Tuesday, April 6, 2010

April 5


Four days ago, I wrote my first blog entry for the month of April. I was talking about what a sunny and relaxed vacation I may have for this year as the month of April imminently approaches. Well, an unexpected incident occured threatening my sumer lovin act for this year. On April 5 at 3:20 pm, my nephew Ponso sent me an SMS urging me to go home ASAP because his Lolo's ( my father ) body was not in good shape. The " not in good shape " he was pertaining to as I found out when I got home was the numbness afflicting the left portion of my father's body. At 4:20 pm, I decided to bring my father to the hospital so the doctor could diagnose what was really happening to him. As we had suspected, he just had a stroke. And guess what, while he was lying on the hospital bed, the numbness was almost over, my father was in his normal self again, and was prodding me to go home since he did not feel sick at all.


I am in Room 310 again, the room we occupied in February when water entered his lungs. I am writing this blog entry. Surprisingly, I am almost done with the third. So far, my vacation is happening according to what I had planned ( even with the presence of an ER scene ), simple ( there is no tv here ), family-centered ( I am with my father ) and relaxed ( Lee Kuan Yew said an air conditioning unit makes a difference ). Hopefully, next vacation will not be as plain as this year. I have a feeling the next vacation will be a blast. Can you imagine when MG meets SG?

April & May


I had written several articles before finally publishing this entry. I thought of publishing an article about my good friend Marlyn as a sort of tribute to her 40th birthday but privacy concerns made me shun from the idea. Instead, I came up with a list of birthday wishes for her and another girl friend, Michelle only to realize that those wishes are better mention face to face than publish on line.


Today, April 1 is the start of my two-month vacation. It is not really a vacation. It is actually a break from my usual day-to-day job where I had to work seriously for 5-6 hours. The next two months will just be a happy walk in the park, thus giving me more time to post entries on my blog, read the books I have been wanting to read, meet up with friends, and stay at home with my family. I will be doing serious stuff too but just the thought of a more relaxed months ahead is enough to bring smile back to my round and oily face. Well, I can only say " Happy Vacation MG ".