Friday 18 January
After a fantastically chill week with Jamie, I surfaced bright and early to hop on a plane to Saigon - read the paper next to a takeaway store owner who'd been living in Perth for almost twenty years - and was there in under two hours. Got picked up in style, whisked to the office for a spot of labour, then headed to the Military Stadium, the venue of this weekend's melarkey.
Was introduced to My Chemical Romance and helped the Tiger team meet with their management in the comfort of an aircon room in the stadium, after wandering the grounds and getting the feeling of Tampines FC on yabba. Got a lift via the office to my hotel and was delighted to check into the executive floor where free wireless, salmon, asparagus and Heineken was awaitin'.
After two weeks of prep I was really up for a large one (even with the prospect of a press conference the next morning - hey, i'm not gonna be in front of the cameras!) - however the team was exhausted so we just had a simple dinner (cheese strips and salad for entree followed by a bowl of fish steamboat between five of us), showed face at the opening of D&D Club (nothing but Martell and a few models), then headed home to rest. Sometimes, sensibility is the best option.
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