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WongFu has produced a marvelous video again! One that melts my heart. 
Lov It Lov It Lov It!!!!

Reminds me of how much I've missed home during my years in UK. It makes me sad sometimes, however it is heart warming thinking about daddy, mummy, sisters, doggie and of cuz our aunties, uncles and cousins. The freezing cold winter makes me misses them more.

Now that I'm back in M'sia. It's easier to go home though I'm not staying at home as I planned to. Can't say that I'm glad that i moved back but I'm much happy to see my family again and having them closer.

But again, I'll miss them much in future, when i move again.

It's always nice to be back at HOME.



dedicating this to Mommy! & Happy Bday again =)

54th

It's nice hanging out with Garret
and MW called at night and we had a long catch up

Thank you for sending me my besties to get me through this day
and a movie that warms my heart and reminds me of u.
Real Steel was awesome!

Happy Birthday

&

I Missed you

A lot....

=(

Black Monday!

The most unhappiest day of work! =(

一个人的浪漫

一个人望着窗外的夕阳
静静地享受喜歡的情歌
把所有的不开心和煩堖抛到九尘云外

好久没这么地 relax 了

=)

1st hospital attachment

Done few simple XLas
2 MOS under LA
2 MOS under GA
1 OAF repair under GA
Observed an implant placement with bone augmentation (collagen materials)
Followed to ward rounds
Removed an arch bar (dont even know how to place one yet)
Saw a Ranula (minor sublingual sal. gland cyst at FOM)
Briefly saw a SCC patient
Managed an ex-bisphosphonate pt.

Operative Theater is  is fun
Dr Arad is very helpful and patient =)
Mixture of friendly and unfriendly staffs..
Hating the computer system >_<

Overall.. 4th day of OS attachment......

Still BLUR !!!

Sometimes, i'm just thinking a little too much..

Am I ???

There again
I was on a flight
looking down at the land below the craft
at trillion of lights twinkling in the night
feeling the speed of the Boeing-737 zooming across the sky
and my heart as light as a feather, free like a bird.

No matter how far were the journeys
and countless time i've been on board
I still love flying.
To be on the plane
to be in the air
imagining myself touching the clouds
and reaching the edge of the globe.

Soon as the pilot made an announcement for landing
the plane started to descent
and my heart started to sink, hating the presence of gravity
pulling me back to the reality.

If i were to choose again
I would have done aviation. =p

Chill..chill.. ChILL~~

sitting in a an open air cafe
with my beloved lappie
doing some research while talking to ppl online
at the same time enjoying my laksa mee + mee hoon
with the evening breeze rubbing against my back
and soft music playing at the background
waiting for the sky to turn orange, navy blue and then black
and the incandescent lights to lit the dark
everything does look beautiful under the dim light

It feels great to not be back at home so early at times
to stay out and chill until i feel it's time to get home or else the teddies at home will be missing me..

Now i've found a good new way to relax myself after a tiring day and enjoy my time alone BUT 'not actually being alone'  -- if you get what i meant

=D

BEst best BEst Xla!!!!

Did the best extraction ever in my life yesterday
on an old pak cik
a closely edentulous upper arch with a retained decideous canine peering out from the palate

Halfway giving the local, 
*POP*..
the tooth just fall straight out into his throat...

I was staring in disbelief.. @.@
quickly fished the tooth out and told the patient that the tooth was out
Without a coupland, a forcep nor my fingers!
My DSA was amazed!
we all broke out into laughters.. lol

What an Xla!!!

MILK hunting

was just talking to PL and found out that i wasn't the only one having difficulties in finding the right milk in Malaysia - FRESH MILK!!! wells.. just the West Malaysia may be.. Never recall that i had this problem when i was living in Sabah..

PL is looking still. Giving up soon. Rach and i was luckier.. Rach found her's in Singapore (again, it's not Malaysia) and I found mine here.

Haahhahhh.. so maybe uk grads are having problem with milk hunting?! lol

Here's mine!! Australian Farmhouse (again, not Malaysia product) =S  and I paid about RM8 for ONE carton!

Wat happened to the cows here?????!!

Importance of incisors!

Had 2 scuba diver coaches came in for a check up today and i got curious after seeing the 2nd patient..
It couldn't be just a coincidence that they both came for a check up on the same day..

