Called my mum last night to inform her that I managed to get my partially rotten wisdom tooth removed from my upper right jaw. The visit to the dentist was a very pleasant one. Jonathan’s mum and youngest brother, Jeremy accompanied me to his uncle’s dentist clinic located at Taman Sentosa. Sentosa is a very tricky name as one might think that it’s in Singapore, no it is not, it is in downtown Johor Bahru.
At first I thought it was a simple restoration of my old amalgam fillings in which I thought I could choose the white composite fillings instead of the silver-looking amalgam fillings.
It turned out to be that after a detailed inspection from the dentist, my wisdom tooth is the main culprit. The little rotten hole in it had caused the surrounding nerves to suffer pains as well. The only SOLUTION is to pluck out the wisdom tooth.
“What? Need to cabut my teeth?” I exclaimed.
“It appears so! Your wisdom tooth grew at the corner which made it very difficult for you to brush your teeth.” explained the dentist.
“Is it possible to just fill my tooth with fillings?” I continued.
“It won’t take a long time to take away the rotten tooth, boy.” the dentist looked at me.
Jon’s mum and Jeremy who were with me inside the room started to giggle.
Jon’s mum continued, “Big boy like you still afraid of cabut gigi kah?”
“Ya. I hate it. Cabut gigi leh…” I replied.
“Okay, here. Listen to me. You either want to have a short pain or a continuous pain. You choose.” the dentist said.
“I take the short pain then. Just pluck it.” I told the dentist.
Within a few seconds, I could feel several jabs penetrating my gum. Within minutes, I started to feel numb. I was advised to take pain killers as well. The dentist left me there while he attended to another patient next door. Jon’s mum and Jeremy kept talking to me to ease my tension. About 15 minutes later he came back with his gloves and shiny tools.
The journey began! At first it was a small spanner, I did not close my eyes. Several attempts to pull off the wisdom tooth failed. He then said, “What big tooth you have. Very nasty. Don’t worry, I have a bigger spanner.”
Oh God, save me. The spanner was bigger than the previous one. I closed my eyes and grasped my hands tightly while he started wrenching the tooth in twisting motion. I feel no pain, just numbness in me. One thing for sure, it took him quite a while to have my tooth removed. I could tell by his force he exerted. Funny huh? I feel no pain but I can feel the force used.
At last he managed to pluck the tooth. He then proceeded with cleaning the wounds. “Your wound looks big, I will have to sew the wounds for you to stop the profuse bleeding.” he said.
“WHAT!!!”
At first it was spanner, now needle! Pity me to take in two unexpected shocks for the day. What else can I do? Only the dentist can save me, so I let him stitched the wounds with thread and needle. Operation done!
I was given a glimpse of my nasty rotten wisdom tooth. I brought it back as well for remembrance. You might want to skip this part, my tooth looks abominable.
I was so happy when I got up from the operation chair. What a day! I need to get back to the dentist to have the black-coloured thread removed. Seriously, I am considering giving myself a brighter smile by deep cleansing my teeth to remove plaque, tartar, bacteria and tooth root surface.
It cost me RM60 to have my wisdom tooth removed. The deep cleansing will cost less than RM100 which I am willing to pay at my next visit.
You know what? At first I thought I was all alone to go through these. Thank God for sending me an angel to take care of me. Jon’s mum invited me for a lunch before we went to the dentist and she even prepared porridge for me knowing that I can’t chew solid food. I feel so loved.
At night, I cancelled my tuition session because I simply needed some rest. Met with Aunt Anita from Mukah and Fr Paul for supper. Most of the time I just listened and didn’t talk much, and hardly have any solid food. Aunt Anita even prepared umai for us. Yummy! Luckily umai was easy to chew so I took some.
If you are wondering why I am so free today, let me tell you. I applied for a day off from my supervisor because my head is still dizzy. I think it’s not so much of the pain but because of the shock, spanner and needle.
Read from BackLine Media that Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince hits theaters November 21, 2008.
Here’s a quick shot from IMDB (Read only if you want to be spoiled by the spoiler). Ah Harry Potter, at least that’s something I can look forward to at the end of this year.
