Banana Fritters Ala Mode

I was at Serendra the other night with my school friends and we ate at Polu Kai.

The dishes were average to me but I really liked the dessert we ordered!

The banana slices were coated with sweet syrup and it was served warm, which is the reason why the vanilla ice cream on top easily melted.

I didn’t mind because I totally loved the yin yang of cold and warm on my tongue.

Besides, I need the sugar intake. Still pulling long hours at the hospital.

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Love in the Time of Cholera

A 65-year old man, who I named Mr. C, got admitted last week. The last few days, Mr. C was under Erik’s watchful care. Last night, Mr. C was in terrible shape and he suffered exhaustive diarrhea.

I saw how Erik was so hands-on with the patients whatever the situation was. He already ended his shift and already timed-out when Mr. C pooped all over his bed and his room. The incoming nurse should actually be on top of Mr. C’s affairs but she was too sick of the whole thing to move a muscle. She just kept standing there frozen like staring at it will eventually vanish the mess.

Erik heard about it and changed back into his blue uniform. He really didn’t have to because it wasn’t his responsibility anymore but he cleaned it anyway. Mr. C left a long trail of brown and green goo from his hospital gown to his washroom. Erik took the initiative to give Mr. C a bath and clean his bed. I called the janitor to clean the rest on the floor.

It was really heartening to see Erik do all that. He went on another half-shift to monitor Mr. C’s condition.

During my break, I went out and bought him warm croissants from a bakeshop nearby.

I really see the love Erik has for his work and his patients.

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Dear John

The Dear John movie stars Channing Tatum as John Tyree, a young soldier of the Army Special Forces who falls in love with a young woman Lynn Curtis, played by Amanda Seyfriend, the girl from Mama Mia. It’s a 2010 American romantic drama that happens at a time of war.





The movie really brought buckets of tears to my eyes. John Tyree’s love for Lynn was exceptional and Lynn’s love for the special child of her husband was so admirable.





If you’re really meant for each other, Love will find a way. Distance and time are of no essence.



Gosh, Channing was even hotter in this movie than in Step Up!

Getting Stroked After Work

I’ve been pulling long hours at the hospital. My back really hurts most of the time after my shift ends. It’s such a bummer.

I love my days at the hospital because I got great company. But a lot of times, I wonder if all the stress and hard work and worry are all worth it… I guess it is when I get my license.

There are a lot of massage places in Manila but a few good ones really. Neo Spa is really one of those to go to for consistent spa massage. I also like Thai massages but it’s quite hard to find one that has really good facilities.

I’ve heard of massage centers that offer “extra” services. It’s usually those who have trained male masseuses. I’ve never been touched by a male therapist. I wonder how that feels. I mean, without the “extra” service of course.

Massage is the simplest form of therapy that I can look forward to and it is basically all about stroking, kneading and pressing on certain areas of you body in order to relax and relieve any stress or pain that might have built up in your body.

This fairly new Quan Spa at the Marriot Hotel is making waves in the spa scene. I wonder if the masseuses there really have the hands that can make me sleep like a baby.

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UnCut

Circumcision has always been such a big thing to a lot of men –and women. It’s such a taboo among men’s macho-istic ego to be an adult and still have the foreskin. Movies often portray most women being supposedly turned off with an uncircumcised “penis.” Men with the foreskin are usually men with smaller “private.” This is not true.

A half-Swedish half-Filipino guy was in the hospital a few weeks back and he was uncut. Let’s just say, it was such a BIG deal in the hospital.

HUGE.

Humongous.

Sizeable.

Sizzling hot.

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Rafael with His New Toy

Rafael has been yakking about his new gadget for running he bought at RUNNR. RUNNR is a recently opened store at the Fort Bonifacio that sells anything that has to do with running. Running has become such a trend as a healthy lifestyle activity.

Rafael purchased a complete miCoach Pacer system at about P7,000. I think the set includes this miCoach Zone, which is a wristband device that makes it easy for Raffy to read his heart rate and monitor his pace with the color-code LED display. It also has real time coaching! How cool right?

On their website, miCoach.com, one can actually create their own individualized training plans, set goals and keep a watchful monitor and document your actual progress over time.

I super want to tinker with Rafael’s new toy!

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Clean Bill of Health

The RH Bill is such a hot topic since last year, particularly in the field that I’m in. Definitely, the church is against the lobbying of this bill to become a law. When this gets enacted, contraceptive pills will be more visibly available in the market (even at your town or village’s store).

As a budding doctor, I am constantly pro-choice in terms of the use of condoms or other contraceptive means. However, being brought up in a conservative family, despite having these options available to me, it’s always safe and better to be pro-abstinence. We cannot have Filipino young boys feel that because of these means, they can already be comforted with the idea of not getting girls impregnated when they follow their curiosity.

But against a different target segment, like I think a friend of mine belongs to, it’s good to have protective pills accessible in the market.

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