Mazlin the dad-to-be

Mazlin had been too scared to see a dentist for years. Just before I left for my dive trip his wife persuaded him to come in for a chat to see what I could do for him … he was about to be a dad!
The birth of his first child, has been a long awaited [...]

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Sabaruddin finally closes the gap

I have known Sabaruddin for at least 15 years. He used to sublet an office premise from me in the Taman Melawati clinic together with his partner Mustafa.
Yesterday Sabaruddin came in as a result of a call inviting him to return for a check up and clean up by one of my phone marketing young [...]

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Steven’s Makeover.

Steven had written to me on the blog before I left for Manado and sent me a photo of himself by email. We set up the appointment for Friday to either do the makeover, if I had the time, or just discuss his options.
When I saw the photos on Monday I emailed him back saying [...]

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Lembeh Straits and Bunaken, Manado, North Sulawesi, Indonesia

Well I am back … safe and sound and raring to go in the newly renovated, expanded and updated clinic in KL central.
But first the dive trip….
It was a wonderful trip that was cooked up by my dive pals. We had already been to Lembeh in January and did some ‘muck’ diving (that is, diving [...]

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Diving in Lembeh, North Sulawesi, Indonesia

At last we got to Sam Ratulangi, in the Lembeh Straits! It was close to 10 at night. The trip to get there started at 1:30 to the airport. What a long day it had been… the airport was full of people, some wearing masks and glaring whenever someone coughed or sneezed near them.
It was [...]

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