"Sleepy Conversations with my Wife: The God Salad"
by:
Virgilio F. De leon Jr.MD
My wife woke me up to tell me that the Grab rider has arrived. She said she ordered something healthy for us.
Me(Half-Asleep , Half- Fat) : "What is it?"
Hanie De Leon : "Spicy Kani Salad"
Me(half awake, Still Half-fat): "huh Spicy Kami salad? Like the gods in all things?"
Hanie: "Kani Mahal. Kani. Fake crab."
Me: "Sorry I thought I was having gods salad for breakfast."
That would have been something though.
"Kaleidoscope Trap"
by:
Virgilio F. De leon Jr.MD
I
I don't want to drown in a million voices
Only in the one that is yours
Living in the jangled distortions of this song
The disjointed beats pulling me along
II
Into that slight paradise that is you
Where the promises are shaped like forever
And even when you take a closer look
You get better presents than before.
III
In your words I dwell in stasis
Voluntarily imprisoned by your sighs
Orbiting ever closer to this flame
Hoping being consumed would feel the same.
Optum, Quezon City. October 22 , 2021 . 6:20 PM
"Demonic Bargain: Pay The Price"
by:
Virgilio F. De leon Jr.MD
Demonic Bargain is a Gamble of Epic proportions. For the cost of 3 mana it takes a big chunk of your existing deck(13 cards to be exact) so that you could find one card that will either win you the game or get you closer to it.
In 60 cards decks that is almost 1/3 of the deck but this is compensated by the fact that standard decks have multiple copies of a card (3-4).
In a 100 card EDH deck exiling 13 cards may not seem as much because it just barely reaches 1/5 of the deck but since cards exist as a singleton in EDH chances are you might be exiling a key card that may or may not have a redundancy in your deck.
You might be sacrificing a lot for one card that might no longer exist in your library.
Well they are not calling this card Angelic Bargain after all and as with any deal with demons , you really are going to get what is coming to you.
"Sleepy Conversations with my Wife: Glazed!"
by:
Virgilio F. De leon Jr.MD
These Conversations take place right before lunch on a Saturday or when I just got home from a Duty that has made sure that I was awake for more than 16 hours straight.
Hanie De Leon : "Grabe daw gasolina ngayon mahal. Nasa 70
na daw."
Me: "Di naman siguro aabot ng 70."
Hanie: "Pero yung Glazed daw ganun na."
Me: "Glazed? Ano yun donut? Nagugutom ka na ba ulit mahal? "
Hanie : "Blaze pala. Hahaha"
Me: "Akala ko bago na eh. Petron Glazed. Puwede!"
"Squid Game: Twisting Your Childhood"
by:
Virgilio F. De leon Jr.MD
I am a fan of Survival games , having watched Cube , Battle Royale , Gantz and Alice in Borderland before this Korean series.
I have been interested in watching it ever since I read the synopsis. So when my wife suggested we watch it on a Saturday night I immediately said yes!
Seong Gi-hun is part of 456 participants in a series of mysterious life and death games. All that you need to know about these people is that all of them want to be in these games. All of their motivations are shown as the series progresses.
Some elements that this series has in common with the other one's that I have mentioned is that the games get more and more horrific over time. You will be rooting for people in this series , you might relate to their struggles or not but you will root for them to live nonetheless.
The most disturbing aspect of this series for me is that it always manages to take something innocent and pure and turn it into a twisted image of itself.
I don't like spoiling the fun for others. It is best watched for yourself. But like in Miracle in Cell #7 though get ready for a very harrowing emotional ride.
"Abandoned"
by:
Virgilio F. De leon Jr.MD
I
I once told you of the end
And you laughed at how serious I was
I told you that it was your dreams that would take you
And you said that that was not what you would want
II
I wanted to believe that it was not the case
But as the days passed the dream came nearer
Each step closer to it was another away from me
It was frightening but only I could see
III
Everyday you would smile and say those words
"I am here and always will"
Until the day your dream came true
And I am all that remains here.
