Why in hell do they call that damn tooth a wisdom tooth?
Anyway, I had my bottom two removed today. Wisdom teeth that is. Just what WERE you thinking?
Kind of complicated process as they are what dentists call "impacted", that is, they are trapped by something somewhere and thus have problems growing normally preferring to shy away and stay under the gums unlike the rest of its peers. In other words, its the teeth equivalent of the class nerd. And woah before you go all "hey you don’t make fun of other people in your blogs just because you, well, blog", well, I’ve got the license to make fun of any class nerds ’cause I was one, along with my other license for Chinese and Indian racial jokes.
So anyway, I had my impacted bottom wisdom teeth removed. My dentist, Dr Allan Choo, had a darn hard time removing my teeth cause they were buried so deep in the gums and get this, the roots are curved.
The surgery took like 2 hours. All in all, it wasn’t pleasant, but it was fine. I’ve been through worse surgical procedures really.
The worst thing was actually the damn pain after the surgery. I can’t eat anything except for porridge and fluids and worst of all (or prayers answered for some), I can’t speak. And that’s not the end of it, I suddenly have swollen cheeks that make me look, hmmm, well, actually, I don’t look that bad with a bit of fat of my cheeks. Gives it that, you know, that Brad Pitt’s jawline kind of thing.
Okay never mind.
Painkillers works really well. I want to kiss the person who invented those.
Spent a nice long weekend at Bintan prior to this. Now to all you people who have not gone there, here’s my opinion, the humblest one.
What’s great about Bintan?
The beach. Nice fine sandy beaches, nice blue water. And for you straight guys out there, it’s the winter break, so expect to see white chicks at around this time of the year. And it’s just an hour’s ferry ride from Singapore, good for a weekend getaway. When I went, I got to ride on an elephant, the All Terrain Vehicle (ATV) and best of all, Kayaked, something I haven’t done since my army days.
What’s not so great?
The prices there are the same as Singapore’s except for maybe the massages. The food ain’t nothing to be proud of and the service is inconsistent. Some of the staff are just amazing, putting the ones in Giordano to shame, while others are well, simply put, downright rude. Kind of strange. The service is either darn good or darn bad, no where in between.
All in all, I did have loads of fun. But do apply your sunscreen religiously. Please.
Well, it was a darn eventful February so far, with my really fun reservist and watching Bruce Lee flicks with a darn good buddy and vomiting halfway through Hapkido training and then having Yu Sheng with my instructor. Oh and firecrackers for the second time for me during Chinese New Year since they aren’t banned in Indonesia. The first was in Beijing.
Okay off to drink my soya bean drink, my only source of food today. I feel like a Hindu priest now (remember my license mentioned above).
Okay guys, have a nice February and to all ACS boys out there, Founder’s Day is coming.
Okay no idea why I mentioned that.
