Back from a short trip

Penang--KL trip
18 Dec 2009 to 21 Dec 2009.

I don't know what's a trip without misadventures.

We weren't given transfer tickets by the Singapore branch.  We won't have a bus fetching us the next day.  The hotel gave our rooms away and it was fully booked.  Shops closed before 6pm in Penang and we missed out the chance to try a local restaurant.  The driver was no where in sight after 15 minutes and we had to resort to getting a taxi at a cut-throat rate of RM$35 for a 5 minutes drive.
In KL, the traffic was horrible, rendering the exorbitant taxis useless.  I encountered a pickpocket who opened my sling bag without my knowledge.  KLCC viewing was closed on Mondays.  The hotel de-activated our pass card despite having requested for a late check-out.

Fortunately, most of the things were simply hiccups.  The hotel somehow coughed up a room in 30 minutes, hastily made.  The driver agreed to fetch us.  We had a panic attack when he didn't turn up as our coach was to depart soon.  Luckily, he was simply late and we did not have to pay for a ride that might be 1400% over-priced.
I didn't lose anything from the pickpocket attempt.  He wasn't too interested in tissue papers and water bottles.  However, discovering the attempt was a kinda kill-joy.

Otherwise, we enjoyed our trip.  Our random tasting of food in Penang was good, even to the hotel dine-in service.  The shopping in KL was an eye-opener, with Times Square and KLCC being very large and comprehensive malls.  We look forward to giving these cities more time in future.