Well, I’m back…
And true to this post’s form, I didn’t take any photos. I figure I’ve got two months to do that ;-).
What I did do, however, is walk around the block - which included taking in the food hawkers’ market place, and exploring every single floor of the six-tiered shopping mall next door. Because much as I hate shopping malls at home, when you’re Abroad, they’re quite fascinating (at least for the first time you go).
I learned that there’s a supermarket on the lower ground floor (handy), a cinema on the top floor (equally handy) and a Crocs shop (not handy at all).
I also bought myself a cute LBD for singing in; and some trainers, as mine were too large and heavy to carry when every kilogram my suitcase was overweight was a potential £36 charge from Malaysia Airlines. And a sports bra, because I forgot mine - and because I plan to hit the gym A LOT in this hotel. Even though I avoid gyms as much as I avoid shopping malls at home. But suddenly they’re both attractive propositions, given that it’s VERY VERY VERY VERY VERY HUMID INDEED out there. Even more so than the Sun Centre in Rhyl, my only previous experience of a tropical climate.
So now I’m going to hop to said gym, before dressing for dinner and then photographing the lobby like a nut (you’ll see why later). In the meantime, let’s hope the hotel residents won’t be too freaked out by my gymwear (thanks, Melissa):
January 29th, 2008 at 8.48pm
I don’t know about you, but I think a cinema on the top floor of anything is just wrong! Cinemas should, at the very highest, be on the ground floor and preferably be underground. What a strange country!
January 29th, 2008 at 11.16pm
So when do you actually start working?
January 29th, 2008 at 11.20pm
Glad to see you are up and about and pretending to be a local. Hope your sports bra is a decnt one and washes well in the sink!
By the way - already slighty perturbed by the sight of your arse everytime I log on. Is there anyway we can ‘customise’ our view? Not that you dont have a nice arse, its just one can have too much of a good thing and the thought of it for TWO months is quite scary…..
Good luck with Dinner - get some meat down you!! You need extra protein with all those squat thrusts you are now doing!!
January 30th, 2008 at 12.30am
I’m sorry about my arse. It did indeed occur to me that it was a funny idea for about the first five minutes, and now I’m worried that anyone who’s just seen me using my MacBook downstairs in the lobby will think that I was looking at soft porn, as opposed to blogging.
perhaps you could just shut your eyes for the first 20 seconds of the page loading?
I am indeed getting meat down me: tonight’s delight from the buffet was swordfish!
January 30th, 2008 at 12.31am
oh and Jack - I start rehearsals tomorrow; the gig on Friday.
January 30th, 2008 at 1.46am
Peter - but the *supermarket*’s in the basement!
January 30th, 2008 at 11.23pm
DON’T ANYONE DARE TOUCH THE ARSE PIC!! Psuedo soft porn is as good as it get’s for me these days…
January 31st, 2008 at 2.09am
You’re a meat eater?!
In that case - get some claypot rice, rendang and satay down you. Not forgetting the nasi goreng kampung - you lucky lucky thing.
If you manage to get a liking for durian (spiky, pungent fruit), I’ll be super-impressed
x
January 31st, 2008 at 2.14am
is it red and spikey? I think they put one of those on my fruit platter in my hotel room. it’s going off.
and yes - as of just before Christmas, I’m eating fish and seafood again. just as well, given the local cuisine! are the things you mention fishy (in the literal sense)?
January 31st, 2008 at 5.44pm
Andrea
Sorry to obsess about the pic but are they real pants or photoshopped ones?
January 31st, 2008 at 6.24pm
they are real pants; but they were Photoshopped to make them more opaque ;-).
February 3rd, 2008 at 11.11pm
MORE opaque! But they are mere essence girl!