U guys don't know, but I do a tiny version of Philanthropy sometimes, for LBs.
So, my very good and beautiful friend May, of Cascades, has fairly bad teeth, at least, they could use improvment. And she's so beautiful, it's a shame the cant' finish that last part of perfection. Technically, she has "crowding" in the jaws and discoloring.
So, I thought, wouldn't that be nice to help her fix her teeth? I thought paying for braces would be nice. And, I've taken the principle that once you commit, you cannot retract.
Errr, so far, after 3 visits to the dentist, we've discovered she needs 4 wisdom teeth out, 4 fillings, bleaching, and the crowding is quite tricky. Total cost about 155,000 Baht !!!! (about $4K USD) So I have to keep my word so we've arranged something where I pay her bar fine, but no other charges for a very long time, when I take her out.
Through all of this I've learned a few things.
a. LB teeth are pretty bad! These girls just don't have the money or even more simply, the knowledge, of how to keep the mouth healthy.
b. The dentist told me the hormones (oestrogen) are known to cause "crowding", where the jaw is just too small for the teeth, so some teeth end up going behind others. This might be why you see a lot of LBs with braces. I have to research this one, but that's what this dentist said.
c. There are very good dental clinics in Bangkok.
d. Best to check your commitment cost before you make it! And my advice, both from personal morals, and from the perspective of your reputation in the LB community, is keep to your commitments, even if they end up being a little more onerous than you thought. Granted, this one is extreme, but I know all you guys make small commitments, like go shopping, buy this or that, or whatever.
All that being said, I'm happy to do something for her she could never do on her own and I'm anxious in 1.5 years, to see the final result!
My other philanthropy items were and are...I helped pay all of Phupae's costs for Miss Tiffany; also surprisingly high (20,000 Baht!!!!). And I offered to help another girl with her Acne; no idea on that one yet, but I presume not so bad. And I'm giving a "cheap" job to another LB to help me on some photoshoots.
Finally, provided Stewart lives through my fatwah, and my blond twin returns, I'm looking at a small loan to her to start her own salon (near me ).
So, my very good and beautiful friend May, of Cascades, has fairly bad teeth, at least, they could use improvment. And she's so beautiful, it's a shame the cant' finish that last part of perfection. Technically, she has "crowding" in the jaws and discoloring.
So, I thought, wouldn't that be nice to help her fix her teeth? I thought paying for braces would be nice. And, I've taken the principle that once you commit, you cannot retract.
Errr, so far, after 3 visits to the dentist, we've discovered she needs 4 wisdom teeth out, 4 fillings, bleaching, and the crowding is quite tricky. Total cost about 155,000 Baht !!!! (about $4K USD) So I have to keep my word so we've arranged something where I pay her bar fine, but no other charges for a very long time, when I take her out.
Through all of this I've learned a few things.
a. LB teeth are pretty bad! These girls just don't have the money or even more simply, the knowledge, of how to keep the mouth healthy.
b. The dentist told me the hormones (oestrogen) are known to cause "crowding", where the jaw is just too small for the teeth, so some teeth end up going behind others. This might be why you see a lot of LBs with braces. I have to research this one, but that's what this dentist said.
c. There are very good dental clinics in Bangkok.
d. Best to check your commitment cost before you make it! And my advice, both from personal morals, and from the perspective of your reputation in the LB community, is keep to your commitments, even if they end up being a little more onerous than you thought. Granted, this one is extreme, but I know all you guys make small commitments, like go shopping, buy this or that, or whatever.
All that being said, I'm happy to do something for her she could never do on her own and I'm anxious in 1.5 years, to see the final result!
My other philanthropy items were and are...I helped pay all of Phupae's costs for Miss Tiffany; also surprisingly high (20,000 Baht!!!!). And I offered to help another girl with her Acne; no idea on that one yet, but I presume not so bad. And I'm giving a "cheap" job to another LB to help me on some photoshoots.
Finally, provided Stewart lives through my fatwah, and my blond twin returns, I'm looking at a small loan to her to start her own salon (near me ).
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