Travel Plans As-It-Became

Malacca did not materialise, so no little nonya outfit for Megan or myself. However, we did survive an ugly battle with a NOT RELIABLE car rental company (Convenient Car Leasing, CCL) and of course, the much expected traffic jam along the causeway, and ended up in... TEBRAU CITY, JB.

Yours truly was quite proud of herself when she found a rental car within 1 day, and at what I thought was a reasonable sum of SGD140 for a Hyundai Trajet. Problem is, CAR DID NOT HAVE HORN. Yes, you heard me - the company leased out a vehicle which did not have a working horn. And when we called to ask for an exchange, the guy said "No need horn lah, not so nice to horn people oso wat... I never use horn when I drive you know... people may think you are rude...so just drive safely lah, no need horn lah...." WTF/

The subsequent conversation was of course not pleasant, and I do not want to recall any of it. Other half blamed me for being a silly bargain-hunter (and I blamed him for signing on the invoice/contract without reading it!)

Anyways, we did rent an 8-seater (Honda Odyssey) and it was roomy enough for all 6 of us and Megan. Tebrau City wasn't difficult to locate (other half rented the GPS gadget from AVIS as well), although he did miss a turn and we took an extra 20-30min to reach the massive mall.

The first thing we did was to go to the loo (other half does not believe in rest stops, he thinks we may be burglared or kidnapped, or murdered if we do stop). And then it was off to feed everyone at this chinese restaurant called "East Court", which was supposed to serve tim sum (but tim sum was only to be delivered after 3pm). We had unexciting roast meat and other stuff. Nothing to rave about but tea served there was good. And service was acceptable (except that this restaurant does not have a washroom).

Then it was of course off to do some shopping. My conquest was boring to say the least - pediasure, drypantz, enfapro, stationery. But the savings were substantial and I am very pleased.

I must say Tebrau City is rather family-friendly. Megan was very much amused at its arcade which featured a play area (RM3 for 20mins). And the facilities at the changing room was very comprehensive. Infact, its "Baby Room" is inspiring me to blog about baby rooms in shopping malls :)

Akan datang: Tebrau City's Baby Room & Arcade