A Day at The Cardio's

This morning I got up early and developed a headache. The last time I had a headache was when I abstained from coffee (as an experiment).

My partner dropped me off at my brother's house because I was tagging along for my mum's first visit to the cardiologist. I mentioned before in this post that my mum has blood pressure issues. Hypertension is a very common affliction.

As with any clinic at the hospitals, the doctor's office was very busy. I sometimes ponder, had I made it to medical school, which area of specialty would I undertake? I reckon I would have gone into research rather than curative medicine. 

It was a long wait and my mum remarked that she liked my footwear.

Alamak, I did it again. Wore different colored selipar Jepun. Tsk!

Finally when my mum's turn came, my brother and I accompanied her during the consultation (extra pairs of ears are helpful). It was a very pleasant visit and the cardiologist altered my mum's medication.

Mum was very assured and comforted by the doctor's good bedside manner. So with that I hope mum's blood pressure issue will be resolved. The next follow up will be after Hari Raya.

After sending mum home, my brother dropped me off at the office where I cleared off some work while nursing my still pounding head. It did not help that the weather these days is so so hot!

Around 4:00pm I decided to go for an early dinner at The Red Kettle @ The Starling.

I love the coffee and it is very relaxing to sip coffee after a long day. For my meal I ordered the Classic Pork Chop.

I never ordered this before but I remembered this was what my partner had on our first visit. 

The three pieces of pork chops were accompanied by carrots, green peas and potato wedges.  I would say that the pork chops were well seasoned and nicely pan fried. 

While enjoying my meal, there was a loud din coming from the concourse. Like club music or something like that. After I was done, I went downstairs to investigate.

That's when I found the culprit, this leng chai performing beatbox and sharing with his modest audience the intricacies of beatboxing.

He produced all manner of sounds from high pitched squeals to scratching to bass booms. I stood there for a while watching him demonstrate how to make the sound effects. 

Being the charitable person that I am, I dropped a little something into his collection suitcase box. It is hard to cari makan as a performer.

Miraculously after I finished my pork chops, my headache was gone. Yay! I can now look forward to a relaxing evening with my partner. Tonight we will watch the Netflix documentary Keep Sweet, Pray and Obey. It's about Warren Jeff's rise (or rather crimes) in the Fundamental Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter-Day Saints. That should be interesting.