Posted by: emilayskie on: October 24, 2009

MakSci IV-Newton Wacky
Noong isang araw ay kinailangan kong pumunta sa isang montessori para mangalap ng impormasyong makakatulong para sa aking SP (thesis). Sakto lang na bago ako makarating doon ay madadaanan ko muli ang kalsadang araw-araw kong tinatahak noon tuwing pumapasok sa Mataas na Paaralang Pang-agham ng Makati. J. D. Villena St. ang pangalan ng kalsadang iyon sa Poblacion, Makati City kung saan sandamukal na alaala ang tumambad sa akin habang ako’y naglalakad.
Ang una kong nakitang makabuluhan ay ang karinderya islash restawran na ang pangalan ay Top Meal. Naalala ko na mas mahal sa karinderyang ito kaysa sa ibang tapsihan dahil daw sa “ambiance” kahit siksikan kami lagi at nagkakaubusan pa ng upuan. Ang pinakapaborito kong orderin dito yung pinaka hindi popular, yung kakaiba. TAPSILOG yata tawag dun! Sarap na sarap ako pag kumakain rito kahit minsan nauuna pang madurog ngipin ko kesa sa tapa nila. Pero sa kabuuan, okay naman kumain sa Top Meal basta may pera. Kapag wala at napapadaan ako rito o kaya nagkakayayaan, iniisnab ko na lang o kaya sasabihin “Busog pa ako eh” kahit lakas ng kulog sa tiyan ko.
Pag lakad ko pa ng kaunti ay nakita ko na ang tindahang pinakapopular sa amin kung saan kami bumibili ng sari-saring school supplies na aming kailangan. Sa sobrang popularidad nito, na-realize ko na hanggang ngayon wala pa rin itong pangalan. Sinasabi na lang namin kapag tinanong kung saan kami bumili “Doon sa tindahan sa may kanto” at naiintindihan na nila yun. Popular di ba? Pinakapaborito kong binibili sa tindahan sa kanto yung transparent folder na kailangan sa halos lahat ng uri ng project, isama na rin ang black BIC ballpen. BIC daw sabi ni Jaja, classmate ko, para mas sosyal kesa sa Panda.
Sa kaliwa naman nakita ko ang Poblacion Public Market na napakalapit sa aming eskwelahan. Sa palengkeng ito naging milyonaryo ang mga tindera ng foot rug, basahan at kung anu-ano pang cleaning materials dahil sa amin. Kulang na lang ay magtayo ang school namin ng sariling factory ng basahan dahil sa taas ng demand nito. Nakita ko rin naman ang advantage nito dahil napanatili namang malinis ang eskwelahan kahit papaano. Sa may kanto ng palengke naaalala ko rin yung tindahan ng flying saucer, tacos, palamig, at nagmamahalang gift items. Ang pinakamahal kong binibili sa kanila ay yung Globe 250 cell card. Ang mahal pa kasi ng load dati at wala pang unli tapos adik na ako mag-text. Nagka-utang tuloy ako kay Nono (Hernando Salapare), isa ring classmate, ng 50 pesos dahil sa load nung kinulang ako. Promise Nono bago ako pumanaw babayaran kita.
Pagkalagpas ko ng kaunti sa palengke nakita ko naman ang botika kung saan kami nagpapa-photocopy ng aming mga kailangan sa school. Ayos di ba? Botika nga! Promise. May tinda naman silang maraming gamot pero hindi ko pa na-try bumili ng gamot dun or hindi ko maalala. Ang naaalala ko lagi sa botikang yun eh kapag pumila kami para magpa-xerox nauunang umuwi ang sikyu ng school kesa sa amin dahil sa haba ng pila. Joke! Pero promise parang laging lotto ang pila sa haba kaya mas madalas uuwi na lang kami kaagad kesa maghintay ng matagal.
Sa kaliwa naman ng botika matatagpuan ang Monterey Meat Shop kung saan kami bumibili lagi ng ice cream. Ang gulo na ba? Eh sa doon talaga kami bumibili ng ice cream eh! Walang pakialamanan! Hahaha.. Kasi kahit naman nagtitinda sila ng karne eh ano naman ang gagawin namin sa karne? So ice cream ang binibili namin doon. Ice cream stick kapag tipid mode tapos Drumstick o kaya Cornetto kapag payaman effect.
Bago pa ako lumagpas ng tuluyan sa teritoryo namin dati ay bigla kong naalala lahat ng mga masasayang alaala noong highschool. Meron nga ba?
