the tooth hurts!

PEOPLE, IT HURTS LIKE HELL!

Got MC today as I went to the dentist for a really really bad tooth ache.
Turns out (as expected and feared), I need a Root Canal!! *moan* *groan*

As I researched from the net...

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Root Canal
Root canal refers to a component of an individual tooth that lies within the tooth’s root. There are at least one and as many as four root canals in each tooth and their function is to connect the tooth’s nerve (which lies at the tip of the tooth’s root) to the tooth’s crown (the visible portion of a tooth above the gum line).

Root canal therapy is an effective way of cleaning out infected pulp from a tooth. If the pulp of a tooth becomes damaged beyond repair it essentially means that the tooth has died. This damage is usually a result of a cracked tooth or a deep cavity and becomes visible if an abscess (a pocket of pus forming at the tip of the tooth root) develops. In this procedure the infected pulp must be removed from the pulp chamber and the root canals. The pulp chamber and root canals are then thoroughly cleaned and enlarged after the infected pulp is removed. A filling is then attached in order to prevent bacteria from entering the root canals and pulp chamber areas. A crown is placed over the tooth in order to retain the original shape of the tooth.

If treatment is not sought at that point there is a possibility that the infection of the pulp can spread to the root canals. In this case the bone holding the tooth will deteriorate and can lead to the falling out of the tooth. In these instances it is recommended that the tooth be extracted and replaced. A missing tooth will lead to the shifting of teeth to compensate for the empty space to the point where the existing teeth will become crooked. Due to the difficulty of cleaning between crooked teeth there is a chance that these teeth will become infected and eventually further tooth loss.

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Talk about a hole in my tooth, I've got a bigger hole in my pocket!

It's gonna be a RM 600+ procedure. WAAAAAAAHHHHH!!!!
(To my dear HR, where is my dental benefit when I most need one...)

That's excluding the RM 80 X-ray of my entire set of teeth + RM 30 consultation fees = RM 110 that I 'bled out' today :(

A...a....and...anddd as if to burn a bigger hole in my pocket, the X-ray also shows that I'm due for my wisdom tooth extraction as well!! !@# it was growing slanting HORIZONTALLY and almost wholly embedded in my gum...I shudder to think of the horror stories I've heard after wisdom tooth extraction..........yikes MUMMMMMMMMMYYY!!!!!

I'm not sure which one's more torturing - having the actual root canal being done on me OR the EXTREME agony of WAITING and withstanding the jabbing pain until I feel like yanking out my whole jaw. I wonder how am I going to survive the days until my next appointment with my very-fully-booked dentist next Thur.....this is NO APRIL FOOL'S JOKE ahh.

Better stop writing now before I go crazy..

If you ask why aren't I on painkillers?
Well, told my dentist not prescribe any coz I know those ain't good for me...
Crazy right me? Told ya....

Maybe it helps if I just look at this whole episode positively....

Hmm, this is a good test of patience and endurance for me?.....if I can't even stand this sort of pain, how to go through child delivery rite? *gulp*
(shit, not a good comparison to make)

Good time for dieting?.....ate just an ice cream scoop and a sandwich the entire day....just lost all my appetite....

Chewing on just one side of my mouth ain't fun and if I eat something that requires chewing, my painful tooth and swollen gums send a jolt of electricity to my entire head. Yea, it is THAT dramatic!

That's how I spent a whole hour finishing my Subway sandwich just now, till dear dozed off in his chair.

Now I practically just swallow everything that I put in my mouth. Hope I don't get indigestion problem next.

Guess that means no vegetables for me for now...

Dear Dr Lim,

Please save the tooth, the whole tooth and nothing but the tooth...

'YeowcHH' truly,

poor siu V o_o

you are hired!

Today, I made a fresh graduate's dream come true - I gave him a job!
As I picked up the phone to call him, can you believe I was trying to come up with a script and even rehearsed it a few times (in my head, of course). Being a bearer of GOOD NEWS, the key was for me to sound enthusiastic but not TOO excited. Wouldn't want the guy thinking "see, told ja I'm the best guy for your company!"

Here's how the conversation went...and what I PERSONALLY think were running through our heads at that time :-

After the phone rang for quite some time...and I was about to give up...

Me : Good morning, may I speak with Edward?
(duh, of course you're Edward since I dialled your handphone number...!)

E : Hi I'm Edward (in croaky voice)
(aiyo who kacau me so early in the morning...)

Me : Hi there, this is Sylvia from AXA GI
(hmm baru bangun ke apa ni...)

E : oh OH, HI SYLVIAA...ya ya..
(oops, Very Important Person calling me..must pretend to be awake)

Me : Sorry to wake you up so early in the morning (it was 9.30am btw)
(nyek nyek purposely want to catch you off guard)

E : (clears throat) oh no la no la..i got this flu
(please buy my excuse)

Me : Just called to say my boss was very impressed with you during the interview the other day and we would like to now offer you this position as xxxx. We are confident you will be a great addition into our team.
(YEEESSSS!! Scripted, rehearsed and perfect at take 1!)

E : Oh wow thank you..thanks.
(like reading from script je she)

Me : Our HR shall contact you with further details. Any problem, you may call me ok.
(sure dunwan to be the one to tell you your salary)

E : oh OK. Sure. Thanks.
(basket, how much is my salary oso dunwan say)

And the conversation ended quite abruptly. Coz I forgot to think up that part of the script.

Still, I hope everything goes well and we made the right choice.

Freshies are a gamble for both themselves (as the employee) and the employer. The corporate world is so like a box of chocolates. You never know what you're gonna get from them.

For most, a job is the greatest start and hope for new things to come...
and old debts to go.

Like paying off your study loan, so fresh loans may be offered to your juniors.

