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One time, I was sitting in front of my computer. I was just surfing in the net when I thought of playing my winamp player. Wala na kasi akong magawa non kaya para di ako mabored, naisipan kong samahan ng music ang pagsusurf ko. I was browsing my playlist when my eye was stucked to eraserheads….. So I played one their songs “with a smile”. As the music kept playing, I started to reminisce the past especially my high school life. Sino ba naman ang hindi makakakilala sa eraserheads o e-heads that touched the lives of many music lovers at isa na ko dun. Maraming mga alaala ang bumalik sa kin habang tumutugtog ang music. Nandyan ang mga kalokokhan ng barkada at syempre ang mga lovelife hehehe…. Their songs were very catchy and have captivated the ears and taste of the Filipinos. I became inspired that’s why I was writing this post and after this, I thought of writing a simple story that would like to read by you….

At first, daddy was alarmed when he received the call from my Ninong, kaya sinabi nya agad ang balita sa amin ni mommy. There’s no other way to cure my gallbladder but a cholecystectomy. Cholecystectomy is the surgical treatment by means of removing the gallbladder caused by cholelitiasis. I was hesitant because I felt that I was operated once (in my brain) kaya inisip ko na parang risky kung ooperahan ulit ako. But my mom said “kakayanin mo yan anak, madali lang ang procedure na yun”. I have no choice but to agree. We ask Ninong when would be my schedule, at sinabi nya na yung kilala nyang surgeon ay nasa abroad pa at babalik pa after 1 week. Kung mahihintay ko pa sya much better pero, kung hindi na irerefer nya ako sa assistant surgeon ng doctor na kilala nya. We waited him kaya medyo tinitiis ko ang sudden attacks of pain in my abdomen. I also took blood tests like cbc count, direct/indirect bilirubin, potassium, and others to check my condition. After a week we called my Ninong but...

Arraayyyy!!!! My stomach ached again. Hindi ko alam kung bakit masakit pa sikmura ko samantalang nung nasa hospital pa kami ay okay na okay ako. I took pain reliever and fortunately the pain was gone. My attending physician gave me home medication for the continuing of my recovery. I followed the instructions but what I couldn’t explain was I still experiencing stomach pains even I already took my medication. Yun nga lang, very much tolerated ko ang sakit ng sikmura ko unlike before. One day I felt a radiating pain at the right upper part of my abdomen. Parang tinutusok ng karayom pero ang difference hindi sya nawawala. I told that to my mother and she gave me my medicine. Medyo nawala yung sakit pero ang problema sumabay pa ang sakit ng sikmura ko. Ang malas ko talaga….. I called my ninong again and consulted my situation and he said to have an ultra sound in my abdomen. He referred me to a clinic and right away we have set a schedule for HBT (HepatoBilliaryTree) ultrasound. ...

It's been a while that i haven't visited my blog because of some uncomfortable and terrifying experiences. Those were much concern about my health. I was in the middle of earth when I was in that time I experienced pain. Let me share this to you... This mid-September, I have been experiencing stomach pains. I knew that I was prone to ulcer because I was acidic and sometimes nalilipasan ako ng pagkain. September 29 in the evening, nakaramdam ako ng pananakit ng sikmura ko. Medyo usual na sa akin dahil before, naramdaman ko na rin ito pero nawawala din by means of taking medicines such as antacids. But this time hindi nawawala ang sakit ng sikmura ko. Medyo tolerated sya pero di ako mapakali sa tuwing gagalaw ako and because of that, I couldn’t sleep. Magdamag akong gising na paikut-ikot sa kama ko. I didn’t know what to do. Ginising ko na sina mommy at daddy about my stomach pain kaya hindi na rin sila nakatulog. Sinubukan nila na i-hot compress ako pero di pa rin nawawala ang ...

