Nice day out with the fly boys

27 MARCH WE CATCH A  LRT AND MONORAIL RIDE TO Bukit Bintang and this is the first time I am in a monorail ride. I am surprised how big it is and how many people it can hold. Basically it is stuffy and is full of passengers traveling to the happening area of KL. But it is very convenient for us and stress free to be able to use this mode of transport. Miraz is going to meet me at the Pavilion at noon to catch up. He is my fellow instructor at Bintulu and he is completing his twin engine IR training at Subang airport so he can apply to AA for an airline pilot position. 

We meet there and I take him to Jalan Alor for 黄酒鸡 lunch.

I also manage to change some TWD and HK$.

I tee up with Mitch and Jonathan Khoo for an afternoon coffee at Starbucks Tropicana Mall with me and Miraz. Both Mitch and Khoo are Snr. FO's with AA. Basically we talk pilot stuff and our lives; Mitch is happy with the income he is drawing now but not with AA. He bought a corner two story house at Sg Buloh last year and did it up nicely to his liking. He also just bought his dream car 2 weeks' ago so he seems to be reasonably happy at this stage of his life. 

Khoo on the other hand, is aiming very hard to emigrate to Wanaka, NZ in order to live out his dream life there. He is lucky his mom owns a restaurant there and has a farm just 20 minutes out and he can't wait to be there. He is an outdoorsy person and prefers such lifestyle rather than getting stuck in an airline pilot job. I am very happy for Khoo that he has just done his medical check and police check and he should be on his way to becoming a PR.

And he is leaving tomorrow night to Wanaka to spend 2 weeks holiday there and to see the Warbirds Over Wanaka 2012 airshow.

We also get to see his unit up above the Tropicana Mall. The location is fantastic and his unit, though small, is very cosy and comfortable. I like it for its location and convenience to retail, entertainment amenities.

Later on I treat them to a Malay/Nyona dinner at Mum's Place in Damansara Perdana. This is Mitch's and my favorite restaurant. We order food without needing the menu: cinjaruk chicken, four angle beans, foo yoong omelet, and chilly petai fish. 

The fly boys in front of Mum's Place

We adjourn to a local pub around the area and have Hoegaarden beer by the pint. RM68 for 3 pints which we share in 4 large mugs. I am not a beer drinker but I do enjoy its taste. It is low in alcohol I am sure because we soon order another 3 pints. And the pilots talk shop again about their flying and their experience.....

10.30pm I am back to Bayu, tired but enjoyed the boys' company and time..... We share a common interest and passion for aviation. The common bond is strong and interesting and I believe we benefit from listening to each other.