HOSPITAL REVIEW: KPJ BANDAR DATO' ONN

All this while, I had been visiting friends when they were warded in private hospitals. For the first time. I was a regular daily visitors at KPJ Bandar Dato' Onn Hospital in Johor Bahru when my sister was hospitalized for three nights [READ HERE].

This place sure had positive vibes but that cost a lot of money.

KPJ Bandar Dato' Onn is one of the newest private hospitals in town. I found it less busy if compared to other places I had been to.

For one thing, there were not many shops or eating places in the building. Unfortunately I found the common cafeteria not that interesting, as there were not many choices of food available.

On the last day, my niece and I went to get breakfast in the other cafeteria which was more hipster and modern, and the food prices were slightly expensive.

All in all, I would treasure the experience. I was glad that I made the decision to send my sister here and was happy with the service provided. Even though the experience was a pleasant one, I hope I don't have to check in [or for someone else's behalf] at the hospital again.

CHECKING IN AT KPJ BANDAR DATO ONN

I was here in KPJ Bandar Dato Onn Hopsital - checking in for my sister who had a fall at home and got some bones fractured near the hip area.

Earlier, I had already reached the Emergency Unit at Hospital Sultanah Aminah but as I went out of the car to ask for a wheelchair and some help for my sister, I was told by the staff that there were no beds available. Without hesitation, I made up my mind to drive to KPJ Bandar Dato Onn and that I was glad I did that.

I will be here at the hospital for a few days and hopefully it will not be too long. My daily routine is going to change in a lot of ways after this. Pray to God I have the strength.

THERE IS ALWAYS A FIRST TIME AT TEBING BANDAR DATO' ONN

Mr. Syazwan Shavarein [an ex-student of SMK Taman Universiti] was in town. We decided to meet up for supper at place called Tebing in Bandar Dato' Onn, the first time for both of us. Mr. Syazwan was home to take care of his father who was warded in the hospital nearby.

We just bought drinks from the food court there and Mr. Syazwan had the snacks packed for us.

We then walked around the place where there were food stalls and people enjoying their food in the open. There were still a lot of people at 10:00 p.m. even though it would be a working day the next day.

We bade "goodbye" to each other after that as Mr. Syazwan needed to get back to his father. Hoping to see him again some other time when he is back in JB.

THE 20TH DAY OF EID 1443H

The first visitors to arrive for Eid today was Mr. Masrizal Sayute, an ex-colleague of SMK Taman Universiti, and his wife and children. He is currently teaching in SMK Gelang Patah after being promoted as the Head of Department. They used to be 8 people in the family but the other four have now either working or have left the nest.

In the afternoon, I made my way to an open house invitation of an ex-student of SMK Taman Universiti, Mr. Azry Anuardy, in Bandar Baru Kangkar Pulai. Everybody seemed to be hosting and/or attending open houses or wedding receptions today. Hence, the very heavy traffic on the highway.

The next open house invitation was located in Bandar Dato' Onn which was hosted by a colleague of SMK Dato' Jaafar, Puan Rafidatul Shuib. There, I met three ex-students of SMK Taman Universiti, so it felt like a school reunion. Surprising Puan Rafidatul's husband was also in SMK Taman Universiti for one month before moving away to other boarding school.

Then, I drove to Taman Rinting in Pasir Gudang, to another open house invitation. The hosts, both husband and wife, are my colleagues of SMK Dato' Jaafar, Mr. Che Lotfi Roni and Puan Norsapiah Omar. Mr. Principal and his wife were also there when I arrived.

If you think that was the end of the Eid eating spree that you are wrong. I stopped by at another colleague's house in Taman Sierra Perdana which is luckily just nearby the previous house visited. Mr. Ahmad Ridzuan Mohamad and his wife were kind enough to invite me over.

Actually, I also attended a wedding reception of a neighbour's before going to the first open house.

One thing for sure, I have successfully grown fatter now and with nine more days to go, I think there are still chances to eat more.

WHERE THERE IS A WILL...

My colleague and I went to visit another colleague who had just lost her daughter this morning. By the time we left the cemetery, it was already lunch time. As this Morso Restaurant was just in the vicinity, Mr. Amirulhakim and I decided to stop by as the school canteen would already be closed by time we got back there.

There were other four diners in the restaurant so we managed to get our lamb chop real quick. Food was good and lunch was over in less than half an hour. It was my third time at this eating place and I am glad I had introduced this place to Mr. Amirulhakim Mahfudz who is also an avid gastronomic adventurer. I am about to see whether he would be coming back to Morso again after this or not.

MR. BIG BAD WOLF IS BACK IN TOWN

9th APRIL 2021 ~ I needed to get something from AEON Bandar Dato' Onn and someone I met earlier mentioned that there was the Big Bad Wolf Book Fair held at the same venue. I had to stop by and see if there would be anything to get hold of but I kept reminding myself that I still had books at home which had remained untouched for quite some time.

The Book Fair was held at the Food Court area which is now no longer operating [because of the C-19 Pandemic].

The temptation was too great to resist so I went home with just 5 books which cost me slightly over RM50. I successfully returned back a few books and chose the ones that I think I would read. Or perhaps the ones that I would read later when I have retired. 😊