If you have one, do the right thing.
Be a responsible person and pay it off once you have steady income.

Or else, God will destruct you.

hey presto! ... at 'the loaf'

Recognise this place?

Not many would, given the fact that ours was the only occupied table that night.
Well, I wouldn't mind the privacy and the 'could-hear-a-pin-drop' kinda environment as long as the food was great.
And it was.

We were there to try their monthly promo dish, Presto Pesto at only RM 6.99++!
No meat in this dish, but nevertheless the sauce was awesome, rich in olive oil, the pesto wasn't overpowering, laden with lots of squashed cherry tomatoes (a bit sour though) and served with a nice generous piece of garlic baguette slice. YUMMY @_@
Thinking we should try something else from their menu, we opted for the Caesar Salad. The lettuce was the crispiest and freshest you could ever find, served with cheesy sticks and a poached egg. I love any Caesar with poached eggs! Quite the price to pay at RM 18, but good for sharing.
Downed it all with my all-time fave, Ginger Beer.
Let me warn you though, drinks here are quite costly starting from RM 7.80. My 'beer' was RM 9.80.
Still, I encourage all to try the Pasta.
Here's a big BUT....Great pasta deal BUT it's only for Registered Members of The Loaf (Pavilion KL or Langkawi, whichever suits you). What the heck, go join as an instant member for only RM 10 and you'll enjoy great discounts and promo deals on their bread, which btw is EXceLLent-O!

Presto Pesto is a MARCH promo deal, which means (counting with fingers...and toe) you have 11 days to satisfy your curiosity.
Trust me, this place's gonna appeal to the young (e-hem, that's MY generation)
...and to the 'not-so-young' generation.

fond CNY 2010 memories

I must be the last blogger on earth to reopen the CNY chapter :)
Finally, bye-bye to Digi....my Internet connection is a much much more stable one (though on sharing basis for now), hence I'm back to my blogging ways...
Better late than never!

Remember when we used to go house-hopping collecting ang-pows during our secondary school days?
More than a decade later, I did it again covering altogether 8 houses!

First, we went to Agnes, Woo and cute-cute's cozy condo in Ampang.
Cute-cute's the one with her tongue sticking out.
She looks so feminine and her tongue's forever drooping out.

Am I skillful or what as I took this playful shot of her...!

At only 3 months old, she probably shouldn't be jumping around so much...

Then there was Choy Phyll (seated far left) who invited us for a very rare home-cooked meal at her house in Subang.

Very rare indeed that she cooks a feast like this for her colleagues!

Got my fave soup!!

And my second fave pepper soup!

My fave grapes (well I prefer Thompson Seedless) but this is perfect too!

So good, we can't wait to dig in to the food.

All cooked by this beauty...... hehe (dun scold me for posting your wedding photo here...can't help it la, found it in your bedroom and it looked so HUUUUGE)

Everyone ate to the fullest and even Ah Woo went into deep slumber...

This is what happens to people who dozes off in the middle of a party.

This is Ai Lin (in red and white sleeveless top) and her bf's condo in Genting Klang, very very near my condo in fact.

Here, they made me sit behind coz the 'bigger' ones are to be 'displayed' right in front..if you know what I mean.

Off we went to this couple's beautiful new humongous house at The Peak, Cheras.

Again, I caught their wedding photo in the bedroom :)

That's Vanessa - still looking the same 15 years later...?!

How a BOY'S room should look like...

and why is PINK always the theme of a little girl's room?

Gosh, someone caught me desperately searching for the most 'hangus' cookie...*guilty*

While we took lots of pictures,

a particular pair was extreeeeeeeeemely camera-shy....(hmm, you know who you are la haahhh)Next, we were fortunate enough to visit a master chef's house...Phang's place. She's the one in white on my left.

Her dad's a great master chef and has written several cook books.

We had the liberty of trying his scrumptious Wan Tan Goreng....simply superb!

and when Uncle Phang asked if we wanted more...

voila.! Out came the tastiest cooked sausage in sauce ever...I think it was a mixture of Worchestershire + Tabasco + something else I forgot! hoho..is it in one of his books?

As it became later in the day, our spirits did not falter though the number of people grew less and less. Probably because of the ang-pows we were looking forward to at each house.

Also in Cheras, we popped into Fong's humble home.

Liked her CNY deco...looks like a pineapple eh?

She tells us the story of this really big graduation framed picture, worth over RM 1K given by a family friend.

How come so expensive?

It's actually a piece of cross-stitch! Such a masterpiece, I must say!

This is Jin's place (in Cheras, where else)...'nice to meetchu, auntie'...

I was actually holding a pile of angry shit.

At Yin's place, me and Jin got a GOLD coin each!

..which turned out to be chocolate, which then melted all over my tote bag later at night..boohoo..

How come Jin got a second gold coin, I have no idea.

Had dinner outside too....During CNY, all Chinese restaurants are packed so don't be expecting top notch quality in their food.

These are the pretty ladies who were once Mark's classmates in Form 6.

By this time at their house, I was pretty much looking like a zombie dy....ever met a zombie with a bag full of ang pows?..hehe

And the following morning, still had the willpower (yup, that's all it takes!) to crawl out of bed, head over to Tmn Desa and have Snow Ice (RM 6.90) with Sarah.

The 100 Yen Shop serves really really good Snow Ice...We had the Green Tea (topped with Red Bean)

and Longan topped with Kiwi Puree and red 'jeruk'..Man, just talking about it makes me wanna go get one bowl now!

Fond memories of CNY in 2010....Possibly my last year of getting that extra cash 'bonus' I get every CNY, but nevertheless, definitely looking forward to many more harmonious and joyful CNYs to come!

Till then erm.. happy belated CNY...?