Kuala Lumpur and Karachi

Starting the month of November was fun. First flight of the month is Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Out hotel in Kuala Lumpur is amazing! Great ambiance, beautiful lobby, wonderful rooms, awesome view, a flat screen television, a comfortable bed and pillows, bathtub and shower and the location of the hotel was just fab. It was only 2 minutes drive “buggy”/golf cart away from the famous Petronas Towers/KLCC Mall, how convenient is that?!? We reached the hotel around 4 in the afternoon and straight away went out to get some food and check out KLCC. There were a few of us that were supposed to meet in the lobby after 30 minutes but only 2 of us came. And so we went to the KLCC mall. The mall was humongous! So many stores, so little time! LoL! I particularly liked this store called Vincci. They had a great selection of shoes and they were cheap too! I ended up buying just 2 pairs. I wanted more but of course I had to control, I was just starting the month for goodness sake! LoL! We ate dinner at the food court and then went back to the hotel to rest.

Petronas Towers

The next day, woke up early to have a breakfast buffet. The restaurant was great but they didn’t have pork. Buhoo! That was what I was looking for. LoL! After breakfast I went to Kuala Lumpur’s central market with Dahlia. There wasn’t really much to see, it was more like a big tourists’ mall with all the souvenirs and cultural stuff that I can find all over Asia. After an hour of going around the mall, Dahlia and I went back to the hotel. Oh, we actually passed by KLCC first then went back to the hotel. Dahlia drove the buggy back to the hotel. We were the only passengers so the hotel personal said yes to Dahlia when she asked him if she could drive the buggy! When we got back to the hotel, we went up to the rooftop; they call it the “Sky Bar”. WOW! The view was amazing! You could see the whole Petronas Towers and the park in front of it. Plus, there was the bar, a spa, a jacuzzi and a swimming pool. It was perfect for a chill out lounge. I wish I had my friends with me, I’m sure they would love the place! Stayed in Sky bar for a while and went back to my room. After an hour, Uma and I decided to visit Aquaria. Obviously, it’s an aquarium. Hmm, nothing really impressive to see, it wasn’t really new to me, I’ve seen something similar in Singapore already. Oh, just this big frog that freaked me out big time! And because of that frog, I was jumpy the whole time Uma and I was walking through the pathway. We ate lunch in the food court near the Aquaria then went back to the hotel to get some snooze. Left the hotel 6:00 in the evening and took off for Abu Dhabi by 8:45pm. Arrived Abu Dhabi just about after midnight local time, slept the whole day. Woke up in the evening and I was off to Karachi.

Kuala Lumpur's Central Market

Aquaria; Can you see the shark?

When I first saw Karachi in my roster I was so disappointed. I did not want to do it. But then, I heard from other crew that they sell good leather jackets in the airport duty free and that got me excited. I’ve been wanting to buy a leather jacket but they are so expensive! They told me it was real, good quality leather. So, it made me look forward to my Karachi flight. Oh, I did not do anything in the flight! Light load, well no load. I was assigned in Diamond First Class and we had no guests, and I’m not really trained for Diamond or Pearl. Pearl business class only had like 2-3 guests so they did not need my help. I went to visit the Coral Economy Galley as well, and they had everything in control! So, I had really nothing to do. We only had an hour ground time in Karachi and there are currently political ramblings in Pakistan so I wasn’t sure if the captain and cabin manager would allow us to go out to the duty free but luckily they did, BUT, for 15 minutes only! We rushed to the duty free, saw the leather jackets, started trying them on, and viola, in more or less 15 minutes, I managed to buy 2 leather jackets. LoL! Now, let me see, where to wear them? Hmm. I wonder. LoL! I guess we’ll just have to wait and see. Ahihihi!