For the past few months, I have been accompanying my mother to the healing sessions of Father Joey Faller. My mother has been diagnosed with hepatocelllular carcinoma or liver cancer. Since traditional medicine has not been able to help, she decided to attend Father Joey Faller's healing masses.
For those who may not know Father Joey Faller, he is a healing priest and he holds regular healing mass every first wednesday of the month in Megamall. He also holds his healing mass at TV stations every first Sunday of the month.
Wonders never cease me whenever I see people who are not able to walk for a period of time walking down the chapel aisle after Father Faller has prayed over them. As they say faith can move mountains. When people have little or no hope, they can ask for strenght in prayers to a Supreme Being that can give them the strenght that they need in order to go on.
Father Faller's healing masses do not require you to pay him for anything. There are no Stampita or towels or hankies that you need to buy from his staff in order to attend his healing mass. But he does require the people attending to have faith and pray during the healing session. What purpose would one have or what good would it do if you just attend the event to be touched by a man who has made many small miracles and not believe in what he does?
God bless people like Father Joey Faller. He may not really heal everyone physically, but he can certainly give peace to the weary souls of the people who attend his healing mass.
Wednesday, May 6, 2009
Monday, May 4, 2009
Here Comes the Rain Again
A lot of people were surprised by the sudden onset of rain these past few weeks. When most of us were bracing for hot summer months, what we got was cold, rainy weather. This may have dimmed the hopes of people planning to spend their summer by the beach or swimming resorts. But for most people, the transition to a milder weather was welcome.
For my part, I braced myself and my mother for the sweltering heat by buying an airconditioner. I had it installed around the first week of April in preparation for the summer heat. The appliance cost me about half of what I usually get as my net pay working in a call center. But I said that paying for that amount will be worth all the comfort once the summer heat sets in.
Now that the rainy season has come early, I was only able to use the aircon for two nights. Sometimes when I am bundled beneath my blankets, relishing the cold night air after the rain, I wonder if I may have bought the aircon in a bad time. With the mild weather we have never used the aircon again after those two nights prior to the onset of rain. Talk about bad choices.
The weather forecasters have not yet announced the end of the summer season. For them the rains are just abnormal occurences brought about global warming. One thing is for sure, that the rains have come again here in the Philippines.
For my part, I braced myself and my mother for the sweltering heat by buying an airconditioner. I had it installed around the first week of April in preparation for the summer heat. The appliance cost me about half of what I usually get as my net pay working in a call center. But I said that paying for that amount will be worth all the comfort once the summer heat sets in.
Now that the rainy season has come early, I was only able to use the aircon for two nights. Sometimes when I am bundled beneath my blankets, relishing the cold night air after the rain, I wonder if I may have bought the aircon in a bad time. With the mild weather we have never used the aircon again after those two nights prior to the onset of rain. Talk about bad choices.
The weather forecasters have not yet announced the end of the summer season. For them the rains are just abnormal occurences brought about global warming. One thing is for sure, that the rains have come again here in the Philippines.
Friday, April 24, 2009
Expressing my Outrage
Was watching the evening news today. If you're from the Philippines, you should be familiar with the Subic Rape case. Now for those unfamiliar with this case, this is about a Filipina who was raped by an American serviceman back in 2006. The reason for my outrage is that it seems that the American serviceman who was convicted in our courts got acquitted. Not only acquitted, but was able to slip away from Philippine soil without a trace.
My outrage comes from the fact that this person may not have been in custody at the US Embassy as we were all led to believe. There was even a press statement with the photograph of this person with a known Philippine official verifying that he is still in the Philippines. The US government refused to turn him over to be incarcerated in our jails when he was first convicted in 2006.
When the press checked our aiports and immigration, they were not able to find any documentation that the said American serviceman left the Philippines yesterday as soon as the American consulate was able to verify that he was indeed acquitted, as they claim.
