Post Birthday, Christmas Eve and Balik Kampung Day!

I think I slept about 2am because took late shower, doing some book keeping and packing up because I will be going back to KL today at 2pm via Aeroline. As I need to reach office before 8:30am, so I've to wake up at 7:10am but still I was late by 5 mins :p


When arrived office, I saw another nice wrap little gift on my keyboard and it was from Duan, my new neighbour just got back from US and share the same surname as mine. It was too nice wrap until I don't
intend to open it ;) Right after that, Connie went to see me and pass me the welcome gift where it should
be given to me during my inboarding training but due to some delay, they can only pass to me now.

Look so nice ... maybe will not open

My collection to-date

It's quite a cool gift where it has a small welcome card from CEO, a mug with my name on it and finally a aluminium case. What's in there? It has a set of cutlary where it has a dismantable metal chopstick and a
pair of small size spoon and fork, seems good for tea break.

The gift

Detachable chopstick

Tea spoon & fork

All the cutlery kept in this case

Mini Welcome card

Generic message from CEO

Just like yesterday, there were so few emails and tickets and I was a bit worried is it because of system down? I guess not because everyone is busy for their long vacation and last minute Christmas shopping. Not sure why, today I finally receive the eCard from Shireen and it was capture by our spam system. Well, it's better late than never ;)

While I was working half way, the bad headache come again and this round not as bad as the previous one but still bad. I think it must be my own body not getting sufficient rest. Also today I finally receive my welcome gift which has been pending for almost 3 months. It's simple but cool ... like it :-

Anyhow, Geok finally reminded us to enjoy the cake that she made few days ago and it was good, homemade cake is always better than those in pastry shop.

You'll be cut into pieces soon

Enjoy ...

Hopefully everything will be ok and another 24 mins, I'll be off to go Harbourfront ... Be strong man, be strong ...


About 1pm, I have reached Harbourfront and I still have another hour to go. So decided to go for a long lunch and ended up with Pizzahut (again). Another disappointment where they don't serve mushroom soup today so I've no choice but to order minestrone. Besides that, I only order appetizers as I don't want to take pizza and ordered chicken wings and cheese beef ball ;)

After the lunch, I have to go to the bus stop as it's alreadyt 1:45pm. When the bus opened the door and people start going in, I saw they are holding boarding pass but I only have the printed confirmation slip. I quickly went to see the conductor and she told me quickly go to check in at their sales office at 1st floor in Harbourfront! Man, I have to rush up and avoid missing the bus.

When the customer service help me to check in, they told me that I've already did advance check in and suddenly it strike my mind that I've done that on last Sunday at Chorus Hotel. Sh*t, how am I so forgetful and I've no time to regret because I still need to rush into the bus :(

Ok, I'm finally in the bus and this time seems different bus design including the leather seat and seating layout. Also it only has one big LCD monitor at the front and nothing in the middle. Since I'm sitting at the last row, it's almost impossible for me to watch the movie. So again, I've to watch movie using my netbook :(

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Can you see the TV?

Though last row but spacious

Instead of net pocket, it's leather pocket

Info at finger tip while on the road ;)

About 2pm, the bus departed and reach Tuas Checkpoint about 30 mins later. Maybe it's Friday and still day time, so the traffic is very minimum and the whole process was so fast and smooth. To complete both SG and MY immigration just take me 30 mins (it took more than 1 hour for me to go from KUL - SG last week). Once the bus went pass JB, they started to serve lunch but I keep it for later because I was too full. This time it seems curry meal and look better than the last time. Not long after that, I took some nap as my head still pain until the conductor make an announcement that they will be stop for toilet break. This round, it's a small R&R and no signboard. When I asked the hawker, they said it's M something (I can't recall) and it's in between JB and Melaka. About 15 mins later, the bus resume the journey until I reach KL around 7pm.

It's the same hall but now is day time view

Not much people today ... good

2nd Link Bridge

MY Immigration, so old and outdated

The lunchbox, seems better than last round

Different headset, seems better this time

Better note down the plate number to avoid riding the wrong bus :p

The lower deck design seems different too

My in bus entertainment and meal

And they even have dessert for this trip! Cincau ...

The bus driver seems quite smart as he used a route with least jam by using few tolled highway. Otherwise I think it will only reach Chorus Hotel around 7:35pm. When I exit from the bus, I'm a bit worried hard to get taxi because there were so many of us in the bus but luckily I manage to stop a taxi before others starting to call for taxi ;) So the next stop is to fetch my family at Pudu then back home to Connaught. It was pretty bad traffic in KL due to Christmas Eve so I've asked the driver to use tolled highway and ended up my taxi fare is RM26! No choice ... too tired and wanted to save for quality time ;)