BSC Raya Bazaar

This was definitely bot for the faint-hearted. Since we were spending time at the apartment, we decided to go for some groceries. And while we were there at Bangsar Shopping Center, the main foyer at the new wing was filled up with a bazaar. But the prices of the stuff on display was just ..... unbelievable. I couldn't offord any of them. They were just rediculously expensive.

There were clothes, hampers and carpets mainly. And the clothes were really nice especially the ones for children. The pattern this year happened to be checkered, almost the same as what the boys like to wear. Cute stuff. The lace and samping for adults was a different story. A songket samping for RM3000? You got to be joking. No wonder some resorted to slicing people's thumbs off as means of getting cash!

But the bazaar itself really lived up to the billing. They even had live musician playing there when we visited. The ambiance was great although it could be crowded as the stalks were bunched closely together and the corridor in between were quite narrow.

If you were looking to impress others with hampers and gifts, for clients of loved ones, this was definitely one of the place to consider. But prepare to pay through your noses!

After lingering around for a good 20 minutes, we finally left the place without buying anything. Groceries next.

Irfan's New Panel

I got my wish to get a weekend at the apartment - and it was increasingly likely that it would last until next weekend. So far, the boys had been creating havoc in their room. We decided to move the game console from Idlan's room to Irfan's since his room had less windows, as well as being bigger. Idlan's room would later become their study area since it had more light.

And we also bought a small LED panel for the console - I could't complain with RM1299 for a full HD LED 39 inches from Sharp. It was full HD we were talking about. Value for money. And for the evening they had been in front of the TV playing Skylanders.

Come to think of it, I was in need for another panel for my own room. It turned out that they had only the last unit for sale. That particular panel had been selling like hot cake.

Jeans in Clinic

We got our stuff transferred to the apartment last night to stat there until next weekend. But, I left my work trousers in Gombak. Luckily this being a Saturday, I decided to wear jeans instead.

So, the outfit of the day, Marks and Spencer shirt tucked into jeans, with lab coat and work shoes. Not exactly starting a trend as one of my coleague did that on Saturdays anyhow, and even wearing T-shirts. Maybe, I should keel to certain standard then.

Just In Time

Irfan been asking for pizza all day. As if he was doing the fasting. But both of the boys would join us for berbuka. When he arrived from his Quran class this afternoon, he reminded us again. So, we had no choice.

We called for delivery and luckily the delivery arrived in time for Berbuka. Irfan was happy ...... Next, we would be doing a quick packing after Berbuka. We would be at the apartment for the next week. It's school holiday time - Summer Break - for my boys!

Gloomy Day

I didn't blog yesterday. It had been a rather traumatic and gloomy day on a personal front for me.

Right after sahur, we received a call that one of our close family passed away suddenly shortly earlier. He had some chest pain after midnight but unfortunately passed away after reaching the hospital. He was quite well prior.

Anita went to the funeral later that morning as I was at work. I left for work quite late and it took me 90 minutes to reach work. The traffic was really bad. But that wasn't the end of it.

In between my clinic patients, I went to the lounge to catch up on the latest gossip. That was when I learned about one of my colleague being assaulted the evening before, and was still in the surgery that morning.

I do not want to go to any specifics. She was doing better this morning but the assault was a major one, which may affect her career. This got me thinking about how vulnerable I was whizzing in and out of the hospital in ungodly hours to see my patients. I could have easily been stopped on the road, and I could easily be in trouble. If something were to happen to me, what would be the repurcussions?

The mood in the lounge had been gloomy and would possibily continue to do so for the rest of the week. Imagine the trauma ny colleague had been through. But from what I knee of her, she would be strong enough to handle all that. All my prayers for her while she recovers.