Blogging, Fitness, Personal, Sports
Incoherent Friday Scribblings
Fridays!! I can smell the weekend already - it’s really exciting. Not that I have anything lined up, but as with every weekend, I somehow just look forward to them. Sings to Rick Dees’ soundtrack “I don’t wanna play, I just wanna bang on the drum all day”~. Well alotta things happened last week but as usual, if I wanted to blog about them I most probably would have done it. But there are some stuff which I don’t mind sharing… like my dental visit.
Dentist Reminds Me Not to Brush too Hard!
I went to the dentist for a periodical checkup (aka cleanup, the sophisticated version) two days ago and here’s what I’ve come to conclude: I need to learn how to brush my teeth softly. My dentist told me not to brush too hard, because my gums are showing signs of recession. She warned me that if the gums keep getting scraped away during brushing, they will not grow back again.
If it worsens, I may not have a nice set of teeth anymore! Some teeth may fall off, some may go out of place… I then imagined myself with crooked teeth and all… *shudders*. The thing about me is that, usually, I don’t have the patience to brush for so long. The average brushing time, I’d say is around 2 minutes. It’s boring to stare at myself in the mirror :( (you know what they say about Geminis getting bored easily…). As a result, I tend to brush harder in ‘exchange’ for a shorter duration (if you must know, my toothbrush needs replacing about 2 weeks+ once). Dentists everywhere advise against doing this. So yeah, I gotta change my brushing style. Maybe sticking this picture on the wall would help.
Twit Twit Teree, Twit Twit Teree, Twit Twit Teroo~
Ok, so I’m finally Twitterified. It’s much cooler than I thought. Some people asked me what Twitter is all about, and I actually had difficulty explaining to them - I haven’t been using it long enough to give a very good explanation. But what I managed to gather so far is that Twitter is akin to our status messages in MSN or Yahoo! Messenger. 
The only difference is that Twitter displays your status even though you’re offline, unlike MSN or Y!M where you need to be online for your status messages to be set. Of course. Twitter is more than just that - it also allows you to keep track of your friends’ whereabouts and what they’re doing. You can set to appear in the public time-line too, where everyone on the net will know what you’re up to.
My Twitter badge is fixed in my sidebar (scroll a little lower to see it). I’ve adjusted the width and height, and replaced the code with one that is valid xhtml. Blue suits me fine! :D If you’re a Twitteroonian (okay I think I’ve gone a little too far gorengifying all those terms) as well, feel free to be-Friend me!
Run, Narrow, Run! (You gotta say it the Forrest Gump way)
While I was on my way home today, I actually dropped by MPSJ to register myself for the SJ10K Run. I didn’t even bring my own registration form - goes to show that I really didn’t plan to join at first. Somehow, when I was driving past USJ4, I recalled that the SJ10K this year has been postponed to 26th of August. That’s fine by me, and the next thing I knew, I turned left at the next traffic light towards the MPSJ building.
I took a form at the counter and filled it up on the spot. I’m not running for a medal (not that I can!!). It’s the spirit of participation - I run for fun. It’s in my neighbourhood anyway, so what the heck. Anyone joining in the fun as well?
Unemployed, Still
It’s official: The question “How’s job-hunt?” has become one of my most dreaded questions in recent weeks. Some companies take very long to get back to you, some others take very long to shortlist you for an interview. In both cases, it may also mean you didn’t impress them enough - either in person or in your resume. That’s probably what’s happening to me. I don’t have flying-colour achievements to begin with, and that’s one of the biggest setbacks for anyone looking for an employment (duh!). Of course, being too choosy doesn’t help either.
Anyway, I’ve ‘intensified’ my job-search and I’m just gonna go with any opportunities that come my way. I realize that it’s not really up to me to choose - I don’t have that kind of luxury. Meanwhile, I’ve not hit the panic button yet because I’m still enjoying the ‘holiday’!
I’m Speaking Again
After a long break from doing project speeches (no thanks to the final year project and exams), I’ll be taking to the stage again - this time for project speech #9 (persuade with power). I’ve been doing a number of Table Topics (impromptu) speeches but they’re really different from prepared speeches. I’ll be speaking about why one should pick up blogging. Btw, anyone of you a Toastmaster? To my fellow club members who may be reading this, now you know my topic (actually I’m skipping #7 and #8, for the workshop. Will get back to that again later, hehe)! You know, at least there’s something productive still going on in my life, rather than just ESS, ESS and more ESS. (ESS - Eat, sleep, shit). Well besides attending TM meetings, I also head down to the gym pretty regularly now so that’s a good thing. In fact I can feel the little muscle-aches as I’m blogging this. Oh yeah… no pain, no gain right?
*Yawns* I’m so drained today so I’m crashing out extra early tonight. Good night!
