Today's Prayers

Normally I would finish my Friday morning clinic at around 1, and ended having to rush to the mosque. I prefer to walk since the parking was atrocious and driving in and out of the parking lot was a nightmare. Sometimes, I was lucky to get a lift from colleagues who were on the way back.

Last week, the walk was tinged with haze, and by the time I reached the hospital for lunch and afternoon rounds, my eyes were red.

Today I was lucky since my clinic finished just after noon, and I was able to get my stuff into the car, changed into a sandal and started walking. I reached the mosque - located just under a kilometer away - after about 15 minutes, and went for a quick lunch at the stalls there.

It was a Ramly burger this week, with some really nice juice. The haze was also not too bad and the weather was overcast. A nice afternoon for a walk.

The ramp going up to the ladies' section. It's opened to males today as it was Friday.The main hallBut the reason for the entry was not about the walk, but for the renovation that had been taking place at my local mosque in the last year. Before Ramadan, about half of the section was closed and most of the Jemaah had to pray under a shed in the middle of the sun. That was trying!

If I was early, I tend to get a space inside the main hall, airconditioned and sleep-inducing. Now, the renovations were almost complete, and the outer halls are now very confortable to stay at. And the ladies section had a ramp going upstairs for the disabled. Since I was early, it would be in the main hall this week .....

Kaffeinette

No, this wasn't a typo. That's the name of the cafe my cousin, Shari and his partner, just opened at SS15, a traffic jam hub not far from my clinic. Yes, traffic was an issue there but hey, this is Subang Jaya!

Last Wednesday evening, he held a doa selamat and opened the cafe for relatives and cousins. It rained heavily in the preceding hours and even I got stuck driving from the apartment with parts of the road leading out of KL was closed due to flash flooding. It took Anita and my Mum an hour and a half to get there from Gombak and all of us missed the doa.

But we reached there in time for the food.

Suri, and the owner, Shari

A typical cafe, it served great coffee, comfort food and of course, cakes and desserts. I didn't have time to explore the menu, but one of the main attraction was ironically nasi lemak.

The place was packed when we arrived, and since I had yet to take dinner, I was starving. The nasi lemak definitely took care of that.

Creative wiring

A nice chat ensued as another cousin of mine had just returned from Haj the week before. Time to catch up.

Talking about traffic jam, it was certainly a challenge around this part of SS15. This was made worst by roadworks and building as part of the MRT round the corner from there. Hopefully the traffic would improve as the building was completed. Otherwise, the location of the cafe would've been perfect.

Awaiting for the signage to be erected

A single visit would not give a real idea of how the place would take off. I would give it another visit traffic and work permitting in the coming weeks.

Missing Breakfast

Looks like for the coming Ramadan, I would be missing my breakfast place. Both the venue and the company. But surely I would be back with a vengeance after Eid.

Simple Malay food but all the items were very nice... just right next door to the hospital. Unfortunately it only open after 9, and may cause havoc if I needed to start my clinic on time.

Thanks Heaven

It was threatening to rain when I ended my morning clinic but when reached the Doctor's Lounge after the Friday prayers, the heavens opened. And boy, did it rain?

Nice breeze instead of the hot sun while walking to and from the mosque, and I was lucky that it only started to rain when I got back to the hospital. It rained but wasn't as heavy as it was on Thursday. Thursday's storm was a major one!

Early Start

Attending a meeting this morning, I had to leave for work extra early. But that didn't stop me from having a nap just after sahur. I ended up leaving the apartment at 6.45, starting my rounds just after 7 in the morning.

A quick look outside, little did I realise that the crawl on the roads leading to and from Persiaran Kewajipan had already started. It was already busy with the honking and all. No wonder the patients complaining that sometimes they couldn't get enough rest.

And the queue didn't last until about 10 in the morning. And would start again just after three. Madness!