the lancaster dentists decided to have a xmas dinner at the italian olive press. it was a fab nite. ai ling got a bit tipsy. too much magaritas. i love you guys!
Tuesday, December 7, 2010
lancaster xmas dinner
it was a snowy day. freezing cold with only minus 7 degree celcius.
the lancaster dentists decided to have a xmas dinner at the italian olive press. it was a fab nite. ai ling got a bit tipsy. too much magaritas. i love you guys!
the lancaster dentists decided to have a xmas dinner at the italian olive press. it was a fab nite. ai ling got a bit tipsy. too much magaritas. i love you guys!
Tuesday, November 30, 2010
shit day.
my day started off with a pair of full-full dentures that came with massive unilateral posterior openbite.
it was then followed by extraction of the second molar that stubbornly sat in the bone despite the one whole hour of my digging and pulling.
the day got more interesting when the patient thought my charming male nurse was the dentist n i was the dental nurse.
n the day ended with typical confusing pain patient and the great endodontic treatment.
oh yay. shit day.
it was then followed by extraction of the second molar that stubbornly sat in the bone despite the one whole hour of my digging and pulling.
the day got more interesting when the patient thought my charming male nurse was the dentist n i was the dental nurse.
n the day ended with typical confusing pain patient and the great endodontic treatment.
oh yay. shit day.
Saturday, November 20, 2010
The prettiest bride.
it was a great wedding. my sis, she is the prettiest bride. i am so happy to see her being loved by a great man.
welcome to the lim family brother-in-law. it was so touching when you screamed "I LOVE YOU" to my sis on the wedding day.
all my blessings to you two.
Tuesday, November 16, 2010
if u think dentists earn money easy.
had a shit day.
patient A came in, convinced sensitivity started right after i filled the incisors. very hostile tone of voice. so i looked at the chart. hello babe, i havnt even touched those teeth yet, the fillings were planned to be done today. so pls, sensitivity from your own decay, not from my fillings.
patient B came in with mom. mom was shouting, firing questions like a professional dental staff.
1. y did u js take out my daughter's tooth? y didnt u save it? my dentist would save it by putting pins and all to save the tooth.
2. y did u give so many injections? my dentist always just gives one n it works perfectly.
3. y is my daughter having so much pain from the extraction area?
4. 5. 6. blah blah blah
so i decided i shouldnt just sit back and give a friendly smile. so i answered
1. If your daughter remembers at all, we did try for an hour to save the tooth, but it was realli so deep, n its below gumline. n i did explain that the prognosis of saving the tooth wasnt looking good. so i wanna make it clear, i didnt just go straight to taking out the precious tooth.
2. the injection i gave was working. lip was numb. the tooth should have been. but the tooth was heavily infected it was hypersensitive. i couldnt just ask your daughter to sit still and bear with the pain while i drilled away. so more injections.
3. she smokes. dry socket.
4. 5. 6. calm down.
went home feeling down. anyone who thinks dentistry money is easy money, if you refuse to even rethink about your thinking, at least dont say it to my face. i may spit at yours.
second attempt of blueberries muffins suceeded. yay of the day. too pretty to eat tho.
patient A came in, convinced sensitivity started right after i filled the incisors. very hostile tone of voice. so i looked at the chart. hello babe, i havnt even touched those teeth yet, the fillings were planned to be done today. so pls, sensitivity from your own decay, not from my fillings.
patient B came in with mom. mom was shouting, firing questions like a professional dental staff.
1. y did u js take out my daughter's tooth? y didnt u save it? my dentist would save it by putting pins and all to save the tooth.
2. y did u give so many injections? my dentist always just gives one n it works perfectly.
3. y is my daughter having so much pain from the extraction area?
4. 5. 6. blah blah blah
so i decided i shouldnt just sit back and give a friendly smile. so i answered
1. If your daughter remembers at all, we did try for an hour to save the tooth, but it was realli so deep, n its below gumline. n i did explain that the prognosis of saving the tooth wasnt looking good. so i wanna make it clear, i didnt just go straight to taking out the precious tooth.
2. the injection i gave was working. lip was numb. the tooth should have been. but the tooth was heavily infected it was hypersensitive. i couldnt just ask your daughter to sit still and bear with the pain while i drilled away. so more injections.
3. she smokes. dry socket.
4. 5. 6. calm down.
went home feeling down. anyone who thinks dentistry money is easy money, if you refuse to even rethink about your thinking, at least dont say it to my face. i may spit at yours.
second attempt of blueberries muffins suceeded. yay of the day. too pretty to eat tho.
