10 Things You Need To Know Before Embarking To Any Government Dental Clinic

1. Removal of all sound teeth are not necessary to make a denture. (Don't bother to come and asking for total removal of your teeth for a denture, I'll definitely give you a big round of slap for that!)

2. Do not beg to do multiple extractions at one visit. (It is such an annoying thing as the dentist has to entertain 60 or perhaps 70 patients asking for it, just come next week lor..)

3. Brush up your language skills. (Malay and English are preferred, others hm.. bring along your interpreter!)

4. Get yourself dentally cleaned prior coming to dental clinic in the sense of brush your teeth before visiting your dentist. (This is majorly important as if you don't, it will surely giving rise to my sense of repulsive and you might end up getting tooth extraction with out anesthetic!)

5. Should you happen to see any clean and shiny sinks around, get away from them as they are not meant for spitting your throat out. (Those sinks are designed to be a saliva-free and rather as clinical decoration, I'm kidding, they are there for hand washing purposes. Go to public rest room for spitting)

6. When asking which tooth you wanted to be extracted first (for those who have adulthood grossly rampant caries), just specifically point at it and try not to be our assistant by self-retracting your cheek with your finger. (You are risking yourself to needle prick injury plus we have just a right instrument perfectly for such purpose)

7. Root canal treatment (RCT) is an option for tooth preservation unambiguously and exclusively for those with tip top oral hygiene. (Don't bother to come asking for one when your oral hygiene is below par, and good oral hygiene indicated by non-dentist eyes are considered 'Get the hell out from here!')

8. Do not tell a lie saying you are frequent teeth-brusher when intra-orally all we see is teeth roots. (Dentists are CSIs when it comes to oral crime. We knew it way before you open your mouth!)

9. Parents are the person that will getting scolded when children have rampant caries. (Children's teeth are under parents responsibility. New act will be introduced to fine parents who neglecting their children teeth care. Be prepared for jail fellas!)

10. If you think private dentists are more gentle and nicer than government dentists, well we also think the same. (Go for private then as there will be less work for us.. Yaiy!!! ;)

What happen to Malaysian Chinese?

I was drawn to this topic way back since my university life. The place where I learned to mingle with other races or I would rather call it ethnics (to me there is only one race in Malaysia, MALAYSIAN). I ascertained that in order to be in harmony and peace, ones have to have a skill of give and take.
Even though the topic seems a bit racist but the fact is I am not a racist at all. Through observation during my practice as a government servant, I have seen loads of Malaysian Chinese who could not speak Malay and some of them could not even speak Malay and English. Sometimes I had to call upon my colleague to interpret what they needed and said. This is not something that you proud of as if we were not living in Malaysia. When asking weather are they holding IC or Passport, as quickly as a thunder, OFF COURSE I AM MALAYSIAN! (translated by my colleaque).
What on earth are you doing in Malaysia and have no idea what Malaysian national language? Are you saying that you are Malaysian just in IC to get all the benefits that Malaysia has to offer and turn your back on these essential values because you are too ashamed to learn and speak Malay?
I remember Tun Dr. Mahathir once said that one of the biggest failure of his is he failed to unite all schools in Malaysia to be under one roof. Nowadays, we see loads of Sekolah Jenis Kebangsaan all over Malaysia. Chinese-written newspapers fulfilled the shelves of every corner of book stores as if the contents were different from Malay-written newpapers.
What I am trying to lead here is why do we have to read, watch, and learn from so many mediums? These mediums are the culprit of society breaker. Let's stick with one medium and see our kids to be able to love each other unconditionally.

My Blog Sojourn ~

Back in my old days I used to think that people who blogs are people who doesn't have life. They (bloggers) will sit before their PC or laptop or whatever and blogging until dusk. No friends and social life existed. Only empty silent air and sounds of keyboard being repeatedly kissed by corny digits. This is what i really think about bloggers until recently. I read my mother in-law's blog and it came to my mind I too can make one of this my own. For the record, I have been reading her blog long before I decided to start my own. Actually, the idea came when I was on my way back to Sandakan from Telupid and Tongod for dental treatment relief (the journey which I will tell later in another chapter). Oh, before I go any further, may I address the person who inspired me to this pathway, my mother in-law, Prof. Dr. Che Husna Azhari. Thank you Che for this indirect inspiration. Oho ok ok enough with the sentimental.
So I guess I officially joining the club. Pretty hard to swallow but I licked my spit (haha.. eeuww). Becoming one of millions bloggers through out the globe (I'm tapping my own shoulder).
Oh ya, anyway as the title displays, Didi Pota Pota denotes my chilldhood pronounciation improficiency. Didi derived from Aidil and Pota Pota derived from Putera. Aidil Putera and imagine the 2 or maybe 3 years old chap say it.. Yeah I know! ~ Didi Pota Pota