Optum, Quezon City. October 20 , 2021 . 9:50am
"3 bagay na hanggang ngayon eh di ko pa din naiintindihan"
Ni:
Virgilio F. De leon Jr.MD
May mga bagay talaga na nakita mo nung iyong kabataan o mga panahon na pakiramdam mo eh kulang pa ang yung pangunawa sa mga bagay bagay sa mundo. Umabot ka na ng katandaan at mataas na antas ng pangunawa nguni't di po ma din maintindihan ang mga bagay na ito. Ito ay 3 sa mga aking naranasan na mga bagay:
1) Dati di ko naiintindihan yung mga tao na nagpapatugtog ng music nila sa siksikang bus or Mrt/Lrt na para bang nasa sala lang sila ng bahay nila. Tapos walang eye contact dun sa mga katabi na halos nagkakapalitan na ng mukha.
2) Dati di ko maintindihan yung mga tao na gagamit ng banyo tapos nakafullblast si Raffy Tulfo habang ginagawa nila ang business nila sa banyo. Gusto siguro nila magshare. Narerelax ba sila sa boses ni Tulfo at kailangan nila marinig yun habang nagbubusiness?
3) Dati din di ko maintindihan kung bakit nakafull volume yung Korean drama na pinapanood nung nasa likod ko habang nakapila kami papasok sa hypermart. Kahit naman ifull volume siya malamang di naman niya naiintindihan yun at magbabasa din lang ng subtitle. Hmmmmmm
Di ba? Naranasan niyo din siguro ang iba dito. Ang masasabi ko lang eh kung di ko sila naintindihan noon....di ko pa din sila maintindihan ngayon. Yun lang.
"Sleepy Conversations with my Wife: Indian Food"
by:
Virgilio F. De leon Jr.MD
My wife was watching an Indian mukbang youtube chanel when she blurted out these exact words:
" Mahal parang ang sarap kumain ng mga indian ano?"
Me(Half-Asleep): "Huh? Ano? Kakain ka ng mga indian?"
Hanie De Leon(Speaks slowly with pauses) :
"Ang mga indian, parang ang sarap nilang kumain ano? Ok na ba?"
Me: "Ok na. Nabigla ako sa iyo eh. Akala ko naging Hannibal Lecter ka na eh."
"This Place That I Am In"
by:
Virgilio F. De leon Jr.MD
I
Those pretty words linger in my ears
You would find me wherever I am
Yet I find myself in this darkness
And cannot hear you ever near again
II
You wanted me to feel your heartbeat
The way you promised that it would only beat for me
Yet the cold has gotten to me first
And I find no comfort in the ashes that embrace me
III
Your smile begins to fade in my mind
Along with that face that I long adored
I reach out into the darkness
And hold on but nothing holds back
Optum , Quezon City. October 20 ,2021. 9:44am
"Doc In , Doc Out: Taste Test"
by:
Virgilio F. De leon Jr.MD
During a teleconsultation:
Patient: "Feeling ko Doc Covid na ito."
Doctor on Duty(Not Me): "Paano niyo po nasabi?"
Patient: "Wala na po akong panlasa. Nung dinilaan ko po yung sabon kanina wala na talaga."
Wait? What? Baka wala talagang lasa yung sabon.
"Rot-Tide Gargantua: Exploits in Land and Sea!"
by:
Virgilio F. De leon Jr.MD
Exploit is back and on some pretty gruesome creatures too! Simply put a horrifying Zombie Kraken. Two words I never thought would be reading next to each other and yet here it is. The mechanic from the Tarkir Block is set to make a splash. Or in the case of this Zombie Kraken in both Land and Sea!
I mean , it isn't enough that I have a fear of something dragging me down to the ocean depths to eat me. A zombie kraken can actually go to dry land and doesn't even need to drag you anywhere. It can eat you where you stand. Fantastic!
Also a better Innocent Blood on a 5/4 rotting frame? Sounds good to me. As long it doesn't eat me of course. Pauper just might have a new toy.
"The Astral Bodies in my House"
by:
Virgilio F. De leon Jr.MD
My house is not really big but it houses a blackhole and a nebula.
The blackhole refers to our first drawer where almost everything small goes. Receipts, bills, keys, small trinkets...you name it. The drawer swallows it and it would take you days to find it. As if it doesn't want to let go of these things.
