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Thursday, November 21, 2019

Magingat sa kalmot at kagat ng alagang hayop

2nd shot scheduled antirabies
21st of November 2019
Navotas Wellness Center

May alaga kaming maliit na kuting na pusa sa bahay.
Alaga, as in pinapakain ng tama, may maayos na tulugan at pinapaliguan kapag kailangan na. In short, border na free ang board at lodging.
Nakita ko siya noon sobrang liit pa, kinakausap ko sumasagot sa pagmiyaw niya, puting-puti at may asul na kulay na mga mata. In short, kaakit-akit alagaan kaya dinala ko na sa bahay.

"Mina" The four-legged feline creature
May mga magaganda naman daw na bagay ang dulot ng pagaalaga ng hayop gaya ng nakabubuti ito sa emotional intelligence ng mga bata at ganun din sa mga may edad na.
Pero sa kabila nito, hindi dapat natin inaalis ang pangamba na maaaring magdulot ito ng panganib sa ating mga buhay...dahil sa rabies na dala nito na maaaring makuha sa pamamagitan ng kalmot o kagat ng alagang pusa o aso.
Hindi nalalayo ang usaping ito sa nangyari sa aking panganay na anak na si Althea.
Kung saan sa hindi inaasahang pangyayari, nakalmot ito ang aming alagang pusa na si "Mina".
Isang mahabang kalmot sa kanyang kanang braso ang naiwan pagkatapos magpumiglas ang pusa na kumawala sa pagkakabuhat nito.
Sunod na eksena nagkukumahog na kami patungo sa Ospital ng Navotas at doon kami pinayuhan na dalhin ito sa San Lazaro Hospital upang maturukan ng kinakailangang antirabies.
Pero nung magawi kami doon ng gabi, iminungkahi nilang magbalik ng kinabukasan ng alas-otso ng umaga.
At mula doon, nagpagpasiyahn naming magasawa na dalhin na lamang sa pinakamalapit na Wellness Center sa Navotas kung saan makapagbibigay sila doon ng libreng turok ng mga antirabies na kinakailangan nito upang maiwasan ang pagkalat ng nakamamatay na mikrobyo sa katawan nito.
Facade of Navotas Wellness Center
19th of November 2019
Navotas City

Ngunit 'tila hindi umaayon ang sitwasyon at pagkakataon sa aming pamilya...dahil sa isang maliit na coupon bond size na papel nakalathala ang anunsyong ubos na ang libreng antirabies vaccine para sa mga nakalmot o nakagat ng pusa, aso, daga at marami pang iba.

Nakakabigla pa na sa impormasyong ibinigay ng staff ng Wellness Center tatlong magkakaibang gamot ang kailangang iturok dito.
Una, ang speeda na ang halaga sa Mercury Drug ay P1, 199 pero pwedeng maghanap ng isa pang pasyente doon at maghati ang dalawa sa pagbili nito.

Speeda

Nagbibigay daw ito ng immunity sa sinumang nakagat o nakalmot ng hayop matapos mangyari ang insedente.
Nariyan din ang "Equirab" na nagkakahalaga naman ng P1800 pero bibilhin ng pasyente ng magisa. Na para sa akin ay napakabigat sa bulsa ng pangkaraniwang pamilya.
Equirab

Ang equirab naman ay nagtataglay ng antiviral substances na nakuha mula sa  healthy blood serum ng isang kabayo na naimmunized upang lumaban o magprotekta sa katawan ng taong nagkaroon ng rabies.
Pero minabuti namin na sa unang araw ng pagbisita dahil mahal nga ang gamot ay maghagilap na lang muna kami ng halagang ipambibili dito.
Navotas Wellness Center Office

