Cloudy Genting

What can I say, free lodging at Genting Highlands seems to be the best feeling in the world. Well, anything that is free is GREAT! Don't you think? I guess getting things for free is just a preview of financial freedom. To me, that only happens when you don't have to think much when it comes to purchasing anything. Perhaps, booking a hotel room is like buying Sneakers chocolate bars at some mama shop. But yeah, pampered myself in the tub, chilled, watched TV, snuggled under the thick comforter and even tried to catch clouds (yeah, dumb but when else are you in GENTING!!!)


It was already 3am in the morning and Malik was busy with Taufik Hidayat and the rest of the Indonesian badminton contingent while I was starving to death. I wanted to try something out and so I looked at the number display on the telephone. I dialled room service.

RS: Hi room service, how can I help you?

Ja in weird Indian accent: OoOoOh! Hello room service, just wanted to ask, how much for a plate of mee goreng?

RS: 25 ringgit sir.

Ja: 25 ringgit is it? Ok. I'll call again. Thank you.

WTH!!! 25 ringgit for a plate of mee goreng? Of course I have to expect jacked up prices here at Genting. It seems that the higher your altitude is, the higher the price of your food... Crapz. Don't care. Too hungry. I need to prepare myself before fasting later on. So I went on my scavenger hunt for cheap food.


I was all alone, cold and asked the bellboy about the nearest place where I can buy biscuits. I asked for biscuits because they are cheap and if he is able to point out that they do sell it here, chances are, there are cheaper food available!!! OoOOoh... a 24 hour shop. I grabbed 3 bowls of instant noodles, 4 sachets of Milo, crackers. Total amount, 20 ringgit. Ahhhh!! Finally, cheap food, happy stomach.


This is Ardian, Singapore Sports School assistant badminton coach. We're about to leave the hotel and just go exploring the rest of Genting on our own.



Checking out. The chambermaid fumbled a lot when trying to capture our photo. My Chocolate hp proved to be a handful for many of you who used it before. Anyway, more to come.