A long week

It has been a very long week for me. I attended a 5-days course in KL recently. I must say I was a bit worried because I don’t know KL as well as Singapore. Didn’t know where to go in town or use the monorail, LRT, etc.

I stayed at Concorde Hotel, which is just next door to Hard Rock café. The last time I went to HR Café was 4 or 5 years ago.

On my first day, I took a taxi to Bukit Bintang and built up the courage to walk around town alone. I even went to the new shopping mall, the Pavilion, which is not far from Lot 10. They have lots of branded shops there like Gucci, Coach, Burberry, etc. Had my first dinner from McDonald’s and went back to the hotel before dark. (I use the taxi)

My course started on Monday and I forgot what time it start. But I woke up early like I use to when I go to work here. Had my breakfast and went to look for the room for the course. It was held in the same hotel I was staying. After settling down and meet some new colleagues, a familiar voice saying ‘Oh no. Not you again!’ came through the door. And it was a friend of mine who is working in offshore. He talks to me so loudly that everyone in the room knew instantly that we are friends. Ironically we seldom meet in Brunei and we often bump into each other overseas. And it happens to another friend too. We either see each other in the airport or in Singapore.

11 people attended the course. Lunch was provided at the hotel and it serves good food (hence the weight gain and rounder looks). The course was very interesting. I enjoy the ‘lecture’ and I learn a lot on the equipments I’m dealing with at work and plus we did a lot of calculation too which is something I like to do.

It rain almost every day in KL with thunderstorm and lightning included. The traffic is bad as usual and the monorail is always packed with people. I took the monorail at Bukit Nanas on my own and meet up with my friend at Bukit Bintang station. My friend brought me to Petaling Street in Chinatown after getting off at the Maharajalela station. It looks a bit different from the last time I was there. But bargaining for the imitation things is still in practice hehehe and I suck at bargaining! I bought a ‘Prada’ sling bag for RM40 from RM85! And two Puma shoes for RM70. I’m happy with my purchase :) especially the shoes. I didn’t have to bargain for it because it was the last pair so it was sold to me for RM30!

I went to Low Yatt plaza (IT mall) to look at some IT gadgets. Nothing interests me there I don’t know why but I did return back there to buy a hard disk for my laptop since I have some extra cash left. Bought some t-shirts and the highlight of my shopping were the 55-200mm Nikkor VR lens (RM750) and flash (RM350) for my SLR camera. Like I said I’ve nothing else to buy so why not invest in something to support my hobby (photography).

Oh yah my parents join me in KL on Wednesday and we went back together on Saturday. They went around town on their own (telling them to take the taxi to wherever they want to go) while I attend the course. When I return to my hotel room after my course on Thursday I was in awe and they were happily smiling and announce they bought RM600 worth of ‘kain’, ‘batik’, etc. from Jln. Masjid India and my dad was complaining it was heavy to carry. I already forewarn them that I was not going to follow them shopping and it was for this very reason. You know how mothers shop right? It’ll take them ages and they will ask about 10 questions on one item. Imagine if it was 10 items = 100 questions!!! Anyways I’m glad they enjoyed it. I even give up my hotel breakfast to them because I was already bored eating hotel food for the past few days.

I decided to return home early because I’ve another prior agenda during the weekend but I look forward to go to KL some day again. Who knows, I might be going for another course again next year.