Back to the Swings of Things

Things were slowly returning back to normal after the CNY breaks. Most of the familiar faces were back, the wards were reopened and the clinics filling up again.

The same cannot be said about the Emergency Room. It had been madness during the holidays. I was still recovering from my call on the first day of CNY. It was that bad.

This coming weekend would also be a big one for Irfan especially. He would be turning 8 on Sunday. And we have a party lined up for him, and starting from this evening, we would be having a meeting with his school friends to watch the new Lego movie at the cinema. Something he had been looking forward to since Anita planned it earlier this week.

As for me, I should be winding down pretty early since I only had a handful of in patients left to be seen. Then, a quick visit to ParkCity before heading back to the apartment. Hopefully things would quieten down and I could enjoy the movie with the boys.

Short and Sweet

The hospital looked to be in laid back mode this morning. From the car park to the lift, things seemed to be moving extra slowly today. Might as well. The worry for me being on call was things could go out if control later in the day....

Anita and the boys left for PD as planned and when I finished my rounds, they were still stuck in a traffic jam at Sungai Besi trying to enter the highway. She forgotten to pick up the SmartTag device from may car. So, things didn't start too well for them.

I have a couple of admissions to see so far, but they can wait until the Friday prayers were done. As it stood at the moment, I better enjoy the nice and quiet...‎

Stop at Subang

Dad had been struggling with his cough even before we left for Melaka. In fact, he could hardly sleep the night before. Before things got worst, I insisted that we stopped by Subang on the way home.

It was a touch of bronchitis probably brought on by a virus from a few days back. Some antibiotics and cough mixture should do the trick. He looked tired when we finally reached home, still coughing away. Hopefully he would be feeling better by tomorrow.

For a Sunday afternoon, the Emergency Room was pretty packed. Luckily he didn't have to wait for too long - I had contacts you see....

More on the Melaka trip here.

Finishing the Clinic

For some reason, the clinic today went along slowly than I could remember. And only about half of the patients turned up. Maybe they were tied up with the school opening this morning.

Anyhow, it was almost midday and still a couple of results waiting to be reviewed. I still have a couple of admissions to deal with later after lunch, as well as doing the afternoon rounds. Hopefully I could leave by 3 as I had some errands still to do before I leave.

The weather outside had been really inviting. Nice and sunny. I expected it to be warm and sunny in Melaka as well.

I will be bringing my in-laws as well. They were in need of a break. Best to try to leave early before it gets dark. Driving into Melaka city center was never fun....

Kenduri at Colleague's

It was great to see plenty of my colleagues turning up to attend a wedding hosted by another colleague who is on a long leave due to an assault.

She appeared to be in great spirits welcoming us all, who took an unceremonious route as a short cut from the hospital, through people's backyards.

I also bumped into an old housemate from Cornfield, meeting his year and a half-year-old son for the first time. Not to mention a familiar face behind the cameras on official duty for the occasion.

And food was great as well, with satay and some nice ais kacang on the side. We left before the crowd - and clouds - descended....