Moneywise

Haiz~ Having no income is bad! Sometimes when i thought of money problems, i would feel so helpless and lousy throughout the whole day. It is hard to survive here, if you have no money, you would have to compromise on the number of times you go on shopping sprees with the amount of money you have in your pocket. Its easy for anyone to say "Want money, go work lah", but the possibility of getting a good job which pays reasonably is low..especially when you are skills-less. A programmer can really learn alot, but too bad I've no knowledge in pc and softwares.

So, if i have $10000 to spare (imagine the money drops from the sky), I would use $4000 for braces, save $2000 and the remaining $4000 will be given to my mum, which means i would be paying for two-thirds of a year's sch fees on my own.

Yes, braces.. I think i am most willing to spend on braces. After reading those positive comments made by braces-wearers in forums, I am influenced to be like them. I ask myself, do I really not mind those ugly crooked teeth to be with me throughout my whole life? Cannot lah, cannot dont mind de. As long as you are a girl, you would DEFINITELY want at least nice smile. All braces wearers say that they will not regret having braces in their mouth even though they might bring pain and discomfort to their daily activties like eating and singing. Many even encourage all ppl with crooked teeth to do braces..they assure that its a no-regret thing. Of course, i am very tempted by their words, but the problem is , no money.

Haiz.















Oh, and recently, I've developed a fondness for Fortune Cat. Last time I used to think that Fortune Cat was v obiang and only gamblers would like them.. Fa Cai Mao, please bring me some fortune ok?

The MRT pic is I randomly took one. Just for fun. But you can see my reflection in it. Caulliflower + carrot.

Recovery process

On that Big Day, i wasn't operated by Dr R@ym0nd W0ng.. so sad sia. But i saw him walk past. He operated on another uncle..but why not me?! Anyway, another cute doctor, Dr @sh, was the surgeon on duty. He was friendly and smiled at nervous patients queueing up for their turns. Well, the whole process was scary but fast. Nurses there were v good at conveying messages to us. Instructions were clear and they treated us like human and did not behave like some bossy superiors. I was told to wear their blue robes, shoe covers and hair cover, probably not to dirty their bed. The place was super cold that i was trembling inside the surgery room. I heard a nurse said "Its the air-con" to her colleagues. Ha, she must have observed i was trembling uncontrollably. Then, Dr @sh entered.. to give anaestethic jabs. Before he did, he attempted a small chat with me by asking what i was studying. Next, he took out the very long styringe. I bit his fingers out of fear when he was about to put the styringe into my mouth. i apologised. He joked to another nurse that"he should buy an insurance for finger bites". Another nurse covered my head, eyes..

He jabbed about 5 times total..2 top, 3 bottom. Woa, very pain lor! felt like biting his fingers again! then @sh went out to write sth while waiting for my jabs to take effect.

Then v quickly he started by extracting my top one. He used sth like a plier (i felt so), and just yanked it out hard. I could feel he was using alot of strength. Numbed, i couldnt feel the pain,but could feel the force lor...my gums like kena pulled out also. Some hands were holding onto my shoulders tightly, preventing me from moving in the direction of @sh's force. I could hear the crunchy sound..when i think the roots of the teeth are broken..v loud the sound somemore.

V quickly, he proceeded to the bottom one. Cos i assume that they still couldnt stop the top wound from bleedin cos i couldnt bite any gauze with my mouth opened. My mouth was extremely tired from opening wide and it closed slightly as time passed. @sh would say, "open" every few seconds lor.It was obvious that he worked at a fast speed. He used a saw which i hated it alot. The sound was loud and really sounded like a saw. He used that saw to cut my teeth for about 5 minutes, which was v tiring for my mouth. (Later, i realised that @sh acidentally cut my lips, i suppose, with the saw). @sh applied force again..twice..cos he cut it into half. Then he told me..he "got them out" Heard him tell the nurses to "clean it up" and i assumed he was preparing to sew up the wound. Next i could feel threads touchin my lips. (the threads touched my lips thrice lor)... then ..bit gauze..and ended liao. Nurse gave me my teeth and i left...was told to sit outside the room..so that she could check on my bleeding minutes later.

It was a v scary ordeal for me.
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After i reached home, ate 2 painkillers. But was still able to talk. Hours later, i became lethargic, feverish...
My fragments..gum stuck to the teeth!! And i face swell big for the next few days...
















































































































































































































Now, sore throat.

The Eve of The Big Day.

Tmr is the day! Right now, i am not panicky nor fear of what-awaits-me at NDC. 'Be Prepared' is my motto (As well as Girl Guides' Motto) . I've stocked up 2L of Marigold HL milk and some Quaker oats for my post-surgery meals. What i have forgotten to buy is a packet of straws! How to eat oats using a spoon when i could hardly open my mouth? Or maybe i should 'koup' some from McDonalds.. Haha. Actually i had thought of stocking up some ice cream (eat/use it to numb my mouth) but my freezer is too small lah, which is currently filled up with its contents of fish, prawns, meat and ice cube. Anyway, my last proper meal would be my breakfast tmr morning. I eat more then.

Hee, i even got myself a haircut yesterday so as i dont need to go out anywhere with my pig-head after tmr. This haircut is not as nice as the previous cut. But not as ugly as the previous previous cut, so nevermind lah..i chin chye le..




















Here are some foodie pics. My first time frying omelette.





























Bean sprouts + Chye sim. My father and i prepared it together.















Long beans + sambal chilli is another joint-effort dish by me & my father. I scared to put the sambal chilli cos it really spurt a lot when put in oil..















Farewell. Will write again after my hibernation~~

More pics of experimental food

Life still goes on, no matter how tough it is. I still cook, eat, wash, use computer, daydream everyday.














Cabbage + minced lean pork






























Spinach again!! U often see me prepare spinach rite?
















Niang Dou Fu Soup















Here's Tortoise beans..as translated from Teochew (Ou Gwee Dao). I dont what its name in English is.
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In 4 days' time, i am going to have my top right and bottom right wisdom teeth removed. Therefore i've been pampering myself with potatoes chips etc.















Took this pic..isn't this a lovely pic? The sky is so blueish and can see the low water fountain? A bird is resting on the grass..

So sianz... I'll end here.

One of the saddest days in my life...

Exam Yr	Semester	Subject Code	Exam Grade
2005			C+
2005			B
2005			D+
2005			D
2005			B
2005			B+
2005			B

This is so disappointing.

How i wish its like that:

Exam Yr	Semester	Subject Code	Exam Grade
2005			B-
2005			B+
2005			C
2005			C
2005			B+
2005			B+
2005			B

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More experiments!

Ouch! My back, arms, legs are aching. More than 7 hrs of standing infront of my kitchen sink makes me like an old & hunchback woman. And it does not include the hrs spent on standing infront of the stove. However, i am really pleased that there are some improvements in the food i prepared.
TODAY'S DINNER:


Mushroom with some artificial oyster sauce & peas! Soup is fish with tomato soup & Spinach soup.Hate to cut fish cos it makes my hand smell fishy.












































































Haha, i broke the handle of our rice cooker lid.
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YESTERDAY'S DINNER:
Long beans, shanghai green & watercress soup.













































A snail had ambushed in the watercress..as i was plucking the bunch of vegetables! Yikes! i was disgusted (and scared also).












































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TWO DAYS AGO'S DINNER:

Da bai cai soup, spinach (v bland), brocolli+tomatoes, sardines with lotsa Onions n extra tomato sauce. Onions make me cry~