The nebula refers to a hamper by the stairs where all the Lazada, Shopee or Amazon deliveries end up. If it requires assembly and I have not gotten around to it this hamper is where you will find it. Along with plastics for storage, bubble wraps from previous deliveries and miscellaneous utensils from all the take out food deliveries.
Aven chuckled a little bit when she heard me referring to these places with such names. I guess the name sticks and will always have designated blackhole and nebula in any home we are in. Hahaha
"Aven Jogging Files: Level 4 First Jog"
by:
Virgilio F. De leon Jr.MD
The Pandemic has taken it's toll in lives and health all over the world. In our local settings people were prohibited from going out and have their normal walks or jogs in fear that they might carry or spread the dread virus and it's variants.
My daughter has gotten back on track with her health goals and has been exercising lately but she does miss the company of her Lola Lita on their Sunday or even Thrice a week walks in the Fatima Area.
Aven finally got her wish to go on a jog with her Lola Lita when the government began to allow it on Level 4. She was full of stories when she got back.
1) She tasted her first Aratiles today. It was recommended by her Lola and was told that it was one of her Moms favorite snacks growing up.
2) One time Aven sprinted and she was asking her Mama Lita something. She was surpised that no one answered. Mama was resting a few feet away.
3) Aven and Mama were talking about a guy who wore a red jersey with the number 37. After a few rounds of full blast running he eventually stopped.
4) Aven found the perfect color for her future bedroom on one of the buildings that they passed by. Surprise surprise it was a shade of purple.
Turns out there was also a lot observations during this jog. Might join in next week hahaha. Just happy na maganda ang bonding nilang maglola.
"My 3 most horrifying Black Cards"
by:
Virgilio F. De leon Jr.MD
I recently finished an interview about my 5 most horrifying cards in Magic with my good friend Nolan of The Last Five turns. While I am waiting for him to edit and post this video I thought that I should give a few thoughts about the top 3 of this list.
As I told Nolan my list doesn't really consist of really overpowered cards or monsters. As a planeswalker creatures and other planeswalkers in Magic the gathering can be easily dealt with and unlike the library in paper magic planeswalkers will always have access to these spells. So No Vampires or Werewolves here.
The cards I chose follow the theme of things or situations that might have creepy psychological effects on me if I ever get to meet these things in person.
I don't want to repeat the list that I gave Nolan so here are 3 other things that I don't really want to meet on any plane.
1) Street Wraith
I mean it is especially horrific when street lamps on a certain street on Ravnica refuse to light at specific times.
I for one would probably enjoy the darkness than running into the street wraith. The less I know the better I guess.
2) Delraich
Yet another creature that you would not enjoy running into at all. Look at that guy full of things that would want to pull you in. Oh not to mention the souls that it devoured on full display like some sick sort of bling. Don't really want to be a part of the jewelry. No sir.
3) Phyrexian Obliterator.
"Blessed Perfection" As Sheoldred had put it. What she means by that is the this is the epitome of the Phyrexian will to kill.
As a Phyrexian I am not even sure if this thing will stop it's killing rampage for me. And we share the same oil. Nope I believe that it would dismember me so that I could probably serve elsewhere. Sigh.
Well those are my 3 other horrifying cards. More next year. Hahahahah
"Processing"
by:
Virgilio F. De leon Jr.MD
I
I guess there are no words left to speak
Here where you are now
I am clutching on to things that I know
things that should be gone by now
II
And I will be there wondering
what better way things could have been
If I was better , I was someone else
If I was not the coward that I have been
III
Could I have saved you? As I wanted to
Could I have shouted my way
Could I have taken all this pain
Could I have made you alive and well?
IV
But I am not that better man
And I am just as hollow as I was then
Hence you are no longer here
And I still am
Optum , Quezon City. October 20 , 2021. 9:40am
"Doc In , Doc Out: Para sa mga Nawawalan na ng Pake"
by:
Virgilio F. De leon Jr.MD
People are lowering their guards again. On my way to work my neighbors (around 5 or 6 people) gathered in a circle , without masks , chatting loudly while consuming alcohol.
I guess it isn't a bad start for the week. Alcohol at 7pm on a Monday Night in the streets. I do hope that they all got vaccinated. Or none of them are asymptomatic carriers.