Tuesday, October 26, 2010
i am the definition of exhaustion.
wad a long day. 7 hours from kl to dubai. stopover in dubai for 10HOURS. 7 hours from dubai to manchester.
my stopover in dubai was pathetic. i didnt realise it until i had a second look at my ticket in dubai. it was freezing n i brought no coat thinking the transit would be only 3hours as usual. miserably, i couldnt fight my sleepiness and ended up rolling up like a ball on a chair. slept for a total 4 hours altho i had to wake up each hour to make sure my stuff was still with me.
my flight to manchester from dubai, i slept thru the whole thing like a pig, to the extent the air stewardess had to wake me up for a meal.
arriving in manchester, the scary dog apparently owned the most sensitive nose--for sniffing my bag non-stop--my bak gua!
went to hav a coffee while waiting for the train to go the blackpool. was extremely sleepy.
took a taxi from the blackpool train st. always broke my bag carryng the huge suitcase up the stairs.
the most geram part of the day-- i open the door n saw my housemate sitting there and saying, why r u home already i was still waiting for ur call to pick u up". arghhhhhhhhh i tot he finished at 5.30pm but apparently he swapped his shift to finish at 3.30pm. he said "why cant u js text me even if im not at home u can always take a cab later."
exactly.
nyway. the trip was worth it. i lov my family. my sis was the most gorgeous bride. it was a good trip.
my stopover in dubai was pathetic. i didnt realise it until i had a second look at my ticket in dubai. it was freezing n i brought no coat thinking the transit would be only 3hours as usual. miserably, i couldnt fight my sleepiness and ended up rolling up like a ball on a chair. slept for a total 4 hours altho i had to wake up each hour to make sure my stuff was still with me.
my flight to manchester from dubai, i slept thru the whole thing like a pig, to the extent the air stewardess had to wake me up for a meal.
arriving in manchester, the scary dog apparently owned the most sensitive nose--for sniffing my bag non-stop--my bak gua!
went to hav a coffee while waiting for the train to go the blackpool. was extremely sleepy.
took a taxi from the blackpool train st. always broke my bag carryng the huge suitcase up the stairs.
the most geram part of the day-- i open the door n saw my housemate sitting there and saying, why r u home already i was still waiting for ur call to pick u up". arghhhhhhhhh i tot he finished at 5.30pm but apparently he swapped his shift to finish at 3.30pm. he said "why cant u js text me even if im not at home u can always take a cab later."
exactly.
nyway. the trip was worth it. i lov my family. my sis was the most gorgeous bride. it was a good trip.
Monday, October 4, 2010
wardrobe arrived!
yay yay finally my clothes and bags have their shelters now.
greatest gratitutes to the PANGs!
greatest gratitutes to the PANGs!
Monday, September 27, 2010
another day.
as much as i love my job, i am disappointed at times. at patients, at mangement, at the job itself.
cheer up ai ling.
cheer up ai ling.
Saturday, September 25, 2010
i am woman.
i absolutely love the ladies and the song. touched me deeply.
i wanna sing the song out loud with my sisters n mother. we have been through a lot. we are wise. its wisdom born of pain. we r strong. we r invincible. we r women.
Thursday, September 9, 2010
想你。
早上看见个小男孩牵着爸爸的手上学去。爸爸的手显得好大好有安全感，像是手掌里溢满了温暖。小孩蹦蹦跳跳，像是握着那双大手，就是世上就幸福的人。
好想念小时候被放在你那老爷摩多篮子里的日子，就算没有安全帽，有你的胸口靠背，什么都不怕。
爸爸，好想你。
好想念小时候被放在你那老爷摩多篮子里的日子，就算没有安全帽，有你的胸口靠背，什么都不怕。
爸爸，好想你。
more to go.
freshly mixed amalgam down the throat.
2 fractured protaper files in the canals.
ai ling. pls.
2 fractured protaper files in the canals.
ai ling. pls.
Tuesday, September 7, 2010
Tuesday, August 24, 2010
can't wait.
pay cheque pay cheque, please fly to meeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee. i need to b less broke.
york.
i hav been to york before, and i love it, it is like a town of fairy tales. every street looks like wad u see in the english story books telling about the witch and the princess and the prince.
first stop- the train musuem as our little paran absolutely loves trains. u could find almost all the english trains.
u wont believe this japanese train was from the 60s. it looked too wonderful to be 50years old.
a bridge across the city. how unique is tat. the bridge is part of the castle structure and it saves some traffice light waiting on the main roads.
YUMI (york unifying and multicultural initiatives) was on tat day. there were lots of food stalls from different countries. lot of free food to try.
york is beautiful. even a purposeless leisure walk around the city was a pleasure. we love york!
first stop- the train musuem as our little paran absolutely loves trains. u could find almost all the english trains.
u wont believe this japanese train was from the 60s. it looked too wonderful to be 50years old.
a bridge across the city. how unique is tat. the bridge is part of the castle structure and it saves some traffice light waiting on the main roads.
