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I Want My Own Cake
In a few days, I will be celebrating another birthday. For the people who know me, this is not to remind you to give me a gift (but I hope it affords you enough time to shop for one, hah!). Yes, I m...
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Birthday Prayer
“God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and wisdom to know the difference.” — Reinhold Niebuhr In my room of our home in Manila, was a...
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Life’s Gifts and Surprises
Another year. Another birthday. Another year older. As I ponder on my yet another birthday, I cannot deny the fact that I am not getting any younger. In a few more years, I’ll hit the big 5-0. Then not...
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Living Gift
Ten years ago, I received a “living” gift on my birthday. It was my son. Yes, he was born on my birthday. It is a gift that keeps on giving. The only downside to this gift, if there is one, is that my...
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A Somber Celebration
Last week, we had a patient in the ICU who was unwell. Unwell, is perhaps an understatement. He was of an advanced age though, as he was in his 80’s, and maybe has already lived a full life. Yet he was...
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Into the Next Frontier
I made it! With another birthday under my belt, it is official. I have outlived my father. After a certain age, people don’t like having birthdays anymore. I guess it is when the number of candles in...
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Old Man
I had another birthday. If you don’t know it yet, my son and I share the same birth date. But as he is turning into a young man, I am growing into an old man. We did not have a big celebration though,...
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