Second Chance

Remember that second chance is not a ticket to commit another mistake. It's a ticket for you to realize your mistake, learn from it and be a better person because that is what your partner deserves.

Last night, since I had no exam to study for, I decided to watch ABS-CBNs "Maalaala Mo Kaya". It's a love story by Karla and Gio portrayed by Bela Padilla and JC Santos. In short, the story goes like this: They're like lovers for 8 years and the guy cheated on the girl then they broke up. The girl got hurt so bad. The guy did everything to win the girl back and to seek her forgiveness and eventually the girl gave him a second chance.

Do cheaters deserve a second chance?

I read some reviews in facebook. I've seen comments like "once a cheater is always a cheater", "if he truly loves her, why did he cheat in the first place", etc. 

Me, to be honest, I am a bit triggered or more or less cranky on that episode. Dahil ba nakarelate ako?

Sort of, yes. This is the first time I mention this on my blog. I had a boyfriend for 2 years. Supposed to be we were sort of happy but he cheated on me. Actually, not the usual cheating like the drama like there's a third party. He made a huge lie to me. The trust was broken and then we broke up. He did efforts to win me back but I became stone-hearted. I made my stand and I never restored our relationship because of the broken trust. Our spark was gone as well.

Back to Gio and Karla's love story, well for me, Karla is not wrong. I think Karla loves Gio so much that she handled to give him a second chance. Any person deserves a second chance whether he is a cheater, a f*ckboy or whatsoever as long as he is already true to his word and will never do the same mistake again. I still believe on change. If you truly love your partner like what Karla does, you have the courage to forgive and rather grant the second chance. But if he cheats again, oh well, there's no such thing as third chance anymore. It means that he is truly a f*ckboy and doesn't deserve you hahahaha. Oh well.

How about me? I obtained no courage to give him the second chance. My feelings are gone already. I believe there's a purpose. Maybe he's not really the one.

Anyway, I love how Bela Padilla and JC Santos portrayed their story. They are indeed great actors.

I got the lead of this post from the real Karla's profile. I was really curious that I searched her profile after watching MMK. Indeed, mistakes are to be learned and to be a better person.

Merry at Cafe Berry

Oh, hello. Finally I have a spare time blogging. Third bimonthly period just commenced and I have nothing to study so far. Horray!
Let me introduce to you a place. A  cozy place to chill and definitely for good vibes.
This is Cafe Berry. ❤

This started around midseptember last 2017 when I was searching for a place to study. I was really desperate that time for the fear of sleeping at home. That was on a sunday and I weren't yet halfway on my readings for the next day's exam because of organization and adulting stuff. Then I discovered this place. This is located outside the seaview wing at SM Seaside City Cebu. Yes, outside. From the mall, you need to pass through the exit near Bon Chon Chicken. This coffee shop is facing the SRP road rather.

The place... oh so awesome and classy with the wooden tables, large bookshelf, comfy chairs and wow, the gold painted pipe. I also love the view of the bay in SRP.  It is also spacious so it's not that obvious if it gets crowded. For me, this is the best place to study rather cram the day before exam. This opens at 8:00 AM and closes at 12:00 AM everyday.
There are variety of drinks and desserts to choose from. My favorites are Green Tea Latte and Cafe Mocha for coffee based drinks. For desserts, oreo snow and mango snow are great and tasty.

For more information visit their facebook page. https://m.facebook.com/cafeberryseaside/

Alisonblue at 10

I took this at La Trinidad, Benguet last June, 2017.

From being a naive high school student to a medical student, this blog is like a collection of footprints of my life. For those who took time to open this, thank you so much! It may be different from the start since I only update this just several times a year. I may be currently busy with my journey to become a physician with a heart but this blog lives on. I want to impart this to my future children. Again, thanks a lot! Cheers!

Ultrasonography linked to Autism?

       Social communication is one of the pearls of the child’s development. Impairment in the ability to engage in social interaction with restricted, repetitive patterns of behavior encompass the hallmark of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). Children with ASD have dilemmas in sharing their thoughts and feelings with others. Delayed language with lack of interest and play are mostly the initial symptoms that are mostly recognized during their second year of life. Autism specific screening are considered to be done at 18 and 24 months of age. During the past few several decades, prevalence of ASD increased rapidly with estimates of 1 in 68 individuals affected. It may be due to heightened awareness and screening and may be in part from historical shifts of diagnostic categories. Currently, ASD is thought to be brought about by set of environmental and genetic contributions. . Advanced maternal and paternal age, closer spacing at pregnancies, premature birth and family members with learning problems, psychiatric disorders and social disability have been identified as risk factors. Genetic causes are to be unveiled. Exposure to toxic environmental factors to the developing fetus is also considered as a risk in ASD and prenatal ultrasonography was proposed.
As the incidence of ASD increased during the past several decades, the use of ultrasonography has increased substantially. Ultrasonography which is mostly started at first trimester of pregnancy is routinely done during prenatal check-ups. Viability, gestational age, number of fetuses and most importantly, the gross fetal abnormalities are being detected by ultrasound. However, despite its benefits, a study by Mcclintic and Webb suggested that ultrasonography  causes alterations in behaviors and disrupts cortical migration during the fetus’ brain development based on animal studies. Ultrasonography consists of pulses of high frequency sound whose backscatter from tissue yields details of the structure of the tissues and movements of blood. It also has the ability to create local increases in temperature which is detrimental in the developing brain at the first trimester.Thus, the brighter the ultrasonography, the higher the ultrasound exposure and the shallower the tissue, the more harm to the fetus.
A case control study of 420 children  was done by Rosman et.al. The study included 107 children with ASD, 104 control individuals with developmental delay and 209 controls with typical development. They were identified from prenatal care medical records and delivery at Boston Medical Center from July 1, 2006 through December 2014 with a gestational age of at least 37 weeks. Data were analyzed from May 1,2015 through November 30,2017. However, authors found out that children with ASD compared with typically developed children had fewer first trimester scans, a later-first trimester scan, lower mean total time of exposure in the first and second trimester, increased mean depth of  ultrasound exposure.
Increased depth of prenatal ultrasonographic presentation may be associated with disturbances in fetal cortical migration and later autism spectrum disorder. However, this correlation deserves yet a further study. Further research is needed to determine whether other variables of ultrasound exposure also have adverse effects to the developing fetus.
However, ultrasonography has the potential to act as an environmental stressor in a genetically vulnerable system. The goal of searching mechanistically valid environmental modifiers of child outcomes remains important especially if the environmental insult deserves to be limited or regulated.  There remains an consistent call for further studies on the safety of diagnostic ultrasonography.

For more information check on this page:  https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamapediatrics/fullarticle/2672728


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