an new experience

welcome to malaysia... selemant datang ke malaysia. i also like this cute tiled sign. i love the cool turtle in sunglass and the beautiful (though faded) hibiscus. as far as i can remember as a kid it was there all the time. seeing it will mean that we are just minutes away from stepping into johor! but... things are changing or rather should i say changed? with effect of 16 dec the malaysia custom is now moved a few km from the old place. i was glad to be the 1st few hundreds/ thousand to be using it due to my recent visit to malaysia.

i didn't manage to take pictures of the inside of the new custom but its really pretty, spacious and air-conditioned. although the ride up to the new place is a uphill task (literally), with a peaceful heart and non urgent pace we waited for our bus (170) to reach the new custom with a relatively joyful ride.

these are pictures of the building from outside. it looks good. but my travelling mates seems to have plently to say about the distance and the functionability of the new custom. but i am hopeful that malaysia bolek! =) every new stuff will certainly face rejection in its initial phase hopefully the authority looks into the suggestions and make the necessary improvement. so that in years to come, this new custom will bring the malaysian proud and happy.

what is left of the old building and location? just the run down structure of the past yellow buildings and replacing the long trail of cars/ buses is just a few polis-mini vans. the old custom looks oddly peaceful and quiet.

while just a few meters south of the quiet old location, construction noises and steel rods sticking out of the ground is noted everywhere. look! a 'bridge/ road' that is 1/2 completed! my advise to people traveling on the new custom... just stick to the long trial of cars/ people jamming up the area, if u dare travel to the less crowded area u may see urself flying/ dropping off the road! =P

*ps- the new custom isn't very foot-traveller friendly. meaning... if u enjoy walking across the causeway to exercise ur muscles, u might jolly well find urself (A) confused (B) tired to death! also if u r an elderly who can't lift ur legs more than 45deg angle, i suggest u get ur son to drive u cross the custom cuz if u take a bus the high kerb where the bus lands requires u to lift ur legs, babes!