Gratitude

Acknowledgments

Yes, this is my Acknowledgments page just like in a published book. 

This blog would not have been possible without the encouragement and help of my family, friends, and colleagues.

Thanks to Life for the challenges. Without those, life would have been boring and there would be nothing worth reflecting & writing about.

Thanks to my laptop, my writing companion, for the spelling-checks, thesaurus, word count, etc. Its expert eye for detail makes me look like a pro writer.

Thanks to my cat who inspires me to write and taught me how to meow. No, erase that crap. I don't have a cat, duh!

But seriously...

My biggest & highest thanks to GOD for everything — guidance, inspiration, blessings, talents, skills, wisdom & many more. 

Best thanks to my family — parents, siblings & relatives. I wouldn't be in med school if not for their love and undying support.

Special thanks to my Sunday session buddies — Frances, Zab, Guia, Cris, Ony, Kate, Ynes & Persis — for keeping me in rhythm, well-fed and happy on weekends. Our activities make me feel refreshed at the start of each week.

Thanks to Papat for pushing me (Yes, she's that pushy!) to start this blog. Her convincing power is unbelievable.

Big thanks to Ngangaclingyminaj — Ces, Chill, Ima, Jasmin, Jazelle, Karen, Mac, Neeca, Papat, Rayray, Sigrid and Tin. These crazy fools are among my first readers, followers and 'likers.'

Crazy thanks to my other super-crazy-friends who call me 'Ate V' esp. to Marda, Cez, Ihna, Kim, Alvin (and the chipmunks!), and Revka — for their continued support and enthusiasm for what I do. (*wink*)

Many thanks to my HS barkada — Raya, Tinan, Andeng, Lynette, Apple, Jelaih, Pia & Kath. They inspire me to do better, more than they know. Cheers!

Super thanks to my friends (Nancy, Gia, Meryl & Kyra), classmates & schoolmates in med school; Gabay Medisina orgmates & football teammates for their invaluable help in all manner of ways. These persons make med school enjoyable. And I owe them many pictures which I used in this blog. Maraming salamat!

Deepest gratitude to the writers, bloggers, cryptic coders, social media junkies, & HTML nerds from whom I learned how to maintain a blog. I am still learning though.

Heartfelt thanks to my global friends (Special mention: Lizzie, Ana, Lisa, Mai, Silvi, Romi, Dr. Quiles, Jacky, Vale & Pau) for their cheers & exuberant shout-outs (I can hear them all the way here)! Gracias. Danke. Grazie. Merci. 고마워. Salamat!

Thanks also to Jam, Ate Jow, Romina, Jo, Ate Dina, Nelle, Kay, and to all the others, far too many to mention but their names are written on my heart!

Lastly, thank you, thank you, thank you to all my dear readers. I know they are there even if they don't make their presence felt by following, subscribing, commenting or liking my sites/posts. But my blog stat shows that they visited and sneaked around like cats to enjoy my blog. And that is already enough to make my day and continue to write. :)

Again, thank you Universe for this opportunity to share to the world!

Cheers,

VIVIAN