So i went on asking the 2nd 'victim' of what's teeth to do with diving???

and he answered:" Dr... of cause they're important.. You need the front teeth to bite on the mouthpiece!"

There u go... Another reason to keep your Incisors !


=D

Red mail box
Colourful Autumn
Freezing Winter
Barren trees
Montana House
BBC
Friends
Pacific
Lamb stew
Dental School
Aquatic centre
Armitage
Green summer
Bon Fire
White Christmas
Lake District
Piccadilly Train Station
London Euston
AMC cinema
Bus # 142,143,42,43..
Crazy Magic bus aunty
Stagecoach
Withworth Art Gallary Cafe
East Didsbury
Manchester Airport
North Wales
Rice's Cheesecakes
Choco-cakes
Zara
Selfridges
Old Trafford Paediatric clinic
Old Trafford park & swings
Wing Yip
Wong Wong




huhuh... When will i be back??

My little break was just too short..
It felt surreal. Too good to be true...
In my dream, i met YY, Farah, PL, and our 3 musketeers from Manchester.
We had some seasonal fruits.
Visited Kek Lok Si in Penang.
Fed the tortoises, watch them fight for food
Spoil with Penang Char Kuih Tiaw, Laksa, Hokkian Mee, Mua Chi...
I had loads of Ferrero Rocher from UK. Thanks to Ah Hong.
We stayed in a Hydro Hotel.
Went to the white sandy beach. The boys went swimming.
WH slipped off a rock and land on the back of his head. Was shock for a bit, and started thinking that he is suffering from memory loss.
He told us his story. Taught us a lesson. Reminding us to sacrifice but still holding on to our basic principles oin life. Not to bend ourselves too much out of shape. To trust and to give trust.
Paran's shoulder massage is still one of the best.
Momo's imitation of our tutors was hilarious.
We hang out in their room.. I wished we wasn't too tired to stay up all night.

....................

It's my twin sisters' birthday today.
Yi Pin is graduating soon.
They're now in Stockholm, celebrating with mummy, Steph and Aunty Alice.
Again, i wish i was there.
It's been long since we had a family trip together.

...................

I'm missing them all. My Friends, My Family.

Welcome to Malaysia, Boys!

Yeh hoo!!!!! Paran, Mo and Ah Hong has finally arrived JB!!!!! =D
and they're less than 5 minutes drive away from where i am staying!

We had a short catch up just now and will be resuming this weekend.
Everyone is still the same.. just that our working environment has changed now..

Still couldn't believe that they're here in Malaysia!
Felt like i'm back in Manchester again for a split second..
Didn't know how much i have actually missed UK and our friends until i met them this evening..

A big big Welcome to the boys! =)

Jo Whore

Our lovey Paran just gave a new name to Johor  -

Jo-WHORE!

hahahahhhhh!!!

Still don't know what is in his unique brain!  lol

Aguardiente

hmmm...

Have been searching for the name of this drink for years, since our visit to a Spanish island called Majorca.
Douglas, Oli, Ailing and I got lost on our way home, searching for local Spanish cuisine on a Sunday evening. Everywhere else were closed. In the end we manage to find an old canteen-look Spanish restaurant and decided to give it a try. There were no customers inside. An old couple who we believed are the restaurant owners gave us a warm welcome and passed us a few menu. They were all in Spanish. Both the owners doesn't speak English either..
Among the 4 of us, Douglas was the only person who has learnt a few Spanish vocabularies in his Uni. So he was promoted as our translator between the owner and us..

While waiting for our food to be served, we observed if there were any customers stopping by. However no one turned up. We got a little concerned, worrying that the food will be bad.. However we still manage to keep our minds as positive as we can be.

Food was served after about 45 minutes wait. We did get a bit impatient. However the Seafood Paella and Fideua were awesome! Their seafood were fresh and the portions were huge too. That was the best Spanish Paella that i've ever had.

The lady owner gave us s shot of 'Spanish sweet alcohol' each before we left. She even left two whole bottles of the drink on the table and asked us to help ourselves. It was very sweet. Fruity taste. To be honest, i would never know that is an alcohol if Oli hadn't warn me not to over drink, thinking it was a fruit juice. That was the best alcohol that I've ever tasted too! However i didn't manage to get the name of that drink.

I have missed the restaurant and the food so much. Been looking for the drink for years but i've never found the name. Today i accidentally read a travel blog and found the general name of that magic drink - Aguardiente!!!

