Hey everyone! I'm back from Malaysia. I don't know if I should be surprised or not that I'm not quarantined. But at the moment I'm fine. Well, was in Malaysia for 3 days. Left on Monday and here's a summary of my trip:

Day 1

Woke up at about 8:30. Set off at 9 to Dunearn to return their bass trombone (feel like reporting the out-of-alignment-slide, but nah. Let them send it to repair themselves..wasn't my fault anyway). Saw the band, just falling-in again after break, returned the trombone and set off for Chua Chu Kang to borrow my friend's bass trombone. Borrowed, returned home, got my stuff and set off for my dad's office. Stayed there for like 30min, sounded like 10 times busier than a few months ago. After that, went to Defu lane so that my dad can pick up some parts for his work in Malaysia, ate lunch, then finally, we set off for Malaysia. Supposed to go to Klang, but due to changing circumstances, went to Kuantan instead. So add 4 more hours to the drive. We left immigration at about 12 and reached Kuantan at 8pm. 8 hours drive..woo. Stayed at the MS Garden Hotel. First time I saw a room with the TV so far away from the bed. Sorry, no pic of the room. End of day 1

Day 2

Rise and shine at about 9. Went for buffet breakfast inclusive of the room. Not a bad selection, had Nasi Lemak and additional scrambled eggs. After that, my dad set off for the port in Kemaman for his job. My mum and I hanged out at the megamall which is right next door. Nothing much there, so I sat down at Starbucks and used the free internet there. My dad finished his job at about 2 and soon we set off for Klang. My dad said that the bak kut teh at Klang is very nice so we went to eat some for dinner when we reached there after the 4 hour drive. Here's a pic of the bak kut teh:

The pork was nice and the soup is nice but because of the herbal taste, I don't really fancy it. After that, checked-in at the Prescott hotel. We actually got lost trying to find our way to the hotel. Even with GPS, we still were confused by the narrow roads there. The hotel is only four storeys high but the rooms are ok, considering we payed far less than MS Garden, almost half. Here's a pic of the view from our room.

That's our car, the black Nissan Cefiro, 2nd row, 2nd from the right. End of day 2

Day 3 (today)

Woke up, had breakfast at the hotel's 'casual rastaurant'. Again, inclusive of the room. Also not bad, but selection is more limited here. After that, went to this megamall called Aeon and my dad went off for his work. It's a modern shopping centre. Really looks like a mini Vivo City but absent the high-end boutiques. Did a bit of walking around, had cake and cappuccino at Secret Recipe and after that, set off in taxi to KLIA LCCT (Kuala Lumpur International Airport Low-Cost-Carrier Terminal). The reason we went to the LCCT is because we are flying Air Asia back to Singapore. The tickets are RM270 for 2 including taxes and surcharges, so thats RM135 per person which equates to about S$58.70. To give a comparison, one Singapore Airlines or Malaysian Airlines ticket including taxes and surcharges is RM300/S$130.40 for one person. For a 55 minute flight, that really isn't worth it. Checked-in to the flight, the boarding pass is actually like a receipt, here's a pic

Sorry for the blurry picture but according to the boarding pass, the flight was supposed to leave at 1440 hrs. The plane was arriving from Shenzhen and it landed at 1440 hrs. As a result, we were delayed like almost an hour. Not really good especially in a budget terminal. At about 1530, we finally were asked to board the aircraft. Seats were leather, quite comfortable. Legroom was alright for a 55 minute flight. My seat was at the window so thats good too. By coincidence, we were number four for both takeoff and landing. But, with this coincidence comes further delay. We finally landed at 1630 hrs, one hour late. Had dinner at the airport and took the MRT home.

Well thats a wrap, my friends, please do catch Philyouth's concert this Sunday if you can make it! It's free if all you thrifty, miserly people are asking. 3pm at the Esplanade Concert Hall. Just walk in, no tickets required! Here's our repertoire for the afternoon:

- Indiana Jones Selections | John Williams, arranged by Helmer van der Heide

- Tuba Tiger Rag | Soloist: Marcus Huang, Tuba | Harry DeCosta, arranged by Luther Henderson

- The Typewriter | Leroy Anderson, transcribed by Floyd E. Werle

- Children of Sanchez | Soloist: Ong Shi Chun, Flugelhorn | Chuck Mangione, arranged by Naohiro Iwai

- Flight of the Bumblebee | Soloists: Ralph Lim, Clarinet; Lee Jun Hao Simon, Oboe; Chua Yi Hao, Flute | Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov

- The Sound of Music: Do-Re-Mi | Richard Rogers, arranged by Takashi Hoshide

- Divertimento for Trombone and Band 1st Movement | Soloist: Foong Jun Jie, Tenor Trombone | Dominique Wyckhuys

- Imagine | Soloist: Tan Khai Boon, Alto Saxophone | John Lennon, arranged by Takashi Hoshide

- Cartoon | Paul Hart

Hope to see ya there! :]