tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21130423034939326372024-03-14T15:23:41.745+08:00Ripples from the River of My ThoughtsJ.A.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14904784313761131562noreply@blogger.comBlogger169125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2113042303493932637.post-6844839142148905442014-02-12T17:22:00.003+08:002014-02-12T17:22:40.424+08:00Sex and SensibilitySEX.
This three-letter word has been overused and abused time and again. Frankly, society has trivialized and made it utilitarian to the point that makes it bereft of any meaning.
When we get back to what is the essence of this God-given power to transmit life generation after generation, it is only then that one sees its innate beauty.
The mutual self-giving of one man and one woman makes J.A.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14904784313761131562noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2113042303493932637.post-3712872875094981992013-12-01T11:25:00.001+08:002013-12-01T11:55:34.990+08:00Of Fathers and Daughters
I enjoy looking at pictures of my married friend's husbands with their daughters, especially if the picture is that of their infant or toddler kids. You see the mutual adoration and unconditional love of a father for the little girl and the little girl's pure trust in her father who takes her up in his arms.
My own relationship with Papa had its up and downs but today I do enjoy mundane J.A.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14904784313761131562noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2113042303493932637.post-75264365492174605112012-10-21T10:32:00.003+08:002012-10-21T10:32:38.829+08:00Faithful
The Year of Faith officially began last October 11, 2012 and will last until November 24, 2014. The Holy Father Benedict XVI had written Porta Fidei a year ago in preparation for this. The Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith has also released a Note with pastoral recommendations for the Year of Faith.
Just looking around me, I realize that there is a lot more to be done in this world J.A.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14904784313761131562noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2113042303493932637.post-37209854143185103012012-10-09T13:08:00.001+08:002012-10-09T13:08:13.017+08:00Not Quite SickI was diagnosed with atypical varicella zoster (a.k.a a not-so-usual presentation of your supposedly childhood chicken pox) which gave me a few crops of typical lesions with no other associated symptoms...
Owing to the fact that I was busy and felt otherwise fine, it took almost a week for me to see a dermatologist and got a delay in the diagnosis...
Still, I was made to stay in quarantine at J.A.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14904784313761131562noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2113042303493932637.post-71598254430360249942012-09-22T09:20:00.003+08:002012-09-22T09:22:02.686+08:00Beyond Birthdays Murphy's Law: "If anything can go wrong, it will..."
This year's birthday turned out to be a comedy of errors and mishaps, beginning with people thinking my birth anniversary was the day before and ending with a three day last song syndrome from the only song in the world I dislike which can induce an extended LSS for me.
My Half-Eaten Birthday Cake ;-)
And yet, there is more to thisJ.A.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14904784313761131562noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2113042303493932637.post-63525451170261561772012-06-28T10:28:00.002+08:002012-06-28T10:37:38.564+08:00HomecomingMy only (and younger) brother (a.k.a. Kuya Monster, a.k.a "Gifted Child") will be arriving dawn tomorrow from his 2 years in Europe to earn a master's degree in Vision and Robotics via the Erasmus Mundus Programme. The lucky guy has been studying in 3 different university campuses is three different European countries (Edinburg in UK, Girona in Spain and Burgundy in France). He did the J.A.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14904784313761131562noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2113042303493932637.post-54445133313752471732012-06-17T16:48:00.001+08:002012-06-17T16:48:38.957+08:00Beginning AgainIt's been sometime since I have paid attention to this blog, probably because I have been busy with other forms of social media, and have been mainly posting via mobile, which can be difficult for something longer than a paragraph. Perhaps I have been a bit lazy in this manner (and impatient with using an old, oftentimes-lagging desktop with Windows XP OS). And yet I realize that this is actuallyJ.A.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14904784313761131562noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2113042303493932637.post-54183915015722418762012-05-15T07:49:00.001+08:002012-05-15T07:50:40.603+08:00Radiologist Says....To all clinicians, especially internists and pulmonologists: We radiologists would appreciate it if you do not insist that we read single ancillary views of the chest (lateral, lordotic and decubitus views) without looking at a recent PA or AP view, if you want us to render the best standard of care for your patients. You would not want a detective to solve a crime without examining all the J.A.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14904784313761131562noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2113042303493932637.post-6771679883590699672012-04-27T22:41:00.001+08:002012-04-27T22:41:50.208+08:00Once Upon A Time...The recent past has held its share of painful memories. Yet I owe it to myself to transcend it. Sometimes, it amazes me how people believe that I have yet to move on and continue to misinterpret even comments on my own Facebook page. Oh yet more things to offer up for love of God! And I do know that I am only accountable to God in the end, not anyone else. Published with Blogger-droid v2.0.4J.A.