week 6 and day 4 without internet connection >.<

11.44am Thursday

Alleluyah~ Finally i manage to online in the library of my practical place. Heard that there's wifi in this area so maybe i'll bring my sis' laptop over next time(tomolo that is). ^^

What i notice about this place(the library) now.

1. The computer facilities here needs more improvement. coz there's only 3 computer that's workable(when i mean workable, i mean it's connected to the net as well. And well, sadly 3 of them are running in win 98. The other two could be win XP. =.="

2. The library is no library xD. Sad to say but i have reasons to say this:
- the library is small.. .it has books. but limited. (it's more like a resource center than to meet the requirements of the library.
- it's not so 'quiet' here. ^_^ but it's okay.. coz they dun seem ot be any students that felt disturb..

conclusion. I felt that it's more like a lounge. Well, since there's no lounge at this.

Hm.. .i'll pause here for the time being.. maybe get back when i get home ^^. Got things to do now. ^^

2nd day of industrial training

2:51pm

Currently sitting in front of the pc at my desk surfing lowyat forum and blogging(DOH). Been having a running nose for the last 2 days adi and boy does it suck to be sick. I've settle my tasks given today and waiting for the next task to be assigned to me. Sigh.. bored i am boy.

Work ends at 5:30pm so i basically have another 2 and a1/2 hrs before i get back to life. Work is okay... but working without any work is boring. Lolz.. can't believe i actually said that. This reminds me of my days back then working for my dad....

"Maybe i'm spoilt, maybe it's the environment, maybe the people, or it could be other unknown factors; i just didn't felt like working at my dad office. In fact, eversince the first week working there, i've never been looking forward to work there for another time." But looking back now, the work that i'm doing now in TM is roughly the same; only that the workload is lesser(for now maybe). I guess i've grown up a little. This running nose maybe represents that the ice in me is melting. But still, it's lame to be sick at work n kinda gross.

so what work have i done here? Well, mostly student administration stuff:
1st- made a list of students who are accepted for industrial training for month june n july 2006
2nd- created a form for external lecturers to get their temporary namecards.
3rd- created hostel pass cards for the hostel residing students here in MMC.

Nothing much rili. Now i'm also in lowyat and took part in the bf/gf seeking thread. Kinda bored and since nbtd, wat the heck XD.

Wonder how's my other friends that are doing their industrial training doing? Nid to catch up with them soon. And maybe later gotta go buy some long sleeve. I think i'm lacking of formal wear. ^^"

Aite, Signing off for now. So thanks for reading if u do. It's nothing much. But it does help u kill time.

Amen.

The first will lasts longer than the second

Basically my second hand monitor that i bought for RM100 is spoilt today. T_T What a freaking nice timing. So now i'm using back my half-naked, surgeonized, inconsistent and non-flat samsung SyncMaster 753s monitor . It's been with me for 3 years + now (going to be 4 years if it's survive till this mid June). I'd show you how my monitor looks like but too bad i dun have a digicam with me rite now. Damn~ dunno what am i suppose to do now. ==". Kinda gonna be a burden if i get myself a new monitor now.. then again~ it's PIKOM FAIR in malacca. Is this a sign to get myself an LCD monitor? HMm~~ how luring.

Anyway. progress for today:

FYP=0%; Time left:6 days
OS2 revision=0% Time left:1 day(for assignment) 3 days(for lab test).

Oh GAWDDDDD~....

oh well... i guess that's all for meto scribble today.. Sticking myself to sum 1 tym MV's from YouTube.



-Am3N-

Doomsday is Coming!

omgwtfbbq(means oh my god wat the fck bar bee que in 1337) ... dooms day coming for me. All this while i've been in the comfort zone. Sleeping in that icy cocoon and not putting effort into doing wat i should actually be doing. =="

Final Year Project(FYP)
Dateline in 2 weeks more... and progress is still 0%. That's very bad. Very very bad. considering most of my friends are at least 50%. >.< wonder how i'm gonna survive this one? Tonight is where the work is going to start. So hopefully things will get going.. else i'm dead. =="

Assignments
Computer Networks & Wireless Computing & Resource Management ... 3 assignments requiring progrmaming skills which i do not have. omg.. .i'm rili falling fast. o.o I feel like i lost my soul.

