Foggy Morning

This entry was originally written in September 2016

I planned to do an early morning around the town after waking up very early. Unfortunately the cool mountain air produce a fog which have yet to lift. It threaten to rain as well, hence I decided against taking off.

But the fog did create some serenity. Combined with the cool fresh air, it was really a sight to behold.

I ended up sitting around enjoying the view instead until not was time to have some breakfast back at Smokehouse...

Flying Over the Smokehouse

The entry was originally written in September 2016

So far, all my droning was done around KL and Putrajaya. And come to think of it, we haven't really travelled much since the Langkawi trip. I never really had the chance to take the drone out of KL.

Understandably, I was quite excited to do some flying during the trip to Frasers Hill.

Luckily the weather was OK after the drizzle when we first arrived. And flying there was a joy despite the lack of sunshine.

Rather too windy for comfort but the drone handled it well. There were hardly any shakes in the footage.

I only managed to do a couple of flights. The first was around the Smokehouse on our first afternoon. The second was the next day during lunch time in the town center, fulfilling my wish to fly around the famous clock tower.

I shot the flyover in 4K before realizing that I did not bring with me an extra memory card - you can't get a new one in these neck of the woods. By the time in was midway on the second flight, I ran out of space.

So, for the first one I did a few passes above the Smokehouse, with the visitors giving a wave when they heard the buzzing. It was really green and tranquil around there.

I should've brought an extra memory card for the drone...

Catching up with Janeway

I was still an ardent Star Trek fan but lately there had not been any good series. The movies were not bad but it was a different proposition all together.

So, going through my Netflix account, we came across our old favourite. I followed The Next Generation and Deep Space Nine but Voyager was something different. Something about being stranded in alien territory having to fend for themselves while looking for a way home just appealed to me.

I started watching a couple of episodes, but before I knew it, I was hooked. And so was Anita. In fact, she was even worse. With the current renovation we were having at the apartment, we had to be without ASTRO for a couple of weeks due to cabling issue. But our internet were still up and using wifi, we were able to watch Netflix through our TV.

It certainly brought back memories of my final year in Medical School where I went to the video store every other weekend to check out on the new release. They didn't have it on satellite as readily as in the US. Plus due to my limited free time, I preferred to binge watch them and it was certainly a treat. We were already on Season 6. Maybe we would be watching the finale by next weekend ....

The Break of Dawn

As I was rushing to get ready for my long Saturday morning clinic, I realised how majestic it looked outside my bedroom window - minus the curtains as there were renovations going on.

I had always intended to have my bedroom facing East as it allowed me to enjoy the morning sun - I had always been a morning person! I guessed I chose right.

So, once the renovation was done, I will make sure that I would enjoy at least a 5 minute stop at my bedroom balcony before going to work. It would be worth it ....

Getting Used to It

We were quite literally playing musical chair at the moment although there were no music in the background. The work on the ceiling at the main hall was done and there would be a couple of weeks break before the cabinets and wallpapers were installed. Now, they were doing the main bedroom and our family room at the same time. We had to move the TV and settee to the main hall temporarily and would be moving back around Chinese New Year period.

It also meant that there would be no ASTRO for the duration of the repairs - which prompted me to put a TV on the corridor on match nights!

TV on the corridor during match night ...The current set up was fine except for the bright sun first thing in the morning .... but with Netflix and internet, we were OK.