Yahoo,
Time to escape the freezing weather of Doha, which recently dipped to 9 C!
Left the apartment after a quick bite (leftover spinach pasta) and hailed a cab to the aiport. As we alighted the taxi, rain began to fall. Fortunately, had the Charles Jourdan jacket on me which provided adequate cranial cover, beofre my flu got any worse
Managed to go through customs and check-in without a hitch. No luck with plug points and Wifi connectivity in the Doha departure lounge.
Plane departure was delayed 40 mins due to traffic and thick fog.
Arrived in Manama in the afternoon. The stuffy nose was getting worse! Found the departure gate (31) for our connecting flight back to KL, as we transitted for the next 4 hours.
Feeling hungry, we proceeded to Chilli's restaurant, which fortunately took credit card payment. Price were typically higher than KL (but hey, it's the Mid east!) and there's a 12% service charge (not as bad as the KL (10 + 5!) or UK's terrible 17.5% VAT!
Managed a nice Well Done Old Timer burger complete with the chip substitute of fine mashed potatoes. Downed it with unlimited refills of Lipton tea whilst enjoying a DVD of a concert.
Then, the departure gate changed to 12A at the last minute!
Rushed over the other side of the terminal to find loads of people waiting in the over capacity lounge, which had people standing room only.
Fortunately, after 10 minutes of patience, the bus arrived to whisk us off to our Airbus A340 in waiting!
Seats were cramped in a 2-4-2 configuration, in which I took a window seat.
Food was only served 100 minutes later! I am happy I had my fair dosage of food at Chilli's 5 hours earlier!
Watched 3 movies, Rush Hour 3 with the ever hilarious Jackie CHAN showing his antics in Gay Paree and then the last bits of Nanny.
Finally, watched Death Sentence with Kevin Bacon in one of his most action packed films to date. Kelly Preston who played his wife, has really matured since her "hey" days 15 years back!
After a gruelling quarter day (yes, 6 hours of aching joints), we settled down in KLIA! Home sweet home!
Best news is that it is MACWORLD SAN FRANCISCO day today!