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14904784313761131562noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2113042303493932637.post-90241345282217491412012-02-07T22:01:00.001+08:002012-02-07T22:01:45.646+08:00It Would Be Better...At several points in my life, I have had my share of rejections, rebuffs, even - believe it or not- an attempt to get signatures to get rid of me. Somehow, I find myself wondering if never having to face such circumstances would have been better... It's true that I would have been spared the pain, the fears, the anxiety, yet at the cost of missed chances to show that I can change, I can be J.A.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14904784313761131562noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2113042303493932637.post-79716388730279842352012-01-24T21:30:00.001+08:002012-01-24T21:30:23.672+08:00RC, Who Happens to be an MDWhile waiting for the results of my third and last Philipine Board of Radiology examinations, I have been thinking of a post for my long-neglected blog. At this point of my life, I could think of no better post than to explain why I am a Roman Catholic, who happens to be a medical doctor. I definitely was baptized 25 years before I passed the medical board exams and became serious in living my J.A.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14904784313761131562noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2113042303493932637.post-74476369697875647112012-01-09T19:28:00.001+08:002012-01-09T19:35:10.329+08:00CrossroadsThere is something about change, about several possibilities open to you that can be frightening. That's the reason why these upcoming exams seem to appear so overwhelming, even if I'm sure that passing is not the end all and be all of my professional career... And then there are realizations pointed out to you that make you second guess what you have thought that you have gotten figured out forJ.A.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14904784313761131562noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2113042303493932637.post-76710434815911580762011-10-02T23:47:00.001+08:002011-11-12T20:32:21.269+08:00Another HolidayI'm in for another long holiday from most internet activity (except for email) in order to study for two sets of diplomate exams in January. Pray for me and wish me luck.Published with Blogger-droid v1.7.4J.A.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14904784313761131562noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2113042303493932637.post-15579537120390242332011-09-29T18:46:00.001+08:002011-09-29T18:46:11.707+08:00A Foretaste of Things to ComeBy a twist of fate, I will be asked to cover for the ultrasonologists at the hospital where I am working even before I have passed all my diplomate exams. It just so happens that both will be out of town for the duration of two whole days with no one available to cover for them. Who wouldn't be apprehensive in such circumstances? I guess I shall have to rise up to the occasion...Published with J.A.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14904784313761131562noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2113042303493932637.post-43626627485853097172011-09-11T18:05:00.001+08:002011-09-11T18:05:54.163+08:00Birthday CrossFor about a decade now (and without fail), I have realized that our Lord, in his loving providence, and out of special love for me, would send me, every year sometime around my birthday, what I now refer to as my "Birthday Cross". It is oftentimes a small thing, only bearing value and meaning to myself, but at times, also some tragic or seemingly catastrophic event. I do know that He uses it inJ.A.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14904784313761131562noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2113042303493932637.post-24494537444978281512011-08-22T22:51:00.001+08:002011-08-22T22:51:44.573+08:00Forgiving and Forgetting"Forgiveness is the fragrance that the violet sheds upon the heel that crushes it." by Mark Twain Every day has been a challenge in learning to let go of sweeping generalizations and suspicions for the past few months... You would too if you were in my case... Soon enough, I realized that things should change as I had no peace... It has been pretty much up and down... Someday, I hope to J.A.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14904784313761131562noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2113042303493932637.post-58062359610121765792011-07-15T22:36:00.000+08:002011-07-15T22:36:43.684+08:00We Don't Need an RH BillWhile I was a medical student, I rotated at the local regional government hospital for a total of 15 days. Though I was there for only a short period of time, I came to the conclusion that there is no need for any further legislation (i.e. the Reproductive Health Bill) regarding the use of contraception or sterilization. The mechanism is already in place right at this level.As soon as an indigentJ.A.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14904784313761131562noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2113042303493932637.post-14619950221032616612011-07-04T19:57:00.000+08:002011-07-04T19:57:51.211+08:00rAdIoLoGy NoTeS 31: Diplomate Exams, Part 1I have never in my life ever taken any kind of examination, board exam or otherwise outside of my beloved Cebu City (except maybe for a seminar or two here and there). This was going to be a first.
