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.

Ako’y nagbabalik

“I just stared to the future, and it winked at me.”

Ano daw? Kahit ako di ko naintindihan pinagsasabi-sabi ko. It just came across my mind.

Isa pang English, kakalbuhin ko na sarili ko.

Anyway. HELLO! I’M BACK! Did you miss me? I hope so. Nakakamiss mag blog lalo na pag marami kang nais sabihin at ikwento (at lalo na pag may nagbabagang chismis ka. Joke). Hindi ko naibatid sa inyo ang aking biglaan at matagal na pagkawala dahil sa dami at bigat ng mga sunud-sunod na pangyayari. Sa madaling salita, I was busy.

Medyo nakakapanibago. Matagal-tagal akong hindi nakapagblog. Huling update ko ata eh tungkol kay Shamcey Supsup. Buong October ay wala akong nailagay dito. Maraming beses ako nagtangka ngunit ako’y nabigo. At eto na naman ang palaliman ng Tagalog.

Bakit ngayon lang? Kung ikukwento ko lahat ng pangyayari noong nakalipas na araw ay baka hinihiyawan ka na ng galit mong nanay sa baba, o masunog ang sinasaing mo, o kasalukuyang gumugunaw na ang mundo. Ikukwento ko na lang sa inyo kung bakit biglang nanahimik ang aking blog.

And this shall be my first entry for the month of November…

 

Hindi ko pala nasabi na ako’y kasalukuyang nagtatrabaho sa isang BPO company sa Alabang. Kung kayo ay masugit na tagasubaybay ng aking buhay, nabanggit ko noon ang tungkol sa first job ko as animation builder. It was a great experience pero kailangan kong maghanap ng trabaho na full-time since ako ay isang freelancer lang doon. Di sapat ang aking kinikita. Unexpected na dumating sa akin itong pagkakataon. Month-long ang naging training ko doon bilang graphic artist. Ang challenge para sa akin ay ang oras ng pasok. Night shift ako. Parang call center. Imagine niyo na kung kailan pauwi ang karamihan ay ako naman ay papasok naman and vice versa. Mahirap sa umpisa pero di nagtagal ay nasanay na ang katawan at diwa ko. After all, dapat lang na masanay ako dahil sanay ako sa gabi. Remember, call boy ako. Joke .

After an intense month of training,  ako ay naging hired. October 10. Panay status ko noon dahil di ko matago ang tuwa at pasasalamat ko noon. Nagkapirmahan na ng contract at binigyan na kami ng sarili naming ATM accounts. Ilang beses kong tinatanong ang sarili ko kung totoo ba ang mga nagaganap. My first official full-time job. And my first ATM card. At sa unang araw ko sa kompanya ay napa-overtime ako.

Pero hindi rin naiwasan na nagkaproblema along the way. Sinusubukan talaga ako ng Maykapal. 2 weeks after ay nagkaroon ng force resignation/end of contract sa mga employees. Nagpanic ako kasama ang mga officemates ko. Kung ihahalintulad sa graph ang excitement namin, from point A to point B aybiglang bagsak ang kaligayahan namin. Lalo na ako dahil inakala ko na magiging OK na ang lahat. A week before the scheduled office report, andaming gumugulo sa isipan ko. Isa na dun ang paghahanap ng panibagong trabaho. Nakakafrustrate dahil kaka-hire pa lang sa amin tapos tatanggalin kami. Iniisip ko na magpaPasko tapos ako biglang mawawalan ng trabaho. Napaaga ang Mahal na Araw para sa akin.

Subalit ako’y hired pa rin. Salamat, Lord. At kasama ko pa rin ang mga ka-batch ko. Though I feel bad sa mga natanggal. Medyo madami rin ang sapilitang tinanggal. Naintindihan ko naman kung bakit ganoon ang nangyayari. Since malapit na magwakas ang taon ay bumababa na ang production rate kaya kailangang magbawas ng human resource ang company. Ang di ko lang maintindihan ay bakit nag-mass hiring sila noong September tapos sabay ganito ang nangyari nitong October.

Pero sa kabila ng magandang balita ay may condition pa rin. Sana ay dumagsa pa rin ang mga gawain para di mapilitang magbawas ulit ng tao. Kaya sana ay tuluy-tuloy pa rin ang trabaho para may pambili na ako ng hamon at Keso de Bola para sa Pasko .

By the way. Share ko sa inyo ang nakakatawang experience ko sa ATM. Since first time ko nga magkaroon ng ATM card, mukha akong tanga sa paggamit. Buti na lang mahaba ang pila at kasama ko ang mga kaibigan ko para obserbahan kung paano gumamit. At dahil sa excitement ko, napasobra ako sa pagtulak sa card. Nagpanic ako na parang si Mr. Bean. Akala ko nilamon na ng makina ang card ko. Buti na lang hindi. And yes, nalasap ko rin ang paghihirap ko sa bandang huli. Pero pangako ko sa sarili ko na hindi ko wawaldasin ang pera ko. Ipon-ipon muna. Kaya isang libo muna inilabas ko. Mahirap na baka maholdap ako.

