And then it was off on the 45-minute taxi ride to campus for the last time. The day sped by (much like the taxi rides in and around KL) and I finished with a presentation to the Estates team about the potential that Supportworks has to meet their requirements (they currently use a combination of Outlook and Excel to manage work requests). In fact, I had to call a halt at 5.30 because our taxi had arrived.
Of course, we still managed a break for lunch and this time tried the campus restaurant, which consists of multiple outlets offering Malay, Chinese, Thai and western food (to mention just a few). And pretty good it is too. You do have purchase tokens which you then exchange for the food (and drink) but a meal card service is due to be implemented later this year.
The lunches provide a great opportunity to learn more about the university in Malaysia and Malaysia in general, which is utterly fascinating, and to see more of the campus. Lotus explained that the hazy season will shortly arrive and that this is caused by farmers to the South (mainly in Indonesia I believe) burning their crops, which causes a pall of smoke to hang over the region for several weeks during July and August. This attracted worldwide media attention a few years ago but is an annual and predictable event, and is maybe a time of the year to avoid.
The late finish of my meeting with Estates meant a rapid farewell and round of thank yous to Khan, Lotus, Vivi, Masrul and the team when it deserved something more because they have all, once again, been gracious hosts.
The final night in KL also meant a farewell to Tiger Beer and so Chris and I availed ourselves of the (not so) Happy Hour to slake our thirst. And very nice it was too especially as the bar provided an iced jug and two iced glasses. However, an early night was required because of the early start the following day (to be continued....)
It's not Marjan, it's the ugly one. Great routine here Jon, you're on a roll.
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