Singapore in 24 hours

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About a month ago and probably weeks too late, I found out Coldplay was returning to Singapore for their Viva tour.  The tickets were all sold out by then for the Singapore concert and after serious contemplation, I didn’t make it to Hong Kong to catch them.  Perhaps it could have been a consolation to my several bad luck occasions in these past weeks with the grand winner incidence of a brand new but leaking Kitchen ice-cream maker attachment which the distributor refused to exchange because their warranty policies doesn’t cover accessory items, Coldplay concert tickets from a client landed on my lap three days ago!  Through a long series of transaction and exchange, I got hold of my tickets 20 minutes prior to showtime at the Indoor Stadium.

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A quick rest was necessary from the early morning flight before lunch with H at Iggy’s.  We had a good meal and great time catching up as always, but unfortunately having shared a similar meal together here years ago, we both had to agree that something had gone missing since in their food.  Several classics remained like the Iggy’s wagyu burger and mushroom cappucino though they both looked slightly tired on the menu.  Also it was rather a surprise to take a bite into a partially frozen thick potato chip.  F takes a much higher level of seriousness in patatas fritas than most of us and it was him who bite into that chip.

Nevertheless, we all had a great lunch and while H zipped off back to work with too much wine drunk, we met up next with J.  In F’s words, ¨to soak up a little Spanish brotherhood love.¨  Time ticked away and we were soon at the concert!  Unlike their previous concerts, there were no standing tickets for this one but when the lights when out, everyone shot off their seats.  Absolutely brilliant show, I loved every minute of it and will relish in it until their next album comes out.

Exactly 24 hours later, our flight landed back into Kuala Lumpur and I’m already recalling ¨The Coldwave.¨