Cuti Raya Day-2

Since waking up this morning, I had been having this headache. Right at the top of my head. I tried ignoring it until I was back home for lunch, but it just got worse. I did a few errands and then sent to Mum's place with Anita and the boys. I took a nap there and when I woke up, the pain doubled.

I still ignored it, went to Pasar Ramadan in Melawati, and just grinned and beared it until berbuka. But it remained. It got better after some Panadol, but I was still feeling groggy until now.

Napping at Mum's. Makruh puasa.Anita preparing the rendang. And of course some sausages for the boys.So, no Tarawikh at the mosque, just at home looking at Puan Anita preparing rendang for Raya. I thought it was down to dehydration. In the last couple of days, since the move back to Gombak, I wasn't drinking much in the evening. And it was taking its toll. I've been taking plenty of fluids since and my head felt lighter.

Anita had a whole day of cooking to look forward to tomorrow. As for me, we have dine most of the groceries, but I was sure there would be plenty for me to do around the house.

Better get some rest tonight ....

Cuti Raya Day-3

Back to work this being Monday. The day started with the ward round in Subang, followed by the drive across to ParkCity. Only one patient to see there, and before long I was in my way to the apartment.

I had to settle some bills there as well as picking up some documents. After that was done, it was afternoon clinic back in Subang, before the afternoon rounds and some procedure.

Heavy trafficIdlan kept these in orderSurprisingly, the traffic back to Gombak was heavier than expected. I thought, with the school closed and plenty of the city dwellers already started their journey back to kampung, the roads would be easier. Well, not quite.

Today would be the last full day of work. I should be free by tomorrow afternoon, but I have my work cut out. Plenty of errands to do then. It would start with some groceries in the afternoon, and that should last until after Berbuka. Expect havoc!

Give me Strength

Even though I was looking forward to my week off from tomorrow afternoon, I dread the chunk of errands Anita had in store for me. I saw her drafting a list to last night, and I knew she would prefer me to do the driving around town for her rather than our driver. And personally, I also got things in wanted to do. I have yet to visit my Mum close to a couple of weeks now. Maybe I'll drop by to see her tomorrow after work. She would also like to have me drive her around I was sure.

One look at my table was enough to get me depressed. I have receipts and letters needed looking through. Luckily all my bills were done on the net, so most of them were already sorted. So, I'd probably spent this evening clearing up the room and my table. It was messy!

The table was in a mess ....No chance for a rest until the weekend I thought - but that was when the rumah terbuka really kicked off. More traveling and lost sleep looking at it. Thanks God my next working day after that would be the Wednesday after the weekend. Straight into an on call mind you.

Cuti Raya Day-5

Not yet officially on leave bit with the completion of my last on call for Ramadan and this morning's clinic, I felt that the Raya break was just around the corner, and there was a need to get the preparations going. It would all start with some cleaning up and recovering from the last call.

The boys actually helped out with the cleaning up earlier today, and I managed to catch up with some sleep this afternoon. Feeling refreshed, I took the family out to Bangsar Shopping Centre after berbuka as Anita had some shopping to sort out. Mainly some Raya cookies which she had been eyeing for.

While we were there, we also had some snack at La Bodega while watching the Saturday evening crowd pass by. We also did some take-out for sahur, plus some groceries.

We planned to leave the apartment for Gombak tomorrow afternoon. But at the rate we were going, I didn't think anybody was in the mood to leave yet. We have yet to start packing. And the boys really loved their rooms and were already planning what to fill them with. But not this month, as the bulk of the budget went to Raya preparations.

So, some more relaxing tonight as I could see that tomorrow would be a long day .....

Ward Closure

My holiday for the coming Raya was already sorted. But for some of my nurses, it would be work as usual. But by sheer luck, my main Oncology ward would be closed for the Raya weekend.

Therefore, most of my Malay nurses get to enjoy an extended break for the Raya. The patients would be placed on another ward when the closure took place. I could hear the celebration in the background.....