change of address
February 14th, 2007 by tintain case you were wondering (but i don’t think you were), i’ve relocated to tintados.blogspot.com
it doesn’t have much in it yet, but i intend to correct that. =) see you there as well!
Cenit reunion
December 28th, 2006 by tinta pasko ay puno ng reunions! yehey!
isa sa masasayang reunions namin ngayong pasko 
ay ang reunion ng mga Cenit sa bahay nila Auntie Presing sa Sucat. ito ay naganap noong December 25 and was the first in a long line of reunions this Christmas. =) enjoy tlga pag kasama ang pamilya.
ay ang reunion ng mga Cenit sa bahay nila Auntie Presing sa Sucat. ito ay naganap noong December 25 and was the first in a long line of reunions this Christmas. =) enjoy tlga pag kasama ang pamilya. 4 lang of the 9 living Cenits gathered together to honor Lolo’s wish that there be a reunion every year. Three were living in Cebu kase, and two in the States. I wonder we’ll have that Grand Reunion where all aunties and uncles and cousins, pamangkins, and grandchildren will be there… Haay… Sana soon…
>> With pamangkins Maan, Mimi and Aisciey. Hindi naman ako mukhang auntie diba? Buti na lang! Nag-enjoy kami magpa-picture dito. Ang kukulit at kyut din nila noh. Parang ako… magkadugo nga kami. Hehe. >> Ang mga mag-kakapatid. Auntie Presing, Auntie 
Ausing, Nanay, and Uncle Arty. Uncle looks exactly like Lolo. It’s uncanny. Si Nanay naman will look exactly like Auntie Presing when she reaches that age. Parehong-pareho sila ng mga itsura. They don’t look their age. Yan ang blessing sa Cenit. And I sure hope I got those kinds of genes.
Ausing, Nanay, and Uncle Arty. Uncle looks exactly like Lolo. It’s uncanny. Si Nanay naman will look exactly like Auntie Presing when she reaches that age. Parehong-pareho sila ng mga itsura. They don’t look their age. Yan ang blessing sa Cenit. And I sure hope I got those kinds of genes.Escapades
December 22nd, 2006 by tintaThis was a day of escapades. I went with Nanay and Tatay to meet with Ate Aimee and Nice believing that we were going to clean Ate Aimee’s house in Malate. It turned out na natapos na nila ang cleaning kahapon at lakwatsa na pala ang order of the day today. We started with Gateway where Nice was going to meet with her uncle whom she hasn’t seen with about 2 years. Nag-ikot muna kami dun, at nag-kape sila sa Figaro (nanood lang ako dahil di naman ako umiinom ng kape) habang pumapatay ng oras. Syempre, picture galore naman kami dun sa Gateway. Hay nako, bahala na ang magmukhang promdi… basta may picture! Wahaha. =) First time kase ni Nice sa Manila so dapat well documented, hehe. Taga-Davao sya at bukas na siya uuwi. We had lunch at Italianni’s. Grabe, busog pare. Sarrrap! ^__^!
Pagtapos naming mag-lunch, umuwi kami sa house ni Ate Aims sa may Recto para kunin yung car nya. Sumakay kami sa Ube Train at na-engot tlga ko dahil sa slot machines kukunin ung mga tickets dun diba. Hehe, third time ko pa lang ata sumakay ng ube train. At syempre wala nun sa Iloilo so hindi ako sanay.
After resting for a while sa house nila Ate Aims, pumunta na kami sa Mall of Asia. Oo, first time ko. Well, it’s still SM pero a lot different from the regular SMs scattered all over the country. It’s parang for the masa but has very sosyal stores. Madaming kainan and may ice skating rink (na pinagmamalaki nilang first Olympic size ice skating rink in the country). Whatever. Anyway, nag-ice skating kami ni Nice. =) Oo, first time ko rin. Grabe ha, it really hurts to land on your fanny on cold, wet ice. Pero ok lang since we weren’t the only ones falling. Haha. We only fell thrice naman. Tawa kami ng tawa of course. I’m sure to show my bruises tomorrow pero sige lang, enjoy naman, part yun ng enjoyment.
