PART 1
HELLOOOO! To all the readers , I am SOAHOM GUHA of class 7 . I want tell you about my adventures in SINGAPORE and MALAYSIA which we visited in the last SUMMER VACATION.
We planned this trip because we wanted to escape the scorching heat in KUWAIT. First we went to KOLKATA, from there we went to KUALA LUMPUR, THE CAPITAL OF MALAYSIA. On first day we had planned to go to K.L.TOWER but it was under renovation. So we went to “CHINA TOWN”. It was like the INDIAN BAZZARS except the shopkeepers were CHINESE, the goods were fake and costly. The locals say that we need to bargain a lot to buy any item. Next, we went to a cultural restaurant. It was like a thatched hut. From there, we could see the PETRONAS TOWER. It was slowly becoming dark and the “PETRONAS TOWER” showed its real beauty. We had our dinner while watching the Malay cultural programs. The dancers were performing their skills very nicely. We took some snaps of the dancers.
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The next day, we went to the “GENTING HIGHLANDS”. It is located 1,800 m. above the sea level. There was an amazing,huge hotel named “THE FIRST WORLD HOTEL”. It holds a GUINNESS WORLD RECORD of ‘WORLD’S LARGEST HOTEL’ having more than 6000 rooms! There were many thrilling rides inside the Theme Park near the hotel! There were many amazing, thrilling and breathtaking roller coasters! We came to the foot of GENTING HIGHLANDS by rope way. ONE MUST NOT FORGET TO VISIT SUCH A EXOTIC PLACE ESPECIALLY FOR CHILDREN!
The next fine morning, we went for the city tour . First we went to the BATU CAVES, there was a huge giant statue of LORD SHIVA. It was painted in golden colour. The colour was bought all the way from THAILAND! It just looked liked the HINDU TEMPLES. The next we went was the ROYAL SELANGOR, which also holds a GUINNESS WORLD RECORD of building the ‘WORLD’S LARGEST TANKARD” in PEWTER’ being the largest Pewter Company in the World, founded back in 1885. By the way, do you know, what is Pewter? It is the amalgamation of Tin, Antimony and Copper. The Academy Award is a 3.85 kg gold-plated pewter statuette. The next exotic place was a CHINESE TEMPLE. Our guide showed the GODS AND GODDESS. They pray to their GODS AND GODDESS in a different style . I just tried the customs but they were very hard . It is said that tortoise are kept as pets to scare the spirits. We went to the PETRONAS TOWERS. It is the world’s tallest twin-towers with 88 storied high! Its cool isn’t it ? We also tried the traditional “SATAY” with fish and some noodles on top of it. “SATAY” is a dish with chicken and some traditional spices. I also learnt that MALAYASIA is a mixed state. There are Malays ( the locals ) , Chinese , Islamic Indonesians and you will be surprised to know that there Indians too. The night life and the shopping malls are really cool and awesome . KUALA LUMPUR is fully filled with skyscrapers and in the night it is like a city dazzling with light with tall skyscrapers . We took a day off for the shopping but the next day was really very hectic. We went to Malacca, which is the UNESCO’s WORLD HERITAGE SITE . The Malacca is a historic place. Here we went on the Trishaw which was totally of Rickshaw with colorful decoration. We had a jolly ride . Then we went to see the monuments . The ruins of the monuments showed the true Malaysian history. The Malaysian History told that Malaysia suffered a lot of threats from the Japanese during the WORLD WAR II .
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The next fine morning, we had to catch a bus and to reach SINGAPORE . OH! I forgot to tell you that MALAYSIA is known as “LAND OF RASA SAYANG “as this is a land of cultural fusion between Malays, Chinese, Indian and Europeans to create “Rasa Sayang” – a feeling of Love!
THE END OF PART 1 ……………..
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PART 2
HELLOOOOOOO AGAIN ! I am happy to tell you about my adventures in SINGAPORE . SINGAPORE is a small island near MALAYSIA . It is connected by a bridge named the ‘JOHAR BAHRU BRIDGE’ . Well before I continue my adventures let me tell you about SINGAPORE.
SINGAPORE has a unique blend of rich cultures and a modern world . SINGAPORE is also mixed city . Our bus dropped us at our hotel. Our hotel’s name was ‘SWISSOTEL, THE STAMFORD’. I am sure you will be amazed to know that the hotel I stayed was having 63 floors and 1261 rooms and suites ! It is the tallest hotel in South – East Asia . Our room was facing the amazing beauty of ‘ MARINA BAY SANDS ‘ and the ‘SINGAPORE FLYER ‘ .
Our driver came to take us to the thrilling ‘ NIGHT SAFARI ’ in SINGAPORE ZOO . First , we took our dinner from the ‘ ULU – ULU RESTURANT ‘ . Then we went for the NIGHT SAFARI DRILL on a tram. We almost saw over more than 1,000 amazing nocturnal animals . We saw different types of bats , snakes , owl etc . We saw had a lot of fun in the ticklish ‘FISH SPA’ . It was damn fun with school of fish eating your dead skin . You will laugh a lot . Everything was designed like the KOMPONG HUT . The next show was the ‘FIRE DANCE’ .he dancers were showing their tricks with fire and were also acting like fire- breathing . All this amazing events made us sleep very late .
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The next sunny day , we went to the SINGAPORE ZOO again to see the amazing animals . The most interesting part of the zoo is that the animals are not caged instead they are open . We had lot of fun with Orangutans and we also took many photos with these playful creatures . There were many kinds of animals and the list is endless . We also had an amazing boat ride in the vast zoo! It almost took us whole day in the zoo. Oh! I forgot to tell you that I had lot of fun with the playful sea- lions . The was looking like a jungle with different types of trees and flowers such as DURIAN, TITAN ARUM , RAFLESSIA etc . The driver dropped to our hotel and we were very tired.
The next sunny morning, we went to the ‘JURONG BIRD PARK ‘ to see the amazing and colour birds . There were different varieties of birds from Penguins to Eagles. We saw many kinds of unusual birds. We saw two amazing show named the ‘THE KING OF SKY’ and ‘COLOURFUL BIRDS’. It almost took half of the day. Next half, we went for the city tour to see the exotic places. First, we saw the old quarters of the city, then we saw the symbol of SINGAPORE that is the MERLION . It is a landmark of SINGAPORE and hence, SINGAPORE is known as ‘LION – CITY’. The next we visited was ‘LITTLE INDIA’ it had streets and markets in the same way in INDIA. We took a day off, for shopping and visiting the ‘MARINA BAY SANDS’ and of course we couldn’t miss the ‘SINGAPORE FLYER’ .
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The next day, we went to the SINGAPORE HARBOUR for our cruise by “Super Star Virgo” . We had lot of fun in the cruise, especially in the theatres, malls, and a huge art gallery. The cruise is the most unforgettable experienced and we anchored at REDANG, MALAYSIA. We sailed across the ‘SOUTH CHINA SEA’ and I had so much fun in the sea . We came to SINGAPORE after three days and we immediately set of our jou