As I was on my way to our house, I kept thinking what the old lady said to me. Was it really true? Parang imposible di ba? Nangyayari pa ba to? On our house, I came in silence. “Anak san ka galing”? asked by my mother? Sa labas lang po naglakad-lakad lang. I went upstairs to my bedroom and took a rest. And as usual, just an ordinary day has passed by. Next day, as I woke up and I couldn’t believe what I saw! My left arm started to move according to my will. Parang hindi ako na-stroke at nakakagalaw ako ng maayos. I stood up and walked, I was amazed!!! Nakakalakad ako ng maayos. I started to jump and went down to the stairs quickly and I saw my dad was there preparing our breakfast.I hugged him very tight and exclaimed; Daddy!!! Tingnan mo po oh okay na ko! Anong okay? Talagang okay ka naman ah. Hindi po, tingnan nyo oh magaling na ako. Ano bang sinasabi mo anak? Magaling ka naman wala ka naming sakit… Hindi, na-stroke po ako daddy tapos paggising ko magaling na agad ako! Nananaginip ka...

I have many dreams in my life and I was lucky because most details of my dreams were retained in my memory. Naalala ko pa ang mga panaginip ko hanggang sa paggising ko kaya pag maganda ang panaginip ko ay nagiging masaya at buo ang araw ko. Of course not all dreams were good for me. May mga malulungkot at masasama na napapanaginipan din ako that result to a dull day. Parang bad trip o yung sinasabing “masama ang gising”. But not all dreams were stuck in my head. May mga araw din na nagigising ako na wala lang parang normal lang. I just wanted to share some of those with you…… One of the best dreams I ever had was I met and helped a beggar and then she gave me a reward for my good deed. Parang fantasy nga kaya kapag naaalala ko bigla na lang akong napapangiti. I was walking on the street when I heard an old voice from a beggar exclaiming alms to the passer bys. As I approached to the beggar, I saw an old woman begging for something. But wait a minute; this old woman was familiar to me. ...

I always watch TV and I thought of consolidating the shows of ABS-CBN channel 2 that have high ratings to the public. These TV shows are the shows that were usually watched in our house, karamihan kasi sa amin ay kapamilya... Umagang Kay Ganda- It’s the ABS-CBN’s latest morning show that primarily puts its audience in mind by addressing viewer needs and concerns is not something new. However, this show aspires to inspire its viewers by presenting information that they would want to listen to, with the main goal that the show's output will help its audience achieve their own personal goals, is quite extraordinary. Laging inaabangan ko dito si Rica Peralejo tsaka ang segment nina Kuya Kim Atienza at ang “Umagang Kay Showbiz” ni Ogie Diaz. It was also a good exercise for me while dancing to the tune of “Locomotion”…. Boy and Kris – A talk show that features interesting topics and issues that guarantees you one full hour of fun for everyone. From different interesting topics such as tr...

I wanted to share a special happening in my life that happened last August 29, Friday at my house. Last Friday was used to be my birthday and I was on my silver year of my life. It was a special day for me, yet an ordinary one because I thought I was not that young anymore. Di na kailangan maghanda dahil hindi na naman uso yun lalo na sa panahon ngayon. I felt that day was a simple Friday except there were messages greeting me on my cell phone. On the past years, my family used to celebrate my birthday with food and small gatherings. Kahit papaano naghahanda kami kahit konting pambigay sa kapitbahay at nagiimbita pa ng mga kaibigan para sa isang maliit na salu-salo. But now it was a bit different, because of crisis and the fact that I was getting older, I myself decided to have a simple celebration just for my own family. Hindi na ako nag-imbita ng barkada dahil alam kong busy na rin sila at may kanya-kanyang silang pinagkakaabalahan. Dati kasi, my friends used to come every my birthda...