When we were done ice skating, we went to watch the fireworks display. It was beautiful. =) Then we ate at Healthy Shabu-shabu. Huo e, first time ko man japon. Haha. Weird kase you get to cook your own soup or something. Bahala na, nabusog naman ako. It was quite delicious actually. Just kinda weird to be making your own soup in front of you. Nang matapos ang dinner, umuwi na kami.
Pero ang pinaka-exciting na part ng escapades namin today was what happened while we were ice skating. No, I did not meet a guy in the conventional sense, much to my dismay. But I did have an encounter with a guy – or should I say agi – on the ice. Hehe. Well, it was more of my fourth encounter with an emergency situation! Yey! Yey! Yey! =) *tint jumping and clapping hands* I’m happy because I didn’t feel helpless anymore!
I was watching this certain skater kase magaling sya. Tapos, there was this skater who came into my line of vision and he was skating too fast. He suddenly slipped on the ice and wham! he fell and hit his head on the floor. So kitang-kita ko yung nangyari dahil nga dun ako nakatingin. Grabe, I heard his head make contact with the ice from where I was standing. I was maybe three meters away from him. For a few seconds he just sat there, when suddenly blood could be seen on the pristine ice. Yung skater na pinapanood ko suddenly shouted for help and ako din naman nakisigaw for a second when I realized na med student nga pala ako! Wahahaha. So funny. =) Anyway, I was the first to reach this poor guy. Wow grabe, ang bright red ng blood nya and it was gushing from a cut on his forehead just above the eyebrow. As in duguan na yung mukha nya as well as the floor and he was moaning. So I put pressure on the wound at hindi na tumulo masyado yung dugo nya and nagsidatingan na yung ibang tao. We brought him out of the ice into one of the dressing rooms where he was attended to. Hindi na ako yung nag-bandage sa kanya, trabaho na yun ng medics dun at ako ay naghuhas ng kamay at bumalik sa mapayapang paglalaro sa yelo kasama si Nice.
Grabe yun. Nakakabuhay ng dugo. I was meant for this kind of job. It’s so exciting and ang sarap nung feeling na may nagagawa ka to help other people. I was reminded once again of the bearing my chosen profession has on other people’s lives. Hindi lang to isang simpleng profession na pampayaman lang or para lang sa prestige, it’s about helping the hurting, healing the sick and giving hope to the hopeless. Basta, masaya ako na tinawag Niya ako maging doktor. Salamat po Lord. Salamat po.
Opo, Tito M… I know. You’re right. As usual. Hehe. I’ll count on your prayers. *hug*
elbi + esvees
December 21st, 2006 by tintayehey! umuwi ako sa elbi noong monday at andun ako hanggang wednesday ng umaga. ang saya-saya! Elbi naming mahal, pamantasang hirang! hehe, sarilihin daw ba ang UP Hymn. haay… love ko tlga ang elbi. ang lamig-lamig ng hangin (na-miss ko yun!) at ang ganda-ganda tlga ng campus. kase, sa campus ko ngayon, ang konti ng mga puno. walang sinabi yun sa mga puno sa elbi. haay… nakakalungkot nga kase madaming natumbang puno sa campus nong dumaan si Milenyo. haaay…. pero maganda pa rin tlga ang Los Banos. thank you Lord dahil pinag-aral mo ako sa elbi!
sinubukan ko kung kabisado ko pa rin ang elbi. nagdala ako ng libro at habang naglalakad mula svhome sa grove papunta sa baker hall ay binabasa ko ang libro. yep. kabisado ko pa rin ang elbi. hindi ako nadapa, natalisod, nabunggo ng jeep o nakabunggo ng tao. hehe. ang saya! tapos tumambay din ako sa freedom park mag-isa. at tumambay din ako sa carabao park kasama ang date ko na si mae. haay… nakakatuwa tlga umuwi sa elbi.