“When I seat myself on the mat, one by one they come forward, and tie little bells on my arm; a young cocoa-nut is brought, into which I am requested to spit. The white fowl is presented. I rise and wave it, and say ‘May good luck attend the Dyaks; may their crops be plentiful; may their fruits ripen in due season; may male children be born; may rice be stored in their houses; may wild hogs be killed in the jungle; may they have Sijok Dingin or cold weather.’ The people, both men and women, ‘take my hand, [and] stroke their own faces’. After this, they wash my hands and my feet, and afterwards with the water sprinkle their houses and gardens. Then the gold dust, with the white cloth which accompanies it, both of which have been presented by me, is placed in the field.” James Brooke (1845)
The title Brooke ‘returns’ to Sarawak reported in TheStar caught my attention this morning.
Kuching: Jason Brooke has always been fascinated by Sarawak, having grown up hearing stories about the place from his father and grandfather. Now, the great-great-grandson of Sarawak’s second White Rajah, Charles Brooke, is here to see the place for himself. At 23, he is the youngest Brooke descendant to visit Sarawak since the state gained independence. (Source: TheStar)
I have always wanted to express my thoughts on Sarawak. Now’s the good time to spend some time in front of my laptop to write out my thoughts. Sarawak is in many ways special.
“The White Rajahs refer to a dynasty that founded and ruled the Kingdom of Sarawak from 1841 to 1946, namely the Brookes, who came originally from England,” quoted from Wikipedia.
Sarawak was part of the realm of Brunei until James Brooke, who was to become the first White Rajah, received a sizable chunk of land from the Bruneian Sultan. Throughout the rule of the first two Brookes, Sarawak’s size increased tremendously as more territory was leased or annexed from Brunei. There were three White Rajahs:
James Brooke (1841–1868)
Charles Anthony Johnson Brooke (1868–1917)
Charles Vyner Brooke (1917–1946)
The flag of Kingdom of Sarawak and the current Sarawak.
The period of Brooke rule is generally looked upon favourably in Sarawak, although successive post-federation Malaysian governments have attempted to downplay and to a certain extent, denounce the Brooke Raj. Despite this we Sarawakians never fail to appreciate our very own and unique history. Though I was not born in the White Rajah’s Dynasty, but the legacy of the dynasty will always be here, in the hearts of many Sarawakians. Though the Federation of Malaysia may have not given us the very RIGHT share despite our economic contribution to the country in terms of natural resources, we still stand strong!
The architectural legacy of the dynasty can be seen in many of the country’s nineteenth century and colonial heritage buildings. In Kuching these include the Astana, or governor’s residence, the Old Sarawak Museum, Fort Margherita, the Square Fort, the Old Courthouse and Brooke Memorial.
Sarawakians will always stand strong, it is not that I am playing the sentiment card but at times like this we really must appreciate our own unique history. We are who we are. Knowing who we are makes us love our State as well as our country. Remember this, the National Day of Malaysia should be September 16 and not August 31! This was the day that the Federation of Malaysia was formed.
West Malaysians, you can start throwing your rotten eggs or tomatoes at me. I stand for what I believe in, history has it that Sarawak, Sabah and Singapore joined Malaya to form the Federation of Malaysia in September 16, 1963. Malaysia as a unified state did not exist until 1963 (Source: Wikipedia).
Here’s a good read for those who are interested to know more about the Rajahs of Sarawak.
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If you are reading this, it means that the unexpected and sudden decision to switch to another server has completed, hence you are now able to access my site. As of noon, danielliew.com was being transferred to another new server. My host adviced me that this server switch will take at most 24 hours should there be any major glitches. However, the switch was smooth and pleasant, most of all it took only a while to transfer.
All my posts, comments and uploads are all intact. However, the categories are somewhat lost which is very unsual to happen. Give me some time to assigned the categories.
With this switch, I hope that there won’t be any glitches or any untoward disappointment when you visit my site. Thank you so much for your patron. I am beginning to love my host although it had given numerous headaches.
God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference.
~Reinhold Niebuhr
You young people have in a special way the task of witnessing today to the faith; the commitment to bring the Gospel of Christ into the third Christian Millennium, to build a new civilization
~Pope John Paul II
Iron rusts from disuse; water loses its purity from stagnation ... even so does inaction sap the vigour of the mind.
~Leonardo da Vinci
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