i have teps to listen to. but im just too tired to do anything about it right now. i finally went to the dentist after putting it off for the longest time ever. try 2 years! haha needless to say, the visit ended up with me having tears in my eyes ..even if all i had was a scaling session. i hate dentists. and i dont understand how they insist on having all these things done to your teeth and by the end of the visit..you end up with a $200+ ( or more) bill.
during the session, he handed over a gum brush that he had already opened and tried on my teeth. i had no choice but to get them kan? i feel like i’m always being sucked in to spending unnecessarily when i go to private dentists.. its harder when you don’t really know what’s going in your mouth..mcm i can probably tell how an allergy looks like.. but a cavity? no idea. and its wierd how they never talk about prices.. and you get probed with “questions” like:
‘i have to have 3 of your teeth filled?’
or or..
‘i think u must have a crowning?’
mcm what kind of questions r those? u have no choice BUT to oblige right? MANA TAU SERIOUS? mcm takut ku, RUMPANG kalau ku inda betambal. hahaha.. and they would always always ask you in that serious tone of voice.. like its a matter of life and death.
why can’t they be more courteous and ask like this:
‘u have 3 holes in your teeth that needs patching up.. a filling is about $30 each.. would u want me to go ahead with it?’
CEMANI BARU BAGUS. This way, you’d be able to mcm estimate how much you’re going to have to spend at the end of the sesh. mcm tadi jua, he asked me if i’d like to get one of my tooth x-rayed.. mcm FREE bunyinya. hahahaha. and i kudnt be bothered asking how much it was to get it x-rayed cause sometimes they’d be really condescending..and go ‘hmmm? how much? oh its about $70!’. what they’re really trying to say is : ‘its 70bucks. if you want cheap one..go to airport lama!!’
going to the dentist is like shopping at Gucci really. mcm you’re scared to ask for the prices cause thats not really the norm. you’d be more comfortable asking for a price if the shop had a CASH REGISTER. not the fancy computer kind, but an actual cash register like the ones in huaho. hahaha. but seriously why cant they have something like this at the dentist?

photostolen from Etty’s facebook.
MAU TAMBAL : $30 SATU GIGI
MAU X-REY: $20 SATU GIGI
MAU CUCI KASIH BERSIH BERSIH SAMA POLIS: $80
BARUS GIGI SPESIAL: $10 satu batang.
GIGI BESI ATAS BAWAH : $3000
GIGI PALSU BESAR MACAM GIGI KUDA: 1 bilah $1
GIGI PALSU KECIL MACAM SIZE JAGONG: $1 bilah 50sen.
CABOT: $30 satu gigi.
KASIH PUTIH: $500
–KALAU MAU MURAH PIGI KERAJAAN PUNYA SANA AIRPORT LAMA–
ani bah rakat luar pintu. at least we know what we’re in for.
sigh
kiss me.