My Braces Journey: Braces Problems #1 (Dealing with Pain!!!)

Hey y'all, long time no talk.......Really sorry about that, things have been super hectic with ballet shows, rehearsals and Christmas!! Anyway, I;m back with a new post: Dealing with Pain. Firstly, congrats on getting your braces, you're on your way to a brand new smile! Or maybe for some of you, you are getting your braces on some and are scared to death. Don't worry, it's not that bad.

Pain differs person to person, for some of you, you may not feel pain till your first tightening. But for others, you'll feel he pain almost immediately. The first thing that pops into your mind would probably be:" Where did I put those painkillers??" Don't reach for those just yet, try some other methods first and if all fails, reach for that painkiller.

**Disclaimer: I am not a professional, these are all from my past experiences only

Now that the disclaimer is out of the way, lets jump right into it.....

1. Sipping Water : Believe it or not, this actually works, especially when your front teeth are aching. Just sip water and the pain goes away for a little while.
2. Sucking ice/popsicle; The coldness of the ice and the popsicle will give you sweet relief, trust me, and you will forget about your pain ...
3. Distract yourself: Play videogames, go swimming, do anything to get your mind off it, the more you think about it, the more you realize the pain. 

Most importantly, don't aggravate it. Do not play with it with your tongue or with a spoon, do not grind your teeth- you will regret it with your life. If after trying all these things but you still can't deal with the pain, go for that painkiller. Eat alot of of cold foods as it will numb your gums. Be very careful while eating. Good luck......Don't forget to SMILE

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My Braces Journey: Braces Update!!!

Hey guys,  I just went in for my second monthly review last Tuesday  and I'm here with an update!!

So far quite a lot has changed, my tooth that was twisted out has been aligned!! Now we need to do is correct my bite!! I am super happy as this only took 2 months!! I am sad to say that i don't have any good pics of last month, but i will squeeze something out for you.

For my previous review, I got a navy/royal blue colour and this month i have a pinkish/purplish colour. My wire this month has loops in it and I'm not sure why....... I will find that out ASAP.

My Pics for Sept 2015

From the side

My Bite

As you can see, my teeth are pretty straight now

From the bottom

Don't forget to SMILE!!

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My Braces Journey: Getting My Braces On.

Hey guys, long time no chat.......So, I have gotten my braces on for a week now and I'm ready to blog about my experience with it so far.

I got my braces on the 16th of June 2015 at 8.45 am. When I got To my orthodontist clinic (Ong Dental Surgery),  I had to wait a while before they called me in. This was the first time I actually had to wait because normally I get sent in immediately. In the waiting room,   I was pacing, my hands were sweaty, and I kept talking. Needless to say, I was nervous, BIG TIME. Also did I mention that I met my best friend Danielle there too. We go to the same orthodontist. Her appointment was before mine. After a hug and telling me good luck, she left (insert crying emoji here).

Anyways, back to the subject. I finally got called in. My darling little sister Lynette (or you may know her as The Fangirl Diaries) came  in with me. Dr. Eddy was just sitting there in his chair, wearing the white surgeon gloves (cue dramatic music and some lightning strikes). But he was very nice reassuring me telling me that the hard part was over and this procedure was going to be easy...... but did I listen? No!!!!! No I didn't. I went on telling him how scared I was to have my implants put in..... Thank God he reassured me by saying that they knew what they were doing....

After some prep talk, he began my procedure..

Step 6 (con't from last post): Polishing

First, they inserted a 'smile maker into my mouth to keep it open. Then, they polished my teeth with a electronic tooth brush looking thingy. This does not hurt or taste bad.

Smile Maker

Teeth Polishing

Step 7: Putting the Brackets on

They then swiped some glue on each tooth and started re-positioning the brackets. They then put a UV light over it for a few seconds. This process took quite a while as they had to do it tooth by tooth. The glue does taste bad and it stung my lip, but all in all, it wasn't terrible

Positioning of the brackets

Step 8: Inserting the archwires

At this point, your orthodontist should start putting on your archwires, but for me the orthodontist had to inject some anesthesia into my gums so that he could insert the ortho mini implants. He waited for a while to let the anesthetics to kick in before screwing, literally screwing the implants in, and let me tell you, it doesn't hurt one bit. Not even a pinch. Amazing right? Considering two little screws just got screwed into your gums. After that, he inserted the archwires. 

Basically what he did with the mini ortho implants

Arrows on the archwire

Step 9: Choosing a colour

This is probably my favourite part of all and the most fun in my opinion. The best part is that you get to pick a new colour each month!! This month I went with a light blue colour. Depending on your orthodontist, the colours may vary. Some even have a glow in the dark version. you just have to keep smiling in the sunlight for it to glow. after picking your colour, they simply put it on and you're done! After the whole process your lips will feel dry, very dry, so I recommend putting on a layer of lip balm before you go for your appointment. My best friend throughout this journey so far has been lip balm, I know a lot of people say its wax, but for me it's lip balm. My lips are always super dry. Carry lip balm or lip gloss wherever you go especially if you're the type that doesn't like make-up, (like me) I always forgot my lip balm, you'll suffer.

