Sneaking into KL for STOMP!!

I know I didn't really mention this before but I had been in KL on the night of 22-Sep until the morning of 26-Sep.

Key reason for being there being for some seriously needed:

• R&R (and away from ANY nagging voices)
• to catch the matinee of STOMP at Istana Budaya on 24-Sep
• to get some retail therapy (2 pairs of shoes, 2 pieces of clothing, 3 CDs, 1 book)

Ok... CDs and books I can also get in Penang - but then again... I don't really know how to find the time to take myself to the shopping complexes on this blessed island when I'm on it. Sad but true.

I've also learnt something new for myself... TAXI FARE IN PENANG IS RIDICULOUSLY HIGH.

Yep. That's right. It was RM16 to get from Agilent to the Sungai Nibong (Pesta) Bus Exchange. That's roughly a distance of 5KM.

To further emphasize this point... my taxi fare from USJ2 to 1Utama (definitely at least 4-to-5 times a WAY longer distance than my trip to the Pesta ground)... was only RM14.80.

Point: Do not take a taxi in Penang unless you have no other choice at hand or you can claim it against expenses on a business trip.

Belgium F1 GP

Been a long time since I've said anything about racing... so here goes.

Belgium F1 GP race (Spa-Francochamps)

At this point, although mathematimatically possible for Kimi Raikkonen to steal the Drivers Championship from Fernando Alonso, I strongly believe that Alonso will be the victor of the 2005 championship.

That will also mean one thing: This year we will quite likely be seeing the youngest F1 World Champion being crowned. And if that's anything to go by, Flavio Briatore (Renault's teamo supremo) seems to most definitely have a nose to sniff out World Champions...

p/s: Flavio is also the dude that 'discovered' Michael Schumacher.

Anyway, it was a pity that Montoya spun out this race when he was looking comfortable to score 2nd placing. The Belgian race was just ultimately full of drama and the order of the finish was hardly something you were confident to predict.

As Forrest Gump said (spot on), "...You never know what you're gonna get".

Edit (28-Sep): The Question from Kancil Killer: Is F1 interesting?

Answer: It depends on what you look for. Each sport has it's pros and cons; It's fans and also non-fans. How about checking out the A1 race? If you are looking for higher probability of incidents for car-racing... A1 looks like a good prospect too.

On a separate note:

Hey! Whaddya know? Alonso is World Champion after finishing the Brazilian F1 GP.