Sa totoo lang sa sobrang hirap ng pag-aaral namin noon ay talagang pinilit kong kalimutan ang lahat ng alaala ng highschool mula nung kami ay magtapos. Pero kapag naaalala ko ang mga kaibigan ko na-realize ko na nag-enjoy din pala talaga ako noong high school.
At dahil wala akong lablayp noong highschool, puro crush lang, nagpasya akong sumali sa COCC na talaga namang nagpakumpleto ng buhay highschool ko. Doon ako nakakilala ng pinakatotoo at pinakamalapit na mga kaibigan. Ang landi! Hahaha..
Naku hindi ko man kayo maisa-isa alam nyo na kung sino kayo. Maraming salamat sa pag-share ng parte ng buhay nyo sa akin. Dahil sa inyo naging masaya rin pala ang high school life ko kahit walang katapusan ang hirap. Maraming salamat din sa lahat ng aming mga naging guro. Dahil sa inyo tumataas ang kalidad ng edukasyon sa bansa. Lalong-lalo na maraming salamat sa mga magulang ko at kapamilya na sumuporta sa aking edukasyon. Utang ko po ang buhay ko sa inyo.
Dahil sa mga bagay na ito na naalala ko ngayon ay nahihikayat akong magpatuloy sa hamon ng kolehiyo. Sana talaga ay kayanin ko ito. Kapag hindi, pipilitin ko pa rin. Bawal nang sumuko!
Posted by: emilayskie on: October 16, 2009
Bago ang EMO na post ay balitaan ko lang muna kayo ng kaunti sa naganap na 3rd birthday celebration ni bossing. Napakabait naman talaga ni Mike para mag-abalang manlibre sa amin. Sa wakas ay nakaraos din ang birthday! I love you baby ko! Sana ay lumaki kang malusog at magalang sa iyong Mama, kapamilya at kapwa.

Blowing of the candle with Lolo and Lola
Sa mga nakaraang araw ay talagang hirap na hirap na akong kumuha ng tulog. Kahit gusto kong i-control ang pag-iisip ko ay talagang patuloy itong nag-iisip ng mga bagay bagay na nagawa ko, hindi ko nagawa, at mga dapat kong gawin. First time kong magpo-post ng ganito kung saan magiging transparent ako sa lahat ng bumabagabag sa akin. Masyado pong mahaba ito kaya okay lang kung bumalik na lang kayo kapag marami na kayong free time. LOL.
Alas kwatro na naman ng umaga at gising na gising pa ako. Araw araw na po talaga ito. Pilit ko mang kumuha ng tulog habang maaga ay nagpapagulong-gulong na lang ako sa kama katabi ng anak ko dahil sa kaiisip. Sobrang masaya lang ako dahil nabawasan ang pinakamalupit na naging dilemma ko–Wala akong panghanda sa birthday ni Alex. Ang hirap pala ng ganung pakiramdam. Inaatake ako ng self pity. Ngayon ko lang naintindihan si Mama na kahit hirap kami sa buhay at walang panggastos ay nangungutang sya para lang makapaghanda sa kaarawan ng isang anak. Mabuti naman at hindi ko na kinailangang mangutang at hindi ko talaga gagawin yun. Si Mike ang tumugon sa paranoia kong iyon kaya medyo maluwag na ang loob ko. Pero bago noon tagaktak lagi ang luha ko kakaisip sa birthday at sa mga bagay na ito.
PAKIUSAP–Wag mag-comment kapag hindi nabasa ng buo. Hahaha.. Inis ako sa mga blogger na ganyan. Basta masabi lang na napadaan sya eh magco-comment kahit umpisa at huli lang ang binasa. Bad yun!
Gusto ko nga po palang magpasalamat sa lahat ng kapwa blogger ko na patuloy na bumibista o kaya hindi sinasadyang napapa-click dito. Sobrang na-aappreciate ko po talaga kayo. Hindi ko lubos maisip na ang ganito palang gawain ay talagang nakakataba ng puso. Lilibot po ako ngayon para mapagod hanggang sa antukin. Mahal na mahal ko po kayong lahat. Sana pwede ko kayong hug ngayon. Hug ko na lang monitor ko. Hahaha..
Posted by: emilayskie on: September 26, 2009
Ang buwang karami-rami kong ine-expect na mangyari ay talaga namang matatapos na lamang nang wala pa ring nangyayari. Hahaha..
Bakit ka nyo?