at ang pinakamasarap na part ng pag-uwi ko sa LB ay ang reunion sa mga esvees! yey. in a really weird way, buti na lang at dinaanan sila ni Milenyo dahil na-extend ang classes nila at na-meet ko pa tuloy ang mga esvees! hi esvees! *hug* na-miss ko tlga kayo. namiss ko tumawa ng sobrang lakas at mag-joke ng mga joke na natural saken. hehe. *wink* thank you for making me feel so alive again. hehe. salamat esvees for making me feel welcome. feeling ko tuloy, estudyante pa rin ako jan at nakikipag-kulitan lang ako sa inyo. salamat, salamat. love you kayo.
Divine, grabe, salamat sa Diyos at anjan ka pa rin. at maingay ka na! natutuwa tlga ako dahil ikaw ay lumalago. imagine, kelan lang yun nung sinundo ka namin sa dorm at di namin alam kung sino ka! hehe. ngayon Internal VP ka na. i’m so proud of you. make the Lord happy sa mga ginagawa mo jan. pinasaya mo ang puso ko. *hug na mahigpit*
Grace, bagay tlga sa ‘yo ang pangalan mo. natutuwa ako sa pagpapagamit mo sa Panginoon.
Theia, you are a blessing. *mahigpit na yakap* I am excited kung paano ka pa huhubugin ni Lord. i pray that you will continue to know the breadth, depth and height of His love. malay mo, ikaw nga ay tawagin Nya bilang susunod na GT natin. why not? hehe. you are very close to my heart. salamat sa buhay mo.
Michi, waaahhh!!! =) so glad na ate ka na din ngayon. patuloy na itaguyod ang Mu Lambda Delta Sorority. haha! masaya ako dahil nakita kita at narinig magkwento. hehe.
Mike, narealize ko na miss pla kita nung nakita kita. hehe. grumadweyt ka na pare! =)
Desi, i’m sorry we weren’t able to talk much. mukhang ngarag ka tlga e. next time. but i’m glad to see you again. thank you for the hug. i missed that. *hug*
Dan, waaahhhh!!!!! i’m so glad hindi ako umuwi agad dahil nakita kita! grabe! kala ko di na kita makikita! engineer dan! =) yey, hihintayin ko ang kotse na promise mo saken. ang lovelife, wag gawing career. hehe. kotse ko muna! so good to see you again KCmate, el presidente dan. *hug*
Alvin (hehe, ang kulit kulit mo!), AR (yey, maingay ka na), Elaine (ang pretty mo tlga!), Mae (grabe ang galing mo mag-guitar, tugtog ka sa kasal ko ha), JD (go suma!), waaaahhhh!!! yehey, nagkita tayo ulit! i’m so glad. Love ko kayo.
Jed, *hug* love you jed! haha, so funny the shorts ha.
Deneb, in everything that you do, whether you eat or drink, do all for the glory of God. there is nothing you have done and there is nothing you can do that can make me stop loving you. dahil esvee tayo. dahil anak tayo ni Lord. wag magtatampo, hindi ako apektado ng scary face mo. =) *hug*
Gidoy, you are priceless. *hug* mag-uusap din tayo. hihintayin ko yun. handa ka ba? hehe.
Chara girl, masaya ako na you’re doing well in lb. hehe.. ah, i mean, masaya ako na you’re having fun in lb. =) we’ll have our talk someday. bisita ka iloilo. bal-an mo man nga welcome ka gid pirmi didto. *wink*
Thea! only you could pull off looking like basura in manila pen. haha! only you. miss kita! hehe. waaaaaaaaaah! that was priceless. =)
Jairus (yehey, kilala mo ako), Lana, Irish, Andrew (hindi tlga ako makaget-over na Theology student ka!), Tiah, Sha, Pau (astig ka girl, so glad to meet you), Jireh (hi! sobrang kamukha mo si kit), at kung may nakalimutan man ako, sorry. di ko po sinasadya. basta salamat sa mga buhay nyo… you encourage me and you make my heart glad. salamat mga kaibigan, mga kapatid. patuloy na magpatuloy.
