Managed to wake up with natural daylight today. Got up in time to get ready for my dental appointment. I had the sausage cheese bread from the Tainan bakery. Mmm.
But because I was so tired I didn't have a great appetite. I made sure to Flo spray and take a Blis on the way cycling there. When I arrived I was the only person minus staff. The two assistant ladies were busy prepping. Once they were almost done they rang Dr Huang to come over, he lives very close. I asked if they had an air purifier and they have one!!! A smaller unit though. But they have one. They mentioned since they have so much aerosel they do need one, and I added on how it also prevents viral infectious diseases. That makes me feel so much better.
Once Dr Huang arrived they got me to sit in the chair, and I noted their dental software runs on Java 6 (they have a screen in front of the chair). Lol why are all dental software so old. Then I got asked to go take an OPG which is upstairs. Whilst they were waiting for Dr to bring up the file onto the OPG computer, I had a quick chat with then.Their OPG machine announces in English when it starts operating, and plays some calming instrumental music, and then announces that it has had alrconcluded operation (in English). I went back downstairs and he had a look at my OPG. He compared it with my one from 2012, I believe. Some of my front teeth roots seems to have gotten a bit straighter? And of course my wisdom teeth came out since then. I noted that my lower front tooth which isn't straight and has had the edge shaved off from my upper teeth, was like that then.
Just needed a clean, and no fillings. Got told me gum recession is also from me clenching my jaw too hard. And my right upper wisdom needs more attention to it when brushing. But good that I don't need fillings and have very little calculus. Dr Huang put on some Duraphat for me.
I got told to wait 30 mins and to spit out my saliva instead of swallowing it. When I was halfway through my clean (about 9:15am), two ladies came in. I think they are mum and daughter. They are masked in surgicals which made me feel better. When I was sitting and waiting, the older mum was the patient and I think she must have been traumatised when she was young/a kid, as she started crying judging by what Dr Huang was saying. Poor lady. I hope she's able to be a bit less nervous getting treatment now compared to when she was traumatised.
Sadly, the rinse cup they gave me didn't have a cute picture on it. My time was up and I put my rinse cup full of saliva away in the sink. They told me to leave the rest there. I thanked them and said, see you next time. My treatment was only $1000, Dr said the Duraphat and OPG are free. I said are you sure? He said yes. So I didn't argue further.
I cycled back home. There's nothing quite like Shuinan, feels like my old neighbourhood indeed. I do feel a little sad when I past the area where the old juanchun was.
I got home and 二叔 has already washed the whites, so I took them upstairs. The breeze is nice today.
After that I had a sit down and packed Lake's gift to send. 二叔 made some lunch, as we went to go eat. It was a mix of meat buns, roasted kumara, tea eggs, pork bone soup, and last night's leftovers. The kumara was very nice.
二叔 and cousin Joy left to go to Gogoshan, where they are a animal rescue mostly for dogs. I had a cup of tea and then mopped the floor. After that I was really tired so I laid down on the couch and snoozed for half an hour. I woke up but was still really tired so I just swiped SNS for 15 or so mins and decided better I go see 四叔 and grab my stuff. It was 2:45pm now.
I popped into the postshop on my way there and there were 12 people waiting so I decided to come back later... and walked to 四叔's. I had some tea there and chatted with 四嬸, Zhili 叔叔, and 五叔. They asked me where I went and what did I do on my huandao. And the typhoons lol. I had 3 boxes of stuff. Like 1/3 of two of the boxes was just padding space, and I was right lol.
四叔 kept feeding me tea and I had some small sweets to go with it. 五叔 came down later and I asked what day is suitable for me to go home and see 奶奶 and have a meal. Sat it is.
I ended up opening most of the parcels there minus the Chishang Farmer's Assoc ones and 四嬸 lent me a big bag to put it all in. It was about 4:30pm and I said I should go before the post shop closes. 四叔 he will being back the last box at night and I can go pick it up downstairs. After I left shortly, 二叔 Line'd me to tell me to stay there, he is coming. But I was already on my way lol. I called him since not read my reply, and let him know I was going to post shop. He offered to bring my last box home.
I got to the post shop and it was 18 people waiting. LOL GG. I waited outside mostly and then got tired so went inside when it was about 7 numbers left till mine. My parcel ended up only being $208 (?!) using the cheapest tracking method, but it won't get there until after new year's. That's OK.
Went home, dropped my stuff, and 二叔 had already taken the laundry back downstairs. I helped fold the laundry together and then after that 二叔 told me to take some stomach digestive aids, which I did. I rested and snoozed on the couch since my tummy wasn't feeling too good. Half an hour later I woke up and felt better and made some dumplings for dinner.
After that, I played tetris with my luggage and then took a shower. Continued tetris after my shower, ad Joy came home.
Had some dragonfruit, ba-lah, and purple grapes after 9pm, and took care to rinse and softly brush my teeth to get the rest of the fruit out. Mmm. Once suitcase is 20kgs and the other is 15kgs without my clothes in it. Joy asked 二叔 if he used the Clean & clear face wash with saylic acid in it. He said not yet nad Joy firmly reminded him to do so. I put in a comment to softly encourage 二叔 to give it a chance.
Just blog, rest, and I go see 三舅媽 tomorrow and bring her 蝦餅. We are going to an outdoor restaurant in Tanzi tomorrow (original plan was Taobanwoo, but that's indoors so I declined). Now I can go with the change of plans.
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