Hodgepodge

Good Morning! I am very honored to be invited, much so to be asked to speak in an important event as the Women’s Month Celebration. Yesterday, I delivered 2 babies, that made two women mothers. On the same day, 3 people died on my watch, and in all cases, their mothers gave the loudest cries. I cannot tell you more how important women’s roles are in our lives. From our birth to our death and that lifetime in between. Today, we celebrate the triumph of women. We highlight our achievement, our empowerment, and of course, our gender equality concerns, challenges and commitment. Women, who play the most important roles in the lives of the greatest men, are finally recognized. Although we are at par with men in terms of achievement, we still have the qualities that make us unique. No other group could claim to be more nurturing, more compassionate and more considerate than us. It’s also good that now, we are recognized and respected, and most importantly, not discriminated against. Now, we ...

March 23, 2010 between 4am and 7am It's in a house somewhere out of town, parang vacation ng family and friends. But this time, we barely spoke. There were just awkward glances. Bakit pangatlong gabi na akong nananaginip na lagi kang andun?

March 21-22, 2010 between 2am to 6:45 am Nanaginip na naman ako. This time, we were on a bus, touring Palawan. Mom was just a row behind. So you said, Alam mo ba sa 80% na nagtake ng boards, 5% lang ang pumasa? Di ko na natandaan ang iba. Pero ang alam ko, masaya ang usapan. Asan ka na ba?!

August 16, 2009 10:52 pm Here I am, trying to write again. It’s been a while since, and every time a beautiful idea comes up, I just forego, hoping that I could think about it again when I have the time, like now. I took the medical board exam two weekends ago. I’d say it was what I expected it to be. Nervous doctors, lots of papers, brown envelopes inside plastic envelopes like the ones we carried back in freshmen year, uncomfortable chairs, mixed facial expressions of people right after an exam. But those four days were just like the tip of the iceberg, like the cherry on top of the vanilla flavored med boards. What really mattered to me were the weeks and weeks of preparation and cramming. My weekday meetings with PR at the university lib and ate guard’s ‘good morning’ smile. Our 5 minute breaks, her 10 minute naps, our hi yield academic Q&A then our ‘chismis’ in between followed by our occasional ‘fruit juice’ cravings. My evening Mcdo UN meeting with Suzi which, I woul...

Between March 20 and 21, between an admission and an ER resuscitation, I dreamt of two people talking. I don't remember exactly what was talked about but that was what I've been wishing for. I know it seems impossible, but I hope it happens in this lifetime. I don't care where or over what. I just miss it, I guess.