Kuala Lumpur

On this cloudy Monday I find myself in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It was not on the agenda when we left Hong Kong on Saturday, until the very last minute...a last minute business meeting for Alan, not me of course! Another decision to make. Should I go with him for this 24hr detour or stay in the hotel in Singapore..alone? It was a close call really. I'd been in Singapore 24 hours already and was starting to get a feel for the place, and it certainly does feel like a relatively safe place to be a tourist..and a solitary female one at that. However...here was an opportunity to see another part of Malaysia, albeit in a whirlwind kind of way and to keep Alan close by. Either way, I was going to be alone in either KL or Singapore for a day while Alan attended a full day of meetings, so it didn't really seem to matter. The fact that we finally agreed I'd be better off in Singapore is irrelevant now because meanwhile Alan's assistant confirmed the flights anyway...right at the end of the day when we had no other option than to stick with them :-) So...fate it seems wanted me to be here. I'm not entirely sure why because I haven't really taken this opportunity to explore today but I'm sure it's in my best interests somewhere along the line. I have had a rather pleasant, leisurely day though. I indulged in a much needed lie-in, in a most comfortable Hilton bed and then made my way to the hotel gym. Not at all shabby either and although I'm not a big gym fan, I enjoyed a pretty good work out on some up-to-the-minute equipment, watching CNN of course. It's just what you do here. Maybe it's what you do in all gyms..to be honest, I'm not a regular so I wouldn't know.

I had been planning to follow my strenuous activity with a little relaxation by the rather lovely pool complete with waterfall, poolside bar...cocktails, you know the sort of thing. However it seems the weather had other ideas and I watched from my cross trainer as the rain literally blew in and put an end to that particular plan. Ah well...that's fine. A spot of lunch in Caffe Cino (or something like that) was welcome...in particular, a rather good cappuccino that I have not been able to get my hands on for a few days now. I settled down to continue reading my Singapore guide book and plan my week ahead. Both the solitary bits (the daytime) and the evenings when I would be reunited with Alan. Seemed like a perfectly good use of my time. Around me sat people mainly engaged in business conversation. Various cultures. Interesting to observe the differences.

Now, back in the hotel room...the rain is really going for it. Just had a few flashes of lightning and crashes of thunder and the rain is beating against the window. The view is of grey...lots of grey.

A perfect time to blog...and draw up my Singapore itinerary, through til midnight on Friday, when we head onwards to Sydney, Australia. Life could be worse.