tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18348841.post315348201325493356..comments2023-08-10T18:06:06.024+10:00Comments on Philippines Phil: Saga of PainPhilippinesPhilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15921214743105919057noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18348841.post-4607028415604575982011-02-13T07:06:35.458+11:002011-02-13T07:06:35.458+11:00Ah yes my friend. Good values to live by and I mus...Ah yes my friend. Good values to live by and I must say they have been a core belief system for me since childhood too. As I have become older a habit of mine is to try to watch something outrageously funny or rediculous for that matter at bedtime. A good laugh is medicine. In reflection most of my deepest despair comes for me in the winter time for obvious reasons. The rest of the year it is Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18348841.post-17362230090023513812011-02-12T19:05:56.899+11:002011-02-12T19:05:56.899+11:00Hey JC. Ah yes, the depression thing; the more I k...Hey JC. Ah yes, the depression thing; the more I know about it, the longer I live with it, the more I observe it in others, the more I realize that it exists in ALL of us to one degree or other. Take some comfort knowing that this condition more than any other is what makes us human. Perhaps it's because WE are the only creatures that KNOW we must die some day. In a nutshell, life is a seriesPhilippinesPhilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15921214743105919057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18348841.post-61975481742592451042011-02-12T15:08:47.178+11:002011-02-12T15:08:47.178+11:00Hey Phil, just wanted to add something. I too have...Hey Phil, just wanted to add something. I too have struggled on and off for years with some of the same mind numbing pain you have experienced and expressed in your extrememly thoughtful writing style. I am off work now due to the snow here in Tennessee and just found myself deeply affected by some of your articles. It was so comforting to see someone with intelligence and strength admit that Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18348841.post-39974573830360108542011-02-11T14:45:33.562+11:002011-02-11T14:45:33.562+11:00I appreciate the kindly comments JC. Thanks for re...I appreciate the kindly comments JC. Thanks for reading...PhilippinesPhilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15921214743105919057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18348841.post-31847739794721226322011-02-11T10:32:44.695+11:002011-02-11T10:32:44.695+11:00You have an incredible site here. I love it and ha...You have an incredible site here. I love it and have been reading it for hours today. I love your open and honest approach to not only your topics but your personal struggles. Thank you, J.C.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18348841.post-78357784298364930222009-04-29T20:03:00.000+10:002009-04-29T20:03:00.000+10:00"gushed?" I prefer "crowed."
What kept me away wa..."gushed?" I prefer "crowed."<br /><br />What kept me away wasn't just my pain problem, that was only part of it. Most of what took out my stuffings was the altercation with the meaner side of life here, going up against someone with some "authority." Too dangerous for me to say more.<br /><br />And yes, as you intimate, I'm hoping that I can find a more foreiger-friendly part of the country to PhilippinesPhilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15921214743105919057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18348841.post-6906993642712950352009-04-29T14:15:00.000+10:002009-04-29T14:15:00.000+10:00Phil:
So that was how your absence in the net was...Phil:<br /><br />So that was how your absence in the net was spent. So sorry to hear about your bouts of pain.<br /><br />But the silver lining is that you found resolution and as you gushed, at a reasonably cheap price. Compared to US prices, of course.<br /><br />I too had to take several trips back to the old homeland for teeth problem. The biggest one was for a complete "overhaul" of the Amadeohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00040096079637569742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18348841.post-89405512453882988772009-04-27T23:07:00.000+10:002009-04-27T23:07:00.000+10:00Reading this makes me queasy.Reading this makes me queasy.Edhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13214319366049620074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18348841.post-41620894228155198432009-04-27T06:02:00.000+10:002009-04-27T06:02:00.000+10:00that seems like a greater ordeal than my knee surg...that seems like a greater ordeal than my knee surgery!KAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03090582170365523716noreply@blogger.com