I feel sad that our own government cannot control people like these just because he is an American and that holding him accountable will sever ties with the American government. I express my outrage for those rape victims and women exploited by foreigners because they are poor. Not only was the filipina victim raped, but so was our justice system and the public trust. We trusted the word given by the American consulate here in Manila that the person was still in their custody. Now how can they explain that the person has no documentation that he left the Philippines? Does this mean that being an American, they can just come and go as they please?
My outrage comes from the fact that this person may not have been in custody at the US Embassy as we were all led to believe. There was even a press statement with the photograph of this person with a known Philippine official verifying that he is still in the Philippines. The US government refused to turn him over to be incarcerated in our jails when he was first convicted in 2006.
When the press checked our aiports and immigration, they were not able to find any documentation that the said American serviceman left the Philippines yesterday as soon as the American consulate was able to verify that he was indeed acquitted, as they claim.
I feel sad that our own government cannot control people like these just because he is an American and that holding him accountable will sever ties with the American government. I express my outrage for those rape victims and women exploited by foreigners because they are poor. Not only was the filipina victim raped, but so was our justice system and the public trust. We trusted the word given by the American consulate here in Manila that the person was still in their custody. Now how can they explain that the person has no documentation that he left the Philippines? Does this mean that being an American, they can just come and go as they please?
Thursday, April 23, 2009
First there was Spam, Now comes BACN
Yep, you've read it right. Spam and BACN. No, I've not misspelled bacon and I'm not referring to food here. BACN is the new technical term for those marketing emails that gets to your inbox. Spam is when you get unsolicited emails that flood your inbox and may contain harmful files.
Now with BACN, you subscribe to these spam emails. It is when you fill out a form or join a forum or website that you will subscribe to a newsletter or agree to receive updates. It's those small checkboxes usually at the bottom of the registration page that you either disregard or unclick in order not to receive any marketing emails.
Basically they're both marketing or advertisement emails, the only difference is how it gets to your inbox. With spam, the advertising companies pays another third party company to get a list of email addresses that they can use. With BACN, you submit your email address to the advertising company by subscribing to a service or registering.
Now with BACN, you subscribe to these spam emails. It is when you fill out a form or join a forum or website that you will subscribe to a newsletter or agree to receive updates. It's those small checkboxes usually at the bottom of the registration page that you either disregard or unclick in order not to receive any marketing emails.
Basically they're both marketing or advertisement emails, the only difference is how it gets to your inbox. With spam, the advertising companies pays another third party company to get a list of email addresses that they can use. With BACN, you submit your email address to the advertising company by subscribing to a service or registering.
Writer's Block
Am supposed to finish a ten page article that is due tomorrow evening but nothing seems to make sense with the words that I am typing. Allow me to blame it on the pain that I have endured during my dentist appointment and I am now suffering from post traumatic stress. Just want to blame someone (or something) for my inadequacy to write. ^_^
Disappointed with my Dentist
It's been some years since I last visited a dentist. I just found a dentist who holds her clinic next to the clinic of my mothers' cardiologist.She was endorsed by my health care plan provider so I set up an appointment. I asked to have a simple teeth cleaning and the doctor examined my enamels.
The dentist decided to fix my front teeth. Now I have two front teeth that already have ceramic fillings. These teeth fillings were made by a cute dentist thirteen years ago and was crafted so beautifully that no one ever guessed that there are fillings on my front teeth.She was able to point out a small dot of black in between my teeth that had the fillings and said that these also needed to be fixed. I agreed. I asked what kind of filling she would use, she replied that she would use the one that is the same color of my teeth.
So I sat there for an hour with her drilling away at my front teeth, enduring the pain. My pain treshold is quite low and I had to ask her to stop quite a few times. When she announced that she was finished, I sighed with relief and was ready to run out of the dentists office. But something made me sit for another thirty minutes in that dentist chair.
When I closed my mouth it was nothing like the ones that I had thriteen years ago. I could not close or bite because the fillings were too thick. The dentist knew immediately what was wrong and asked me to sit back while she tried to fix it. Many times she asked me to bite, gnash, bite, gnash. In my frustration and pain, I just said that it was ok and went out in order to end my painful ordeal.
