Cosy Little Hotel

I wouldn't call it little, but it certainly was a cosy place. Only had the chance to stay there overnight and the location being right next tot he airport and about 20 minutes away from the centre of Kuching City certainly made it more of a business hotel rather than a holiday one.

Four Points was the name and it was part of the Sheraton/Starwood chain.

Time for room serviceSun shining into the lobby floorThe room I stayed in was a simple one, but it had everything including Internet. Few basic movie channels. Nothing fancy.

I got to order room service when I arrived, and the service was prompt plus the food was actually quite nice. The steak could've been better cooked, but it was ok.

Internet was not the fastest and since there was only a single sports channel - and also a single movie channel - I had to resort to RTM1 to catch the football matches.

Time for breakfast

The breakfast spread was fine. Again the service was prompt and the food was well-prepared. Didn't get to sample the gym nor the swimming pool. The pool being right next to the main cafe where breakfast was served was really a put off.

The lobby however was nice and roomy. It had a few cafe and a bar by the main reception if you wanted to catch the World Cup matches on the big screens.

The hall where we had our talks were spacious. I was able to use my Mac connected to the presentation projector, which was a big plus.

I wouldn't recommend the hotel if you were coming with your family for a visit though due to its location. Hotels in town - Pullman and Hilton - would've been a better choice. It would be nearer to the city attractions and most importantly food. This hotel was mainly for business meetings and conferences.

Going Through the List

Before my flight to Kuching, Anita handed me a list of what to get. As the schedule was pretty tight, I had to rely on others to take me to the venue to do a bit of shopping. Luckily everybody had the same idea as I did.

Just a single stop in town for kek lapis and salted terubuk. But Anita was glad that I made the stop.

Pick and choose!

One thing that was great about the vendors there was they seemed to have understood that those turning up at their door would be bringing the food items across to Semenanjung on the flight. So, the items were tightly and neatly package into compact boxes. All I had to do was bring it to the airport. I even managed to check the boxes in into the luggage compartment. Great!

Thank God, my boxes turned up in one piece at KLIA ..….

Talk Done

So far I had only been in the room, apart from breakfast this morning. Been busy finishing off the slides and also catching up on some sleep.

Now that my session was done, I plan to have a visit into town right after lunch. Check out would be at 2 pm for me. Flight home 5.45 pm.

Anita had alerted me on what to get but I doubt if I could make it. Let's see ...

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.

Out of Town

After a hectic week, and a hectic weekend. Just done with the boys concert - which I missed - and now on the ERL heading to KLIA to catch a flight to Kuching. A short overnight stay, to deliver a talk late tomorrow morning.

Had time to go through the slides but adjustments needed aplenty. Hopefully would be able to sort those out in time to board the flight. Reckon it would be full house.

Might be able to catch some sleep and some chill time at the hotel tonight. My return flight would be late afternoon, teaching KL by Maghrib.