Great Start to the Day

Such nice weather to start the day off. But I wouldn't be holding my breath since the past few days ended with flash flood around town and Shah Alam. Luckily for us, we had a meeting yesterday until late. And I have another long afternoon today, so should the rain come, I would not be complaining.

While doing my rounds this morning, Anita called to say that she had to dash to the MyEG Office in 1Utama after our maid's permit was sent to the Gombak House when nobody was in. Since they couldn't get it to us, we had to pick them up from their office, and only the employer - myself - could pick the permit up.

It was a bit of a headache since I was at work, and since I might have a free hour, I decided to drive there to meet up with Anita. Being held up by a case, Anita reached there first and for some reason, she was allowed to pick the documents up. I was already halfway there then.

So, a detour for early lunch ensued ..... more about that later .....

Lounging

I now come over to Park City twice a month, much less than I used to do. Listening to the announcement that many of the main roads into the city would be closed for the Merdeka celebrations, I was worried about the traffic since this morning would be my drive across town to Park City.

Started my rounds really early, and managed to have breakfast before starting my drive. But it turned out that the traffic was light, and I only have one patient coming into clinic. And she would only be in by 11. Sounds like a morning at the lounge waiting.

Might just drop by at the apartment for lunch since one of our friend is having a check-up at the hospital right next door today.

Back to Normality

The last week had been a long one. Long hours. Long tired hours, ended with a long Sunday and a very busy Monday with cancellation of clinics and the likes.

My colleagues had been away and the combination of three people's responsibility was just real hard work. And the main problem was the Saturday call which I had with some really sick patients needing looking after.

But, my colleagues were back today. And as the school holidays had come to an end, the heavy morning traffic also came back, with a vengeance. Heavy morning clinic followed by lunch soon brought some normality to the proceedings and by the afternoon, I felt much lighter with spring back in my steps.

To top it off, I will be taking both Thursday and Friday off for the beginning of Ramadan although I would still be coming in the morning to do my rounds. Time to chill out a bit I think.

A Wet Start

The prediction was it would be sunny this morning and tomorrow. But it turned out to be the opposite. It rained so hard that it was such a struggle to get out of bed.

The traffic into work was understandably heavy. Luckily today was a no clinic day, hence I could take my own sweat time enjoying the carpark that was Federal Highway.

The Boss is back!My senior colleague would also be back from conquering Mount Kinabalu. I spent the morning doing rounds with him before leaving for Ara Damansara to see a referral there.

Heavy rain while seeing my referral at Ara DamansaraBack for lunch before doing an early round to enjoy an early afternoon. The boys would be having a long weekend so we planned to go out tonight after their Quran class. Maybe dinner outside.

In the meantime, it was best to enjoy some down time. I would be on call Saturday.

Roadwork at Bukit Bintang

Clearly Bukit Bintang would never be the same anymore. Especially looking at the amount of digging they were doing around the iconic intersection between Jalan Bukit Bintang and Sultan Ismail. And it had been going on for the last couple of years, with an almost constant changing of the road layout around that particular area.

This development also had contributed to the closure of another famous landmark, the Bukit Bintang Plaza.

So, on my way to Low Yat Plaza last weekend, I went past the famous intersection again. There were still a big crowd mingling about, but the layout had changed again. The pedestrian walkway was still preserved but getting across the road could be a bit tricky.

I saw a few Mat Salleh stopping at the junction trying to get around the place. I was sure they stayed at a hotel nearby and wanted to explore the area. Not a good time for that mate!

Some heavy gear there ...I sure hope that all these distractions would pay dividend at the end of the day. There had been a lot of investment here and I hope that it would all be worth it .....