My Erpats’ Angioplasty and Pacemaker Operation

I’m back! Pasensya na dahil maraming mga bagay-bagay ang naganap. Marami lang akong iniligtas na inaapi… at marami rin akong inapi. Charot.

Last February 23 (Thursday), my dad was admitted to Our Lady of Perpetual Help Medical Center in Las Piñas City for his angiogram, angioplasty, and pacemaker operation. Prior to that, he had medical checkups to Dr. Ma. Rosario Sevilla M.D., his cardiologist (Uhm, she’s not related to us. Galing no? Kaapelyido pa namin and kapangalan ng isang ate ko), at Asian Medical Center and Hospital in Alabang. He was adviced by his doctor to undergo those procedures after he was found having an irregular heartbeat.

Mahirap talaga pag ang tao ay tumatanda. Aside from battling sagging skin and gray hair, there are more serious health conditions we have to monitor and prevent. Diabetic ang tatay ko. Maraming complications ang sakit na diabetes; it even doubles the risks of cardiovascular diseases. He also used to smoke 15 years ago so he developed Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (chronic bronchitis + emphysema) as he gets older. Last year, my dad was also hospitalized because of pneumonia.

This year, he underwent series of ECG and it was found out that he was suffering from cardiomyopathy or the disease of heart muscle. It results to arrhythmia wherein there’s an irregular electrical signals to his heart, thus, resulting to irregular heartbeats. Since ECG is limited only to detect irregularities on patient’s heart electrical activity, the doctor could only guess that there was a possible arteriosclerosis. She advised my father to have angiogram to detect any obstruction in his blood vessels.

My dad was also told that he might need to undergo angioplasty and pacemaker operation after angiogram. The entire operation is less invasive compared to bypass surgery and it will take almost a week for him to recover. Angioplasty is done to widen the narrowed blood vessel while pacemaker, a device larger than 5-peso coin, is placed to regulate the heart beat.

Ok. Sorry for high falutin scientific terms. I’m trying my best to make you understand the procedures. Parang impeachment trial, may terms na mahirap or imposible i-translate sa ating wika. Anyway…

My family discussed this overnight since we had to decide as soon as possible. Considering that the operation is too expensive, we considered a lot of factors (ie. cost of procedure, hospital & medical fees, distance of hospital from our home). We were eyeing for Philippine General Hospital in Manila but it’s too far. Finally we settled at ‘Perps’ since it’s less expensive than Asian Med (Eh parang hotel kung makasingil dun) and closer to where we leave. Also we are referred to Dr. Eric Oliver Sison who will be performing the operation.

We were scheduled to bring him early morning of February 23. As soon as we brought him to his room, a finance staff assisted my older sister and  sister-in-law and explained the payment procedures, while I helped my dad change into his hospital gown. By 8 am, he was brought in the operating room for angiogram, first angioplasty, and pacemaker implantation. In just an hour, it was done. Ambilis nga eh. Then he was returned to our room, looking groggy due to sedatives.

The unit area where we were staying (the cardiovascular intensive unit section) is strict: only 2 people are allowed to stay and only 2 visitors are permitted according to time schedule. Ugali pa naman ng family ko na kapag may naoospital, parang buong baranggay ang bumibisita. So we had to take turns. 2 would enter the area while most of us wait at the holding area.

I had to take care of him the entire day everyday since I was the only one who had ample free time. My ate would accompany me on mornings while my younger sister during evenings. Mom would visit in the afternoon during her break since she needs to handle her business. I took a day-off on Saturday since I had a scheduled photoshoot for Mr. & Ms. APC 2012 pageant, and returned the night of the following day.

I got the chance to have time for my tatay (that’s what we usually call him) even in that worse scenario. Being the panganay of the second family, I felt responsible and at the same time lucky. I know we are way too different since we have a wide age gap (he’s 76 and I’m 25) but on that moment, everything is settled. I may misunderstand  him but he needs me. I’m not like those children who are showy about their love and care to their parents (saying ‘I love you’ or hugging/kissing) but giving time when he needs is my humble way of my responsibility and gratitude for him. That was also my way of repaying what he sacrificed for me even if he is strict like a military personnel.

