Social Security Story

One of the things Ive been considering about being sick and just staying at home is MONEY of course! No work for three months means no income. Pulubi!

But since I dont have any choice then, I gave in. Right after I told our HR that Im sick, he instructed me to go home (at 2am!) but be back the day after to submit my duly accomplished SSS sickness form.

Ano daw? Ano yun?

Serisouly I was clueless. I dont know much about SSS aside from getting a pension at the time I reached the age of 60. Uhm wait, I am also aware of the disability benefits, like they pay you most when your thumb gets cut. haha

But with my case, I havent heard of any so I am really surprised that I'll be getting benefits from SSS!

** The sickness benefit is a daily cash allowance paid for the number of days a member is unable to work due to sickness or injury.

WOW! Eh magkano naman? (Wag nako demanding, pamblili lang ng daily gamots at uhm pambayad ng phone bills OK na OK na saken yun!)

** The amount of an employee's sickness benefit is computed as: the daily sickness allowance times the approved number of days. The daily sickness allowance is 90 per cent of the average daily salary credit.

Huh? At ano naman yang Average Daily Salary Credit?

** Search mo nalang. Cant explain it eh.. ;)

Well, what's more important is how can I claim this benefit?

** My company instructed me nothing else but to fill up the sickness form and that's it. Sila na bahala.

Hhhmmm, with this kind of setup, i have less worries na din. Im not asking for a big amount or so. Ansarap na din magstay sa bahay, uminom ng 9 tablets per day, at magmarathon ng Prison Break habang SSS ang nagpapasweldo sayo.

love tag

Dak tagged me! Ok na din at least iba naman ang topic at nde puro pagkakasakit ko. Topic naman that I hate the most..

Eeww, Im not a fan of love stories. Madali akong ma-cornihan. I maybe a a girl pero di ako yung sweet and soft type.

Pero here it goes!

1. When was your first kiss and where?
Do I really have to answer this? Jeric reads my blog, and my ex might be reading my blog too kaya wag nalang sagutin.. ;)

2. When was your first real relationship and how long did it last?
My first real relationship lasted for two years. HS days to Sophomore year in college. Late bloomer ako!

3. What age were you allowed to date?
Uhm, late bloomer nga ako so di na kelangan magpaalam..

4. What's the craziest thing you did (for love) when you were a teenager?
Juicekilz! Sakit sa bangs ng tanong!

Well, i did everything he (my ex) wished me to nung kame pa. Like pagluto ko cia, have time for him after school..etc etc! (wag ka, it helped para maka-move on ako.)

5. How long is your longest relationship and what's the secret?
Secret? Nothing! The best part is that we know we are not a perfect couple. We are not even a normal one. winkwink

6. How long did you date before you decided to settle down?
Ang hirap ng tanong. Pero what's the point of getting into a relationship when you dont see yourself with him in the future.. (yep, sayo ko yan natutunan.)

7. How long did you know s/he was the ONE?
Ahem... I hope he is! How long- di ko alam! ;)

8. Now, at what age will you allow your kid(s) to date? (if and only if I end up having kids)
I dont know. Malamang at that time grade 4 palang ngde-date na ang mga kabataan! hehe Basta wag cia hihingi ng pang-date saken!

9. When it comes to your kids dating, will you be a cool parent or a strict parent?
A mix of cool and strict!


10. What piece of advice can you give to your child when they start dating?
If you cant be good be safe!
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Whew, as i said, di ako emotional na tao. Hirap akong sumagot ng mga ganian kaya madame akong sagot na "di ko alam". Tamad din ako mag-isip..

And now, im tagging..

Enrico, para fair! Wag mo career-rin ang sagot ha.
Borge, sagutin mo to!
Lance, feel lang kita i-tag.

i also want Aina! ;)

holduppers sa mercury drug

dren: ang mahal ng gamot naten, gusto ko na nga mang-holdup ng Mercury Drug!

me: (excited tone) ui sama ko jan. Di biro ang 100++ feysus per day na gamots ha..

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Last week my mother forced me to go our community hospital. Baka makakuha kame ng free medicines dun. Would be a great help nga naman, besides mahabang gamutan ang 6 to 9 months.

I got a number from a masunget na guard.

I waited 10 million hours para matawag.

An annoying nurse got my BP ang my body temperature.

I waited 10 million hours again.

Finally there's a the doctor na!

Di pa ko nakakaupo sa loob ng room..

Doctora: bakit ka nandito?

Me: huh? uhm, i'm sick. an internist diagnosed me blah blah

Doctorang bruha: so bakit ka pa andito? alam mo naman pala sakit mo?!


taas ng kilay. then walkout..

Di ko kinaya. MGA BASTOS!

Teka, di ba nila alam na MALAKI ANG BINABAYAD KONG TAX?! punyeta!

Ganito ba talaga eksena sa mga government hospitals? Ang rude ng mga doctors! Di nako babalik dito. My mga tutulong naman saken sa expenses ko sa gamots.

Kawawa naman yung ibang pasyente. No choice silang awayin at sungitan bago asikasuhin..

