Babysitting

Anita attended a reunion dinner with her old university friend tonight and with our maid back in the Philippines for Xmas, I was alone with the boys tonight.

Idlan had his Nando's for dinner but Irfan wanted something else. We had some bolognaise from lunch but the pasta was missing. That was simple. A 20 minutes job and dinner was ready.

But they spent the whole evening in front of the PlayStation, which made my job super easy .... It was their holidays after all!

A Quick Escape

Found a slot of free time during this busy December stretch. What did I do? A quick trip to PD. Anita and the boys was there earlier and would be leaving later. So, I just drove straight from work - unfortunately there was a meeting until way past 9 pm, and was greeted at the at the Doctor's park with a puncture on my left rear wheel in the C200.

Luckily I planned to drive my Mum-in-law's Peugeot instead and one of my colleague was kind enough to offer me a lift to the apartment. Would have to sort out the puncture on Friday when I get back.

I arrived at the PD apartment well before midnight, had a quick supper with the boys and off to bed. I was sleeping like a baby not long after.

The next thing I remember, it was already sunrise, breakfast was ready and the sun was shining. Snapped a picture of the view before having a post-breakfast stroll on the beach with Puan Anita. Too hot for the sea so Anita brought her selfie stick instead - she was becoming addicted to it now ....

Blissful morning ...

Slowing Down

Should everything goes according to plan, we should be checking into our hotel in Singapore by this time next week. A welcomed break and everything so far had been put into place. Passport renewed and all.

My task this morning was to sort out the admissions during the weekend - and there were a few of those. The welcomed news was, there was no patient turning up to my clinic at Park City. That meant I could take my time and get breakfast for the boys and Puan Anita. I was at the apartment by 11, enjoying my brunch. Any thought of doing anything productive soon evaporated when I spent the next hour going through my iTunes playlist and pruning them …

Where are my A-Ha albums?Anita and the boys had to return to Gombak during lunch as the boys had their Quran class later in the evening. Afternoon clinic, and then more ward work. Hopefully I could get a good night sleep tonight - it had been interrupted with calls in the last couple of nights.

A Night In

We decided to forgo the traditional Friday Night outing this weekend. For the last few nights after staying at the apartment, we hardly stayed in. I had been shuttling the family back and forth from Gombak, while loaning our maid to Anita’s Mum. Tonight, we got our maid in, and Anita cooked at the apartment. I would be on call tomorrow, so might as well enjoy a cosy night with the family at the apartment.

Don’t ask me how long it would stay cosy though as my boys had already started creating a mess. The school holidays had started but for Sri Utama, it would be another week before they start their holiday. And straight away, we would be doing a bit of traveling to Singapore.

So, night in. The TV is on. Dinner was waiting. A nice cup of coffee after that …. Happy Friday evening all …..

The Boys are Back

So, their exams were over and the boys are now back to the apartment and were now in front of the PS4. Earlier, they were with their friends at the cinema watching Big Hero 6. I was attending a workshop this weekend, and was not able to join along. The movie was awesome according to the boys.

The room were in a mess now, not half an hour after they arrived. Prying them away from the console to hit the shower was a challenge. And I was not sure what time they would be sleeping tonight. Unfortunately I have a long day tomorrow. I would be starting my ward rounds early before hopping over to Saujana for the second day of the workshop. Hopefully I would be able to take them out for dinner after that.