It feels great when you take good care of your parents. Though it was challenging at first, the experience was rewarding. Other than being familiar with health-related stuff/being informed about diseases and prevention, I gained trust and confidence from my father. He finally realizes my potentials and aspirations in life.

He was discharged on February 27 (Monday). Right now he is doing great. He is finally recovering. Biniro pa siya na since maginhawa na ang pakiramdam niya, baka masundan pa ang bunso namin sa pamilya. His wound from the surgery is healing.

I would like to thank those who prayed for him. I was very anxious before the operation kaya I couldn’t stop tweeting about my feelings at that time. Salamat sa mga suporta at dasal ninyo. Syempre, thanks to God for his successful operation.

I am also grateful to my siblings. In times of trials, we remain intact and supportive. That’s what the advantage of having 10 brothers and sisters. Gulat ka, no?

About the bill… wag niyo na tanungin kung magkano inabot. Masakit pag-usapan. Hehe.

So other than the heart-warming experience, what did I learn? Health is a serious issue. Good thing I don’t smoke and I don’t usually drink alcohol. Siguro dahil nakita ko ang complications from my father. A lot of factor should also be considered for a healthy living: proper nutrition and food intake, enough sleep and hydration, exercise, and healthy lifestyle. In that way, we can lessen the risk of the diseases.

Yun nga lang pag ikaw ang naging tagabantay. Aside from forcing to watch what your dad likes to watch (in case, the Impeachment Trail of CJ Corona) or mamemorize mo na ang bawat kanto ng kwarto na tinutuluyan mo , you are prone to eating a lot particularly those from nearby fastfood chains. Andaming malalapit na kainan sa ospital… Mcdo, KFC, Shakey’s, Sinigang Express, Goodah… etc. I was craving for McDonalds but after few days, sumuko ako. Napurga ako sa trans fats.

Love your parents. Love your family. Love yourself. Love your health.

Hot like Mexico, rejoice!

PS. BY THE WAY, hindi ko makakalimutan yung isang nurse na nag-assist sa erpats ko. Natipuhan ko naman. Simpleng maganda siya. Hindi nakakaintimidate pero ewan bakit natorpe ako. I remember when my kuya handed me enough money to buy food for those who were staying for the night, he told me to buy also for the nurse staff. Eh nagkataon na duty niya. So I decided to buy Shakey’s. I bought an extra regular sized pizza for them. Sana pala binilhan ko siya just for herself. Nung inabot ko yung pizza for them, hindi ako makatingin sa kanya. Muntanga lang. Haha!

Finding Noemi

Oo, hindi ka namamalimata. Hindi ako na-wrong spelling. What you read is correct. It’s Finding Noemi.

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January 6. Friday morning. A schoolmate of mine was on the way to school on her own for her enrollment. It was a typical day until her family and friends felt something wrong. They weren’t able to contact the girl anymore.

I learned the news from one of her blockmates. Even if I barely know about this girl, I also became shocked. Schoolmate ko rin kasi. Her cousin also posted a photo with some information regarding what happened. The concerns grew few hours ago, even reaching the attention of the entire school community. I even tried to post the info on Twitter and tweeted some celebrities if they could RT (retweet) the plea. The next day, she was declared missing.

Days passed and it seemed that Noemi Lagman was still not seen. We never heard anything regarding her whereabouts.  The appeals were constantly shared and retweeted, even gaining a trending spot in some sites. Mayor Bernabe of Parañaque City and the authorities also acted in search of Noemi. Her family, friends, and some concerned citizens were tirelessly vigilant and were praying that she should be found safely as soon as possible.