Buti naman at mayroong magandang nangyari sa buwan na ito kahit papaano.. Ayeeeeeeeeeee…
Ayan, nag-post lang ako ng isa kahit papaano para hindi naman ma-blangko ang buwan na ito.
Miss ko na po ang blog world kong ito at ang lahat ng mga patuloy pang napapa-click sa blog ko. Online naman po ako sa Pesbuk. Mag-pesbukan na muna tayo for the mean time na napakarami ko pa rin talagang pinagkakaabalahan at hindi makapag-blog hop.
Sana po ay safe kayong lahat ngayong napakalakas ng ulan ngayon sa Metro Manila. Pray po tayo ng mabuti para po kumapit ng husto ang ating mga bubungan at hindi tangayin ng bagyo.
Eto nga po pala latest pic namin ni boss.

Kulitan Session
Posted by: emilayskie on: August 27, 2009

Grapefruit and Olive Oil
August 2, 2009, Sunday night, when my side started to hurt a bit everytime I dance. My sister and I were trying to get some dance steps then from a music video then and I realized I can’t stretch my tummy anymore but I can still move my other body parts freely.
Next day when I woke up, some part of my tummy right under my right rib cage, started to hurt so painfully I couldn’t get up anymore. I was nearly crying trying to get help from my brother to pull me up.
The first thing that came to my mind is to consult my bestfriend Daisy, who has just recovered from appendicitis. She texted me her symptoms in the past but still strongly advised to consult a doctor as soon as possible.
There’s really no problem with me going to the doctor except that we really don’t have enough cash then to pay for consultation and laboratory in case I go directly to the doctor. That was the day I was supposed to claim my last pay check from my previous employer and I had a lot of things to do. Secondly, I will have examinations the day after and I thought missing it would cause so much hassle. Had I still been employed, I would have myself checked as soon as I felt the pain because our health card covered everything. Unfortunately, I got sick after my resignation so I have to cover all my expenses alone.
After a couple of minutes of being in pain, I realized that it subsided a bit after which I was still able to take a bath and prepare to go out. I was so decided to get my check because I know I would need it in case I would need an operation.
Good thing I did. I used my money to be able to get back online and researched everything about my sickness. I know that self-diagnosis and self-medication is always not recommended. I think the same. Please don’t do as I did. I’m just so happy it worked for me.
According to my research I was able to confirm that I wasn’t suffering from appendicitis but gall stones. It was the pain coming from the upper right quadrant of my stomach right under the rib cage. Here are the symptoms taken from Medicinenet:
It is a constant pain, it does not come and go, though it may vary in intensity while it is present. It lasts for 15 minutes to 4-5 hours. If the pain lasts more than 4-5 hours, it means that a complication – usually cholecystitis – has developed. The pain usually is severe, but movement does not make the pain worse. In fact, patients experiencing biliary colic often walk about or writhe (twist the body in different positions) in bed trying to find a comfortable position. Biliary colic often is accompanied by nausea. Most commonly, biliary colic is felt in the middle of the upper abdomen just below the sternum. The second most common location for pain is the right upper abdomen just below the margin of the ribs. Occasionally, the pain also may be felt in the back at the lower tip of the scapula on the right side. On rare occasions, the pain may be felt beneath the sternum and be mistaken forangina or a heart attack. An episode of biliary colic subsides gradually once the gallstone shifts within the duct so that it is no longer obstructing.
- Gender. Gallstones form more commonly in women than men.
- Age. Gallstone prevalence increases with age.
- Obesity. Obese individuals are more likely to form gallstones than thin individuals.
- Pregnancy. Women who have beenpregnant are more likely to form gallstones than women who have not been pregnant. Pregnancy increases the risk for cholesterol gallstones because during pregnancy, bile contains more cholesterol, and the gallbladder does not contract normally.
- Birth control pills and hormone therapy The increased levels of hormones caused by either treatment mimics pregnancy.
- Rapid weight loss. Rapid weight loss by whatever means, very low calorie dietsor obesity surgery, causes cholesterol gallstones in up to 50% of individuals. Many of the gallstones will disappear after the weight is lost, but many do not. Moreover, until they are gone, they may cause problems.
- Crohn’s disease. Individuals with Crohn’s disease of the terminal ileum are more likely to develop gallstones. Gallstones form because patients with Crohn’s disease lack enough bile acids to solubilize the cholesterol in bile. Normally, bile acids that enter the small intestine from the liver and gallbladder are absorbed back into the body in the terminal ileum and are secreted again by the liver into bile. In other words, the bile acids recycle. In Crohn’s disease, the terminal ileum is diseased. Bile acids are not absorbed normally, the body becomes depleted of bile acids, and less bile acids are secreted in bile. There are not enough bile acids to keep cholesterol dissolved in bile, and gallstones form.
