billy's new album

i listened to a preview of one of my favorite singer's yet to be released album 'everything and more' and it is really a surprise to hear a VERY different billy gilman + his voice 2 years ago was angelic + he took a 2 1/2 years rest to accomodate the changes happening during puberty + he's back... with a deep voice but otherwise still a very good singer + i can't wait for the upcoming album + critics are not in total agreement with the choice of songs + i have yet to listen to them + the title song was alright and he is still a great performer +

lz

malate after a long time

it's been long since + and my return was not as pleasant because of the pungent smell of the entire manila area + it's evident manila bay's just next dooor + we had coffee in the open air with people asking for money at least 6 times + earlier + tin has treated the group in sbarro + rp + then watched wedding date + i joined them and headed to starbucks malate + well it was productive though because i saw ethel + bio batchmate +

lz

p.s. starbucks malate - eeew their greenhouse like structure is... leaking! + got dropped by what i don't know if clean or not water two times! + better fix that starbucks people + lz

"capital of health care"

i (with the high priestess and gelo) attended the 6th post graduate course in the medical city this thursday and friday titled rational use of diagnostic and therapeutic modalities in common medical diseases facilitated by hospital's the department of medicine + i was expecting dr. sollano from ust to be one of the panelists but fortunately-unfortunately he was not able to attend + i learned a lot + and the one important thing i realized + is how near the medical city is from me, like a 5-10 minutes drive if i pass through visayas ave - elliptical road - up - katipunan - greenmeadows - ortigas - there! and no traffic! well... well... with its hotel-like environment i AM really considering wanting to make it there or rather practice there + i wasn't able to bring my digi-cam so i was not able to take pictures + and besides + i did not want to look like a probinsiyano wearing my pamburol attire + +

then the high priestess and i spent a few hours walking through eastwood city (under the glaring 2 pm sun) + we are planning how to spend a night of fun there sometime soon + waiting for the godess to finish her class and meet us + now at gateway mall in araneta center cubao + we watched 'the wedding date' + it was funny and nakakilig hehehe and two women beside me kept stirring in their seats HAHAHAHAHAHAHA + + +

lz

days in daze

i borrowed the title from 'wedding daze' kind'a like it (i mean the title) + all i do these days is be online and what!? (no dirty thinking allright!) read trivia stuff + sigh... + i mean from the turmoils of last school year + this is like + BORING + not that i crave for the torment + i wish i had something meaningful to do + maybe i'll go to the seminar in medical city + learn a stuff or two +

yesterday though was a good one + compared to others + i got to talk (to chat i mean) to two friends + former high school classmates + one already residing in the city of angels + the other just around the corner + 'twas really nice conversing with the two +

i was reading through the prophecies of saint malachy + maybe you've read it in the sunday inquirer + about how he predicts there are two remaining popes + i researched about it + and playing with words, saint malachy predicted that the next guy after pope joannes paulus pp ii will be a guy who would be Gloria Olivae "Glory of the Olives" + BUT + he did not say that he will be second to the last + he did say though that the last pope will be Petrus Romanus "Peter of Rome" + so it is just fitting to think that between our next pope and the last pope + there are still intervening ones +

this is just how i agree of how some interpret the very "SENSATIONALIZED" prophecies of saint malachy + because it is thought that the prophecies have already been forgerized and are in fact a fraud because they were said to be "lost" in the roman archives for 400 years and just reappeared suddenly claiming it has given accurate prediction for the last centuries + absurd right!? + if there were in fact prophecies + they are really subject to scrutiny + what we must believe in is our FAITH + in Him + and pray for our next pope + and try to live life in a way as good as we can be +

lz

Stupid, Absurd, but Interesting

...three words to describe what happened to me + you may be thinking what the hell happened to me + well + i had a hypersensitivity reaction + and the interesting part there is the culprit + i really up to now do not know exactly what triggered it + but the current suspect are the pancakes i ate that afternoon + absurd right? + allergic to pancakes!!!!! + my God! please spare me! + well + what can a pancake fan do? + and i'd be damned if i am going to ignore pancakes from now on + well maybe i'd make sure i'd have an antihistamine just in case ^_^

im just so thankful my mom's ever reliable + hehehe+ i really felt i was in a reality tv show by the what events turned our in our house + it was a pity we were not in one + it could have been a hit + hehehe + my usually non-serious ever-gregarious brother quickly turned into a concerned guy with a pug face + pacing up and down our upstairs hallways asking me if i was ok? + hekhek + i am lucky i had a nebulizer so i was able to control my airway while my mom meantime went out and buy an antihistamine (we did not have any on stock) + boy am i lucky + i love my family + thanks to everyone