HAhahahhh.. I wish to get hold of it soon... hopefully..
Bravo Spain!!!
One of my best memory in Majorca ^^

0 hit today!!!!!
i should b enjoying my freeness
but surprisingly i was bored...
thanks to the last minute cancellation of a short course..

spent the whole morning in lab.. learning some lab work
also bonding with our staff nurse and kak Fiza (secreatary)

easy day =)

1st MOS,
the tooth is out!! hehehh
but ended up with a lacerated lip =S

so so sooooo sorry........ =(

another lesson learnt.

~ Do not just concentrate on the tooth! Patient had got LIPS... and tongue of cause! ~

A wedding and a funerel
on the same day
in our neighbourhood

Feels strange somehow....

Historical Day!!!

hohohhh..

The day that I've got my pay!!!

First Pay Ever! after working for nearly 2 months... hehhehh

However it's not the first pay that I have earned in my life.. 

Happy counting my monaaay... =p

Bravo!

and of course, it'll b gone in a blink, paying all my debts. =S

~New Hit~

Patient number hits 60!!!! Yehhoooo!!

New record!

but hopefully no crappy job.. >.<

Bandar Mas relieve is tiring =.=""

Nice people tho.. i mean the staffs =)

Bought loads of Kerepeks on my way back.. Apparently it's popular there.. and the owner is related to our receptionist. ^^

Can't wait for the weekend to get back to home!!! hehehh.. back to civilization!!!

突然好想你。。
很久没這様了
你的样子开始变得好模糊

很害怕有這么的一天
你的面容真的从自己这麻雀般的脑袋中消失
那些最珍贵的记忆就这样的烟消云散。。

My Black Thursday

An overwhelming day...

Pt 1:
- Nepali (doesn't really speak malay/ english)
- came in complaining of pain on LL8, saw GP 3 days ago, taking antibiotics and painkillers
- pain on eating, but no pain on visualising food
- Cinically: No caries, no TTP
- Periapical Radiograph: No periapical lesion & caries on LL5,6,7,8
- Extraorally: swelling on L cervical resion, fixed, hard
* ??? Submandibular gland obstruction?? Lymphadenopathy??  Difficult diagnosis!!!

Luckily it was Dr. Araq (our mighty oral surgeon)'s day of visit...
Straightaway REFER!!
Differential Diagnosis: ?? Pharyngeal Lymphadinitis? arising from a lymhatic granuloma? (arrhhh i cant even hear the medical term clearly as our Dr Araq was so soft spoken) -- but he is a very nice Oral Surgeon tho.. pheeeew


Pt 2: Xla LL7
Have never seen a root that curved in my whole practicing life (not that i've started working for long) but still...
It's properly gripping to the alveolar bone
Difficult extraction >.< - For Sure!
called for SOS..
wish i did took a picture of it!


Pt 3:

* before seeing the patient, my assistant kindly warned me about the patient having psychiatric problem. In my head i was thinking: Schitzo? Learning difficulties?  hm.. no doesnt seems like it

So i went on finding out more about him

- Pain on UL quadrant, below orbital bone, around zygomatic area
- No Dental problems
- Came in requesting for a simple filling under LA
- MH: Nerve damage due to an accident few years ago, had surgeries, on all sorts of pain killers i.e Gabapentin, but no help, seeing neurosurgeon soon

Tx provided: Simple composite filling to restore aestetic.

So he's not psychic..
However pt keep requesting for LA!!!!!
After talking to him for 15 minutes explaining that we're not in the position to give him an LA for 'no reason' as there is no indications for LA. He left.
After finishing my one last patient. I discussed the case with my seniors.
Just as soon as we stopped the topic.. The patient turned out with his dad (claiming that he's who who who from which which residential area) grrrr
Luckily my senior was there..
Again he was asking if we can give him any form of aneasthetic, just to relieve the pain.. or else if he can get hold of a load of aneasthetics and inject himself
We actually felt bad for him..
He was that desperate....
Another 20 minutes spent explaining to him --- Best thing to push it all to the SPECIALIST!!
sigh.......

Dr Lim immediately reach out for her ice-cream in her storage after they left - Destress

So my way of destress?
Blasting my  music in the car! yeaaaah!
At the end of the day, i manage to pull a smile seeing 3 monkeys walking on the electrical cable beside the street on my way back.
so cute and entertaining!    =)

Sad life?

