Long awaited update...

Been lazy on updating the blog... Have no clue.. I guess no inspiration???? Plus, I'm helping my mum with her club's blog... Do check it out.. :) 

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Anyways... 


Remember my wisdom tooth?? Extracted 2 of them already.. The bottom two... I don't think I'll extract the top 2 for the mean time.. Not causing any problem anyway.. 


So... I'm gonna TRY to explain the experience in a scientific way... Here goes.. 


The reason why I need to have the surgery done is because both bottom wisdom tooths were impacted... Thus, infection occurs due to the trapped food particles in the jaw area behind the wisdom tooth where regular brushing and flossing is difficult and ineffective... Plus, the wisdom tooth caused crowding of the teeth which is the result of not having enough space on the jaw or in the mouth... 


The first extraction wasn't that bad... Anesthetic was given.. 3 times.. The dentist let it set for a while and we talked about politics... Then I started to talk really funny.. Sounded funny.. And I can't feel my tongue.. 

So she started the surgery... She asked her assistant to take something which is called an elevator.. And I'm like what?? The name itself is scary... The elevator is actually used to loosen the tooth or the roots of the tooth for extraction... It's not painful actually.. I just felt the pressure against the other tooth on the jaw... 

Dental elevator

It took a while for her to extract the tooth.. Throughout the whole time.. I was saying D-E-L-I-G-H-T.. Which was the name of the dental light.. Then out comes the tooth... Can really see that it's decay on the inside.. And I get to bring it home!! OOORARA!! Dr. Noraini didn't sew the wound.. Instead, she inserted some sponge and fibre tingee into the hole.. It's a big hole mind you..

See the decay??? This pic was taken after the 2nd extraction.. SO, its all black... 

Went back home and sleep the whole day... Felt weak... And can't really eat.. Felt weird to chew because the gauze is still inside (to apply pressure to the wound).. Anyways, had soup for dinner and went back to sleep... 


The next extraction was after I came back from KL.. 


Made quite a huge mistake for not having a heavy breakfast before the surgery.. When she injected the anesthetics, I felt dizzy... I thought the double vision only exist in the movies... It was REAL!! Its like looking at two things when in actual fact, there's only one... Dr. Noraini got me to drink a cup of tea with lots of sugar in it... Pretty sweet!! 


Then she began the surgery.. 


Since the 2nd wisdom tooth did not experience any decay, it was bigger.. So she had to use the high speed drill... She had to cut the crown a bit in order to push up the tooth for extraction... It was BLOODY SCARY!! Like for real.. 

High Speed Dental Drill

Her assistant was holding the dental suction.. And when I look at it, the tube was filled with blood.. Thank God I'm not scared of blood and all.. I could have fainted.. But it was so cool to see... Anyways, there were 3 things in my mouth.. The dental suction, the elevator and the high speed drill... 

It took her a longer time to extract the tooth compared to the 1st wisdom tooth.. She even told her assistant to get a bigger high speed drill.. It's pretty scary to sit there and listen to all the drilling and the names of the utensils used...


When she took out the tooth, I'm like WOAH! THAT'S HUGE!! And the battle is over.. Phew!!

This is the 2nd wisdom tooth.. See the slanted crown?? 

This time, it was harder for me to recover... The wound was bigger and it was more painful... 

There you go... :)

Each extraction cost RM850.. So, altogether my mama paid RM 1700... The next dental appointment, BRACES!! The dentist said she gave my mama a special price which was RM10,500... The normal price was RM12,500... All at Dental Profile.. :)


XOXO..

We're gonna PARTAY and PARTAY and PARTAY!!!

Okay.. The title sounds like we're spoiled brats who practically partay every night but but!! There's actually a reason why we partay like hell that weekend...


Reason NO 1 --> Maurice Ian Wee is leaving the next day..
Reason NO 2 --> Melina Lynn Minos is gonna leave the following week
Reason NO 3 --> It was Regatta Weekend
Reason NO 4 --> What the heck... We deserve to partay anyway...


