Bright Smile Bright Future for MPS

    Nurse Janet in her zone

my computer crashed and panic gripped me. no visual aids for the kids, oh no?! Thanks to  Jenrich, my angel

Kids love this funny man

bright smile  bright future (best friend for life)

these are the proud mothers of 

The students of MANILA PATRIOTIC SCHOOL had a fun filled day.  I want to thank my sponsor COLGATE PHIL. for making this event a success. My heartfelt thanks goes to Mr Diomar Escat for his faith in me eventhough I informed him in such a short notice. 

MANILA PATRIOTIC SCHOOL (chinese name: AUI KOK) will be celebrating its centennial year this year.  Aui Kok, as I fondly call it, is a first Cantonese school in the Philippines. Now Mandarin is being taught there too.

With all the hoopla on that day (feb 24), the one thing that stayed in my mind are the students' smiles.  PRICELESS !!!  Here's wishing COLGATE and AUI KOK more success !

Feb 9 St Apolonia's Day

inside Sta Cruz Church

I attended the mass for St Apolonia with my good friend Dr F. Capellan at Sta Cruz Church. On my way to the Plaza Sta Cruz, there were motorcade with banners from the Philippine Dental Association and its affliate chapters.  It's only appropriate that February is Oral Health Month in honor of our patron saint.

I was dumbfounded by the turnout of dentists at Sta Cruz Church and the mass was held at the main chapel to accomodate the people. After the mass, there were snack given and time to a little chit-chat.

Last year there were only a handful of dentists (approximate less than 100) who attended the mass and it was held at the upper room of the church auxillary building. I said to myself what a pity but grateful for the dentists who celebrated St Apolonia's day. Thanks to Dr Barba and her team, she made this possible. This will be her legacy. I was not able to ask her what they requested from the congress. 

Anyway, It was nice to see familiar faces. I saw my old MCU schoolmate Dr Mel Dazo (I forgot his first name -sorry) , my surgery batchmate Dr Johnny P and Dr. Jonathan V, the ;  Dr Steph (congrats, 2012 Pres Fil-Chi) and Dr Barba (2011Manila Dental Society Pres).   

Talaga naman this was a wonderful day.  I wish that all dentists could attend this mass held every year  (Feb 9) at Sta Cruz Church. Whatever their denomination, everybody is invited.