Packed KLCC

I had some me time earlier and I used it to have a browse at Kinokuniya, and a quick meal. I noticed that the place was packed. Not with locals. But with foreign visitors from the Middle East as well as Indonesia of all places.

The Middle Eastern visitors looked distinctive with the women in long black overcoat and their face covered in niqab, plus their husbands in shorts and sandals. It was a couple of weeks before Ramadan and I was sure they were here for a quick holidays before returning home during the fasting month.

And oh boy, do these lot like to shop?

Alone at the Apartment

I was on call on Friday, and on Saturday, one of my cousin in Kepala Batas was getting married. Since the date of the wedding was confirmed late and I couldn't make the necessary changes to my schedule, I couldn't make the trip up north. But Anita and the boys would be going and would be spending the Friday night there.

But unfortunately again, the MPV overheated again - like it did a couple of months back when Anita and the boys were planning a trip to Kuala Kangsar. They were stuck initially in Tapah and waited for the car to cool down. Once the temperature returned to normal, she had a choice to make. Either spent the night in Ipoh - my boys wanted to spent the night in a hotel - or return to KL. In Ipoh, at least she could visit her cousin as my mother-in-law was tagging along as well.

After some discussion, we decided that she would be better off continuing on slowly. The temperature stayed down and they reached Ipoh without any more drama. The driver would then find a garage the next morning to have the MPV looked at, before returning home.

After spending the night there, they decided to stay on until Sunday and just relax. Which was fine by me.

So, I was alone tonight at the apartment and would need to catch some sleep. I haven't yet fully recovered from the return trip to Lugano. I would also take the time to finish editing the tons of pictures I took during the trip and upload them onto my server. That should take me all weekend.

I just came off the phone with Anita and Idlan said that he missed me. I was sure that he was up to something there.....

Kacang!

Been at the dining table for the past half an hour. The reason? These kacang rebus! And to think of it, this was the first time that I really get to sit down since coming back from Lugano.

Can't sit for long though. I have an admission finder from the Emergency Room later, and well as going to be on call tomorrow. Better get moving then I think .....

Smaller Portion

Lunch today was at Bangsar since I had to go to the bank during my lunch break. Since the place was packed, I went to the one with the least crowd. Today, it was The Loaf.

It had been a while since I last came here. The service was quick as usual but I noticed one thing. The portioning had shrunk. The mushroom soup used to be served in a bigger piece of bread compared to what it was now. I guessed, it was the sign on inflation then ...... Sigh!

Much Much Clearer

Yes! The sun managed to penetrate through the thick layer of haze that has been bugging me of late. I could see the sun on my way to work and then ...... I could see the clear blue sky from my clinic window. Excellent stuff. It had been raining last night, which helped.

Hopefully the haze would stay away for that bit longer. I just couldn't tolerate the smokey smell that came with it. It just hit my nose and throat and made me want to throw up. It was that bad on Monday. News has it that the haze may return. So, I better enjoy it while it lasted ......