good riddance with wisdom

went to see the oral surgeon last night.
after a brief consulation he told me what i already knew,
the wisdom tooth would have to go.
and he charged me 60 bucks for what i already knew. what the hell.
that aside,
he said the earliest he could see me was saturday.
or he could simply do it now.
and i jumped at that suggestion and decided spontaneously to do it. (i can't think of another event where i was more spontaneous than this)
i think it was the thought of spending 3 more nights in pain that prompted me to take him up on his offer. pain often pushes us to take action.
the whole thing lasted for about half an hour. i reckon the most scary part was the injection into the gums. after that i just felt like i had gigantic swollen lips. i felt strange to be fully awake and not feel any form of pain, when obviously there was some very ferocious activity going on there in my mouth. i heard sounds of cracking and sawing, it appears like someone was having a go at my jaws.

i feel all very grown up now that i have gone through it.
i guess cause if this was in singapore, i would have mummy sitting just next to me, fetching me to the dentist and bringing me home.
and i would have my auntie cooking food for me. all i would have needed to do was nothing. everything would have been taken care of.
but now being here in melbourne, i have to do all that on my own. (though i had some wonderful friends who offered to take care of me and accompany me to the dentist)
it is amazing how your circumstances forces you to do things that you never knew that you were capable of. wonders of the human nature. i am such a person who needs to be forced.

the only complaint now is, i am feeling hungry all the time!
the first thing on my list when i am feeling better is to : have a hamburger! yum yum. until then!