Day 2

Good Morning! An early start although I managed to watch the whole match last night. As I mentioned, United just pulled one back with a penalty. They had another penalty right after, followed by an equaliser by Chicharito. It ended 3 all, with De Gea pulling off a magnificent save from a Mata free kick right at the death.

What's the plan for today? We were just getting everyone into the shower, breakfast, then off to Universal Studios. The weather looked great outside, although the shoes which I planned to wear today turned out to be too tight. I ended up with blisters while trying them out last night. Had to stick with my Croc.

After talking to the Concierge last night, he said the best way to get to Universal would be via taxi. It looked like that would be the plan ..... Later then!

Time for the Big Match

Had a nap, then was awaken by Puan Anita just in time for the Chelski-United match. Watching it in the dark, with the volume turned down needed getting used to, but I had not much of a choice. The alternative would be to go downstairs to the bar. Not at midnight though.

So the match kicked off, and it looked like it would be a great one. Then Chelski were gifted a goal courtesy of Johnny Evans against the run of play. United then threatened to hit back with Cech pulling a couple of excellent saves before halftime.

I was optimistic for the second half. Unfortunately, it was only five minutes since the kick off and Chelski just scored twice. So I decided to write this entry. Halfway in, Evra was brought down in the box. Rooney belted in the resultant penalty. Game on!

A mountain to climb still .....

To Infiniti, and Then A Sip of Tea

Just finished having it large at the Infiniti Pool. Up on the 57th floor at the deck called the SkyPark. I didn't have a swim, but the two boys did. And boy, did they have fun. The overcast weather certainly helped. There was a nice breeze as well.

Sipping a glass of ice tea, enjoying the panorama. We were lucky that we managed to get onto a deck chair to put our stuffs and generally just chilled by the wading pool. It was crowded, and a few of the children there were from Malaysia as well, taking advantage of the long weekend back home.

We just had shower in the room. We planned to go out again for dinner at a nearby mall. We probably couldn't afford any shopping from what we've seen so far .....

Check in done

After a hold-up at the Tuas Checkpoint on the way in - traffic! - we finally got to enjoy the pleasant drive across town to out hotel. Check-in was ultra efficient and the room was impressive.

Now, everybody is peckish, and I have yet to have my lunch. Room service time!

At Yong Peng

We left Philea at around 10.30, and the initial plan was to stop at Yong Peng for lunch. We ended up arriving there well too early.

In the end, we took out some KFC just in case there is a hold-up at the crossing to Singapore. Happy Journey!