Sabado, Setyembre 29, 2012

Cleopatra’s Deadline


Cleopatra’s Deadline
A glance to the other side of progeria victim

Deadline. Cherish every line of Death.   

Each one of us has deadline to hit. Usually, we look for the most accessible ways just to beat our deadlines. We also loan copious rush hours, sleepless nights, bad eating habit and the likes, just act in accordance with the suggested date. But every thought regarding the aforesaid word suddenly change as I met one girl who named Rochelle.
Yes, I met Ana Rochelle O. Pondare personally, but I couldn’t be able neither to touch her face nor to ask her true condition. Contradictory with the fact, that I just witnessed her story on one of my favorite documentary TV shows---the I-Witness. As I watched her gloomy chronicle, I felt that there was element pinching on my chest. Knocking out and murmur something. But I ignored that sensation because I was shocked with what I’ve found out with this young girl. I focused my attention to her as looks like nothing can disturb me.
Rochelle, a 9 year-old girl, diagnosed with a rare genetic condition called Progeria wherein symptoms resembling aspects of aging are manifested at an early age. According to medical specialist who checked Rochelle, those born with progeria typically live to their mid teens and early twenties. Children with this condition also suffered assorted impediments such as failure to thrive and a localized scleroderma-like skin condition and full-body alopecia. Signs and symptoms of this progressive disease tend to get worse as the child ages. Later, the condition causes wrinkled skin, atherosclerosis and kidney failure, loss of eyesight, hair loss, and cardiovascular problems.
I couldn’t imagine at that young age, she was experiencing those complications without acquiescence.
But despite of her serious situation, Rochelle remains a cheerful girl. She loves playing. As what normal children did, Rochelle also fancy to sing and to dance. She wants to become an artist someday, thus she wears different fashionable attires. Even though she looks old, covered with wrinkled-tone skin, her innocence still lingers as seen on her smile.
Then, a realization was formulated on my mind…
I tried to put my feet on her place and hoping that there’s still possible solution or even remedy. But the pinching on my chest became harder as the doctor said: NO TREATMENT HAVE BEEN PROVEN EFFECTIVE.
That statement unexpectedly enthralled my disposition. All of my questions were sink in to me. She will not be fine. She is not curable. She will die early…so early.
I cried so scores of time. I didn’t know why I undergone that certain kind of emotion. Now, the murmur that I disregarded from the very start turned out to be clear.
“You’re so blessed”- this is what HE’s trying to entail to me and this is a whisper that I ignored for so long of time.
That girl also opened another door for inspiration. She gave me a brainwave to keep on fine-looking in whatever situation I’m confronting for, even on the worst edge.  Rochelle stays beautiful and she will remain beautiful until her name sculpted on a marble. – Well, this kind of appearance that is usually absent to many hailed pretty girls in the society.
            In contrary with the curious case of Benjamin Button wherein his aging scheme happened in a reverse process. He was born with the physical appearance of a 70-year-old man downward to infancy stage--- the moment when his memory fades away to darkness.
Life became lifeless if you don’t strive to be something remarkable. Life is not about on the quantity of memories, but it’s how you spent it with quality and holy deeds.    
Probably, Rochelle has also a deadline. The only difference is she’s not hurrying to meet that. Maybe, she’s afraid to see that day or she just depends on the actuality that she couldn’t able to do anything to extend her cut-off date. But in your case, you’ve lot of chances. Use those chances to paint meaningful life, to inspire other people and to prove that the word Life truly exists.
You’re blessed. Live your life as like no limit, like no depressing deadlines.



Biyernes, Setyembre 28, 2012

October's Melody


October's Melody
The highest note of revelation...

Singing is their talent but for me it's my passion. Singing is their pastime when they are bored, but for me it's my hobby. Singing is their profession, but in my case... it's my life.
One of the mysteries I wanted to know is when every time I sing; everybody turns the attention to me. Every person who heard my voice suddenly changes the mood and behavior. I don't know if they really like the way I deliver the song why they keep on laughing at me or they are embarrassed with my improper melody and intonation. Well, what I've said, it is a mystery. 

Having a not so good harmony and pitch motivated me to practice, practice and practice all over again. Wherever I go, I keep on doing what was one my choir friends recommended to me. I followed the techniques how to produce an ideal sound, the correct diction, where the voice should get, how I should use my hearing ability, the do and don’ts and the likes.

I also sought some pointers that may enhance my skill in singing. In the midst of walking along the bar line, I encountered different terms such as head tone, glide, falsetto, tenor ... la la la. Yes, these are only terminologies, a concept. Like the instruction of laboratory experiments. Nonsense if there's no certain application.

But it seems that those are not enough to reach my goal--- to have a good type of voice. Sensation of curiosity invades my serenity, wondering touches my mind-set, confusion sucks my veins. Is this an instinctive condition or due to the influence of nature?

