CONVALESCENCE

Tubes out!

That goes for the thoracentesis, the urinary drainage system, and the nasal cannula to vaporize an accidental butt flash with quick smokes along Sta. Ignacia Street where I chased papers that will enable a P200,000 medical assistance.

Discharged!

Five bundles of cash prepared by two curious bank tellers quickly devoured by the hospital's bill counter --- P916,410.21 of P1,063,525.31including a contested P7,183.00 from the blood bank minus PWD and PhilHealth discounts --- but we waited 3 hours to be discharged after signing a written promise that I will be back to settle the remaining P100,000.00 balance. 

Make up! 

There was that episode at the parking lot and the sultry muskiness of the MILF in Bakal 2 amidst a flurry of emails and virtual meetings as Bulan finally accomplished OPLAN DOH-MIFIP while three other fund raising projects were initiated in Guimba, Munoz and San Jose.

I finally got my May remittance too and it smelled of Wedneday's kapukan, Thursday's inihaw na liempo, and MASP's pulutan smorgasbord on Friday. 

On the road!

I was able to squeeze in two short rides --- the first to seek the intercession of our village's patron saint and the second as a pre-celebration for the imminent endorsement of the  ASEAN Declaration on Care and Resilience --- as OPLAN PCSO was launched on Sunday during an 8-hour transit in Bangkok for the regional convening in Phnom Penh...