The Haze

The haze had definitely cause my eyes to itch. My throat also felt strange since I arrived at ParkCity. The stench was something else.

I then got a phone call from Anita. The dust particles had already entered our house and Idlan had been coughing. We had to restart him on Ventolin as a precaution. But, generally speaking the situation in Kelang Valley was getting worst. A quick glance out my apartment definitely looked worrying. I shudder with the thought of this was going to get worst before it started to settle.

Anita was asking if we would be better off staying at the apartment. I didn't think it would make much if a difference. The stench could be smelt even at the apartment. The only remedy at the moment would be to wear masks in the open, and to.make sure that I'm not dehydrated. My throat was definitely getting more irritated.

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.

Up Tonight

I was not having the best of days today as ny patient was getting ill. I was up until the early hours, but still the patient deteriorated. With not much sleep, I carried in with the ward round and clinic. And minus breakfast went straight after my shortened clinic across to Sentul to attend my boys' school concert.

But first, I would need a quick bite. Luckily Puan Anita had some food waiting for me.

Bad Traffic is Back

The school holiday had ended and yesterday, normal traffic was back in Lembah Kelang. And it wasn't welcomed. It took me easily 75 minutes to drive across and another 45 minutes to get from Subang to ParkCity.

As Anita was at the apartment looking at some repairs, I joined her for lunch. We had the driver dropping us off in Bangsar as traffic during lunch hour around Bangsar Village could be a nightmare.

Then came time for the afternoon clinic, and the afternoon rounds. Luckily, driving via the NPE the traffic was kinder.

My problem with the traffic didn't end there, as I drove to Kajang later that evening. And got stuck in traffic again. How I wished that the traffic was as light everyday as the school holidays.

Sun Not Coming Out

A quick look outside my window this morning summed up my mood perfect. Even the sun was reluctant to come out to play. How I wished that I could just lay there until the afternoon. But this being a post-call morning, I had to get going and sort out the admissions.

It soon started raining heavily. And that went on until I had my breakfast. Just arrived hone, and it looked gloomy outside. The plan was to visit KLCC to see an exhibition there, one which I planned to go to last weekend but couldn't make time. Hopefully I could find a couple of hours later in the afternoon to browse some book as well around there. I always browse for books when I was about to fly on a trip. Since I would be in Italy in a couple of weeks time, I might as well have a quick look for some travel tips.