<p align="center">Happy |Birthday to my father. Too bad there has been a power interruption in the whole zone (I live in Bataan Economic Zone).</p>
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Slippers came pouring down
March 8, 2007
My sister is turning 17 this coming March 16 and is about to graduate in high school and I told my father to delay my sister’s plan to go to college for at least a year.
So my sister threw her slippers at me.
My sister has a ventricular septal defect. It is a congenital heart ailment that affects the septum or the division between the two ventricles of the heart. As a result the unoxygenated blood in the right ventricle mixes with the oxygenated blood from the left. And this colud be fatal.
Just recently my sister has been fuming about how tired she is. I checked her Apical Pulse, the heart beat, and clearly nheard a murmur.
Normally, the heart produces a lub dupp sound… but for children with VSD, the lub sound (systolic) is replaced by a swishing sound. This is called heart murmur.
I am really worried, normally a person with VSD undergoes a surgery when she turns three, but my sister was diagnosed with the disease when she’s 6. My mother thought of the surgery when she was 6 but then she met this Doctor who has a daughter with the same illness. The Doctor told my mom that the procedure is very risky so she herself did not let her daughter to undergo such procedure. My mother was convinced. From then on they have not visited any doctor for a check up.
I was telling my father to hold back his plan to send my sister to college for a year of treatment since my sister doesn’t want to go through the surgery.
So what do you think?
Dance
March 4, 2007
If I would be asked to give the most memorable song in my college life, I would certainly answer "together again" by Janet Jackson. I would never have thought of this if not because of the second year nursing students who are attending their PE class. Our professor taught the whole class a ballroom dance (I forgot what dance) using this song as the background music. I was pretty nostalgic as i heard the 2nd year Nursing Students to go through the very dance and the very steps that we had for our long quiz. The practicum was really fun especially during the practice. I have never liked dancing because of the fact that i cant give the swinging of arms and tentacles the best justice. But anyway, though our final exam, which we danced three different ballroom dances, was really embarrassing and traumatic, looking back again now that we’re a year older lifts my heart to bliss.
anyway, here’s a really cute video I found in Youtube.
Bongga
March 4, 2007
I’ve been watching Pinoy Big Brother since the start of season 1. Though I enjoy more watching the wacky Mariel Rodriguez during the PBB UpLate (at 1 or 1:30 AM).
Anyway, I decided not to make any blog entry about the happenings inside the house since you’ll be able to watch them or read the Pinoy Big Brother Site.
What really caught my interest in watching the overly publicized show other than the concept, which was borrowed from a George Orwell novel, is the housemate’s personalities. Last season I was really thrilled by the bitchy role of Chx Alcala and gooffy, exhibitionistic character of Jason.
So how about the new housemates? What’s up with them?
Ezekiel Joshua Dimaguila, Zeke, from Australia. He’s more relaxed compare to the other housemates. He seems to be the type of happy-go-lucky guy. And according to what I have read in the website, he dropped college thrice. His personality clashes with that of Wendy. He didn’t seem to care much what the other housemates will think. Unlike sam Milby last season, who doesn’t want to argue, he’s very game with arguments. According to wendy he’s “mayabang”.
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Wendy Valdez is a runner up in Binibining Pilipinas. Although a model, she grew up in poverty in Navotas. She has the strongest personality so far. She wants everything to be done her way. So how’s “her way”? Everything should be done PERFECTLY, that’s her way. She’s irritated by Ezekiel’s carelessness. She’s the most aggressive in completing the tasks but at the same time the most impatient. And I would like to say that I am going to vote for this girl once she’s nominated, and I think that would not take any longer since Gee Ann already showed some dislikings towards her attitude.
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Ronel Rapiz of Iloilo seems the funniest so far inside the house. But because of his namby pamby moves and expressions like “bonga” and “perfect”, viewers suspect that he may do a Rustom Padilla revelation inside the house. But there is a contradictory to this suspicion, he confessed to Big Brother and to Zeke one time they are cleaning the windows that he likes Wendy.
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Saicy Aguila from iloilo City also (actually i thought she’s from Bacolod but according to the website she’s an Ilongga). She’s an Education graduate major in PE but unfortunately she didn’t pass the Licensure Examination for Teachers. So she decided to teach as a Dance Innstructor in a ballroom class. She’s pretty silent most of the time. She a bit funny especially when she tries to interpret Tagalog words to German using an English German Dictionary for Micky. Unfortunately, most of the time she didn’t know how to translate Tagalog words to English as well. According to her she fell in love with a gay colleague, will she fell in love with Nel then? hmmm… I dont think so, since she’s swooning over the new housemate, Robert, already.
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Gianina Maria Abraham, Gee Ann for short, from Quezon City. During the opening night I was really shocked when she was described as a mother of 8 children at the age of 21. But actually these “babies” were her dolls and stuffed toys that she has accumulated through the years. She confessed of celebrating each doll’s birthday with a real party. I think she’s the newest version of Say Alonzo inside the house. She’s coño and cries a lot. It looks like she has already captivated Zeke’s and Micky’s heart though. When Nel asked Micky who he thinks is the most gorgeous he answered her. While Micky always give a helping hand whenever she’s crying. A true Damsel in Distress.
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Michael Richard Perez, Micky, from Switzerland. He grew up with his mother when his parents got divorced. He was conspired by Big Brother in fooling the housemate that he cannot speak Tagalog and english. armed only with the English-German Dictionary, his housemate tried their best to communicate with him. It was really funny especially when he finally revealed himself to the housemates. He is among my early favorites (he and wendy actually).
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There was another housemate who entered the house last night and 7 more are bound to come the following nights. I will just give my follow up “reviews” of their personalities after two weeks when they have finally settled in and found their respective niches inside.
Lagot Kayo Bian.
March 1, 2007
I was bloghopping when i came by this blog article.
It is about the issue of Bian’s uncle buying some antique houses and
just recently an antique chapel to be demolished then rebuild inside
their resort. The argument was that bian’s uncle is not "a trained
restorer". I was able to read and blog about that article from Philippine Daily Inquirer last December though I did not write the details.
The article says;
The main issue here is not simply
the transfer but the fact that Acuzar is actively shopping for old
houses, trying to woo the owners into selling their properties to him!
How ironic that he mentions Scandanavia where "culture is preserved in
structures." If he was indeed to follow the example he cited,
structures should remain where they are, preserved together with the
environment they were built in!
I am actually thinking about asking Bian this morning if ever she
again plans to take us there. It would be as real fun especially if the
rest of our block who didn’t come last time will attend.
