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Only in the Philippines- uniquely Pinoy

Sunday, March 29th, 2009 at 12:00 pm  
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I hate insomnia! I have suffered insomnia for years, and caffeine has nothing to do with it whatsoever. I can go on for days without caffeine and still only get 3-4 hours broken sleep at best. I thought I’d cured my insomnia because in the last 4 weeks, I had been sleeping well without the aid of sleeping pills. Then since last Monday, my insomnia is back with a vengeance. I used to watch dvd movies when I’m awake at 1:00 am, or browse at Ebay and break my bank account before day break. These days I prowl between LIP ‘n LIC forums or write draft articles for Rusty. Much healthier for my bank balance -LOL!

I was prowling on Bob’s LIP forum yesterday and had a good laugh at (Pommie) John Grant’s “You know you are Filipino if…” article. So I remembered I actually found and saved an article written by another Pommie, Matthew Sutherland, a journalist based in the Philippines. I don’t know if he still is?

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Feeling Better

Wednesday, March 25th, 2009 at 7:49 pm  
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Lupus Recovery Day and Education for Those not Afflicted

Jessie had been predicting I was going to have a rough few days. It is not uncommon for me to wilt like an octopus out of the water once I’ve had a few days, or even a day of fun, especially if the fun was in the sun. My hair lost its red because I stopped going into the sun, one of my high school friends noted that when we re-connected last week. That is because the sun made me sick. As a kid, a hard day of play in the sun left me with strep throat the next day on several occasions.

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Lent and a Little Self Assessment for Me

Wednesday, March 25th, 2009 at 8:54 am  
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Putting Myself Under the Microscope

A few days ago someone visited this site using the name Mike in Manila. He made me angry and others reacted negatively to his comments. His comment was insensitive and unkind. They were condescending like many people are to over weight people. He post comments as Mike in Manila. Some people emailed me calling hm an “ass” or a “jerk.” Frankly, I agree but my response to him was not that of a Christian, well it was that of a Christian, a flawed one. It was not a good response based on the One I choose to follow. That one being Jesus Christ.

I think my response made me an ass and a jerk. So that is my self assessment and hopefully an acknowledgment to myself that I need too do better next time I am confronted with the same kind of thing and will be again. Its not easy to react in the proper way. It is very easy to react in a selfish, prideful way. There are lots of reasons it that make my reaction understandable but none-the-less still unhelpful.