Attendence
Yeap.. been skipping class like it's the end of the world and spending my times at home rotting... trying to run away from everything. Been really getting myself stuck with BS3. I have a few subject under 75% of attendence.. resource is one of them.. then followed by operating systems II. Hell..

Industrial Training
It's the last month of the confirmation for my industrial training.. and i've not yet confirmed my place. Dad wants me to go back kuching and do my industrial training. Yeah.. going back to do my industrial training would be the easiet and the most comfortable.. but i'm not sure about that. If i were to go back, the only reason would be coz i'll be meeting M-chan when she comes back from RSMU. Yeah.. we're not more than friends. So That point can't really convince me to work in kuching. Summore i'm sure i'm gonna work in kuching after i graduate. So I choose KL... reason? Coz it's the best place to suffer, to wake up from this hell of mine. Hopefully it'll cure me from this laziness of mine. Melt my heart, burn my desire. But the main point would be I promised Mun i'll be working in KL so we can spent the last few months of our times together as students. While we're still undergraduates that is. I'm confused of what i should do.. where would i ended in.

Time passes by. Manything i wanted to do. But i just dun have the enthuism to do them. If i manage to survive this week, i still have a few more weeks to go. And then the finals. Will i be able to survive it? =="

All i can do now is pray. And try my best.
-stop skipping class.
-reduce time spent in BS3.
-get enuf sleep
-start flipping notes
-get a life.

Hopefully i cna do those.

Amen

When you gotta do sumthing, you just gotta do it!

Among the days in this semester, today has been the day that i did sumthing fruitful. They say that when people are to do something; when they have the heart to do it, not even GOD can stop him. Well... i did lots of stuff today. And i'm so damn frigging tired now. >.< But it's okay. I guess i can still stand for a few minutes blogging before taking a 3 hour rest. I'd just take it as if today is my final. ^_^" . Things i did today.

Format my computer. (Been wanting to format my comp but was too lazy to do it. Thank to the virusses, key-loggers and worms, and because i can't find any antivirus or cleaners that can save my main driver, So in the end i decided to format it. fortunately summore my housemate have the windows CD.

Clean the toilet(about 30% of it). Got sick of waiting for the formatting process so i decided to clean the toilet bowl, floor and a bit of the wall. The toilet ain't as dirty as you guys think by the way. Coz i've seen worst. Those that aren't cleaned and smells so bad that i thank GOD for it. ^_^ Search n installed some main files, hunt and send some cool stuff to my "cyberjaya family" and oso received cool pics of chibi-bleach characters from them. And among the bleach characters.. i have to be the bad guy, Ichimaru Gin. >.<"

Chat with P-chan. Yep.. P-chan ymed me so have to layan her for a while. After all, she's my "coffee" wat. She was bored coz her bf left her in her room studying while her bf went out for buffet. Well... good for me. Manage to spent some time chatting with old friends. Oh ya... and i chatted a few with corine n kah mun. They're such cool daugther and brother. ^^

Replied blueserver's forum about my search for teammates for DOTA. Housemate, judas_x (also clanmate) told me i got replies and hit me sum hints not to spoil the clan's name. Wa ei zhai lah vince~ Steady~ I wun cause such big problems de. No worries. I might be a noob but i not that noob.

So after that i played kal online for a while. Wanted to meet my darling Mich there. unfortunately she wasn't playing. Guess she busy going out with guys gua. Nothing much i can do. Just pray and hope God will bring me an angel who will lead me to my other soul.

Next was settled a bit of the new ITS membership thingy and ososome academic stuff.

