Taman Warisan Pertanian

It threatened to rain. But it was only a slight drizzle. It was enough though for us to abandon the plan to walk the promenade and settled instead with a stop at Taman Warisan Pertanian.

Back when Anita was carrying Idlan, we came here to meet up with our collegemates for a quick teh tarik session. Very nice ambience and with the cooking breeze, the place was a hidden gem.

Nine years had passed. We've been there a few times but never actually looked around. We did this afternoon.

The main eating promenade. It was raining then.The whole area would require a good few hours to fully exploreIt was early afternoon when we reached there, and most of the stalls were still closed. But even then, I couldn't help but sense that the place felt abandoned. Maintenance was pretty decent, but one of the main attraction of the bazaar was an open kitchen when one just walk by and grab their order a la a buffet.

That part of the bazaar had been closed. Just the stall building remained. Maybe the management was concentrating on other aspects of the facilities moving forward.

Plenty of empty space, which may indicate that business was rather suspectThis used to be an open stall areaI saw many families as well as a couple of busloads of school children stopping by when we were there, perhaps taking shelter while on a trip to visit Putrajaya. We didn't venture into the rest of the facility as the bazaar only formed the entrance to the whole place. There were plenty more yonder if the weather was good and you had proper gear on. A great place for a family day out I was sure.

Putrajaya Next

Got back home straight after ward round instead of looking for food today. The boys only just woken up and heading for the showers. It was soar time for lunch. A quick change of plans and before I knew it, I was already sat at a table at China Treasures staring at some tasty dim sum. I couldn't say no to that.

My mother-in-law came along and after lunch, we headed straight to Putrajaya taking Idlan along for a spot of fresh air.

Unfortunately as I was approaching Putrajaya - I wasn't doing the driving - it began to drizzle. Heavily.

Hmm..... Spoiled the plan indeed

Day Off

So, I have a day off today. My last day off - Sunday was a non-event with Idlan's fever, I could do with a day out with the boys. God knows how many day they had been cooked in the house.

The nice thing was, only Selangor was off today - it was the Sultan's birthday - and I was hoping that the malls in KL would be empty. I wouldn't mind visiting Pavilion today for a quick lunch.

But first, better start the ward round. Post call as well.

Elysium

I wanted to catch this movie when it was playing in the cinema but for some reason, I didn't have the chance to do so. In the end, I got a copy of this movie at my usual supplier and watched it last night.

It was a foreign, uncensored copy and it was more violent than I bargained for. But the plot was rather interesting, although I felt that the director could have taken a different approach to the storytelling. As it was, the plot seemed rather straightforward and predictable.

It revolved around Matt Damon's character, a petty criminal who chose a straight path. After an incident at his workplace, he had to return to his underworld past as he had only 5 days to live without treatment at a future habitat in Earth's orbit populated by the wealthy ala Wall-E.

The journey to get there formed the bulk of the plot, when he came across a childhood crush. They ended up helping each other out, leading him making the ultimate sacrifice.

The special effect was top-notch and the acting was appropriate for the characters and the cast were fantastic. Unfortunately the payback at the end was rather predictable. The backstory offered so much more and the screenwriter could've told the story from a different perspective, rather than taking a narrow look to the story development. The stake felt lighter than it ought to be due to the choices the director took.

As for the violence, I felt that some of them was not warranted and did little to progress the plot. It was pure gore and indulgence in the end.

I would definitely recommended it for the sci-fi fans such as myself, but a summer blockbuster this may be not. The story arch could've been different and itbwoukd have served the audience better. The backstory definitely was stronger than what was portrayed in the film. And I could boldly suggests that they could've developed it into a TV series in the future. Have a look and see if you agree...

Idlan back in Subang

Idlan had another temperature spike last night and early this morning. Everybody was concerned and with neighbours and friends recently having dengue, we couldn't take any risks.

Off we went to Subang for blood tests. And there was where the drama started. Idlan started screaming and shouting. I had become famous at the hospital now with my children antics.

Alhamdulillah, the dengue test came back negative and we went home happy. Not before leaving an impression though. Hopefully the need for blood tests firmly boys would only come when they were older. Just couldn't take anymore of these stress.