Travel and Living!

We started the day with some miscom. After picking Mrs H up from her home, we were supposed to meet Uncle J at NUS. Well, as usual, hubby assumed that there's only one building #13 in the entire school, when there are actually many of that building around. And so we waited at the Physics Faculty instead of the Social Work Faculty. And after a 10-15 mins wait, we suggested to hubby to drive around the school as we don't see why Uncle J would be parking his car at the Physics Dept. Also, we failed to contact Uncle J, only to realise later that he had left his mobile at home. Anyway, we managed to navigate to the other section of the school where LT13 is, and where we found Uncle J wandering around :p

Well, fortunately the ride through the 2nd link was rather smooth despite the tighten security checks.

This is the 'short-cut' way to Kukup from the link:

- Past toll (RM10.80), there's only 1 rest area along the way (after exit 313) if there's a need

- Exit 312D to Gelang Patah

- At t-junction where you see a 'Globe', turn right towards Pontian

- Head to Pontian at immediate first left turn. You'll see some apt on the left
- Turn right towards Pontian at the next t-junction. There's the Setia Eco Gdn devmt

- Turn left to Pontian Kechil at the next t-junction. This is where you can purchase Pekan Nanas (pineapple) at good price.

- Turn left to Kukup, and viola, you have arrived!

We had our lunch at one of the Chinese restaurant before checking out the 'Kelongs'. There's a lane where we could walk through and past the rows of bungalows that faces the sea, no boat ride required. Some houses are built on stilts while others are rebuilt into huge modern brick house with many rooms compartmentalised to stretch their dollars.

All the rooms are air-conditioned and have bunk beds. The common toilets are mostly located outside the rooms. We visited 2 houses and pondered hard. Are the folks really open to communal living? Would having the meeting outdoor mean humidity and inattentiveness despite the sea breeze? I think we all had doubts.

So we decided to check out Austin H on recommendation from one of uncle J's friend. After getting lost and going around the world, we managed to find our way to the resort. And of course, it's a world of difference! I had done some research and requested for a quote prior to our trip, so we know that they are reasonably priced. But we were surprised to find the rooms were rather huge. And so we were swayed.

Austin H is much nearer to the Causeway. And on the way back, we stopped by a nice chinese restaurant and had a sumptuous dinner courtesy of Uncle J. And guess where we decided to hold our retreat?