Happy Father's Day!

You will never guess where hubby spent 3 hours of Father's Day.


He was at the emergency room of The Medical City because of hip pain.

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Two years ago, we spent my birthday, our anniversary and Valentine's Day at The Medical City due to gastroenteritis.  Apparently, he is still at it.


I just have to say that Medical City service is still excellent.  The best of them all today was the guard on duty at the exit door of Discharge Patio.  His name is Rohwen, I think (shift on Sunday runs over 4PM to 7PM).  Hubby was limping at the parking lot and we expected no help because no one was outside.  Rohwen went out, asked if we needed wheelchair, gave us a wheelchair, assisted hubby, bended the rules so we can enter at the exit area, and assisted us until we got to the elevator, even provided directions to the ER.  Whew!  If someone from Medical City is reading this, please give him an award or something with cash prize.


The orthopedist ruled that it was just muscle pain so we headed home for a 3-way Father's Day celebration -- my Dad, hubby, and my sister's husband.


We had salad, soup, spaghetti, pizza, and Arny & Dading's pichi-pichi.

From Iphone loads

From Iphone loads

Hon, thank you for being a good father to our son.  I hope you are enjoying every minute of fatherhood and that you will continue to love us no matter what!  I love you.


And to my Dad, thanks and Happy Father's Day!


(I hope my Mom does not get tampo because I did not write something for Mother's Day in my blog -- I did greet her offline... so Belated Happy Mom's Day to you.  I love you, both!)

I Love St. Luke's Global City, Too!

I am a super fan of The Medical City.

For me, it's the best hospital in Manila for the following reasons:  

1. Never had a horrific experience with them yet.

2. Lines in Metro Manila hospitals/clinics is as natural as hospital beds... sometimes even more natural.  In the numerous times that I have been to Medical City and its doctors' clinics, my waiting time averages 30 minutes.  For an impatient person like me, that is Disneyland.

3. The nurses and staff are service-oriented.  You would not feel that you owe your life from them.

4.  The building, rooms and facilities do not look old.  They have hot water in the room toilet and batch.  Plus, they have Starbucks, Pancake House and Max's.

Last December, however, I also became a fan of St. Luke's Global City (note the italicization).


I suddenly had recurrence of my cold sore several days before the wedding of my girlfriend.  I, of course, did not want some wound on my lips on that grand day so I resorted to a buying an expensive cream for faster healing.


It was a Monday night.  I thought I could not delay the cream any longer so hubby and I drove to Global City to check on the drugstores.  While I did not bank on Mercury Drugstore because they usually close early (!), I trusted that the Southstar Drugstore located at the Shell Station is open until 11pm.  It was indeed open but the cream I was looking for was not available.

Passing through the St. Luke's, I saw the bright "Pharmacy" sign.  We, then, took a turn and took a chance.  Turned out great.  The security guards were so polite and told me that I can make a purchase in the hospital pharmacy!


Went up to the 5th floor (I think!) for the Pharmacy.



Learned it was the outpatient pharmacy.  Pharmacist said purchase from a non-patient is not a problem.


The cream was, however, far more expensive than the ordinary drugstore price so good thing they accept credit cards.



The whole time the security guards allowed my hubby to wait at the lobby driveway.  Customer service is about bending the rules sometimes.  I smell empowered guards because they know when situation requires for it.  Panalo!



Thank you, St. Luke's Global City!  I was able to buy the cream so I looked fantabulous during my girlfriend's wedding.