Heading Off

Just set off from the house, on the way to the airport now. I have yet to call my Mum, something I would do on the train to the airport. I hope I got everything packed up, as after the log day today, I was only looking forward for some downtime on the airplane, hopefully to catch some sleep. The flight won't take off until before midnight though, close to four more hours to go. I'll probably have a couple of hours to kill before boarding later.

Time to chill .....

More on my Kyoto trip here.

The Storm Before the Calm

It had been much busier than expected. A couple of patients had a bad turn and they all needed sorting out. A few also needed handing over before I leave for my Kyoto Trip tonight. It had been a long day. Mixed in the middle, the drive to ParkCity, as well as meeting up with Puan Anita for lunch. Plus a quick stop at the apartment to retrieve my MacAir charger.

The clinic was also busier than anticipated with a couple of admissions. When I finally got things sorted, it was time to rush back home, have a quiet dinner with the boys, getting ready to get to the airport. I'll probably be asleep as soon as the plane took off.

More entries from the Kyoto trip here.

Insomnia

Can't help it. Maybe because of the Japan trip tomorrow evening. I just couldn't go to sleep. So, what would I do? Puan Anita and I had been watching "Fashion Police" way boast midnight ...... God .....

The Packing

The packing was done. Almost. The list was set up, and most of the items had been crossed. Visited my Mum earlier as usual. All the clothes were already tucked into the luggage, only the toiletries and my gadgets still connected to the charger.

I spent the later part of the evening reading about Kyoto in a book I bought from Kinokuniya last weekend. The topic that interested me was the fact that getting a local SIM card in Japan could be a bit of a challenge. I bought a local data SIM card when I was in the Atlanta and bought a card from a vending machine at Heathrow. No problem there. But apparently things were done differently in Japan. Surfing the forums, there were some outlet which do SIMs for foreigner but the terms were rather confusing, so were the SIM rentals.

In the end, I'll probably do the Celcom roaming thing. That would cost me RM38/day. Well, I'll settle for that. You know I won't be able to cope without internet for more than 24 hours.

More on the Kyoto trip here.

Post-call Monday

Post-take days were always more tiring than the actual on call days. Add to that the phone calls which would probably interrupt your evening about the patients in the ward. I tended to let my schedule be empty form the days after the calls.

And last night was a busy one. I managed to get the post-call round sorted out early, but still I had to cancel my clinic at ParkCity. I was too tired to make the trio across town. Anita also came to the hospital to see one of my colleagues about her fever. Test results excluded dengue, but she had to be put on antibiotics for her cough and swollen tonsils. So, we hung around for lunch before she left to pick up the boys from school.

I then took a short nap at the Doctor's mess while waiting for the afternoon clinic. Luckily, there wasn't too many patients. This was followed by a long ward round before I finally managed to leave for home in time for the United game after Maghrib. My mood didn't get better with the lethargic United display. Deservedly, we were knocked out .......

I was just been woken up by a phone call from the wards, and since then found it difficult to drift off back to sleep. Tomorrow would be my packing day for the trip to Kyoto on Wednesday night. Better get some rest ......