email/text msg banter

• SIS / I'm eating a…"Ruth Ruth! Baby Ruth!"
  
• MOI / OMG, I have a funny story based on that! When I was in the car, I dropped a mini Mr. Goodbar under the seat + was really struggling to get it. But, just as I could feel where it was, I couldn't fit my hand all the way under. That's when I started saying aloud, "Baby RUTH! RUTH!" to J.
  
• BRO / Thats so freakin funny! The baby ruth story. HAHAHAH! Now i want chocolate.
  
• MOI / *throws Snickers bars to JAX + MIA*

Blogger now in "Filipino"

Blogger now in "Filipino"
Originally uploaded by +kdis

Oh yey! Is it in Tagalog? Or Bikolnon? Maybe Ilokano? Humm...









How about Taglish?



_ 19 Feb 2k8
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post-vaccination

Week 37 // post-vaccination
Originally uploaded by +kdis

There are a number of vaccinations + prescriptions each of us are required to receive before our India trip for the prevention of certain diseases. So, I made an appointment at the infectious disease travel clinic + in one day, I received a total number of 4 shots—1 in my right deltoid [for Hepatitis A/B] + 3 in my left deltoid [for Typhoid, Tetanus / Diphtheria / Pertussis, Polio].

These are the most shots I've ever had in the last decade, so it was a bit overwhelming. I have to say that I fared pretty well, didn't look or flinch, but felt a little faint after the fourth one. Unfortunately for me, it's not over yet. Since the Hepatitis A/B vaccination is administered in a series, I have to come back to receive 3 additional shots in a week, then 2 weeks from that, then another after a year. After the series is completed, this vaccination will last a lifetime. Let me tell you, these shots don't come cheap, but are definitely worth the expense.


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Kolkata-bound

Week 36 // Kolkata-bound
Originally uploaded by +kdis

On a mission...
At the end of March, myself + 10 others from NCC will embark on a 12-day trip to Calcutta. We will be volunteering our time with Calcutta Mercy Ministries [CMM]. While we are there, we will have the immense privilege to work alongside the staff + volunteers at CMM, and to serve the people of Calcutta in a variety of practical ways: including assisting the feeding program, painting + repair work on buildings to conducting arts programs. In addition, I will have the opportunity to capture the stories of the trip and the children treated at the Calcutta Mercy Hospital through photography. Along with our time at CMM, we will also volunteer at Missionaries of Charity, which is a Mother Teresa charitable organization.

To give you some additional background on Calcutta Mercy Ministries, they do a wide variety of work, which includes feeding more than 25,000 people daily; they have established more than 700 churches, 50 schools, a hospital, vocational schools, teacher's training college, a school of nursing, children's home, rural medical clinics, and village Mercy Centers.

The trip will also include a visit to the Taj Mahal in Agrah on our way back to the U.S., which will be such an amazing experience. I believe this trip will be an unforgettable one. Not only will I have the opportunity to help the people of Calcutta in a number of ways, I will also get to travel to new land so full of beauty + culture.

The total cost of our trip is $3,000 + we have a deadline of March 24, 2008. If you feel moved to support us by contributing a financial gift towards our cause, please feel free to email me* + I will give you more information on how to do so. Any amount would help and will be greatly appreciated. Also, all donations are tax-deductible for those of you in the U.S.

I thank you all for your good thoughts, friendship, + support. :)



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