Braces colour wheel

So that was the process of getting my braces on, I hope you understood it. For me, it started hurting immediately and I had to take painkillers three times on the first day and once on the second day. I had to stick with a lot of liquids and mushy foods for the first two days, but I was back to eating solids on the third day!! It depends on the person. I actually have a friend that didn't even need liquid or mushy foods on the first day. For some reason, my teeth hurt the most at night, I got a tip from a friend telling me to sleep on my belly and it helped tremendously. I was extremely blessed because I got used to my braces very fast and I didn't get any ulcers on my lips at all. Every ones braces experience will be different so don't worry. Here are my first week with braces pictures.

From the front

From the side

From the bottom

I actually received comments on how much my teeth improved in only the course of one week so I'm optimistic for the future. Talk to you guys soon in my next post. My next post will probably about my mouth care routine and the things I got from the orthodontist. See y'all soon... Byesss

My Braces Journey: The Second Appointment- Removing Sutures and Inserting Molar Bands

Hi y'all, I've had my second appointment a while ago but only just recently have time to blog about it.
For those who don't know, I  had my second appointment on the 5th of May.

My appointment was at 8.45 in the morning( it was a tuesday), I got called in almost immediately after I arrived to the clinic. When I arrived the dentist checked that all 8 of my spacers were still in there( to make sure I didn't accidentally swallow any, thank God i didn't!!)After that, he removed my sutures(little black stitches in my gums). My appointment was supposed to end here, until I opened my big mouth and asked if my spacers are going to be in until I get my braces on. My orthodontist said that he could take them out now and put in my molar bands instead. I stupidly agreed......

Step 4 ( cont. from last post): Scaling

Before anything else could proceed further, he scaled my teeth. (To those who have never had their teeth scaled, don't worry , it doesn't hurt)This took about 3 minutes. After that he tried on the molar bands on my teeth (as molar bands come in different sizes, this could take a while) Finally!! He found sizes for all of my four molars!

A before and after pic of teeth scaling ( these are NOT my teeth)

Step 5 : Insertion of  Molar Bands
To find the size of your molar bands, the orthodontist has to painstakingly try on each size that he thinks might fit. It's not a really super long process, he may ask you to bite down and may push down on your teeth. You will feel pressure only, no pain. Once he has found the perfect fit for all the molars, he will remove all of it and apply glue on the bands so they don't come off. He will then insert them onto your molars and core it for a few seconds with an Ultraviolet (UV) light.

Molar Bands

Before Pictures

 

From the front

From the side

From the bottom

I'll be getting my braces on at my next appointment which is on the 16th of June at 8.45 am. Wish me luck.....I'll blog about it after a day so I can tell you about all the pain and stuff. I hope you are doing well on your own braces journey. See you guys soon. MUAKKS!

Merry Christmas and a Blessed New Year 2015!!!

Hello peeps, I'm BACK.......with a new blog post, way overdue. A thousand apologies....I was busy, honest I was. Anyway, enough with the jibber-jabber. Firstly, I would like to wish all of my readers Merry Christmas and a Blessed New Year!! Everyone has started with their New Year's Resolution already.....I hope.

My Christmas this year has been a busy one, well Christmas every year is busy. For my family and I, Christmas starts as soon as December starts to roll in, baking gingerbread man,icing gingerbread man organizing parties, shopping for presents, you know ordinary Christmasy stuff  (is Christmasy even a real word). It was a hectic schedule, by the time Christmas eve came around, I was actually sick of the smell the of gingerbread men baking in the oven.( insert sad face)

Gingerbread man

We also organized many parties.

Parties!!

Not to forget, we also attended a camp at GTPJ (Glad Tidings Petaling Jaya). It was organized by Youth Alive Malaysia (YAM).It was called Heal the Nation, people from all over Malaysia(There's where I live) attended it. It was held at Petaling Jaya(you already knew that) which is near Kuala Lumpur(Capital of Malaysia) It was a smash, our main speaker was Mr. Mike Pilavachi of Soul Survivor UK. He was an anointed speaker, it wasn't like anything I have ever experienced before. That camp was from the 8th to the 10th of December, so it was 3 days and 3 nights of fun, spiritual receiving and learning to live in a house with boys and a rat!!(It's no fun sharing a house with a rat, and 8 girls in a bedroom? That's a sleepover every night)

Group Picture!!! 