January 10. Wednesday, 11:10 PM. Her father issued an update on Facebook. Noemi was already been found and was with her family.  He acknowledged everyone who helped in spreading the info on Facebook. Due to the authorities’ advice, Mr. Lagman asked for understanding and privacy about the details of how and where she was found yet he shared how exhausting and emotionally tiring , to quote the “longest 100 hours of their lives”, in searching his daughter. He ended his statement with a piece of advice telling us to love our families unconditionally because it matters most.

For more details, click the related article here.

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Here are my thoughts:

As I have said, I barely know Ms. Noemi Lagman. Hindi ko siya kilala totally and personally. Naririnig ko yung pangalan niya at if I’m not mistaken, she retweeted one of my tweets in the past. All I know is we have the same course (AB Multimedia Arts), that she is in her senior year at college, and I know some of her blockmates. But what happened to her prompted me to simply help. Regardless of how we know each other, a person who is missing is a person who needs our help.

Social media played a huge role in Noemi’s case. Naaalala niyo pa ba yung kaso ni Lola Auring at ang kanyang nawawalang asawa last year? Both of them reunited thanks to the support and effort of people who used social media sites as a tool to help find her husband. A simple act of sharing the photo and/or retweeting had brought awareness to the community. Malaking bagay ang pagpapakalat ng panawagan; the only resources that we need aside the internet are a short amount of time, willingness, and effort to help.

As I quote a good friend of mine Ms. Justine Roce, “In the case of Noemi Lagman, let us not forget the human component in finding her. The police and we internet folk had a hand in this. +1 for the human race!” We should be proud of this achievement. Nang dahil sa walang-tigil na pasheshare ay nagawa nating makita at makapiling ng kanyang pamilya si Noemi.

Tulad niyo rin, napapa-isip ako kung ano ba talaga ang nangyari kay Noemi, kung papaano at saan siya nakita at nahanap. But we should respect the decision of her family. I believe they have the right to keep it confidential for important reasons. Ang mahalaga ay buhay siya at kapiling na niya ang kanyang kaanak. Also, let’s give her and her family a time to recover for what had happen to them.

To someone who was criticizing  me during the course of finding Noemi, just to let you know I didn’t acted for my own interest at all. Nagpaparinig ka at sinasabing nakikisawsaw ako sa issue para lang sumikat. Well, it’s not my fault if I have lots of connections. I used what you claim my ‘popularity’ to help, not the other way around. So I hope this will make you shut up.

May mga usap-usapin na kumakalat about what really happened to the point na everyone seems to be overjudging. Read the comments on Yahoo! Philippines’ report (above) and I’m sure you’ll be shocked. Too much prejudice, too much name calling. Some even cited she only did that to gain fame and be thrown with stones. Even if hindi ko kilala masyado si Noemi, I felt the urge to step up and defend her right. Kagaya ng nakararami ay maraming katanungan ako pero hindi ko kailangan insultuhin ang pagkatao ng isang nawawala para lang masagot ang mga tanong. Given with a small amount of info, let’s just analyze it by ourselves and learn something from it. Kung may tamang pag-iisip tayo at aware tayo na mayroon tayong ganoon, gamitin natin. Kung siya ay kinidnap or may masamang nagyari, tayo’y mag-ingat para hindi matulad sa sinapit niya. Kung siya’y naglayas at may tampuhang nagaganap, mahalaga ay naiparamdam natin kay Noemi na may mga nag-aalala sa kanya at dapat ay hindi na maulit pa. At sinasabing it was such a waste of effort and time? It might be if we’re too narrow-minded and not compassionate but for her family, friends, and to all who are concerned, it was a test of love and a matter of wakeup call for them.

What made me more uncomfortable is some people are too demanding that they owe the family an explanation. Naging utang na loob pa nila.

Dinakip o naglayas, iisa lang naman ang ibig sabihin. May nawawala. At ang nawawala ay dapat makita.

