Singapore.

And here are the pictures I promised =p

This is my 7-month-old cousin, Alexis Yap Yan Yan. She's adorable.

OMG her cheeks. ^^

This is Yan Yan's older sister (the one who refused to talk to unfamiliar people)
& my next-door cousin brother.

This was taken right before we went to the nearby shopping mall. The mall was a combination of Sunway Pyramid + Subang Parade.

Hmmm.. yeah. It's a rather basic mall.

But they had a really cool Japanese corner which was crowded with people. Various Japanese restaurants were tucked together at that side of the mall.

We had our lunch at a newly-launched Japanese restaurant, Ichiban Sushi. I think the prices there were a little higher compared to our local Japanese restaurants. Anyway, they served favorable dishes... I'm not if Sushi King or Sakae Sushi offers egg and unagi like this: Tender unagi sanwiched between sweetened pieces of egg.

Once again, it was a difficult task getting my cousin brother to eat. I don't know what's wrong with that kid - but he has the stomach the size of a tennis ball. He ate two small pieces of sushi and declared that he was full. To encourage him to eat, I promised to buy him a toy if he ate a couple more stuff that we ordered. For the sake of the toy, he ate. And after that, he kept pestering me for his toy. =.=" I'm a person who honors my promises (cheh =p) so I took him upstairs to Toys' R' Us, much to his delight.

I asked him to pick out a toy... and... he wanted this at first:

Doesn't that look wrong to you?

Lol. He must've been hanging out too much with my little female cousins. I can't blame him - he's the only boy among them. But if his mother were there at the toyshop, she'd scold him there and then. I told him that that toy was for girls and asked him to pick out another one. He finally settled on a 'doctor' set... (fake plastic syringes, etc). That was much bettter.

At home that night, we celebrated my grandmother's 72nd birthday! She was touched. :)

Half of my relatives.

The birthday cake.
(I think it was blackforest)

After a cheerful chorus of the Happy Birthday song, my grandmother leaned forward and blew the candles! Then, I noticed that her eyes were shining with tears.

I love this awesome woman.
(And her cooking's one of the best I've ever tasted)

On the morning of our departure, we all went to Shanton Way for Singapore's famous "Lor Mee"... it's a type of noodle-dish.

Perasan' Yuan Chun. His Lor Mee wasn't that delicious.

Noodles soaked in thick, sticky dark gravy with blended vinegar
(That's what Lor Mee looks like)

Honestly speaking, Tiong Baru is the best place in Singapore if you want a bowl of fresh, delicious Lor Mee :)

After breakfast, we headed to board the spetacular Singaporean "Flyer". It's like the "Eye On Malaysia" at Titiwangsa, except this one's much higher and it has a full view of Singapore.

It's about 42 metres high. Or was it 42 storeys? I can't rmb.

The capsules are fully-conditioned and designed to fit at least 30 people in each.

I took this as the capsule was escalating upward. It looks so beachy and sunny :)

Singapore: A city of wonders.
(Just imagine how magical it'd look like at night)

After that, it was back to Malaysia yo! Leaving Singapore was a little hard for me because I knew I was beginning to fall in love with it. Truthfully, I like it more than KL. I plan to settle there after I graduate from the United States. =) It's such a peaceful, beautiful country. The streets are lined with shady trees, the roads are free from rubbish, there are tons of great malls there and MRT and buses for convenience... everything runs on an organized system. What's not to like about the place?

I wanna go there again.