YUMI (york unifying and multicultural initiatives) was on tat day. there were lots of food stalls from different countries. lot of free food to try.
york is beautiful. even a purposeless leisure walk around the city was a pleasure. we love york!
newcastle.
from angel of the north, we headed off to newcastle, the city with a lot of beautiful bridges.
there was a Summertyne American Festival at the Sage. it was a rare sunny day, sitting under the sun listening to the band was a joy. the gal had asuch a gorgeous voice.
found som HUGE strawberries. soooooooooooooo happpppppppppppppppy.
there must be a game thingy goin on. we saw a lot of guys walking on the street wearing the same wigs and t-shirts writing "who's the caddy". i tot it was quite funny and decided to stop some of them for a photo, and guess wad, one of them had a t-shirt "i am the caddy". how luckyyyyy. i found the caddddddddddyyy! ok they were a bit over excited and insisted to put me on the shoulder for the photo and i couldnt say no.
there was a Summertyne American Festival at the Sage. it was a rare sunny day, sitting under the sun listening to the band was a joy. the gal had asuch a gorgeous voice.
found som HUGE strawberries. soooooooooooooo happpppppppppppppppy.
there must be a game thingy goin on. we saw a lot of guys walking on the street wearing the same wigs and t-shirts writing "who's the caddy". i tot it was quite funny and decided to stop some of them for a photo, and guess wad, one of them had a t-shirt "i am the caddy". how luckyyyyy. i found the caddddddddddyyy! ok they were a bit over excited and insisted to put me on the shoulder for the photo and i couldnt say no.
Sunday, August 8, 2010
angel of the north.
on our way to newcastle, we visited angel of the north. a huge thanks to paran who made the effort for us to see such a beautiful sculpture.
from far away, Angel of the north's outstretched arms reminded me of Christ Redeemer Statue in Brazil that overlooks Rio de Janeiro from atop 2,343-foot Mount Corcovado. (this is another thing ai ling realli wanna see one day! who's in?)
from far away, Angel of the north's outstretched arms reminded me of Christ Redeemer Statue in Brazil that overlooks Rio de Janeiro from atop 2,343-foot Mount Corcovado. (this is another thing ai ling realli wanna see one day! who's in?)
yarm.
if its not bcos of little paran, i wouldnt know about this small village let alone visit it. but here we are, paran's tiny hometown! small but peaceful ^^ like wisteria lane in Desperate Housewive.
cardiff.
the night we arrived in cardiff, it was near midnight, so we decided to take a cab. the taxi driver told us the hotel was miles away from the city and advised us to book a nearer hotel; it may be more expensive but it saves the transport costs. i have to say, he was absolutely right.
though situated in an odd area which was pretty soulless, the hotel was pleasant. a big room with a nice bathroom. poor tourists like me havnt been indulging in such luxury for a long time.
though situated in an odd area which was pretty soulless, the hotel was pleasant. a big room with a nice bathroom. poor tourists like me havnt been indulging in such luxury for a long time.
the next day, it was a good day with plenty of sunshine. we took a bus to the town centre, leaving the luggage with the hotel reception.
first destination, the cardiff castle. WELCOME!!!! it was a gorgeous castle i have to say, im not sure if its the sunshine, but it just looked magnificient. we paid 10pounds each to get it. expensive but to me its worth the visit. the first time i came to cardiff 3 years ago, i just looked at it from outside, i decided this time we just treat ourselves better.
first destination, the cardiff castle. WELCOME!!!! it was a gorgeous castle i have to say, im not sure if its the sunshine, but it just looked magnificient. we paid 10pounds each to get it. expensive but to me its worth the visit. the first time i came to cardiff 3 years ago, i just looked at it from outside, i decided this time we just treat ourselves better.
a lady was training a fatso owl in the castle garden. the owl was pretty lazy, it took the poor lady so long before the fat bird flew to her to grab the food in her hand. it enjoyed quite a lot of attentions form the visitors though.
on our way for a quick bite, we stopped at a second-hand bookshop to tru to hunt for some cheap travel guidebooks (ai ling wanna hav an adventure in the middle east!). outside the shop, we saw a HUGE DOG. im not even joking, tat was one of the very few big dogs i hav seen in my life. however, it looked adorable, even a dog-lover-not like me found it quite harmless and cute.
if you come to the cardiff market, try out the welsh cakes! we were not big fans. it tasted like plenty of flour with sugar toppings. but, do wad the welsh do when u come to wales lol.
millenium stadium has always looked pretty damn cool to me. i have no idea wad the big welsh words mean but they just looked overwhelmingly wonderful.
the mermaid quay. walking along the quay and feeling the sea breeze under the sun was a blessing.
after a big meal in wagamama, we caught the bus back to the hotel. the hotel would have been so perfect to me if it wasnt tat understaffed. we were waiting for ages before we could get our luggage from the staff. and guess wad, when we walked out to catch the bus, we freaking missed it and the next coming bus was an hour later. FRUSTRATED!!! we walked back to the hotel to ask the staff to call us a cab. feeling unsatisfied and ripped off, we tried our very best to reduce wadever fares the cab would cost. thus we asked the driver to stop us at the castle in he town, and we walked quite a long way to the train station--it saved us a few pounds, but compared to if we just tooked the bus, we wasted a few pounds.
