out there

i never really liked hospitals, there's something in the air that makes me uncomfortable whenever i am in it. it's not phobia. i can't remember any bad experience with Hospitals back in childhood, i ruled phobia out. anyway, last thursday my father was brought to one. the one located in Manila. for papa, it was quite normal (parang 'drive through' lang) because of his multiple problems (kidney stones, hypertension) i was never alarmed by his latest hospitalization...

last friday, i left office early (6 p.m. sharp) to meet with ate, and together we went to the hospital.

okay, the smell of hospital makes me dizzy... maybe in my past life i am a bacteria, i loathed that sanitized smell... it was suffocating.

it was arranged that i will be the one left with mama. so i was forced to camp out to the white room...

Papa is in a not that serious situation, no scary apparatus attached to his body... just a simple dextrose...

i always wanted to see things positively no matter how downgrading it seemed..

i have the reason not to take shower (but i actually did); i got to enjoy watching television 24hrs/day. catch Animax, Hero, Cinema One (Agent X-4 4) Lifestyle Channel and the rest of the channels that our cable provider do not cover. plus i get the chance to watch the Lakers' game 2 without distraction; i got to eat in fast food chains for my breakfast, luch and dinner (which is unhealthy but enjoyable)...

i got to watch House on a saturday which is quite impossible when i am home because mama always insists on tuning in to ABS all day...


anyway, it felt weird to be tired when i actually did not do anything tiring... to want to eat when i am not hungry, to want some sleep when i just woke up...

hospitals makes me feel like this.

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the nurse in-charged do not know HOUSE, and have no idea who is he nor what is the series about

i was watching it when she came for papa's injection. papa is asleep. her task took only a sec and she actually stared at the Television longer.

we had this conversation

(****legend: N=Nurse M=Me****)

(me, gigling over Cameron..can't remember exact scene...nurse distracts me)

N: ano yang pelikulang pinapanuod mo?
M: ???? (clueless, pelikula?)
(pause)
M: ahh, House
N: ??? (clueless)
M: series yan...
N: HOUSE as in Bahay?
M: ??? (bahay? -- bagal processing ko.... gutom yata ako)
M: yup, house
N: ahh, kase ako Grey's Anatomy lang pinapanuod ko
M: hmmm, i don't watch Grey's , House lang
M: you should also watch, maganda yan
M: actually season 3 na nga eh
N: ahhh

(pause then last look sa Tivo... nurse is out)

i know, i am not a good sales person nor a conversationalist pag gutom.

anyway, i hope that nurse got some drive to try and catch house... she should. i will make her. when i return to visit papa.

when i successfully persuaded her to watch house, i will try recommending numb3rs then... Franceska.... and... i will convert her to becoming a kapamilya (if she's not one)

hahahahha