..went to check some blogs, kennysia's, jas' and erm... sum malaysian thingy blog.
...
and then i'm here, BLOGGING. HEhe

Well.. that's all for now.

Am3n.

Close but yet not good.

It all happen on wednesday evening after a dinner of chicken rice. I was at 7-11 accompanied by my two friends, JR n SL, buying a cup of slurpee*. Had to admit i'm addicted to slurpee. ^_^ But that evening the flavor they got rili sucks. Fruity n Asam. =.=" Oh well...

After 7-11, we headed our way back for class. We started crossing the road and then stopped in the middle of the road at the divider there as there was a lot of cars at the other side. Then sumthing bad came. I heard an "OI~!" yelling and as i turned to see what was going on, I saw a motorbike passing behind me within split seconds. As i turn to look at my left, I saw the motorcyclist's bike hooked onto my friend's bag, pulled her(yes.. it's her) and then action happen.

The bag broke, The whole motorbike started to turned to the right, then the motorcyclist flew out from his bike, turned twice, and landed with his body facing the floor of the road. My first glance was to my friend to see if she was okay. Then having her boyfriend taking care of her, i headed to the motorcyclist and try to pull him up. He was in a blur but consious state. The motorcyclist was an indian guy. As i help him up, I could see blood bleeding from his head and scracthes from his hand. Luckily he was able to get up. And his injury seemed minor. ALong came passerbys, indians coming to help the fella. I leave the guy to the 'macha' and then after seeing that he was okay, we walk away from the scene still shocked and with phobia on the road. We still had a few main roads to cross and I was already blur, unable to determined how fast the car was moving. Really a big phobia for me.

SL was emotionally disturbed. Man, who wouldn't? I'd freaked out if i suddenly got pulled and then next thing i know, a guy sleeping on the road. >.<" Fortunately SL wasn't dragged along with the motorbike. Although her favourite and most precious bag was spoiled, along with her file, she is sure fortunate that she's still standing there. Odd thing was that she was still able to complain about her bag. =.=" SL, if u reading this, i wanted to tell u, nothing is more important than life. The bag may be a priceless gift to you. But there are something which are more priceless. Thank God you're still standing. Imagine if u didn't, I would be asking myself ,"why the heck i asked u guys to crossed the road along with me." >'.'< Anyway, let bygones be bygones.

It might seem like a very bad thing that happened to me. But still i'm thankful that nothing worst came after that. I can imagine the worst that could happen. I'm still wondering. Why would the guy want to ride into the inner lane facing the divider instead of the other side which is definitely bigger and also no cars? Weird... I do wonder whether SL's bag broke off by full force or did an angel broke it. Coz when i saw the incident happen, I seems to easy for the bad to break apart. Hmm....

Anyway, i feeling like i'm starting to preach again. >.< That's all for now. Another time , another blog.

-End

Pierching the Ear

On 26th evening, i pierced my left ear at Alamanda Putrajaya for RM6. I was a bit scared at first coz i tot it's going to a hell of a pain for me. But seems like i was wrong. It was merely a feeling of getting bitten by an ant. Then again, it feels like ur ear got poke but the item used to poke it didn't get through. Then again the girl sprayed anaestaetic on my ear before the piercing process begins. For the first 10 minutes after my ear got pierced, i barely had the guts to lay a hand on that ear. The thought of pain that i would feel really spook me. I had a bad history with human anatomy during my highschool days. During biology and science classes, when the subject's syllabus comes to the part about the human body, i would suddenly blacked out and collaspe on the floor. Basically i think too much about it. "Brain overload". That's the term i used. So far i fainted 3 times when i see and think of it... whether i read it from newspaper, clinic posters or even textbooks. >.<" Guess maybe that's the reason i hate Biology.

Time for me to get sum sleep now. Tomolo staying at Ivan's place for the nite, meet up with Tie, supper with Ronan(maybe) and erm..... maybe go find Exon.

