3-DAY-2-NIGHT

Now that Jon is back home, he is thinking of gg away again! Going away is so good! Going to somewhere cheap is even better! Spending $$$ at a country with weaker currency and lower standard of living is ecstatic!!! Heee... =)

Jon had a wonderful 3-Day-2-Night at a foreign land. The thrill of meeting new friends is cool. The challenge of getting around in a new environment is exciting. The feeling of staying alone at a hotel with a KING size bed overlooking the city view is certainly living a life in fantasy!

Living at a not-so-highclass-but-good-cityview-and-good-service hotel was way too cool. Radius International Hotel is a 4-star hotel but located at the central of KL city. Its located near Bukit Bintan overlooking various shopping malls such as Lot 10, Plaza Low Yat, Bukit Bintan Plaza and also the new TIMES SQUARE! At Radius, Jon paid RM$185 per day for a Premier Class room and was given a room at 18th level which is the highest floor. 5-star hotels would cost around RM$250 and above. As a premier class customer, Jon had "VIP" treatment.

First Taste Of VIP Service
Jon was allocated a room at level 17. However as he checked into the room, he realised that it was a corner room and the structure of the room was a little "edgy". To make matter worse, the size of the window was a 2-panel window. It felt like a prison. It was very uncomfortable to stay in a room with so many edges and small sized window, even though it was facing a freestyle swimming pool with an opportunity of seeing bikini babes jumping into the water... Hence Jon dialed up the Room Service and requested for a change of room. Without asking a question, his request was warmly accepted and to his surprise, he was given a new room at level 18 (highest level)facing the whole city with a 4-panel window! What a sight!

First Encounter Of A Gay stranger-cum-friend
Jon met Jack (a Malaysian from Sarawak who worked in SIN as hairstylist in Wisma) in the coach on his way to KL. Jon did not really talk to him during the journey and the only time they spoke was when Jack borrowed newspaper from him during the journey. As Jon alighted the coach at Puduraya Bus Station in KL, Jon asked Jack for road direction. During the conversation, Jon found out that Jack was staying at Westin Hotel which is near to Radius around Bukit Bintan area, hence they explored the road together. As Jon almost reached his hotel, they parted directions with the exchange of phone numbers as Jack would be meeting up some of his KL friends and they would be bringing him around. Jon thought it would be good to join them since he was a stranger in a foreign land. So they agreed to "sms" each other for updates.

That same night, Jack text Jon that he was meeting his malaysian friends for dinner and they would be heading for the pubs later that night, hence asking Jon along. Jon felt privileged and asked for where they would be heading later. To Jon's surprised, Jack returned with a sms saying that they would be going to a GAY PUB and asked Jon if he was fine to join them. Jon replied carefully that "Gay Pub" was not his type and he would prefer to go to places with more "pretty women" instead. Jack replied to say that his friends were all heading to the "Gay Pub" and said it was okay if he wouldnt want to join them. With this, Jon spent the rest of the night visiting Times Square alone... Phew, it was a close shave!!!

First Sleep on a King Size Double Bed on top of a City.
Staying in a hotel as a Premier Class customer is great. Jon returned to the hotel with a pleasant surprise as there was a plate of fruits on the table as welcome gift. This new room got a splendid view of the KL City, especially at night with all the street & car lamps brightening up the roads in between all the buildings. (Reminds Jon of his own office overlooking the CBD!) There was a pair of slipper to wear. A bath tub for a lovely bubble bath. Free 1 hour internet assess in the room. And yes, Jon was also able to catch his favourite team Arsenal playing against Chelsea on Star Sports in the Premier Room! Though Arsenal lost 1-2 eventually, nothing could take away that wonderful night Jon had in KL...

Second day (Mon) was business as usual. A series of meetings with friends, contacts and potential business associates had made this trip a great purpose as Jon opened up future business opportunities in KL. It was a wonderful day as Jon gathered great business tips to do business in KL, valuable business contacts and advises from people that he met. It was fruitful exploration trip as he not only visited great people, he also went to various shopping area like the new Hatamas Shopping Centre, the Biggest-shopping-centre-at-Petaling-Jeya called 1 Utama and the hottest-nightspot-at-Bangsar.

The last day (Tuesday-Our National Day) was spent shopping around at KL city area. Jon went to Plaza Low Yak (aka Sim Lim Square in Singapore) to check out potential buys for IT upgrade. Jon realized that the prices were not so much different EXCEPT RAM!!! Jon recently bought his laptop 1 gb ram at SIN$400. They were selling at RM$490!!! Almost half price?! Jon bought 2 x 1GB Ram. One for himself, Another one for his great assistant Reina! =)

After doing his last-min shopping, hanging around some other shopping mall, had 31 Baskin Robbins ice cream and a KL-made chocolate waffle, Jon headed to Puduraya for his journey back...

(To be continued as Jon would share his final encounter with a bad experience during the bus ride home...)