Early Break

I set off home as per usual after my afternoon clinic, but the major difference today was the journey hone only took the whole of 15 minutes. We were still at the apartment for the rest of the week, and by the time I reached home, it was barely 5.30 yet.

Went through the first ofmrder if business, what to have for berbuka. Anita had already cooked, and I spent the hour chilling with the boys.

The road didn't look too busyStill a bit on the hazy sideNo trip to the pool during RamadanOur maid was given the day off from tonight, and would only be returning on Wednesday, in anticipation of the hectic few days for the coming Raya. Anita felt that she could cope better at the apartment compared to in Gombak.

I might also take off tomorrow afternoon early as it was supposed to be my free afternoon. I have got an admission planned, but that should be straight forward. I won't be on call until Thursday.

The Haze Was Back

We only had a couple of weeks of let off. I woke up this morning to the smell of haze when I stepped into the parking lot. I didn't think much of it until I heard on Twitter that the haze was back.

Sure enough itbjust got worst by the afternoon. Visibility was still OK, but I couldn't see central KL when obese driving. Looked like it would get worse tomorrow.

Since my boys just finished their exam and would be on their summer holidays from next week, I decided that they should be off tomorrow if the haze worsens. They didn't complain.

Haze is Back?

I woke up this morning with the dread that the haze might be bad. A quick status check on Facebook read complains from friends and relatives that the air quality deteriorated somewhat as far down as Singapore.

Everybody were bracing for the second wave. The weather was certainly gloomy first thing in the morning when I drove to work. But by the time I head out to my clinic at Desa ParkCity, the sun was out, but yes, the sky wasn't as clear as it was the last couple of days. The stench was not out in the air as it was two weeks ago, which was good.

With Ramadan coming next week, we would be hoping for cool weather, but minus the haze of course.

Alone at the Apartment

I was on call on Friday, and on Saturday, one of my cousin in Kepala Batas was getting married. Since the date of the wedding was confirmed late and I couldn't make the necessary changes to my schedule, I couldn't make the trip up north. But Anita and the boys would be going and would be spending the Friday night there.

But unfortunately again, the MPV overheated again - like it did a couple of months back when Anita and the boys were planning a trip to Kuala Kangsar. They were stuck initially in Tapah and waited for the car to cool down. Once the temperature returned to normal, she had a choice to make. Either spent the night in Ipoh - my boys wanted to spent the night in a hotel - or return to KL. In Ipoh, at least she could visit her cousin as my mother-in-law was tagging along as well.

After some discussion, we decided that she would be better off continuing on slowly. The temperature stayed down and they reached Ipoh without any more drama. The driver would then find a garage the next morning to have the MPV looked at, before returning home.

After spending the night there, they decided to stay on until Sunday and just relax. Which was fine by me.

So, I was alone tonight at the apartment and would need to catch some sleep. I haven't yet fully recovered from the return trip to Lugano. I would also take the time to finish editing the tons of pictures I took during the trip and upload them onto my server. That should take me all weekend.

I just came off the phone with Anita and Idlan said that he missed me. I was sure that he was up to something there.....

Much Much Clearer

Yes! The sun managed to penetrate through the thick layer of haze that has been bugging me of late. I could see the sun on my way to work and then ...... I could see the clear blue sky from my clinic window. Excellent stuff. It had been raining last night, which helped.

Hopefully the haze would stay away for that bit longer. I just couldn't tolerate the smokey smell that came with it. It just hit my nose and throat and made me want to throw up. It was that bad on Monday. News has it that the haze may return. So, I better enjoy it while it lasted ......