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dren: ano bawal sayo? sakin kasi yosi, softdrinks, kape, etc.. else matutuloy to sa gastric cancer!

me: walang bawal. pero pag meron pa ding smoking activities, might lead to lung cancer!

dren: grabe no, cancer na pinag-uusapan naten ngayon. tapos si 23 my kuliti lang kung makapagreklamo kala mo malala na cia!

peace c3! (--,)

(c3 and dren's pictures are in the sidebar)

mahaba-habang inuman. . .

Alright...

Im NOT OK!

I gave in.

Im getting weak and I cannot report to work anymore.

This is my last day in the office.


i like my jacket! =)

* hope i'll be back after a month

celebration after 9 months

With regards to my previous post, I said I'll be going to an Internist for some check-up again. The CBC and Xray results are released today.


Dearest Devils and Darlings,

After two long months of having a timed-fever and an everlasting cough with unbearbale chest pain, finally my sufferings have a clear explanation!

Yes, the results concluded that im positive!

STAGE 2. ADVANCED CHORVA.


Honestly I was shocked. I closed my eyes for 2 seconds. Then OK na! No drama recipe. This is what I've been praying for. An exact result so I wont be guessing anymore and I'll stop being paranoid with what's happening to my system. Consulting a medical professional and getting the lab results ended some of my unnecessary worries about my health.

Thank You Lord!

My parents want me to resign immediately and find a daytime job. They insist that my night shift schedule made me sick. Well I guess yes. But too late, who will hire a sick person?! Sanay nako sa night shift ngayon, plus among my 4 jobs, eto pinakapetix! Easy money.

I know they can still provide me everything even if i'll stop working during this period, pero nakakahiya naman. May sakit ka na, gagastusan ka pa. At baka boredom pa ang ikamatay ko. ;)

Seriously I know i'll be OK. All the expensive drugsss are prepared, hey i have 8! Not counted pa jan ang VitC, B complex, and Vit E of course!


Im quite sure that we'll be celebrating my wellness after 9 months!

So far, that's the latest. I really dont want to showcase my sakit at all. Gawin ba tong circus?! I just dont want my previous post to have an open ending.


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c3 and dren,
ang family day naten ay lagi ng umaga. eeww, boring! are we matanda at coffee nalang iniinom naten? basta ihanda na ang mga shades!

carlo,
im sorry i will not be there on your bday. sayang, excited pa naman ako sa 29 candles. sana makasama pa din ako sa mga Arneyo games. Happy Birthday!

dude,
what can i say except ANLUNGKOT! no more Satur-dates. magpa-xray ka soon ah.. im praying sana you're clear.


i feel so hot

Im hot again.
At hobby ko yan.
Yes, may sakit na naman may sakit pa din ako.

my frienster page

Yan talaga ang hobbies ko. Magkasakit, Maospital, at Uminom ng vitamins.

Never akong naging healthy. Pero nde ako ubuhin at once a year lang ako magkaron ng sipon. Ang lagi kong sakit ay yung mga uso. Batang ospital talaga ko noon pa. Kaya wag nio ko pagtawanan kung ang mga kaya ko lang kainin ay yung mga walang lasa- o pagkaing hospital. Sanay na sanay ako uminom ng gamot. Pati mga vitamins, nasa sistema ko na yan simula grade 2. Wala ng nagugulat pag may sakit na naman ako. Bago na nga lang ang board exam, nagkaDengue pa ko.

Wala akong reklamo sa mga ganitong bagay. Walang drama.

Grepalife
Even before i was interviewed for my current job, inuubo nako. And of course I have to undergo the SOP na magpa-medical after i accepted the job. Jan lang sa Grepalife, sa RCBC Plaza din. The contract that I signed will just pursue if I have clear lungs daw. I was eager too to know kung may sakit ako if ever. Luckily, all the tests showed that im OK. The lady doctor advised me to take this certain drug- iba daw kasi yung ubo ko. pang may allergy. Naniwala naman ako, antagal ko na din kc iniinom yung self prescribed na cough syrup na yun, wala namang nangyayare so naisip ko ibang gamot naman. Hope it works!

I started to work on night shift. First time ko sa di normal na oras. At etong week na to nagsimula ako lagnatin at magkaron ng chest pain. Iba yung sakit ng dibdib, as in sa left side, sa may heart..

MCU Hospital
Nahihirapan nakong huminga, so di ako dumerecho uwe nung Saturday ng first week of work ko. Sa MCU hospital ako pumunta. Pumili ako ng cardiologist. Well, check up here and there. Sabe ko sa doctor, i think may TB ako or may heart enlargement. PARANOID! So XRAY na naman. Clear talaga ang lungs ko. Di ako convinced! Sabe ko bakit ansakit talaga ng dibdib ko to the point na di nako makahinga ng maayos, at sumisikip ang dibdib ko pag umuubo. Sagot ng doctor, yung muscle mo ang masakit hindi ang dibdib. Flat ang reaction ko. Di pa din ako maconvinced. So he tried again. He said when you inhale or naubo ka, nag-eexpand yung lungs mo, and the muscles in the chest wall contract, lifting the ribs and pulling them, outward. So yan yung chest pain mo. Something to do with the muscle. Hhhmm, parang bongga ng explanation nia. May logic kahit di ko naintindihan. So cge, naniniwala ako. He gave me medications.

