I will be flying to London today via MAS to watch Arsenal vs NewCastle on Monday night. The anticipation of my first trip to Emirates is overwhelming. I started my journey from Shah Alam by 6.30am and reached Abg Ngah house at Enstek by 7.15am. Azri then send me to KLIA by 8am; ample time as my flight is scheduled to depart by 10.40am. I immediately check-in at the departure counter and proceed to walk to the departure hall. I opted to wait at Premium Plaza lounge; courtesy of my citibank credit card. Breakfast was served; but as I was still full from having nasi lemak at Abg Ngah house I just opted for yoghurt and cappucinno. I met a Malaysian family here who is in the same flight with me; holiday in London and also watching football @ Manchhester United. And to my suprise the husband is from Taiping; small world indeed :-).
As I proceed to gate C3 for boarding, I manage to meet with my uncle @ Pak Man who will be operating the flight to London. And with that my seat was upgraded to Business Class. The flight was delayed for an hour as one of the passengers fall sick and requires medical attention. The journey is close to 13 hours and I manage to watch three movies; Edgar Hoover, In-Time and Tower Heist. The food served is indeed delicious; from Satay, Lamb Shank, Salmon, Chicken to Haggen Daaz ice cream. The plane landed safely at Heathrow by 4.40pm London time; about 11.40pm Malaysian time :-).
I was given Fast Pass for the immigration check and Alhamdulillah it was smooth. I just mentioned that I'm coming here to watch an Arsenal football match on monday night against Toons; well I guess the officer is a football fan too. Retrieved my bag at the luggage counter and immediately bought my Heathrow Express tickets to Paddington; it seems that I need to take a free shuttle to Heathrow Central from Terminal 4 and then go on-board Heathrow Express. It was fast and I reach Paddington Station by 6.33am :-)
As I was walking around the station; trying to find the exit I noticed an Orange shop. So I bought a sim card for ease of communication; the sales representative was very friendly and assist with my purchase until the full service activation. Btw he is a Liverpool fan and we talked about the recent match when Arsenal won 2-1 at Anfield. I then walked to my hotel located at Sussex Gardens; given a room at the ground floor which was nice. Kinda small but just nice. I was feeling a bit hungry; must be the weather. I walked to Bonda Cafe nearby and had nasi goreng ayam with nescafe o (GBP7) :-)


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