Wisdom Tooth Extraction

I had my wisdom tooth extracted 2 days ago and before that, I had heard a lot of scary stories concerning the pain, discomfort and the amount of bleeding that will come with the surgery. Thank God, the pain I had was quite minimal. 

I know many people tend to ask whether it is really necessary to remove our wisdom teeth. I mean, who would want to go through the pain and agony of the dentist twisting and drilling your tooth right. The answer I got from my dentist is that you should remove your wisdom tooth if any of these happens:

Crowding of the back teeth.

A wisdom tooth becoming stuck in the jaw (impacted) and never breaking through the gums.

Red, swollen, and painful gums caused by a flap of skin around a wisdom tooth that has only partially come in.

Gum disease and tooth decay in the wisdom tooth

Anyway, if you really have to extract your wisdom tooth, these are some tips that will help you to speed up your recovery. :)

Bite gently on the gauze pad periodically, and change pads every half and hour. Bleeding should stop after 24hrs (Don’t be surprised to see 1 full plastic bag of bloody gauze.)

Prop up your head with pillows to minimize bleeding.

To minimize swelling, you can apply ice pack on your cheek.

Based on what I have found out, you should eat ice-cream, yogurts, mashed potatoes or milk shake during the 1st 24 hrs (Good opportunity for those who are deprived of ice-cream. haha)

Do not use a straw for the first few days. Sucking on a straw can loosen the blood clot and delay healing.

After the first day, gently rinse your mouth with warm salt water several times a day to reduce swelling and relieve pain.

Continue to brush your teeth and tongue carefully. (This require great technique because you would not want to dislodge your blood clot.)

Wisdom tooth extraction is really not very scary except for some slight discomfort however, I must admit that it differs from different people. So if you really don’t want to visit the dentist so often and go through the “torture”, then make your teeth smile by taking good care of them. :)

Hooray!!! I am going to watch Formula 1, 2009!!!!

Woohoo!! I managed to get 2 tickets to watch the qualifying race of 2009 Formula 1 courtesy of Edmund Tay. And the tickets are not just those walkabout passes but actually Turn 1 Grandstand tickets that cost $1388 each!!! Thank God and Edmund for the blessing!

My wife is very excited and she has been checking on the website on how to get there and the various programs for the day. Mmm… I thought car racing is a guy thing? Haha. Anyway, this is our first time watching F1 cars zooming straight in front of us. I guess it is going to be very noisy but an experience for us. :)

Online Date with Sun on 18 September

For those who still do not know, our very own Sun has just released her latest single “Fancy Free” . You can catch the preview of the song at Amazon website and I am sure you will enjoy it!

On top of that, Sun will be having her 1st ever live-web chat on Facebook on 18 September at 11pm. So mark down on your calendar and don’t miss this opportunity to find out more about her!

If you have any burning questions, you can send all your questions to her at TWITTER.COM/MYNAMEISSUN.

Till then, enjoy and have a fruitful week!!

Tried KFC Breakfast???

The very mention of McDonald’s Breakfast should ring a bell in us but certainly not KFC Breakfast. In fact, when Em suggested to have KFC breakfast, I don’t even know what they offer. Anyway, Em and I decided to give it a try.

I ordered the a.m Platter meal while Em went for Waffles & Eggs meal. Unlike all McDonald breakfast meals, the KFC Waffles & Eggs meal does not come with harsh brown. But of cos, the meal is much cheaper.

A.M Platter Meal

Waffles & Eggs Meal

Personally, I prefer McDonald’s hotcakes than KFC waffles. As for the platter meal, I think it is not bad and we love the honey biscuit. :) However, both the coffee and tea taste weird :( Or maybe it is just me. Haha

On the whole, I would give 3.5 out 5 for the platter meal and rating of 2 for the waffle meal.

Finally it came!!!

This afternoon, I opened up one of the letters in my mailbox and this is what I received. It is the invitation card for my convocation and it is going to be on 8 October 2009, Thursday 10am – 1230pm at SIM Clementi Road :)

I have been looking forward to it and was wondering when it will come. In fact, when I attended Suting and Karen’s convocation 2 weeks ago, I was telling them mine should be coming soon.

Anyway, I am not so ecstatic over the convocation ceremony but this invitation card certainly brings to me the remembrance of God’s goodness upon my life this entire year. Read about my entry in February and you will know what I mean.

8 months have passed and I have not only graduated from SOT but also had the privilege to preach during the graduation ceremony. Also, I finally graduated from my degree programme despite a slight hiccup at the start of the year. I didn’t pass my CFA but I am going to give another shot.

Knowledge is power and I strongly believe in continuous learning. I am already contemplating about pursuing a masters degree in the next 1 or 2 years.

For my career, I am still waiting patiently but I know God will provide. It will come according to His timing and not mine and I just have to trust Him :)

Let me end this post with an interesting and encouraging quote:

“ Big shots are only little shots

who keep shooting”.

                                                               Christopher Morley

Blockbuster Sunday

Mark down on your calendar so that you can join us on the 13th of this month for our “Blockbuster Sunday”!

Not only will you get to see your favourite movie characters but also win great prizes such as $100 capital voucher and movie passes and get to know many new friends!

So don’t hesitate anymore but come and join us for this fun-filled event!

SOT Graduation Dinner & SOT Service

SOT Graduation Dinner

Another outdated post and I am sure many of you have read about my graduation service at my wife’s blog. Hehe… Anyway, prior to the graduation service, we had our graduation dinner at Keppel Club. We had our games, drama, food and not forgetting the Mr & Ms Charisma competition. It was a good gathering for all the students as SOT came to a close.

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 With SOT 2009 Mr Charisma :)

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SOT Graduation Service

Those that had been to my wife’s blog would know that I was given the opportunity to preach to about 8,000 people during the graduation service. More importantly, my mum came to church for the 1st time and I believe this is the first step of her coming to know God :) She even commented that the church is very big and nice.

Back to my preaching, actually I was very excited and nervous when I was selected to preach during graduation service. Behind the 7 minutes sermon is 3 nights of sleeplessness. Special thank goes to Pastor Bobby who sacrificed his sleep to guide me on my sermon and preaching. Also thank to my ZS, Edmund who really taught me how to preach ever since I became a leader.

Looking back, I never regretted the decision to quit my job to go SOT. I learnt a lot, experienced a lot and the love for God has increased ever more. Like what I had preached, the graduation is not the end, but the beginning of something new and exciting that God has prepared! Keep on keeping on!!!

Ending of with my favourite photo :)