Slow Morning

It had been one of those boring and slow morning. I had finished seeing the patients in the ward and clinic - there may be a couple waiting to turn up. Had breakfast with a colleague, done my paperwork and old reports. And it was still 11 am.

Stopped at the Lounge and apparently a few of my colleagues had been having a slow morning as well. Even driving in was rather quite, having taken me less than 30 minutes to get from Gombak to Subang.

So, fiddling my thumb waiting for the clinic to close. Maybe I head to the apartment and see what needs sorting out. Have a good day ....

Mum's Follow-up

Anita's follow-up was put forward to yesterday. So, the main order to business today would be taking ny Mum for her follow-up at Ampang Puteri. She had had her blood checked, and was now waiting for the Doctor to arrive. She was otherwise feeling well, and it was hard to believe that only last week, she was in ICU having had a huge heart attack.

Alhamdulillah, there was no pain anymore. In fact, we kept telling her to slow down. Her diet? What diet?

She would need to be on regular medications from now on, and may need further referral to IJN in the future.

ParkCity Time

The myalgia got a bit better, but I started to cough some phlegm up this morning, and sure enough I would probably be down by some sort of a chest bug. I don't think I would need any antibiotics, but I could do with plenty of fluids.

This morning, being Wednesday, I took my usual drive to ParkCity right after the mor in rounds in Subang. The clinic was quiet however, and the plan later was to meet up with Puan Anita at the apartment, sort some bills and then going for lunch. Irfan was absent from school today as the fever was still there last night. He was better this morning.

Apparently it was time for pay the apartment maintenance fee. That's it, I'm gonna be I'll again!

At the Suite!

Yes, I get to see the new suite at ParkCity. Nice and neat, but no windows! Oh no! I'm not talking about the Microsoft kind here. The furniture and equipments were all brand new of course. Nice comfy chairs and sofa outside the door of my suite.

The room have an examination table right next to it - the ones in Subang had separate compartment. I also noticed that my clinic assistant would be stationed away from my door. Not a problem but something I needed to get used to. I was still yet to be issued password for my desktop and the WiFi network. The phone signal is reasonable - HSPA on my DiGi but Edge most of the time on the Celcom network.

There was also a direct ramp to the outpatient clinics straight to the car park. Which is good. No cafe as yet opened at the hospital. That would come a bit later.

Getting to know the route a bit better but was caught at Subway due to traffic. Would have to find another way to get out of Subang from now on. But once I got onto the LDP, it was smooth going, apart from a couple of long waits at the traffic lights once I enter Bandar Manjalara.

Settled down, got some paperwork sorted out. I would be opening proper only next Monday, so no patients yet.

Now on to the next challenge. How to I get to Bangsar in time for lunch? ......

Subang to ParkCity

I spend Monday morning exploring the route from Subang to Desa ParkCity. Tricky, but leaving after 9, the traffic was light when I cruised down LDP highway. But, I then missed a turn near Keeping, and ended up having to exit the MRR2 to make a U-turn. That added an extra 10 minutes to my journey.

But the main thing was it took just over half an hour to the total travel time, which was great.

It was one thing traveling outside rush hour, another during it. So, I think I'd better plan my journey as such so that I could limit unnecessary travel. From next week, I would start Monday and Wednesday mornings there. That meant, no more relaxing Monday morning ritual at Chawan - well, that had to cut down.

I've also made arrangements to start with the first patient only after 10. The only problem would be if I had to look after patients at ParkCity as the primary doctor. I would make a point to transfer the ill patients across to Subang as I couldn't afford to ferry myself back and forth. It would end up badly for the patient and I.

I spent the rest of the morning looking around at the facilities, my clinic room, the wards, CCU and the labs.

Driving back, via Bangsar, took a bit longer as my GPS took me into the back roads of Bukit Kiara, then Hartamas. This must be avoided during lunchtime though. Nightmare!

So, I'll be traveling down there again tomorrow even though my clinic proper would only begin next week. The first few months should be quiet, and hopefully it won't disrupt my routine too much.