sunday night was funny.
Me and my younger bro, we went to play badminton.

So there were 2 little kids playing... one Sec 1 boy and another Pri 6 girl...

So they came up to us, and asked if we could play a game with them.
haha, and it was so funny, cos my bro and I paired up, and we played doubles.
After every shot, we'd ask them, "Whose service is it?"

And you know what? we lost. HAha.

Den we decided to play singles.

So I played with the sec 1 boy. I lost.
My brother played with the sec 1 boy. He lost.
So I played against the Pri 6 girl. I lost.
My brother played against the pri 6 girl. He lost.

Haha. it was amazing how pro they were. They knew how to position themselves,
and they knew where to aim, and made us run like crazy.

So don't despise younger ones. They were pro man =)
Now I ache badly... all over...

the Gift of Pain

did you know, Pain's a gift... I read it from this book by Philip Yancey and Dr. Paul Brand.

Just a brief intro of what I learnt from that book. It was a really good book...
Did you know leprosy victims can't feel pain?
and you know the horror that PAINLESSNESS brings about. Maybe not being able to feel pain is a scary thing... And leprosy causes your nerves to malfunction... and victims lose their sense of pain.

That is why, leprosy patients treat their hands and legs as mere tools... not as a part of themselves. When a nail gets stuck in their hand, they don't realise it. Some stick their hand into hot burning coals to remove a piece of meat that fell between the grills. Others just lose their sense of sight because their eyes dry up... they don't realise that they have to blink to replenish that layer of moisture that protects their eyes. Some run on their fractured ankles twisted at awkward 180degree positions, using their injured legs as though they were stilts to run upon...

And the most fearsome thing about leprosy, is that some lose their hands, their nose, certain parts of their body just drop off or disappear... people once thought the disease ate up their noses. But what Dr. Paul Brand found out, was that when they were sleeping at night, rats do come and bite off their faces, or their fingers, or their nose, or their toes... and so, Siamese cats are great pals for leprosy patients.

Anw, after reading the book I had wondered what it feels like w/o pain. I mean, yah, we are so used to feeling pain, and try imagine you couldn't feel pain at all, it's quite hard. I tried... and I couldn't really guess how it was like.

and you know, the operation showed me a bit of things. Yea, appreciate your nerves! You know right after the operation, I couldn't feel my lips at all. Pinch them, rub your fingers over them, glide across them, you don't feel a thing. They are numb... painless.

And so the nurse said it'll take a few hours for the anesthesia to lose its effect.
And when I woke up immediately after the operation, my right gum was aching. There was no pain in my left gum though...

I waited... I went home... I slept...And I woke up.

And WHen I WOKE up, whoa! I could feel the left side of my lower lip.

And but when I crossed my finger to the right side, I couldn't feel a thing.

For Your Info: The nerves that is responsible for touch/pain in your lips and chin lies just below the wisdom teeth. And I guess, they must have bruised my right nerve. It normal to bruise your nerves I heard, but don't severe them... And that must have accounted for the terrible ache I felt in my right gum. And so, it may have had taken a longer time to heal.

And but, it was so real... you know. Biology, Science... how your body is actually abled and designed to feel with nerve impulses. Exactly at the half way mark, the mid line of my lips down to my chin, on the right side, I couldn't feel a thing. Move to the left side of my lips/chin, I could feel sensation... pinch the left and you get pain. pinch the right and you don't feel a thing...

It's amazing how we are made symmetrical. and the nerves... so real...

And so, That's what its like to be without pain, or sensation... just like what I read from the book, The GIFT of pain. And it's just a glimpse of how we much we should treasure Pain, the very thing that we dread... but protects us from danger or harm.

So it was later at night... hmm about 1a.m. before I went to sleep, I tried touching my right lip/chin, and could feel a little... tingling sensation. But nothing more than that.

ANDDDD you know, when I woke up this morning, I could feel my whole lips and chin again.

thank God.

flashbacks

So the operation... ....

whoa, it was an experience.
You know, lying on the operation bed was so drama... you know like those movies... den there's this big circular lights above you and a few people in gowns all around you...

as if it was some major operation... drama... ... drama... ... drama...*** "dear, don't leave me behind!" with puffy teary eyes, "You must pull through, yes... I'm waiting for you... " ...

Then the anesthetist came by... and did a drip on my left hand.
And so, he talked for a while... and injected some stuff...

I tried to keep awake... I wanted to see if I could...but those things they use, man... powerful!
the thing he injected went into my left hand...

Within seconds, it seemed as though it was creating a hole in my palm...
it felt so cold... and it ached badly for a few seconds...
Then it started to cramp in my hand...

and the feeling moved down my arm... slowly but surely...

haha, guess what?

.... .... pluck grind saw grip pull cut dig sew...
*** i guess this was what they did to me... I don't know...
haha. I vaguely remember when I actually knocked out...