Valenzuela has one of the lowest cases in all of NCR and there are more or less 4000 cases per day. Recently the DOH has noticed Spikes in 9 places in the NCR but they did not reveal the numbers or the name of the places with the spikes.
Of course they would see these spikes but they might not be inclined to share the information since it would not justify their continued opening up of the economy. And as I write this NCR is still on Level 3 until November 14.
If the Dolomite beach incident and the people in the malls and traffic are any indication people are lowering their guards once again. I surely hope that you are not one of them.
I don't want you to be a number. Another statistic. Refuse to be one. Refuse to be that number on the daily news. We have a long way to go. Keep your guard up. It might be late in the game but it is not yet over.
"Olivia , Crimson Bride: Bringing Back the Dead Vampire Style!"
by:
Virgilio F. De leon Jr.MD
Olivia Voldaren is at the center of this set and this card is just really powerful in my book.
In my early days of playing magic I fell in love with reanimator and dragons. I would often reanimate Bladewing the Risen , getting another Beefy dragon like his former self Rorix Bladewing or Dragon Tyrant.
Later on in EDH decks it might be Bogardan Hellkite or Utvara Helkite or Hellkite Tyrant. (I just love them Hellkites).
In any of my games If I also had a Bladewings Thrall , that too rises from the ground to go into the battlefield.All this for the price a price of one reanimation spell!
With Olivia , Crimson Bride as an EDH Commander I can do this whole process by attacking with her (She has Haste!) getting all these dragons and Thrall as well! Sure it does cost 6 mana more but this is something that is always within your reach as she is always there in the command zone just waiting for that attack reanimation strategy to work in your favor.
I know they wanted people to play vampires but this new card seems like a fresh start for my Rakdos Colored Dragons to rise again. And rise they shall!
"That One Tricyle"
by:
Virgilio F. De leon Jr.MD
I have this one tricycle which I am always fated to ride. I am not a very tall man at 5'4 but this tricycle was obviously built for smaller people.
So every time I ride this one I have to angle my neck just right so my head doesn't hit the low roof. And though the ride is usually short. The pain in my neck as we hit bumps is not pleasant.
So my question is, napasubo ka ba dito sa dimensions na ito kuya? Originally ba para sa mga sinsundo mo na kindergarten pre pandemic ang tricycle na ito?
Nagtatanong lang.
"Improving the Wolf Pack EDH deck."
by:
Virgilio F. De leon Jr.MD
Yesterday I finally got the chance to update my Werewolf deck who in my opinion sorely needed the support that Innistrad: Midnight Hunt cards had to offer.
Right off the bat the Commander is a straight up better one from Ulrich of the Krallenhorde who is out for a bruising but leaves nothing much left aside from the fact that he is a legendary werewolf. Tovolar is by far the superior commander here.
In one test play I was able to cast Tovolar alongside Garruk Relentless and I was just creating wolf tokens. And with more wolves joining I was able to keep drawing cards to fill my hand and cast more Werewolf and Wolves. Aggro Draw is the best.
In another session I was able to utilize Descendant's Path. It used to be that I only got Mana Dork Wolves on my upkeep. For some reason there were other big wolves in my pack but that was all that I was able to get. This time around I was able to reveal a Tovolar's Huntmaster , a 6/6 Human who can flip to be a 7/7 with other benefits. Like dropping 2 2/2 Wolves like some sort of Titan which he is.
One potential problem that I have been running into is that I have not been getting the right mix of lands right. There are test plays where hands are full of mountains where all I have is green spells. I might need to keep digging for Gruul lands now.
All in all I am satisfied with the improvement of the Wolf Pack EDH deck. I was also able to add the new Arlinn Kord which produces wolf tokens as well. I feel like I could push the deck further though.
"Loona - Hula Hoop MV Reaction: Both Homage and Introduction."
by:
The Vole
Loona released the Hula hoop MV awhile back and it has been on heavy rotation on my playlist as I work. The song is energetic and fresh. The choreography is one of the smoothest and pleasing to look at in awhile.
Hula hoop is both a Homage to Loona's past as soloists and sub units as well as an introduction to possible new Orbits. The song talks about them making us go around them like a hula hoop. Like planets orbiting the Sun and that is what Orbits are really , we Orbit around this group.
