Archive for 2013
Tokyo Disneyland
This is my first Disneyland trip. I have went to Enchanted Kingdom but this one is hell too far to compare.
The rides are clearly intended for youngster. There were no to-die-for rides. To be honest, it did not satisfy my sense of adventure. However, the whole area was so big that for one day you cannot explore the whole place. I really admire the dedication of the Japanese where they could stand to queue for more than an hour just to have a 5 minute ride. At first, I was like weh? seriously?
The place was big and i was sure it was safe. :)
We targeted only the main attractions of the place.
I even was amazed on how 4d film flicks become popular in Disney. There were lots of them.
I was a little sad because the haunted house was under construction. :( I was looking forward for it. And to add for the disappointment, there was supposed to be a light parade and a matsuri show in the evening. But the wind suddenly went strong and they have to cancel everything. I want to shout at the top of my lungs because of disappointment. Because we don't go to this place everyday and then finally that we were there, the main event were cut. However, the management explains all the details nicely.
I never heard anyone complain.
It was a very nice experience.
The rides are clearly intended for youngster. There were no to-die-for rides. To be honest, it did not satisfy my sense of adventure. However, the whole area was so big that for one day you cannot explore the whole place. I really admire the dedication of the Japanese where they could stand to queue for more than an hour just to have a 5 minute ride. At first, I was like weh? seriously?
The place was big and i was sure it was safe. :)
We targeted only the main attractions of the place.
I even was amazed on how 4d film flicks become popular in Disney. There were lots of them.
I was a little sad because the haunted house was under construction. :( I was looking forward for it. And to add for the disappointment, there was supposed to be a light parade and a matsuri show in the evening. But the wind suddenly went strong and they have to cancel everything. I want to shout at the top of my lungs because of disappointment. Because we don't go to this place everyday and then finally that we were there, the main event were cut. However, the management explains all the details nicely.
I never heard anyone complain.
It was a very nice experience.
Tanabata
Japsies have this festival. I wished good things to my friends and bad things to the evildoers. Bless thy hearts.
The Story behind (Wiki)
The Story behind (Wiki)
Like Qixi and Chilseok, Tanabata was inspired by the famous Chinese folklore story, "The Weaver Girl and the Cowherd". Some versions were included in the Man'yōshū, the oldest extant collection of Japanese poetry.[3]:25
Orihime (織姫 Weaving Princess), daughter of the Tentei (天帝 Sky King, or the universe itself), wove beautiful clothes by the bank of the Amanogawa (天の川 Milky Way, lit. "heavenly river"). Her father loved the cloth that she wove and so she worked very hard every day to weave it. However, Orihime was sad that because of her hard work she could never meet and fall in love with anyone. Concerned about his daughter, Tentei arranged for her to meet Hikoboshi (彦星 Cow Herder Star) (also referred to as Kengyuu (牽牛)) who lived and worked on the other side of the Amanogawa. When the two met, they fell instantly in love with each other and married shortly thereafter. However, once married, Orihime no longer would weave cloth for Tentei and Hikoboshi allowed his cows to stray all over Heaven. In anger, Tentei separated the two lovers across the Amanogawa and forbade them to meet. Orihime became despondent at the loss of her husband and asked her father to let them meet again. Tentei was moved by his daughter’s tears and allowed the two to meet on the 7th day of the 7th month if she worked hard and finished her weaving. The first time they tried to meet, however, they found that they could not cross the river because there was no bridge. Orihime cried so much that a flock of magpies came and promised to make a bridge with their wings so that she could cross the river. It is said that if it rains on Tanabata, the magpies cannot come and the two lovers must wait until another year to meet.
Sugoi! Nihonjin ha totemo subarashii da!
Santander, a place of good scenery.
I was kind of down and then my adventurous side tried to come out again. And so i sporadically decided to go to Santander alone. Yes, ALONE.
I feel sad with all the happenings around me, specially in the office. I thought that maybe if i would try to find myself through the long trip, i could find solace.
Santander is such a quiet place. The people are friendly and the seashores are still not crowded with people's wastes. It was a very nice place.
