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What you don't see might kill you!

"Silent waters run deep" they say. "What you don't see might kill you" is another way to put it. "Be careful of blind curves". These sayings are reminders that we should be more vigilant and sensitive to the things, people, circumstances and feelings that befell us. It's not always wise to assume. Colorectal cancer is one disease that does not cause any symptom at its early stage. When they do occur, the most common symptoms are abdominal pain, occasional blood in stool or very dark stool, and a change in bowel habits, such as more frequent stools or a feeling that your bowels are not emptying completely. But since we often experience these symptoms, we usually dismiss them as something ordinary, relating it to the food we ate or the activity we did right after eating, etc. This is exactly what happened to an aunt of mine who kept dismissing an intermittent abdominal pain she was suffering from, only to find out a year later that she had colo...

Stones of Life

Simon Wilder in the movie "With Honors" taught me one habbit when I was still young, that is, collecting stones from every place I visit. I didn't quite fathom his reason for doing such but for me, I did it to remind me of the memories forged during my stay in that place. It really did not matter what kind of stone it was. When I find one with a peculiar cut, I keep it. Or if the color and shape intrigued me, I bring it home. When I became older I outgrew collecting them. I just simply lost interest. Looking back, I remember that the stones I picked from streams where the waters are gushing more strongly were smoother compared to the rougher stones of the stiller and calmer bodies of water. Some had shapes and colors that were distinct to the place. Some were exceptional while others were just ordinary. On a deeper note, stones are similar to people. We are different from one another. Each one of us is unique. We have our own distinguished cuts, shapes and size...