at syempre Kitot, you are God’s precious gift to me. salamat sa kwento, sa panahon, sa buhay mo. magsuklay ng mahabang buhok. hehe. mahal kita. *yakap* salamat, salamat kaibigan.
and Tito M and Anna banana, i miss you forever and ever! thank you tito m for reminding me why i’m in med. i needed that. pray for me. thank you po tito m.
salamat din pala kuya popsky for the house. *hug* sobrang miss na kita. love you kuya.
sa mga hindi ko nakita ahay, sayang. next time na lang. love ko kayo. *hug*
manila
December 16th, 2006 by tinta"Sa ilang sandali ay tayo po ay lalapag na sa paliparang Ninoy Aquino sa Maynila. Mangyari po lamang na manatiling nakaupo, ituwid ang mga sandalan, itupi ang mga mesa, itaas ang mga tabing ng bintana at ikabit ang inyong sintorong pangkaligtasan."
At syempre excited kami ng mga housemates ko umuwi ng Manila para sa Pasko. pero not an hour after we got here (yes, andito na po ako sa QC) we wanted to fly back to Iloilo! Grabe, i didn’t realize that the traffic here was so bad! How could you live like this? May gulay. kailinit gid. daw indi ko na gusto magtinir di. as in. grrr…. it took us 3 hours to get from the airport to the IV Building sa Commonwealth. grabe. 3 hours! nako, nakapunta nako nyan ng Roxas e. sobra tlaga. tapos ang dumi-dumi! waaahh!! i’ve forgotten how masukal manila is. you can even see it from the air. *sniff* and kelangan tlaga maligo ulit pag-uwi ng bahay dahil it’s impossible not to smell of car exhaust and dust and everything else. haaay… manila.
i went to SM Fairview yesterday to get some blank CDs. wow, dami ng tao. kahit anong dami ng tao sa SM Iloilo, di pa rin umaabot yun sa dami ng tao dito sa SM dito. waaah!!! a funny thing happened on my way home. sumakay ako ng FX dahil ayoko nang maalikabukan. katabi ko was a guy na biglang nag-ring ang phone at bigla naman siyang nagsalita ng "sin-o ni?" haha, halos matawa ako when he started talking with the person at the other end. of course naintindihan ko yung pinag-usapan nila. i didn’t mean to eavesdrop of course. haha! after his call, sabi ko sa kanya, "ilonggo ka manong?" and then we got talking. hehe, he thought he was the only one in the FX na ilonggo so bira-bira man sya hambal. wahaha. syempre, na-embarrass sya. who wouldn’t? =) yun lang. so funny. and ilonggos are really so nice! =) hehe.
ay may ara pa gale, i went to Ever on my first night here. i had to buy some things kase. and the yuckiest thing happened. Somebody’s spit fell on me! Kailinit gid! Aaaaargh!!! Why do people spit just anywhere? And why don’t they look where they do! waaahh! naka-shorts pa man din ako nung time na yun. daw mahibi ko sang natabo to. hala, dasig-dasig gid ko nagkadto sa mcdo kag nag-wash. Gross! extremely gross talga. haay…. maligayang pasko. =) hehe.
hay nako. kung wala lang dito sa manila yung mga friends ko i wouldn’t come back here. i’d stay in iloilo or go to Davao na lang for vacations! haay!
ilang minuto
December 9th, 2006 by tintailang minuto lang ang kailangan upang gumawa ng sulat
ilang minuto lang para bumili ng stamp at ihulog ito sa post office
ilang minuto para sabihin sa isang kaibigan na siya’y naalala mo,
salamat kaibigan sa pagbibigay ng ilang minuto.
sa ilang minuto ay kaarawan na ni nang bjo. tatanda nanaman sya, panibagong taon.
ano naman kaya ang mang-yayari sa kanya sa taong ito?
maligayang kaarawan nang bjo!
sa ilang minuto ay linggo nanaman.
araw ng pahinga.
