Extended Weekend

I suspect most of Idlan's swimming buddies were taking time off this weekend with the extended break, leaving both Idlan and Irfan to have personal time with their swimming coach. Idlan had certainly improved a lot. Now he was able to float properly. I was sure within the coming months, he would be much better than I would.

I was worried that it would be raining. Instead, the clods parted bathing us with glorious sunshine, prompting Anita to frantically apply sunscreen on her two boys. She was worried that they would develop a tan maybe! Wait until they taken up golfing ......

So, what would I do with the extra day off on Monday? Very likely I would be doing some blogging. I have a couple of lectures to prepare in the coming weeks. One was already done. The other would need at least 6 hours of effort. That would have to wait until tomorrow. Today, I would be taking my kids to Plaza Damas next. Catch an early dinner and spend the evening at the apartment.

Denied

The boys were down since the weather was not very nice earlier this afternoon. They were not able to jump into the pool. Denied!

Instead, they decided to clean up their swimming gear. The floaters and goggles were laid out to dry, and the swimming costumes sent to the wash. Not a bad idea. They would be having lessons tomorrow at the club, so hopefully the weather would be kinder ......

A Dozen for Daddy

While I was at work today, Anita and the boys had been out sorting out the groceries. Did they get anything for me? Of course they did. Or more to the point, Irfan did. I could trust him to make sure I would be kept hydrated. He bought me a dozen carton of my coffee. Of the Dutch Lady variety of course!

Cheers!

To the Apartment

As planned, we relocated to the apartment for the weekend. But the departure was delayed since we were expecting visitors at my Mother-in-laws. They never turned up. So, it was almost time for the swimming pool when we finally got round to Bangsar. And with the thick cloud, sunburn was not a risk.

Swimming pool it was then, although I decided splashing in since I was expecting calls from the hospital.

The pool at the apartment was actually rather nice. It has three compartments, for toddlers, young children and a 1.5m 50 metre pool form the adults, long enough to swim lanes. Mainly filled with kwai lows and their children, and we couldn't helped but felt being stared upon when we arrived. They might thought that we escaped in.

The boys were in the pool for the best part of an hour, while we surfed the net on the decks - free WiFi here form the residence. Usually there was a cafe opened near the pool and gym, but it was closed today being a public holiday. That also meant that we had to go out tonight to get some food for dinner. I don't think that Anita was in the mood to cook yet after the move. We would be staying until Monday. The boys would be skipping school tomorrow, for an extended weekend.

It's Doable

The day off on Thursday for Maulidur Rasul came at just the right moment during this rather hectic week. I have finally started formally at ParkCity doing my couple on times a week clinic there. And yesterday, I tried to see if the arrangements worked out.

I was on call on Tuesday. A rather busy one and only managed about 4 hours sleep. I then started the ward round at just after 7, managing to get through all the patients by 9.30, in time to get a cup of coffee for the drive across to ParkCity.

I arrived there in time, but could've been sooner if the traffic - the expansion of Federal Highway at the Subang interchange proving to be a bottle-neck - was kinder. I still managed to get there though. There, I did some paperwork, while enjoying more coffee. There were no patients as yet at he new place. The insurance and panel patients were yet to be approved at the center, so we would have to rely on paying walk-ins for the first few months. And with the busy schedule in Subang, the quiet morning seemed a welcome distraction.

When I was just about to sit down at the clinic, the phone rang with an offer to go to lunch. Why not? A quick stop at BSC en route back to Subang seemed like a great idea. And I still managed to get to Subang in time for the afternoon clinic, although I had to start late since there were patient I needed to review in the ward as soon as I got there.

So, the conclusion was, it was doable to head to ParkCity post-call mornings. I would be on call again next Tuesday. So, the same routine would be repeated ..... Let's see if I could make it in one piece .....