After the 4hour trip, i found myself in the shoreline of liloan. It is where you will find the mini boat stop for people from Negros. It is surely a good place to go and find peace. My goal was achieved!
My next stop would be cebu north! Yehay.
I feel sad with all the happenings around me, specially in the office. I thought that maybe if i would try to find myself through the long trip, i could find solace.
Santander is such a quiet place. The people are friendly and the seashores are still not crowded with people's wastes. It was a very nice place.
After the 4hour trip, i found myself in the shoreline of liloan. It is where you will find the mini boat stop for people from Negros. It is surely a good place to go and find peace. My goal was achieved!
My next stop would be cebu north! Yehay.
正義の味方 (Seigi no Mikata) : Ally of Justice
I have finished a tv series this year. It's about a tormented younger sister by her older sister. The older sister is pure evil but it comes out to everyone that the older sister is an Ally of justice. Her evil doing always ends up as praises to her name. By the way it is a comedy series. :)
But if you look at the different side of the story, the older sister's principles in life are actually good and worthy of appraisal. I really like the way she complains whenever she sees something wrong and against the culture of excellence in Japan (since she is an employee of the government). The only bad thing about her is she is too dependent to her younger sister that already crosses the line between sisterhood.
I really do recommend this comedy series! It's a good watch.
seigi no mikata! seigi no mikata!
正義の味方! 正義の味方!
But if you look at the different side of the story, the older sister's principles in life are actually good and worthy of appraisal. I really like the way she complains whenever she sees something wrong and against the culture of excellence in Japan (since she is an employee of the government). The only bad thing about her is she is too dependent to her younger sister that already crosses the line between sisterhood.
I really do recommend this comedy series! It's a good watch.
seigi no mikata! seigi no mikata!
正義の味方! 正義の味方!
Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate : Visual Effects at Excellence
The culture of excellence in CAPCOM maybe labeled as superb! I had just purchased the game "Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate". I have a very bad learning curve with this game. At first I was sure to sell the game because I didn't enjoyed it that much. I did not understand what was going on. All I saw was the superb visuals amplified by the 3D effect.
Later on, I realized how good the game was. It might get the players irritated for their faint-at-heart characters but as soon as you'd be "in" the game, you just can't let go of it. I love Hunter X Hunter, Fairy Tail, etc. Actually you will be playing like hunters and 魔導士 (madōshi) when you play the game. You get requests/Quests from the people and townsmen, get rewarded, trade items etc.
What an experience of having to play this game. Killing is not my interest but this game sure have awaken my sense of hunting or KILLING (devil laugh).
HAPPY HUNTING!
Later on, I realized how good the game was. It might get the players irritated for their faint-at-heart characters but as soon as you'd be "in" the game, you just can't let go of it. I love Hunter X Hunter, Fairy Tail, etc. Actually you will be playing like hunters and 魔導士 (madōshi) when you play the game. You get requests/Quests from the people and townsmen, get rewarded, trade items etc.
What an experience of having to play this game. Killing is not my interest but this game sure have awaken my sense of hunting or KILLING (devil laugh).
HAPPY HUNTING!
Rizal Memorial Library and Museum
The last time i went to this place was way back during High School! I remember the library feels like a cave. And maybe because I felt no gratitude that time, I cant remember a thing inside it. All i remember is that I did research about historical figures.
I went back there but instead of going directly to the library, i went first to the museum above. The friendly guard-on-duty told me that the museum was open and someone was there. I went up. I thought i would see interesting figures or something but all i saw there are paintings. The paintings were good. There was this big replica of the Spolarium and have a lot of pictures from the Sinulog Photo contests. But to summarize the place, it was empty. Maybe some relics or whatsoever you call them were transferred somewhere.
I thought the person that the guard mention was the janitor who at that time was cleaning a room in the museum. I was not disappointed, i was not actually expecting much. The culture of excellence of Pinoys when comes to culture and heritage is not that strong. I have seen much drama about this topic in the media. Something like the government should invest more on protecting its heritage blah blah.
