Just came back from LSC. Got my 6/6 eyesight. Asti should be zero coz i see the lines of the circle all clear for both eyes. But... I feel my left eye still sharper than my right. Right eye still 6/6 though, since I can read the letters at 6/6 size.
So technology does make a different. Wavefront vs standard. Either that, or my right eye is recovering slower?
But anyhow, I happy with the results. hee...
Tuesday, May 20, 2008
Monday, May 19, 2008
Happy Vesak Day!!
Happy Vesak Day to all fellow Buddhists! Tomorrow I be going back to LSC for my 2nd review. Hope my eyesight can achieve 6/6 vision with zero asti. Hehe.
I still aiming for my K2 skate. hmmm....
I still aiming for my K2 skate. hmmm....
Monday, May 12, 2008
My new dive gears + wishlist update
Today, I went to Dive Asia, a dive shop in Park Lane Shopping Mall to collect my dive gears which I bought during the ADEX last month.
So what did I get for SGD229.00?
1 x 3mm Full Wet suit
1 x Snorkel and Mask
1 x Booty boots and fins
1 x Mesh bag for fins
1 x Mesh bag for boots
1 x box for Mask
So happy leh. Hope my eyes faster heal. Then can go see fish fish again. LOL.
AND DAMN! Received my income tax today. So sianz... Where to find money to pay?
And the most TL thing is the last sentence of the Notice of Assessment - Thank you for your contribution towards nation building.
You are not welcome lor. I nvr say I want to contribute lor. 7% GST already very siong liao lor. Wad to do. "Pay And Pay" lor.
Snorkel, mask, fins and boots
Wetsuit
Nice right? Ok wishlist 2008 updated. Next item is K2 skates.
Selling at skateline. Very tempted to buy leh. 199 only. My friend got one the same, but he bought it at 230++....
But.. but.... No money leh... Need to pay iras money some more.. very jialat lah.
In summary:
LASIK ............................. done.
Lose weight til 75kg .............. abandoned.
Advance Open Water Diver Course.... done.
Snorkel and mask................... done.
K2 Skates ......................... Pending due to $$$
Scuba dive trip (Rendang/Bali)..... Pending due to $$$, Eyes, Work
A better job ...................... Pending due to uncertainty, lazy
A girlfriend ...................... Pending due to fate, guts, ...... ???
So what did I get for SGD229.00?
1 x 3mm Full Wet suit
1 x Snorkel and Mask
1 x Booty boots and fins
1 x Mesh bag for fins
1 x Mesh bag for boots
1 x box for Mask
So happy leh. Hope my eyes faster heal. Then can go see fish fish again. LOL.
AND DAMN! Received my income tax today. So sianz... Where to find money to pay?
And the most TL thing is the last sentence of the Notice of Assessment - Thank you for your contribution towards nation building.
You are not welcome lor. I nvr say I want to contribute lor. 7% GST already very siong liao lor. Wad to do. "Pay And Pay" lor.
Snorkel, mask, fins and boots
Wetsuit
Nice right? Ok wishlist 2008 updated. Next item is K2 skates.
Selling at skateline. Very tempted to buy leh. 199 only. My friend got one the same, but he bought it at 230++....
But.. but.... No money leh... Need to pay iras money some more.. very jialat lah.
In summary:
LASIK ............................. done.
Lose weight til 75kg .............. abandoned.
Advance Open Water Diver Course.... done.
Snorkel and mask................... done.
K2 Skates ......................... Pending due to $$$
Scuba dive trip (Rendang/Bali)..... Pending due to $$$, Eyes, Work
A better job ...................... Pending due to uncertainty, lazy
A girlfriend ...................... Pending due to fate, guts, ...... ???
Thursday, May 08, 2008
Happy birthday buddy!!!
Today is my buddy Liting's birthday. Want to wish her a very very happy birthday! Soon she will be back from states with her husband ck and cute little daughter Cherilyn. Next month to be exact. Can't wait to see her again and little Cherilyn as well.
