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I apologize for not being able to update the site as frequently as possible for the past few weeks. I have an excuse: I was busy rehabilitating my right knee, which underwent arthroscopic surgery on July 7. The rehab was…
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Arthroscopic Surgery and the PICC
The symptom was innocuous: a sudden fever after I ate a bad piece of ‘bao‘ – “siopao” as we call it back in Manila. My body reacted by trying to eliminate it from my system when I took a brief…
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A Piece of Paper
He never complains and talks even lesser. He’s industrious to a T and is quite well off in life by ordinary people’s standards. Yet, he’s not the type to wallow in the extemporaneous showmanship of one’s material accomplishments. Forever humble,…
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I Remember June (And the Glorious Years of the PNB)
After the May festivities, it’s time to put things into their proper perspectives once more. The summer parties are over for the students, and time to troop into the classrooms again. For the fresh grads, it’s time to push those…
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“War Driving” from Fremont to Reno, Nevada
During one of our trips to the gambling mecca this side of Nevada, we usually leave the house at around 7:00 in the morning. That normally allows us with enough time to make sure that someone had already heated up…
Don’t Let the World Pass You By
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