I was browsing through my albums and saw this picture. This was taken on my 24th birthday last year. Little did I know, this was to be the last birthday I was to celebrate with them. You see, since we started med school, it’s been our tradition to celebrate each others’ birthdays. This year was [...]
He’s awake. If there’s anything that’s making me happy despite what happened in the past week, it’s the promise that Migs will be okay. I don’t know how I – we - survived the aftermath of last week’s fire incident in Cabiao. Ten days later, it’s still surreal. It’s as if I’m just living in [...]
Surreal is perhaps the best word to describe what I felt during my one-day stay in Antique over the weekend. I got a two-day leave from my elective rotation to see Kuya Jori one last time and see him be laid to rest. I thought that if and when I see his corpse inside [...]
Today is the day my Kuya Jori moves on to the afterlife. His passing away came as a shock especially for us whom he had lived with for years. Last Sunday, when we heard about the motorcycle accident he got involved in, I knew - being medically adept - that he wouldn’t last long and [...]
This is undoubtedly the best weekend I’ve ever had. I went out to pamper myself: name it, I’ve done it! I’ve never had a lot of fun in the last couple of weeks. I was out and about town meeting friends, attending parties, going to the movies, drinking, dancing and just being happy. I felt [...]
My Christmas break countdown ’till school opens in 2009 has started ticking. It’s the 22nd - just 3 days before the much-awaited celebration of Kuya Jess’ birth. I am both looking forward to the 25th and at the same time very anxious because this is the last Christmas break that I will be having until [...]