The bus ride from
Malaysia to Singapore takes about 6 hours. We traveled via Nice bus which was
booked for us by N. The bus was very comfortable, with ample space and
reclining chairs. Food was also provided, mainly just some sandwich and water. M
and I were asleep for most of the trip. There were 2 stops, one in the
Malaysian Immigration and the other one in the Singapore Immigration, where
they had to stamp our passports and checked our luggage. The processing was
smooth, and the officers didn't even ask me anything. After about another half
hour drive, the bus drop us off on one of the bus stops on beach road. It was
about 6 in the morning, and M and I realized we didn't have any local currency
yet. First fail of the day. Haha.
We were suppose to
exchange our money to Singapore dollars in the immigration but it slipped our
mind as we didn't see any money changer.
There was a shop where crews are cleaning up so we ask them if there's
any money changer nearby. They said there is, but it will not open until around
9 in the morning. They were actually Filipinos, but they were not too friendly.
M wanted to pee, so we ask them that and the girl said she could pee inside but
she didn't look too happy about it. They should not have mentioned they were
also Filipinos, because I was expecting them to be helpful and friendly, but
they weren't. Anyway, since we were in front of the Parc Hotel, M and I decided
to try our luck there. Good thing the receptionist was a Filipino again, and
this time she was very helpful. The hotel is suppose to just allow currency
exchange to their guests, but since we're Filipinos she allowed us. We just
exchanged our $50 for the meantime, just enough for us to get by for the
meantime. Continue reading here.
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