Weekend in Kluang - Part 1

This weekend, I took the train from the soon-to-be-defunct railway station from Singapore to Kluang to visit my good friend, Jasmine. My alarm clock rang at 6am, and I was thinking who set the alarm at this time and went back to sleep. Then I realized that I have a 8am train to catch! Hehe. not a bad start.

Reach the train station with plenty of time to spare, so took a few pictures for keepsake. I had bought the first class ticket (S$26), so was quite excited to see what was in store for me! (First class ticket is the only one available, not that I'm a-tas.. lol)

Anyway, First Class mean you sit in the first coach, and for me, I was in the first row, seat 1A! This means that I get the entire 36" LCD screen in front of me with vivid resolutions of the image "DVD not loaded"... Yup, not surprisingly, the LCD screen did its magic and I was dozing off within minutes. Luckily, Jasmine called me at 10am, and alerted me that I may be reaching soon! Indeed, as it was an express train, Kluang station was the very next stop. I was told by Jasmine's mom that if I did not alight, I would be 1.5 hr away from Kluang!! Lucky!

First thing I did in Kluang was to visit the famous Railway Coffee Shop. Food there is good. Not fantastic, but better than the Above Average standard. Ordered Mee Siam, Kaya Bread and Kopi. I seldom drink hot Kopi, but because one of the travel blogs said that the Kopi there is roasted over charcoal and is very aromatic, how could I miss this chance! I like the coffee shop a lot, and can easily imagine myself sipping coffee and reading a book there, while the rest of the world pass by. Unfortunately, business is too good there, and I doubted I will ever be allowed to do that. Nonetheless, hope I can return to the coffee shop again next time!

(Oh, I also met a mother and a daughter from Singapore. They were in Kluang for the day, and were there for the good food. I wonder how they are going to get around, but I like the idea of taking day trips to Malaysia. I think Asia is full of hidden treasures, and for people on a shoestring budget, they should definitely consider traveling to our neighbors in Asia!)

Anyway, Jasmine and her dad picked me up at the railway station. Couldn't recognize Jasmine at first, cos her hair was much shorter than the last time I saw her. (I remembered once, I met up with her at Tampines, after not seeing her for 2 years, I also couldn't recognize her because she looked so young with her new hair style. Isn't it wonderful the kind of things that girls can do to their hair?) Jasmine is a good guide, and pointed me to different buildings along the way to her house. The very first thing that strikes me was the number of schools in Kluang! I remembered clearly that she kept telling me the Kluang is a small town and there's nothing to do there! I think it couldn't be further away from the truth.