Tooth and ENT Doctor

After successfully proving itself innocent of causing my abdominal pains for four times for the past two years and eventually being spared from the knife, my appendix was finally detached from my system last Wednesday, April 22, 2009. I was in severe abdominal pain again last Tuesday night, associated with several bouts of vomiting, and when the two ampules of Nubain and Buscopan did not provide even a bit of relief whatsoever, we had to go to the emergency room. I made one last ditch effort by talking the resident on duty into giving me Demerol but that too proved futile. When my attending doctor evaluated and said he thinks it's the appendix, I made no effort anymore to defend my intestinal appendage and so the surgery was set and consequentlly consummated. Except on the incision site, there was no more pain on the first day post-op but i was burning hot..literally, as my temperature was ranging from 38 to 39.8 degrees celsius. I also had difficulty in 'leaking' tho...

Here are the picture memories of our vacation in Baguio City last holy week.

We just had our vacation in the land which is technically closer to the sun than most part of the Philippines but colder in temperature than most. Now we're back to the farther but warmer place. It's Easter Sunday! Have you ever wondered why it's called such? Why not 'Wester', 'Souther', or 'Norther'? No, it was not named because of a particular direction, although a logical mind would say that probably it was named Easter because the sun rises from the east, and the feast is all about 'rising' or 'resurrecting'. Do you know that the feast was actually named after "Estre", the pagan goddess of 'rising sun of day' whose feast was celebrated in early years on April? What an irony! A supposedly christian' feast appellated from a 'pagan' god. Because of this, Resurrection Sunday I think would be a better name to call this day, in keeping with our remembrance of Jesus' death and resurrection. That...

This picture was taken from our room here in Manor after the rain on the afternoon when we arrived. I can't remember the last time I saw a rainbow before this so it was really a sight to behold. Rainbows remind me of a lot of things and since this week is supposedly "holy", let us remind ourselves of the biblical significance of the first rainbow that appeared over earth. God's promise to Noah. “Never again will I destroy the world with a flood. I make this covenant with you and with all creatures. From this day on, there will always come a time for planting, and a time for gathering up what was planted. Day will always follow night, the warm days of summer will always follow the cold and snow of winter, as long as the earth shall be." God knew that there is something inside each of us that tries to keep us from doing what is right. That is what causes all the trouble in the world. God also knew that one day he would send his Son to save us from t...

Our eldest, Monty, finished on top of her class the past school year. No, it is not because of the milk ("Enfa" series), it must be the genes! As seen in the picture above, we felt extremely proud. Considering that the standards of the school is not that easy, it was indeed a feat to finish first in class. Reminiscent of my younger years. As a treat, we are now here in Baguio, billeted at the posh Manor hotel, for a vacation. This is the first for both Monty and Sam. So far, they're enjoying it!

Who Is The FOOL? by Marilyn McIntyre Who is the bigger fool really the believer or the non the hunter or the game the genius or savant who is the bigger fool really the worker or the bum the school girl or the whore when all is said and done black or white ripe or raw smart or dumb old or new young or old who, who, who please tell me who is the bigger fool really is it you or is it I? Holidays are celebrated for all sorts of reasons. Some honor heroes, others commemorate religious events, but April 1 stands out as the only holiday that celebrates foolishness. April Fools' Day, or All Fools Day, is an odd celebration with a strange history. What other holiday asks us to play tricks and dupe our unsuspecting friends and acquaintances? There's some uncertainty about when and where this­ bizarre tradition began, but the most accepted explanation traces April Fools' Day back to 16th cent...