I grew wiser today

'I grew wiser today'

'How do you know?'

'My wisdom tooth started to sprout today'

(I told this to a few people and the only person who almost strangled me after I said this was my ex-room mate cause I disturbed her while she was revising)

I don't know why it is always during that stressful period when I'm preparing for an exam that one of my wisdom tooth which hasn't erupted decides to show itself.

This happened for the 3rd time last Tuesday when I was preparing for my formative exams which just finished today. The exams were really difficult and I know that I need to put in more effort after this.

This time around, it was my upper left wisdom tooth which decided to show itself. It was pressing onto my lower gum which was still wisdom toothless cause it to swell. So painful!!!! It was even ulcerating and bled on brushing. My previous introduction to my other 2 wisdom tooth never involved any problem at all, until this 3rd one came along.

It was painful if anything pressed on it. It even hurts if I tried opening my mouth a bit wider. Too bad it didn't reduce my appetite. If not, I might have been able to lose some weight. Been piling up on the pounds since winter. Papa, mama and Mona, if you're reading this, I'm not sure if you'll be able to recognise me or not this summer.

I bumped into a 5th year dentistry student on the 3rd day of my suffering and I asked for his advice.

'How long will it take to heal?'

'Oh. Usually it take 2 - 3......'

(I was expecting him to say days but to my horror')

'...weeks up to a month for the gum to keratinize. If you're still having problem with it by then, I advice you to see your dentist.'

'If I saw a dentist now, will he/she be able to do anything for me?'

'There's nothing much which they can do now. They may extract it if it's giving you too much problem.'

Haih. So sad. I wouldn't want to opt for extracting. Already started to dread all the torture which I need to endure at each meal. But luckily for me, the swelling went down on the 5th day and after a week, it's fully healed now.

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After the last paper today, my friends and I decided to go down to town. At first, we wanted to try out the waffles at the newly opened Waffle House, but since one of them pulled out at the last minute, we decided to save it for another day.

Went to The Egg vegetarian restaurant again.

I ordered Tandoori mushrooms (lower left picture) served with salad and Naan bread which was delicious! I didn't know mushrooms could taste like that. My friends ordered spicy burger and something else which I've forgotten the name. With the lovely atmosphere, not too crowded and light purple themed decorations, it was a lovely place to chill out.

Best part, DESSERTS:

Chocolate cake with fresh cream. We ordered one piece, but the waiter was so nice that he gave us 2. A bit too sweet for my liking though.

Best banana cake which I've tasted so far! It doesn't really look like banana cake from the cranberry jam spread on top. But it tasted so delicious. Would love to have it again in future. Thanks F for the treat.

Feeling so tired after window shopping at town after lunch. Need to get a start on my SSM before I see my convenor this Friday. Already looking forward to the next holiday, when I finally go back to Malaysia. I do have a feeling that I may not be going back in the summer of 4th year though. There's still too many places to travel!