The Joy of Sharing

I had the chance to participate in patient support group activities again last weekend, even though the initial plan was to have it in a park at TTDI, early Sunday morning rain soon put a dampener on things. But in true Malaysian spirit, we went for the obvious choice! We head for Mamak! Luckily there was one about 5 minutes drive from the original venue.

Nothing beats a nice the tarik and roti canai on a cold Sunday morning, and doing it in such company was even greater. Despite my schedule, Sunday morning before my ward round was just perfect timing.

We congregated just before 8, with my session kicking off by 8.30. It was mainly about Chronic Myeloid Leukaemia (CML) and the new patients who turned up took the opportunity to find out a bit more about their disease as well as listening to the stories and experience of their fellow sufferers. Great session and I hope that those who turned up on that Sunday morning benefited. And I would definitely do it again if invited.

A one hour session although the participant was not yet done. I bid my goodbye and left for the hospital. I was able to start my rounds by 10 am. Great time keeping!

Photo courtesy of the Max Family.

Jump Street Party

We had a nice Sunday afternoon yesterday attending a party at Jump Street. It was for one of Irfan’s classmate and the boys had a solid couple of hours of jumping and bouncing throughout the place.

With the heavy rain outside, it was certainly a great plan.

The party was taken care of by the venue with a couple of instructors taking the children through their paces as part of the package. They get to experience all the games - plus dodgeball of course - in turns.

Idlan taking a refuel break ....The venue also provided a separate area for parties - where the obligatory sing-song and cake cutting took place. Party food was also provided by the venue and it turned out to be smooth. While the children were bouncing, we got to sit down at their cafe overlooking the whole place. No headache. The children had fun, and certainly not a bad place for parties.

Making the Switch

It had been a 6 month wait and a couple of months back, we put in our order. Last night, we got the call. Our Nintendo Switch had arrived.

We walked to the store to pick it up and the boys had been trying it out last night. We were surprised at how small the unit it. Definitely one which you could carry around with your anywhere. It also came with a dock - to connect to the TV - and a hand controller where you could attach the “Joy-Con” those small bits with controller buttons which you slide at the side of the tablet.

The unit came with a couple of games, Zelda and Switch 1-2. No other games were available as yet. Idlan was looking forward to Splatoon 2. That may be coming in a couple of months time. Zelda looked gorgeous though. The fact that you could just take the tablet out from the dock and continue playing seamlessly was something new.

Too early to give a verdict but with the list of games to be launch, this system was going to be a winner! Sleepless weekends ....

Engagement

One of my cousin got engaged last Sunday and I was asked to tag along during the trip to visit the girls’ house in Cheras. I started my rounds early that morning so that I could make it in time as the event started at 10.30 in the morning. I drove to Ampang first to pick up my parents before turning around to join the rest of my relatives.

It was then followed by an early lunch and by noon, I was already at my Mum’s place at Bukit Antarabangsa ready to get on with the rest of the Sunday. I had an Uncle coming from Muar as well as Penang. And with he ceremony finishing early, they were able to take a relaxing drive home.

The wedding would be in April, in Kuala Terengganu and Anita was keen to go. It would be likely that we would be taking the van there along with my parents. We would then spent a couple of nights there since the boys would still be on their Easter break. Earlier today, I managed to sort out my leaves as well. Looked like at system go at this point ....

The Pulp Never Dies

Of the movies I had seen in the last 20 or more years, there had been a few which left an impression on me. Forrest Gump was one of them. And Pulp Fiction was another.

Looking through my Netflix, I found out that it was available in Malaysia. The uncut version of it. Hence I could watch and listen to the dialogue in all its glory. Mind you, I actually bought a copy of the script since I found it that intriguing. It would just not going to be the same if it was censored.

I watched it while waiting for dinner earlier and the way Tarantino weaved his way through the storyline was truly masterful. The pacing, the cutting, the story arch were just perfect and everything just fell into place right in the end .... A true modern classic!