Looking back, the dentist who made my teeth fillings thirteen years ago was incomparable with the dentist that I visited today. I no longer know his name, but if I did, surely I would go back to his dental office and have him do whatever needs to be done with my teeth. He drilled almost half of one tooth, but as far as I can recall there was little or no pain and the work that he did was so great that it looked as if it was not a teeth filling but part of real teeth. And they were very smooth.
Now when I run my tongue over the teeth that have the new fillings, they are rough. When I got home, I examined them closely and I could see the bump of the fillings protuding from my teeth. Worst of all, I had to pay this dentist P1200 for her work on top of my dental insurance.
So for those who have regular dentists who do great jobs on your teeth, always remember their name, their clinic, and their number in case you need to have work done on your teeth again. It was a mistake on my part not to get a regular dentist. Now I have to pay the price for my folly.
The dentist decided to fix my front teeth. Now I have two front teeth that already have ceramic fillings. These teeth fillings were made by a cute dentist thirteen years ago and was crafted so beautifully that no one ever guessed that there are fillings on my front teeth.She was able to point out a small dot of black in between my teeth that had the fillings and said that these also needed to be fixed. I agreed. I asked what kind of filling she would use, she replied that she would use the one that is the same color of my teeth.
So I sat there for an hour with her drilling away at my front teeth, enduring the pain. My pain treshold is quite low and I had to ask her to stop quite a few times. When she announced that she was finished, I sighed with relief and was ready to run out of the dentists office. But something made me sit for another thirty minutes in that dentist chair.
When I closed my mouth it was nothing like the ones that I had thriteen years ago. I could not close or bite because the fillings were too thick. The dentist knew immediately what was wrong and asked me to sit back while she tried to fix it. Many times she asked me to bite, gnash, bite, gnash. In my frustration and pain, I just said that it was ok and went out in order to end my painful ordeal.
Looking back, the dentist who made my teeth fillings thirteen years ago was incomparable with the dentist that I visited today. I no longer know his name, but if I did, surely I would go back to his dental office and have him do whatever needs to be done with my teeth. He drilled almost half of one tooth, but as far as I can recall there was little or no pain and the work that he did was so great that it looked as if it was not a teeth filling but part of real teeth. And they were very smooth.
Now when I run my tongue over the teeth that have the new fillings, they are rough. When I got home, I examined them closely and I could see the bump of the fillings protuding from my teeth. Worst of all, I had to pay this dentist P1200 for her work on top of my dental insurance.
So for those who have regular dentists who do great jobs on your teeth, always remember their name, their clinic, and their number in case you need to have work done on your teeth again. It was a mistake on my part not to get a regular dentist. Now I have to pay the price for my folly.
Tuesday, April 21, 2009
Where to live?
Because I've quit my job recently to take care of my mother who is old and sick, I may have to give up my house. I have failed paying for the mortgage these past few months, not because I don't have the money to pay, but because I want to have a certain amount in my bank account in case of any medical emergency for my mom. I don't want to go through the same stress two years ago where I had nothing in my bank and she got sick. The company I was working for then could not enroll her as my medical insurance dependent because she was overage.
I live in a quiet village just a few kilometers away from the city. I chose to live here because i was sick of the noise and dirt and pollution of the city. It's a bit rustic and public transportation can be difficult sometimes, but it has been my haven for the past three years.
My brother is now urging me to get a condo unit within the city area. But I don't want to. I still prefer a small house or townhouse where I can do a little gardening and can paint my walls purple if I want to.
I live in a quiet village just a few kilometers away from the city. I chose to live here because i was sick of the noise and dirt and pollution of the city. It's a bit rustic and public transportation can be difficult sometimes, but it has been my haven for the past three years.
My brother is now urging me to get a condo unit within the city area. But I don't want to. I still prefer a small house or townhouse where I can do a little gardening and can paint my walls purple if I want to.
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