Botani Perdana

It had been a while since we went to the park. We hated going there mainly due to the traffic situation, often not finding a proper spot to park not to mention the aggro when there were a small lane opening while you were trying to pass.

The old Botanical Gardens, Lake Garden or Tasik Perdana has now been renamed Taman Botani Perdana. A lot of new infrastructure were being built, making the whole area - the Bird Park, Butterfly Gardens and Orchid Park seems more connected.

Irfan organising the drinksIdlan with his strap-on rubbery shoes ....Walking from the carparkLooking at the multistorey carpark from the groundFollowing our trip to the new Restoran Rebung, we learned that there was a new multistorey car park being opened. So, we parked there and walked across to the new area of the park where Panggung Anniversary used to be - there were renovations being done on the pavilion at the moment.

It was right pleasant and the place, being a Sunday afternoon was filled with joggers, cyclist and young families, some carrying picnic baskets and playing football.

Directions ....I want to roll down the hill on that grass ....Walking with dinosaursWalking onThe place was well kept and the walk across from the car park towards the children play area and the lake felt like a breeze. Pleasant weather and fresh air. We stopped for photos, quick drinks and fed the koi fish when we reached the lake, white people were running around having a good time.

Next stop, the lakeFeeding them turtles ...The crowd soon build up ....Ironic that people playing football by the sign ....Anita wished that she carried her picnic basket with her. But there were plenty enough seat for us to sit and have some ice cream while enjoying the surrounding.

The hard part was walking back to the car park - uphill mind - rushing there before sunset. But I must say we were pleasantly surprised with the day out and would definitely be coming again.

Enjoying the scene while doubling back ....Panggung Anniversary being rebuiltAlmost back to the carparkI was sure in the months to come, more attraction would've been ready, including the newly refurbished Panggung Anniversary. Looking forward to that.

Aku Bapak Kau!

A rather witty twist to the legendary tagline "I am your father". Found this T-shirt a couple of weekend back while I was at Great Eastern Mall sold at a stall by the main foyer. They do selection of those, with the current monthly flavour being Star Wars.

I decided to go with this one though. The company was worth plugging for, where you could find more about them at onenationfitsall.com.

Quiet Start

I was sure things would get hectic soon enough but it had been quiet this morning. With the CNY around the corner and KL celebrating Hari Wilayah - SJMC is in Selangor hence no holiday - things were certainly quite.

I only have a clinic this afternoon and after sorting out my ward round this morning it wasn't even 10 am yet. I have some business to sort out at the bank and Anita was at home. Maybe I should take her for breakfast...

Rediscovering the Truth

I have always been an X-Files junkie since the first season. It wasn't a vintage until the second season when every episode seemed like a whole movie. The plots were that good. It kinda lost momentum especially when Mulder kinda left the series. And it never quite gained it back, especially when the story revolved around the loss of his sisters and the Government cover-up plot etc. I wanted them to go back to the simpler stuff.

Then Fringe came along which sort of filled the void. That also ended. So, I had been yearning for a good sci-fi for a while.

Imagine my delight when the announcement came that Mulder and Scully would be reunited. So, I had been eagerly awaiting the next instalment since.

I recorded the two episodes from last week and was only able to watch them last night. It left me with a mixed feeling. It was mainly positive but I thought the story-line could have been paced differently. I prefer them slower and putting in more interesting incidents of the paranormal in between like they used to. Stretch it to more than 6 episodes, allowing the character to develop a bit more since 13 years was a big gap. They had children together for heaven's sake.

Two down, another four to go. Another episode airing this evening. Let's see where it would take us ...

Life Goes On

Sunday today and the atmosphere in the cancer ward was still down after the event on Friday. I didn't have any patients there - my cancer patients were parked in another ward this weekend.

Walking back to the car park after my ward round I had a quick peek outside. The sun was out. Life goes on. The mood will be subdued in the coming few days, but I was sure we would move on by the time the Chinese New Year break was over....