As we had nothing on today (other than flying out), and a 12.00 checkout, we had a nice sleep in.  Once checked out, we left our bags at the hotel and went for a walk to get some food.

We went back to the hotel to get our bags, and then caught a taxi to the High Speed Train station.  We still had some spare time so we walked around and intended to do some shopping – but there was nothing practical to buy!  So we caught the train to the airport.  The high speed train was a slow one – we only hit 300 kph!  It was amazing how quickly we got to the airport, considering how long it took to get from the airport when we arrived.

Once checked in we explored the airport for a while.  In typical form, on an afternoon flight, that gets us to Singapore about 10.00, allowing Brett < 2 hours before his flight to Melbourne, the plane was delayed.  Eventually we boarded, but were told we can’t go due to other delays, so spent another 40 minutes sitting on the plane but still at the gate.  Finally we were given clearance and we took off.

Once we arrived in Singapore, Brett had about 20 minutes to change planes.  So we said goodbye, and I caught a taxi to the hotel.  As I walked in to the hotel, I heard somebody say “Aah -Datascore”.  It was Tim dropping off the laptop to be used at the stadium in Singapore, and he had seen the sign I was carrying.  So we sat down and had a chat.  Eventually Tim left, and I could check in.  Unfortunately there were no King sized bedrooms on a non-smoking floor – so I had to take a room with 2 singles.  I was quite surprised when I saw the room – it was very poor.  But it was late.  I needed to unwind so after putting my bag in my room, I went for a walk and had a beer in a bar.  Eventually I went back to my room and called it a night.

After such a late night, we weren’t keen to wake up early.  Jon also wanted a late start, so we had agreed to touch base around 12.00.  By the time Brett and I woke up, we had well and truly missed breakfast.  So we went down to the Cafe and had something light.  I was quite hungry, as happens when I don’t eat for a while.

We caught up with Jon and went to the stadium.  The Chinese had managed to get the net up quite well.  There were a couple of little issues with the nets that Brett and Jon dealt with, while I finished configuring the scoreboards and network.  Brett trained Jon on the system while I caught up on a few little issues.  Once we had put the Datascore signs up, we took some photos, and called it a day.

Back at the hotel, Brett and I had a swim to relax and cool down.  We discussed a few plans for Datascore, as well as my plans to go back to Japan to be with Kaoru again.  We came up with a strategy for moving forward and ensuring we’re not overloaded, but able to keep our high priority customers happy.

We did the same plan as the previous night – got in a taxi, picked Jon up, and went to dinner.  This was a Chinese meal, where we were able to order lots of little plates of food and experience a range of flavours.  It wasn’t the small, corner Chinese restaurant I would have liked to have gone to – in fact there were several Westerners there.  But we had a great range of food.  After dinner we went to a Pub for a few drinks.  We were all fairly tired so we didn’t stay out much past midnight.  We said goodbye to Jon and went back to the hotel.