- Increased blood triglycerides. Gallstones occur more frequently in individuals with elevated blood triglyceride levels.
How to cure gall stones?
The standard treatment for gallstones is through Cholecystectomy (surgical removal of the gall bladder).
So what happened to me?
Going back to my story, since I was so afraid of any type of operation (which by the way happened to my bossing’s father for the same illness) I decided I would try the gallbladder flush that I read from this article. After all, I realized, olive oil and grapefruit wouldn’t kill me anyway.
The following procedure is based on: Natural Liver Therapy by Christopher Hobbs, L. Ac., Botanica Press, Capitola, CA (1993).
- Eat only whle foods (un-refined foods) without fat for a whole day.
- About an hour before bedtime (on an empty stomach), drink ¼-cup of extra virgin cold pressed olive oil mixed with ¼-cup of freshly squeezed lemon juice. Repeat this process every 15 minutes until a total of 1 cup each of olive oil and lemon juice is finished. An alternative to this procedure is to replace lemon juice with freshly-squeezed grapefruit juice. ½ cup of grapefruit juice can be used each time. A total of 1½ to 2 cups of grapefruit juice is required. It works well and tastes better than lemon juice.
- Go to bed immediately and lie on your right side.
- The next morning take 1 litre (approximately 4 cups) of warm distilled or filtered water containing two level teaspoons of un-iodized sea salt. Alternatively the addition of juice from half a lemon may be used in place of the sea salt.
- Eat only softly cooked vegetables and broth the second day. The gallstones should come out some time during the second day.
The stones that come out are usually dark green or black in colour. They may also be brown, off-white, green, or rarely, red in colour. Stones crushed by Gold Coin Grass (GCG) may come out in any shape including flat pieces or sand.
To be honest with you, I didn’t count how many stones got out of me the next day. I can just tell you that I voweled five times the next day and I could still feel the olive oil whenever I wash! Wahahaha.. The only proof I was able to get was a brownish, odorless, crushed-stone-like mark on my underwear. Hahaha.. I actually thought it was poop but that never happened to me eversince I became toilet trained. Hihihi..
The next best thing that happened was I didn’t feel that severe pain anymore! Woohhhooo! It’s already been three weeks since I flushed and I am continuously monitoring my self-diagnosed illness up to now. This week I’m planning to do another flush and then have myself checked as soon as I get my Makati resident Yellow Card which I renewed. Also, I have been constantly eating lots of apples as advised by research, everytime I have the chance to go to a grocery.
Lesson learned?
I realized that health is the most important factor in life that we can nourish and control but sickness is not controllable. It attacks every person at your most unexpected timing, even those who don’t smoke, don’t drink or don’t do drugs, like me! I can feel that this is God’s way of warning me to be more responsible in taking care of my health as well as my family’s.
I thought for a second that I was actually dying. LOL. I wouldn’t want to leave my bossing too early. I have lots to share with him in life. I couldn’t give up just yet, I thought. And if I want to live longer I know that I have to be more conscious about every aspect of my life, may it be health, family, education, spirituality or sociality (Nux! Kailangan talaga di mawawala eh noh? Haha..)
Posted by: emilayskie on: August 12, 2009

Si Bossing nung huli naming pictorial
Tinatanggap ko na talaga na mas sikat na si bossing kesa sa akin. Bakit ka nyo?
Pero sa totoo lang tuwing lalabas kami na kasama ang anak ko, nape-pressure ako na magpaganda o kaya magbihis ng maganda dahil napakataas ng expectations ng mga tao kapag nakikita nila si bossing. Ang tanging silbi ko lagi ay escort, o kaya yaya. Buti na lang mejo hindi PA patapon ang beauty ng lola mo. Nakaka-cope up pa kahit papaano.
So kumusta na nga ba si bossing?
Two years old and nine months na si bossing. Sa October pa sya magta-tatlong taong gulang. Hindi naman ako nagpa-plano ng engrandeng handaan. Siguro pag-eight na lang nya ulit. By that time siguro naka-graduate na ako. Kung hindi man ako naka-graduate ay nag-asawa na ako ng matandang mayamang madaling mamatay (4M’s). Haha.. Joke lang po.

Si Bossing at ang kanyang Yaya
Bagong Hirit