 

Hot like Mexico, rejoice!

My first career update

Hello guys! Kamusta kayo? Ako? Eto kinakamusta kayo .

Medyo hindi ako nakakapagpost dito sa aking blogsite recently kasi marami lang akong ginagawa. In short, busy ako. But I try my best to update all of you. Akala mo kung sinong sikat na celebrity ang nagsasalita. Haha.

Sa totoo lang, I have so many stories and opinion I want to share pero limited lang ang oras ko. Plus, minsan pag may gusto akong ikwento, inaatake ako ng writer’s block. Kapag nasa Add New Post page na ako, hanggang title na lang ako. Sometimes, I don’t know how to express my thoughts into proper words. Mahirap na kasi baka ma-MTRCB o makasuhan ako ng libel. Ayoko mauwi sa ‘Boycott Kakabakaba Ka Ba?’ ang lahat. Joke.

Ngunit gagawin ko ang lahat para maaliw kayo. Bakit, payaso ako? .

Unang-una, kaya ako busy dahil may trabaho na ako. Oo, after ilang months, I got a job! *cue in Halleluiah* I’m currently working as a Freelance Scene Builder at Buendia, Makati. I’ll keep it a secret muna kung ano yung company name ng pinapasukan ko .

Honestly, I was unsure kung iga-grab ko yung opportunity. Yeah, I’m a multimedia arts graduate but animation was my least forte at all. Even if I took up 3D animation as my thesis in college (Madami akala na kinuha ko eh Video Production. Siguro mukha daw akong director o mukhang camera ), I didn’t fancy animation. Although I love cartoons and illustrations . Hindi ko na rin pinalampas itong pagkakataon dahil 1) mataas ang unemployment rate dito sa Pilipinas, 2) nakakasawa na ang bum life, 3) kinukulit ako ng mga magulang ko na magtrabaho na ako, 4) 24 na ako at baka mahirapan pa ako makapag-apply ng entry level job, and 6) gusto ko rin magkaroon ng experience at mag-gain ng skills sa 2D animation. Kaya I applied their 2 weeks after my college graduation and spent 2 weeks of training before I got in.

Naalala ko nung interview ko… the director who interviewed me cleared that during my training, there would be no allowance. Sabi ko ‘ayos lang po’ since habol ko talaga is yung training (syempre pa-impress na rin). Tapos sabay biro niya… “…kung sa bagay, di ka naman mahhirapan sa pamasahe… mukha ka namang mayaman, nakakurbata ka pa rito sa resume mo eh.” Salamat sa APC Career and Placement Office at sa English Resource Center dahil dagdag points for my nice formal 2×2 pic, other than my fine edited resume .

At first, I had a hard time during the training. I only know little about Adobe Flash (the company uses that software application for making animations). Ask me about Photoshop or Illustrator but not about Flash. Nung college kasi we somehow not tackled Flash. Pero good thing I know Adobe Director since it’s similar naman Of course, self study helps. My boss gave me exercises to be done and he told me to ask him questions if there was unclear for me. Ayun, nagtatanong ako tapos nakukuha ko naman.

The office is so cold that’s why during my interview, one of my bosses told me to bring jacket. Buti na lang at nagdala talaga ako, kung hindi inatake na ako ng frostbite. Pakiramdam ko binablast freezer kami tapos i-eexport kami sa ibang bansa. Joke Plus, I was also prompted to bring baon/food since mahirap maghanap ng food sa paligid ng building (although merong 7-11 sa katapat). I realized na maganda magdala ng baon para tipid na rin and there’s an assurance na safe ang pagkain ko. Nakakatakot na kasi yung mga naulat na food poisoning.

My evaluation went great. Pinuri naman ako ng bosses ko. They pointed out that I learn and get the tips fast, although may mga shortcuts na nakakalimutan ko (I was advice to take notes… kaya literal na sinusulat ko hehe). Mabilis kong natatapos raw ang exercises, maganda ang track ng exercises (WOW), willing matuto, and, would you believe, friendly at approachable daw ako Based on the grade, I got 85%, pinakamataas na grado na yun sa mga nag-training before Kaya tuwang-tuwa ako, kulang na lang medalya at magpaparty ako sa opisina kahit hindi ko pa masyado kilala yung ibang mga nagtatrabaho dun .

Regarding other employees, at first medyo shy ako. Ganun naman talaga sa umpisa, kasi I observe the environment tapos saka ako aadapt. Yung totoo, nasa Animal Planet tayo? Joke. Merong mga mas bata pa sa akin at mga mas matanda sa akin… kasi matanda ako, kaya middle haha! Nang nagtagal, meron na ako mga kinakausap at mga kakulitan Mga kasabay ko sila mag kumain at umuwi

About my… hmmm… salary, I don’t mind too much about it. Not that I’m not concern pero kasi pag iniisip ko kaagad yung salapi/sweldo, parang the only reason why I work is for pera LANG. Gusto ko magfocus sa career ko in the animation industry, and by that I want to focus on attaining knowledge and skills muna. Based on what I learned, at first maliit muna yung sweldo pero pag nagtagal, lumalaki rin Naiinis ako sa mga taong masyadong curious about sa sahod ko, yung mga tipong ‘magkano sweldo mo?’ ang ibubungad sa’yo. Damn, ako yung sumusweldo, hindi kayo. Kaya please, tantanan ako.

