A Different Start
Saturday, January 6, 2018 at 11:53PM 
During the New Year weekend, we had a small leak at the kitchen. The workers needed to switch off the tap for 24 hours. Therefore Anita booked a hotel room for us overnight while the work were being completed.
It was more of an apartment unit than a room which she got. It was called the Gardens Residence and it came in a single, double or triple bedroom setup. Only a single was available and there were than enough room for us for the night.
If not for the slow wifi and limited cable channels - which meant no United match that evening - things could've been better.
The best thing about the place was you just had to go to the ground floor and you were already at the Gardens Mid Valley. Shopping galore! That also.made getting fried more straight forward to add to the decent room service Gardens Residence offered.
There were also a gym and swimming room available for guests although sadly I didn't have much time to explore.
Would definitely worth a visit with the apartment going at quite a reasonable price. Location was great although I had to get up early the next morning for my ward round ...
Reflecting on 2017
2017 had been a difficult year on a personal level. It was the year which I lost my father. Alfatihah.
The rest of the year went through like a blur. At least Mum had moved on somewhat with her recent trip to New Zealand. For me, I should've taken more time to digest what had gone on. My strategy to cope was to get on with work. It was alright for a while. And then when things get tough or I had a moment alone, the thought about my Dad came flooding again.
Rather tough being a Doctor and was not able to get any clue about how it happened. Could I have done things differently? But it was all in the past.
One of my plans for the end of the year was to slow down. Unfortunately, my father-in-law was taken ill this time. He had three separate hospital admissions in the last couple of months. It certainly was tough for him.
Both my boys were now on a same school. So, at least Anita need not worry about school runs and she should have more free time in the morning.
Work had been steady this year, which is good. And I didn't do many trips overseas. Just that the timing was never right.
On the photography front, I didn't invest in many new equipment. I added a new wife angle prime for my Sony and started to rediscover my Leica M again. Not much time for many outings lately.
The immediate plan for 2018 was the coming MSH Scientific Meeting which I would be chairing. I might be replacing my 4 year-old Mac Pro towards the end of the year. I wouldn't mind going to medium format at some point but they are not easy to come by and expensive at that.
Praying for more stability in 2018. In shaa Allah.