A repost from Patrick Ostrea and Patrick Alcantara:

Guys:

Our Filipino teacher, Mrs. Mercedita Sanchez, has been recently diagnosed with cancer. She has already been operated on, but she needs further treatment in order to get well. At this point, she really needs all our financial help and prayers, and I think that she would appreciate it if we come ( Read more... )

"I'm fine"

It is an often used phrase whenever one is asked as to his or her current disposition. Such an answer is precipitated by a question such as "How are you?"

The said response is often matched with various body gestures such as the thumbs up, the half smile, the head bob, the head tilt, and the dismissive hand wave to name a few..

The thing is ( Read more... )

FYI: This is not about that animal phylum. If you know her, well, you'll figure out why.

Sunshine in her smile.
Rainbows in her eyes.

Spring in her footsteps.
Summer in her laughter.

Autumn when she cries.
Winter when she's gone.


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FYI: I am not speaking about the Russian city. Hehehe. Read the title aloud and maybe you'll guess why. :p

For the little girl with a big brain.
For the little girl with a big heart.
For the little girl with a big dream.
For the little girl with a big hope.
:)


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It's dark.

Well, what did you expect? You switched the lights off didn't you?

The clouds are blotting out the stars and the moon, assuming that it isn't a new moon tonight. So the only source of light right comes from my neighbor's porch lamp. Apparently he is not aware of this little environmentalist effort. Oh yes, the other source of light is the ( Read more... )

I think it's fairly obvious right now that I no longer want to study. I am sooooooo procrastinating right now...

The next few lines are actual lines from patient's charts in the Philippine General Hospital. As amusing as they are, we must understand that while you're on duty things like grammar tend to fall last in the priority rating... I guess... ( Read more... )

This is from an email sent to me courtesy of Tina.

THIS IS A VERY SHOCKING STORY... NAKAKAKILABOT TALAGA...

This is a story from University of the Philippines (Diliman) about a young college girl who passed away last month. Her name was Tiffany. She was hit by a dump truck. She had a boyfriend named Joel . Both of them were true lovers. They always ( Read more... )

You are an evil woman.

I started the day believing that I would actually run into you despite my busy schedule. You had lured me with the promise of a sumptuous meal, something that I have not had in quite some time. You made me wait. You made me hope. Then you took it all away.

I am lonely. I am bored. And on top of that, I am hungry. You don't want ( Read more... )

It's the middle of the day, and I can't really write about anything right now. There's a lot on my mind, and I can't pen it down properly while I'm on the phone talking to a doctor who can't remember where he placed the research survey forms...

Okay, that last part's off topic.

Tin showed me some stories that she ripped off the net. To be precise, ( Read more... )

Kids, the last two weeks of February were a jumble of events. These were really amazing stories, well what would pass for "amazing" in the world of a medical student, and it would be a waste that they should be left rotting somewhere in my memory. I never seemed to have the time nor the energy to pen any of these down. Now that I have this small ( Read more... )