Sa nangyari, isa pa ang napatunayan ko. God is really good. He never failed us. He answered our prayers. I am wishing that God gave us the gifts of patience and understanding during the crisis, whether you’re involved or not involved. Nagdasal tayo na sana ay makapiling na ni Noemi ang kanyang pamilya kaya marapat lang tayo’y manalingin muli para pasalamatan ang Panginoon. To those who are in doubt and still criticizing what happened, I hope the Lord will guide you.
I hope we learned a great deal of lesson from what happened. God bless us all. Alleluiah!

ITAAS ANG MGA PUTING PANYO! (Ok, pwede na yata ako maging pari. Haha! Pinapatawa ko lang kayo dahil naging seryoso tayon dito. Be happy.)

Hot like Mexico, rejoice!

P.S. Lastly, I advice everyone especially students never bring a huge amount of money for enrolment while commuting. Bring check or use ATM/credit card instead. Or be accompanied by your parents while going to school.

A Year After

Anniversary na pala ng nakakagimbal na August 23, 2010 Manila Hostage Crisis. Di ko makakalimutan iyon. Nandito lang ako sa bahay, nakatunganga lang sa Facebook, nang biglang nabalitaan ko na lang sa mga news feed posts pati na rin sa mga balita sa TV. Nakakatakot. Pero hindi kapani-paniwala ang mga pangyayari pagsapit ng gabi. Nauwi sa karumal-dumal na krimen.

At dahil sa nangyari, paghihinagpis at galit ang nadama ng mga pamilya, kamag-anak ng mga biktima hanggang sa umabot na sa national scale. Ang masaklap, napunta sa sisihan at pag-iinsulto sa pagitan ng Pilipinas at Hong Kong.

Hindi ko natiis. Idinaan ko na lang sa simpleng sulat noon ang aking saloobin…

 

August 26, 2010. Thursday. Via Facebook.

Dear Hong Kong and the Philippines (and whoever reads this):

To whoever demands justice: I firmly believe that justice should not be taken selfishly. Even if some of your fellowmen are killed here in our country, are you sure that we  favored it? Are you sure that everyone LIKED it? Only the stone-hearted and stupid ones will appreciate the bloodshed of those innocent people.

HK people, we feel your great sadness and rage. Nobody wanted this to happen in the first place. Imagine one fine Monday morning while most of us, here and in your country, are busy with our own lives, but suddenly things messed up. I believe this is an ISOLATED CASE, and somehow the succeeding events made it worse. We understand you and we feel the same thing. But it is just unfair for some of you are name calling us: monkeys, home of criminals, pigs, uneducated, and other unimaginable and hurtful remarks. Mostly we, Filipinos, have nothing to do there in the first place. We are putting our efforts to make peace and share the sympathy to the victims as well as the affected families. But some of you are firing things up. Before you throw stones to us, think first. Does your anger contribute to the resolution? Only the demons would agree.

For my fellow Filipinos, I firmly stand on what our forefathers/former generations had taught us. I’m proud to be a Filipino because we’re one of the people who have the firm belief on moral values. We were taught on the values of respect, love, sincerity, and hope. And I think we must act as one to be part of the reconciliation. I might get negative feedbacks regarding this since we have nothing to do about it, that I am too idealistic, and we have no responsibility to say our apologies. But let’s think that it is our willingness to ease the pain that can somehow mend the wounds. And it wouldn’t hurt if we act in behalf of our country. Also, there are so much to blame right now. Blame the president, blame our police forces, blame the media, blame some of our insensitive fellowmen… but are we going to blame forever? Can we “stop throwing bricks but instead rebuilt what had been damaged”? Our selfishness and ignorance, not the crime, that kill us eternally.

Intelligence does not reside on a specific demographic and ethnographic entity. Chinese are wise, and so are Filipinos. I think intelligence is on a personal/individual responsibility and accountability. So if you believe you’re educated and wise enough, you probably think of something that will contribute to the solution of the problem, and will not resort to never-ending arguments of who’s right or wrong. We need dialogue and solutions, not confusion and hatred.

