GST Fever

Although the deadline for GST registration was looming, there was no end to the confusion on the actual program. Almost every week, there were new amendment, and the uncertainly was really eating away on us Doctors. The rumours that GST would not be charged onto patients was going to be a myth, but the Customs were not doing a good job informing the public of this fact.

It looked like everybody would be in for a shock come April Fools Day. I could just imagine how my patients would act when they see their bill.

So, yesterday, I had another briefing given by a Tax agent on how to handle the incoming uncertainty. I left the room with more apprehension than I started. It would be a nightmare once the system is implemented, as the amount of paperwork and submission I had to do every quarter would be a headache. And apparently you must use the services of a certified tax agent for the auditing. This would cost extra money and frankly unnecessary. And the agent who gave us the briefing unashamedly asked us to use his service and buy his software to help us deal with the invoicing. And that was the point when I left the room ....

So, I'm bracing myself for a stuttering start when GST would be implemented. Not really saying that I was looking forward to it ...

Not Another One

It was a Sunday. The last Sunday of the year. Time for my weekend round. the last call was somewhat busy and I had at least 3 hours of work of reviewing to do. But it was a Sunday. That meant that I could take my time and have an extra time to chat with my patients.

One of my dengue patient happened to be an MAS flight attendant. She was doing very well in terms of her infection, but it looked like she would be missing a couple of flight in the coming days. She was due to be in the Middle East on New Years Night. But due to her admission, she would be on leave.

Then she told me that an Air Asia flight went missing. She was waiting to hear about it. The news were only started giving flashes on TV. Nothing concrete yet.

But it soon materialized that QZ8501. It looked like the weather some something to do with that happened but it could be anything. Praying for their safe return. A swift resolution ....

If somebody were to tell me a year ago that Malaysia would be hit by a triple whammy of aviation accidents in 2014, I would have pointed out that they had had too much to drink. Nobody would've believed it.

Thistle PD

Thistle PD had always been one of our favorite stop when we were in PD, usually for a quick lunch or afternoon tea. It used to be called Guomon, and famous for its golf link. But we were there mostly to chill.

We went there this time for a quick lunch and the food was still fine. Not a fan for staying there since it doesn't have a good beach, the apartment was way better for that ....

We were rushing to go home this time around and wasn't able to have a good look around. It must've been a couple of years since I last stopped at the place.

The Evening Dip

I was not lucky this time around. The evening before, the sunset was gorgeous. The afternoon which I had the chance to have a dip at the beach, the sunset was more of the cumulonimbus variety. At least, there was no risk of sunburn!

I went to the beach after taking a nap. Anita and the boys were already out when I got up. We spent a nice couple of hours, playing ball and making castle before finally leaving just after the sun was down.

The beach was not too crowded as it was midweek. There was enough room for everybody. Anita wanted to try one of those sand buggy but was put off after hearing how much they wanted to charge. And I don't personally think it was safe as well. They didn't even provide a proper sets of helmet.

I had to drive back to KL the same evening as I had clinic the next morning. After showers, we went out for dinner at the Golf Club. The drive home was a pleasant one. I reached Bangsar just before 11pm.

Rest in Peace Sir

This morning, SJMC mourned the passing of a truly great colleague, Dr Sabri. A pioneer Neurologist, he lost a long battle against cancer although he was still at work last Ramadhan.

Unfortunately I was on call today and was unable to attend his funeral scheduled for this lunch time. Many of his colleagues attended to him during his last illness and he was still a gentleman even though we realized that things were not going to plan.

He met his Maker this morning and the mood during the morning round was a somber one. He was much loved at the hospital and everybody wishes his family condolences, and Dr Sabri to be in Jannah. Alfatihah.