Oh well, the main committee of the whole PARTAY PARTAY was...

Me... Of course... 

Miss Melina Lynn Minos

Miss Sheila Ann aka Sheila Majid

And the TWO cahoneys...

                                                                                        

         Refian Utama                                               Capt. Maurice Wee

The itinerary of the night was... 

6.00pm ------- CHURCH

Yes, we need to cleanse our poor souls in order to fit in all the new sins we're about to do that night... Kidding..

7.00pm -------- Mel's place

Miss Melina Lynn gotta do some costume change... So, we stopped by her house and while waiting the Trios (Capt. Moe, Sheila Majid and I) brain stormed for places to eat..  Bla Bla Bla???? The Junk??? Basaga???  But it was raining that night so we only got two choices The Junk or Bla Bla Bla... After the long awaited costume change we headed to our next destination using Mel's car... Trying to safe the environment here... 

7.45pm ------- Ref's place

A quick pit stop to pick up this gibbon on board the PARTAY express... Next stop, The Junk.. 

8 something----- The Junk

We actually went to The Living Room first but the place was too crowded... Off to The Junk... Gosh! The food was awesome.. Just the way I remembered it.. YUM!! I had Lamb Shank... Mel and Sheila ate Fish and Chips... Capt. Moe had something with Salmon in it... and Ref..... URM... I was too busy eating my dish that I had no clue what he'd ordered... Sorry boss.. 

Anyways, the food was awesome.. Great friends to laugh with... And a fantabulous ambiance to complete the perfect dinner... Words can't explain how much fun we had at that time.. The silly actions we made.. The camwhoring session.. Sometimes, I wonder if I could ever experience that again.. Hopefully, hopefully... 

10 something---- Ruai Bar aka World's Worst Bar 

There, we met up with Esme!! Gosh, it's been a while since I've seen her... Anyhoo, I was suppose to pick up my bro from the airport around 12 like that... So, what better way to waste time.. DRINKING SESSION!!! Tuak is the specialty there at Ruai... 

We started drinking and all.. Passing the glass around and bottoms up!! The faster the better.. Anyways, its funny how we ended up finishing one bottle.. So we got another, and that bottle was hilarious.. Coz I was in a hurry to pick up my bro.. Miss Melina, Mr Ref and Capt Moe down a full glass of tuak each... Dayummm... I would go PENG by then.. I have to admit that I got a low low low alcohol tolerance level.. compared to Mel.. haha!!! 

Next stop!!! Mel's place(since my bro's car was parked there)... On the way there,  a dude actually flirted with Sheila Majid... haha!!!!!! We should have done something silly but but.. I guess we didn't have enough alcohol in us yet.. 

12 something ----- Kuching International Airport

Picking my eldest brother up after a drinking session is not wise... I think he did smell the smoke and liquor... My bad.. Anyways, he said "TIPSY!!!" or something like that before he drove off.. 

1.00am ----- ME CASA..

I know this sounds weird.. But I went back home and my grandma was still awake.. But thank God she went back to her room when I arrived.. I had my mum to talk to Capt. Moe while I packed my stuff to stay over at his place.. Sheila was actually in the car waiting at that time.. Kesian betul itu perempuan.. Dah la that time she wanted to pee so badly.. 

Finished packing, came down and found Moe having tea with my mum.. SO, I invited Sheila in cause I don't her to die having Urinary Tract Infection or AEDES sitting outside the house holding in that pee.. 

Tea time (bloody early in the morning) at my place.. with my mama.. Then, my mum started telling jokes.. Owh my... She can go on and on.. But if that makes her happy, I have no objections to it.. After hot tea and jokes, we headed off..

2 something----- Capt. Moe's House

Finally, we reached his place.. Fortunately for Sheila, she get to lie down and actually fall asleep.. Should have taken pictures of her sleeping cause it was damn hilarious.. 