PS: Anyone here can tell me what kind of earring is nice or looks cool when worn on? I prefer those with small needles. ^_^

-End of post-

Happiness

So wat's happiness? Well according to Wikipedia,

Happiness, pleasure or joy is the emotional state of being happy. The definition of happiness is one of the greatest philosophical quandaries. Proposed definitions include freedom from want and distress, consciousness of the good order of things, assurance of one's place in the universe or society, inner peace, and so forth. More generally, though, it can be defined as the state which humans and other animals are behaviorally driven towards, to counter external forces which would otherwise lead to unhappiness (and presumably eventual death).

Associated emotions include joy, exultation, delight, bliss, and love. Antonyms include suffering, sadness, grief, and pain. The term pleasure (like its opposite pain) is often used to specifically indicate localized, physical sensations, while happiness is sometimes used to refer specifically to a long-term, inner feeling.

Happiness differs from joy and glee in degree, if not in kind. To be happy implies a considered viewpoint which lasts longer than the transitory feelings of pleasure which are connoted by joy and glee. Thus happiness is often regarded as priceless, as opposed to the temporary pleasure stimulated by mechanical actions such as shopping or having sex.

However, happiness can come as the result of a situation which has been carefully planned for, as well as from situations caused by the kindness of others, or from situations which upon reflection feel positive and worthwhile. More typically though, happiness is attained by an entire life well planned for. The question of the best form of life is one of the major topics of Ethics.

To me happiness is sumthing like above. In My Opinion(IMO), i think happiness isn't sumthing that lasts long. To achieve happiness, one have to work hard to gain it.

Today, as i glanced through friendster, I notice this good friend of mine, also my dearest heng tai(brother) who should be achieving happiness. But is he rili happy? There are times when i see him laughing his ass off. There are oso times when i see him filled with probs. I guess i'm just not good at understanding others. =.=" But i do know one theory. Humans are beings that are not easily satisfied. That's what makes them unhappy at times. So they usually work their way up to reach that level of satisfaction. So mathematically, satisfaction=happiness.

Sounds crappy above. >.<"

NIGHTMARE~!!!

Tomorrow's my 2nd test for TCE2311- data communications and telecommunicationsand i've only studies 2 chapter of 8 chapters. But wait.. this ain't my nightmare.

So what happen was this. I had a dream. After finishing 2 chapters, i decided to get a rest. Then next thing i know i close the lights and head to bed, decided to wake up the next morning to do my revision and settle my other stuff. And this is where the nightmare comes....

I dreamt i was in a beach.(sematan maybe..) playing along the beach in a singlet and short pants. My age.. around 10-13 i guess. At that beach, i was running away from sumthing. Can't really remember. Then i saw my parents and all those fear just vanish. Next thing that happens i became an adult. And in the car was me and my siblings. Driving around the hillside where we. Those rocky hills. It was dark. Really dark and there was no street lights at all.

We were on our way to have dinner with my parents i think. Coz at first i remember it was my mum who was driving. Then all of a suddenthe driver became my bro. >.<" Spooky. What's worst was he got the car gone into a big deep drain. And i tot it was hopeless. We're all going to drown. "Damn.. told you to look properly on the road already. Can't you drive a bit slow?". "but there was no road at all," he answered. My younger sis were trying to stop us but no avail. "then why the heck you drive in there? give me the steering wheel." "no. I can drive." And somehow the drain becomes smaller and shallower and he manage to drive us out and and head for the hill on our way out. And that is when i woke up. Or was there more?

The future..is dark for me. Tat's how i see it. I dunno about you readers out there but i can't really imagine me myself getting a job. I don't see anything that im capable of except papers and pencils. Wonder why i'm studying in this subject? Still wondering. What was my reason of studying it? I guess i've forgotten.

