On PCL Day Unknown

Rehab program at present:

• Ultrasound with Fatsum Gel for 10 minutes
• Tense with leg elevated plus weights on knees 20 minutes
• Stretching foot to butt or til saan lang kaya = 3 times
• En-dynamic a) weak leg with 6 seconds hold/rest 15 minutes; resistance = 2.5 b) strong leg 20 reps; resistance = 6; c) both legs 20 reps; resistance = 6
• Stationary bike with no resistance for 15 minutes (yes! finally naka bike na ako!)
• Up and down the stairs with small steps = 5 rounds
• Walking with cane for 5 rounds

Things to work on:

• stretching! try to remove the lag. tan gina! masakit!
• be more conscious of my form while walking. avoid the limp and bounce.

Goal:

• Jogging na by 3rd month!

On Center of Attention

On the first meeting you were pakipot. You distanced yourself for whatever reasons. Then you criticized them. You commented that you don't like them and said not so nice things.

Apparently that was just a show. An evil scheme. A plot to get their attention so you can be the star. Now that you have a new bunch of “friendly friends” you neglect me like a speck of dust. Amidst a group you do not acknowledge my presence instead greet everyone else I am with.

After all the bashing you are now “friendly friends”. You are feeling close with matching touch-touch-akbay-haplos pa. Despite the meaningful looks you still continue. Good thing I chose my friends and they are gentlemen.

Then again, ang tipo kong mga lalake ay maginoo at medyo bastos. Center of attention ka nga at pinag-uusapan. Pero kung alam mo lang, madaming hindi magagandang bagay ang pinagsasabi tungkol sa iyo.

On Unsaid

Nasabi ko na ata lahat sa bestfriend ko.
Maliban na lang siguro na mahal ko siya.

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On K.I.T.

I am not good at keeping in touch. I guess that is the reason why I do not have close friends. I take the initiative to keep the communication alive through occasional emails and texts. I ponder if I am being too makulit already because eventually we drift apart. Or maybe they are just too busy and occupied with their own lives that I do not fit in it anymore. :(

But YOU are an exception. I will never get tired of taking a time out to keep our friendship alive.

On Broken

When people first saw me in crutches they could not help but ask what happened to me. I appreciate the concern but there comes a point wherein I got tired of explaining what happened. In the countless years I have engaged in physical activities July 11 was the first time I seriously got injured. I want to erase that memory on how I tore a ligament in a none bearing just for fun game lang.. Ang saklap. 

Three weeks ago, I graduated from crutches. Now I am using a single cane. But still I get stares and questions from people. Maybe it is due to the sterile strip under my chin due to an unfortunate event that transpired last Christmas. 

A while ago on my first day of work for 2012, the security guard asked me: Ma'am nahulog kayo?

I replied: 

Wag mo nang itanong kung bakit ako nabalian ng buto. 

Malamang nung nahulog ako sa'yo.
'Di mo ko sinalo.

Fail.