The (Mis)Adventures of Dr. D

Saw this old man sitting by himself in a cafe. On the opposite chair was a woman’s bag and coat. No one joined him the whole time we were there. I had a feeling the woman’s things were of his late wife’s and that he was imagining being out on a date with her.

Petite Pedia Plots 35 Last wk, I saw 3 new babies in the orphanage – all less than a month old. One was given a lollipop as a pacifier, one was fed champorado and the other one was given Milo. 

Daughter Duties 5 As we were passing by MOA Arena, my senior citizen mom quipped, “Di ba dyan nag concert si Lady Ganda?”

Petite Pedia Plots 34 Overheard from a parent of a patient who is not allowed to eat: “Nurse, can you check on the IV? Ang bagal ng pagtulo. Gutom na kasi yung anak ko.” 

Petite Pedia Plots 33 Our 5 y/o patient was telling me about Alvin and the Chipmunks. He was enumerating the characters: Alvin, Simon and “Tinidor”.                                                       

Petite Pedia Plots 32 New alphabet heard from a patient: a-b-c-d-e-f-g-h-i-j-k-kero-keropi!-q-r-s-t-….

Petite Pedia Plots 31 I just discovered Sesame Street Elmo’s full name from my 2 year old patient: it’s Elmo Song. Hahaha!!! Korean na pala sya.