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Goodness.. 2 weeks 1 batang berus gigi??? Dun lar brush so chor lor… Did your dentist suggest the softest toothbrush? Smallest one? Oral B35? I use it :) Pssttt… I dun hv a mirror in my bathroom haha :p
Twitterified? Sounds like takut of Twittering liddat…
U need someone to take your pic at the finishing line for the run?? haha :p then can blog dengan bangganya maa…
Hope you’ll get a job offer coming your way soon! ;)
unemployed? write paid posts!
Not pain meh, brush so hard? I’m same geng with angel… Oral B B35, the softest. Hehehe. Wah, if I change my toothbrush every two weeks… I pokai liao.
Don’t worry, the job will come soon… after it does, you will wish you had your holidays back! *grin*
My friend has been asking me to join her in Toastmasters, but my work doesn’t really permit anything to be scheduled on weekday nights.
Gulps first time I heard someone has to change toothbrush every 2 weeks. Wahlau eh….please ’soft’ down.
I’m gonna stay up late to watch F1…. :PPP
What?! I change my toothbrush maximum twice a year! I really can’t imagine how you are brushing… :P
US GP this weekend. Pity I won’t be around to enjoy it.
strange…. i was told to brush near the gums cos that’s where the plag will stay and it will eat into the gums if you dont brush there. oh, the subang run…. some of my colleagues are asking me to join. but i really dowan to wake up so early ler…
only two minutes? gawd. i took almost fifteen to brush my teeth and that is only if i don’t daydream -___-”
those toothbrush factories won’t have you as their spoke person cuz it’s like telling people their brand is no good. only tahan 2 weeks hor xD
and i am a twitteroonian (or what ever you name it) loooong before you! you don’t add me! *hmph!*
fine i go add you.
Good luck with the job-hunting.
My wife was told she was brushing too hard, by her dentist. She changed to an electric toothbrush and never looked back.
Angel - Soft toothbrush? I think the softer it is, the more frequent I need to change them, haha. I’m using Pro-Dental B, dunno what number/rating, but ‘medium’ hardness I think. Ooohh I normally look like shit when crossing finish line so, no thanks!!! ;p
Wuching - Haha, that sounds like a good idea actually!
Rinnah - There’re many clubs around Sel/KL and I’m sure you’ll be able to find one that holds meetings at a suitable time (for you). But maybe distance will be an issue then. Anyway, in any meetings you can actually ponteng too if you can’t make it for that day. Go when you’re free lor :)
Che-cheh - OMG Lewis on pole, again! I didn’t watch, just saw the results. I was out at that time, but I’m gonna catch the repeat tonight (right before the start). I think that guy is going to win again… Geez, doesn’t he ever put a foot wrong!!?
Day-dream - What!! TWICE/yr!!? Wow that’s bordering impossibility for me… lol. Well, as for the GP, how about national TV? I think there’s gonna be firecrackers!
Zewt - Yeah that’s where most of the plague and all that food particle will lodge themselves, but then they say cannot brush too hard also lest the gum also goes off together with the plague! As for the run, haha, due to the nature of your work (and all that killer hours) I can see why you’d rather sleep longer.
Pinksterz - Fifteen… actually sometimes I also brush abit longer, but I don’t think will reach 15mins! *Pssst: I used to sit on the ‘throne’ and brush and day-dream away too LOL!
Steve - Thanks! I’ve thought of using an electric one too, because I’m sure it won’t hurt my gums too much. Maybe I’ll just give that a try.
Eh i’m also using Pro Dental B! Dont so ganas while brushing your teeth, heehee.
Btw twittered you! :D
bro, it’s always good reading things happening around u, makes me feel closer to u, really.. ok cut the crap on being g*y (still remember the p0rn0 words attraction but dunno how to express dy)
and u just remind me to check up my teeth as well, also to remind me of those running days but mostly, u are making me damn jealous of ur ESS aka holiday period~!
Julee - Yay! *High 5*. I belum ‘warm-up’ with the Twitter yet.. hehe..
Jian - Come lar join in the run. It’s gonna be fun ;p Drag ur gf along too!
Hey viddy man, when u ask me like tat, i’m picturing a “puss” look with tat big sympathic eyes.. haha. And it kinda triggers my interest! where could i find more info on it? :)
kaki gatal dy even though stamina takda.. hehe
What info u wan? Newspaper got the application form. Alternatively, you can go to MPSJ they have forms at the counter (that’s what I did). Prepared RM10 reg fee. You can also go straight to The Star HQ in Section 17 I’m sure they have. U wan the map of the run? Click here. As for internet… I lazy to google lar :p
I’m obsessed with my teeth. I’m still trying to make it as white as possible but my orthodontist told me that Chinese teeth are usually yellow and some say yellow teeth are stronger. So I brush my teeth a minimum of 5 minutes or more. I even got the habit of walking to my bedroom and surfing the net while brushing my teeth. Of course I have to be careful not to get toothpaste all over my monitor. I think you should try using anti-bacterial mouth rinse to clean the gums instead of brushing the gums.