Nah... i'm happy that i'm still alive to see the beauty of mother nature. ^^

Soon coming Reunion !!!! =D

Gooooooood Newsss!!!

Hohohhhhhhh
Just received a message that our uni buddies are coming for a visit!!!!!!!!!
Ah Hong, Abdul & Paran!!!  Cant wait to see u all.. =D
Ahh now July seems so far away...

A new motivation to work!!! hohohhh...

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Dentistry: Roots of teeth do rot and become smudgy.. just like dead twigs! eewww....

new record!

just realised i've treated 35 patients yesterday! yay!! new record!
getting faster =)

was posted to relief a small Felda village, Waha this morning.
purely extractions and examiations..

Knackered..

It was a good experience treating in a village as i love travelling.
More to explore.
Was pestering our driver to find us some sweet potato as Waha is known for it.
On our way back, Jai and Azman were busy looking out for a stall.
My lovely dental receptionist bought me some =D

Happy.. ^^

03/05/11 stressful day, happy day ^^

one of the most stressful day at work
a long weekend with a Monday holiday turned our dental clinic into a war zone
more than a hundred outpatents to be seen by 2 dentists and plus another one helping out when she is free..
madness...

seems like i have been having difficult extractions for the whole day - an UL4 with long curved roots,  a carious partially erupted LL8, a vertically fractured UR7 which snapped when i was extracting with forceps..
grrrrrr.. roots!!
Another senior saved my broken roots
A clever idea of splitting the tooth into half saved my trouble taking an 8 out!
phew... i did learnt


we ran late... again... leaving the clinic at 17:07 is late! (this is the M'sian working culture in the government)

adrenaline rush for 10 hours
thinking about tomorrow's speech
fighting with non-working scalers
pet talking a crying kid who doesn't even want to open her mouth
drilling and filling teeth with massive holes
XLasssss

i'm drained.

however it was one of the best day i had.

My favourite tunes playing at the background kept me going..
A braved little boy behaved real well when i was doing an extraction for him. =) He was happy when i gave him his tooth as a souvenier.. lol
Was talking to my assistant about tomorrow's speech before leaving a clinic. A Paediatric dental nurse overheard our conversation and told us that the speech was cancelled!
Thrilled, I gave my assistant a big hug!

Off to home... Yaaaaaaaaay!!!!!

=D

It feels so good to be back at home
back to my comfortness
and the luxury of having faster internet connections!
yeh hoooo!!!

youtube, wongfu's, my baby speakers, my summer dresses, my (My sister's) bed, the garden ....
arrhhh.. i miss them all..

happy to see my family too!! Aunty Alice's family is back and my sis is at home too
hheheh.. i like the noise

been lazying in bed for the whole morning n i'm planning to stay like that till dinner time.
We even made Domino's deliver our lunch as we cant be bothered to drive out.
PIggiess..

gunna spend a nice relaxing holiday at home before stressing about my soon coming talk (in MALAY  >.< ) next week!

=)

Record breaking Day ^^

yehhooooo!! seen 30 odd patients today!

When's the next new record? hehhe

n the root is out too!! Thanks to Dr Jaya's help and Poaem's bayonette =D .. pheeeeew!

i don't fancy carious roots and they don't like me too.. fair enough.. They're properly training my patience...

Lesson learnt:

DO NOT attempt XLa in school settings unless the tooth is mobile! REFER!


A root to sort tmr >.<

1st day in the real dental world ^^

3rd day of work - 1st day of treating as a real dentist!!! yehh hoooo!!

been observing my fellow colleagues for the past 2 days and it was a real eye opener.
15-30 mins per patient,
less than a minute extraction
patient in patient out
minimal infection control
no eye protection
limited instruments and material of choice
etc etc....

That's how the Malaysian dentists work in the government settings.

hmmmm....

It's my first day in action...
4 extractions - 2 patients ended up tearing
a number of fillings
a number of checkups for pregnant mothers
a large gingival granuloma due to recurrent infections --> referral
and a scaling
saved a tooth fr being extracted!! ^^

Quite productive =D

but it's still not fast enough
more trainings to come

finally get to put my 5 years of studies into use
however, our beloved Dr Hopwood will be fainting


* Where Are All Your Urgonomics?!!!!!! *

teee heee!

my neck n shoulders are aching towards the end of the day due to the broken chair
and my arm is aching from the extractions
n my head is throbbing
it's time to work out

sooooooooooooo unfit!    =p


p/s: guess my colleagues, nurses and my patients are going to hammer some BM into me soon!