lz

Lessons to Be Learned

They say there's a universal plan
for every woman, for every man
I do believe there's a higher power
but in our darkest hour
it's hard to understand
so we start to question, start to doubt
we lose faith in what life's all about

why did the right road
take the wrong turn
why did our heart break
why'd we get burned
just like the seasons
there are reasons for the path we take
there are no mistakes
just lessons to be learned

don't give up, keep on looking deep inside
let your heartbeat be your guide
cause there's a gift for those who keep believing
you'll find what you've been needing
is right before your eyes
you'll hold the answer in your hands
and then you'll know
you'll finally understand

why, why did the right road take that wrong turn
why did our heart break and why'd we get burned
just like the seasons
there are reasons for the path we take
there are no mistakes
just lessons to be learned

no matter how many times you stumble or fall
the greatest lesson is loving yourself through it all

why did the right road take that wrong turn
why did our heart break why'd we get burned
just like the seasons there are reasons for the path we take
there are no mistakes
just lessons... lessons... to be learned

...From Barbra Streisand's Higher Ground
It sorta became my theme for the past few days :-)

lz

I pray to God to send His Holy Spirit and fill the hearts of the cardinals who would choose who would continue our holy father's work. May Pope John Paul II be in our Holy Mother's side with all her saints and with her Son Jesus, Reedemer of all mankind. 

i didn't mention we slept over at the aninias residence in sanpablo and then the next morning traveled to liliw laguna to shop for sandals shoes and pasalubong, im in front here of the liliw church the photo before at nagcarlan on our way to here 

we passed by the nagcarlan underground cemetery, 'twas a pity it was closed for lunch break 

before we headed to san pablo we passed by the st. martin de tours church or the taal basilica (of course i was taking the picture) 

picture picture before leaving 

because of my injury i busied myself with talkin' to the high priestess  

No more 2nd round of snorkeling because I got injured hehehe 

After a boatride Bogart greeted us at the resort pier, the cute amphibious herc-dog really caught our hearts 

The Long Drive to Batangas for snorkeling took 3 hours then back to San Pablo Laguna for a sleepover party another 3 hours 

More recently (last tuesday) we went to Don Henricos Banawe and had a sumptuous Buffet as a close to the year (although not all our grades have already been released)
 

i was trying to send this but was not able to during finals anyway its still nice to contemplate on the loss of my "costly" mane 

all will come to pass

the school year coming to a close is an event i
seem not to notice / not that i ignore it
purposely but it really seems to pass my
attention / my imminent failure perhaps clouds my
senses as part of my emotional defense / it hits
me from time to time / there's so little chance
this time / i am literally at the mercy of my
professors / well you may not know the problem so
i will elaborate / i am having trouble in
pharmacology / one (just one) of the dreaded
second year subjects / i really cannot blame
myself this time (i usually do) / i did what i
had to do (well most of the time that is) / there
were bouts of laziness i admit / but very
insignificant / i do not say this to do justice to
myself / for no justice can lift me here from
where i am / i am simply mentioning facts / for
most part of the year i have actively
exothermically fought to achieve an acceptable
mark / but of course to my dissappointment / i
did not even get an 'acceptable' / it seems i
improved / a little / too insignificant still /
well / i recon / if ever i repeat this subject /
ill see to it ill pass the next time / what can i
do with the numerous free time but study pharma :-)
i do not have heavy feelings
/ i am grateful everyone in my family is
understanding of my circumstances

With One More Look At You

I've always loved the melody of this song but I have just listened carefully and felt its lyrics earlier. Barbra sung this song as the finale of the movie A Star Is Born where her husband Kris Kristofferson died. You can just feel the emotion in this song, as you have personally lost someone. She recorded this (as well as other songs in the movie soundtrack live).

With one more look at you
I could learn to tame the clouds and let the sun shine through
Leave a troubled past and I might start anew
I'll solve the mysteries if you're the prize
Refresh these tired eyes
With one more look at you
I might overcome the anger that I've learned to know
Find the peace of mind I've lost so long ago
Your gentle touch has made me strong again
And I belong again
For when you look at me
I'm everything and more than I have dreamed I'd be
My spirit feels a promise I won't be alone
We'll love and live more, love live forever!
With one more look at you
I've learned to change the stars and change our fortunes too
I'll have the constellations paint your portrait too
So all the world might share this wondrous sight
The world could end each night
With one more look at you
With one more look at you
I wan't one more look at you

Cardio Day : Retrospect

Which reminds me of lola, which case we presented in our CP Integ, quite interesting too. Because of her age she had multivalvular disease which involved regurgitation of her Aortic, Mitral, Pulmonary and Tricuspid valves, she presented with syncope with probable TIA. It's cardio day everyday :-)