Late night

My commitment to watch the United game took me to this entry. After taking an early nap at around 9pm, I woke up just after 1 to catch the game. Anita was up as well. Feeling peckish, I downed some pot noodles before settling into the game. United played Southampton then. United played badly and nearly paid the price. Luckily the second half substitution delivered the goods.

We were well beaten in the first half and Southampton deservedly taken the lead a minute before halftime. The second half early assault did not really materrialise until Giggsy and Nani entered the frame. United came up trumps with a two-one win, and I was about to go to bed content. Will have an early morning tomorrow. Will be driving Mum and Dad for a day trip to Penang to attend a cousin’s engagement. Luckily it would not be on the island, because traffic will be murder. Anticipating a lot of traffic … and speed traps!

Sunset Dinner

Oh! No! I think United for beaten. Certainly Villa was playing much better. Can't really complete if we got beat. They were just better in every department. Unfortunately, we did not have ESPN in our rooms. I warned the match at the bar with a colleague from Penang. He was an Arsenal supporters and did not stay for the second half.

We had a nice sunset dinner earlier. By nice, I meant the setting was nice, outdoors by the pool. Unfortunately the same cannot be said about the food. The salad was lame, and the rice dishes were basically fish, vegetables and chicken in layer of oil an inch thick. It was supposed to an outdoor barbecue dinner, and the only barbecue on offer was roast lamb. More cholesterol. I gave that a miss.

The company was good though. Spent the time chatting to guests from Australia and a colleague from private practice. I also spent time talking to a Pharmacist from Kelang, Ian. He also have an iPhone, a jailbroken unit. He put me through the paces of the alternative app store, where he could get most of the apps I owned for free. In return, I should him how I utilised my phone. Certainly I was more of an outlier from the way I use it.

U left the bar after Villa scored their second as the in house bags started playing their set. I can't really concentrate on the game by then, being tired did not help. I have another session tomorrow and have to pack early so as not to rush when we check out. The transport will be after lunch, catching a 4 pm. Flight. InsyaAllah, I should reach home by 6. I really need to rest after that as my Dad-in-law will be admitted on Monday for angiogram the next morning. Rays will be Wednesday and I may have to drive to Penang to visit my grandmother. She had been unwell lately and the whole family were concerned. I will be on leave on Thursday and Friday, and then will travel for an overnight stay in PD for another meeting.

Update on Sunday, November 14, 2010 at 8:35PM by Haris Abdul Rahman

Stop press! ManYoo drew with Villa with a couple of goals in the last 10 minutes! They still got it!

Game On!

Wow! Can we ask for more? Scholsey scored an injury time winner. It was not a great game with United struggling to open up City at the beginning. Once they managed to carve the defence, their finishing have been woeful. Towards the end, it was City who were more likely to score. Luckily the breakthrough came.

However the winner would have been meaningless without other event conspiring for us. Spurs did us a favour by getting Terry sent off and scoring a couple of goals past Cech. It could've been more. With Terry suspended, their next match playing against the physical Stoke side will be interesting. With 3 more league matches to go each, United is point behind with an inferior goal difference (Chelsea +54, ManYoo +51). Next match, playing against Spurs, at home. The remaining two fixtures after that will be Sunderland and Stoke. Chelsea will play Stoke next, followed by Liverpool away and finishing off with Wigan at home. The masterplan was to get win the remaining games while hoping Liverpool will be doing us a favour. I will be calling my Liverpool supporter friends and offering them some teh tarik!

Colonoscopy and maid issue

My father-in-law had his colonoscopy done this morning. Alhamdulillah everything was fine. There was no ulcer or anything untoward. He was discharged shortly after. He suffered more from the fasting and bowel preparation last night than the actual bleeding. He needed some rest. I went to visit him very early on, bringing my brother-in-law along who have just touched down from Beijing at 6 am.

The colonoscopy only took around 20 minutes, done by one of my friend. My dad tolerated it well, snoozing through the whole process with the help of medications and the lack of sleep of course. After a quick sandwich we headed home. In the meantime, Puan Anita was caught in a drama of her own, bringing along one of our maid for visa extension in Putrajaya. It was nearly 7pm before she arrived back home. My mother came along to look after our boys while I was at the hospital. Upon returning, I got to spend a few hours with them, doing guys thing. We stopped short of actually building a tent! Last day of school break. Irfan will be joining Idlan tomorrow at Sri Utama.

As for tonight, I have to visit my Dad-in-law again to administer some medications on him. He will need some blood tests repeating on Wednesday. I'll be taking tomorrow off. I'm still recovering from United getting beat by Leeds last night ......

Aqiqah at friend's place

My niece, Nana enjoying some cendolOccupied with the weekend happenings, I did not have much time to update the blog. One of my auntie came over from Kelantan and stayed with us for a couple of nights. I also attended a wedding in Nilai yesterday, driving my parents and sister over there.

I managed to catch the football match last night. United managed to net four goals despite using just a couple of gears and ending the match with an improbable back four. None of the back five were their regular and this can only be a good thing talking about the depth of the squad. However, the highlight was Chelsea's loss to Man Citeh. I wasn't sure what I enjoyed more, the fact of Chelsea having lost the game or the sight of Fat Frank missing the penalty late on which would have pulled his side level.

Consequently, I woke up late this morning for my ward round. It was however sorted by noon and I headed straight from UMMC to a family friend's place in Keramat. Our family have been close since I was in kindergarten and it was pretty nice to catch up on old times. I may have a spare couple of hours later today to finish my write-up about the Fraser's Hill trip, so watch this space.!