Today is the 8th day after my lasik. Eyes feeling much better but get tired very easily, especially at night. In fact I feel my eyes closing now. Maybe I see too much computer screens liao. During the day in office, and now at night at home. And the redness in my eyes is still there. Dr Tay say 1 to 2 weeks. 1 week liao, still red. Dunno when then will ok.
And this few days also sleep earlier, coz head feels heavy and a bit of ache especially at night. Think is the brain trying to get used to the new corrected eyesight.
Anyway its time to say goodbye to my specs, contact lens, contact lens container and contact lens solution. Bye bye, thanks for your help these years, but I won't miss you guys. Haha.
Last gathering
Goodbye for good
Today is the 8th day after my lasik. Eyes feeling much better but get tired very easily, especially at night. In fact I feel my eyes closing now. Maybe I see too much computer screens liao. During the day in office, and now at night at home. And the redness in my eyes is still there. Dr Tay say 1 to 2 weeks. 1 week liao, still red. Dunno when then will ok.
And this few days also sleep earlier, coz head feels heavy and a bit of ache especially at night. Think is the brain trying to get used to the new corrected eyesight.
Anyway its time to say goodbye to my specs, contact lens, contact lens container and contact lens solution. Bye bye, thanks for your help these years, but I won't miss you guys. Haha.
Last gathering
Goodbye for good
Friday, May 02, 2008
1st Review
This morning, woke up in a bright and "quite clear" world. Its been a long time since I had this feeling. The previous time was when I forgot to take out my contact lens and went to sleep after a long nite. haaa...
Had my 1st review this afternoon. Appointment time was 12.45pm, but I came around 1pm. I saw my doctor in the lift so I thought I arrived just in time. My colleague came earlier so she went in first. Then she left. She told she arrived about 10 mins before me, so I thought I would be able to see the doctor in 10 mins time.
But.... after waiting for 15mins or so, the doctor walked towards the operating theatre. I was thinking, damn. Was he going to laser some people eyes or what?
After a good half an hour, then he came back. In the end, I went in to see the doctor around 2.15pm. Wah piaz.... This is why I hate to see doctors. I simply hate the waiting time.
Anyway the doctor took out the contact lens from my eyes, and shone some light into my eyes. He said my eyes are doing fine. But there are some redness in my eyes, say will go away in 1 to 2 weeks time.
He also said a few NOs to me.
1. No rubbing, squeezing eyes for first week
2. No going to dusty area for first week
3. No swimming for 1 month
4. No contact sports for 1 month.
On the other hand, he said I could continue with my normal life. No gym, no swimming how to consider normal life?
Next review is 2 weeks from now. Anyway now got to wear shades when outdoors. The sun is simply too glaring for me.
Had my 1st review this afternoon. Appointment time was 12.45pm, but I came around 1pm. I saw my doctor in the lift so I thought I arrived just in time. My colleague came earlier so she went in first. Then she left. She told she arrived about 10 mins before me, so I thought I would be able to see the doctor in 10 mins time.
But.... after waiting for 15mins or so, the doctor walked towards the operating theatre. I was thinking, damn. Was he going to laser some people eyes or what?
After a good half an hour, then he came back. In the end, I went in to see the doctor around 2.15pm. Wah piaz.... This is why I hate to see doctors. I simply hate the waiting time.
Anyway the doctor took out the contact lens from my eyes, and shone some light into my eyes. He said my eyes are doing fine. But there are some redness in my eyes, say will go away in 1 to 2 weeks time.
He also said a few NOs to me.
1. No rubbing, squeezing eyes for first week
2. No going to dusty area for first week
3. No swimming for 1 month
4. No contact sports for 1 month.
On the other hand, he said I could continue with my normal life. No gym, no swimming how to consider normal life?
Next review is 2 weeks from now. Anyway now got to wear shades when outdoors. The sun is simply too glaring for me.
Thursday, May 01, 2008
LASIK, at last
Its May Day! I reached LSC around 9.45a.m. and was led to the waiting room. My colleague was already there. She was earlier than me. Our appointment time was 10am.
Before us was 1 or 2 other patients I think. After a while, we were led to a corner where we put our stuff away and put on our surgery gown, cap and mask. Then comes the finale waiting, which seemed like hours. (but actually a few mins lah). I was feeling a bit nervous already. I think my colleague also.