This video has a lot of things for long time Orbits as well as those who have come recently to the fold.
1) Throwback Outfits. Some of them wear it and some of them do not. Notable is Heejin from Vivid , Yeojin from Kiss Later , Kim Lip in Eclipse , Olivia Hye and Gowon in Love 4Eva. Since I am also talking about Gowon. Great job that she has more lines in this song.
2) Throwback scenes. Again I might be missing a couple but notable are Vivi's track scene where she begins to run(which on closer inspection was actually Heejin!) . Yves hitting the rabbit with a golf club like the scene in New. Chuu stalking Yves with her camera. Haseul with a slingshot that we all know she used on another version of herself.
3) Loona Items. I already mention that Chuu with her camera and Haseul with her slingshot , then there is Choerry with her Mirror the one she uses to clone herself. Chuu on her Green Apple and I find it a bit odd that Yves is supposedly the apple of her eye but she is hugging the green one. Of course then you remember that Chuu and Yves are the same girl with different personalities , they love themselves. Except Olivia Hye who is still mad due to her abandonement issues hahaha.
Like I said there might be a couple of things that I have missed but it is quite fun to see all of these things pass by vertically like you were watching a slot machine hahaha.
The video ends with planets orbiting the Tokyo tower and yeah Tokyo itself. There are probably more Orbits in that part of the world right about now.
"Let it light up"
by:
Virgilio F. De leon Jr.MD
I
It's 2am and my phone is lighting up
Another one of your drunken calls
I hesitate picking because I know how it goes
You need me , you want me ,I'm a fool.
II
And so it vibrates on the nightstand
Reminding me of what I have been trying to forget
That the woman on the other end
Is something that has made me know so much regret
III
And so like yesterday and the day after that
I let it go to my voicemail where I can hear your sobs
I am not a heartless person and that you know
I am not a fool either and so I let it go on.
IV
Eventually you will tire out
And the calls will probably stop
Till then I will endure this
But in truth I might be enjoying it too much.
Optum. Quezon City. October 18 , 2021. 11:22pm
"The Rooftop Storm on my Wall"
by:
Virgilio F. De leon Jr.
With Magic the Gathering revisiting the plane of Innistrad for the 3rd time and me transferring files to my new laptop , Nova Terra(New Land) I had come to the realization that I have not changed my wallpaper since the original Innistrad block. I still have the Rooftop storm greeting me with it's lightning when I open my laptops.
Sure in Magic this card represents the sparking to life of "scientific zombies". Well it basically let's you cast zombies for free. In my mind's eye this represents something else.
That lighting represents the beginning of a life. May it be in physical or mental form. I like the idea of being struck by lightning and I could write something new from my mind. Sure it is not always the best but it is something out of nothing. And things that start could either persist or perish depending on how you treat it.
I would like to think that this blog of mine is also like that. There are things that I write that are good but sometimes they also seem like the ramblings of someone who should not be writing. I will keep writing anyway. For better or for worse. Oh and I will also keep the rooftop storm of as my wallpaper for all that it represents for me.
"Loona - Not Friends MV Reaction: A Battle on Earth"
by:
The Vole
This new Sub-unit consisting of Yves , Kim Lip , Jinsoul and Heejin is probably the most potent and sexiest version of Loona to date. The low tones to the looping guitar tracks mesmerizes you into listening until you realize that the track is already over. Boasting of Jinsoul , Heejin and Yves as heavy rap line while showcasing their vocals along side that of Kim Lip that fits this song to a tee.
Of course I am not just in it for the song but the extension of the Loona verse in this video. So in Paint the Town we knew two things , Kim Lip has disappeared in the beginning and in her place is Jinsoul. Where did Kim Lip go? And this Jinsoul that replaced her is this the only version that exists? We do know that in the lore the girls of Odd Eye Circle can make copies of themselves. It is all in the eye or so we shall see.
Well this video explains where Kim Lip went. She is on earth and she is not the only one. She has a duplicate Jinsoul accompany her. Notice that in the video this Jinsoul has the odd eye marking on the right instead of the usual left. So what are these two doing here? It has to do with two other characters. Yves who is considered to be bad ass here is up to something as well as Heejin who is from the Normal Earth.