at araw na ng christmas cantata sa University Church kung saan kami ay sumali at kakanta.
yey sa wakas, malapit na!
sa ilang minuto ay christmas party na ng Calvary Chapel.
yan ang inaattend-an ko na simbahan ngayon.
yey, kainan, kasiyahan, kaibigan.
syempre may awitan, kamustahan, tsikahan, at kulitan.
sa 180 minuto lang namin pwede kunin ang pagsusulit namin sa lunes.
ilang minuto lang para mag-isip.
ilang minuto para suriin kung mayroon nga ba kaming natutunan, naintindihan at naalala sa nakalipas na limang linggo.
ilang minuto lang ng pagdurusa, tapos tapos na.
ilang minuto lang ang kailangan para masagip ang buhay ng tao.
mga minuto na mahalaga para matulungan ang isang stroke patient, MI patient o mamang naaksidente sa pagmomotorsiklo.
ginintuang mga minuto na may magagawa ka para magkaroon pa siya ng madami pang mga minutong susunod pa.
alam mo ba ang gagawin mo sa ilang mga minuto?
sa loob ng ilang minuto ay nagkaroon ng pasko.
sa loob ng ilang minuto nagkaroon ng pag-asa ang tao.
binilang Niya kaya ang minuto bago makarating dito?
ilang mahabang minuto ang inilaan Niya sa krus para sa yo?
ilang minuto lang ang kailangan mo para makamtan ang kaligtasan na bigay Niya sa iyo
ilang minuto lang at pwedeng magbago ang buhay mo
ilang minuto, buhay ang kapalit nito,
sa ilang minuto ay binigay Niya ang kanya para sa iyo.
magbibigay ka ba ng ilang minuto mo?
awake for 18 hours
December 7th, 2006 by tintaToday, i’ve been awake for 18 hours. I slept kaninang umaga ng about 1 am. I woke up at about 6am. The next time I saw my bed was at 5pm. I slept for an hour. Then I left the house again at 6pm to practice for the cantata on sunday at ngayon lang ako nakauwi. Marathon nanaman to na aral hanggang bukas at sa sabado. Block exam na namin sa Monday sa Cardio. hay…. sana mangayayat naman ako sa lagay na to diba. haha!
I feel like this is the first time i’ve been awake this long. Pero nung binilang ko, hindi naman pala. 6-7 hours sleep per day. Just about normal for us. Feeling ko lang pala na matagal na akong gising kase I started the day early. I’m no morning person kase and our classes usually start at 10 so I rarely leave my bed before 9. Minsan lang yung 8am na class namin… and kapag may 8am, more often than not, late ako. Or absent. di kase ko nagigising. eeep!
Today I woke at 6am kase we were expected at the hospital at 7:45am for a preceptorial at 8. Sabi samin ng resident, we should cultivate the habit of waiting for our doctors, and not let them wait for us. So kabait naman namin sumunod naman kami. Ay ambot na lang, andun na kami sa hospital at quarter to 8. ready na kami sa history and pe na tinapos namin kahapon… at kami ay naghintay… at naghintay… at naghintay… 10 am na dumating si Doc. Salamat naman diba. Andun kami sa hospital hanggang 12. feeling namin magkaka-varicose na kami kakatayo dun! kapoy katama. grr… kapoy bala matindog in heels! grrr gid. 12-1 pinagkasya ang lunch at aral para sa SGD: management ng acute arterial occlusion and atrial fibrillation. tapos attend ng lecture at 1-3. then SGD at 3-5. hilo na kami lahat by this time. hehe. makes for a funny SGD time. haha! i love my groupmates!
