Heavy Morning

It had been a long morning. And the main culprit was the traffic. For some reason it was heavy despite good weather. Probably a hang over from the heavy rain yesterday. It took me almost an hour and a half to get to work, and I was caught in another queue on my way to ParkCity. This time it was due to a stalled car along the Federal Highway and the tailback was easily a couple of miles long.

I only arrived at my clinic 45 minutes later. After the clinic, it was Bangsar for a quick stop at the bank as well as some paperwork using the internet at the apartment. Luckily the afternoon traffic was a lot kinder, although it looked as if there would be rain again this afternoon. Heavy clouds outside .....

Early Break

I set off home as per usual after my afternoon clinic, but the major difference today was the journey hone only took the whole of 15 minutes. We were still at the apartment for the rest of the week, and by the time I reached home, it was barely 5.30 yet.

Went through the first ofmrder if business, what to have for berbuka. Anita had already cooked, and I spent the hour chilling with the boys.

The road didn't look too busyStill a bit on the hazy sideNo trip to the pool during RamadanOur maid was given the day off from tonight, and would only be returning on Wednesday, in anticipation of the hectic few days for the coming Raya. Anita felt that she could cope better at the apartment compared to in Gombak.

I might also take off tomorrow afternoon early as it was supposed to be my free afternoon. I have got an admission planned, but that should be straight forward. I won't be on call until Thursday.

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!

Jammed Up NKVE

Friday was the first day I worked this Ramadhan and by the afternoon, I couldn't wait ton get out of the hospital. I was warned that the traffic would be bad. I plugged on, trying the usual NKVE route leaving just after 5 pm.

Bad move. I was stuck right from the toll booth. But in thought it would just be temporary. But the jammed didn't let up, past the Damansara exit and beyond.

Finally in saw what the source was. There was a fatal accident just after the Kota Damansara Exit. A poor soul in a motorcycle - which were almost always the case - hit a lorry and ended up under it.

The emergency service were already on the scene but in doubt that anything could've been done. As a result, both lanes of the NKVE were jammed up as everybody slowed down to have a look. I ended up only reaching home just after 7. A two hour drive in the end. And that was after in promised to take the boys out for dinner after iftar. Ooops! It turned out to be a long day.

Smooth Traffic

Since the schools in Kelang Valley were closed today, traffic to work was smooth, although visibility was definitely affected by the haze. After seeing my patient in Subang, I then drove across to ParkCity. Again, traffic was smooth.

I was sure that many parents had to take emergency leaves today as they would struggle to get anybody to look after their children since the school closure was only announced late yesterday. That helped to explain the lack of traffic on the road.

For today, I had clinics and referrals to see. That should start me out for the coming few days.

I will be on call this Friday, so I had a few days to rejuvenate. In the mean time, let's enjoy the traffic, if not the haze.