These two (Heejin and Yves) are up to something as evidenced when they met up in that scene where Yves drives around Heejin's car. I don't know why they communicate like that but hey I am just here to react. Hahahah.
So we also see those fight scenes where Yves and Kim Lip battle it out in the kitchen while Heejin and Duplicate Jinsoul play a deadly cat and mouse game.
Some notable scenes here include Yves eating an apple while guns are trained on her and she acts all unconcerned. The lesson here is that you should never let Yves eat an apple. Poor Soldiers. No one will ever know what happened to them.
Judging from the opening sequence it seems that Heejin succeeded in her mission of assassination which could have been assisted by the Duplicate Jinsoul who either was fooled into bringing her into the big boss lair or was an accomplice herself.
While it is not known what happened to Kim Lip and Yves after their fight it seems that they have vanished back to their own domains as only Heejin is left on Earth.
What will this mission mean for the Loonaverse? The guy Heejin just killed looks like their own Producer Ryan Jhun. Hahahah
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"The Letter"
by:
Virgilio F. De leon Jr.MD
I
A small pile had gathered by my feet
Crumpled paper with your name on them
I had started and stopped saying
Words that I might letter be condemned
II
To say these things to you
Felt like committing a crime
It had taken me all this night
To think express what was in my mind
III
Yet there are words and thoughts
And I felt the paper would not except them
So I crumple each and everyone
Still not able to finish this letter.
Optum. Quezon City. October 09 , 2021. 6:47am
"Doc In , Doc Out: 17 years Ago"
by:
Virgilio F. De leon Jr.MD
17 years ago on a cold afternoon where I have spent most of the day out of sorts my mom had knocked on my door. We had people who we consider as family who was having a baby. It was not her due date yet but she was having birthing pains.
I hurriedly changed clothes to accompany them to the hospital. Though I had experience giving birth to babies during my duties in Fabella , this would the first time that I will be on my own.
We had ridden the Honda City that we owned , the same one that I have spent driving now going to and fro from my duties. Just as we were about to turn left to go to MCU from our street , our family friend was screaming in pain and she herself felt that the baby was about to go out.
So we stopped in front of the old gasoline station in front of San Guillermo street and I assisted the best I could in this birth. It was a baby who had already been macerated or had died inside the womb. The reason we would learn later on was that it's cord twisted to the point that it can no longer receive much needed oxygen and blood from his mother. It was a boy. The car already smelled of amniotic fluid among other things , I had caught the baby and was now laying it on top of his mom's chest.
We went to the MCU hospital where I would relay the grim news to my own mom and that our family friend would stay in the hospital under antibiotics for a week or so.
17 years ago I have been experiencing death and pain. I know that feeling of loss , to know that you will be carrying a little life inside only to lose it without a fight. I have seen it in my rounds in Fabella where we would have to complete abortions. Explain to the expactant , hopeful mothers that their little one's are gone.
17 years and I have been the bearer of bad and good news. Rest in peace little one.
"Squid Game: A Twist to your Favorite Childhood Games"
by:
Virgilio F. De leon Jr.MD
I am a fan of Survival games , having watched Cube , Battle Royale , Gantz and Alice in Borderland before this Korean series.
I have been interested in watching it ever since I read the synopsis. So when my wife suggested we watch it last Saturday night I immediately said yes.
Seong Gi-hun is part of 456 participants in a series of mysterious life and death games. All that you need to know about these people is that all of them want to be in these games.All of their motivations are shown as the series progresses.
Some elements that this series has in common with the other one's that I have mentioned is that the games get more and more horrific over time. You will be rooting for people in this series , you might relate to their struggles or not but you will root for them to live nonetheless.
The most disturbing aspect of this series for me is that it always manages to take something innocent and pure and turn it into a twisted image of itself.
I don't like spoiling the fun for others. Like Miracle in Cell #7 though get ready for a very harrowing emotional ride.
