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Entries by Haris Abdul Rahman (3438)

9:35PM

Waiting for the Baby

I was at the apartment during berbuka while waiting for the call from the hospital - I was on call today. Anita had been glued in front of the TV all afternoon. The reason? The Royal Baby.

Kate Middleton was admitted in St Mary's early this morning in the early stages of labour. Everyone was anticipating the Royal Baby - third in line to the British throne - due later today or early tomorrow. The TV had been tubes to SKY News already. No chance for me to watch anything else from the looks of things.

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9:12PM

The Haze Was Back

We only had a couple of weeks of let off. I woke up this morning to the smell of haze when I stepped into the parking lot. I didn't think much of it until I heard on Twitter that the haze was back.

Sure enough itbjust got worst by the afternoon. Visibility was still OK, but I couldn't see central KL when obese driving. Looked like it would get worse tomorrow.

Since my boys just finished their exam and would be on their summer holidays from next week, I decided that they should be off tomorrow if the haze worsens. They didn't complain.

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12:40PM

Iftar at Marriott part II

From part I ...

The food were actually well prepared. The satay especially was very nice. The grilled fish were rather overcooked. The most popular dish that evening was the roast lamb. The queue was long and since I wasn't that much if a fan, I gave that a miss.

For the mains, I had some chicken rice and then went for asam laksa. By the time i went for my Maghrib prayers, I finished most of the starters. I was already full by then. My boys had satay and Irfan had some Indian food. That kept them occupied before going hyper from all the dessert.

Unfortunately, while getting out of her seat, Anita stepped off the platform onto a wet flooring behind our table and slipped. She knocked her knees falling flat on the floor, leaving her with a nice bruise. Her brother went to complaint and after finding out what happened, the Duty Manager arrived. To cut a long story shot, we got the dinner refunded. But since the payment had been made during booking, we received vouchers to return.

Another problem with the place was the surau - prayer room or musalla. They didn't have a proper place for absolution, which for such a hotel was rather sad. We had to do our cleansing at a toilet. But at least the room they prepared for praying was comfortable.

On the whole, the food was actually quite good. Price-wise, compared to other hotel of similar stature, the price here was among the most reasonable. You could cut cost further if you have the dinner at the banquet hall rather than the poolside.

Would we be coming back? Well, we didn't have much of a choice really since we got the vouchers. Would I recommend it? Yes, most definitely. But parking would be a nightmare if you were to arrive late. Traffic to and from the hotel was also notorious.

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12:39PM

Iftar at Marriott part I

My brother-in-law took us out for iftar last night. We went to JW Marriott in town, just opposite Pavilion. They served local delicacies at their buffet, so since my Mum-in-law preferred local food, that was what he picked.

The place tended to get pretty jammed up in the afternoon, and hence we left early. We were lucky that the place was still quiet. We made our way to the sixth floor where the buffet was located. It was at an open-aired poolside terrace. There was an alternative venue on the fourth floor where the buffet was served in a banquet hall. We decided to go for the pool, although we had to pay extra.

We took our seat just after seven, and was given a table at the end of a make-shift platform. It was raining but we were well shielded from the elements thanks to a tent.

The spread was pretty good. We had satay, Indian food, the usual noodles, fried rice, chicken rice and those were just for starters. The spread were mainly local, although the desserts were decidedly western.

More in part II ....

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8:58AM

Happy Sunday Morning 

Good Morning all and Happy Sunday. Woke up refreshed after a nice sleep at the apartment. Irfan was already up in front of his console in his room. Idlan was still asleep and I was getting ready for my morning round, before taking the boys to Mid Valley to see an exhibition there.

Anticipating a big crowd, so I better get things organised early. Then, I would have to return to Gombak to pick up some clothes and send back the laundries.

Long day ahead. So, Happy Sunday everybody.

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