I managed to get about 5h horizontal (actually, it was diagonal on an inclined flatbed) during the 9h flight from Jeddah to KL, of which about 3h was asleep. The seat was one I was familiar with but I’m not sure if it was the leather (rather than fabric) or the angle (perhaps steeper) that gave me a slightly sliding-down feeling which I had never experienced before.
We arrived at 1300 and luggage was extremely slow. I had taken a pitstop and been to duty free all rather leisurely, to find that the carousel hadn’t even started when I reached there. It started soon enough but the luggage was drip-fed through and even the priority-tagged ones took a while.
Once out, I dropped off my bag for the flight to Kuching and then boarded the train to KLIA2 where Uniqlo (my favourite clothes shop) had recently opened to get something. I was back to KLIA (Terminal 1) and through to the airside by 1500.
My flight was at 1755 so there was a bit of a wait. It would have been too risky to buy a discounted ticket on the earlier flight at 1500 but it would have worked reasonably well today though. At the domestic gate I ran into two old friends and had a little reunion. As we sat in different places, we went our separate ways once we boarded for Kuching. I was collected at the airport by my brother for my 9 day stay to be with family.
Here are some photos from my stay in hometown.
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- Naughty name for a nail salon.
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- Siniawan Night Market.
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- Sambal stingray at Siniawan Night Market.