There is this saying that should be highlighted in situations like now: “If you are thrown a stone, throw back with a bread.”

Those who question the sincerity of those who apologize, if you are willing to understand, open-minded, and sympathetic, you would feel the genuine warmth. “Hug” us and you’ll feel the beat of our hearts.

Regarding the issue about security… Crime does not happen only in our country, the Philippines. Those hostage taking crisis can happen anywhere, everywhere, anytime, everytime. It may happen also in Hong Kong… even in the farthest and coldest place of the earth. So it is unbearable and unfair to learn the hasty generalization that our country is the worst place to go to. Are you sure of that? How about Iraq and Afghanistan? These so-called inhumane and unjust happenings don’t just reside on our motherland. Let us remember that the dirty fingers of crime lurk on every corner of this planet.

The police force and other authorities hold responsibilities. However, we must not rely our own lives on them… for it is our prime responsibility to take care of our own selves.

If we could just stop pointing fingers at one another but instead, join our palms to pray, this simple act of sincerity and selflessness can do no harm and can contribute to the restoration of peace, unity, and justice. And let us do remember that we, Chinese and Filipinos, came from a single root, that is, Asia.

*the Philippines H.U.G.S. Hong Kong (Hope, Unity, Goodness, Sincerity)*

— Toney Sevilla, a concerned Filipino citizen

 

Ako po ay nananalangin para sa hustisya at sana ay hindi na maulit ito muli.

Hot like Mexico, rejoice!

Ampao pala ah

“Matatanda na ang Dragon Boat Team, parang ampao na, magresign na lang sila.”

~ Col. Jeff Tamayo, Philippine Olympic Committee Executive Director

Teka ano nga ba ang ampaw/ampao. Eto yun:

Madalas mong makikita sa mga sari-sari store or sa mga tindahan sa bangketa ang ampaw. Matamis at crispy (pero hindi juicy ah). Pwedeng panghimagas or simpleng merienda. Inahalintulad ni Jeff Tamayo ang Philippine Dragon Boat Team sa ampao o rice puffs:  makapal lang sa labas pero puro hangin lang ang laman sa loob.

But I think it should be the other way around.

I’m sure hindi lang ako ang nainis sa nangyari.

Hindi man pinalad ang Team Azkals laban sa Kuwait during the 2nd leg of FIFA 2016 Asian qualifiers pero unang linggo pa lang ng August, nakabawi naman ang Philippine Dragon Boat Team sa 10th World Dragon Boat Racing Championships sa Tampa, Florida. They won 5 gold medals and 2 silver medals. Siyempre natuwa tayo dahil karangalan para sa ating bansa ang kanilang pagkapanalo.

And now this:

Ganyan ba dapat umasta ang isang sports official sa kabila ng karangalan at pagkapanalo ng PDBT ng 5 gold at 2 silver medals? I have to stressed the medals part. Hindi biro ang makakuha ng 7 medalya lalo na sa international championship, at lalo na kung walang masyadong suporta mula sa gobyerno. Mahirap ang dragon boat sport. Pero mas mahirap ang magtiyaga sa kung anong meron ka o manlimos ng tulong para lang makapagtraining or lumaban para sa karangalan ng bansa.

Regarding the steroids issue: kung may duda sa mga atleta ng PDBT sa paggamit ng steroids, bakit hindi ipasuri sila ng POC? Sila mismo ang nagmomonitor ng time trial kaya tungkulin nila na malaman ang kondisyon ng mga players kahit ang medical condition. And besides, nahihirapan nga bumili ng pangsaing, steroids pa kaya.

At bakit kailangan magtaka kung masyado mabilis ang PDBT during time trial kumpara sa ibang bansa? Hindi ba advantage na rin yun? So kailangan kapantay or hindi aabot sa standard records ang kakayahan ng ating kuponan? Yung totoo, gayahan ng score? Nagsports pa.

