Kicking Off

Last day of work and I was only in for the morning round and the mornng clinic. No other issues noted and I was off the hospital by lunch time. A quick stop at the bank I'm Bangsar followed by an afternoon at my Mum's place at Bukit Antarabangsa.

After the boys got grumpy, it was time to stop at the pasar Ramadan for food. Anita would start cooking later tonight and whole day tomorrow. She would be cooking rendang and lakes for Raya. Then some Bolognese for the children who come to visit. A whole day of running around would be on the cards for me tomorrow.

Internet Revamping

It looked like ParkCity had made some changes as far as Internet access were concerned. We still get free Internet, but only with registered devices. So, I had to call the IT department and get my stuffs to be made legal!

But the officer was tied up this morning and I wasn't in the mood to wait. I'll catch up with them next week.when I return from my Raya break.

Since the hospital operate as a paperless unit, it made sense to secure the Internet and Intranet Web access. We can't afford to have a third party snooping into the system, prying on patients details and worth still, hack the notes and the various results system. It would create havoc as we didn't have a paper backup to access these data readily. A nightmare should the system be hacked.

The place also looked extra empty today. I only.had a couple of patients to see and was done by 11 am. Things were already winding down for the Raya break I guess.

Long Friday

It was a long night last night and I only managed a couple of hits of sleep. And today being Friday, combined with Ramadan, the condition really took its toll. I was really tired by the time I was done with the afternoon rounds. If I were to put my head on a pillow before Berbuka, I would risk taking sahur as my next meal. It was that kind of a day.

Last night was my last call before Raya, and I would be winding down in terms of admission by this weekend, before taking a week off for Raya. But tomorrow clinic would be a long one since there would be hardly any in the next week or so.

We would be staying at the apartment until this Sunday, before packing to return to Gombak. The boys would be reluctant to go, but we had to. Idlan had made up his room already - Irfan's remained a mess. Was at the bath watching over Irfan as I was writing this. He just loved to stay in the Jacuzzi.

Ward Closure

My holiday for the coming Raya was already sorted. But for some of my nurses, it would be work as usual. But by sheer luck, my main Oncology ward would be closed for the Raya weekend.

Therefore, most of my Malay nurses get to enjoy an extended break for the Raya. The patients would be placed on another ward when the closure took place. I could hear the celebration in the background.....

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.