Teeth!


The story of my teeth started when I was a teenager, I really don't recall which age when my first round of Orthodontic treatment took place, I think I had the braces on for 3 years and I was suppose to wear my retainers and there were more work that needed to be done, but I was too fed up with the braces I stopped wearing my retainer and it was around the time that my family decided to immigrate to Canada. So being a stubborn girl I am, despite my parents advise to continue my teeth treatments, I insisted no more.
Now that I am in my late 2o's I am on my second round of Orthodontic treatment as It dawned on me 2 things. First, If I don't take care of my teeth now, It would be more difficult to take care of them when I am older and second, I have come in peace with myself that taking care of myself in beauty department is not a bad thing.
For years, I hated to be complimented on physical attributes than my mind. And I thought that anything I do in that department, means that I am a shallow person and that I am one of those girls that have nothing to offer but just my beauty.
Now that I am getting closer to the end of my treatment my finalized treatment plan indicates that technically I am not really done until 2011!
Moral of the story is that had I listened to my parents and wasn't too damn stubborn, I wouldn't need to go through these treatments again and delay my other life plans on hold because of it. So if you really want to count the number of years that I have been involved in teeth treatment, it counts so far to around 6-7 years!

The lesson that hits home is that when you think that doing something will be a big commitment now taking into account your current circumstances, you may be faced with bigger ones when you have to do it later in life. So Carp e Diem and bite the bullet and take the challenges as they come your way as it may be harder to deal with them if you put it off for later.

Dominican Republic- Punta Cana


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My parents and us flew to Puna Cana last week and enjoyed 7 nights of fantastic weather. The temperature during day was around 29-31C during the day and abit cooler during the evenings. Swimming in Atlantic ocean was great, amazingly, it take a few minutes to get deep quite quick from the shore, and the water tasted so salty that felt bitter! We had the chance to go 10 feet under the ocean and spend time with the fishes, the experience was priceless!
The food was good and we discovered 2 more drinks, Coco loco and Allasandro drinks. They tested great. I must say it was fun vacationing with my parents, as they are very fun and active individuals. Lots of swimming in the pool and reading cheezy novels by the pool, and getting as much vitamin D as possible was the mission of the trip! The highlight was reciting poetry in the pool the last day! We ate, rested and enjoyed the relaxtion, participated in air gun and archery challanges and a dance class. I think our moves are becoming rusty and we need to start classes again!I won the women air gun challange after 1 day of being exposed to the trick!It was fun!
It all felt like a dream.

It's now a week after and is back to reality. Next Sunday, we have invited my classmates to our place and I am looking forward to that!