antok na ko. pero bukas pa ko makakatulog… hay… i am so looking forward to Christmas! =)
IVHomer’s Christmas Party
December 3rd, 2006 by tintaDito sa IVHome ay tapos na kami mag-Christmas Party nung Saturday, December 2. =) Maaga kami nag-celebrate ng Christmas dahil maaga din mag-uuwian ang mga tao dito (December 15 kaming tatlo ni ate ging and leng uuwi sa manila) and hindi na kami a
vailable next week dahil busy na for Christmas cantata preparations (december 10 ang cantata) as well as Exams (dec 11). So nung Saturday, we had our Christmas breakfast and morning singing and we had Ate Mizpah, Kuya Eumir and Yuri as guests. Dapat 4am kami, to welcome the morning pero walang nagising so naging 7am na lang.tapos nung gabi we went out to MO2 at nag-videoke kami. 
hehe. enjoy!
vailable next week dahil busy na for Christmas cantata preparations (december 10 ang cantata) as well as Exams (dec 11). So nung Saturday, we had our Christmas breakfast and morning singing and we had Ate Mizpah, Kuya Eumir and Yuri as guests. Dapat 4am kami, to welcome the morning pero walang nagising so naging 7am na lang.tapos nung gabi we went out to MO2 at nag-videoke kami. 
hehe. enjoy! yung Gimik night namin sa MO2 ay 8pm nagsimula. sulit talaga kase lahat kami mahilig kumanta…at sumayaw.
at syempre, dress-up nanaman kami. after our videoke (3 hours running) ay nag-exchange gift kami. ate ging gave me gift certificates to National Bookstores! yahoo!!! this is the next best thing to getting a book as a gift! =) i get to pick the book i like! yey! =) yun. ang saya-saya!
at syempre, dress-up nanaman kami. after our videoke (3 hours running) ay nag-exchange gift kami. ate ging gave me gift certificates to National Bookstores! yahoo!!! this is the next best thing to getting a book as a gift! =) i get to pick the book i like! yey! =) yun. ang saya-saya!here are other pictures:
<== ako, nang jimjim, frozti (KC2k3mates kaming tatlo), ate ging (miniKC93), nang bjo (KC2k2), ivan (KC2k6), leng (CCC pres) . wala pa sil yanyan (KC2k4). 
<== ayan, present na si yanyan. nang bjo took the picture. note: Cali lang ang ininon namin. =) and of course we had pizza, our favorite food. pero di na inabutan ng picture. hehe.
<== roommates! hahaha. =) i think we were singing ‘Can’t Fight the Moonlight’ ng Coyote Ugly. that, or ‘Let’s Get Loud’ ni J. Lo.christmas list!
December 1st, 2006 by tinta
Tis the season to be jollyFalalalala-lalalala!
Oh Christmas tree,
oh Christmas tree!
How lovely are thy branches!
It’s the most wonderful time of the year again. It’s also my most favorite! I get to be with family, yey! Reunions! Reunions! Reunion with family, with ivfamily, with esvees sa elbi, with classmates nung elementary sa epep, classmates nung highschool sa kisay, classmates nung college sa upmindanao! Reunion with KCmates sa Cebu, with churchmates sa Caloocan, with batchmates sa esvee na grads na ngayon. =) hay, daming reunions! and the concerts sa Shang, sa Intramuros, sa Baywalk, sa churches, sa kung saan pa. enjoy gid! excited nako pumunta sa Manila for Christmas! ^__^
Nga pala, I am now accepting gifts. Hahaha!
Here are some things i like and/or need, not that I’m telling you to get them for me, wala lang, baka maisipan niyo lang na bigyan ako ng gift this christmas e di alam niyo na bibigay nyo. Para di kayo mahirapan mag-isip. *laughing*
1. digicam *sheeping grin* or kahit picture nyo na lang. or studio pic natin.
2. mp3 or mp4 player *grinning*
3. anything with Tigger or cats. preferably stuffed toys or stethoscope accessories.
4. earrings! opo, earrings. mas masaya pag native ang itsura, or kakaiba, and hindi bilog. hindi bagay saken ang bilog na earrings… at hindi po ako kikay. basta, wag yung super kikay earrings. ~_^
5. anything silver.
6. an umbrella na kasya sa maliit na bag. or bag lang.
7. colorful ankle socks. the wackier the better. =) my laundrywoman lost almost all of mine. grrr….
