Thursday, October 6, 2011
Wednesday, October 5, 2011
My right toenail
This is another thing that's just waiting to happen.
You might ask that why didn't I have it extracted together with the left one? Believe me, right now, I asked the same question. And at that time, I was also contemplating whether it was right to have them both extracted. I opted not to because it was like what they're saying; why are you fixing something that is not yet broken?
And I know I made the right decision to wait for its time. If I had it extracted at the same time, it would have been very difficult for me to walk. It would have been very hard to manage two wounds at the same time. Not to mention doubling the amount of nervousness that I felt during that time.
Anyway, this time it was not as easy as the first; as my surgeon said. My right toenail is bigger than the left. The anesthesia did not take effect as fast as the first one. He tested it several times and I can still feel the prick he applied on the affected area. I think he tried it about seven times before the anesthesia took effect. My surgeon was even joking that he might have injected the drug on the fat instead. My sister told me she saw my surgeon exerted more effort in removing this one over the other.
As soon as the nail was out, he said: "Baby out!" And I answered, "Girl po ba?" And we all laughed.
On our way home, it rained so hard that even if we were inside the tricycle, we started to get wet. But it's a good thing my sister always has a piece of plastic bag in her bag. She intends to use this for wet umbrellas. But this time it saved me a lot of trouble because it kept my wound dry until we got home.
It's a good thing I am not a bleeder. When I opened the bandage yesterday, there was just a little amount of blood and I wasn't bleeding anymore. As per my surgeons advice, I don't really need to put bandage anymore if I don't really have to move around. And this was just what I did with the first one. But this time, I observed na hindi siya masyadong matubig kagaya nung kabila. I'm not really sure if this is something to rejoice or something to worry about. I hope it's the latter.
Anyway.
I really hope this would heal in a week's time. I was supposed to have my sixth cycle last Friday but had to postponed it because of this issue. I sought my oncologist's advise. I told her I can deal with the pain but what I am really worried about is if magsugat siya within two weeks after my chemotherapy, then I know that it might be a big trouble. And she, too, agreed.
You might ask that why didn't I have it extracted together with the left one? Believe me, right now, I asked the same question. And at that time, I was also contemplating whether it was right to have them both extracted. I opted not to because it was like what they're saying; why are you fixing something that is not yet broken?
And I know I made the right decision to wait for its time. If I had it extracted at the same time, it would have been very difficult for me to walk. It would have been very hard to manage two wounds at the same time. Not to mention doubling the amount of nervousness that I felt during that time.
As soon as the nail was out, he said: "Baby out!" And I answered, "Girl po ba?" And we all laughed.
On our way home, it rained so hard that even if we were inside the tricycle, we started to get wet. But it's a good thing my sister always has a piece of plastic bag in her bag. She intends to use this for wet umbrellas. But this time it saved me a lot of trouble because it kept my wound dry until we got home.
It's a good thing I am not a bleeder. When I opened the bandage yesterday, there was just a little amount of blood and I wasn't bleeding anymore. As per my surgeons advice, I don't really need to put bandage anymore if I don't really have to move around. And this was just what I did with the first one. But this time, I observed na hindi siya masyadong matubig kagaya nung kabila. I'm not really sure if this is something to rejoice or something to worry about. I hope it's the latter.
Anyway.
I really hope this would heal in a week's time. I was supposed to have my sixth cycle last Friday but had to postponed it because of this issue. I sought my oncologist's advise. I told her I can deal with the pain but what I am really worried about is if magsugat siya within two weeks after my chemotherapy, then I know that it might be a big trouble. And she, too, agreed.
Someone who's young knows how to play the harmonica
The guitar and the piano are my fascinations and frustration. And I am always awed when I see people play them, especially if it is the youth. But aside from that, I always have an admiration for youths who can play other instruments like the harmonica. I am kind of following Julia San Jose on YouTube and discovered this video with Elmo playing the harmonica.
As Julia said, she knows that Elmo plays the harmonica but this is the first time she sees him play. Now, I didn't know someone as young as Elmo is still interested on this instrument. And it's kind of interesting to see him play it. I wish he'll make more videos that show he's playing the instrument. It's kind of rare for youths these days. Really!
Sunday, October 2, 2011
Some memories do not really fade
I've been nostalgic again lately.
