Singapore Botanic Gardens & National Orchid Garden

15 July 2015: The Singapore Botanic Gardens is a haven for horticulturists, botanists and nature lovers. It has a portion of preserved rain forest that dates back to the founding days of Singapore. The famous National Orchid Garden is one of the biggest drawing cards of the park. It is a popular spot for picnics and walks. On July 4 this year, Singapore Botanic Gardens has been listed UNESCO World Heritage Site after it was inscribed at the 39th session of the World Heritage Committee in Bonn, Germany.

The 156-year-old Singapore attraction joins more than 1,000 UNESCO World Heritage Sites in some 160 countries. It is the third Botanic Gardens to be listed as a World Heritage Site, after Kew Gardens in England and the Padua Gardens in Italy and Singapore's first World Heritage Site.

Size
74 hectares

Opening Hours
Singapore Botanical Gardens 
5.00 am to 12 midnight

National Orchid Garden
8.30 am to 7.00 pm daily

Admission
Singapore Botanical Gardens - Free

National Orchid Garden
Adult - $5.00  
Students and Senior Citizens above 60 - $1.00
Children under 12 - Free

Source 
Fun Singapore & CHANNEL NEWSASIA

Harvest In Cafe

27 July 2011: When we mention about food, guees everyone will turn their discussion topic to Penang, which is the heaven of food paradise. In today blog, I'm not going do discuss anything on the hawker food but rather recommend a new cafe situated in the heart of George Town, and it is non other than Harvest In Cafe.

This cafe is open for lunch and dinner but you will be surprised that they closed on Sunday and dinner on Tuesday and I guess the reason behind this is this cafe is running by a Christian boss.

Now talk about the food served there, well you can find a wide variety of choices ranging from Western delight to Asian cusine. We had the opportunity to tried out their Spaghetti Bolognaise which turned out to be very nice. Next in our list was the Crispy Fried Chicken & Grilled Chicken and both taste excellent. Apart from the Western dishes, also presented in the menu are some local fried like Fried Rice & Fried Noodle.

For your knowledge, all the prices quoted on the menu are nett price without any government & service tax and their prices are very reasonable (Between RM5-RM15).

Give it a try if you have not been there. But it will be advisable to call up for reservation if you are coming for lunch as normally it will be fully pack with customer from the neighbouring offices.

Address: 10, Irrawady Road, 10050 Penang (behind Burmah Road Gospel Hall)
Tel: 04-226 1718 / 016-408 0687
Business Hours: 11.00am - 3.00pm / 6.00pm - 10.00pm

Trip to Balik Pulau with Rapid Penang

7 July 2011: Happy George Town World Heritage Day!!!! Today is public holiday in Penang so we took the opportunity to visit Balik Pulau but this time instead of driving we try taking the Rapid Penang bus (# 401) as my daughter love the bus ride.

We took off from home at 10.30am and reached home around 2.30pm. The ride took 1 hour/way with adult fare RM4.00/way and kids FOC.

We had the opportunity to visit the Balik Pulau town and ate our favourite Asam Laksa/Lemak Laksa too. As now is the durian season, so definately we can see many durian stalls all over Balik Pulau.

Let the pictures below bring you throught our journey.

Tasik Melati @ Kangar, Perlis

6 July 2011: In this quiet neighbourhood of Kangar there is one lovely lake know as Tasik Melati. A nice place to enjoy a morning or evening walk with your family. There are some shady huts around the lake where you can shed yourself away from the typical Malaysian hot weather.

Gua Kelam @ Kaki Bukit Perlis

6 July 2011: Kaki Bukit is a small town situated right at the far north of Kangar and it is just mearly a few kilometers away from the border town of Wang Kelian. In this small town there is this cave called "Gua Kelam" - a former tin mining cave which it is a well known tourist attraction.

Hiring a local tour guide is a must to Gua Kelam as the experienced guide will explain the history of the cave while exploring the 600 meter long tunnel.

The return journey will take around 40 minutes and you will be amazed with the beauty of the cave and discover how the people carry out the tin mining activities in the olden days.

Surrounding Gua Kelam, there is a nice picnic spot with a river flowing from the cave.

Timah Tasoh Dam @ Perlis

6 July 2011: Have you heard of Timah Tasoh Dam before? Well, this was my first encounter with the name while making my trip to the land of Perlis Indra Kayangan. Surely you will not miss this place while making your way to either Padang Besar or Kaki Bukit from Kangar.