8. VCDs. if you can find me ‘Little Rascals’ or ‘Nightmare Before Christmas’ i’ll… well… i’ll hug you! hehe
9. Soundtrack of Miss Saigon and/or Les Miserables.
10. chokers or necklaces. na hindi makikay. i’m no kikay.
11. panyo!
12. books of course! any book. but if you’re considering giving me a book, do ask me muna if i already have that particular title you have in mind. =) para hindi domoble sa collection ko. pwede rin comic books (Calvin&Hobbes, Asterix, Baby Blues, Peanuts or Groo).
13. a violin.
14. cd ni kuya charles the great. hehe =) or any music easy on the ears.
15. actually, masaya ako sa anything dolphin, bear, cat, blue, native, colorful, butterfly, red, lizard, soft and fluffy, different, readable, or beautiful to listen to. or cash if di mo pa rin talga alam kung ano magugustuhan ko. or ilibre mo na lang ako sa kainan. heheh. or sine. or kahit wala. =)
>> do try to avoid: pink, piglet, amphibians, gold, or scary stuff. =)
helpless
November 29th, 2006 by tintai came home at about 9pm last night (wednesday). I went up to my room and was greeted with this note on my table from my roommate:
"tint, Joel Wagan’s dad passed away last night."
he was 51 years old and died of acute myocardial infarction. the rest of the family were unable to reach him at the hospital before he expired. i felt so helpless hearing it.
Joel has always been the strong one, the one who always knew what to do. at least in comparison to me. he was my President at SVCF. I was his subordinate. everytime i broke down he’d always tell me to stop panicking and to slow down and to think rationally. he always had something to say about things. i talked with him a while ago and it pains me to hear him sound so lost, so unsure of things, so helpless. i feel so helpless, being so far. all i can do is feel with him.
at about 11pm, we heard a crash and a dog yelping on our street. my housemate looked out to investigate. she uttered a cry and we rushed out to see a man on the ground beside his motorcycle. he was convulsing and foam was coming out of his mouth. leng ran toward the man and i ran back into the house to call whatever emergency number we could. ate ging was on the phone though so i rushed back out again, all the while thinking, "this cannot be happening to me now. i don’t know what to do yet! hindi pa ko doktor! paano nga ba mag-CPR? kelangan ba namin mag-CPR? hindi, conscious pa siya. anong nangyayari sa mama? ba’t siya kinukumbulsiyon? ano yan sa bibig nya? bula? may dugo ba? paano namin siya dadalhin sa hospital? dapat hindi siya galawin! tatawag ba kami sa ospital? ano number sa ospital? ano gagawin ko?" leng was still beside the man, trying to get a pulse. everytime we came near him, the man seemed to shoo us away. ayaw pahawak. then more people came and the brgy.captain told people to get him and some of the trisikad drivers put him in one trisikad and brought him to the hospital. again, i felt so helpless. i’m a med student and i didn’t know what the hell i’m supposed to do!!! everything happened so fast.
"i know we’re not supposed to move a trauma patient until we’ve known there is no spinal injury. pero pano namin sya dadalhin sa ospital? wala kaming neck brace! tatawag ba ako sa ospital? pag tatawag ako, anong gagawin ko sa mamang to habang naghihintay? i know you’re supposed to assess ABC’s. check for pulses and the like. i know we’re supposed to give emergency care. yeah, so i know that. but i still don’t know what to do! teka, ba’t nyo inaangat ung mama? teka, wag nyo siya galawin! nako, ingat po sa ulo at likod at leeg! sandali lang po. nako…"
i feel so helpless. ano ba?! second year nako! bat ganito?! could we have done more? i don’t know what happened to the man next… i know he was brought to the hospital… i can’t help feeling helpless. this is the third medical emergency situation on our street since i’ve been here. the first was an epileptic seizure, the second was naipit ng jeep yung leg ng isang mama when he was fixing it, nag-reverse ata ng hindi nya inaasahan, then this.
i hate being helpless.