What surprised me is that the library has changed BIG TIME! Excellence at work, I should say. There has been a mini internet cafe inside. And there are actually people/teens inside who are studying. I was happy seeing the view (I didnt have the chance to take pictures, I think "bawal"). The people in-charged were good too. I asked for books about the history of Cebu and a lady personally handed me some. I read for an hour. I actually love reading old books, it gives me that magical feeling. The book was old and i could see in the borrowers log that people from 1960's once borrowed it. It gave me chills and excitement.
I went back there but instead of going directly to the library, i went first to the museum above. The friendly guard-on-duty told me that the museum was open and someone was there. I went up. I thought i would see interesting figures or something but all i saw there are paintings. The paintings were good. There was this big replica of the Spolarium and have a lot of pictures from the Sinulog Photo contests. But to summarize the place, it was empty. Maybe some relics or whatsoever you call them were transferred somewhere.
I thought the person that the guard mention was the janitor who at that time was cleaning a room in the museum. I was not disappointed, i was not actually expecting much. The culture of excellence of Pinoys when comes to culture and heritage is not that strong. I have seen much drama about this topic in the media. Something like the government should invest more on protecting its heritage blah blah.
What surprised me is that the library has changed BIG TIME! Excellence at work, I should say. There has been a mini internet cafe inside. And there are actually people/teens inside who are studying. I was happy seeing the view (I didnt have the chance to take pictures, I think "bawal"). The people in-charged were good too. I asked for books about the history of Cebu and a lady personally handed me some. I read for an hour. I actually love reading old books, it gives me that magical feeling. The book was old and i could see in the borrowers log that people from 1960's once borrowed it. It gave me chills and excitement.
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| "The battle of Mactan", the eyes disturbs me. |
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| "Spolarium", the replica is actually faded. The colors are not vivid enough. |
Epilogue: Apology
This will be the last entry about me practicing my freedom of expression as a blogger regarding my perilous follow-up check up with a doctor.
I would like to apologize whatsoever, if any statement might have offended people. This is not my intention. I have made it clear from the beginning that I only would like to describe and beg for a little change on choice of words towards patients which is inclined to all medical code of ethics, and patient's rights and responsibilities there is. And also this way, i can cope up with the trauma.
The holy week is ending. I might not update further details to people who wants answers. Answering question would just build fire and i want to forget everything that happened.
Again, may the first entries serve its purpose to persuade people to know what constructive criticism is, and the importance of wise choice of words. Apology to the people that might have been troubled by this blog.
ENTRIES following this one will no longer be about Vic. I will just be enjoying my new life of blogging things about excellence. HAPPY HOLY WEEK, HAPPY SUMMER!
This saying, I quote from someone very familiar ✩:
I would like to apologize whatsoever, if any statement might have offended people. This is not my intention. I have made it clear from the beginning that I only would like to describe and beg for a little change on choice of words towards patients which is inclined to all medical code of ethics, and patient's rights and responsibilities there is. And also this way, i can cope up with the trauma.
The holy week is ending. I might not update further details to people who wants answers. Answering question would just build fire and i want to forget everything that happened.
Again, may the first entries serve its purpose to persuade people to know what constructive criticism is, and the importance of wise choice of words. Apology to the people that might have been troubled by this blog.
ENTRIES following this one will no longer be about Vic. I will just be enjoying my new life of blogging things about excellence. HAPPY HOLY WEEK, HAPPY SUMMER!
“It is unwise to be too sure of one's own wisdom. It is healthy to be reminded that the strongest might weaken and the wisest might err.”
― Mahatma Gandhi
This saying, I quote from someone very familiar ✩:
"Life is short, have a GOOD sense of humor."
The Wrath: The Final Encounter
I will try to remember everything in our consultation. This may not be 100% accurate like word by word, but im sure that the thought is there in each sentences. (This is also in reply to people who say that the Open letter is 1-sided)
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Maybe it was my fault. I can concede to that idea. I know i was wrong too. If only I followed every prescription. I could have bear every "kasaba" and some of the "insulto" if only it was done constructively (without those +**#, etc) Does he need to use ill words (words I can often hear in the gutter) to simply say that what i did was wrong? Does he need to step on my personal dignity? To make me feel stupid, to make me feel so pitiful?
