Last weekend, we drove to KL to visit my beloved older boy who is in his second year at university. Upon arrival, we met up for dinner with CK Saw, Dr. Saravanan and his lovely wife at Venezia Restaurant in Cheras. We really had such a wonderful time talking nineteen to a dozen and enjoyed the treat given by CK Saw. Thanks a million CK for your generosity! Thanks also to CK and Dr. Saravanan and Sangeetha for coming all the way to meet us. I am so sorry that in my excitement and tiredness, I forgot to take a pic of us yakkity-yakking away!
Anyway, we had a lovely time with my son and his girlfriend. Most of the time was spent eating at different places as my son does not get to eat 'proper' meals and the rest of the time was spent at Borders, MPH and Plaza Low Yatt.
Here's yours truly at Gardens with my hero.
My boy with his girlfriend...
My two boys...
On Monday afternoon, we took my boy for lunch and then after a very tearful farewell, we made our way home....We really wanted to visit Antares but we were hard pressed for time...By the time we passed Rawang, the sky was heavy with rain clouds and the weather changed. The heavy downpour made it difficult for my hubby to drive and I was stepping on the brakes - er mind you...hubby was driving..know what I mean?
*sigh* Sadly, my hubby does not have good night vision as he is due for cataract operation for BOTH eyes and there was no other choice - hubby said I had to drive!!!
Horror of horrors!!!! Me? Drive? Gosh!!! The furthest place I have ever driven to is just Teluk Bahang and back home again. I have never even driven round Penang island! I nearly fainted at the suggestion but there was no way out.
When I started driving, my muscles started to tense up - all the muscles in my shoulder, upper torso, back, upper arms and even my fingers. I am quite sure that my blood pressure must have been easily 160/100.
For your information, I had just finished reading "Twilight" and as I made my way along the dark highway, I half-imagined vampires flying out to greet me - so much for my fertile imagination. Along the way, my head started to pound in rhythm with my already palpitating heart and I had to beg my younger boy to massage my shoulders while hubby massaged my already stiffened upper arm. Gosh - I felt as though rigor mortis had already set in!!!
At one point, it was so tensed. On my left was a lorry that was moving at a regular speed while yours truly was trying to maintain a respectable speed while the car behind me was flashing at me and the reflectors on the road divider were screaming for my attention. Phew! Most stressful. As I stepped on my accelerator, my boy said most politely, "Mom, I would encourage you to keep a constant speed of 80kmph!" I balked! But that would mean my ordeal would have to be prolonged!!!
Anyway, to cut the long story short, we arrived in Penang safely and for the record, after the stressful drive, I burnt a lot of calories and despite eating so much, I did not put on weight! Hurrah! Yours truly celebrated with a few Dunkin Donuts which I bought at the Tapah rest-stop :-).
And so dear reader, I do apologise for not blogging so much today. I am still trying to recover from the gruelling drive and the housecleaning plus laundry. It was an experience that I will never forget but it was worth it because this time, my hubby will not have to face the taxing drive on his own....
I will be back in action by tomorrow!!! I have to catch up on reading all the news I missed for the past few days. So here's wishing you a lovely evening and may God be with you and yours always!
Anonymous OMG..omg.. sorry but this is sooo funny. Ok..Ok.. I feel for you my friend.
It's unfortunate that you had the worst combination of factors for your maiden highway drive : Rain + impatient drivers + bad light.
Normally, my main worry when driving in the rain on the highway is not so much my handling of the car. Instead, I am worried about other drivers who are aquaplaning on bald tyres.