Bonding with the grandkids...

“You know children are growing up when they start asking questions that have answers…” - John J. Plomp

(Alia, Hana, Arif, Aira and Amir at Putramas Apartment)

The much-awaited school holidays are finally here!

Sara and family will be spending a week holiday in KL. I have earlier booked BNM Genting View Resort for two night and the five grandchildren will be spending time together. As it was raining quite heavily when we were in Genting Highlands, the kids only managed to play games in the Skytropolis Indoor Theme Park. 

(Riding in the cable car)

(Hanging legs in the glass bottom gondola)

(The crowd at the Indoor Theme Park)

(World Largest Hotel of Genting Highlands)

(Cool weather in Genting Highlands)

The rest of the days were spent in our Putramas apartment, playing games, quizzes and watching their favorite cartoons or movies on Netflix.  

Our grandchildren seem to grow before our very eyes. Growing up has its wonders and special moments, and they seem to change from babies to teenagers in the blink of an eye.

(The grandkids at Putra Mall minus Aira)

(The view from 22nd floor Putramas apartment)

Banking/JOPPK Alumni Reunion...

"We did not change as we grew older; we just became more clearly ourselves..." - Lynn Hall

(Ex-Bankers of Investment Department)

Someday many years from now

We'll sit beside the candles glow

Exchanging tales about our past

And laughing as the memories flow

And when that distant day arrives

I know it will be understood

That friendship is the key to live

And we were friends and it was good.

- Eileen Hehl

(Meeting old colleagues after 20 years)

(Friends from the 80's: Jun, Jamilah, me and Rose)

(The door gift)

My Second Cataract Surgery

“To ensure good health: eat lightly, breathe deeply, live moderately, cultivate cheerfulness, and maintain an interest in life.” -William Londen

It was already more than six months after my first cataract surgery. Today I had a second cataract surgery for my left eye.

A day before the surgery I did Covid-19 PCR test and the result was negative. For this surgery, the doctor advised me to undergo general anaesthesia. My cataract surgery procedure was to remove the lens of my effected left eye and replaced it with an artificial lens. I was in the OT from 11.15 am till 1.15 pm. The surgery took less than half an hour but I was fully awake much later after a bottle of drip.

The next day my eye patch was removed. I was given two types of eye drops to be used till my next visit which will be in two weeks time.

(Covid PCR Test before surgery)

(Feeling nervous as usual)

(Vitals monitoring in the day-care ward)

(Ready to enter the operation theatre)

(Sedated and in deep sleep)

(After surgery follow-up the next day)

Two weddings weekend...

"Friendship means understanding, not agreement. It means forgiveness, not forgetting. It means the memories last, even the contact is lost..."

(Attending a wedding in Serendah)

This weekend we had two weddings to attend. The first was the wedding reception of one of a Masjid At-Tayyibin's qariah at his house in Taman Desa Melur, Serendah. We followed google maps' direction and nearly got lost in a Kampung Orang Asli Serendah when we took a wrong turn.

Another wedding was a wedding reception of an old colleague at a Pusat Komuniti Bukit Damansara. We got caught in a massive traffic jam because of the Thaipusam procession at Jalan Kuching heading towards Batu caves. 

(We nearly got lost in a Kampung Orang Asli) 

(Wedding of a daughter of an old colleague)

(Tasty kenduri dishes)

(Delicious kambing golek at both weddings)