In retrospect - commuting

I can still remember this time last year how i was tied up with teaching and all. At the time my son had just finished his SPM and was awaiting his SPM result. He was a fourth and fifth former in Sekolah Menengah Sains Alam Shah in Bandar Tun Razak back in 2005 & 2006 respectively. Driving to work in Klang valley can be very distressing. Commuting from home in usj subang jaya to gombak was hectic & dreadful. It involved taking Kesas Highway to get to work driving past puchong, bukit jalil on Kesas Highway and then, MRR2 (Middle Ring Road 2) drivng past Bandar Tasik Selatan, Bandar Tun Razak, Cheras, Pandan Indah, Ampang, Ulu Klang and Gombak. Mind you that traffic in that Pandan Indah stretch of MRR2 would get worsened by every minute of the day particularly during rush hours. It could make anyone suffers from bouts of insanity.

And just before reaching my usual destination in Sg. Pusu Gombak I had to drive past Taman Melawati, Wangsa Melawati, Taman Melati before taking the flyover at the Gombak interchange (or intersection as brits would say). In retrospect, i could see that more time wasting on the road could be mitigated by moving to a new home closer to work. Yup will do that once I’m back home in 3 or 4 years’ time....ohhh shoot! still a long time to go but on second thought, I kind of like it here. Going to uni is about 5 to 10 minutes’ drive. Heading back to dept lab etc after dinner at home, is just a breeze.

A tribute to a friend who lives in wangsa melawati, I present ‘Against all odds’ to you, blogosphere friends & passers-by. Just for your listening pleasure.


***My all time favourite karaoke song***