Maraming problema ang ating bansa. Kasing dami ng alon sa Manila Bay. Sa dami ng inaalalahanan ng ating gobyerno, isa na ang sports development sa least priority ng ating bansa. Kaya ganoon na lamang kaliit ang suportang pinansyal sa ating mga atleta at soon-to-be-atleta. Dahil diyan, nagtyatiyaga na lang sila or nagawa sila ng paraan para lang makapagtraining or sumali sa mga competitions. Minsan, umaasa sila sa mga donasyon mula sa mga pribadong sector. Naaawa ako sa kalagayan ng ating mga athletes lalo na yung mga nagtitiis sa lumang training equipments… pero bilib ako dahil di alintana sa kanila kahit kapos sa allowance or hindi kasingsopistikado ang mga pasilidad at kagamitan gaya sa ibang bansa. Yes, counted yung mga improvised barbels na gawa sa 2 lata na nilagyan ng semento or kahit yung mga improvised boxing bag na gawa sa sako. At least, hindi nawawala ang disiplina.

Or dahil kaya sa sports politics. Gusto ng PDBT na magkaroon sila ng sariling association under Philippine Sports Commission at Philippine Olympic Committee para maging formal at makakuha rin sila ng suporta at insentibo mula sa gobyerno. Eh ang rekomendasyon ng International Olympic Committee via POC na mag-register sila under the existing Philippine Canoeing and Kayaking Federation. Yun nga lang ay sa dami ng proseso at debate na pinagdadaanan ng PDBT, nakabinbin ang kanilang kinabukasan at pag-asang kilalanin ng pormal ng POC at PSC. Masyadong na-red tape ang kuponan ng dragon boat. Hindi rin natin masisi ang IOC; sila ang kumikilala sa mga sports at nagbibigay ng patakaran at polisiya sa mga kinatawan nito. (Click here to find out why PDBT isn’t part of our national team.)

Mr. Tamayo’s statement was a clear indication of crab mentality. Nanalo na nga para sa bansa, binabatikos pa ng kakapwa. Uulitin ko: mahirap ma-achieve ang 5 gold at 2 silver medals. Tapos sasabihin ng ampao sila?  And on TV pa? Itong pagkapanalo ng Philippine Dragon Boat Team ang tanging nagsisilbing inspirasyon natin sa kabila ng kahirapan at dami ng problema ng Pilipinas. Kaya never say na magresign sila. Ipagreresign mo ang mga taong nagdala ng karangalan at tagumpay? Nasobrahan ka ata sa pinapapak mong ampao, dear Mr. Tamayo. You may have said your apology pero it’s too late to apologize *to the tune of Apologize by One Republic*.

Kaya ayun, yung mga nasa kongreso naisipan magdonate ng cash incentive para sa PDBT. Pero sana, hindi mapulitika ito.

Pero hindi ako ready kung magkaroon ng sexy billboards ang Philippine Dragon Boat Team. Ay oo nga pala, bawal na pala maglagay. Tsk Tsk
Congratulations, Philippine Dragon Boat Team! Patunay na kayo ang ehemplo ng lahing Pinoy. Kahit malakas ang alon, tuloy pa rin ang karera’t pagsagwan.

Hot like Mexico, rejoice!

1 day shoot + cupcakes

My dear college friend and my former school bus mate, Hannah, asked my help for her masters project about IT ethics. Sinabihan niya ako about months ago pero she only remembered and we planned it few days before the deadline. Now, spell ‘panic’.

P – A – N – I – C. (Ok, utu-uto, inispell nga haha.)

They had to come up with a 30 second-1 minute advertisement/audio visual presentation about ethical Information Technology advocacy (like cyberbullying, internet security, responsible ‘clicking’, internet hoax, atbp) and must be uploaded at YouTube.