Anyways, Capt. Moe started packing and I started looking pictures of him when he was little.. I can't imagine what would happen if I could post those pictures on FB... Darn!! He's still the same Maurice Wee.. He does the same butt-lifting pose when he was young and that crazy eye thingee that he would always do... So hard to explain... But but, the only thing that changed is that his wackoness had just reached a level that no one can ever expect from a human being.. Awesome.. 

We decided not to sleep since we had to to go to the airport by 6am (CRAZY IDEA)... Anyways, we wasted time drinking vodka, smoking and talking about life... The topics of conversation were damn deep.. Like for real.. Who would have thought that both of us would talk about those things.. I mean, we're both like this crazy wild child or something.. Anyways, it was an eye opener... And that showed what a real friend he is..  

Cheers to you dude..

5smtg ----- Kuching International Airport.... AGAIN.. 

The MIA Miss Melina showed up with her sexy Myvi and brought us to KIA... Darn!! The cold morning air is just freakishly awesome.. The only sad part about that perfect morning is that Maurice was leaving to Labuan.. KMHELL... Darn you KMHELL for taking my friend away..

So, we had our last puff before we bid farewell to our dear friend.. And then, the unexpected happened... I actually cried!! It kinda scares me how my dearest friends are leaving me all alone here... But thank God for technology, I can still can get in touch with them.. But still feels different.. I wonder how those people who have loved ones in Iraq or something.. Saluto Mundo.. 

Thanks to Patty's BF Kedu, I got myself a free hot caramel macchiato... Nothing better to have a warm drink when you feel down and lifeless... OFF TO THE NEXT PIT STOP.. 

6 something ----- Some kopitiam opposite Grand Continental Hotel

Breakfast time.. Seriously, the only thing I wanna do is put my head on that table and just doze off... The last thing on my mind is to eat.. Although, that spring roll looking thingee taste damn awesome.. 

7 something ------ Melina's pad

Time for this missy to take a bath after that MIA action last night... And I get to sleep.. Finally... Due, to Sheila Majid's chattyness, it was a challenge for me to fall asleep.. But she went to take a bath.. THANK GOD.. I get to sleep for about half and hour and that's it.. Time to freshen up and head out... 

9 something ------ Regatta Bazaar

Time to shop! But first, we had to add another Missy to our pack... Miss Patricia Ivy... Since Mel is leaving to KL the next week, she gotta bring some Sarawak trinkets... So, we scouted for keropok and all those food that remind her of Sarawak.. Not to forget those tribal bracelets... Awesome!! 

After quite some time going up and down the bazaar, we need some food woman!! 

12 something ----- BDC Food Court

Some where in BDC, we met up with one of our senior... Diana.....  Still feeling sleepy, I just had to chow down the food... Too hungry perhaps.. Luckily, Refian was there who's always the one who would make us laugh... We played this game where you had to say the first initials of the name of an object/food.. 

Like for example, Kolok Mee... I'll say KM and the rest would have to figure out what it is... The clues are the signboards around them.. Fun game to play with.. Especially in a food court with all the sign boards and different food names... 

2 something ----- Funky Gibbons

Regatta time!! Time to watch dem paddlers row those boats!!! AND... We got booze to spice things up.. The unfinished vodka was poured and drank "Russian Style".. That's what our friend Laing said... All we did was to pour the vodka into shooter glasses and bottoms up!! 

with Mr Laing... I think he's drunk at that time.. 

The drinking session continued with rounds and rounds of beer.. And as I watch the race at the balcony, I told myself that that was the life I wanted.. No boundaries, no worries, nothing... It's all about being me.. It was all up to me whether I wanted to drink or whatever.. And my actions were not questionable.. Oh well, at least at that moment I felt that way.. 

We continued drinking even after the race had ended, we didn't even know who won anyway... Then, I realized that I told my dear friend Andre that I would visit his mum that night.. Another destinations awaits... 

