I am invited for a talk here in my College Alma Mater for Med Tech students. I am on my 8th month na, next month bed rest na ko dahil kabuwanan ko na.
J is with me din nakaalalay.
Lalabas nalang baby namin, itong ama nya hindi man lang naiisipang magpropose, ginugoodtime ata ako ng hayup na to eh!
"Signal ka sakin pag may kailangan ka ah" sabi nya at tumango lang ako. "After nito, uwi tayo agad para makapahinga ka bago yung isang interview mo, gusto mo ba kumain sa labas"
"Take out" I said
"Ok, sana matapos agad para di tayo maipit sa traffic"
Nasa harapan lang sya nakavideo at nagpipicture sa akin habang on-going yung talk.
The talk went on for 2 hours dahil dumami ang students at dumami ang nagtatanong.
"Thank you again, Doc Ariones, and congratulations on your pregnancy"
"Thank you, Dean"
Umalis na kami at buti hindi pa ganun katraffic, nag-take out nalang kami para nga hindi maipit sa traffic at makapag set up pa para sa interview ko.
Pagdating namin, ininform kami nila Tito Geo na sinet-up nila yung isang room para sa interview ko.
Grabe! Spoiled na spoiled ako sa pamilya nila.
I looked inside the room and all set up na nga. Chair, table na lalagyan ng laptop, tapos may fruits din for my snacks and my tumbler, pati aircon bukas na.
"Bibihis ka pa o ganyan ka na?"
"Change, this is not comfortable" I said
Sinamahan nya ko sa kwarto para tulungan ako magbihis, kasi hindi ko na abot paa ko dahil nga malaki na tyan ko.
I wore a sleeveless dress and my flip flops, and a cardigan para di ako lamigin.
Inalalayan nya ko maupo, at hinintay nalang yung start ng interview.
(We have here with us to talk about medical terms, from xxxxxx Medical Center, we have Dr. Madeline Denisse Ariones. Hi, Doc, Good Evening)
"Hello po, Good Evening."
(How do you like to be addressed, Doc?)
"You can call me Dr. Maddi, that's what my patients call me din naman"
(Before we proceed to serious topics. Doc Maddi, just a question, is being a Pediatrician really your dream?)
"One of my dream, I did not pursue the first one, but, I did not regret this choice naman kasi seeing the smile on the kids faces really warms me up"
(Mahirap ba, Doc?)
"Wala namang madali, even the easiest course we think, mahirap din kapag nandun ka na. It's really about passion, if you're passionate with being a Doctor, it will feel easy for you"
(Doc Maddi, question lang. You're one of the most talked Doctor and popular Doctor especially sa social media platform na Tiktok. Your contents really help those parents to really check on their kids, and to keep them safe from anything. Does it get to you na sikat kang Doctor?)
"I am not getting it into myself, kasi I started those contents with a mission to reach those parents na hindi regularly pinapacheck-up yung mga anak nila. Well, that's fine naman, walang masama dun, but, my goal there is to help them check their kids on their own din. Kasi minsan ang bata, kahit sabihin na ok lang sila, possible na hindi talaga sila ok, they just don't want their parents to worry. So yeah, that's really my goal, not anything else or even fame, no"
