This post would be about the terrible 1st week of horror.
To read about pre-braces, do click here.

Day 1

1030 - Scaling & Polishing before Dr. Cheng placed the braces on

1100 - Braces were up

I was given bite blocks/bite turbos which are dental cement that prevents the upper jaw from touching the lower brackets.

This is the color chart at the clinic.

I chose Lavender for my first month.
But they definitely look lighter than on the chart.

1300 - Lunch: Chicken Soup Maggie with Egg

Couldn't bite so I just had small spoonfuls, swallowed.

1400 - Soreness kicked in

Throughout the day, the molars with the bite turbos were hurting so bad as they felt pretty sensitive.

Dinner: Porridge with Chicken Cubes

Still couldn't bite, swallowed as well.

Day 2

The bite turbos are not so sensitive but they still hurt.

Couldn't bite properly as teeth are not touching together, except the molars with the bite turbos.

Breakfast: Bread with Egg Custard

Bread felt a little tough on the front teeth, not a wise choice.

Lunch: Seafood Kuey Tiao Soup

There were prawns and vegetables but can't even chew on the leaf. Prawns were hard to chew too so I tried to chew abit before swallowing most of it. Chewing of fish cake was almost impossible.

Dinner: Chicken porridge (barely chew the small chicken cubes), chee cheong fun & steamed carrot cake.

Day 3

Bites still feeling sensitive but better.

Breakfast: Kaya Bread (Bad choice as it was tough and dry)

Lunch: Ramen

Dinner: Beehoon with Toufu, Egg, Carrots & Scallop

Day 4

Breakfast: Mash Potatoe

Lunch: Cream Spaghetti

Dinner: same as Day 3

Day 5

Breakfast: Bread with Egg Custard

Lunch: Rice with Wintermelon Soup, Hard Boil Egg & Cabbage (Cooked till soft)

Snack: Butter Cookies (Broken into smaller pieces)

Dinner: Oyster Mee Sua with Oysters

Supper: Soy Bean Milk

Today, I could finally bite and chew on soft vegetables.

Also had a bit of fried egg and rice for dinner.

Day 6

Breakfast: Scramble Eggs with Ham

Lunch: Wanton Noodles

Dinner: Steamboat

Finally after so many days, I can eat soft meat!

Front teeth are still weak but at least I can cut my noodles.

Soft meat are fine, shabu beef had to be cut first..

Bigger pieces of meat tend to feel more tough still?

But all is well ☺ 

Day 7
Went to JB with my parents and I could finally eat as per normal!
(Well, close enough)
Breakfast sorta: Vitasoy
Brunch: Duck Noodles and Char Siew (Which were a little tough)
Late Lunch:
Xiao Long Bao (Front tooth were alittle sticky),
Fried Rice (All good) &
Fried Salted Egg Prawns (A little hard to bite with fried stuff but good progress)
Dinner: Similar to Day 6 as there were leftovers :X
Snack: 九層糕, Honey Aloe Vera Drink (Both not advisable)

So I decided to go do braces due to my missing teeth :P

So what happened was, I had 2 badly decayed tooth that was extracted by the school dental truck.

And after extraction, an X-Ray showed that the adult teeth were too high up 

in the palette & won't be coming down.

I was advised to go see an Orthodontist so that I can wear braces to close up the gap.

I went to see my back then usual dentist, 

and he say to give it awhile for the teeth to come down naturally.

After n years, the teeth still didn't erupt.

So my cousin & I were both seeing Dr. S at Unity Dental,

and she decided to get her braces done.

Dr. S referred her to Dr. Alfred Cheng & I decided to go see him for a consultation as well.

Consultation was free of charge.

I made an appointment for consultation on 26 January 2019.

So I told him about the 2 missing teeth and he say likely I'll need a surgery to extract them.

As surgery was involved, I had to consult my mum 1st.

I was about to leave when they say they will do an X-Ray (without charge) for me to better assess.

And true enough, the 2 missing teeth were still there.

Dr. Cheng then referred me to a specialist.

But I didn't want to do a surgery to remove the 2 teeth,

so I called in to check if they were able to do the braces without the surgery and he said yes!

I then booked an extraction with Dr. S for 18 February 2019,

and the braces appointment (which has to be a weekday) on 25 February 2019.

18 February 2019

Worked half day before going to for my extraction at 3pm.

Dr. S numb the gums with a cream before giving me 2 jabs.

The jab took 15 minutes to kick in before she check and gave me 1 more jab.

And the tooth was out within 2 minutes.

Supposed to extract 2 teeth but Dr. S suggest I take a break &
do it on 2 separate days as I won't be able to eat and close my mouth properly.

So will be removing the other one on Saturday, 23 February 2019.

23 February 2019
A was super sweet, he sent me to the clinic for extraction early in the morning.
So the same, Dr. S gave me 2 jabs and the tooth was out quickly.
Had duck porridge for lunch and popiah for dinner.
Will be heading to the orthodontist for braces on Monday.

Cost Breakdown
* Information is accurate as of date posted, please contact clinic for up to date information.
Traditional Metal Braces: SGD $3,800 (before GST)

✔ Includes:
- Braces
- Mold Impressions (Pre & Post)
- Retainers
- X-ray

✖ Does Not Include:
- General cleaning

- Any extractions/surgeries

Fee broken down as follows:
1. 1st payment S$500 (excluding GST) - if you decided to proceed with treatment
2. 2nd payment S$1000 (excluding GST)
3. Balance to be paid during subsequent monthly
adjustments, payment of S$100 (exclude GST)

Should treatment last less than the 23 months,
balance to be paid off during last appointment.

Clinic Information
3 Mount Elizabeth, #03-03 Medical Centre, Singapore 228510
Alfred Cheng Orthodontic Clinic
Orthodontist: Dr. Alfred Cheng

There are 2 doctors, Dr. Cheng & Dr. Wee.
Both are good but I went with Dr. Cheng as my cousin was with him.
I did heard that Dr. Wee's schedule is less packed compared to Dr. Cheng.
For Dr. Cheng, appointment to put braces can only be done on weekdays.

Website:
https://www.orthodontics.com.sg/

Read about my first week of horror here.

It's been awhile since the last post..

We decided to go to Privé to celebrate since 

we enjoyed the food on our last visit during our 2nd Anniversary..

This round, we went to the outlet at CHIJMES..

Our view for the night..

For a start, we ordered 2 steak mains. 

We subsequently added on a Mini Wagyu Beef Sliders & Popcorn Shrimp.

They have Happy Hour at 50% off from 5pm to 8pm.

And I decided to get "Drink of the Moment",

which happened to be a kind of Rosé.

When making the reservation online, 
A mentioned that it was a birthday & anniversary celebration.
So Privé was really nice enough to serve us a complimentary slice of cake!

They even took Polaroid pictures of us & gave it to us in 2 cards!

This is the first time we received such service!

Not only that, they were really attentive & kept topping up our waters,

ensuring that we have drinks throughout the night.

As it is an al fresco setting, they only have limited seats with shelters.

Just as we were paying our bill, it started to drizzle and the rain was back.

(It rained before we arrived & the seats were wet)

But they changed our high chairs &

we saw other customers getting cushions for their chairs.

So do take that into consider!

Also, a couple of the tables outside are high stools.

It might be a little inconvenient for those who are 155cm and below.

So if you are bringing kids or elderly,

do request for indoor (sheltered) seating for convenience.

Our total bill came up to about $130, which we felt that it was worth the money.

The food was great, service was great, ambiance was great.

Thank You A for the lovely date!