Antitetanus shot for Althea

Tinurukan din si Althea ng antitetanus bago ito umalis na meron naman ang Wellness Center.
Nakakabagabag ang madaliang pagkaubos ng mga nabanggit na antirabies na kailangan ng bawat pasyente sa aming lungsod.
Dahil kami nga mismo ay hirap na bilhin ito, paano pa ang ilan sa mga kababayan nating nagdarahop sa buhay?
Bago ang nasabing pagturok, standard operating procedure ng mga ito na siguraduhing walang anumang nakababahalang reaksyon sa katawan ng pasyente ang mga antirabies.
Sa pamamagitan ng isang injection, bibilugan ang maliit na bahagi ng tinurukan gamit ang ballpen. Dito na rin ilalagay ang oras na tatagal ng labin-limang minuto, reaksyon ng balat ng bata sa itinurok na antirabies.
Mainam naman at walang anumang reaksyon si Althea. Kapag naman lumagpas sa bilog ang marka, mangangailangan ang sinumang pasyente ng mahal na gamot na ayon sa manggagamot ay mabibili lamang sa San Lazaro Hospital at nagkakahalaga ng tumataginting na P8, 000.
Navotas Wellness Center

Galing po ang inyong lingkod sa Medya, at nagkaroon po tayo ng personal na numero ng kasalukuyang alkade ng lungsod na si Toby Tiangco.
Nagpadala po tayo ng mensahe sa pamamagitan ng text tungkol sa sitwasyong ito. At inatasan ang isang pinagkakatiwalaang kawani na si Dr. Padolina upang tugunan ang kasalukuyang hinaing.

A text conversation with Mayor Toby Tiangco
City Mayor, Navotas

Nagkaroon po tayo ng pagkakatataon na makausap si Dr. Padolina sa pamamagitan ng tawag sa cellphone.

At doon nga, nabanggit nito na nakipagunayan na siya sa DOH para kawalan ng supply ng antirabies sa Navotas. Ngunit wala pa rin daw kasing tugon ang mga ito sa kanyang isinulat.
Nakipagusap na rin ito sa mga LGU's na magbigay agad ng tugon kung may maibabahagi pang antirabies sa mga kalapit na lungsod.
Pero habang ginagawa ang prosesong ito, na sa tingin ko po ay magtatagal pa...wala ng natitirang panahon sa aming anak na si Althea kaya walang kibit-balikat naming tinanggap ang sitwasyon at hinarap ang mga gastos.
Ang bawat pasyente na nakagat o nakalmot ng mga hayop ay kailangang turukan ng apat na beses ng mga nabanggit na antirabies upang hindi ito mauwi sa pagkawala ng buhay.
Sa mga hindi po nakababatid partikular na po sa lungsod ng Navotas sa pagkakapasa ng batas tungkol sa tamang pagaalaga ng hayop, ay obligasyon po ng mayari na siya ang magbayad ng anumang medical expenses ng nakagat na biktima.
Kaya kung kayo naman po ay responsible pet owners dalhin po ang inyong mga alagang hayop, irehistro sila at pabakunahan.

Equirab injection
21st November 2019
Navotas Wellness Center






Muli po nagpapaalala po tayo sa ating mga kababayan na hindi po dapat binabalewala o ipinagsasawalang bahala ang maliit man o malaking kagat/kalmot ng mga hayop.
May dala po silang nakakamamatay na rabies na maaaring kumitil sa buhay ng iyong minamahal.
Sa paunang lunas, hugasan po sa running water ang nakalmot o nakagat na bahagi ng katawan sa loob ng limang minuto at gamitan ng sabong panlaba dalhin mas malilinis nito ang bahaging maaaring infected na ng rabies.
Ngayon po, gaya namin huwag ng magdalawang-isip na ipatingin at ipagamot sila. Laging tatandaan..."Prevention is better than cure!"



Sunday, November 17, 2019

Puregold: Free Shopping For an Hour?




Who wouldn't be tempt to browse or even try how the mechanics goes if it says here you will be given a FREE SHOPPING (for 1 hour)? 🤔
This message was forwarded to me by my wife who participated in this alleged scam. 

Try to look at these photos and see if I am making a big mistakes here. 

As I read for more, I was prompted to answer 3 set of questions... 

Question no. 1
Question no. 2

Question no. 3

I tried answering the MARKETING STRATEGY rather the ONLINE SURVEY but did not finish the process where I need to share it with FB friends.


