Back from JB

The long weekend is finally over..... Not! I'm still off on Monday haha! Well, this weekend was a project team retreat in JB using funds from our recent IQC gold award. JB is a city in Malaysia that is really close to Singapore for those who don't know. So what did we do? Basically, eat, shop and watch soccer! It's world cup season I guess, and a weekend getaway in a town where the world cup is being watched everywhere you go, there's no lack of entertainment. Wanna go to a bar? They're watching the world cup there. Wanna have supper at the hawker center next door? There's world cup there too. How bout just hang out in your room? Roommates watching the world cup!

The hotel lounge itself had a huge screen which was showing the game, of course. But they also had some skimpy chicks dancing and singing throughout the whole match, which means you can't hear the commentary. Isn't that the worst possible way to watch a football match? Apparently most people think not, cos the lounge was fully booked!

Traffic was really a bummer on the way home though. Which is why I didn't have much of an afternoon today. But otherwise, an unforgettable trip. Didn't take too many pictures though, cos despite what they tell you, I ain't feeling comfortable walking around JB with a camera slung around my neck. A sure target for robbery especially during the midnight supper sessions. I find it kinda strange that the super low cost housing and all is like right next to our 5 star hotel. I mean, once you step outside the hotel you are a prime target for a mugging..... Maybe that's why the only hotel guests who stray out to the neighbourhood for supper are Singaporeans and Malaysians...

We had lunch at this nice pizza joint on the ground floor on the first day. It was a nice quiet pizzeria, pretty much like pizza hut up a notch I guess. I had absolutely no idea that once nightfall beckons, all the tables would be gone, and the whole place would turn into a dancefloor! Heheh, the ultimate business transformation I guess! Even the pizza signs and menu remained during dancefloor mode! I guess the only telltale signs were the beertaps which were strangely not in operation during lunchtime.....