When i awoke from my dream just now. The first thing that hit me is my parents. Could be because my family is the most important asset in my life. I'd always prayed for them every night before ihead for bed but somehow, i stopped. What's happening to me? WHat did i lost? Which part went wrong>? Which item did i not bring along with me? Man i was in total chaos for like 10 seconds. Fear ran thru my spines for a while there. But i'm okay now. Guess it's those moody days that got me into this. Had been stressful for the past 2 weeks. Still a bit stress about my TOS assignment. I dunno hwo to save my ass from the coding. Dun wanna fail anymore. Dun wanna score low anymore. Wish i have someone there to guide me.

Currently listening to jas' song. (Yes. she's my first love. I loved her dearly. But now only as a friend. I have a virtual person whom i haven't met yet, Mich. she could be real, then again she may just be fake. I do not know.) Boy does her song clips really decrease all those stress and fear within me. Thanx jas.

Should stop for now. I just tot i should blog this out because i dun want to waste my time just slacking off in DotA and not writing a part of my life. I want to remember this day when i have this nightmare and be able to learn from it, and then laugh about it.


PS:
To ya all peeps that are have a bad day, get your grip on. Then pray and wish your self good luck before heading on your ways. That includes me of course. Pray to GOD guys n girls... HE helps~!

Am3n.

"wo hai bu xiang sui"

Guess u readers might be wondering what the title above means. In mandarin, it means I still don't wanna sleep.

Right now my body is tired; mind's exhausted as well. Can say that this s the first time i've felt pure tireness after years living. Forgotten have i of when i felt that tired. Maybe when i was still a kid? Hmm...

Lots of things to do and lots of things to rush this week and next week. Life is gonna start to be hectic. Wish i can pull myself together right now and make myself 'serious'. It's so hard for me to be serious in life. There's always those milestones that'll stop my wheel of life from rolling. In the end, i'd be stuck in the middle of nowhere, far away from others that it'll be impossible for me to catch up. I should be sleeping now... I guess i will. But the desire of wanting to see her and chat with her is keeping me from sleeping. Been 72 hours. I guess our story ends here.

Am3n.

Doing Stupid things

Have you ever do things which causes you problems in your life later on? Like you cheated in ur midterm and when final comes, you couldn't do it cause you just don't have the knwoledge for it. Sounds familiar doesn't it?

What is happening to me right now is that I've gamed too much. I lost control of myself over game addiction. And i'm about to lose someone special to me, lose my freedom and my very own soul. What am i to do about it. I really ponder. If GOD would help me right this moment, I really pray. Pray that i'll not lose her, pray that everything will still be on time for me. Pray that luck is still on my side. The sacrifice for those that i prayed for; anything GOD wants from me.

The more i think of my problems now, the more scared i am of life. I really have tons of things to do. Furthermore, I'm very left out behind already. I wonder if i'll ever catch up with them? I'm worried that i'll be left behind. Worry that i'll be forgotten. Because I do not play any part in their life.

This is the life of me. Even though how much i tried, in the end, i'll stop trying. my wheel of life stops rolling, and my faith crushed.

Am3n.

A new person in my life?

It all started this year i think. DotA(Defence of the Ancients) that i met her. To be certain, I dun think my first encounter with her was in a DotA game. I think it was more of like in a TD game. Then again i couldn't remember. Just knew that the next few times were in TD games or some other castle defence game. She's good in gaming. Can say one of the girls i knew and am impress with.

I wanna graduate ASAP~!

I wanna graduate ASAP~!I wanna graduate ASAP~!I wanna graduate ASAP~!I wanna graduate ASAP~!I wanna graduate ASAP~!I wanna graduate ASAP~!I wanna graduate ASAP~!I wanna graduate ASAP~!I wanna graduate ASAP~!I wanna graduate ASAP~!I wanna graduate ASAP~!I wanna graduate ASAP~!I wanna graduate ASAP~!I wanna graduate ASAP~!I wanna graduate ASAP~!

Please don;t mind my whackiness but seriously i really wanna graduate as soon as possible. I wanna end this race and step on for the next race as sson as possible. The ball must keep rolling. Else there'll be no meaning in my life. Well... that's what a wise person says. I'm not sure what i want actually. I mean i do wish to graduate. But i still cant find any path in which i would really wanna walk to. Maybe i haven't analyze through yet. Man.. this is bad.... Totally bad.