My wife gave it a try nothing happened.
Things that we need to consider...
ONE OF THE PARTICIPANT OF THE SO-CALLED MARKETING STRATEGY SHOULD BE HAVING A NOTIFICATION THAT CONTAINS A CODE THAT HE/SHE WILL PRESENT respectively in any store branches, which this specific promo lacks it.
Not even clear when is this?
No DTI code for the promo.
Not enough details how will this happen.
A specific time was given but the mechanics has so many unclear, unaswered questions.

So stop sharing guys, do not waste your datas, time, energy, and adrenaline.


Saturday, November 2, 2019

Forty and wonderful!



This very day is the coming of age.
19 years ago I turned 21.
But another age added is the realization that now I reaches my full maturity.
A lot of things happened and is continuously happening.

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A little history

Not so many years ago, a name Rodolfo Garabot was born in Tondo Hospital, Navotas. The eldest among 4 siblings of Oscar and Teresita.
Back then Bong was bullied.
The deeper meaning of this do not come to his senses not until he found out what causes the act.
Bong never knew that his very will to help his Mother particularly in handling home laundry job will give cues to his playmates to think that he was gay.
When I was young I never knew how big my responsibilities were...I was always answerable for so many things. Number one role was taking good care of my siblings.
I cooked for them.
I bathed them.
I cleaned the house.
Some of the responsibilities I shouldered when I was so young.
But looking at it today, those experiences prepared Bong to be ready on whatever struggles in life he will confront in the future.

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Bong the explorer

When Bong was still a child, he never waste time to enjoy his childhood. He played every game a child wishes to do. Bong played patentero, luksong baka, text, marbles, hide and seek, football, volleyball, pingpong and many many more.
But one obvious observation brought out by one childhood friend...Bong knew how to lead and practiced leadership when he was still a child.
A strong character that defines him today.

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Bong and his talents

One time, Bong remembered he used to compete singing with a childhood playmate. The motivation at the time to win was a pot of money orchestrated by his late Godfather who made fun of listening to his very young voice who sang songs from the bottom of his heart.
But Bong said finding a love in singing influenced by a good friend Teresa who love to sing a song.
The very first song he revealed he memorized every lyrics was Shery Cruz's..."Sabi ko na nga ba, " it was one of the many memorable hits along with "Mr. Dreamboy" when it was released year 1989.
Meaning to say, Bong found out about this wonderful talent when he was still 10 years old.
Bong also knew how to dance but never pursued it. He was actively dancing and joined school program during his elementary days.

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Bong and his dreams

Like any other kids who has a very young mind but has limited imaginations...Bong wanted to become everyone's favorite profession a doctor.
But also dreamt of becoming an astronaut.
A very high expectations but when the truth and the reality confronted him after high school he followed a footsteps of becoming a famous journalist of one of his idol back then...kabayan Noli De Castro!
But because Bong lacks the guts he choses to be a journalist who's working behind the camera.
Bong and his other careers in life
At one point of his life Bong wanted to study more and pursued his masteral in UP Diliman, Masters in Brodcast Communication.
This opened the door for an invitation to share his learning in Tertiary, and Secondary Education.
But Bong never knew that there will be one more, one great love in putting up his own business by pursuing a family entrepreneurial side in Pastry.
Bong as husband and a father
A father of two beautiful and talented girls, eldest is Althea at 10, and his youngest Mikayla is now 4.
Married Mary Anne at the age of 29.
A protective and a caring father.
A very good and loving husband to his wife.
Bong wanted to pursue a never ending dream of alleviating his family to poverty.
Never feared working hard before but now developed an attitude of working smart for his family to meet not just daily needs but also to secure their wonderful future.

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Bong as fitness enthusiast

Number one wish is a bill of good health.
Bong loves the idea that giving much value to his health is far more important than any material thing in this world.
He wishes to have a fit body, with a well-defined midsection.
The very reason why Bong recently went back to exercising to develop a habit out of it.
That is why he is always driven, consistent, and his last option is not to give up.

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Bong and his faith

When God closes the door, he opens a window.
Bong felt the hands of God by giving him a lot of struggles.
For one, in his career.
Secondly, Bong's financial needs to support his family.
And lastly, his faith in God.
But a realization just came in, that one strong man has to have faith in God.
Bong thought before that believing he can handle everything in his own hands was all that he needs.
But the struggles that the family and him went through made his faith in God in more stronger!