Colorectal Specialists, Inc.

21/04/2024

A Letter of My Younger Self 36 Years Ago To My Present Much Older Self

Way, way back in 1988, I gave the valedictory during our graduation from med school. So memorable to have my dearest mother and grandfather there in the audience. Afterwards my mom shared a copy of the speech with her sister, Tita Millette. You can see my mom’s scribbled notes in the top of the first page. Brought tears to my eyes to see this only now - and how proud she was. Thank you again for finally sharing this with me Tita Millette!

Reading the speech again after all these years, and now in the last legs of my professional journey, I ask myself how true have I been to its message?

Parking it here lest it gets lost in my pile of memorabilia and nostalgia

24/07/2023

As much as we revere Intramuros and all it stands for in the current era, to give you a better appreciation of how awe inspiring it must have been back in the day, we invite you to visualize it as it stood during the Spanish Colonial Period.

Think about it: there would have been no other massive structure the scale of Intramuros for dozens, even hundreds of kilometers. Most settlements and towns would have a church and some houses and business structures, some government buildings at best. Compared to those, the Walled City of Manila must have been loomed above them all, a massive undertaking during its time. Anybody approaching Intramuros for the first time must have had to take a moment to look at the gorgeous churches and massive buildings nested safely inside those seemingly mighty walls. It must have been quite the sight, quite the experience.

Intramuros has long since been dwarfed by the modern monoliths of Manila. But despite that, it still has vestiges of its grandeur and power. All we need to do is to look more closely.

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WanderManila has TWO Intramuros tours, different from each other as night and day. You may send us a private message for more information.

Photo sourced from John Tewell's collection.

19/07/2023

“A great man is hard on himself; a small
Man is hard on others.”
— Lao Tzu

03/07/2023

When I was born, being a typist was a major money making skill. Today it's gone. When I was 10, being an aerial cameramen was a job. Drones have killed it. In my teenage years, owning a video club was big business. Today it is an obsolete business. Right now in America, driverless cars are already a reality.

The moral of the story is that skills, jobs, and business opportunities change with the times, and if you do not have updated skills, your income earning capacity will soon be outdated. Don't just be up to date in your skills. Be up to tomorrow!

07/11/2018

18/10/2018

Colorectal surgeon Dr. Manuel Francisco Roxas expounds on the various tests to detect colon cancer, and the medical treatments to cure the said fatal disease...