After weeks of cramming both the completion of my research paper (which finally was approved), compilation of requirements and a 2-session crash course on radiation physics by our hospital's J.A.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14904784313761131562noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2113042303493932637.post-29519288930582124412011-05-23T19:00:00.000+08:002011-05-23T19:00:19.785+08:00Blog Holiday!Will be staying off blogging for the rest of the month until after the Philippine Board of Radiology Examination Part I on June 18th... Hope to be back and joining TBR after the exams. :)J.A.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14904784313761131562noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2113042303493932637.post-27986310949148200672011-05-23T18:54:00.000+08:002011-05-23T18:54:11.846+08:0010 Things With More Time, 10 Things With More Money
This is a simple enough title for TBR3 2nd ed hosted by Gaya...
10 Things With More Time
1. Finish reading all books by Tolkien which I haven't read yet (I have been reading "The Lord of the Rings" for the past 4 years, and I am still in the first chapters of "The Return of the King")
2. Go on more restaurant lunch outs with my sisters.
3. Explore a zoo.
4. Go on another mini-trekking J.A.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14904784313761131562noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2113042303493932637.post-68107088134307462122011-05-15T14:37:00.000+08:002011-05-15T14:37:19.186+08:00Why I Blog the Way I Do...I just realized that my last entry in this blog has been for quite some time already, but I am still blogging somewhere else by myself and with others...
These two blogs and the one I am writing on right now stand for the reasons that I blog:
To be an outlet for my thoughts on various issues of my life.
To share my creativity and construct an archive of sorts for my poetry past and J.A.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14904784313761131562noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2113042303493932637.post-13034533155126889722011-01-02T12:44:00.000+08:002011-01-02T17:48:11.541+08:00rAdIoLoGy NoTeS 30: Welcome to My Chiefdom!Looks like there's no holding back... I'm officially the chief resident of our department... This means:1. Finishing my research (and I have been procrastinating...).2. Studying for my exams (eeeeeekkkk!)3. Finishing all my requirements (busy, busy, busy...)4. No more 24 hr duty (Yipeee!!!!)So, pardon me if I sort of hibernate from cyberworld... But not for long, I hope.Wish me luck in this sort J.A.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14904784313761131562noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2113042303493932637.post-78236547563850220992010-10-26T00:21:00.000+08:002010-10-26T00:21:42.093+08:00What you don't know about the goings-on in our public hospitals...Let me add some of my impressions in the midst of the big issue on the RH Bill...
While I was a medical student five years ago, I rotated at the local regional government hospital for a total of 15 days. Though I was there for only a short period of time, I came to the conclusion that there is no need for any further legislation (i.e. the Reproductive Health Bill) regarding the use of J.A.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14904784313761131562noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2113042303493932637.post-56909272342237461692010-10-24T14:50:00.000+08:002010-10-24T18:56:19.360+08:00Wala Na ang Narra!Ang karaan nga kahoyDinha sa among eskinaKahugnu-on naMao ngaGi-putol-putol na Ang mga kara-ang sangaDili na mag-silbiNga padayung mag-tubo paWala na ang narra.-jara-(c.2010)<!-- multiply:no_crosspost -->J.A.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14904784313761131562noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2113042303493932637.post-89278776800912174502010-09-12T17:45:00.000+08:002010-09-12T21:46:46.023+08:00Can I Reach You? Can I reach you Where you are And remind you Of the heart That wants to care For only you I want you to come back I want you to be here Look me in the eye Tell me you are fine I promise we will talk Recover what we have lost Tomorrow will be much better Than yesterday or today Tomorrow will be much better Than yesterday or today -jara- (c.2010)<!-- multiply:no_crosspost -->J.A.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14904784313761131562noreply@blogger.com0