Ayun muna ang aking ibabahagi sa inyong lahat. Marami pang mga magaganap sa aking bagong career. As for my forte na photography, syempre di ko pababayaan yun. Kung maaari, yun ang sideline ko That’s my passion. Nagsisimula pa lang ako kaya aware na ako na may mga paratin na mga pagsubok sa aking trabaho. Wow, sounds like telenovela.

Hayaan niyo, pag sumuweldo ako… sweldo ko yon. Joke .

Hot like Mexico, rejoice!

P.S. See my signature?? I did it using WACOM tablet sa office. Haha .

A.W.O.L.

Sa wakas, nakapagblog na rin ako! Nanunumbalik ang aking presensya sa cyberspace pagkatapos ng ilang linggo. I’m currently sneaking into my ate’s laptop and internet connection. Because of that, I must type as fast as I can bago ko isauli ito sa kanya.

Medyo palpak pa rin ang aking internet connection sa bahay. Naputol last April kaya kung inyong mapapansin ay wala akong posts. walang maingay at papansin . Kung kinakailangan, pumupunta ako sa internet shop sa tapat ng bahay namin(salamat sa Basti’s Internet Shop at kina Ate Girlie, naks plugging haha!) Kahapon ay inasikaso ko ang problema sa aking Smart Bro account at umaasa na magkaka-internet muli ako. Pero hanggang ngayon ay inaayos pa ang system nila. Buti’t inaalala ko ang Maynilad mantra: konting pasensya lang po, dadaloy rin ang ginhawa. PAK

Anyway, maraming nangyari these past days. Andami kong gustong ikwento sa inyo kaso I feel they need individual/separate blog entries. Dahil mahal ko kayo, I’ll give you the highlights of what happened during my absence:

• Finally, I’m going to graduate this coming May 21! After 7 years in college (Yes, tama pagkakabasa niyo, wala kayong katarata) I’m going to march and get my diploma. Hindi naging madali para maabot ang inaasam ko. Dugo, pawis, laway, luha, at iba pang body fluids ang naging investment ko para makaabot sa graduation. And dito naging stronger ang faith ko kay Lord kasi for so many years, I was asking for a direct assistance from Him. Hiling ako ng hiling na sana makuha ko ang gusto at kailangan ko. Pero halos challenges ang dumarating sa akin. Yet one day in April was the turning point in my life. I admit it was hard but eventually naging maayos. So ayun. Clearances at rehearsals na lang ang gagawin ko and it’s farewell to my Alma Mater.
• At dahil wala nga akong internet connection, sumakto ito sa Holy week. Again, I believe it’s God’s plan para magsacrifice ako na NO TO FACEBOOK + TWITTER + ETC ako. At first it was hard pero natuto ako magkontrol. Honestly, naging productive ako. I read books, magazines, watched TV, syempre di mawawala ang pagiging usual Cinderello ko, and bumalik ako sa pagdradrawing. Natuwa ako kasi I can still draw cartoons kahit masyado akong nagfocus sa photography. Kaya it was great going back to your first love
• Though I’m not wired, I’m still updated with news. Salamat sa CNN at other news channels. From the Royal Wedding to Pope John Paul II’s beatification, Merceditas’ resignation from Ombudsman post and finally to Osama bin Laden’s death, napansin ko na andami at sunud-sunod ang major headliners. dahil ba malapit na ang End of the World. Huwag naman sana. Gusto ko pa yumaman at mag-asawa. Joke
• Medyo busy rin ako this summer. Aside from my final appointments at school before I can officially graduate, I’m still working on my job applications. Resumes here, resumes there. Nakakachallenge lang kasi since wala pa akong internet, I cannot update my job applications. And recently I was encouraged to apply in an animation company. Medyo mag-iiba ang career path ko pero I’m still positive kung saan ako mapadpad. Kaya good luck on my interview
• At kahit busy ako, hindi ko pa rin nakakalimutan magrelax. I find time to visit exhibits of my friends from batch 70s from my school (I already visited 2). Plus, my family went to Laiya, Batangas. Grabe, it was my first time to go to a almost-white-sanded beach! Nakakadisappoint ng konti kasi super init kaya hindi ako nakaligo sa dagat. Kahit ilang layers na ng sunblock ang inapply ko, feeling ko wa-epek. Parang SPF 1000 ang kelangan ko. Hehe. Pero at least na-enjoy ko kasi ang ganda ng view, super cool mag lakad sa shore (nung medyo safe ang sunshine), at syempre being with my family.

So far yan ang mga nangyari sa akin sa lumipas na mga araw. Marami pa akong nais ikwento sa inyo. Wait for my following blog entries. Promise. Mwahlaplap

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Hot like Mexico, rejoice!

the Air Prince