru Resort, where there are nice beaches...

Since opening in November 2017, Paradigm Mall Johor Bahru has become one of the most popular shopping mall to visit in Johor Bahru. Spanning over 1.3 million square feet and seven floors, it is the largest retail mall in Johor Bahru, even bigger than Vivo City in Singapore. It has...

Mydin is a household name in Malaysia, but is little known to Singaporeans as Singaporeans will usually visit the more popular malls like Paradigm Mall, KSL Mall, IKEA and Aeon Mall. Mydin is a place where many Malaysians will visit to get grocery supplies, and it is the equivalent of...

There is a new bus service to take you directly from Singapore to Paradigm Mall Johor Bahru. Pick up point is at either Ang Mo Kio or Bishan, at the bus stop near the respective MRT stations. This new bus service is offered by Take Me To Malaysia, a shuttle...

Many Singaporeans like to buy fresh seafood in Johor Bahru. Most will go to the wet market where there are wide variety of seafood for sale. These seafood are usually mixture of kelong seafood and fresh water seafood. Kelong seafood are breed in sea water kelongs, while fresh water seafood...

Jaya Grocer, a familiar supermarket chain in Kuala Lumpur, has opened its first store in Johor Bahru. This is its 25th store in Malaysia, and being the first in Johor Bahru, it is transforming the supermarket landscape in JB. This store is located in Sunway Iskandar, at Citrine Hub. Citrine...

Capital 21 Shopping Mall Johor Bahru is set to open in August 2018. This is exciting time for Johor Bahru, as this mall is set to be one of the largest mall in Johor state, boasting the largest indoor theme park in South East Asia. It has 1.2 million square...