Found Floating Island!

We ended up eating lunch at Makati Med yesterday since we decided it was better to do some of my tests already. We finally figured out how to get to Floating Island. It's on tower 2 and the easiest way to get to it is through the bridgeway from tower 1. 

I have many fond memories of Floating Island. When I was a child my parents would always buy me ice cream after getting vaccinated. Eventually I was buying Miggy ice cream after his vaccination dates with my pediatrician. When I used to work in a telco, my colleagues and I would dine at Floating Island. They used to have alcoholic beverages in the menu and I remember my officemates would sometimes order vodka haha. 

As I grew older the Makati Med visits were about visiting relatives who were sick. We'd still sometimes dine at Floating Island, but it got quite expensive and so we'd oftentimes just buy food from outside. The other restos yesterday and we thought it might be safer to eat at Floating Island.

I've been trying to eat more veggies, so I got vegetable kare-kare. It was good and it filled me up really quickly (I'm gonna eat the leftovers tonight). 

Sweetie got some tinola. He ordered it because he missed it. That's one thing I've never tried cooking, so I'm adding it to my cooking bucket list. 

Miggy got lumpiang shanghai. I guess he liked it because he finished it really fast, haha. He's quite picky when it comes to lumpiang shanghai, so it was a good sign he wiped out the plate. 

It's really nice when childhood resto is still around. Much as I like trying out new place, I appreciate going back to "staples" to make new memories. Visiting Floating Island again was bittersweet since I have a number of loved ones I dined with there who are gone now. Just keep the good memories and remember that you have more guardian angels watching over you now. 

#BeKind #StaySafe

  

Makati Med Looks So Different Now

I haven't been to Makati Med for almost 10 years now. The last time I was there was to visit Titay or Tito Ben. I needed to see a doctor since I haven't had a face-to-face check-up since I got home. The booster shot seemed to have a bad effect on me because I've been having chest pains for a few weeks now. I've also been having frequent asthma attacks. 

Any chance to go out is a treat for me! Good thing we went early because we were able to find parking. I felt a little lost when we reached the ground floor. Everything looked different! The lobby now looks like the hospitals in Singapore. There are two towers now and I was clueless on how to get around. Luckily they have a lot of security staff you can inquire from. 

My doctor's office used to have wooden interiors. It's now mostly all white! My pulmo at Makati med  is my original doctor. His wife was my original cardiologist. They've been taking care of our family for several decades now. I hope they can unearth my old xrays so they can compare and maybe get a better view of what has happened to me. 

The best thing about the new look of Makati Med is the improvement in processes. I was ordered to do a chest xray. I just went down to the ground floor, presented the memo and I was done in less than 20 minutes. By early evening I received a message that I could view the results in the app. I could also easily share the information to others (i.e. my doctors in SG) by sending them a link (only available though for seven days). They just need a browser to view the xray.

Something really funny though happened. I've gotten multiple xrays already and I'm familiar with the process. After they took the shot, they hurriedly asked me if I removed my bra. I said yes. I was puzzled why they asked me. They had me wait while a senior radiologist checked the xray. He reassured me everything was okay and let me go. I realized the staff who run the xray were probably pretty junior. They mistook my sternal wires as bra wires. Hahaha! That's the first time this happened to me. Maybe the pandemic has really kept rare creatures like me away from hospitals. 

I'm still giggling about it until today. I'm still really wary about going to the hospital, but I trust my doctor. If he says it's safe for me, then I just need to be extra cautious and follow protocols. Praying what they found in my xray can be resolved easily. That means I really need to be stress free!

#BeKind #StaySafe