A Natural High
Do you guys remember that scene in "My Best Friend's Wedding" wherein Julia and Dermot's characters were on this boat and talking about moment's passing people by, just as they passed under the bridge? Yeah, yeah, i know it's kinda a chick flick, but i SAW it, wasn't THAT bad... and i actually enjoyed it. That's not the point though! I just thought of that whole moments-passing-by thingamajig because that's I just went through just before typing this entry.
See, I started this writing this yesterday, and no, i haven't been in front of the computer for more than 24 hours straight just figuring out what to type. I already had 3-4 paragraphs written, talking about how I've neglected my little blogging exercise even though there were a lot of opportunities to write and lotsa stuff to write about, these past few weeks, such as community work cum "vacation" in Batangas, UP's UAAP run, american football, etc. However, when i pulled that file up, intending to wrap it just before publishing, I found that I couldn't quite gather enough momentum to finish the damn thing. I guess i shoulda finished it yesterday, in one sitting.
Anyway, I'm over it. The whole point of this (and aforementioned unfinished) post is actually about birthdays. Birthdays are supposed to be OUR own day, when all the elements of the universe should connive to make OUR day extra special. Thursday was my fwend Celladon’s birthday, one of The Two Lefties. Now, Celladon is a tooth fairy in this reality, a good one at that, plus almost always, she's very cheerful and lively in person.
Almost. :(
The past few days, however, it seemed as if she was a bit blue. Parang masungit at hindi ngumingiti nung isang araw! WHY? Maybe she was just tired from hospital work, burned out and a bit under the weather. My guess was that the realization of her birthday coinciding with a duty day bummed her out. I can relate because the same thing happened to me last year, and believe you me, it simply sucks having to celebrate your day in a virtual cage. Everywhere you turn all you think about is work, work, work, patient, patient, patient, procedure, procedure, never-freaking-ending procedures!
Knowing her predicament beforehand, I decided earlier in the week to pay her a visit on her birthday, to do my own small part in hopefully making her day better.... even if it meant driving back to Manila from Batangas! I don't think i need to include details here of what happened, but suffice it to say, the trip was well worth it. Emergency Room setting notwithstanding, it had all the makings of a birthday party! Laughter was all around, everybody had a story or two to share; there was singing, and even a cake complete with a candle to boot! And presents too! hahaha! (pictures to follow? Peach? hehe)
Alas, all good things come to an end, and this was no exception. "Move along", Father Time said. Eventually, a patient was referred to their service that Celladon and "Aw, Man!" had to attend to. We were at the ER, after all. It was inevitable that we had to say our bye's and see-ya-soon's but for that hour or so, it was... perfect.
See, I started this writing this yesterday, and no, i haven't been in front of the computer for more than 24 hours straight just figuring out what to type. I already had 3-4 paragraphs written, talking about how I've neglected my little blogging exercise even though there were a lot of opportunities to write and lotsa stuff to write about, these past few weeks, such as community work cum "vacation" in Batangas, UP's UAAP run, american football, etc. However, when i pulled that file up, intending to wrap it just before publishing, I found that I couldn't quite gather enough momentum to finish the damn thing. I guess i shoulda finished it yesterday, in one sitting.
Anyway, I'm over it. The whole point of this (and aforementioned unfinished) post is actually about birthdays. Birthdays are supposed to be OUR own day, when all the elements of the universe should connive to make OUR day extra special. Thursday was my fwend Celladon’s birthday, one of The Two Lefties. Now, Celladon is a tooth fairy in this reality, a good one at that, plus almost always, she's very cheerful and lively in person.
Almost. :(
The past few days, however, it seemed as if she was a bit blue. Parang masungit at hindi ngumingiti nung isang araw! WHY? Maybe she was just tired from hospital work, burned out and a bit under the weather. My guess was that the realization of her birthday coinciding with a duty day bummed her out. I can relate because the same thing happened to me last year, and believe you me, it simply sucks having to celebrate your day in a virtual cage. Everywhere you turn all you think about is work, work, work, patient, patient, patient, procedure, procedure, never-freaking-ending procedures!
Knowing her predicament beforehand, I decided earlier in the week to pay her a visit on her birthday, to do my own small part in hopefully making her day better.... even if it meant driving back to Manila from Batangas! I don't think i need to include details here of what happened, but suffice it to say, the trip was well worth it. Emergency Room setting notwithstanding, it had all the makings of a birthday party! Laughter was all around, everybody had a story or two to share; there was singing, and even a cake complete with a candle to boot! And presents too! hahaha! (pictures to follow? Peach? hehe)
Alas, all good things come to an end, and this was no exception. "Move along", Father Time said. Eventually, a patient was referred to their service that Celladon and "Aw, Man!" had to attend to. We were at the ER, after all. It was inevitable that we had to say our bye's and see-ya-soon's but for that hour or so, it was... perfect.
posted by D-Lo at 9/25/2004 11:27:00 PM
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