My colleague went in before me. After a while after she left, I was led to another operating theatre. I was asked to lie down on the surgery chair. There the surgery assistant briefed me on what was going to happen. They would be creating the flaps on my eyes in in that theatre and then I would have to walk to the other theatre where my colleague was at that moment to laser the eyes.
Just a few seconds later after I lie on the chair and numbing drops dropped in my eyes, the doctor came in and started to get ready for the first part of my surgery.
The doctor cleaned my eyes with something, then placed a ring over my right eye. Then down came the machine and pressed directly on the ring. Then I was asked to look at the blinking lights for 25 seconds. Then the machine was lifted up. The same steps were repeated for my left eye. My vision was quite blurry after the flaps were created.
I was led to the theatre next door. This time the doctor used some pincers to lift my flaps, then 30 seconds of laser for each eye. Then the flaps were replaced. Each eye was inserted with a zero degree contact len to protect the eye. After the lasik, my vision was cloudy. Couldn't see much. Its like not wearing specs and walking in a mist. After resting for about half an hour in the resting corner, I collected my stuff, and home sweet home. My colleague's husband very nice, sent me all the way home.
My colleague & me just after lasik
Before us was 1 or 2 other patients I think. After a while, we were led to a corner where we put our stuff away and put on our surgery gown, cap and mask. Then comes the finale waiting, which seemed like hours. (but actually a few mins lah). I was feeling a bit nervous already. I think my colleague also.
My colleague went in before me. After a while after she left, I was led to another operating theatre. I was asked to lie down on the surgery chair. There the surgery assistant briefed me on what was going to happen. They would be creating the flaps on my eyes in in that theatre and then I would have to walk to the other theatre where my colleague was at that moment to laser the eyes.
Just a few seconds later after I lie on the chair and numbing drops dropped in my eyes, the doctor came in and started to get ready for the first part of my surgery.
The doctor cleaned my eyes with something, then placed a ring over my right eye. Then down came the machine and pressed directly on the ring. Then I was asked to look at the blinking lights for 25 seconds. Then the machine was lifted up. The same steps were repeated for my left eye. My vision was quite blurry after the flaps were created.
I was led to the theatre next door. This time the doctor used some pincers to lift my flaps, then 30 seconds of laser for each eye. Then the flaps were replaced. Each eye was inserted with a zero degree contact len to protect the eye. After the lasik, my vision was cloudy. Couldn't see much. Its like not wearing specs and walking in a mist. After resting for about half an hour in the resting corner, I collected my stuff, and home sweet home. My colleague's husband very nice, sent me all the way home.
My colleague & me just after lasik
Wednesday, April 30, 2008
LASIK?
Next is the long wait for the surgery. We came back around 6.30pm to settle my payment first. Then we told the staff we go for dinner first. The staff said no problem, we could come back around 8pm. So we came back around 8pm. Waited and waited until almost 9pm. Then suddenly one of the staff asked us to go to a room behind the counter. So strange leh.
Guess what, she told us one of the LASIK machine had problem calibrating something. For safety reasons, they had to send us home and come back the next day. Wow, that was some news for us after a long day. Anyway they issued a S$200.00 as compensation and booked taxis for us. We could claim the taxi fare as well. Well, 3.3k - 0.2k = 3.1k. Thats some good news isn't it. My colleague even better lor. 2.1k for her LASIK.
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Well recently, quite broke you see. I got so many things to do, so many things to buy, until I have not much left. So now money quite important for me you know.
Anyway I paid with my OCBC credit which allows me to pay with 24 months interest free installments. Still its about 142 per mth.
Guess what, she told us one of the LASIK machine had problem calibrating something. For safety reasons, they had to send us home and come back the next day. Wow, that was some news for us after a long day. Anyway they issued a S$200.00 as compensation and booked taxis for us. We could claim the taxi fare as well. Well, 3.3k - 0.2k = 3.1k. Thats some good news isn't it. My colleague even better lor. 2.1k for her LASIK.
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Well recently, quite broke you see. I got so many things to do, so many things to buy, until I have not much left. So now money quite important for me you know.
