Wide-Eyed Wonder

hardly anyone has ever used this word on me.

snuffy hubby, on the other hand, is full of it.

today, however, i've been literally put into a state of WIDE-EYED WONDER.

let me explain...

i went to tan tock seng hospital this afternoon to have my eyes checked for possible lasik surgery.

prior to the appointment, i was told the whole process would take about three to four hours.

i was ushered to this room (right) for the tests.

actually, this is just the part of the room which got me feeling relieved from worrying i'd be whiling my time waiting.

when i arrived, the lasik center was rather empty, save for two macho men, one of who had such thick glasses that he looked almost cartoonish considering his frame!

my first test was to determine my eye power.

and i'm pleased to announce that it hasn't changed since i last went to the optician a few years back, except for the extremely low levels of astigmatism.

the second room was a series of tests, from getting the thickness of your cornea, to the shape of it.

the first of the eyedrops administered was a numbing one, which will be used in the actual surgery as well.

it felt rather weird, having it take effect.

the woman doing the test on me then pushed this pen-like object right into the middle of my eye, and all i could see was a rippling effect, which made me go "ooooh".

think dory of "finding nemo" saying "are you my conscience?"

that was me.

the second of the eyedrops were meant to dilate my pupils, which means i'd be letting a lot of light in.

now that would only wear off in six hours.

all went well, and after the doc shot more bits of light into my dilated pupils, i was given the okay to book a date for the surgery.

and the best part is...my degree is low enough for me to safely take the cheapest alternative! *phew*

but consultation and post-op expenses do cost quite a bit too.

so...if all goes well, i'll be getting pretty much perfect vision in May!

thought's a a little daunting, but ah well...i'm glad the hubby made me go for it.

on a lighter note, the birthday celebration continued last night with the family taking me out to dinner at New York New York at citylink mall.

the food was pretty good though the appetizers could really have been presented in a more...appetizing manner.

we were stuffed by the end of it all and *gasp* had NO ROOM FOR DESSERT!

sad and unlikely with snuffy hubby and me, but true.

i'd love to make up for that sometime over the next two days...though i'd be stuck at SHINE for pretty much the whole of the weekend.

ah well...i'm sure snuffy will be having plenty of fun with his new rig. =)

and eating lotsa ice cream for me too.