Thank you, WengHong, Paran and Mo for the webcam! ( i was really pleased to know that you've remembered that I didnt have a webcam previously, and bought me one just so that I can speak to my parents more often and they can see me! )^^
Thank you, Cass for the lovely doodlebook ^^ now i can doodle more 'artistically' when I'm bored.. rather than scribbling all over my notes!
Thank you, Melissa for treating me lunch, and the lovely poem and hymn =) you help me keep my faith in God, my dear sister in Christ.
Thank you, Charles and KangLoon my new found kind friends! The gifts and cards was unexpected, but of course I am pleased! and grateful ^^
Thank you my dearest pa, and mummy, who sent me a text wishing me happiness every minute of my life.
Thank you, Adrian for your yearly effort to visit me on my birthday! =)
Thank you, my bffs Helen n PP, for coming all the way from London and Edin, just to spend a 'birthday weekend' with me!
It may be the last birthday I'll be celebrating in Manchester, but it was certainly another unforgettable one.
Thank you, everyone. Love you guys muchie! xoxo
On another note, today was my first day at Ashton Outreach centre.. and boyy was I impressed with the facilities we have there! Digital radiography, excellent sterilising facilities,state-of-the-art dental chairs, intercom facilities, qualified dental nurses.. a dynamic community oral health promotion team.. you name it they have it! And they're blardy damn good at what they do too, apparently!
It still feels abit surreal, coming back to the UK to do dentistry, when not long ago.. i was in Cambodia, doing basic dentistry with basic equipment! The VAST difference between countries in terms of facilities, manpower basically EVERYTHING dental related just hit me in the face quite hard.
Yes I've done 4years of Dentistry, why the surprise now??
I guess becoz when we had this talk about 'inequality' in the type of treatment provided to various community 'classes' in the UK this morning.. I had flashbacks of the children in Kampung Speu.
Manns speak about inequality.. and human rights to gold standard 'healthcare'??
After which I had this strong urge to contribute to my own country's oral healthcare system.. hahaha speak about ambition!
I think it was a spur at the moment thought bcoz the team was really impressive in terms of their oral health promotion strategies and efficiency. The team leader who spoke to us was so motivated, I could tell she really believed that we could make a difference as health care professionals.. it was contagious!
Anyways, pictures from my amazing experience in Cambodia is loooong overdue! Here are a few =)




