Dear Mr. Dentist,First of all, thank you for doing my fillings again. Afterall, I don't wanna sound ungrateful. In saying that, I just want to let you know that I don't appreciate the fact that you rest your instruments on my lips, the way your labcoat brushes my face too often and how heavy your hands are. There are times that I honestly want to push them away but feared that I might inadvertently scrape your instruments in my face too. It also doesn't help that the light shines on my eyes the whole hour I had to lie there while in the unconfortable Trendelenberg position. It's not even the scary needle that you used to inject anesthesia on my gums or the extra dose of it that was sprayed on my tongue that bothered me the most. It was mostly the cold hard instruments that pushed and grazed my lips and teeth as you repositioned them so often. Sigh. In any case, I would have gladly given you a piece of my mind but it seems like you are new to this. I sympathize with you because I do sometimes focus on the task and not on the person in front of me at times. I guess in time you'll be better at recognizing that your patients have reasons why their eyes are tightly shut and their hands fidget every now and then. Sincerely,the girl who said thank you anyway------------------On a lighter note:- My mom finally transformed the jello packets I bought to something yummy
- Wednesday will be an educational day
- I am getting more and more excited about summer
- My nephew finally knows my name
- Eggo waffles are the best snack with a hefty serving of maple syrup
- Weekend will be spent lounging about in my pjs (hopefully)
The vacation schedule was finally posted this week and I got what I requested - 3 weeks of vacation. Yey!Now comes the hard part as it entails decisions as to who I'm going with, how long I will stay and when I am leaving. :S My aunt and uncle already booked a flight that has a US stop-over. My parents on the other hand, does not want that but will be leaving the same day. My sister and brother are going two days after the said date because of her work schedule. So which one do I choose?If that's not confusing enough, all of them have their own agenda as to how long they'll be staying. My sister for two and a half weeks, my parents for three weeks and my aunt for a month. Erm. Then the fact that each flight will cost between $1100 to $1800 can be a deal breaker. Sigh.At this point, I am leaning towards staying the full three weeks just because I need time away from work. It also means that I'll have more time to spend with my family and friends because it might take a while before I can come back again. There are two cons to this decision (a) the longer I stay, the more I spend (b) I'm back to work 1-2 days after I land - jetlag!Choices, choices.Surprisingly, he doesn't mind if I stay there longer because he thinks its a waste of money if I only go for two weeks. This means that he is not a factor in my decision making. Erm.
Fame? Nope.Pleasure? Not necessarily.Pain? Not exactly.Relief? Yes!----------------Every once in a while, we are blessed with a 15 minute massage while at work. It is either done as a pat-on-the-back for a job well done or an incentive to keep going. :SAnyway...-------------These golden minutes are enough for the masseur to tell you that you have been straining your lower back and shoulder muscles from the heavy lifting you do at work and the bad posture you have been accustomed to since who knows when. You also kind of wonder to yourself too when you can use old age as an excuse for this pain and not just because of bad body mechanics. Fortunately, you have a chance to listen to relaxing music with your face down on this weird chair you have to awkwardly straddle and try to forget work even for a moment. Fifteen minutes passes by in a blink of an eye and you almost want to beg for more. Sigh.Fastforward to two days and you still have a sore back from the pressure applied by the masseur to take out the knots in your muscles as he pondered whether you have a curved spine. (I am still convincing myself that I have a straight spine contrary to his observation.) Hmp. ---------------I still have a few hundred dollars worth of massage this year if I actually use my benefit but laziness is more than enough reason not to visit my doctor for a prescription. Besides, I still need to completely get over this soreness before I embark on a whole hour of pain relief followed by a few days off discomfort. :S
