The First Half

My shopping was halfway done. Most o the boys' toys had been bought and next non the card would e shopping for Puan Anita. I had to get back to the conference centre by lunch to attend a couple of afternoon sessions. So, the other half of my shopping would be for later.

Went to Kyoto Station this morning, and spent the morning shopping around there. There was an Isetan at the station, but I decided against going there. I went to a toy store instead. To avoid the rain, I just used the underground passageway to get to the supermarkets.

For lunch, I met up with a couple of Pharma friends who were with me during the Atlanta trip last December. We had some tempura before hauling my shopping back to the hotel before attending the afternoon session.

More entries from my Kyoto trip here.

Insomnia

Can't help it. Maybe because of the Japan trip tomorrow evening. I just couldn't go to sleep. So, what would I do? Puan Anita and I had been watching "Fashion Police" way boast midnight ...... God .....

The Packing

The packing was done. Almost. The list was set up, and most of the items had been crossed. Visited my Mum earlier as usual. All the clothes were already tucked into the luggage, only the toiletries and my gadgets still connected to the charger.

I spent the later part of the evening reading about Kyoto in a book I bought from Kinokuniya last weekend. The topic that interested me was the fact that getting a local SIM card in Japan could be a bit of a challenge. I bought a local data SIM card when I was in the Atlanta and bought a card from a vending machine at Heathrow. No problem there. But apparently things were done differently in Japan. Surfing the forums, there were some outlet which do SIMs for foreigner but the terms were rather confusing, so were the SIM rentals.

In the end, I'll probably do the Celcom roaming thing. That would cost me RM38/day. Well, I'll settle for that. You know I won't be able to cope without internet for more than 24 hours.

More on the Kyoto trip here.

Leaving Today

Soon, it was time to say goodbye to JB and our lovely hotel room at Thistle. First to wake up as usual, and after checking Van Persie's injury time equally against West Ham last night, I hit the shower and went down for breakfast. A busier morning than the last couple, clearly the hotel was full last night. There was a queue even at 8 in the morning. And a fair few of the guys were in baju batik. There must be a wedding they were attending.

As for me, after the quick breakfast, I hang around by the poolside as not to make any noise to wake up the boys in the room.

Well, had to start putting then stuffs back into the bags then. We would be leaving after lunch, maybe via Johor Premier Outlet as it would be just along the way. Anita wanted to do some shopping I guessed. As for me, I'm already broke .......

Time to Pack

Right. Its five in the morning. And I didn't get a good rest. Was interrupted again by phone calls from Malaysia, and just couldn't get back to sleep. It looked like I would suffer during the talks later.

So, have to get on with the packing. I think 20 minutes should do it. But first, I need a shower.

More on the Atlanta trip here.