We picked private information security. Most of us are guilty about this: mahilig tayo mag-post or mag-share ng kahit ano tungkol sa atin. Pero there are certain risks and disadvantages about oversharing your personal stuff. You might never know, yung mga pinopost natin na mga personal na bagay tungkol sa atin ay maaring kumalat nang di natin inaasahan. Pwede ka magkaroon ng mga stalkers, mawalan ng privacy (at gawan ka ng chismis), at magkaroon ng ‘posers’ (mga taong nagpapanggap na ikaw). Baka kinabukasan, magulat ka na lang na makita mo yung picture mo sa di inaasahang lugar. Scary.

So the project is entitled “Share”. It’s about this average girl who loves social networking sites. Then she ‘shared’ her pic there. Tapos all of a sudden, the next day, di niya inaasahang kakalat yung picture niya sa mga unexpected na lugar. No matter where she is, the horror of oversharing still follows her.

Ginawa lang namin yung project niya half-day. Hannah was the producer and I became the director and cameraman. We started at past 3 PM then finished at around 11 PM. Naging talent namin yung sister niya na si Haina since yung ibang friends na gusto gawing talent ni Hannah ay hindi available. Medyo challenging yung shoot day since late na kami nagstart and the weather wasn’t that good. Eh according to our storyboard, some of the scenes require outdoor shots. Pero it went well naman

Here’s the rough storyboard. Pasensya na kung pangit yung drawing. I only did that the day before the shoot. Nakakamiss na ang Video Production courses sa college.

So eto na yung finished product. Ito ang resulta ng aming pagpapaambon (kahit yung camera lang ang pinapayungan). I helped in editing the video. Sorry for the low quality. Medyo ni-rush namin. Ginawa namin ang video at in-upload namin the day of submission. buti na lang at umabot kami sa deadline

And what inspired me to help in her project? Food! Dahil ako ang dakilang bwisita nila, binigyan nila ako ng napakasarap na merienda

Ito ang aking simple pero napakasarap na merienda. Her mom gave me a piece of baked-fresh cupcake with a nice cold glass of iced tea. At naka tray pa. Nagbe-bake pala yung kapatid ni Hannah nang dumating ako. Amoy pancake + cupcake yung buong bahay. Nakakatakam tuloy. Sabi ko huwag na lang kami magshoot at magbake na lang kami

Segue lang. Ang ganda ng carving details ng upuan nila sa dining area.

Then evening comes. This was our dinner. Dinner ito ah. Di ako sanay na ganyan ang hapunan namin. Sanay ako sa tuyo lang. Haha! I forgot kung sino nagluto pero they prepared this nice pasta together with hotdogs and bread. Gusto ni Hannah ng well-done na hotdog. Yung totoo, nasa steakhouse kami?

Mas masarap ang food pag may kasamang kwentuhan. Andami naming pinagkwentuhan to the point na nakalimutan namin na may tatapusin pala kaming project

Natapos namin yung editing at naupload na rin sa YouTube around 11 PM. I needed to go home para masauli yung Canon 550D ng pamangkin ko (Super thanks, Macky! Sorry kung lagpas sa intended time). Then before I went home, Hannah gave me an envelope (alam niyo na kung anung laman nun) and a nice box of cupcakes (made by Haina during breaks). Awww. How toughtful. How Goldilocks. Sinasabi ko na nga ba. Nagdududa ako kay Haina nun. May inaayos siyang mga cupcakes na very different aside from ibang cupcakes for her relatives. Di ko akalaing sa akin pala .

At first I didn’t want them to eat kasi super cute ng cupcakes. But I got tempted. So good. Taste like heaven. I can hear the Alleluia. Nag Holy Eucharist pa!

I ate one cupcake a day (there were 6, so 6 days). I wish I had more cupcakes. Sarap isabay sa malamig na iced tea or  kape (syempre mainit na kape, kasing-HOT ko. JOKE.)

Hot like Mexico, rejoice!