Kaffeinette

No, this wasn't a typo. That's the name of the cafe my cousin, Shari and his partner, just opened at SS15, a traffic jam hub not far from my clinic. Yes, traffic was an issue there but hey, this is Subang Jaya!

Last Wednesday evening, he held a doa selamat and opened the cafe for relatives and cousins. It rained heavily in the preceding hours and even I got stuck driving from the apartment with parts of the road leading out of KL was closed due to flash flooding. It took Anita and my Mum an hour and a half to get there from Gombak and all of us missed the doa.

But we reached there in time for the food.

Suri, and the owner, Shari

A typical cafe, it served great coffee, comfort food and of course, cakes and desserts. I didn't have time to explore the menu, but one of the main attraction was ironically nasi lemak.

The place was packed when we arrived, and since I had yet to take dinner, I was starving. The nasi lemak definitely took care of that.

Creative wiring

A nice chat ensued as another cousin of mine had just returned from Haj the week before. Time to catch up.

Talking about traffic jam, it was certainly a challenge around this part of SS15. This was made worst by roadworks and building as part of the MRT round the corner from there. Hopefully the traffic would improve as the building was completed. Otherwise, the location of the cafe would've been perfect.

Awaiting for the signage to be erected

A single visit would not give a real idea of how the place would take off. I would give it another visit traffic and work permitting in the coming weeks.

Back to Gombak

The last few days had passed on pretty fast. The weekend was over for the boys. Time for an early night, for school tomorrow.

I plan to take a quick nap, set the alarm for midnight and see if I could get up. United playing Chelsea tonight ...

Sunny Sunday

We were cleaning the apartment in preparation to return to Gombak this morning. The boys had been doing their reading for their exams in a couple of weeks, and now with their console which would be staying at the apartment.

Last chance for them to play until after the exams. The sunny weather outside made going out for a stroll a nice idea.

The flowers Idlan got for Anita yesterdayRoti canai for breakfast

Instead, I forced myself to stay in, ending up by taking a nap in front of the TV. I needed that after a busy week. It would be morning clinic at Park City tomorrow, so a rest might just be a good idea.

By the time the cleaning was done, the weather had changed. Looked like there would be thunderstorm looming. Would wait until that passed by before setting off.

Big football match at midnight tonight. Not sure if I could muster it with a long day coming tomorrow ...

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Wishing my friends and colleagues a Happy New Year. May it be filled with success and blessings. It was certainly glorious weather this morning, going on until late after afternoon when it started to drizzle.

I spent the afternoon with my parents at one of our relatives wedding in Sunway, happy to enjoy such great weather. We were worried that it would be stormy like yesterday afternoon. But not today.

This long weekend allowed for time to recharge. I would at least be having some time out tomorrow after a busy few days. We would also be returning to Gombak. That would be end for the boys' mini break. Back to the books for the boys for their end of year exams.

Back for long commute for me ...

Weekend at the Apartment

This week had been one of those dragging ones. We had a couple of public holidays, on Wednesday and Saturday. Added to that, my colleagues were away in Thailand, leaving me to hold the fort. It didn't feel like much of a holiday in the end.

This morning ward round was a monster one since it was the first time I get to know the patients. Luckily, I cancelled my Thursday clinic. So, I had the whole day for the patients and rounds. Plus the odd procedures of course.

Anita and the boys were with me at the apartment until Sunday. That way, I was able to go back and forth to the hospital quickly, not having to drive all the way to Gombak. We could also go for the odd outing or two when things were quiet. The boys preferred to stay in though. They like the apartment so much ...