travel ain't as cracked up

Sitting here at Kota Kinabalu International Airport grabbing the free airport wi-fi, waiting for the person holding my boarding pass to arrive so I can get back to the gates for the flight back to KL.

Been in KK for - 5 hours. And all I've seen is the airport. This is getting to be a trend. At least last week's jaunt to SQ's analyst briefing involved a 5 minute cab ride out of the airport.

So unless its an overnight trip, travelling for work on a corporate card ain't as cracked up as I used to think it would be. 11 months and I'm jaded. That's just great.

Anyway, back to why I'm in KK. Was invited for the maiden flight of MAS B737-800 to KK and naturally I was excited, given I like being the first to try anything out. Had a great time fiddling with the touchscreen in-flight panels throughout the 2 and a half hour flight. It wasn't til I landed in KK that I realized that the new 737 was going on to Haneda and I would be boarding one of MAS' old planes back for the return trip.

And you know how it is with their old planes, no inflight anything. Sitting for 2 plus hours staring at the old plane seat in front of me?

And instead of going on the organized city tour (which I heard went to Karambunai), I had to stay back in the business lounge reviewing reports and replying emails, otherwise it would mean a late night in the office, something which I'd forgo 10 Karambunai trips for.

PS - The book store at the airport is a rip-off! RM37.50 for Glamour? East Malaysians must be freaking loaded.

On another note the new Firefly ad is quite endearing - the one of the Orang Asli dude grinning saying "Kamek nait belon Firefly".

So cute.