Lambanog is the Filipino term for wine that is locally produced from 100% natural sources. Such examples of natural sources of lambanog are sugar cane, coconut, rice, and “sasa”, a member of the family of palm similar to coconut tree but commonly grow in areas near rivers and swamps. This wine is very popular in the provinces of batangas, laguna, especially in quezon. Mostly people from those provinces have high tolerance to this kind of alcoholic beverages even women. That’s why when you talked about lambanog some will say;” taga quezon ka ba?” “Naku, nakakatakot uminom nyan sobrang tapang!” In infanta quezon, I was first introduced to drink lambanog. I was 2nd year high school that time when I was told by my classmates to give it a try even for a shot or “tagay”. At first, the taste was not so good to me, parang ang tapang ng lasa. In manila I used to drink beers and some hard liquor when we have special occasions like New Year and Christmas but this lambanog was different. There’s s...

As one of the racing afficionado or “bayang karerista”, I became curious about the world where I was into. Many questions came up to my mind about this horse racing industry. Each of us kareristas have the reasons why we betted our money for our choice. We all knew that horse racing was a kind of gambling. And gambling is a chance of luck, it’s either win or lose. Some could win and some could lose, but more often we lost. Sabi nga ng isa sa mga nakausap ko; “Mas malaki ang talo kaysa sa panalo ang nanalo lang ay yung mga malalaking tao na may koneksyon sa karera.” At the OTB (off-track-betting station) in our place, I got to ask some bettors about their opinions and reasons in betting and horse racing. Here are my questions and some of their answers: A: Kuya/Tatay matagal ka na pong nangangrera? Palagi po bang tumatama? Bakit po kayo tumataya? kahit parati kayong natatalo tumataya pa rin kayo? Bakit po? Bettor 1:Ah oo matagal na kong nangangarera, Minsan tumatama, minsan talo. Matagal...

It was 2005 when I became familiar and was introduced to the world of horse racing. At first it was just a curiosity that started to become my hobby. I didn’t expect that this would make my life move to another chapter. Wala sa isip ko na maging isang karerista but it just happened… I remembered we have an old neighbor who was really known for this karera stuff. Dun na tumanda yung kapitbahay namin, sa pangangarera. I used to saw him everyday holding a piece of paper called dividendazo or a racing program when I was still a child. He won many times so some of our neighbors started to show some interests too. And because I was just a child, I didn’t mind it at all. Now that I was on the right age, I never thought that this stuff would be my part of life also. I have a cousin who always sends text messages to my father about this “karera”. Tips daw yun na nakukuha nya sa isang kaibigan. She encouraged him to bet. And those tips got to win on horse racing. I didn’t give much attention to ...

As I continued, sa infanta ko naramdaman yung “love” na sinasabi nila. In manila, I was very timid when it comes to girls. I was called “Mr. Torpe” by my classmates. But I didn’t expect that I could be so expressive to the girls of infanta. Maybe because in manila we, the boys were separated from the girls. Andyan yung medyo ilangan at hiyaan. Intimidation usually happens. Unlike in infanta, boys and girls were classmates or co-ed. It was a little bit new for me. Di ko pa alam kung anong ikikilos ko dahil ever since, puro mga lalaki ang mga kaklase ko. I was even distracted because some of my girl classmates were really good looking. Buti na lang yung pagka ignorante ko sa babae ay nawala at mabilis din akong naka-adopt with the help of my new classmates. They didn’t make me feel that I was new to the environment, sa pagsasalita lang medyo ilang sila hehehe. I learned many things from my opposite sex and I became at eased with them. Because of that, I started to fall for someone easily...

Every time I got depressed and felt lonely, I thought of something that could make me laugh and inspired. Something when you started to remember, you couldn’t help but to smile. I thought of infanta…….. Infanta Quezon was a second home for me. This was where I began to express my self and explore my whole being. I learned many things and gained more friends whom I considered to be my true and real ones. I discovered my talents and wouldn’t think that I could have. I still remember my days in infanta,quezon and it was 10 years ago. There were many unforgettable experiences I have and I wanted to share it with you: First, I felt I was an alien in my school for being different because of my way of speaking. Kapag nagsasalita ako di nila ako basta sinasagot at tumatawa sila dahil sa punto ko. So I have to learn their “punto” so that I could not be an outcast. I tried to avoid speaking my "so called language". Nagtatanong muna ako sa mga kaibigan ko ng ano at paano ang mga gusto k...

