Open and Closed

The Golf Club we go to for Idlan's swimming lesson will host the Malaysian Open next weekend, and it looked like the preparations were well on the way. Next weekend's lesson would also be cancelled for the event.

Stands were being erected, generators and TV cables been installed, new tents also materialised, with the sponsor's colour. The whole place appeared to have taken a different tone with hectic workers and supervisors everywhere.

According to one of the friendly staffs there, the whole place would be taken over by the tournament. All the facilities and events suspended from the beginning of the week with players coming over to do practice rounds and have a feel of the course. It would be one of the main highlight of their calendar. It was ashamed that Tiger Woods won't be coming ..... They all wanted Woods.

Sure looked like the club was working overtime with the golf course being manicured for the tournament. That would also meant that they would be swimming at the apartment next weekend.

Idlan and Miniature Golf

My father-in-law was an avid golfer back in his heydays. In fact, all senior government servants were golfers. Maybe it was built into their job description. He would spend weekends away on retreats with fellow senior officers at resorts, and my mother-in-law was furious at times. Unfortunately, after his heart bypass in 2004, he had hardly pulled out the driver.

Tips from the ProBogey!One more tryTaking a breatherIrfan also had a goDuring our trip to Frasers Hill last months, we spent a couple of afternoons after lunch playing a quick miniature golf, and on the second afternoon, my father-in-law actually Syed with Idlan. It was a great sight. My boys actually understood golf, from TV and video games and certainly they understood what putting was all about, making teaching them a breeze. It was hardly the real thing but Idlan had fun with his grandfather, which waste main thing.

The training went on until tea timeFollowed by a runAnd a swing!I was sure Idlan would inherit his golf set still ending dusting down. More on the Fraser's Hill stay here.

Golf Day

So, during lunchtime, the Doctor's Mess were packed. Everybody was onto golf. Some of them in fact were planning to even play later today. A day after Deepavali, and some of them were still in holiday mode.

Just had lunch with one of my senior colleague just now. They were heading Down Under for a conference, leaving me as the only Haematologist around for the week. a scary thought. Looks like I would be working extra hard until next weekend when I would be having a couple of days off. It would be Aidil Adha then.