Sunday is considered as my grand concert day (Hopefully, someday it will be my solo concert). Going to church and sing several worship songs constantly completed this special event. Same with the reason that nobody could tease me or say any offensive statements even my voice is out of tune or “sintunado".

Precipitously, I heard a quality of voice same with mine. The rhythm was a mere similar. But when it comes to glide style, proudly to say that I was ruled over them.

Then I found out my mother buzzed loudly on my side, together with my young sister who was having a duet with my brother. Is this coincidence? Or a blood-line traits on my dynasty?

Scientific researches revealed that having "sintunado" voice could be inherited from the ancestor. It is alike how we inherit the color of the eyes, structure of the bone and the pigment of the skin.

That incidence made me to realize the possible closure to the mystery which also led to another bridge of conclusion, why if there's a family gathering, no one of my family members attempted to rent a videoke machine. Now I know....

But even the mystery changed into a clear litany, it will be never put me down to continue my aspiration. Perhaps, it is depend on the choice of song or on the intense of internalization. I also realized that there are no certain formulas, techniques and methods on how to have a good voice. It falls down when you sing it with all your heart :)

Like how catastrophic event modifies organisms, I still stand up on my faith. I will continue to sing until my audiences comprehend the beauty of the song. Until my music influences their perception in life....

…until the moment they don't want to sleep without playing my compiled written compositions.




My Heart Donor

I Don't Need Your Heart

My Heart Donor

It been three years ago when I was diagnosed a very infrequent cardiovascular disease,
It was a painful experience that until now I'm suffering,
How I wish would transplantation ease this sensation,
How I wish replacing new organ is the answer of all my concealed questions.

Assuming was my habit during our petite caucus,
And I assumed that you won't destroy the tune of my solemn cross,
But all of your vows twirled into grim twilight,
This brought a residue of bleeding and fatal reward.

Every night became a nightmare fantasy,
Days of indulgence acted as misery,
Anguishing was seemed so endless…
Look at what you did to me... I became useless!

As the time has progressed, the pain transpired to its severe phase,
Tremendous complications manifested in my whole body system,
The blue bed served as my medium to escape,
But unfortunately, not to forget the story lies on your name.

At last, this is my most awaited time--- my surgical operation,
Finally this heart will not be my mine anymore,
Really hoping that there will be no gene rejection,
In order to stop this pain caused by over intake of love's denunciation.

But God constantly gave me another point of challenge,
I can still feel the twinge sensation I wanted to run off,
Until they confessed who was my heart donor,
And it's YOU! The one, who broke my heart and the same time, will ruin my life.

Please, can I have another heart transplantation?



  



                         

THE GREAT HEALER



THE GREAT HEALER
One step to Stem Cell Treatment; No need to step up for God's embrace!


People have never-ending odyssey of paving the way the several constructive developments referring to the wellness and protection of welfare. The open box of scientific knowledge with the aid of technology provides noble discoveries, addressing to diverse deep-rooted issues.

With the rapid invasion of new strain of incurable diseases, some entities, blessed to have "Rizal's I.Q" came together to deliberate another milestone in the field of medicine---The introduction of Stem cell Therapy. This is a type of intervention strategy that introduces new adult stem cells into damage tissue in order to treat disease or injury. 
                           
The concept of Stem Cell Therapy is to regenerate or repair dead or injured cells from a trauma. It offers much promise effect to different serious health conditions such as Leukemia, Cancer, Brain Degeneration like Parkinson's and Alzheimer's disease; Spinal Cord injury, Cardiovascular diseases, Diabetes, and even Infertility.

With those significant outcomes, Stem Cell Therapy or also known as Regenerative Medicine became popular nowadays seeing the widespread application in some countries with efficient patented techniques. This is despite of the controversy regarding the utilization of human embryonic stem cell lines, which often requires the destruction of the blastocyst.

Various groups expressed their insights on this issue. As like the trending Reproductive Health (RH) Bill, Stem Cell Therapy is still on the big debate in the society between two sides of discrete opinions.

Stem Cell Therapy served as the modern Titanic. Why? Because like the gigantic cruise that sank on 1912, only those members of Alta sosyidad can able to afford this treatment. On its flipside part, it's still a money matters.

Thus, a repeated sequence of community domain will happen again wherein affiliates of poor assemblage will remain on the last lane.

People are prone with the condition called ignorance. With the plenty ideas we have, we almost forgot that we've already discovered the best remedy ever. It is a simple precaution as you spell the word G-O-D.

In most cases, we treated our Almighty God as a generic medicine thru underestimating his capacity, but on the latter chapter, His divine presence is more than effective than a branded one. And it is proven and tested since the Sun embraced the doom light of the moon.

Faith and trust are the most common elements deficient to each individual. We get easily tired when there are troubles. We typically blame the heaven’s director for all the bad things we encountered. We depended on the copious inventive stuff generated by technological revolution.

