Friday, May 19, 2006
school has been going on for the past two weeks..
my time table is 8am-6pm everyday.
i guess it speaks for itself.
school ends on the 9 of June and begins on 3 of July leaving me with a grand total of 3 weeks holidays.
isn't it shocking?
when i decided on dentistry i though of its stability and the fact that i would not have to pull out my hair and decide on what branch of business or what company to join.
but i guess in life there really is no easy way out.
my parents discouraged me from during medcine cause they say its too hard a life being a doctor.
which i agree.
i dun think i really want to be a doctor.
save a old lady from dying and prolong her misery on earth?
i dun really think so la...
if she's fit and everything and can make the most of her time here i think it would be worth it.
other than that i'm not so sure..
after seeing my grandad sit at home for 10 years and keep asking when he'll go.
sit at home cause he's immobile..
dentistry..
i never really though about it..
there's no prestige being a dentist
you dun save any one lives
you look after people's teeth and stare into people's mouth.
i really couldn't imagine looking into people's mouth
and i somewhat can't imagine looking into an old lao tiko's mouth
the thought is somewhat scary
my prof said somehting funny
man wouldn't mind if you come close to them..
chest wise i add..
but if you were a guy going close to a girl is not so desirable...
back to dentisty..
most of my time during this special term is spent in the lab.
we work on models..
models as in ivory teeth... which cost 2 dollars each.
32 in your mouth...
and of course..
we get real extracted teeth and mouth it in stone...
and work on it..
this all sounds artsy futsy
and i admit its fun..
i really dun mind as compared to studying
haha
siting in a boring lecture
but...
its really difficult to make the teeth set properly man..
its like making ake..
correct amount of water correct amount of stone (tentamount to flour in the case of cakes) you mix and ta da...
the thing is that cakes u eat it..
in my case the outcome...
we work on it..
and... even though i spend endless hours in the lab...
time is never enough!
everything we do is graded..
we must show up and get a signature and a grade...
it kind of stresses me up like mad..
but i kinda learnt that i shall not be a perfectionist and kill myself just yet..
still got 3 more years to perfect my skill...
but dun worry i'll work hard so that you all will get cheaper dental treatment....
families included. =)
haha.
let me tell you about drilling teeth now..
i think you all can become dentist soon...
you all know all hte steps and everything..
if you are free can come by..
i can give you a tour.
due to cavities..
we have holes in our teeth
the teeth we get are all nice and not holey...
so we have to drill our own holes...
who would think that there are so many types of holes to drill!
lol...
sometimes i reallt dunnoe what shape the hole should look like..
drill drill drill
using indirect vision where right=left and vice versa...
not to mention that my right and left got prob..
my dad says i'm mildly dyslexic...
cause he is...
and i can't spell...
bleah..
the mouth is really v small.
and dark...
i'm like grouping in the dark..
and i have to keep re-doing..
which is qutie depressing when everyone is very fast...
but i guess practice is good..
everytime i finally get how to place our drills at what angle and everything and make a nice hole i feel accomplished...
oh well...
sometimes i wonder if i should be a dentist...
the training is so tough..
i dunnoe if it's a good job...
than again i guess there's no thing you'll know if you're good at until you try...
i guess is normal to not know what we want at this point when we've seen the world but barely experienced it...
experiencing it is of course so different...
but whatever it is...
don't give up cause of a few failures or not so satisfying outcomes...
in life dissapointments are many..
many things beyond our control..
but if we've done our part...
we've won most of the battle...
God will see us through and help us too...
so just smile....
whatever comes your way just try your best...
if you're tired and all
thats what friends are for!
to lean against and complain too...
take care peeps.... =)
love you all!
and thanks for been such great frinds..
and pork! thanks for lending me ur umbralla tt day
=)
j0-n
9:27 pm
