All Chapters of ALMOST NOT OVER YOU: Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

“Live life to the fullest.” 5-word phrase. Simple. Easy to remember. But those very words were very special to me. When I was young my father always told me to live your life like this is your last day on earth. You just have to enjoy every moment in life no matter how hard it is. So that if you reach the end, you won’t have any regrets—you won’t look back thinking all the “what if’s” and “but’s” in life. And those words were also his last words before he died. Good evening, ladies and gentlemen. I’m Dr. Juan Antonio Crisostomo III 2nd year resident doctor at SJMC, your speaker for tonight’s 50th Annual Healthcare Forum.”(Aloud of applause) “Thank you. Thank you. Please

They say, “Memory is a way of holding on to the things you love, the things you are, and the things you never want to lose." Or sometimes, “Memories are those made up by people who want to hold on from the past since memories are the only thing that doesn’t change even if people do.” But whatever it would mean for each one of us, surely there were certain parts of our lives we want to hold on even to those memories left.   

In life, there’s always the first step in everything. Whether we want to start a new job, we need to take the first step—and that’s looking for better opportunities out there. We search for job openings thru the internet. If we want to have a new house, we need to take the first step—we need to save for that dream house we always wanted to have. During misunderstandings within our family, we need to take the first step to say sorry and make effort for reconciliation before it’s too late.  As well as from moving on from the painful past that keeps hunting us, the first step is always on us—we need to take th

Confession by definition is the act of confessing or admitting to someone such as something wrong you have done or something you have kept hidden by yourself. It’s like telling that person how sorry you are and admitting your flaws or anything you just wanted to say. It’s like telling the truth. But when it comes to love, confession is always the hardest step to take after the first step. Because it takes a lot of courage to do so. Sometimes, we are not good enough to tell to the person we love about what we feel. Sometimes, we are just too nervous to utter those words. Or we are not the best speaker. Or sometimes, the timing was not good at all. But whatever the hindrances we may encounter along the way, we should remember that the best thing in life only happens if we are honest enough to admit what we really wanted at the beginning. Indeed, confession gives a clearer point to the kind of love we always wanted to have. _____________________________

Life is bound with many surprises. Sometimes, those surprises are good to have—they make us happy and appreciate even the little things in life. Some are like a dream or much worst, a nightmare that we desperately wanted to wake up and forget everything. Every one of us has a fair share of these surprises. No one can escape from this reality. But no matter how those surprises affect us, it makes life even more exciting and beautiful. It may blow us out. But we just have to go with the flow no matter where life may take us.