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Heaven, Purgatory and Hell: April 2014
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Heaven, Purgatory and Hell. On journeys, destinies, and the road less traveled. Thursday, April 10, 2014. To friend or unfriend? Carol Thebarge, the 79 years old substitute teacher at Stevens High in New Hampshire announced on Facebook that she was leaving her job of 35 years after being told by the school administration to "unfriend" her students. According to Ms. Thebarge, she was asked to make a choice - delete every student from her facebook and don't post photos of them, or be dismissed. If most of ...
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Heaven, Purgatory and Hell: June 2014
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Heaven, Purgatory and Hell. On journeys, destinies, and the road less traveled. Sunday, June 1, 2014. Europevacation2014 - the highs and lows (part 1). My annual vacation destination this year too me to five countries in Europe - Vatican, Italy (Rome and Florence), Monaco, France (Nice and Cannes) and Spain (Barcelona). The whirlwind trip was to last 11 days and 10 nights. This vacation was something I had looked forward to. And unlike previous vacations, this had its highs and lows. On the kindness of M...
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Heaven, Purgatory and Hell: July 2014
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Heaven, Purgatory and Hell. On journeys, destinies, and the road less traveled. Sunday, July 13, 2014. They were street urchins who probably had collected enough from their begging so that they too, could have a decent meal. What they had on their plates was even being share by three hungry children! The youngest of them had no slippers and their clothes were ragged and torn. They not only needed food, but a good bath as well. No, the children never said thank you. Their hunger and happiness on their...
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Heaven, Purgatory and Hell: April 2015
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Heaven, Purgatory and Hell. On journeys, destinies, and the road less traveled. Friday, April 3, 2015. Tips to remember when traveling to Seoul, Korea. As of this writing, I'm holed up in my hotel (the Ibis Ambassador Myeongdong) trying to recall what are the most important tourist trips when traveling to Seoul, South Korea. In case I forget, or am inaccurate, feel free to comment. 2 Bus, cab or private transfers? TIP TO REMEMBER: Never trust your travel agent. Do a more thorough research. Better...TIP T...
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Heaven, Purgatory and Hell: May 2015
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Heaven, Purgatory and Hell. On journeys, destinies, and the road less traveled. Sunday, May 24, 2015. It was disturbing to read on the news the suspicious P2 Billion claim filed by Philhealth affiliated hospitals and clinics for fraud. Http:/ www.pressdisplay.com/pressdisplay/iphone/homepage.aspx# article947412871. There is a clamor to restore the image of the physician to align with more appropriate ethical practice. The question is, why has this happened? And when their credit limits are breached durin...
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Heaven, Purgatory and Hell: October 2014
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Heaven, Purgatory and Hell. On journeys, destinies, and the road less traveled. Thursday, October 9, 2014. I did not get the chance to say goodbye. On September 16, 2014, I formally stepped aside from being Chair of the Department of Pediatrics at Asian Hospital and Medical Center, a position I accepted three years ago. Where do we put our mark in this hospital? Continuing medical education courses. Was I dreaming or was I crazy? Did we just elect the wrong person to lead us? The mother-baby-friendly hos...
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Heaven, Purgatory and Hell: July 2015
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Heaven, Purgatory and Hell. On journeys, destinies, and the road less traveled. Sunday, July 26, 2015. After your column LOUD WHISPERS with the article entitled "Are resident doctors really doctors? Got published in the Mindanao Times a week or so ago, two things happened. Your column became viral on social media. And the once unknown Mindanao Times suddenly became infamous. Thanks to you. But let me clear the clutter. That, my dear Ate Fely, was why the response to your column was a violent one. After r...
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Heaven, Purgatory and Hell: Pandora's Iceberg
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Heaven, Purgatory and Hell. On journeys, destinies, and the road less traveled. Sunday, May 24, 2015. It was disturbing to read on the news the suspicious P2 Billion claim filed by Philhealth affiliated hospitals and clinics for fraud. Http:/ www.pressdisplay.com/pressdisplay/iphone/homepage.aspx# article947412871. There is a clamor to restore the image of the physician to align with more appropriate ethical practice. The question is, why has this happened? And when their credit limits are breached durin...
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Heaven, Purgatory and Hell: March 2015
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Heaven, Purgatory and Hell. On journeys, destinies, and the road less traveled. Monday, March 2, 2015. As the news reports it verbatim:. 8220;The account can also be used to prevent dispute between household service workers and their employers, or the worker can endorse their complaint to the POEA and recruitment agencies through the FB account,” POEA chief Hans Cacdac said. Who stands to economically lose from this lame brain idea? The traffic has been horrible the last few months. With the monstrou...
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Heaven, Purgatory and Hell: January 2015
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Heaven, Purgatory and Hell. On journeys, destinies, and the road less traveled. Thursday, January 29, 2015. Seniang and our Amazing Race to Paradise. As early as April 2014, I had already booked our New Year holiday for the close of 2014. Our destination - BORACAY! With a 77 year old senior citizen in tow, I really didn't expect an Amazing Race escapade. And it was rainy and windy. I found out later that we were the last flight out of Manila into Caticlan. The breakfast buffet in the hotel was superb (on...