=.=

HMmm.....i'll just hit the books and see how it goes anyway.

I wanted so much to sleep...wanted so much to forget and wake up fresh the next day

Things in me are improving...in my preparation for supp that is... But still i'm having a problem with my sleep. Cant manage to get my mind to a rest. I've got an e-mail from a friend that states honey helps. Alas i do not like honey. Plus there's no honey in my room. So i guess i'll just wasted all my energy up and hope one day my whole body will crumble and my mind blank that i wouldn't have too think of anything much. Maybe sumthing like a comma for 8 hours would do. Haha. just kidding anyway. :P Who would wanna sleep like a "cabbage". I prefer sleeping in dreams. But i have to put myself to bed first. Problem again is sumhow my brain isn't willing to. Oh well.

guess i'm gonna dota till i get X-tREMELY EXHAUSTED~!

-Ic3

Missing chances

I see lots of chances slip by me. Wonder when will i learn not to miss them?

Hope lost...along with Faith.

Life lately hasn't been how i thought it would be. I'm therefore unknowingly sealing myself from all sorts of happiness as it seems. Nothing much seems to interests me rite this moment. Is there anything i can do about myself? How do i get myself back on track? How do i re-live my life? Can anyone help me?

So far the only answer i got from myself is "only You(me) can do it". Weird isn't it? The mind seems to know what's best for the body but yet the body refuses to do it. Same as life.

Currently thinking of other options to fix my idle life. Hmm.....

Sumthing I like.

Check this link out. I'm sure u guys/gals will like it. ^^. I've watched this video a couple of times eversince 2001 and i can say that i've never gotten bored over it. It's a nice Korean MV. Hope you guys/gals will like it. :)

http://dnaoffice.dyndns.org/matrix/KISS.wmv

Stress Time~! Stress Time~!

Currently is the last week of the academic week, which means after this week, no more midterms, no more assignments due and no more boring lecturer. Unfortunately, I still got lots of things to do and the clock is ticking like a timebomb for me. SE individual report due today, TRM assignments due tomorrow and lab test tomorrow. And what's special for today? I have to go pay up for my academic fee coz my PTPTN loan just wouldn't come. Damn.. Should've called up PTPTN ealier if i knew this would happen. If i dun pay up i'm going to get BARRED from exam. Sigh~. Messy life i have here.

Everything's totally messed up this semester. Really really really really messy. Hopefully it'll all change by next semester. Pray to LORD.

AMEN.

He was not handsome

I got this from friendster. The story is nice but i'm not sure if the story is true though it make sense.
Work your way for love and you will find love. Amen.


This is based on a true
story.. If
you like it, re-post it.. Perhaps you will find the
love
you have been waiting for all this time..

He was not handsome..But he had feelings..
One day, he felt in love with one gurl..A
gurl he really had a crush on..But he
realized that he was not handsome..So he
kept it deep inside his heart..

He was not handsome..Knowing this, he still
approached the gurl he admired..Upon
approaching her, he asked her name and
asked for her number.. They came into
contact with each other..The guy was so
happy
and he felt nice talking to the gurl..

He was not handsome..He had to remember
this all the time..He knew he couldnt say out
his wish to the gurl..However, one day, he
took up the strength to call the gurl..When
he was about to pick up the reciever, the
phone
rang..It was her..His crush...His gurl of his
dreams..she asked him out on that
night..There was no reason for him to say
NO..That night, they went to a restaurant..for
dinner..

He was not handsome..This was proven to
him at that night..When the gurl told him that
she had a crush on another guy. his heart was
crushed into pieces by his own crush..but he
didnt
say a word..He knew it..He was not
handsome~!...

