Zonked Out

This week has been a difficult week for me as I was on pain killers and nervous system medication (both drowsy). My back took a beating when I drove to fetch my youngest (see here) and then sending him back (driven by my youngest himself and then taken over by my other half). The long hours sitting in the car (due to traffic jam) triggered another long episode of bad back.A few times, I was zonked out, not knowing the time of day as I was awakened from a deep sleep. For the coming week, I should lessen my medication intake; feeling that I had killed part of my brain cells.

I can't imagine the state I will be in if I had followed my other half to Terengganu. Here are some pics from her travel there.

On Thursday, my second son. Ihsan followed me to my regular medical check up at UPM Medical Centre. He was excied to see the changes made in the campus.He asked me to snap a photo of the new 'container stores' near the CIMB bank. There is now 7Eleven (hidden in photon) and also at the central lecture theater facility.

I wasn't feeling too well coming back from the medical check-up trip. Since the usual eatery in UPM wasn't open (due t some eletrical problem, I was told), we stopped by at Seremban RnR to have our lunch. Indeed, thereafter I zonked out on reaching home.

Yesterday, knowing that I won't be seeing Ihsan for at least a few weeks, took some photos with Ihsan at Masjid Hussain and then later when he drove off back to JB.

Earlier that day, I heard the news of Pn Hanita has passed away (was told after she had influenza). I knew Pn Hanita when I was at ITMA and she was the admin officer there. May Allah forgive her sins and grant her jannah.

Concidentally, this piece of memory in ITMA resurfaced on my FB page.

Note added: Being a musically inclined person, I have been following the Eurovision Asia 2026 (tonight, I believe) mainly due to Malaysia's participation with Aina Abdul as a representative. Watched some reactions to the entries mostly by Europeans. Some were polite but yet pointed out some of the songs felt dated. There was one reaction, which is pretty frank I think, mentions about how geopolitics might come into play in the voting. The public votes from one country are not allowed to vote for their own country, which means the votes have to come from other countries, perhaps opening to geopolitical biasness. Then the person goes on to say that some might not vote favourably for Aina due to her Muslim appearance (with the headscarf). Huh? Too bad if this is so (politics and Islamophobic elements). Regardless, Aina should do her best and keep the intentions good and clear.