We were supposed to arrive at Golden Mile Junction by 5.30 am to report, so I booked a Comfort Maxi cab so all 5 of us could go together. Never have more than 2 kids, unless you are rich or you have your own car. The booking fee was $16 dollars because it was a Maxi cab and because the lady who picked up the call had no idea how long it would take for the cab to travel from Woodlands to Golden Mile Junction (although she said that at that time in the morning, the traffic would be quite smooth), we decided that the cab should arrive at my place at 4.40 am. You know, in case the driver is late, or the traffic might not be smooth, etc. And thus, because it's before 5 am, there was a 50% midnight surcharge on the taxi fare.

Although there was miscommunication between the taxi driver and us, and the taxi driver waited for us at the wrong spot, we weren't late. We arrived at Golden Mile Junction a few minutes past 5 am. If I knew, I would have called the cab to arrive at 5.01 am and I could have saved on the taxi fare.

There were already some people waiting in front of the travel agency, and there were 2 aunties. I guessed that they were friends. Doesn't matter anyway. So we stood around and decided to explore Golden Mile Junction while waiting for 5.30 am.

I have never been there before, so there was this smell that almost choked me. It was mainly the smell of toilet, and we totally lost our appetite (we intended to buy some breakfast to eat while on the bus). The only food stalls in operation were 2 stalls that sold Thai food, with some Thais eating there. There was even a TV broadcasting the (latest) Thai pop song. LOL. Looking around the place, it seems like a place where Thais gather. There was even a Starhub mobile card poster in Thai. My mum said that she even saw 2 Thai transvestite. All I saw was that they had good figure. Haha.

The bad thing about the tour agency was that although it stated "report at 5.30", it only opened its doors to us at 5.45 am. Everyone was impatient and rushed in when the doors opened.

We were the 4th to board the bus (yes, my dad was quick, haha) and the 2 aunties I just mentioned were already on the bus (yes, they are even faster). There were 23 people in our tour group, so some people haven't boarded the bus yet when it was 6 am. The itinerary said to leave by 6 am, so the 2 aunties were complaining. From now on, I shall refer them as the Complain Queens so it would be easier for you to recall. They started complaining how early they arrived (who asked you to reach before 5 am?), how slow 5-Star is (this, I totally agree) and how they lagged behind the itinerary (which I didn't mind). The girl handling their complaints didn't do a good job of calming them down though. I then thought how Pharmacy taught me to handle irritated patients. Haha. Anyway, the bus departed immediately once the last family boarded the bus.

I don't have much to say about crossing the Singapore customs (except that the toilets were clean and it would be the last time in 3 days that I would seeing such clean toilets). There was a LONG queue at the Malaysia customs though, and luckily we were directed to another customs that was almost empty. We had to change bus, and the tour guide, Ah Hong, would take us on a tour on the second bus. Guess what? The bus plate number was 4141. Haha. Si Liao Si Liao. But I returned from the trip safe, or you wouldn't be reading this. Haha.

We had breakfast and it was self-paid. The food didn't taste nice enough. And 1 bowl of wanton mee costs RM 4. I was shocked. We ordered chee cheong fun too and it arrived earlier than the wanton mee. A fellow traveler asked my sister if it was nice. My sister said yes. OMG. IT wasn't nice lor. The ones my parents buy when they go into JB was much nicer. I think the uncle felt cheated. Haha.

Throughout the trip, I can't really remember what we did or where we went to. But according to the itinerary, we went to a chocolate factory called Beryl's. I liked the entrance and the exit. Haha. The displays were beautiful. I expected to actually go into the factory to see chocolate-making in process, but in the end, all we saw were 2 machines that extracts the cocoa seeds and then a video of chocolate being poured into moulds. Of course, the reason we were there was to buy chocolate from them, which my family didn't. The other families bought lots of chocolates. What I could remember was one of the products cost RM 25 and buy 3 get 1 free. I'm not gonna spend so much on them! And it's not like I can't get Beryl's in Singapore. I even remember Sheng Siong has discounted price for one of its chocolate ranges.