Dear Pasyente na di nagdedeclare ng Symptoms sa Health declaration form ,
Naiintindihan ko na kailangan mong magtrabaho para may mapakain ka sa iyong pamilya. Ang mga Doctor at Nurses ng company clinic at mga kasama mo sa opisina ay nagtatrabaho din para sa kani-kanilang pamilya.
Kaya ang ginawa mo na inuubo ka na ng isang linggo at ni minsan na di mo nadeklara ito hanggang sa mahuli ka din eh di tama. Buti sana kung magkakasakit ka ay ikaw lang. Parang wala tayo sa Pandemic ah. Business as usual lang ang dating sa iyo.
Dahil sa kagagawan mo maaaring may mga team mate ka pa na madamay. Lalo na kung magkakasama kayong kumakain o ngyoyosi break sa kung saang tagong lugar. Ang pinakamaganda pa eh ikaw na yung may kalokohan na ginawa eh ikaw pa ang parang galit.
Alisin niyo na sa Core Values ng kumpanya ninyo ang Integrity. Sa tinagal tagal ko bilang Doctor sa inyo madami sa inyo ang wala niyan. Nakikita niyo naman siguro ang dami ng kaso na di pa daw nagpepeak. Gusto mo pa atang masama ang mga team mate mo sa napakalaking statistics na yan.
Kung nababasa mo ito at ganito ka rin pakibago na ang pananaw mo. Matagal pa ito at kahit anong ingat ng iba kung may mga tao na katulad mo eh madadawit pa din kami. Karamihan sa atin ay No Work , No pay. Oo kasama kami sa No Work . No Pay.
Hindi ka nakakatuwa. Magbago ka na.
Di Natutuwa(obviously),
Doc Hunyo
"3 things that I have thought about during The 2021 Facebook Outage"
by:
Virgilio F. De leon Jr.MD
The 2021 Facebook Outage was a period of 6 hours where no person on the internet could have access of the social network platform and it's associated applications like Instagram and What's App.
Having been on duty as this happened I felt like I was not affected by it all that much because I usually leave Facebook on to communicate with my wife who was also at work. But thoughts did come to me.And here they are.
1) People who have been using these apps as a distraction found that it disappeared and could have either found other things to do or focused on things that they were doing.
If there were some metric to measure productivity that 6 hours would have gone through the roof for some. Except probably if you were worried about the person you were talking to on facebook or if you use facebook to sell your wares.
2) People probably slept better or not.
Scrolling through Facebook , well that seems endless. And if you find yourself peeing in the middle of the night then opening the app some people I know could not even go back to sleep until later which affects their quality of sleep.
With that in mind , upon checking that they could not log in some people probably would have slept right back or changed to youtube. Hahahahha
3) People who were about to confess their feelings or receive that answer...would have waited for 6 hours.
Yup one of the thoughts I had was if someone just confessed and they were communicating via FB. That would have been a very tense 6 hours. Or a very short one if they can call the other person. I was thinking that I would stew a little bit if that ever happened to me. That I would not have the courage to call that person."Oh by the way , I love you..."
And then they could either say it back or politely pretend that they did not read my message yet.
This is me high on coffee properly on a day off. So off to sleep in a few hahahaha.
"Restart"
by:
Virgilio F. De leon Jr.MD
I
Dreaming and Waking
These tired eyes burning
Pleading to the Moon
Until the Answer is the Sun's Returning
II
Pondering on the smoke filled dreams
Of times long past
Trying to retract words
but there damage is all that lasts
III
And if there is ever time to regret
That was also yesterday
For now all is done
And all that is left is to start a new day.
Optum. Quezon City. October 9 , 2021. 6:10am
"99 Other Things"
by:
Virgilio F. De leon Jr.MD
Someone once asked me what I would do if someone held a gun to my head. And I said nothing. The person who asked me then said that there were 99 other things that I could have done in a situation like this. 99 other things.
What I did not tell him was that I had no information that I could act on. Why was this person holding a gun to my head? Do I know this person? Could I reason with them? Was I in the way of something?
Sometimes in our haste to say that there was something else we could have done there are things that we do not consider. We forget to remember that there are so many variables involved in any given scenario.
There might be 99 other things to do at any a given situation but it doesn't mean that any of them might be useful or even succeed. Especially if the person holding the gun has already pulled the trigger.