Anyway I paid with my OCBC credit which allows me to pay with 24 months interest free installments. Still its about 142 per mth.
Pre-LASIK evaluation
this morning went to LSC for pre-LASIK evaluation. Went there around 10am. A lot of people there leh. seriously, i think the doctors there earn big bucks leh. Especially Dr. Marc Tay, since most of the patients here are his.
Anyway after almost 5 hours before I see Dr Tay with my evaluation results. Why? Because for some reason, I got to go to another clinic at Lucky Plaza to do the eye wavescan again. Think I heard from one of the staff, the machine at LSC nt working very well.
Anyway, about half to 1 hour was spent at the Lucky Plaza's Asia Health Clinic or something liddat. Then back to LSC, waited another half an hour. Goodness me, almost 3pm then I get to see Dr Tay. Then here comes 2 bad news.
Dr Tay first examine my eyes then go on to say that I can do LASIK but
1. My eyes are too flat. Using the bladed (Microkeratome) method is not very safe as the flap created may not be good enough. So he advised me to do Intralase which is using laser to create the flaps. Adv: Can create nice and good flaps for me. Disadv: Expensive.
2. My left eye asti is actually 275 instead of 100. I was been misled that my asti was not as high. (I am still wondering why my spect shop at Chong Pang gave me a 100 asti contact lens instead of 275 for my left eye). So he advised me to do WaveFront. Adv: Can laser high asti eyes. Disadv: Expensive.
Anyway I stared at him for a while. He asked me if I have any more questions for him. I just stoned there for a few seconds. All I have in my head is $$$$$. My hope of S$2.3K for the whole LASIK vanished before my eyes. Actually I should asked him more about Intralase and WaveFront, but before I knew it, I sitting before the counter staff talking about the prices and everything already.
Intralase with WaveFront for 2 eyes: 4k.
Intralase with Standard for 2 eyes: 2.8k.
But I could not make up my mind. I was quite lost. I worried that if I do standard for my left eye, i might end up with some asti remaining. Do wavefront will cost a bomb.
After stoning, staring blankly at the staff and my colleague and at the calculator for a few times, still no decision.
The thought of not doing at all even cross my mind. Damn vexed I was feeling at that moment. Then the counter staff said I could pay a deposit first, then later before the surgery then decide what I want. I agreed without thinking.
Went for lunch 1st. 3+pm already leh. Went to Wisma Astra Food Republic. While eating, I called and smsed friends and colleagues who did LASIK at LSC for their opinions. Suddenly I remembered Dr Tay did say I could do wavefront for left and std for right. I called LSC immediately and asked for the price. 3.3k. Hmmm....... At least cheaper than 4k.
My right eye asti is 100+ only, so can do std.
Anyway, my colleague and I went to watch Iron Man at Lido, since there still some time before the surgery. Our appointment was at 7pm.
Quite a nice movie I thought. At least it managed to ease off some of the "vex-ity" that I was having just now. Ok, then I finally make up my mind. Intralase Std & WF 3.3k.
Anyway after almost 5 hours before I see Dr Tay with my evaluation results. Why? Because for some reason, I got to go to another clinic at Lucky Plaza to do the eye wavescan again. Think I heard from one of the staff, the machine at LSC nt working very well.
Anyway, about half to 1 hour was spent at the Lucky Plaza's Asia Health Clinic or something liddat. Then back to LSC, waited another half an hour. Goodness me, almost 3pm then I get to see Dr Tay. Then here comes 2 bad news.
Dr Tay first examine my eyes then go on to say that I can do LASIK but
1. My eyes are too flat. Using the bladed (Microkeratome) method is not very safe as the flap created may not be good enough. So he advised me to do Intralase which is using laser to create the flaps. Adv: Can create nice and good flaps for me. Disadv: Expensive.
2. My left eye asti is actually 275 instead of 100. I was been misled that my asti was not as high. (I am still wondering why my spect shop at Chong Pang gave me a 100 asti contact lens instead of 275 for my left eye). So he advised me to do WaveFront. Adv: Can laser high asti eyes. Disadv: Expensive.