I thank God for Anesthetists. Imagine without the pain killers and that knock out Drug, I'd be screaming and screaming at the dental surgeon sawing and cutting up my teeth and gums.

as though some nightmare over cold blooded dentists...The haunted Dentist?
and next time, don't try staying awake, YOU CAN'T!... i figured it was impossible... no matter how hard you try*haha ***just remembered that when I look at the lights, my eyes went in circles for maybe 2 sec? and the ache was in my hand... I guess, it only took less than 20 seconds.

Oh what an experience... I woke up with my right cheek aching. And yes, swollen...i was already in the outer ward waiting to be discharged.

Isn't it amazing?!?!!

You know, The first thing i did? I put my hand over my face... to feel how FAT i became. My lips were numb, you know, pinch them and you don't feel a thing.
But it wasn't that bad after all... it took me a while to lose the groggy feeling... couldn't really walk in a straight line...
so then, they trolley-bed me to the C-class ward.
I don't expect an A-class ward for paying 4 dollars for the whole operation.... I thank God for the free and professional operation... I paid for the bed sheets i guess.

And while waiting, my Mum let me listen to her Mp3 player and it played some Christian songs... and it totally reminded me of God. yAh... and was so comforting because I was only thinking of the ache in my teeth and all those blood

yes, and when it was finally over... there were clots and clots of blood was in my mouth. I didn't know how bloody it was till I went to the toilet to change back into my home clothes... you know, spit out those jelly like blood...

Anw, it was a great operation!

So I went straight home for a good good sleep...

so before the operation...i thank God that I didn't feel so sick before the operation...
Cos I didn't want to wait another month for a rescheduled slot...

You know when You get a sore throat and you feel feverish...
That was how I felt the night before... and I drank a whole bottle of water and had to stop after midnight... cos I'm not supposed to eat and drink before the operation.

when I woke Up, my throat felt dry...

but the amazing thing, It felt so much better than the day before, the swelling in my throat went down by a lot... as though the sore throat was healing already
but there again, I felt a bit dizzy... when I reached the hospital, my pulse rate was 105-110... that's high. An average person's only at 60-80. And my temperature was at 37.1degrees... a slight fever... I could feel my breath, it was hot against my nose...

and yah, i prayed. and I decided to still go for the operation.

and you know, after the operation, I felt so much better...
I mean, you'd supposed to feel worse after any operation... but I didn't feel feverish anymore, and the sore throat was like almost gone... much more refreshed when I woke up, except for the ache and numbs in my mouth.

I got a good good sleep throughout the operation...

so Thank yoU God!

oP

you know... tmr i'm going to see the dental surgeon...

and yah, i really wonder what it'll be like to be knocked out unconscious by those chemicals...

and not know a thing,

until you wake up again,

with red rosy swollen chubby cheeks...

haha. It's an experience... I remember seeing JOSHua With Those SwoLLen Cheeks..HAHA

It's so funny.

Of course, he extracted 8 teeth at one Go. I'm not so brave, so I decided to go for 5 =D


You know, because I have an EGO, i'm thinking of where to hide my chubby face after the operation...

*should I wear a veil?... hAha or maybe wear a stocking over my face like those terrorist... just kidding.

First, I'm going straight home... I mean don't expect me to hang around to let the whole world see those chubby cheeks rite? haha kidding...

Second, to my bed for a good good sleep...

And hope the chubby face disappears.

Third, I'm going to eat porridge for the next few days... and maybe not eat at all on the first day of my operation. It'll be the easiest day to Fast *haha



oh well, always look on the bright side of things,

I thank God in advance for the many days m/c I'm going to get. It's like a gift... HAha.

everyone wants to get a m/C... ... it's true...

I'm getting mine.... so It's going to be a long holiday... Holiday... holiday..



btw, 50% of the population have wisdom teeth. 50% of this 50% has 2 wisdom teeth only.

Well, I have 3 wisdom teeth and 2 supernumerary molars..

I thank God I'm not going to lose any of my current good looking teeth that gives a great smile... HAha. Cos all the 5 teeth that are to be extracted are all currently hidden,




Always look on the bright side of life.



so this is what i learnt from reading the bible today,

James
c3v17" But wisdom from above is first of all pure. It is also peace loving, gentle at all times and willing to yield to others. It is full of mercy and good deeds. It shows no favouritism and is always sincere. And those who are peacemakers will plant seeds of peace and reap a harvest of righteousness."

So in c1v5 "If you need wisdom, ask God and He who is generous will give it to you... but be sure that your faith is in God alone..."

To be wise is to be like Jesus.

Peace Loving, gentle, willing to yield to others. He became the lowest, a ransom for many so that God exalted Him in the highest... yes, Jesus taught us what servant leadership meant.

Full of mercy and Good deeds. When the sick came to Jesus, he healed every one of them with compassion.

It shows no favourtism. Jesus did not stay away from the tax collector, nor the prostitute, nor the beggar, nor the children...

Is Sincere. For what He did on the cross, as if that wasn't sincere enough to show the world...


So that's wisdom.