Driving to KL

I drove to KL this morning.

The last time I drove to KL must have been around 2008. From about 2001 to 2008, I used to drive regularly to KL. I will leave Singapore after work on a Friday at about 6pm. I will arrive in Kl before 10pm, park the car at the hotel car park and have supper at the Marriott Hotel. I used to do this once a month.

I remember staying in a hotel which used to be right in front of the Marriott (where the present day Pavilion Bukit Bintang now stands). I would spend the weekend there and watch an MPO concert. The MPO used to be top class those days. During each visit, I will always visit Sungei Wang Plaza and buy CDs, Vcds and DVDs.

On Sunday, I will leave KL about noon and arrive back in Singapore about 5pm. This routine stopped after the traffic jams got very bad on the Singapore side when the Mas Selamat incident happened. They started checking every car leaving and arriving at Singapore and it just didn’t make sense to drive after that.

So this morning, I left at about 540am. It was raining and I took the Tuas Second Link. Because of the rain, I drove slower.

First time driving an electric car in Malaysia and I managed to get to KL without any stops or charging the car! Arrived at 1005 am with 18% of the battery still left! Actually with an EV car, it is quite cheap getting here cos I save a bit on not having to pump petrol.

Good start. Now to see how the return journey turns out.