confinement again..

i'm back this weekend.. haha. came home yesterday and i'm going back to camp tonight. have live range next week followed by field camp the following week. so my 18th to 20th weekend will be burnt in the camp preparing for the field camp.

ah well. was quite upset yesterday. but i guess i've accepted it already. clothes gonna have to be worn more times le. at least the field camp will be something different from the initial 2 weeks confinement as 5 days will be spent outfield.

going back to camp

jaw doesn't hurt that bad le.. in fact, i'll say i dun really feel the pain except for the gum area.. can open my mouth and eat solid foods!! going back to camp this evening. feel a little sad cos i'll be missing home again. happy cos i'll be back with my buddies and can continue training. wonder how much i've missed out these pass few days and if i have to pay back with my upcoming bookout anot..

anyway, SGT Hafiz came for a house visit on sat. he just called and said that he was outside the house. WTF.. purposely one.. wanna see if i got go out anot. lucky i din go out. he went to the wrong unit la.. haha. he came for abt 10 mins.. very fast. talk abit then i fill up a home visit form and he left le. brought me some grapes, strawberries and mandarin oranges, courtesy of the SAF. haha.

been sleeping alot these few days and i feel that i'm ready to cheong with the rest! haha.. though my fitness is definitely lagging behind cos i haven been able to do any stretching or running. 5 BX also cannot.. =(

really hope that i can complete the syllabus objectives this week and not have to stay back for the weekend. cos if that happens i'll have to handwash my clothes. and i'm damn lazy to wash my clothes la. rather rot in 1 week old clothes. =D

mc days..

hi everyone. now is the post op + 3 days. the swelling around my left jaw bone has reduced and it doesn't hurt much when i chew or open my mouth. been taking the painkillers so i dun really know how much it would hurt without it (not that i'm willing to try).

so anyway today is the time the rest of my company books out for the weekend and its abt the time that they are free from the clutches of the SAF. haha. life is quite ok at home. been sleeping most of the time due in part to the medication as well as boredom. there's only so much websites you can surf b4 getting bored.

so i'm quite bored now and cannot go out also, since Att C means to rest at home. dunno the consequences of getting caught. dun wanna try anyway. shawn and ronald are enlisting into the police force soon and i wish them all the best. haha. dun think theirs would be as tough as the army, but even different people have different definitions of wad is tough. so is really up to how well they can cope with the transition from civilian to "military" life.

run out of things to write le. haha. time for my medication. will post more the moment i remember some funny things abt life in Tekong.

Wisdom tooth extraction

i'm home!!! sorry ah.. din post the last time i book out as i was quite lazy.. haha.. =P

anyway, i got 5 days Att C from today till 7th jan cos of my wisdom tooth extraction. this wisdom tooth has been causing me some problems since last yr when it grew out.. i thought once it grew out it will be fine. since its always painful when the tooth comes out initially. but things are not always the case la. the gum area started swelling very badly and it became quite painful to chew and bite. so no choice. i had to go see the dental officer abt it.

1st time i went he was on leave. @#%@!#$@%! so no choice, had to make an appointment on the 2nd jan to see him. after seeing him on 2nd jan, he confirmed that it was indeed the wisdom tooth that was causing me problems and that i had to get it removed or else it would repeatedly cause me problems whenever some food bits get stuck inside the gum area.

after seeking approval from my PC, i went back to the dental center to make and appointment and to take a x-ray of the area. the we had BCCT and then the 4 Km route march with FBO. that was tough man. i think my fieldpack din adjust properly. after i wore it, my right arm slowly became numb. very pain lor. with the rifle slung on the neck and the fieldpack on the back weighing down. almost wanted to give up. but the thought of doing the route march on a sunday with only a few people made me soldier on. endure endure endure. come back the feet all the blisters. haha. next time must wear 2 socks.

so anyway i went for my appointment at 9.40am after some weights training and extra physical exercise. sitting at the dental center, i nearly fell asleep cos i was quite tired from the training le. one of the medics gave me a leaflet to read abt the precedure and wah lao eh, i got a shock. something abt drilling into the jaw bone and splitting the tooth. gave me the chills man. had to sign a indemnity form b4 i could begin the op.

so the DO (dental officer) met me and started explaining the whole procedure to me and telling me the risks as well. i asked a few questions and then we got started. i had 3 jabs of anaesthesia into the jaw area as well as the gum and tooth nerve itself. the left lower part of my jaw including half my lip went numb in a few mins. the DO then poked around to see if i could feel anything. no feeling leh. if he were to cut my whole jaw out i wouldn't feel anything la.

then he and the assistant donned the surgical garb that you see docs wearing in the TV shows. green in colour one. they covered me in green cloth and left only the jaw area exposed. even covered my eyes. haha. come to think of it its very cool. procedure was quite fast. think he cut open a flap of the gum and then pressed twice on the tooth and it came out. the stitches part took longer.. could feel the thread being pulled around in my mouth la. damn scary feeling i tell you.

after the op was done, they remove everything and he showed me the tooth. wah kao! the whole tooth is white and the height is abt 3.5 cm la. width was abt 1.5 cm. it was bloody and all. somemore ask me wanna keep anot. siao.

so i rested for a while while he wrote the prescription list and my mc. gave me some painkillers and antibiotics and 5 days of mc at home. the DO was very calm and patient. not bad la. go to tekong dental centre to remove your wisdom tooth if you want. haha.

the numbness around my jaw lasted abt 4 hrs after the minor surgery. couldn't eat solid food for dinner as it hurts when i open my mouth to chew and the pain is not worth it la. in the end i drank a few cups of milk.