I quote again (Open Letter):
"To be treated with respect and courtesy."
Disclaimer: Any words above are rephrased based on memory. Rephrasing each sentence to be bias to either party is not intentional if does exist. Apology .
M/M/1 Queue
"In queueing theory, a discipline within the mathematical theory of probability, an M/M/1 queue represents the queue length in a system having a single server, where arrivals are determined by a Poisson process and job service times have an exponential distribution"
If we will gonna compute values here as way of measuring the waiting time and response time in the clinic, then perilous numbers will be obtained. If we will gonna apply M/M/1 queueing system regarding this matter, many wont understand. To put it in layman's term: the waiting time in the clinic will challenge your sense of patience.
Yes, I know that most of the clinics are like this but then i am reminded by my blog title: culture of excellence. In that kind of culture, if you see something is wrong, we do something about it. We find ways. I may sound arrogant by saying this because its not proper to question things without even recommending solutions. But i say, I don't know how to fix this queueing problem. Im new to the professional world, the experienced practitioner should have known better. :)
To make this a 2-sided topic, I thought and contemplated: Maybe the reason things were never changed is that maybe changes will take time and money that both parties cannot afford to risk. That might add burden to the incoming patients or staffs which might agitate the cost of medicine and service etc. Which is very dependent on what solutions they can think of. Or maybe there is just nothing they can do about it. Who knows?
Ooops. So as writing above I realized, maybe there are some limit towards following the road of excellence. And maybe we have different perspective of excellence. Maybe there are things that can hinder in achieving such.
I graduated from a university labeled as "center of excellence" and still I could tell that the university has flaws. Excellence without flaws is not realistic. And so, maybe questioning someone's excellence level is a very tricky and difficult thing to do because the question will surely bounce back to the one who ask it.
But wait. Let me state a common dialogue as analogy for possible conflict of idea:
girl 1: Mura sad kag gwapa da.But we all know that this dialogue is a teenager girl's "palagot" joke, right?
girl 2: Ngano gwapa ka?
girl 1: Ngano? niingon diay ko nga gwapa ko? Niana lang ko nga dili ka gwapa!
Let me support my sentences with pictures (to be followed, i still need to edit).
You Dont Question my Ways!
It's 2013, but the title sounds like medieval.
I have a lot of classmates/friends in the medical fields. I graduated high school during the time when "Nursing" was a trend. So many of them followed the trend. For me, though i graduated on top of my batch, i chose what i believe i would love doing. I didn't follow the trend and ventured to the world of IT.
SO I asked my nurse friends if they know Verallo, the dermatologist, and tell them my story. One friend told me that she knows the doctor and knows that this doctor is known for being sarcastic.
Then a flashback of memories to me appeared. Our first encounter: he asked me what I self-medicate. I told him everything. He then prescribed me meds. So i said, just to create conversation and as an affirmation: "So dili nato nako gamiton tong cleanser nako doc?" . He replied: "Dili na. Moari ba gud ka kung effective na imong gipanggamit. Ilabay to tanan." . He replied without giving a smile and a voice of conviction. I was shocked. "Grabi ka dili approachable ani niya oe" that was in the back of my mind.
Maldito na kung malidto. Maybe that is the reason why you could see fear in all his staffs. Specially the one who is in-charged in giving medicine. When the buzzer is pressed, her eyes and mood seems troubled and scared.
I was scared too. He was like a medieval landlord who is superior enough to give the aura of "DO NOT QUESTION MY WAYS!".
Maybe this is how he run things in his clinic. Maybe this is the culture of excellence he wants to build starting there, starting with his staffs, starting with his patients..
I have a lot of classmates/friends in the medical fields. I graduated high school during the time when "Nursing" was a trend. So many of them followed the trend. For me, though i graduated on top of my batch, i chose what i believe i would love doing. I didn't follow the trend and ventured to the world of IT.