Seeing this new square donuts commercial actually made me sing the brand's song way back in the '80's: ♫ ♪ ♪ ♫ ♪ Hey, Mister, that's a donut. Hey, Mister, that's a Mister Donut, Donut... Hey, Mister, that's a donut... Hey, Mister, that's a Mister Donut, Donut. ♫ ♪ ♫ ♪ But during those times, I prefer Dunkin' Donuts over Mister Donut. I still remember how it used to smell like donuts when we were trying to find a parking at the Quad carpark.
I was surfing the internet for some new ideas with this concept that I wanted to pursue for this season when I stumbled upon this site, crazydeals.ph. I saw this tripod and I really think it's kind of innovative and creative. Back then, tripods are already as long as your legs (and it's already "folded") and weighs something like a fourth of mine, even more to slimmer people. Well, that one is I guess for professional photography while this one is something you can take with you on a tour to Boracay, Palawan or China or Singapore. This one really caught my attention and I'm putting this on my bucket list once I'm well enough to travel.
With my allergic rhinitis, I'm so choosy when it comes to scents I wear. In college, I have a favorite baby cologne which I wore for a long time. It's Denenes. And it's been one of the most popular scents during that time. Only then, there were two choices: pink or blue. I preferred the pink one although I must admit that blue was the most popular. If I'm not mistaken, half of our dorm's population (four floors of about six in a room) wears Denenes blue. It actually has a mild scent that you can splash all over your body and not smell like you drank the whole bottle. If you're one of those who miss the scents but don't know where to get it, you can buy it online on this site here. It's actually on sale and you only have about ten or so days to get it at that price.
I heard yesterday that it was the UAAP finals and Ateneo won over FEU. Well, I am not rooting for either team but I just think that FEU is a good team because of their track record. Back then in the 1990's, I remember watching the UAAP with my friend from La Salle and FEU won over La Salle. And of course, at this time we were rooting for La Salle as I have been a La Sallian if only for a year. I just noticed that FEU has a good track record of almost always making it to the final four.
I tried playing pool billiard on Facebook just recently and was hooked to it for a while. Of course, this brought yet another memory. Astrobowl was an expensive place to be so we opted for Coronado Lanes, particulary that one near what-used-to-be Joni's Bakeshop. I was trying to recall the street but all I can say is that it's at the corner of Pasay Road and some street. We even tried bowling but I just don't know why we weren't so into it as much as we were in billiards. Well, it's probably because of its accessibility. Bowling is a sport that you can't just find anywhere else.
*Images are copied from this site.
Seeing this new square donuts commercial actually made me sing the brand's song way back in the '80's: ♫ ♪ ♪ ♫ ♪ Hey, Mister, that's a donut. Hey, Mister, that's a Mister Donut, Donut... Hey, Mister, that's a donut... Hey, Mister, that's a Mister Donut, Donut. ♫ ♪ ♫ ♪ But during those times, I prefer Dunkin' Donuts over Mister Donut. I still remember how it used to smell like donuts when we were trying to find a parking at the Quad carpark.
With my allergic rhinitis, I'm so choosy when it comes to scents I wear. In college, I have a favorite baby cologne which I wore for a long time. It's Denenes. And it's been one of the most popular scents during that time. Only then, there were two choices: pink or blue. I preferred the pink one although I must admit that blue was the most popular. If I'm not mistaken, half of our dorm's population (four floors of about six in a room) wears Denenes blue. It actually has a mild scent that you can splash all over your body and not smell like you drank the whole bottle. If you're one of those who miss the scents but don't know where to get it, you can buy it online on this site here. It's actually on sale and you only have about ten or so days to get it at that price.
I heard yesterday that it was the UAAP finals and Ateneo won over FEU. Well, I am not rooting for either team but I just think that FEU is a good team because of their track record. Back then in the 1990's, I remember watching the UAAP with my friend from La Salle and FEU won over La Salle. And of course, at this time we were rooting for La Salle as I have been a La Sallian if only for a year. I just noticed that FEU has a good track record of almost always making it to the final four.
I tried playing pool billiard on Facebook just recently and was hooked to it for a while. Of course, this brought yet another memory. Astrobowl was an expensive place to be so we opted for Coronado Lanes, particulary that one near what-used-to-be Joni's Bakeshop. I was trying to recall the street but all I can say is that it's at the corner of Pasay Road and some street. We even tried bowling but I just don't know why we weren't so into it as much as we were in billiards. Well, it's probably because of its accessibility. Bowling is a sport that you can't just find anywhere else.
*Images are copied from this site.
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