SIngapore

We came back to Singapore for Eid / Raya celebrations 2016. The journey took us more than 15 hours on the road: starting from the time we left home to the time we reached Singapore. Flight was delayed by an hour. To top it up, the airport was full due to other flights being delayed as well. Journey was uneventful but most importantly, we arrived safely.

(Btw, I recommend travellers to use the porter services whenever you’re flying off from the Jeddah airports. They can help you with the checking-in of your baggage and know their way around the airport especially when it’s crowded.)

Touchdown and one of the things that couldn’t wait was ‘Murtabak’ – a local food. Something that all of us were craving 🙂

One of the highlights of our vacation: Food. Yes; local food that is. The list sounded something like:

Murtabak
Durian
Chicken Rice
Nasi Lemak
Mee Siam
Mee Rebus
Tulang
Indian Rojak
Mee Hoon Goreng
Laksa
etc etc

Here are some of the food pics:

Here are some of the foodilicious places (my personal fav)

Mackenzie Chicken Rice
Habib Rojak – Ayer Rajah Food Center
Nasi Lemak – Adam Road
Deen Biasa – Check out their ‘tulang’
Zam Zam and Victory Restaurants – Murtabak
Hajjah Maimunah

Other sites on Singapore food worth checking out:

Michelin Guide Singapore
Tripadvisor Singapore: Best restaurants
HungrygoWhere: Awards – Singapore

Apart from that, places in Singapore worth checking out:

Flashback: 2009 (Before the move)

Preparing for the BIG move was quite a headache. We are given weight quotas for sea and air freight. We had to decide the stuff that would be brought over from Singapore over to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

I’m a sentimentalist; my other half more pragmatic. In this situation, pragmatism won over the other one. Only the ones that were needed most were shipped. Before the packing day arrived, my wife had an idea to create a space where we would gather all the stuff for air / sea shipment. This was done to reduce confusion. The packers would just pack those in the ‘staging’ area.

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So, the day finally came for the packing:

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Shipment arrival in KAUST:

Delivery day: I requested the men to assist me in unloading and unpacking plus placing them in the rightful place: pots and pans in kitchen, clothes in the respective rooms and so forth. I was thankful and grateful for all the prayer(s) and help for the smooth delivery of all our goods/stuff. Wouldn’t have done it without my wife’s initial planning, coordination of the logistics departments in KAUST and the freight companies.