7 something ------ Mel's pad again

The funny thing about this part is that, Sheila took Mel's parking ticket and she left with her parents... So we had to call her and ask her to come back... Silly missy... Another pit stop just to get Mama Melina's dinner.. Then, off to send Ref back home... AND ALAS!! Mel's pad.. 

I think we both rushed and took shower like freaking mad people... Since Mel can't send me to Andre's place, I had to ask Sean Tan to do the favor.. So, he was actually waiting for us while we took our sweet time taking bath and all that prepping process... When we were still in the house, Sean called and Mel said "On the way, on the way"... Typical Malaysian eh??? 

We met up with Sean at BDC Siang Siang Corner... And that is the last time I get to see my dearest Melina Lynn Minos before she left to KL... 

10 something ----- Andre's place

Still can't believe how I still have the energy to even talk to Andrew Norman and Sean Tan in the car... I guess it's cause I haven't seen them in a while, so it's like I'm excited to even talk them... Odd but true.. 

We arrived at Dre's place and get to see his mama... Poor aunty.. She got spinal problems and was taken to the General Hospital the night before... But, she was discharged and was advised to take pain killers as it was too risky to undergo operation... 

She told us that she felt better that time, so that's a relieve... 

And there I was... Sean Tan, Andrew Norman, Song Ee Rong, Martin Tan, Andre's Friend (Totally Forgot) and of course Andre... Gosh... It was a bit weird cause I was the only girl.. 

But!! There was food.. The comfort of food... Amazin'... It wasn't that long until I ended up lying down on the couch where I puked last year.. Embarrassing I must say... 

Andrew and Sean ended up having red eye for God knows what reason.. They had this theory saying that they had that red eye because I was having my monthly visits from my red aunty... Silly... Not long after those two silly boys finished explaining their theory... We headed home... FINALLY!!!!!!!!

Home sweet home!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

That weekend has replaying in my mind over and over again since then... It's tough when you don't have your close friends around you especially during times like these... But that's the time where you appreciate your friends more... Miss you both Melina and Maurice... The M&Ms in my life.. :) 

"You were the one who made things different, you were the one who took me in. You were the one thing I could count on, above all, you were my friend."

- Tom Petty-

XOXO... 

Sinusitis.. *gasp*

Hello people.. 


Today I 'm gonna talk about something that I'm gonna live with for the rest of my life. I've accepted it as a part of me and actually I think it's rather funny coz it is as if my nose have a life of its own or something. 


It started off with a migraine. I thought it was one of those normal migraines because I heard a lot about it from my mum. Days goes by and the pain had gone form bad to worst. Half of my face was swollen and my eyes were watery. It even scared my friends because they had never seen anything like that related to migraine. It had affected me a lot in my studies as the pain would get worst when I'm stressed out. 


Even my Chemistry teacher didn't understand what I had to go through. There's this one time, half of my face was in so much pain that I had to cover it up with my hands just to make it feel better. I actually got scolded for that because my teacher thought that I was sleeping and not paying attention in class. I didn't bother to answer back since it was too painful.


So, I told my mum about it and she took me to a family doctor, Dr Nadia. 


Before that, my brother did a research and he told me that it could be aneurysm or sinusitis. 


I was keeping my fingers crossed for sinusitis instead of aneurysm. 


What's aneurysm??? According to Wikipedia,


"Aneurysm is a localized, blood-filled dilation (balloon-like bulge) of a blood vessel caused by disease or weakening of the vessel wall. Aneurysms most commonly occur in arteries at the base of the brain (the circle of Willis) and in the aorta (the main artery coming out of the heart, an aortic aneurysm). As the size of an aneurysm increases, there is an increased risk of rupture, which can result in severe hemorrhage, other complications or even death."


One of the ways, to cure or reduce the magnitude of the pain is through surgery, which means they'll open up your head and try their best to remove the dilation in the brain. My brother even said that I wouldn't be able to study and do sports anymore if I have aneurysm.


