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Medical City - Patients On Center Stage

We always love to take pictures normally on special occasions or special events. Nowadays, because of technology, it's even part of our day-to-day routine since most of us carry a digital camera from compact sizes to bulky cellphone cams. The in thing now is not about having a digicam but how much mega-giga-pixels does your camera have...

Talking about rare opportunities... I did not let this chance pass by without taking a snap shot of it. Yes! As the title of this blog dictates... I was at the ER of Medical City Hospital last Wednesday. My left foot got sprained - not on the ankle - BUT on my toe fingers. It's swelling really bad, it hurts soooo bad and I can hardly even walk. Of course after filling out those papers at the ER reception area the nurse (and the Doctor of course) will get an interview about what happened and what-not. Here it goes...

Nurse: Napano ba yan?
Lance: Na-sprain po. Nung Sunday pa 'to. Hot compress lang ginawa ko but now sobra nang sakit eh.
Nurse: Sige teka papatingin natin kay doc. Kunin ko muna weight mo. Tapos upo ka dito...

(My Gawd... wheel chair itu! First time ko uupo sa wheel chair! And then she wheeled me to the Doctor.)

Doctor: Pano ka ba na sprain?
Lance: Ang hilig ko po kasi magpatunog ng joints ko. One time I think I forced it kaya yan, naipit yata yung ugat.
Doctor: Eh, self-induced pala 'yang sprain mo eh. (Smiling)
Lance: Well... (tawa-tawa na ko sa part na 'to). Parang ganun na nga po. Wala naman kasi akong ibang physical activity na ginawa para magkasprain other than that.
Doctor: (Laughs...)
Lance: 'Wag niyo naman po sana ako padala sa Psychiatric Ward... Hehehe!

So there... My shining moment... my center stage. A very special event. I'm having my long vacation now. I need to rest and wait 'till I'm fully recovered before I get back to work. Octobeerfest for me is not only a month of partying and special events everywhere. It is, also, almost a full month of vacation. VL October 7, 8 and 14. VTO (Voluntary Time Off) October 22 and 28. Absent October 21. Sick Leave October 26 and 27. Haha!

At least I can attend the Halloween Party tomorrow... excited! Snap! Snap!

Regine... Twenty - The Concert

Forum post from reginemultimedia.com...

oct 15, 2006
kaye writes...

how long does a sore...(very sore) throat heal? can you even sing in such condition?@! worse, will you be able to hit high notes without breathing furiously? worst...are you ready to be mocked, criticized - if you just held your voice with all your might, and yet you know...it's ready to break anytime?! (or u feel the audience on the edge of their seats waiting for the 'cr-ACK!')


this could be a huge scare. a huge disaster waiting to happen in a singer's career.

and am not even talking abt regular singers. it's all about a songbird, a real diva...music icon.



regine velasquez who i happen to adore for so many years since r2k! she's one of the two local consummate performing artists (the other one is lea salonga) who inspires me the most, who I most emulate and have such a high regard for!

i went to Araneta to see her latest concert with some friends. It had been a long time since! I thought this is a must-see because it marked her 20 years in the biz...and I was super right!When she emerged onstage in a fuschia number as she started with acan easily tell (because I watched most of her concerts in the last 6 years!). And when she started with her spiels...it was confirmed. Her speaking voice was hoarse ....like a ballpen with its ink running out.

It was shocking. I felt the audience got a bit worried. Like some people behind me were saying...darn...paos sya! What a pity. Turns out she gave her all and simply went over the top (in prima diva standards, of course) the night before. And so I then had to lower my expectations on this concert. Seeing her squint hard to reach the notes (on the 1st song in the repertoire) --- I felt, she really was putting more effort and controlling and controlling....it was scary.

BUT on the 3rd number..or was it fourth..? On The Wings of love ---in all it's new, uber gradiose arrangement...her voice started to become strikingly clear and powerful. Like she didnt have a sore throat. That was amazing. And this proves to be such an understatement. And then the number after that...she earned a standing ovation for her rendition of "What Kind of A Fool Am I" (she sat ON the floor....yes...tuck and all while belting out). And she jumped from one song to another, with so much heart , power and dynamics! No fancy gimmicks...just Pipes! Unbelievable. The audience got what they paid for -- a real stunning performance!

I was thinking aloud....she really could've had 'bionic' pipes!?! ....industrial-strength ---- golden to it's core, unbreakable and miraculously brilliant! How can you even do that? It must be a gift from God!

Earning TWO rounds of standing ovation in ONE night (from thousands of people) with a sore throat is a grand feat! But more importantly, having thousands of loyal followers in the last 20 years, embracing the musicality of a genuine talent (countless hits and successes) is incomparable!

I couldn't have said it any better other than Kaye's post... it was such an awesome experience. She's really an extraordinary artist!

Fwend Flory ko 'toh!

I feel I owe this to my Fwend kasi ginawan niya rin ako ng blog. Ganyan niya ko kamahal. She created one blog post just for me. Matagal na nga yun eh. I miss my Fwend Blue. Gaya ng pagdescribe namin sa isa't isa... isa siyang tibo... pero pretty! Ohhh... (taba nga lang ng konti). Bwahaha!


Miss na miss ko na 'tong Fwend ko na 'to. I've know her for more than a year and it's seldom you'll find a person na sobrang click kayo. I have one best friend back in Iloilo na parang ganun din ang turingan namin. Dalawa lang sila sa buhay ko na ganun - yung laging maiiyak ka sa tawa about... umm... wala lang. Kahit anong topic. May sarili kaming mundo. We make fun of simple and even serious things yet we still take things seriously (ANU DAW?!).

Jusko never pa kami nag-away nito until today... kasi lagi kaming connected. She knows when to give space and ako rin naman sa kanya. You know, mood swings and all. Minsan insultuhan to the max pero we know our limits... WALA! Hahaha...

Ayayu Fwend... miss na kita. Kita tayu this Sat ha?! Sana matuloy kayo ni Mel... you're more than welcome to my place. Miss ko na pambabalahura at bastusan natin. Ayayu! Muahugz...

Onstar Moment: "So Lance, she is in roll over... Forever?!" - "Yesss, Anne!"

P.S.:
Dalhin mo Pug mo dito sa haws tas wag mo na dalhin pauwi ha... :þ

Nothing to Rant

Some friends might be wondering why I seldom update my blog?!

If you've actually noticed, this corner is more of my crying shoulder than my online journal. I am happy with things going on in my life right now I have nothing much to rant about. Thank God!

I'm excited for this Saturday's concert hehehe... let's have fun guys!