it will be worth it.

second time tightened my braces. this times had the elastic bands on as well.

the almost unbearable pain.

had to work the whole day bearing this torture.

it will be worth it- is the motivation that keeps me going.

cutie pie!

my gorgeous nephew is 3-month-old and he is so precious. i am such a proud aunty!!!!

wearing the man U shirt i bought for him. such a handsome cutie pie!

facial sauna.

Bought a 10-pound facial sauna from argos today. It's cheap but there were really good reviews about the product so i thought i would give it a try.

Got home. All excited to give myself a treat. Then tak-da-- set all the pieces up, switched the thing on, and guess what, IT WAS NOT WORKING.

Argh, argos, what a disappointment.

Gonna waste a trip returning it tmr.

happy birthday me ^^

lets not mention the age. it's a happy birthday^^

favourite pretty pinky daisies!

dr pang's masterpiece. i am not making it up, this is, hands down, an amazing cake. i couldnt stop eating. it was deeeeeeeeeelicious.

double celebrations.

Today is the last day of my VT year (foundation training). I am so so happy. It means the next pay is not a fixed pay anymore lol.

And then before i left the practice my boss js made my day even more amazing--by paying for my Inman course!! that's 774pounds saved. BIG thank you.

ouch

just had my braces tighten yesterday. OUCH.

it will be a week of porridge again. zzz.

spider.

Today i had a patient in for a root canal treatment. The notes on the computer says "EXTREMELY NERVOUS PATIENT", so i thought ok, this needs a lot of tender-loving-care again. The patient was actually passed over by my boss. I have seen her once and she was a bit shakey on the chair.

So i told her i would have to inject her first. And she was telling me she was nervous. I tried to calm her down and all of a sudden, my nurse Micha gave out a terrified scream--a spider was crawling on the worktop on her side. So i thought, ok ai ling your are the dentist, you should take care of this. So i went over and had a look, thinking it's a tiny creature that just created an over-exaggerating reaction from my nurse. No, the spider was massive. It's like 3cm big. I stepped back and asked Micha "go ask Ramky to come please!". Since my boss was on holiday, Ramky, the other dentist upstairs was the only guy in the whole practice. I mean, guys should take care of shit like this right?

And guess what, my "EXTREMELY NERVOUS" patient just jumped out from the chair and said "hey i am not scared let me take care of it!". Next she grabbed a few paper towels from the dispenser and charged towards the spider, and proper squash the poor insect. Micha and I were stunned, speechless. Shocked, but i still managed to say thank you to her for handling the mess.

Then she went back onto the chair and told me, "you are gonna numb me up right? OMG i am shaking now".

The minute she finished the spider off, i thought this lady should have no fear whatsoever. But then again, she is scared of me, the dentist, and the needle in my hand.

Dental phobia is a funny thing. I can't be scarier than a massive spider can I?