Training is a washout

Perhaps I should explain the post title! The training started today and very soon after beginning the first session, the heavens opened. I was beginning to wonder if we'd get to see more than a few drops of rain during the visit but this was a proper tropical downpour. The metal roof certainly helped to enhance the effect (as it does at King's Meadow) and it was that warm rain, wets you right through (to misquote Peter Kay).

As the Malaysia campus already has its own instance of  Supportworks, I was able to skate over the basics and the staff were very patient as I droned on about IT Service Management, the ITIL Framework 2011, Service Lifecycle stages and processes. However, they were certainly engaged and asked a number of searching questions. Tomorrow is the final day of training and then we deploy (but without parachutes, armoured vehicles and landing craft) on Thursday.

Random fact number whatever it is: road users in Malaysia drive on the left (mostly) just as they do in a small number of other countries (including Wales). And another thing: why do the air con units have to be set so high? The weather hasn't been nearly as uncomfortable as I'd expected and my blood's getting thinner as I get older - I need the heat. I've switched it off in my hotel room.

Finally, if you do ever visit Kuala Lumpur, I can heartility and stomachily recommend Lot 10 Hutong, which is located in the basement beneath the Lot 10 Shopping Centre on Jin Sultan Ismail (yep, I've just copied all of that). It's populated by numerous street food style outlets. Little Wok benefited from our custom tonight. I had a........ well actually, I've no idea.  I pointed at the photograph and it could have been anything for all I know. However, it was very tasty, spicy, came on a bed of rice and cost 11.50 RM, which is about £2.30. So, that's the meals for the rest of the week sorted. And it has a supermarket that sells Tiger beer (habit well and truly established).

I've included a few more photos of the campus below. Thanks for reading.