In KL

First leg completed without drama. No sleep but that comes next. However I did clear up a few loose ends relating to Morse Tapers and work holding on a faceplate. 3K got through five muesli bars and a lot of French Plonk before they took pity on her and gave her another meal.

On landing in Kuala Lumpur the ersatz Asia in the sky is replaced by a proper airport with all the good Asian bits piled on top. I really do love Asia and the week in Penang after Blighty is something to really look forward to. Its been too long.

Straight to the Golden Lounge which is all that a real airport lounge should be and Auckland only gets close to. First a shower, shave,shampoo and a rub down with a seriously fluffy towel topped off with a change of clothes. New man mode. Sit down with a bowl of seafood laksa for no dollars and watch the England soccer team take some mob to bits on a very good quality TV. I'm not sure who the opposition are but they play in dark green and their score line in the top right corner of the screen is SVN to England's ENG. Slovenia maybe. Anyway they are not much chop and are currently 2-0 down.

And of course there is full noise Wifi access which costs the same as the bowl of laksa. Three hours to go before we check out the upstairs in a 747-400 which will take me and, I hope, my golf clubs to London

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