Closing Down for the Week

I still had the clinic open a couple of days before Raya and was at the hospital doing rounds and procedure on Raya Eve. I preferred it that was and then had a long break after.

As usual, it was time to clear my clinic room with all the hampers and cards. A few trips to the car this time around as some of my patients had been really generous ....

Slowing Down

On paper, I have a full week of clinic but looking at the list, they appeared to be quite sparse - except for the one next Monday afternoon, the last one before Raya which was full. Maybe it was time to wind down. I have done my weekly call last week and am now practically free, apart from a few scheduled chemotherapy rounds before the Raya break.

I have booked a week off, but we have yet to decide if we were going to travel to Penang or not since Idlan has got his exams coming up in September. We wanted to keep all the distractions to a minimum, and take our holidays later in the year once the exams were done.

So, I will doing all the paperworks and letters in arrears and hopefully indulge in some down time with the drone or play a session or two of video gaming. My EVE account had been dormant for a few weeks. And I have downloaded a Civilisation game a few weeks ago which I have yet to touch ….

A Quick Escape

After the call last night, I felt like having a quick escape from the hospital during lunch. Although it did not last long - I was called back in - it was always good to leave the hospital. And Anita joined me for an early lunch in Bangsar.

Back and forthThe traffic was not very bad and now during lunch hours, I managed to discharge a couple of patients and just waiting for the afternoon rounds while doing letters and paperwork in clinic. Hopefully I would have a quiet hour there.

Wash Thy Hands

5th of May. Five out of five! It's the International Hand Washing Day. I felt that SJMC may have gone overboard on this one.

There were posters and every wards had their own hand-washing advocate complete with a sash. I couldn't remember how many times I was asked to wash my hands today. I just did what I almost do, wash after every patients. My hands were smelling all sorts of chemicals at day's end ....

Return to Routine

Back today and spent the morning unpacking as well as going into work for a quick ward round. Wasn't able to get much done afterwards since I was distracted. Wished that in could just spent the afternoon with my camera instead.

Then an idea struck me. Might as well get my photos from the Melbourne trip sorted out and get going with a blog entry or three.

The boys were back soon after and I was with Idlan finishing his homework. The bed beckon soon. I could do with an early night. Rather tired with the travels.