Di pa jan nagtapos. I insisted na magpa-ECG. Ang bata ko pa daw for this. Sabe ko im sick nga! Dahil sa kakulitan ko, pinasok na din ako sa ECG room. Took only 10 mins. Binasa agad ng doctor yung result, normal daw ang heart ko. Nagduda ulit ako. Tumawag pa cia ng 2 co-doctors, pareho yung cnbe nila. Im OK. Finally naconvinced na kong umuwe na.

Later that week, nakwento ko yung pagkaparanoid ko kay Dren. He's a nurse. Sabe pa nia na yung sakit ko nakukuha sa sobrang kaharutan. (yung tatawa ka tapos ansakit na bigla ng chest mo).. =)

I took the drug, well effective nga. Nawala ang muscle pain. Pero ang ubo at lagnat, complete attendance yan araw-araw. Pag sineswerte ako, 5x a week lang. Btw, my oras lang ang lagnat at ubo ko.

Makati Med or PGH
After 2 months, may ubo at nilalagnat pa din ako. Everytime na iinom ako ng cough syrup, mas nattrigger nia ang chest pain ko. Ibang level na ang sakit. Unbearable na minsan. Baka fatal na to ah. Dapat ko na malaman para magamot agad. Paranoid mode na ulit.

Bukas papacheck na naman ako sa Makati Med or sa PGH. Hahanap ng ibang convincing na sagot kung ano ang sakit ko..

*Wish me luck. At sa mga may idea kung ano yung sakit ko, parang awa mo na, sabihin mo..

Lord, pagalingin Mo na ko please.. (--,)

XX1738635

Today is 08/08/08- and I got my passport na! It's machine-readable. Aliw! Dineliver cia ni 2GO kaninang 3pm so i have to wake up and personally receive it. Thank you Teleserv!

Info about the e-passport: (nabasa ko lang)
The new passport has electronic/barcoded signature kaya di makikita ng naked eye ang signature ng holder. At kung dati ay idinidikit lang ang picture at sulat-kamay lang ang mga pangalan at ibang mga impormasyon tungkol sa passport holder, ngayon ay computerized na.

my machine-readable passport

Yey, now I can go anywhere with you!
Little sweetness won't kill anyway... winkwink

Ang bilis ng KARMA

"San yung Munoz?"

"Ha?" Sabay lingon sa lalaking tumabi saken sa bus.

Pauwe ako after watching the Ateneo vs Uste game.

"Im not familiar with tha place. Dun kasi ako bababa.."

"OK, sasabihin ko sayo pag Munoz na."

At mas dumikit pa cia saken.

"Anong lugar na ba to?"

"SM North"

Deadma. Papacute pa to, style mo bulok! Tuloy lang ako sa pagkain ng DQ.

After 2 minutes.

"Saan yung SM North?"

"Get your eyes off me. Derechuhin mo kasi yung tingin mo, yan ang SM North, OK?"

"San ka nakatira?"

(pasigaw) "Bakit mo naman tinatanong kung san ako nakatira?"

Nagulat yung lalake sa pagsigaw ko. Nakuha ko din ang attention ng mga pasehero sa bus.

..yes.. yan ang bagong style!

"Bakit mo kelangan sumigaw?"

"Dont ask anything about me. Hindi ako ang naliligaw!"

Di natinag ang lalake.

"Pwede ko makuha number mo?"

(pasigaw) "Bakit kelangan mo malaman ang number ko?"

Tinginan ulit ang lahat ng pasahero.

"Kahit sun o smart o globe, ok lang."

(pasigaw) Sa palagay mo ibibigay ko number ko sayo? OK ka lang?

"Bakit naman, madame ka na bang bad experience?"

(pasigaw) Cant you just stop? You're funny!

Eskandalo level.

Sa totoo lang napapahiya nako. Tuloy cia sa pagpilit saken na sumama sa kania bumaba ng bus. Natatakot din ako na baka may weapon cia or something. Baka kung ano gawin nia, angsunget ko pa naman..

(pasigaw) "Ayan na yung Munoz, kung pwede bumaba ka na!"

Tumayo na ang lalake. Pero bago bumaba lumingon saken,

"Ang arte mo!" (pinarinig nia din sa lahat)

(pasigaw) "Luge ako no! Ang panget mo!"

Tuluyan ng nakababa ang panget ang lalake.

Lahat ng mga pasahero ay tiningnan ako.

(hobby na sumigaw) "OK lang ako. Hindi ko to first time."


Pagbaba ko ng bus, umulan ng malakas. Di kinaya ng powers ng payong ko ang malakas na hangin. Umuwe akong basang-basa at ginaw na ginaw. Ahahaha, nakarma ako! First time ko kasi may nasabihan ng panget!


(Sa mga not so aware, nde ko to first time. Pero new style ko yan. Kanina ko lang naisip gawin. Refer sa exhibitionist101.)


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