The Worst Patients Ever
Doctors make the worst patients imaginable.
After several months of being told I should start myself on Metformin for my Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS), I finally caved and took my first pill this morning.
To be fair to me, I did try to take Metformin the first time my OB-Gyn friend (take note that this was not part of a formal consult) told me it would be a good idea, but I had the most horrendous bout of GI upset after only taking 1 pill… and I swore off the drug completely, advice from my Endocrinology and other OB-Gyn friends notwithstanding. All this despite the fact that I already knew I was a textbook case of PCOS and had the ultrasound to prove it. You’d also think that since we have a very strong history of diabetes and high cholesterol in my family, I wold be more cautious. Not so. As a matter o fact, I also threw the advice about diet modification, exercise, and weight loss out the window.
When doctors get sick, it’s not a matter of not knowing any better. I think it’s part of our medical education to live in some form of denial when it comes to our own bodies.
Maroon 5 Live In Manila
Yes! It won’t be too long because the Grammy awardee Maroon 5 will be here in Manila this coming 2008.
Maroon 5, a rock band from Los Angeles, California, is composed of Adam Levine (lead vocals, guitar), James Valentine (guitar, backing vocals), Jesse Carmichael (keyboards, backing vocals), Mickey Maden (bass guitar), and Matt Flynn (drums). They are behind the hits This Love, She Will Be Loved, Harder To Breathe, Makes Me Wonder, Wake Up Call and Wont’t Go Home Without You. And (hopefully), the band will be performing live at the…continue reading here.
2008 Demands Creative Minds
2008 Demands Creative Minds
While I was trying to create some sample teasers for our up coming Christmas bash, I then asked myself if I could really produce a really good out put knowing that I haven’t done these stuffs for couple of months now. Worst, I haven’t undergone any training on CS3 Photoshop though I can manage to outline some figures and throw some colors on it but I doubt if you’ll call that an art. But mind you, way back when I used to get enthused I tend to paint stuffs on a canvass. I wonder where those paintings are today…
Anyway, I wonder what the demands are for 2008. Would it still demand for an average employee with less competencies and skills for you to compete in the global arena? Or would it demand knowledge workers packed with innovativeness and creativity to be able to survive. My fellow Human Resource colleagues, what’s your pick? And why such a demand is inevitable? Below is a space for your inputs. Next entry would be a compilation of your random thoughts. Just stick with the format I’m providing below for your thoughts to be recognized.
PBS Interview: What drives your blog?
Hi Pinoy Blogger,
We’re currently preparing an entry for PBS Interviews and we’d like to invite you to be a part of it by kindly answering briefly the question below:
Most dictionaries define the verb drive as “to guide, to control, or to direct.” Whether you are driving a car, a nail, or a golf ball, you are guiding, controlling, and directing it at that moment.
Everyone’s blog is driven by something.
*What is the driving force in your blog? What is the purpose of your blog? What motivates you to blog?
We’re hoping to receive your answer not later than December 28, 2007. You may either reply in english, tagalog or any other filipino language together with an english/tagalog translation. A couple of sentences or maybe a paragraph would do but if you prefer to make your answer longer and decide to make an entire post out of it, that would be fine as long as you provide us with a brief summary and the URL/permalink of your long post.
Bato, papel, gunting world championship
Back home, when we were still kids, we called this game “pik”, probably the Visayan way of saying “pick”. The game is played by two players first holding hands and then, on the count of three, releasing the hold to do a gesture of a “bato”, “papel”, or “gunting”. The rule is simple: Bato wins over gunting. Papel wins over bato. Gunting wins over papel.
And guess what? I have just learned from the Thinking Blog that there is actually a professional competition for the game complete with an annual world championship at that. This was held last October 13 in Toronto, Canada with a total of $10,000 in prize money. In the championship, a woman bested a man to become the first ever woman world champion. Read more at Pinoy Seminars.
gib lab
wala ng tatalo sa pasko ng pinas.
ang pasko ang tinaguriang pista ng mga pista na hindi natin pinagsasawaang abangan taon taon para ipagdiwang. ito ang araw na kung saan maaari tayong makagawa ng mabuti para sa iba. ang araw na maaari tayong makapagbigay ng kung ano ang nararapat para sa isa. lahat ng tao, aligaga sa pagbibigay ng konting makakayanan. lahat ng tao, abala sa pagbili ng maaaring mairegalo.
ayaw kong nakakatanggap ng regalo
pero hindi ako nagsasalita ng tapos.
My Chemical Romance Will Rock Manila
The popular group My Chemical Romance is about to rock Manila as they are off to perform at the Fort Bonifacio Open Field this coming January 25, 2008 (friday, 8:00PM).
MCR will be the first international band to rock Manila this 2008 after successful tours of major international music icons such as…continue reading here…