He was not handsome..and he knew he
wont
get his gurl of his dream..So he intended to
help the gurl out..He took the gurl to the guy
whom she had a crush on..After a week, he
saw the gurl dating with the guy..He knew
that there is no more hope for him..

He was not handsome..and this made him
loose his love..He just kept his feelings deep
inside his heart..But it was okay for him..as
his love was happy with the guy she loved..

He was not handsome..but maybe his
powerful love brought his gurl back to
him..One day, the gurl came all the way
crying to him..she said to him that she lost
the guy,the guy play timer and dumped
her..she
was all in tears and didnt know where to go..

He was not handsome..but he loved her..He
wiped the tears off the gurl and gave a warm
hug..The gurl felt the warm feel gush through
her nerves and touch her heart deep
inside..she realized that this is her true love..

he was not handsome..but he found his love
finally..and he was happy ...

p/s: looks are not really the most important
thing in love..Consider the feelings of
the ppl around you..You might just find
that true love of yours..He may not be
handsome..but he might love you more than
anyone could ever love you!.. and that is
greater than some bastard idiots who
doesn't love u.

If you think they're true, pass it on.
If you don't? Pass it on anyway, maybe
someone else will think it is.

Ulcer~!~!

DAmn ulcer growing beneath my cheeks near the upper teeth, below my upper teeth and infront of my upper teeth. GEez....wat a nuisance they are. Anyway, these are sumthing which i got frm the web. Sumthing to share. ^^

Mouth Ulcers

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Despite the common occurrence of mouth ulcers and vast amounts of research, the cause of these irritating sores is still not completely understood. However, by far and away the most common cause is the infection of an injury in the mouth. These injuries can be cuts, abrasions or burns.

A mouth ulcer affects the softer areas of the mouth, for example the tongue and cheeks. The surface layer of the skin is removed leading to the formation of the ulcer which usually appears circular with a yellow or white centre and a raised red rim. It is because of the removal of the skin layer that nerve cells are exposed causing the associated pain.

You should not attempt to treat a mouth ulcer yourself if:

• you are pregnant
• you are diabetic
• the ulcer has an uneven colouration
• the ulcer is causing you no discomfort or pain
• it is your first mouth ulcer
• it has been present for more than 14 days
• it is larger than 1cm in diameter
• you take any other medication

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Treatment

There are many types of treatment available. These can be placed into three main categories:

• Pain Relief
• Antibacterials
• Anti-inflammatories

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Pain Relief

These products contain ingredients which act to prevent the sensation of pain. They usually contain an anaesthetic which is applied directly to the ulcer. After some initial stinging while the anaesthetic starts to work the area will become numb.
Care should be taken with hot food and drinks as further damage can be caused to the ulcer while it is numb.

Some examples of the anaesthetics used are benzocaine and lidocaine.

Also available is an ingredient called choline salicylate which is related to aspirin. This pain killer works at the site of the ulcer in the same way as the analgesics or pain killers. This means that they are generally longer acting than the anaesthetics.

Choline salicylate should not be used by people allergic to aspirin.

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Antibacterials

These treatments are used to kill any bacteria that may be infecting the ulcer or more generally the entire mouth. They are usually mouth washes if the antibacterial is the only active ingredient although they are often incorporated into the other treatments, for example, pain relief treatments.

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Anti-inflammatories

These are the newest treatments available for mouth ulcers, they are based on corticosteriods which act to reduce the inflammation at the site of the ulcer and as such aid healing.

It is important to note that the use of these locally acting products avoids many of the associated side effects of oral corticosteriods.

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General Advice

There are some simple things you can do to reduce the discomfort felt while you have a mouth ulcer.

Firstly, do not expose the ulcer to foods which cause pain and aggravate the symptoms. These types of food are acidic, spicy, salty, coarse or hot and cold. However it may be of some benefit to gargle with salt water as this is mildly antibacterial.

You can also use mouth washes regularly to prevent mouth ulcers if you find that you are getting mouth ulcers regularly.

You should consult your doctor if the problem persists..