SO I asked my nurse friends if they know Verallo, the dermatologist, and tell them my story. One friend told me that she knows the doctor and knows that this doctor is known for being sarcastic.
Then a flashback of memories to me appeared. Our first encounter: he asked me what I self-medicate. I told him everything. He then prescribed me meds. So i said, just to create conversation and as an affirmation: "So dili nato nako gamiton tong cleanser nako doc?" . He replied: "Dili na. Moari ba gud ka kung effective na imong gipanggamit. Ilabay to tanan." . He replied without giving a smile and a voice of conviction. I was shocked. "Grabi ka dili approachable ani niya oe" that was in the back of my mind.
Maldito na kung malidto. Maybe that is the reason why you could see fear in all his staffs. Specially the one who is in-charged in giving medicine. When the buzzer is pressed, her eyes and mood seems troubled and scared.
I was scared too. He was like a medieval landlord who is superior enough to give the aura of "DO NOT QUESTION MY WAYS!".
Maybe this is how he run things in his clinic. Maybe this is the culture of excellence he wants to build starting there, starting with his staffs, starting with his patients..
Trauma and Anger
Many people asks me why i do this blog. This entry will be my answer.
Honestly, I dont know what to do. I tried calling my friends for advice. After the experience, i texted everyone on what to do. They suggested I go to prc, go to chonghua personnels, call a lawyer blah blah. All their suggestion added flame to my anger. I was so low during that time. One friend told me, that people in med arts, most of them are already consultants. They are untouchable. But they also told me that speaking ill words to patient is not good. I didnt reply shit words to him though shit words are thrown at me. I was raised to win a discussion not by destructive and offensive words but by dialogue's value and essence.
I tried calling prc but i see no future in that. What would i get from that? Waste of resources. I was strongly encourage to go to chong hua's head but a doctoral friend told me: the hospital will protect their doctors, unfair but true, most likely the doctor will just get warning.
I dont want to deface any establishment. I just want to show that people like me exists. People who stands for their simple rights. I wonder because I have read a lot of complains in istorya.net about him like years ago but those complains were treated with no actions at all.
I do this blog because this is the only way to relieve my trauma and anger. By writing, i think i will soon get over this. Get over from this trauma. Get over from the feeling of self pity. And pretend this never happened.
Honestly, I dont know what to do. I tried calling my friends for advice. After the experience, i texted everyone on what to do. They suggested I go to prc, go to chonghua personnels, call a lawyer blah blah. All their suggestion added flame to my anger. I was so low during that time. One friend told me, that people in med arts, most of them are already consultants. They are untouchable. But they also told me that speaking ill words to patient is not good. I didnt reply shit words to him though shit words are thrown at me. I was raised to win a discussion not by destructive and offensive words but by dialogue's value and essence.
I tried calling prc but i see no future in that. What would i get from that? Waste of resources. I was strongly encourage to go to chong hua's head but a doctoral friend told me: the hospital will protect their doctors, unfair but true, most likely the doctor will just get warning.
I dont want to deface any establishment. I just want to show that people like me exists. People who stands for their simple rights. I wonder because I have read a lot of complains in istorya.net about him like years ago but those complains were treated with no actions at all.
I do this blog because this is the only way to relieve my trauma and anger. By writing, i think i will soon get over this. Get over from this trauma. Get over from the feeling of self pity. And pretend this never happened.
P.S. I have no rights whatsoever with the picture. Thank you http://tillotson.deviantart.com/art/self-pity-12024466 for the image.
1 year of constant check-up
Yes. Imagine how long I obediently followed his medication. I believe in doctors. I have high regards to them. I see them as one of the elite people in the society. Untarnished, respectable individuals. BUT I never thought that perspective will change.
All my life, i see doctors as happy and helpful people. Most of the people specially children hates to go to clinics. "The doctor will hurt you", "The doctor is evil" - those are words that scares toddlers. And I know doctors do things to erase that prototype. Doctors are good. Approachable. NOT until i went to a respected doctor who changed my thinking. You might think, maybe he is a new doctor but no! He has been in the field for more than 2 decades and have traveled the world and has proven expertise.
