The rain has stopped…finally. Brrr, it’s cold. We’re still under a typhoon signal but the weather is improving. Hope to see the sun again. I miss its warmth.
I’ve been reading a post by a friend on Facebook about her encounter with a doctor at a local hospital in Baguio. She used to blog here at WordPress but now prefers to write about her lovely and inspiring adventures on her wall on Facebook. She didn’t feel well the night before coming home so she ended up checking in at the emergency ward of the hospital by herself. She met this cute (her words) doctor at the hospital. She said it is not a tale of ” swept-off-my-feet romance. This is, rather, a story of how every now and then, I have to treat myself like my own leading lady. This is the love story we must all have with ourselves, primarily.” Haha, I laughed and smiled and several of her friends are still posting their comments until now.
Sometimes, we need those “feel good” encounters with fellow human beings, not necessarily a romantic one mind you but something you’ll think about long after it happened. I had a similar experience years and years ago when I was having treatment for my recurring UTI. This doctor was a substitute for my nephrologist who was in another hospital at that time. The kind words, the caring ways made a difference. He said that his brother also worked at the same bank where I used to work. That was the first and only time I met him at the doctor’s office. When you are not feeling well, everything comes into focus and you appreciate meeting people who are concerned about your well-being. You welcome them in your orbit just like welcoming a new member of the family or newly met friends.
And speaking of FB, I’ve been noticing those ugly grammar errors that people post on their comments. Gosh, I cringe when I read shout outs/comments on FB shortened like they are text messages. I am beginning to think, either one is too lazy to type properly or just feeling “pa-cute”. I am not pretending to be perfect but there are those red lines you’ll encounter when you are typing in another language or using misspelled words. One should proofread one’s post time and again. We don’t need more time than the others to write legibly, right? Do you agree?
So true
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Thanks Alesia 🙂
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I proof read as I go along. Failing that, I have Jackie and our daughter Becky to point out errors. Becky volunteered a long time ago to be my ‘poof redder’.
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Haha, good thing you have a “poof redder” Derrick. I know we make mistakes too, sometimes they are typo errors but those I see seem to be they are not aware of how to use the words, most of the time, there are wrong grammars.
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Yes. And there is always this: https://derrickjknight.com/2013/06/14/8993/
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I love your previous article Derrick.
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🙂 Thanks very much, Arlene
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As you know from reading my blog, lazy grammar drives me crazy. But education changed a great deal during the 1990s, with less emphasis on spelling and grammar, and more emphasis on so-called ‘understanding’.
We reap what we sow!
As for the weather, just 1 C here last night…
Best wishes, Pete.
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Do you think that’s a valid excuse Pete? I don’t think so. I am not a grammar Nazi but it is kind of disappointing to read wrong grammar and improper use of words. Include wrong spelling too.
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Not a valid excuse, Arlene, but an explanation that goes some way to understand the changing trends. In many respects, younger people just don’t care about spelling anymore. They were told at school that it was no longer important, so didn’t bother to explore it for themselves.
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And that reminds me about the Welcome tarpaulin that they previously hang in strategic areas here for the ASEAN Summit, the word Philippines was wrongly spelled Philppines. And yes, one of the appointed undersecretary of communications by Malacanang who keeps a blog has many grammar mistakes pointed out by the netizens. Imagine “writer” misspelled as writter and Corps as Corp.
There are many more but I won’t go into details. She writes fake news as well. I don’t like her, she does not deserve the post and we’re paying taxes for her salaries.
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Agreed. Though… I do use abbreviated text in Spanish. When I want to realy make it short or am in a hurry.
Have a nice week-end-
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You too! I must admit texting did that. Shortened words, sometimes it would just take to add one letter to make it right 🙂
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True. Have a lovely Sunday.
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You know you are preaching to the choir on this one!
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Haha…thanks!
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That is a nice story you share of your friend. You always write perfectly. I probably make errors here and there… 😧
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Thank you so much Amy. You are so kind.
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