2 days to go...

it has been a while since i had a good laugh

have never been really happy since i found out about my new job

It's worse with the stresses from a phone that i've just recently bought and now i'm returning it to the shop. Mum called and say that the shop has finally agreed to refund. 

A friend called and dragged me out for an unhealthy dinner which i've been craving for and a comedy afterwords (Just Go With It) -- that's exactly what i needed..

Had fun playing with his tiny hamster too! snowie / whitie... watever he named it... it's cute! =D
At least my mind was free from thinking about johor, the town, my work, my sense insecurity and the 'unknowns' that i might b facing.... I've been trying to prepare myself for the worst but doesn't make myself feel any better with the negative thoughts..

The night went even better when i got home, checked my FB and heard a good news from Lynette! She managed to find me a place to stay in K.T. and it's potentially a decent one as it belongs to her uncle. pheeeeeeeeeew........ I felt more secure now... =D Couldn't have thank her enough for saving me from emo-ing and nightmares..


a fabulous day i had...
I'm really lucky and grateful to have great friends around ^^

5 days count down..
not fun at all
not as positive as i thought
='(

buhbye

I'm back!
in M'sia
in Selangor
after a good long holiday
one of the longest holiday that i can think of
a long break from the reality

Venice- Canary Islands- UK- Singapore- M'sia- Melbourne

2 weeks before moving to another state
starting my new chapter of life
as a real independent 'adult' i shall say
experience every moment that life will potentially bring about

thank you honey for the wonderful vacation
and thank you for giving me the freedom to choose
to be myself
to be where i want to be
to fulfill my dream of continuous travelling and exploring
also to spend my time with people that i treasure equally.

i'm back.. to the cruel but exciting world =)

Johore it is!

Here it comes...
My letter of destiny...
the letter that potentially grants my future in 3 years
JOHORE it is!

Am i please?.... of coz NOT...

it's none of my 3 choices

However, I am kinda glad
it is not the worst place i can think of
and this is the way i wanted to paint my life
making it as interesting as it can be
without pulling any strings
and see where He will lead me to
of cause... the unpredictable outcome did not disappoint me
I was shock... more than just a surprise

So my adventure is starting soon
A new place
A place that i have passed by so many times on my way to Singapore
but have never really been to
except the place for the popular JB Bak Kut Teh --

I might well be posted to a rural hospital in Muar or Batu Pahat
but lets hope not
i rather be busy

I have been thinking as positive as i can
Being happy that i'm closer to S'pore
having friends around at south
and maybe being closer to the sea..

hm... lets see what happens next!
first thing... my Malay proficiency needs some serious polishing urgently!

~ *JB & S'pore buddies... here i come!!! =D* ~

Home sweet Home ^^

grey gloomy evening sky, groaning thunder, and the scent of rain..
reminds me of my childhood
my home

Although it has caused us some inconveniences
frequent power cut
occasional accidents
and daddy had to stay over in his clinic sometimes, trapped in the flood...

I was still excited when it started raining
enjoying the days burning candles
sleeping in cool
inhaling the fresh air



I ......

do still love it here..

in my homeland

in MALAYSIA

=)

感恩，惜福，再造福。。 ^^

Thank u mama!! =D

戒不掉

想把你给戒掉
在还没不可自拔之前
对不起。。。
总是那么的残忍

因为曾尝尽思念的苦
也因为明白失去的痛
美丽的玫瑰总是带着刺
害怕每次的幸福都可能会变成一把锋利的剑
不想再次受伤
所以偶尔会有这么一个自私的想法
4年前的伤口原来是那么的深

突然好想回到长大的城市
想念坐在沙滩上，望着那碧海蓝天
想念与家人度过的每逢周六
想念中学的好友
简单的幸福原来并不那么容易

LOST....

in the midst of decisions...................

Happy CNY

CNY in Malaysia is a torture...

WHY??
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Tooooooooo much FOOOOOOD!!!!!

blueeeeeeerghhhhh......
>.<

Random Search

Kinda like this MV....

Strange but Interesting! =)

Newly Learnt

1+1= 3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10..........


~Happy Year 2011~