So... Dr Nadia told me to do an MRI scan at Normah Medical Specialist Centre so that she could identify the main cause of the problem. 

MRI is cool. But you gotta stay still and not move for less than half an hour. The knocking, rapping sound was kinda freaky but funny at the same time as try to make silly music out of it. 

I gotta say that the staff of Normah Specialist Centre are really helpful, kudos to them. Plus, I'm a "Normah baby" so I'm given some kind of priority and better services. YAY! 


So, I got the MRI results and went straight to Dr Nadia.


DRUM ROLLS PLEASE!!!

Maxillary Sinusitis which can cause pressure on the cheek area, causes toothaches and headaches.

Well, at least it is better than aneurysm. Like what they say, "When life gives you lemon, you make lemonade".


According to Wikipedia, 

"Sinusitis is inflammation of the paranasal sinuses, which may be due to infection, allergy or autoimmune issues"


So, I started using nasal spray. When the first bottle of nasal spray was finished, my nose felt better and I thought that it was healed. It was practically the worst thing I've decided to do. I stopped using the nasal spray for a while. 


Recently, the pain at the cheek area relapse and it was worst. I had this thick greenish-yellow discharge coming out from my nose which block the nostrils and became hard for me to breathe, especially at night. 


The sinusitis got worst when it started to bleed. 

Back to Dr Nadia....


"My dear... Why didn't you continue using your nasal spray??? You have very bad allergies so you shouldn't stop using it.. So I'm gonna give you some pills to reduce the inflammation and a nasal spray okay??". 


This is how it looks like...

Mine looks something like that...

I actually thought that I lost my sense of smell because of the nasal spray. But, Dr Nadia told me that it is because of the sinus itself. The inflammation was so bad that it block the upper nasal cavity, so I can't smell anything not even ammonia. That was how bad it was.

But now, I've taken the medication and also the nasal spray. 

This is actually how you use a nasal spray

AND I CAN SMELL!!!!!!!! Finally... 


I can't expose myself to dust and all that because I'm allergic to it. Like yesterday, me and my mum cleaned my brother's house. I started to have flu-like symptoms but I thought it was normal. Not till I came back and found blood in my nose. 


I guess I do have a valid reason not to take TEKNOLOGI INDUSTRI KERATAN KAYU after all. I wouldn't wanna wear a protective suit everyday...  

Till next time..


XOXO

Oh My....

Yesterday was like a disaster... For real.. I got news that the result for the University intake would be out around 12noon yesterday... So i was like "Orite... Bring it on Mister!!".. 


12smtg... 


I logged on into the UPU website... My heart going like dub dab dub dab throughout the whole freaking time... Then... 


TAHNIAH!! ANDA TELAH DITAWAR KURSUS SARJANA MUDA TEKNOLOGI INUDSTRI KERATAN KAYU


And I was like "You gotta be kidding me"... "MAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"


My mum quickly saw the post and she was like speechless... Damn! The fact that I didn't apply for that stupid course made me uber angry... I specifically stated that I don't want any other courses besides Medic (or any course with Bio in it)... 


So... I got rejected twice from UiTM.. Right now, I'm lost for words.. Got no clue what to do.. It's like a dead end.. I just have to find another way and build a new path... 


One of my friend told me to look out for other courses like Law??? Architecture?? Wowwee... 


But yesterday was horrible.. Cause I know I am capable of achieving greatness.. Unfortunately, not in the Uni that I wanted.. Plus, I wanna go to and Ivy League University just like my brother... Sigh.. 


I got through yesterday.. One step at a time.. But one song kept me going and got me thinking about other options.. "Believe" by The Bravery.. I actually heard that song through Gossip Girl... :) Big influence in me.. 

Here's the link : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GP8TAvQetyo&feature=related


Soul searching time... 


Oh well..


XOXO