At Pavilion Today

As soon as I touched down in KL, my boys cried out to go for an outing. After some thoughts, we decided to go to Pavilion, to some food and maybe some shopping. Off we went.

The Tugu Drum Troupe doing their .... drummingThere was also promotion for the upcoming Malaysian GPNice sunny weather it was as wellIt was a party atmosphere there as there would be a party later on that evening to celebrate Earth Hour. When I ventured out, the Tugu Drum Circle was strutting their stuff. On the same day, the Porsche showroom at Bukit Bintang was being opened. The Porsche owner club turned for the event and they parked on the front entrance of Pavilion, by the famous fountain. I counted nearly 20 cars were parked there by about 4 pm.

Then Puan Anita did her retail therapyI do not in any way subscribed to what was said on the wall ...While I was looking after the boys .... well-behaved of sourse We had to rush back though as we have a birthday party to attend later that evening. But that was not wrote some retail therapy for Puan Anita.

Talk Almost Done

Now listening to Dr Ahlam from Hospital Ampang talking to the CML Support Group in Melaka. Around 20 patients turned up.

They will breaking into a smaller group after this for the Q&A session. Will be leaving for KL after this. I'm missing my boys.

In Melaka

It has been an interesting couple of days, although tiring. I travelled down to Melaka straight after clinic yesterday, arriving at Hospital Melaka at around 3, in plenty of time before my first talk.

I swore that it took the same amount of time to travel from KL to Ayer Keroh and from Ayer Keroh to the hospital even though it was much nearer. It was down to the number of traffic lights between the highway exit and the city center. The first thing I quoted at the start of my lecture yesterday was I went to school in Melaka, and I love he place. The town has since evolved as a beacon on independence and fairness.

All the traffic lights into town were independent of each other and it did not matter if you were coming from the main artery road into town or a side road with only a couple of cars, everybody at the traffic light junction would get 20 seconds to clear. It was madness.

I was put up at Renaissance, a place my parents used to stay when they visited me at school years ago. I can't really remember specifically how the place was back then, but I was surprised at how small the hotel looked now. It used to be called Ramada back then, and as I recalled it was the main hotel in town.

The room was comfortable, although a bit moldy. I sure had a nice sleep last night as earlier in the evening I was taken to a Nyonya restaurant for a hearty meal. Woke up very early to check out, had breakfast - which was much better than I expected - and off I went back to Hospital Melaka for my second talk early on Saturday morning.

Now that the talks were done, I joined up with the CML support group - Max Family for their patient gathering. I will escape back to KL just before lunch. Have a birthday party to attend this evening.

The Swings of Things

Coming back into the we'd after almost a week away was always going to be difficult. The tons of paperwork, and obviously the new unfamiliar faces that one may come across as we came across new patients. Worst still, I will be back on the road this afternoon straight after clinic, as I prepare to head down to Melaka later. At least I know, I should be able to be back by lunchtime tomorrow. Apparently there would be a birthday party for one of Idlan's classmate on Saturday evening.

Before I head home tomorrow morning, I planned to hang around for the session with the CML Support Group, the Max Foundation who would be having a patient gathering at Hospital Melaka on the Saturday morning, right after my talk. I'll probably leave just before lunch.

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