Not The Haze Again

The forecast looked ate grim as more haze would lend in Semenanjung from the neighbouring Sumatera by the end of the week. I knew the boys would be suffering, and even Anita had been having the sniffles and had gone back to her inhalers. The last time we had a bad bout of haze in KL, she had to go on steroids due to bronchospasm. Hopefully it wouldn't be that bad this time around.

That would really put a dampener on the coming festivities, as I was expecting KL would be empty again with the city dwellers leaving for their respective kampungs. We would be celebrating in KL this time around, with my parents staying around, and Julia only going back to Melaka on the second day of Raya. We would sure be hanging around at their place for the day.

Back to Gombak

After a two weeks stay at the apartment, moving back to Gombak proved to be a right downer. We were having such great time there and it was a shame that we had to pack things up and drag ourselves back. It also meant a return of my long commute in the morning, but unfortunately it had to be done. It had been a couple of days, and only now that I felt like blogging. It was that depressing.

The boys were also glum. We left most of their new toys at the apartment, but brought back their Wii. We promised them that we would spend a few more days at the apartment after Raya, just before they return to school. I would be on call the first day I would be back to work next week, so they would be at the apartment for that.

As for now, we were gearing up for Raya this weekend …..

What a Mess!

Post call day. A usually groggy one for me. Extra groggy with today being Ramadhan, and the household waking up too late for Saturday. I woke up 10 minutes before Subuh after a spring numerous calls from the hospital. I must have blocked out the sound of the alarm. Funny that even Puan Anita and the maid were fast asleep. Due to the phone call interruptions, I actually slept at the lounge, in front of the TV. With the Olympics blaring.

I survived this call though. The last one for Ramadhan. Now, it was time to sort out the patients in time for my Raya break coming up from Thursday. As for the boys, the were enjoying their time at the apartment. So much so, that the place - their room especially was a right mess. They managed to convince me to bring their Wii along, and they have been jumping up and down all afternoon playing with it.

We decided to go out for take-out rather than cook for tonight's Iftar. I took out some Indian food, and were really sleepy after the meal. just sorting things out for the night although I was still expecting a call from the hospital coming in any minute as one of my patient was en route to the Emergency Room. Time to do a bit of clearing up then ......

Pre-Raya Errands for Anita

Puan Anita has had a busy last couple of days where she had to do the pre-rays errands. Staying at the apartment meant that she can't leave the kids at home while she went out. She was worried that the maid couldn't cope. Therefore, going out during the day meant that she would have the kids in tow. Even with a driver, it was a pain.

So, she was out the last couple of days, and managed to finally shop for herself. The Raya cards were also sorted, and finally, the change for suit Raya was done this morning. Most of the bank teller had run out of small change by afternoon, so she had to go early.

Since Idlan was at the Quran school in Gombak, Anita and the gang were back home, leaving me for iftar alone at the apartment since I was on call. They would be back later this evening, but I would be out for my evening rounds already by then. If I was lucky, I might be able to get back home by midnight ……

Well Done Pandelela

After watching the fantastic run by Usain Bolt to win the 200m sprint, I switched the channel around and it landed on the aquatic centre. There it was, a medal ceremony for the 10m diving individual and guess who came up with the bronze?

Well done Pandelela. I knew she was diving but it was too early for my sahur. I recorded the athletics and as soon as I got up for sahur, I played back the events to watch the 200m. I knew that she was in contention but her earlier dives were not very good, and I thought she had blew it. Fantastic effort!