Living in a suitcase (Travel & Technology): June 2009

So Manchester United is coming to town... well not my town... I mean to KL.

It will be a dream come true for me to watch a ManU live match. I've already fulfilled my other dream which was to visit the Old Trafford stadium in Manchester itself.

Call it luck or coincidence, I book a ticket to KL on airasia from Brunei early this year but due to some circumstances I couldn't go so I changed the ticket dates to 17th - 19th July.
While surfing the official ManUtd website, I found out that they are coming to KL on the 18th for a match. I waited patiently for the ticket to be sold online on June 1st.
I did not managed to get the numbered seating which was priced at RM308 instead I got the RM68 tickets which is good enough as long I'm in the stadium and I've a seat.
It took me 3 trys to get those tickets because there was a problem with the payment process. I had the tickets send to me by courier. So now I'm just waiting for d-day to arrive :)

Glory, Glory Man Utd....

To show that I'm a big fan/ supporter, I also ordered a personalised ManUtd jersey with my initial - KT and my number - 2 :) which I will wear to the match. hehehe

I guess you have must seen a lot of my entries on Singapore by now. Yes I'm a frequent traveller to Singapore every now and then.I don't know what attracts me to go there over and over again.

My flight (at 7pm) to Singapore on RBA was delayed for almost 2 hours. They were having some mechanical problem, probably it was the 'filangy' (as Pheobe from F.R.I.E.N.D.S. says it! Though no such thing exist! hehehe) We board the plane at 8.00pm and was told to disembark again cos' they still can't fix the problem! We finally depart at 9.50pm and arrive in Singapore about an hour and a half later. Checked into the hotel shortly after midnight... I was already cranky, tired and sleepy...just needed a bed to crash on!

Woke up at 8am by the construction noise outside. The hotel I was staying at was under renovation. Anyways, we had breakfast at a nice restaurant in Paragon and kick-start the shopping spree.

I'm not an excessive shopaholic. I only buy what I need in terms of clothing and shoes but for gadgets.. I'm guilty as charge. Fortunately, I didn't buy any gadget during this trip. I was even surprise myself. hahaha I wanted to get a small compact camera but then it didn't really attract me. It was more of a 'want' rather than a 'need'. And usually I will read reviews on a certain gadget before buying it.

I managed to get two sport shoes at SGD50 for a NIKE and SGD60 for a PUMA. Good price for me! Couldn't resist the offer and they have my size :) UK6. Next was to try my luck in getting an 8Gb Apple iPod Touch at half price at Epicentre in Wheelock Place (for tourist only. I read this promotion in the Great Singapore Sales website for the first 250 tourist) but unfortunately, I'm not one of the 250 customers. :( Anyways, that's not important.

I bought for my mom a new arrival GUESS bag which she really, really likes and keep pestering me to get it for her as a pre-bonus treat! Bought it quickly before she changes her mind hahaha
requested a new stock, have mom checked it and straight off to the payment counter! The end! hahaha Bought for my dad a Liverpool t-shirt (eurgh! I'm a ManU fan). The Liverpool t-shirts are selling very well there because the Liverpool FC are coming to town to play a match against the Singapore national team. (I'm off to KL for the ManUtd match on July 18th).

I brought my parents to explore Chinatown as well. It has been years since we last been there (16 years to be exact during our family vacation!). The place are quite old and antique but I love the colorful buildings around there. During our taxi ride to Chinatown, the taxi driver start a conversation with us asking where we're from, his first impression was that he thought we are from Indonesia. I told him that we're from Brunei and I was surprised when he asked 'which part?'. So I just said Seria. The taxi driver told us he worked in Brunei during the 1960's in Tutong and have been to Seria and even to Miri. He was very friendly and quite old probably in his 70s. We gave him some extra tip for the fare before he drop us off at the open market.

I think its Chinese New Year all year round in Chinatown

On Sat night, I meet up with a good friend of mine (who is currently working there) for dinner in Paragon. We always hangout together everytime I visit Singapore. She always tempt me to eat the Chocolate Mud Pie from Coffee club but this time we just hang out at Starbucks. hehehe

We went to Borders to look for some books and hangout at Starbucks till midnight, taking advantage to surf the internet with the free wi-fi and updating our facebook. We always have a good chat together which I enjoy and laughter is a must. We strolled along Orchard road at midnight under the full moon.

We look as though we just came back from the club or bar hahaha The streets were empty, no traffic, etc. took some pictures along the way to my hotel. Upon reaching the hotel, I heard something 'plop' near me and guess what was it.... birdshit... at 12.30 midnight!!! Damn birds! It landed on my left shoulder but on my backpack straps. And instead of helping, my friend was laughing hysterically at me! I said to her it may be shit but it may also bring me luck hahaha (but so far no luck in anything so I guess its really shit then hahaha)

Earlier that day, we were waiting to cross the road to Sim Lim sq. but because it was raining we took shelter at a nearby building. When the light turns green, we quickly make our way down a tiled slope. My mom was using her brand new slipper and I was using my brand new PUMA shoes. I told her to be careful because it might be slippery but before I could finish my sentence... my left leg slipped forward and I landed on my right knee (it was something like a split...yeahh..go ahead and laugh!). My jeans was wet and I was in agonising pain. I quickly got up, cross the road and act as though nothing had happened apart from my parents laughing at me! I had a beautiful red bruise later that day and the pain comes and go but that did not stop me enjoying the rest of the day.

Well anyways, I'm off to Singapore again next month. Might need to get a flu jab first to boost up my immune system (as it is crap at the moment!). And the week after that I'm off to KL to watch the ManUtd match against Malaysia. I can't wait! And I hope this swine flu pandemic will end soon.