Oh yeah, before Heal the Nation, my children pastor and a team off helpers( that includes me) facilitated a camp at Kinta RiverFront. That was actually my third time facilitating a camp this year :)!!(yay!!) The visiting church was MetroTabernacle from Kuala Lumpur. We had a lot of fun and the kids were adorablessss......

Just a simple collage for the feels

Not to mention my cousins wedding,,,, also in Kuala Lumpur.

Group pic taken at the wedding

Finally New Years Eve arrived, we had a countdown at church but before that we had dinner at McDonalds(don't judge, it's tradition). The next day, we went karaoke with the family.

What did you guys get for Christmas? I know what I got as a present. You wanna know?? I bet most of you would be saying in your head "I don't care what you got for Christmas woman!" Well I'm gonna tell you anyway, I got........(drumroll..........) FAT. Yes you read right, I GOT FAT!!!!!

Well Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year 2015!!!!!

Signing off, Lotte

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What it Takes to be A Ballerina........

"Ballet". What is the thought that comes into your mind when you hear that word? Let me guess. Pretty ladies prancing about on their toes in tights and tutus???? Well, I'm pretty sure that at least 90% of the people in the think this.....but I'm here to tell you that it isn't that simple.

Mary Helen Bowers, a dancer with New York City Ballet.

To be able to make it as a Ballerina you need........Dedication.
You must be ready to sacrifice your afternoons, your nights out to practice and to attend classes. Being able to balance on the tips of your toes doesn't happen over night.  Neither does nailing that perfect grande jete.

Grande Jete

Ballerinas, especially Professional Ballerinas work very hard, to give off the illusion of grace and poise. Onstage they may look on this, smiling like dancing was the easiest thing on earth.

They make it seem easy

Let me take you behind the scenes, their feet are covered in blisters and  calluses. Bleeding from balancing their whole body weight on the tips of ten toes. They say: "A  picture says a thousand words", so here it is.....

This is one of the less severe ones. 

Take a look for yourselves.

Doesn't it look absolutely disgusting???? Some of you may be wondering, " If it hurts so much, why are they still dancing?"

Why??? Because they have a passion for dance....... They are willing to sacrifice their nights out and afternoons off to work their butts off. Stretching their muscles to achieve that oversplit and even sacrificing their feet. I hope after reading this you will not think of Ballerinas as just pretty ladies prancing around on their toes in tutus and tights, but respect them for the strong and graceful women they actually are.......

This my friends, is what it takes to be a Ballerina.......... 

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The Ultimate Guide to being Beautiful...........

Hello peeps, I'm here with my very first blog post: The Ultimate Guide to being Beautiful.

Firstly, I think that beauty comes from within, so it doesn't matter if you're skinny, fat(I prefer the term fun-sized), short or tall....... We can all be BEAUTIFUL. Being beautiful isn't all about looks or being perfect. Sometimes, your imperfections are the things that make you beautiful.

Here are some tips I can share with you on how to be Beautiful..............

1) SMILE!!!!!

It's good to smile! Show off your pearly whites (or not...) whichever one you prefer. Everyone looks better smiling and anyway did you know that it takes less muscles to smile than to frown. There is a saying: Every time you smile, a smile comes back to you......Isn't that nice???? To have a whole bunch of people smiling at each other?You may even brighten up someones day!! Anywhozzle........


2) Show off your Self Esteem

When you are talking to a person, STARE them down!!!! No, I'm just joking, don't do that!!! But look them in the eye when you are speaking to them. Walk with your head held high. Don't cower in fear wherever you go. Let people say: " That girl has got SELF-CONFIDENCE"
Be sure of yourself, but don't be proud. Make sense??? It will as you grow up...

3) Don't cake your face with Makeup
Seriously though, don't bury yourself under heaps of makeup. Go with your natural beauty....... Sure lip balm or concealer is fine.... but try not to use to much makeup, it isn't healthy anyway. Be true to yourself. I can't say much here because I can't even put on lip balm properly. So next...........

4) Dress to Impress

Yup that's right, DRESS TO IMPRESS. Your dressing will make an impact on the person you are talking to. Dress for the occasion......Don't know what that means???? It means wear the proper attire for the proper time and occasion. For example; you won't wear your pyjamas to a party, will you? Or your swimsuit to a wedding. That is what dress for the occasion means. Also, dress to respect. For example, if you are visiting a temple, shorts aren't allowed sooo yeah...... Respect their culture!!! Very Important......

Last but not least,

5) Appreciate Yourself!!!
As I have already mentioned earlier, be true to yourself. Appreciate what God has given you. Beautiful teeth? Long legs?Slender body- frame? Awesome memory???? Appreciate all that and use it to your advantage. For example, got pretty teeth?? My first point was to smile.....so you got to SMILE EVEN MORE!!!! Don't complain that your legs aren't long enough or your eyes aren't big enough...The most important thing is to have a GIANT HEART and a GOOD ATTITUDE.

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