Today is Mayo Uno! Prior to 2020, I have not treated it as a non-working holiday. I am usually in the clinic for 1st day of May, working as an OT. But today, with the community quarantine still on and no teletherapy scheduled, I find myself on a Labor Day long weekend. I will take…
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QuaranTINed: An OT’s POV of the Luzon Lockdown
Today is Day 15 of Luzon’s Enhanced Community Quarantine. Two weeks ago, I was in the middle of a therapy session when it was suddenly announced that the initial lockdown of Metro Manila would expand to the rest of Luzon. “Effective immediately.” It felt surreal that an apocalypse-like pandemic is actually happening. Then reality came…
PRC ID Renewal: A Guide for Occupational Therapists
With the grace of God and generosity of the universe, I renewed my professional ID card for the second time last week. Time really flies so fast, it has been six years since I started my OT practice. Back in 2016, I just spontaneously thought of renewing my PRC license while window shopping in Robinsons…
Of Elections, Writer’s Block and Reading Marathon
I think I’m on writer’s block. I am not that motivated to write. I did not open my laptop for weeks. Even if I thought of something, I could not even jot it down with pen and paper. I missed days in my planner/gratitude journal. Beyond the routine running notes for every OT treatment session,…