As I reminisced the first days after my tragic experiences, I couldn’t help my self but to cry. I pitied very much when it comes to my life before to my life now.I couldn’t picture out my life in this situation. Alam kong mali ang ginagawa ko pero at one point di ko pa rin ito maiwasan. I missed my life. I missed the old days… I have limited actions now unlike before I could do anything. My hobbies changed because the hobbies I used to have before were very complicated for me now. Iba na ang austin noon sa ngayon….. There were many things I used to do that I couldn’t for now but somehow I have adjusted already. Tanggap ko na ang lahat. And I’m still thankful for what had happened. But what I missed most was playing my guitar. Playing guitar was my passion since I was in high school. My day wouldn’t be complete without playing a guitar. Everyday I played 10 songs in my guitar. Ewan ko ba kahit paulit ulit di ako magsawa. Those songs were from parokya ni edgar, eraserheads, and from vari...

In the hospital, I was detected that I have an aneurism. That was the condition that occurred in my brain (cerebral aneurysm). Aneurysm was said to be a localized, blood-filled dilation (balloon- like bulge) of a blood vessel caused by disease or weakening of the vessel wall. It can be very fatal when the bulge in a blood vessel burst and could lead to death at any time. As stated by the doctors that attended me, these can be the causes of aneurysm in my brain: 1. congenital defects 2. poor eating habits 3. high blood pressure 4. alcoholic drinks 5. smoking 6. stress 7. drugs As examined, 6 of those were confirmed in my situation. They detected that the aneurysm in my head was a congenital defect. I have poor eating habits(Mahilig kasi ako sa mga maaalat,matatamis at matatabang pagkain. When I was in college I always eat “Kwek kwek” or coated quail eggs for my lunch and merienda. I didn’t know if its true; "Nung nasa hospital ako sa quezon, nang icheck ang aking blood pressure, bi...

The experience in the hospital always embarrass me lalo na kapag napapagkwentuhan yung pagkakasakit ko. My dad used to tell his friends, relatives and colleagues about my condition whenever they talked of something. Our struggles inside and outside the hospital makes me wonder how we overcame with it especially me. He told me that in my room, I’ve done many ridiculous acts and they were very affected. They got irritated too. One of those was after my emergency operation, I was put to the i.c.u. Nagbabantay sya sa kin at nang magising ako bigla na lang akong nagrecite ng multiplication table. Whoa!!! Sabi ko talaga po?!!! He said I actually recited almost the multiplication table of 50s. Ang bilis daw tuloy tuloy. I couldn’t make it again if you dare me to do it I exclaimed to him. Eto pa ang isa, I have an auntie who used to make fun of me when I was a child. He said when she talked to me, I answered her in English. Hindi na makasagot ang tita ko dahil tuluy-tuloy ang pagsasalita ko ng...

Hi I’m Austin, 24 years of age, a simple guy yet an extraordinary one. I just want to share something, anything and everything about myself and it always comes in 10s. 10 will be the significant figure in my stories…. 10 hours of my life changing experience…. It was June 8, 2001 7 o’clock in the morning I started to wake up because I must help my grandfather. (kailangan ko syang tulungan sa pag-aayos ng kanyang mga paninda sa kanyang maliit na tindahan). After that, we had breakfast and everything seemed to be alright. Until, I went upstairs to rest and sleep. In my room, I started to feel something weird. “Parang unti unting sumasakit ang ulo.” I didn’t mind it for it’s just a usual feeling when you woke up early from a late sleep. I slept in my bedroom but it seemed my head started to ache.”Grabe ang sakit!!! As if my head was hammered. Around 10 to 10:30 a.m., I stood up to go to the comfort room but it was so strange. Biglang bumigat yung ulo ko. At first, I didn’t know what to do ...