We always make HIM as our last option when we are near on the straight line of death, even supposing we are his main priority.

To clear out the dust on your mind, I'm not saying that Stem Cell Therapy or other available treatments are not good. There's no wrong in trying different healing procedures to lengthen the survival, my only concern is we rigorously attached ourselves from these, which could set our wits away from his will. As referred to the present scenario, human minds covered spiritual beliefs.

Let us be reminded that GOD is always the BEST among the rest.

Thanks to my Great Healer… no need to step up!!!







Pollution and I



Pollution and I
Tick…tock… Tick… tock..

An annoying echo from the depressing nightfall awakened my vague perception. Tick tock.. Tick tock.. Tick tock—a sound produced by an analog clock which also pertained to an interminable worldwide battle against human mind’s invasion.

Tick tock.. tick tock.. tick tock.. I didn’t hear any murmur from above? Perhaps, I became blind with the things that made me satisfied for many times that put me to disregard the different warnings uttered by the surrounding.

Until a noble subconscious reality appeared on my serenity one time--- the moment when I saw a Mother together with children, garbed with trash attire who have been calling for a rescue but constantly ignored.

            Tick tock.. Tick tock.. tick tock... they are about to die!!!

The folk rock song, Masdan Mo ang Kapaligiran (by the pinoy band Asin emphasized how our natural locale turned to be a murky palace. Let's sing this music composition without the melody of ignorance.

Wala ka bang napapansin sa iyong mga kapaligiran?
Kay dumi na ng hangin, pati na ang mga ilog natin.

Hindi na masama ang pag-unlad
at malayu-layo na rin ang ating narating
Ngunit masdan mo ang tubig sa dagat
Dati'y kulay asul ngayo'y naging itim.

Ang mga duming ating ikinalat sa hangin
Sa langit huwag na nating paabutin
Upang kung tayo'y pumanaw man
sariwang hangin sa langit natin matitikman.

Mayron lang akong hinihiling
Sa aking pagpanaw sana ay tag-ulan
Gitara ko ay aking dadalhin
Upang sa ulap na lang tayo magkantahan.

Ang mga batang ngayon lang isinilang
May hangin pa kayang matitikman?
May mga puno pa kaya silang aakyatin
May mga ilog pa kayang lalanguyan?

Bakit di natin pagisipan
Ang nangyayari sa ating kapaligiran
Hindi na masama ang pag-unlad
Kung hindi nakakasira ng kalikasan.

Darating ang panahon
Mga ibong gala ay wala nang madadapuan
Masdan mo ang mga punong dati ay kay tatag
Ngayo'y namamatay dahil sa 'ting kalokohan.

Lahat ng bagay na narito sa lupa
Biyayang galing sa Diyos
Kahit nong ika'y wala pa
Ingatan natin at 'wag nang sirain pa
Pagkat pag kanyang binawi, tayo'y mawawala na.

            It is an old song concerning to a long interlude of mismanagement and negligence of human being, akin to a continuous flow of story of unawareness and greediness. Now as the "Tick tock" sound invades your equanimity, are you going to put a period (.) to the problem that the song was trying to imply or are you still keeping the ellipsis (...) mark to bring an open-ended chronicle?

The percentage of the wildlife that had been eradicated is increasing due to slackness of using its resources in an improper ways and means that ground to environmental pollution. Air pollution can change the designed structure of an organism throughout the process of precipitation. With this, acid rain will induce which creates adverse impact to some organic beings once directed.

            Since toxic in the air react with the moisture to deposit pollutants onto land and water, the dispersion of contaminants became severe resulting to other serious health concerns of both plants and animals, particularly in the sense of their genetic material.

            Hazardous pollutants such as ozone, sulphur dioxide and ethylene have specific unconstructive effects on the organisms.  Plant exposed to large amount to these chemicals can develop spots on their leaves, necrosis and discoloration. These also affect the growth hormone and regulatory process that takes place in the plant and results in a number of outward manifestations of infections.

Furthermore, exposure from different toxic chemicals found in pesticide, insecticide, emission gases emitted by automobiles, accidents like oil spill dispersal and industrial waste products could lead alterations to both physical appearance and internal systems of certain organic entities.

On the same way, pollutions will open one more global dilemma, the climate change. Climate is an integral part of ecosystem functioning and human health is impacted directly and indirectly by results of climatic conditions upon terrestrial and marine ecosystems. Due climatic variations, there's a tendency in organisms who suffered severe stress to acquire changes with their structure and facade. This is in order to adapt from the demand of the environment.

There are numerous human-based activities that contribute harm to other life forms. And there also many times that we are conducting these without thinking the possible results to other creatures.

With that occurrence, we can now describe ourselves as the proponents, the organizers and the writers of other's modification and later, our own extinction.
           
Tick tock.. tick.. tock.. They are waiting for you to change their trash attire!

But is that enough to save their life?