Anyway I stared at him for a while. He asked me if I have any more questions for him. I just stoned there for a few seconds. All I have in my head is $$$$$. My hope of S$2.3K for the whole LASIK vanished before my eyes. Actually I should asked him more about Intralase and WaveFront, but before I knew it, I sitting before the counter staff talking about the prices and everything already.
Intralase with WaveFront for 2 eyes: 4k.
Intralase with Standard for 2 eyes: 2.8k.
But I could not make up my mind. I was quite lost. I worried that if I do standard for my left eye, i might end up with some asti remaining. Do wavefront will cost a bomb.
After stoning, staring blankly at the staff and my colleague and at the calculator for a few times, still no decision.
The thought of not doing at all even cross my mind. Damn vexed I was feeling at that moment. Then the counter staff said I could pay a deposit first, then later before the surgery then decide what I want. I agreed without thinking.
Went for lunch 1st. 3+pm already leh. Went to Wisma Astra Food Republic. While eating, I called and smsed friends and colleagues who did LASIK at LSC for their opinions. Suddenly I remembered Dr Tay did say I could do wavefront for left and std for right. I called LSC immediately and asked for the price. 3.3k. Hmmm....... At least cheaper than 4k.
My right eye asti is 100+ only, so can do std.
Anyway, my colleague and I went to watch Iron Man at Lido, since there still some time before the surgery. Our appointment was at 7pm.
Quite a nice movie I thought. At least it managed to ease off some of the "vex-ity" that I was having just now. Ok, then I finally make up my mind. Intralase Std & WF 3.3k.
Saturday, April 26, 2008
Pre-LASIK evaluation coming up.
My colleague & I decided to changed our Pre-LASIK evaluation from tomorrow to Wed 30th Apr, which is the same day as the LASIK surgery, mainly because so matter what is the outcome of the evaluation, MC will be given as long as we see the doctor during the evaluation. On the other hand, I am thinking of skating at ECP tomorrow since I will not be able to do any sports once after LASIK for at least 2 weeks!
So yesterday, gave a call to LSC and changed our appointment time. Getting abit envious already. Dunno if I will be a suitable candidate for LASIK anot. We will see on Wednesday. Hopefully after Wednesday, i can say bye bye to my specs and contact lens!!
Stay tuned.
So yesterday, gave a call to LSC and changed our appointment time. Getting abit envious already. Dunno if I will be a suitable candidate for LASIK anot. We will see on Wednesday. Hopefully after Wednesday, i can say bye bye to my specs and contact lens!!
Stay tuned.
Saturday, April 19, 2008
ADEX 2008
Just now went to ADEX 2008 at suntec with 3 of my diving friends. Saw many good offers to places like rendang, bali, cebu and many other beautiful diving resorts.
Hope later in the year can go diving, maybe rendang ;)
First got to go do my LASIK first!
Anyway, there is this dive store DiveAsia where I bought my first very own wetsuit and snorkel set. Oceanic 3mm full wetsuit for S$89 only!! And Snorkel set for S$140.00 cheap also!! Snorkel set includes Mask with snorkel and booty fins. Steady right. Worth my 8 bucks for the entry ticket.
Those who brought their PADI card get to pay only 1 dollar leh. Too bad I nvr bring mine lor, but nvr mind, with my new dive gear, cant wait to go diving liao. Haven got the gear yet though. Only pay money. try-on and collect at the dive shop itself. So see which day free to go down lor.
Hope later in the year can go diving, maybe rendang ;)
First got to go do my LASIK first!
Anyway, there is this dive store DiveAsia where I bought my first very own wetsuit and snorkel set. Oceanic 3mm full wetsuit for S$89 only!! And Snorkel set for S$140.00 cheap also!! Snorkel set includes Mask with snorkel and booty fins. Steady right. Worth my 8 bucks for the entry ticket.
Those who brought their PADI card get to pay only 1 dollar leh. Too bad I nvr bring mine lor, but nvr mind, with my new dive gear, cant wait to go diving liao. Haven got the gear yet though. Only pay money. try-on and collect at the dive shop itself. So see which day free to go down lor.
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