new faces, old friends
‘mom, mikael is in my class.’ (another filipino who belonged to another class last year) ‘there’s a boy named david like me in my class.’ ‘i saw makonnen and willow. they are in ms. beckman’s class. willow lost 2 tooth.’ (sabay turo). “teeth, matthew.” ‘tooth, mom.’ “no, anak, one tooth, 2 teeth.” [...]
i woke up 2 hours ago (midnight) to aj’s ‘adis, adis! adiiis, adiiis!’ (aj is 2)
i went outside to check. ginigising niya si aris, yung nagpapatulog ang tulog, hahaha!!
aj again, standing by the door (paalis kami), a few weeks ago, and looking at us:
‘mom! dad! guys! move!’
(hahaha!!!)
at the pool, about 3 weeks ago, while chaperoning [...]
funny how one can get befuddled by screaming figures: you read 3000, and you see a dollar sign beside it. and then quite metaphorically, another figure registers in your mind, that of a filipino. the president. of the world’s 17th most populous country. that’s not exactly rich. and the connection is that she’s brazenly [...]
i can’t remember if i was taught this in nursing school, or if i learned this from one workshop.
the johari window is, and i quote, “a cognitive psychological tool created by joseph luft and harry ingham in 1955 in the us, used to help people better understand their interpersonal communication and relationships.”
there are 4 [...]
just now, a new friend visited my profile and dropped me a note in my personal inbox.
among the many things she and i have in common are:
1. we both have a son named matthew
2. hers is 7, mine is 6
3. both matthews can ride the bike without sidewheels
4. both matthews have had swimming lessons [...]
i have seen one too many deaths in my profession. young. old. for many different reasons. some i accept, some i don’t.
some stick to my mind, some i forget.
my first tears. one death, a little girl, with benign febrile convulsions. i took care of her for 9 days in the philippines. when i next [...]
for being himself:
1. contrary and impulsive - said this morning when they picked me up that it was okay to not buy m’s school supplies on tax-free weekend, but when i woke up with a start when the car slowed down to park, we were in front of wal-mart
2. more of #1 - said this [...]
and that’s the way it works…
