Being pawned by a pair of shaky hands (Licence2Play Part 2)

Just when my friend and I were trudging away at around 4pm, we spotted a registration booth. We were inquisitive and thus wanted to try it out. There are 4 mini-challenges that a registrant had to accomplish, after which he/she would win attractive prizes.

The first station wasn't even a challenge at all. All each of us had to do was to pose beside a 'Dragonica' board and ask a pretty lady to take a snapshot. My friend and I grinned.

The second station, though not challenging as well, was very significant and more or less the main highlight of our trip. We had to randomly type a four-digit code and check whether it is valid or not. Whatever the result, we were guaranteed a prize. Out of the blue, I turned towards my friend. His jaw had literally dropped such that his mouth was wide opened. I had never seen him so dumbfounded before, like a little LAMB.. :). I asked him with my favorite catchphrase, "Sup bro??". He shook his head momentarily and told me that the station-in-charge (a beautiful lady) looked alarmingly familiar...

He then elaborated that she used to work in the past IT fair, and that he witnessed her while working in the same venue. He told me to take a photo of him and her together and I agreed. While I was holding my digital camera ready to snap a photo, I kind of 'snapped' (not being focused) myself. My mind was invaded with thoughts. I was thinking how my friend was imagining, like "What a hot BABE, I want to make LOVE..hehe." As a result, my hands shook wildly and I took a blurred image instead. I was relieved that my friend was so forgiving after this unfortunate incident.

As for the other 2 stations, well, they were not.. how should I put it.. significant. After that, I whipped out my handphone and realized that it was already 5pm. After I reached home, I was thinking back of my fruitful day.. full of smiles and one deep regret.

Eye candy in Singapore expo (Licence2Play Part 1)

Last Friday was Vesak day... But more importantly, it was the starting day for the license2play event in the Singapore Expo. This carnival promised plenty of eye candy- new games, gadgets, and babes etc.

Anyway, my good buddy and I proceeded to the Expo mrt station and were utterly dumbfounded to realise that it was crowded. We had to literally barge ourselves through the crowd. After 10 long minutes (which could have been 5 minutes), we finally arrived at the games carnival. There were a decent number of new games featured, like Raycity and Requiem. Starcraft 2 was the main attraction. I was really grateful to my friend for giving the courage to play that game which I have not played before, and guiding through the stage like a diligent teacher...

Hope that the loss of wisdom teeth won't make me less wise..

It was 3pm when I was boarding the MRT to Paragon. I was not about to window-shop there, but to remove my (top 2) wisdom teeth. I did not feel nervous at all. Instead, I was full of optimism- firstly because the dentist had already removed my bottom 2 teeth, secondly, I have waited for 1 whole year for my wisdom teeth to be completely removed, since the heart-breaking news during a regular dental check-up...

Anyway, I stepped into the dental clinic and realised that I was 10 minutes late. I was supposed to reach there by 3.30pm. Phew, my slot was not taken over by someone else. Thus, I did not have to wait for long before it was my turn. I greeted Dr Ho the dentist and the first thing he did was to ask me where my x-ray film of my teeth was. We told each other that we could not find it and therefore I had to take an x-ray in their own clinic zzz...

After which, the dentist checked my wisdom teeth to examine whether it has fully grown out. Of course I would prefer that as my teeth will only be extracted using 'pliers' and not operated using a 'drill'. The latter was a much expensive method anyway and probably more risky.

So 'verdict': my wisdom teeth has ALMOST grown out. Oh shoot, I thought, as I may have to book a later appointment for the extraction. But Dr. Ho said that he could extract it by cutting a small slit on my gums near the teeth. I immediately gave him the green light and opened my mouth wide.

For those who are frightened or paranoid of such dental experiences, do not fret. The dentist will most probably apply some 'cream' onto your gums so that you do not feel much pain. The injections to the gums were the most 'painful', as 'painful' as an ant's bite that was.. Besides, it hurts less than being cut by broken glass..

The extraction finished in no time and I was delighted that I got to keep my two wisdom teeth as a whole, unlike the last time where the teeth was in bits and pieces. The total cost was yea.. (I prefer to say LESS) than $400; to me it was a huge bargain. I went back home and removed the 2 cotton rolls that minimised blood flow from the gums. I gurgled my mouth and spat out the water.. and my sink had literally became 'a red sea'. Blood was flowing from my gums non-stop and fortunately, it was only for a short while.