Appointment, Lesser Children of god and Apology

Dear insansapinas,

APPOINTMENT
Dapat may appointment ako ngayon sa surgeon ko for the result of the MRI but one of the team  members called last week that there is no need. Nakangiti pa raw ang liver ko. :) Hindi ko nililinis yong masamang damo. But I saw already my internal medicine specialist. Sabi niya mataas pa rin ang aking tumor mark na nakita naman sa aking sangkatutak na blood test. She asked me if I am taking meds. Sabi ko walang prescription kasi there was already too much in my system na ipinasok nila thru a tube (?) via my groin na kung hindi raw malakas ang aking katawan ay ginupo na ako.I feel the nausea, sometimes the weakness and  the other  side effects pero ipinapanood ko na lang ng CSI, NCIS, Body of Proof, Person of Interest, etc  at ibinabasa ng mga thriller novels na sa kadamihan, isang chapter palang alam ko na kung sino ang criminal. AHEM. Pero nafamiliar din ako sa mga AK47, M16, Glock at mga IED. Ahem.  But I do not watch  TV series about doctors or hospitals. Naaah. Nakakadepress.`  I still have to see my onco.That's the latest from PAGASA. hehehe


Lesser Children of gods
 In my blog talo pa niya ang astronaut, I quoted an artcle written by Antonio Montalvan II about a government official with a cabinet rank (lesser children of god) who has a wangwang attitude. The lady referred to wrote an apology and explained her side. (see below the copy en toto). I commend her for the apology but the explanation confirmed the obvious that the people are not really the bosses of these elected  and appointed officials to quote: .

I was assisted by our representative and accorded service by Naia, a normal courtesy extended to Cabinet secretaries, senators and congresspersons.

Ginamit pa niya ang disabled niyang kapatid, doon din pala ang tuloy. Ibaba kilay.


One time in San Francisco, I was meeting my TSIKItiNG GUBAT girl at the SFO (airport yon, hindi city, oy) She was late in coming out. Hindi ko nakita sa monitor. Nakalabas na si Mayor Lim na madalas pumunta sa SF noon.


Sabi ni TG, meron daw kasing Senator na galit na galit at bakit daw siya hindi pinapagamit ng VIP room paglabas niya baka raw dumugin siya ng mga tao pag doon siya lumabas sa ordinary exit. Sino naman kayang dudumog sa kaniya ay hindi naman siya kilala sa SF. Kahit mga Pinoy, hindi siya papansinin kasi mabilisan lang ang pagsundo doon. Pantasyadora. Akala niya nasa Pinas pa siya na iba ang trato sa mga gods at pati mga lesser children of god.


When I came home to the Philippines last year, I used the wheelchair service not because I am cripple but at the time, I feel easily exhausted. Eight months after, I was again diagnosed with cancer. (kuleet kasi) Alam naman ninyo ang airport dito sa States, ang laki, Bago ka makarating sa gate na papasukan mo, parang nilakad mo ang Makati papuntang Pasay. Minsan kailangan ka pang sumakay ng tren.




I requested the travel agent to arrange the service and I reminded the stewardesses of my needs. Pagdating sa Pilipinas, you do not have to tell the stewardesses. Mayroon ng mga tao sa NAIA na may mga wheelchair na nakaabang. Ang alam ko walang mga suweldo ito at yon ang kanilang pinagkakakitaan. 


When I went to immigration, ang linyang yon ay para lang sa mga disabled, US citizens at diplomats. Kakita-kita ko ba naman may babaeng sumingit at may dalang maraming passports. Sus. Ang style talaga bulok pa rin. Sa katagalan naming naghintay, pwede pa kaming nagscrabble ng aking katabi. TSEH. Samantalng sa Japan, kahit na ultimong singit ng aking jacket ay binusisi, mabilis ang processing ng papel ng mga may disability issues. It took them 20 minutes to bring and process us in the immigration and back again to the airplane. Sa kalakihan ng airport, tumatakbo yong mga Japanese na nagtutulak ng wheelchair mo. Gusto kong sumigaw ng WEEEEEE.



Apology


http://opinion.inquirer.net/15103/nicolas%E2%80%99-%E2%80%98rough-patch%E2%80%99

Antonio Montalvan II’s column, “The people are not her bosses” (Inquirer, 10/10/11) unfortunately paints an uneven picture of the wangwang-less’ society that this administration has been trying to champion. Kindly allow me the space to explain my side of the story.

I was traveling via Legazpi to our hometown, Sorsogon, accompanied by my two brothers—Pastor Francis, and our older brother who is wheelchair-bound. Before I arrived, he was accorded public assistance by the Ninoy Aquino International Airport Authority (Naia) through an earlier request. He was the “sickly” person mentioned in the article. The same assistance may be requested by senior citizens or disabled passengers from the Naia any time.

The Commission on Filipinos Overseas has efficient registration desks at both airport terminals for our kababayans who leave the country with immigrant visas and for spouses and partners of foreign nationals. I was assisted by our representative and accorded service by Naia, a normal courtesy extended to Cabinet secretaries, senators and congresspersons.

I apologize for any inconvenience I may have caused Montalvan and others. My concern for my wheelchair-bound brother contributed to my lack of sensitivity to the raw nerves of our fellow passengers stuck in long lines at the airport due to the PAL Employees Association (Palea) strike. It was never my intention to be “more entitled than all of them.” It is definitely not in my character and it is not conceivable in my long history of public service “to do… something… behind… the public’s backs.” Like President Aquino, we all want the same wangwang-less society, but sometimes we need to go through some rough patches along the way. This was my rough patch.

—IMELDA M. NICOLAS,

chair, Commission on Filipinos Overseas,

Pinaysaamerika