KL Back to Normalcy

I overslept this morning, and driving from Gombak to work, I paid the price. Put it this way, I was reminded of how the traffic in KL was actually like. The crowds were back, schools were opened. and the customary an hour's morning commute to work was back. Bless!

I set off well after 8 and by the time I reached work, I was rushing already to start my morning rounds. Luckily thee was no clinic for me on Monday mornings. I was able to take my time going through the cases, before returning to the apartment for lunch and to pick up the Wii console we left there yesterday when we rushed from Bangsar to Gombak.

Afternoon clinic was a lot lighter and I was able to catch up on some paperwork, and of course ad the news. Last weekend was a busy one with all the admissions after the Raya break and visits to friends and family.

Heavier Than Expected

I woke up late this morning after going back to bed after sahur. All due to staying up to watch the cycling at the Olympics last night. Woke up at 9, scrambled to shower, then out to get for my morning rounds - no clinic today being Wednesday morning. I was not expecting the traffic to be bad this morning, and I ended up getting into the ward just past 10.

Luckily I did not have that many to see, and soon, everything was sorted out again. Apparently, the traffic jam was just due to the sheer number of cars. It eased off right after the LDP intersection, about one kilometres from the hospital. I should have used the NPE instead if I were to leave a bit later than usual ….

Bad Air Day

The sun was definitely brighter this morning compared to yesterday. It was in fact, awfully smoggy yesterday. From our apartment, the visibility was only about 100m by Maghrib. It was that bad.

We went out to the Pasar Ramadhan yesterday, near Bangsar Village area and with the smoke there, the air quality was really bad. In fact, when we opened the window last evening, we could smell the burnt stench in the air. Luckily, the boys were not effected. They were happily playing all evening.

This brought back memory of three years back when the air quart around Lembah Kelang was abysmal. Visibility was down to 50 m and you can see the sedimentation in the air even inside the house. It had not gotten as bad as that since, but I was worried that it would.

Since I was on call today, and the boys were both on school holidays, we stayed at the apartment in Bangsar. We planned to stay there at least until the weekend. My poor mother-in-law had to cope on her own with her new maid. Maybe, we would return by Friday, if the boys let us …..

Makan at Double Tree

As I share my birthday with my Dad-in-law, it was traditional that we have dinner together. This year, it was my brother's treat, and we had it at Makan, double Tree.

Unfortunately we reached there late as I was working the day, with an action clinic. Much of the food we already gone.

The restaurant was divided into three main areas. The main Malay style food court, a second Indian offering and a third Chinese restaurant style eatery. The patron were free to mingle around.

The satay was pretty nice, but I spent most of the time at the Indian buffet. The tandoori was unfortunately overcooked as it had been in the the stove all evening I was sure. The Chinese restaurant also had a small sushi bar if you fancy a bit of Japanese.

Anita and the kids had been there before for lunch buffet. She enjoys the food there, and the service according to her were very good.

Heavy One

For some reason, the traffic was unbelievably bad this morning. And this was even when I left just after 7. Leaving any earlier would've been a big ask.

It was usually fine, but today was an exception. It's going to be even worst tomorrow as I would be at the Nursing College for a course in Shah Alam. I might as well leave a message to say that I would be late!

At least the weather was nice and sunny and I had my podcasts to keep me entertained.