So here, he has prescribed me a lot of creams and oral medication(first month). I religiously done everything told even if it pains me and demands extra time of my tight schedule. Then one time, from all the creams he has prescribed, one cream was used up. I went to the clinic to buy some. The clinic was full of people. I have no time to wait and I decided maybe some other time. So some days passed and I continue the prescription minus that one cream. I went there like almost every weekend just to try my luck . One time, after 2 HOURS of waiting I succeeded. (It takes hours of waiting in the clinic even if you would just buy medicine) I will post an entry about queues in the clinic.
I don't buy bulk. I dont have the money. I have a lot of basic expenses to deal with. So again, one cream was used up. I can't afford to go to the weekend anymore because my work is demanding too much time. I decided to go there on weekdays' lunch. One hour of waiting wont suffice. That one hour will get me late and i have to sacrifice a good lunch and just settle for a biscuit or a buger (This happens so many times).
To make the story short a cream was "x"ed in the routine. I thought that for a time the cream was not applied, i feel no difference. This would save me money and time (specially in the morning where i have to apply everything before going to work). That's what i thought. I know it was wrong but I was just practical.
For One year! 2 hours of waiting in line for a check-up, or buy medicine. I endured this routine. But just like in any physical sport, endurance is fueled by how good and inspired you are. I lost my endurance during our final follow up check-up.
NEXT POST: YOU DONT QUESTION MY WAYS!
All my life, i see doctors as happy and helpful people. Most of the people specially children hates to go to clinics. "The doctor will hurt you", "The doctor is evil" - those are words that scares toddlers. And I know doctors do things to erase that prototype. Doctors are good. Approachable. NOT until i went to a respected doctor who changed my thinking. You might think, maybe he is a new doctor but no! He has been in the field for more than 2 decades and have traveled the world and has proven expertise.
So here, he has prescribed me a lot of creams and oral medication(first month). I religiously done everything told even if it pains me and demands extra time of my tight schedule. Then one time, from all the creams he has prescribed, one cream was used up. I went to the clinic to buy some. The clinic was full of people. I have no time to wait and I decided maybe some other time. So some days passed and I continue the prescription minus that one cream. I went there like almost every weekend just to try my luck . One time, after 2 HOURS of waiting I succeeded. (It takes hours of waiting in the clinic even if you would just buy medicine) I will post an entry about queues in the clinic.
I don't buy bulk. I dont have the money. I have a lot of basic expenses to deal with. So again, one cream was used up. I can't afford to go to the weekend anymore because my work is demanding too much time. I decided to go there on weekdays' lunch. One hour of waiting wont suffice. That one hour will get me late and i have to sacrifice a good lunch and just settle for a biscuit or a buger (This happens so many times).
To make the story short a cream was "x"ed in the routine. I thought that for a time the cream was not applied, i feel no difference. This would save me money and time (specially in the morning where i have to apply everything before going to work). That's what i thought. I know it was wrong but I was just practical.
For One year! 2 hours of waiting in line for a check-up, or buy medicine. I endured this routine. But just like in any physical sport, endurance is fueled by how good and inspired you are. I lost my endurance during our final follow up check-up.
NEXT POST: YOU DONT QUESTION MY WAYS!
Open Letter to Dr. Vicente Jo Verallo, Dermatologist.
Let me start this letter with quotes and article links:
Chiong hua's patient rights and responsibilities: Link
"To be treated with respect and courtesy"
Code of Ethics of the Philippine Medical Association (reading Article I, General Principles will suffice):
click here for the PDF copy
"The physician should cherish a proper pride in the calling and conduct himself/herself in accordance with this Code and in the generally accepted principles of the International Code of Medical Ethics. "
And any code of ethics there is......
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Hi Vicente,
You’ve got too many patients to
deal with everyday so I’ll just make this short and concise as I can.
Doctor’s are paid with professional
fee. So as the name say it:
PROFESSIONAL! It takes years to become a doctor and these “Doctors” follow
conducts. I quote:
“The physician should approach patients with consideration, respecting their personal dignity, right to intimacy and privacy.”
