Hay Buhay.

After 83 days without rice, i'm still overweight.

Dangit!





Here are my weights over the years.

1999. College Graduation............................................112 lbs (Lampayatot!!)
1999. Six months into medical school.........................136 lbs
2003. Medschool graduation.....................................146 lbs
2004. Post Graduate Internship
and Board Review.............................................156 lbs
2005-2008. PGY1-PGY3 residency............................156 lbs
December 2008. PGY 3 Residency............................165 lbs

First time in my life that i'm overweight. And i can't seem to shake it off.




Haaay buhay. Ngayon kelangan ko na gawin ang sinasabi ko sa mga pasyinti ko. Nagsign up ako sa gym. Mahirap ang tumatanda.

Lintek.

The Blue Pill

I grabbed my coat and headed for lunch. I saw a small hispanic old man arguing with the receptionist on my way out. He saw me and smiled broadly. I recognized him as my 81 year old patient.

Old Man: There's my doc! Hey doc, i'm so glad to see you!

Me: Hey there, Mr. C. How are you?

Mr. C: What?

Me: I said how are you? (i see his hearing is not working again)

Mr. C: What?

Me: HOW ARE YOU?!

Mr. C: OH, I'M FINE DOCTOR! I JUST NEED SOME MEDICATIONS!!

Me: Oh, sure no problem. just tell this young lady here what you need and i'll call it in for you when i get back.

Mr C: WHAT?

Me: TELL HER WHAT YOU NEED AND I'LL CALL IT IN FOR YOU!!!

Mr. C: OK, I JUST WANT SOME VIAGRA!!!!

Me: WHAAAAT?!!!! I DIDN'T KNOW YOU WERE ON VIAGRA!!!!!

MR. C: OH YES I AM!!!! FOR THE PAST 5 YEARS NOW!!!

Me: OK, SET UP AND APPOINTMENT WITH ME TOMORROW AND WE'LL DISCUSS THIS!

Mr C: I WANT SOME VIAGRA OR MY 26 YEAR OLD GIRLFRIEND IS GOING TO LEAVE ME!!!!!

Me: OK, OK TOMORROW WE'LL TALK ABOUT YOUR VIAGRA!!!


I forgot that we were in the waiting room. When i turned my head, the other patients were already laughing.

Last Leg of the Trip

Again, I'm sitting in the airport in SFO waiting for my flight.

Two weeks ago, i flew from Newark, NJ to LA just to see Disneyland. I'm 30 years old. I really did not want to go but i felt it obligatory that i have my picture taken in front of the castle. i thought it was a huge, gigantic, scary castle. it was not.


I have always wanted to come here when I was a child. It took 30 years for me to arrive.

It's blah for me now. I wish i had my niece and nephew with me. It would have been a lot more fun.

After my picture was taken..."tara, uwi na tayo. "



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I flew to San Francisco to be with Dani and Jeremy. It has been about seven months since i last saw them. Dani was excited to see me. I was waiting outside the restaurant where we were having dinner when i saw the car park. The side door opened and out jumped a little girl. She ran towards me and gave me a big sloppy kiss and a tight hug. I have waited for this moment for a long time. I missed her very much.

While we ate dinner, she kept tugging at my sleeve to tell me stories. Knowing her, she did now want to show her excitement but she couldn't hide it either. Even in bed she would tell me stories. I would have to get out of the room and be out of sight for a while to get her to sleep.

Jeremy is running already. And he is so malambing. soo cute. Inday has new clothes although she has lost her lips.Mrs. Wong, the old lady who lives made a lot of dresses for her.

On my last day, Dani was having breakfast getting ready for school when i told her i won't be there when she comes home from school. She just nodded her head and proceeded to eat her cereals. She said nothing. A few seconds later, she was sobbing.

I picked her up and hugged her. I told her i'll be back and we'll have more fun together. I couldn't help but shed a tear myself.

I swear, i love this kid so much.

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A few weeks ago, we tried our luck to get tickets to see WICKED on Broadway in NY. We couldn't get any. So, I went to San Francisco, to where it all started, The Orpheum Theater.

Wicked. It is about the untold story of Elphaba, the future Wicked Witch of the West, long before Dorothy dropped in.

A must see.






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Bummer. Vacation's over.