Reaching KK

The flight to KK was a smooth one although there was a warning from the pilot that there would a stretch which was cloudy. But it was smooth enough that I managed to each one whole movie.

Taken 3. Not a bad movie. A nice one to pass the time and took my mind off wondering about terbulance. We landed just after 7 pm and were taken to the hotel in town by a waiting van.

A quick drink before heading to the gateTime to move ...Now, waiting to boardChecked in followed by dinner. And when it came to KK, it must be seafood. So, I was taken back into town, had a superb dinner and back to the hotel for a nice shower. More about the food later I supposed. It was time for me to catch some sleep. The conference starting tomorrow, and it would a long day.

Late Boarding

I wrote this entry while I was in the air. MH 2522 to be exact, about to start dinner. The flight took off late however, boarding started late and the process of boarding was excruciating.

Many passengers carried more than they should as hand luggage. I carried one - none checked in and was struggling to find a spot to put it up. Too many plastic bags rather than proper bags!

Finally I just left my carry-on for the flight crew to sort out.

So, dinner and a bit of PlayStation. The flight should be around 90 minutes. Too short for a nap.

Bomoh VIP

One needed to laugh. And I couldn't think of a bigger laugh today than what happened at KLIA. Specifically the bomoh at the departure lounge of the airport.

It was so funny, that even we as a nation had to put our hands up and just laugh. We just admit to the rest of the World that this still happen here. Smile and move the conversation along.

It had been a major meme, trending worldwide. Malaysia would again be known throughout the world for the wrong reason. But what to do....

At least it lightened the mood on an otherwise gloomy week. Still waiting to hear the news of #MH370. If had been five days now...

Cleared In

Lush green scenery. That was what greeted me when I was driven from Kansai Airport to Kyoto, about an hour away. It was a crisp spring morning, temperature of 10 degrees outside. In the comfort of the car, the journey took me through the hills upon leaving Osaka. Nice and tranquil.

The journey in was also painless. A nice comfortable flight, and I managed to sleep for about 4 hours. The flight was only 6 hours long with a little helping hand from the tailwind. Not much turbulence, but the flight was full, with screaming children for good measure.

The immigrations and customs were fairly straight forward, possibly due to the time of the day - it was just before 7 when we rolled in.

Need to refresh when I check-in. Next would be the taxi ride to the Conference Centre. Hmm! I only have USD with me. Need to get hold of some Yen. More entries from this trip here.

Heading Off

Just set off from the house, on the way to the airport now. I have yet to call my Mum, something I would do on the train to the airport. I hope I got everything packed up, as after the log day today, I was only looking forward for some downtime on the airplane, hopefully to catch some sleep. The flight won't take off until before midnight though, close to four more hours to go. I'll probably have a couple of hours to kill before boarding later.

Time to chill .....

More on my Kyoto trip here.