I wonder how you could call
yourself a doctor when in fact you don’t know how to respect simple human
rights. Or should I keep it simple, you don’t know what good treatment towards
people is.
You can apprehend and abhor
patient’s behavior but you don’t have the right to lower their personal dignity.
What are you proud of? Your years of experience? Your achievements? Would that compensate on how you badly approach your patients? How did your guardians raise you for you to speak
degrading words towards your patients without conscience and worst PROUD of
doing it? Is there nothing worse than knowing a bad behavior and proudly continue
doing it?
Your medicine might be effective
but that can’t cure the damage resulting to your irresponsible use of words. Oh
maybe I forgot you are just a “dermatologist”, you treat only issues of SKIN
DEEP! That would make sense.
Here are your favorite words that
you have used against me, just to remind you.
- · Buang (repeated too many times) idiot/crazy/stupid
- · Utok bulinaw brain as small as that of a small fish
- · Wala kay culture of excellence? you don’t have culture of excellence?
- · Buang!, gawas (buzzer pressed) idiot/crazy/stupid get out!
Etc. (This is the first time that i have been humiliated like this all my life)
I have to defend myself. No person will let anyone step on their dignity,
but every answer I replied is answered with sentences with “buang” in between.
I remember I asked: “moshagit diay ka?” do you need to shout?
You answered: “uu kay ako ning
clinic!” yes because this is my clinic!
That’s when I realized I didn’t go
to the wrong doctor; I went to the WRONG PERSON!
May God further prosper your career
in Medicine. Please respect your patients even though they have done themselves
wrong by not following your strict medications for reasons incomprehensible to
you. We do accept scolding but to approach us like beings lower than human is a
different thing.
From,
XPatient.
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I will follow up further details on next posts but above is the open letter. Please feel free to share or even post in your blogs. I hope somehow Vicente will read this one. I don't want any unnecessary commotion about this. I just what him to know that not all people would just bend to superiors who throw inhumane words at them. I'm not telling him to change, I'm 'asking' him to change not for me but for his future patients.
Im not on this alone, read forums below to see how many people have been verbally abused by this doctor (he knows about this forums):
http://www.istorya.net/forums/fitness-and-health/801-merged-recommended-dermatologist-cebu.html
http://www.istorya.net/forums/fitness-and-health/177720-best-dermatologist-cebu-8.html
Im not on this alone, read forums below to see how many people have been verbally abused by this doctor (he knows about this forums):
http://www.istorya.net/forums/fitness-and-health/801-merged-recommended-dermatologist-cebu.html
http://www.istorya.net/forums/fitness-and-health/177720-best-dermatologist-cebu-8.html
Culture of Excellence: Prologue
All our life we have been conditioned to do great, to be perfect, to aim for excellence.
We have been scolded, disciplined at home; We have been nurtured and conditioned at school; We bowed our head to our great superiors; We follow standards and principles. Why? Because of Excellence.
I just had an experience that triggered this blog:
He told me very hurtful words. Words that can really put your self esteem down. I tried to answer but his words are overpowering. I know he is more intellectual. More than 24 years in the field would support that and only a fool will question that. I lowered myself in front of him. Well who am i? im just a less-than-5-year-experienced professional. But do you believe in the saying that: "there is always that one thing that hits the spot". And that happened. As i continued to say sorry he commented: "Wala kay culture of excellence?".
That question hit the mark and i said to myself I had enough. All my life i have tried to follow excellence. Even the smallest pixel in an application is critical for me. "Wala kay culture of excellence?" with implicitly implying that i have none. yeah right. Looking at the process of things in his work environment, i could tell maybe that is "his" excellence at maximum put to work.
Thank you Vicente Verallo for opening my perspective. This blog will contain all the things i might see around and label them if these contributes to the "Culture of Excellence" that everyone is talking about starting with an Open Letter (next entry)!
P.S. sorry if the first entries are all about the traumatic experience. After these entries, the real purpose of this blog will be served: culture of excellence.