HOWEVER, we said no complains bcos God loves us too much, the moment we were leaving cardiff it starting raining. we had a good day all in all ^^
Friday, August 6, 2010
llandudno (2)
after a night of good sleep, we met up noreen to head off to conwy castle.
we tried to kill some time at the second-hand shop near the bus stop as we were waiting for the bus to the conwy castle. got a travel book on Cyprus for only 29p!!!!! its great to recycle books, it especially benefits poor tourists like us. BUT i may just fly to Cyprus one day just bcos i read this book--not sure if i end up saving any money anyway.
conwy castle is not huge but to me it well preserved and beautiful. the whole town is full of ancient english scent. i came closer to think i actualli prefer to tour around small towns and villages in every country, it is how u can experience the lifestyle and culture of the people there.
the british smallest house!!!!!!!!!!!!! for such a small house it managed to make quite a BIG money. it costs 1 pound for an adult to enter, for like less than a minute. it was realli quite small in there, but there wasnt a toilet nor a kitchen.
wonder why i had a sweet tooth during the whole trip, kept on hunting for desserts in every cake shop. brownies are always the best!
lunchtime we had fish and chips again. noreen was convinving us that this place had realli gret fish and chips so we thought ok, we would hav faith one more time. it turned out to be quite nice actualli.
as we were back to llandudno from conwy, we prepared to leave for the next destination-- cardiff. we got some chinese takeaway and walked to the train station. however we decided that the train station was a bit deserted and soulless, so we walked to a further park to kill some time. AND THIS IS THE HIGHLIGHT OF THE TRIP. the journey to cardiff was llandudno- llandudno junction-cardiff. we were supposed to leave from llandudno at 6.04pm to llandudno junction, llandudno junction at 6.30pm to cardiff. when i bought the tickets in manchester, the staff somhow clipped the ticket at 6.30pm on the top. if it wasnt lim ai bee tat looked at the journey itinery at 6.01pm and we ran like idiots to the station, we would hav missed the train and the next train to cardiff. it was crazy and we could hav just missed the train but i think God loves us too much to leave us stranded. what a blessing!
safely reached the cardiff hotel, exhausted but grateful.
we tried to kill some time at the second-hand shop near the bus stop as we were waiting for the bus to the conwy castle. got a travel book on Cyprus for only 29p!!!!! its great to recycle books, it especially benefits poor tourists like us. BUT i may just fly to Cyprus one day just bcos i read this book--not sure if i end up saving any money anyway.
conwy castle is not huge but to me it well preserved and beautiful. the whole town is full of ancient english scent. i came closer to think i actualli prefer to tour around small towns and villages in every country, it is how u can experience the lifestyle and culture of the people there.
the british smallest house!!!!!!!!!!!!! for such a small house it managed to make quite a BIG money. it costs 1 pound for an adult to enter, for like less than a minute. it was realli quite small in there, but there wasnt a toilet nor a kitchen.
wonder why i had a sweet tooth during the whole trip, kept on hunting for desserts in every cake shop. brownies are always the best!
lunchtime we had fish and chips again. noreen was convinving us that this place had realli gret fish and chips so we thought ok, we would hav faith one more time. it turned out to be quite nice actualli.
as we were back to llandudno from conwy, we prepared to leave for the next destination-- cardiff. we got some chinese takeaway and walked to the train station. however we decided that the train station was a bit deserted and soulless, so we walked to a further park to kill some time. AND THIS IS THE HIGHLIGHT OF THE TRIP. the journey to cardiff was llandudno- llandudno junction-cardiff. we were supposed to leave from llandudno at 6.04pm to llandudno junction, llandudno junction at 6.30pm to cardiff. when i bought the tickets in manchester, the staff somhow clipped the ticket at 6.30pm on the top. if it wasnt lim ai bee tat looked at the journey itinery at 6.01pm and we ran like idiots to the station, we would hav missed the train and the next train to cardiff. it was crazy and we could hav just missed the train but i think God loves us too much to leave us stranded. what a blessing!
safely reached the cardiff hotel, exhausted but grateful.
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