I actually plan to write and talk about this very trip end of last year but failed to do so due to my laziness as well as the many pictures to go through and choose from.

Anyway anyhow this was the trip, the one that happened one week before my birthday last year at the very last month of the year.

Never did i imagine going on a 14 hours flight again all the way to Manchester, United Kingdom to watch a live match of a Barclays Premiership Game.

Its been 3 months since then and i could still tell you about how awesome it was from the start till the end of the trip. It was a well planned trip with full itinerary from the organizers of the contest.

Yes i actually won this trip through this contest The Spirit of Champions, all thanks to Smirnoff, the brand that brought me all the way to Old Trafford.

The itinerary of the whole trip was well planned from the start where we were picked up from a representative of Manchester United Football Club sending us to Premier Inn, the place we stayed the whole trip.

The people from MUFC were actually thoughtful that they had us going to one of the top Chinese Restaurant in Manchester on the very first night seeing that all 3 of us were Chinese. We were allowed to order anything and that got me secretly Wow-ing straight away. Started with Red Wine and the rest of it was just purely well done!

Grabbing every time we have in Manchester, we went to this nearby Club/Bar with the name Varsity and had ourselves a glass of beer each.

The scene was happening and everyone were pretty hyped up as Christmas was nearing that time where i was just chilling with the 3 others.

The next day was the bomb!! After having an all English breakfast, we were picked up and sent to Carrington, the training ground of Manchester United Football Team.

Seriously, i never see that coming when i was first told i won the contest. I mean like having the Marketing person of Manchester United Football Club and the Marketing person of Smirnoff welcoming you at the Carrington training centre is just wonderful.

Not to mention i was practically freezing once i stepped into the place. Nemanja Vidic was just 3-4 steps away from me sitting on the couch talking with some of the trainers/coaches and i could see Ryan Giggs coming out from another door passing in front of me going pass another door and i was just there. Stoning. Hard.

It was insane. I was already flying.

A training session at the gym followed by the ones at the field made me realize that i was not dreaming and it was all happening right in front of my eyes.

The Stadium tour plus the lunch at Red Cafe after that was awesome and i was smiling the whole way through, in Manchester United jersey that is.

Time was spent well in the evening exploring around the City and going to the Christmas Markets that was totally awesome as i loved the atmosphere to bits!

There was a wide variety of stores selling all sorts of stuffs and i just couldn’t keep my eyes of most of the things, walking slowly amongst the crowd and looking carefully at the items made me feels like a small boy who’s curious about almost anything everything!

Had dinner at Rosso Restaurant & Bar then that very night. A place that belongs to Rio Ferdinand of Manchester United. One high class dinner which i couldn’t possibly afford paying of course!

A big thanks to MUFC again for the dinner and that marks another awesome night of my life being in Manchester.

Woke up in the morning next day and had a short walk in the city with the cool breeze just had me wanting to stay there in Manchester permanently. Everything was perfectly fine for me and i just love everything over there.

It was the match day. Manchester United vs Aston Villa.

Having lunch meal before the kick off in Europa Suite was another unforgettable experience i must say. Gary Neville made a short appearance in the suite and once again i was stoning, throwing away the chance to get a picture with him.

With the game ended with Aston Villa 1-0 win over Manchester United, that marks the only disappointment i had the whole trip then.

Wanting to put the game result behind my back, heading to the most happening Club in Manchester was what i did that very night.

The crowd was crazy, the music was awesome and the drinks were damn cheap! Oh and both me and Ren didn’t get the names of the girls above LOL!

I really wished that time never past that fast where it was the last day already. It was pretty cold with an average temperature of -7 Celsius but i loved it to the max!

Spending time just walking around the city, going from shops to stalls getting some stuffs for the family.

This Hot Roast Ham Roll is the bomb i tell you, they sliced the meat in front of you and eating it while its hot in the cold weather is one of the best thing that happened in my life!

Christmas was in the air where caroling could be heard from far and there were quite a number of street performers along the roads in the city. All of that which made me wanting to stay longer.

A cup of coffee and some intimate moment with “Bumblebee” was the very last thing i did in Manchester.

I was already missing Manchester during the 14 hours flight back to Malaysia.

The kinda experience where i dare not even think or imagine about it. Meeting the football stars in person and taking a group picture with them, that was one of the best thing that happened to me in my life.

Thanks to Smirnoff for the once in a lifetime experience, one that i would never ever forget! *smile*

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