hotel update

i called The Bellevue first thing in the morning and was able to book a deluxe room (for the gentlemen) and an executive suite (one-bedroom suite for the ladies) for our pre-wedding preparations. since my mother is a club member, we got the deluxe room free of charge and the suite with a fifteen percent discount. the overnight stay at the suite, by the way, includes breakfast for two. not bad! ;)

i'm glad that's done and over with. although the reservations officer told us that there were still many rooms available for december, i did not take any chances anymore and immediately booked our reservations. he gladly gave us our confirmation numbers with a cheerful, "See you in December." we will be calling a few days before the 22nd of December just to confirm our reservations.

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we were informed a few days ago by fellow PBOZ egroup members that there is a strong chance that Joseph has to fly before i do after the wedding. they suggested that i book my flight after my spouse visa has been granted just to be sure. we were not able to confirm it yet because it is not stated anywhere in the embassy website. so the only way to confirm it is when i go there for my interview.

joseph and i are very disappointed because we were really keen on going back to Oz together so that just in case i'd have any trouble or difficulty at the immigration, he is there to help me out. once this is confirmed (joseph going before me) then joseph might move his flight from the 7th of January to the 12th and then i'd follow na lang a few days after, hopefully on a weekend so that he doesn't have to go on leave at work. i hope things turn out in favor of us.

all this talk of starting a new life together has got me quite excited. can't wait! :)

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on to non-wedding related stuff... i had just one of the worst days at the clinic yesterday. i don't know why people bring in doctors to speak with me in behalf of themselves when these doctors have totally no concern whatsoever in my dealings with the child and the parents. and an ob-gyne pa at that! the doctor, while i was explaining my management of the kid (which i don't need to do by the way), even told me that she thought it wasn't the right thing to do. who is she anyway to tell me that?! she doesn't even know what she was talking about. in short, it was as if she was telling me indirectly that i was an incompetent therapist.

what got me more pissed was that the mother didn't even have the nerve to go and talk to me herself. so unethical! why did she have to bring the doctor/ninang to talk to me? to intimidate me? she was even patronizing me, making himas my back and asking for pasensya while i was talking to her as i was trembling with rage.

i am going to have a good think about it this long weekend. joseph and my mom suggested that i discharge the kid already. it would even be very harder now when i treat their kid because i would have to constantly prove to them that i know what i'm doing. true. plus, i need an apology.

the victim here is the kid, really. his parents are still constantly in denial about his condition, always insisting that their son is very intelligent. fact is, i'm not questioning his intelligence. he is very bright and knows basic concepts at the very young age of three. the thing is, their son has behavioral problems and has difficulty coping with changes in his environment and recognizing authority. they do not realize that if they don't address this, the kid will still have a hard time at school inspite of his intelligence.

i still cannot get over the incident yesterday. actually, i have lost all interest now to treat him because it has become a tedious task. tedious because there is no follow up at home and so we are caught in a vicious cycle all the time. the parents are obviously taking it real hard. but i hope they can accept their fate as soon as possible to help them help their child.