tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4848150066288182977.post2268580487487180351..comments2023-10-17T18:24:34.517+07:00Comments on The Last-Minute Madness: The Healer GuyEloisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18232032711708917885noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4848150066288182977.post-15872631070362113392010-05-26T16:15:26.424+07:002010-05-26T16:15:26.424+07:00@doc TK: yeah, it IS catchy, but it does make us s...@doc TK: yeah, it IS catchy, but it does make us sound like quacks, anyway. :-)Eloisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18232032711708917885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4848150066288182977.post-88431161905139924302010-05-26T10:55:41.863+07:002010-05-26T10:55:41.863+07:00well... they say that the history of medicine is r...well... they say that the history of medicine is really just the history of the placebo effect. ofcourse double blind studies belie this statement. it's still catchy though.TKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07034257291191652363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4848150066288182977.post-15751162272399329642010-05-25T03:28:43.973+07:002010-05-25T03:28:43.973+07:00doc, it's my niece's birthday. i'll be...doc, it's my niece's birthday. i'll be in town for a week. :Dmarleynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4848150066288182977.post-83781355652940914952010-05-24T20:04:40.823+07:002010-05-24T20:04:40.823+07:00thanks for the comment over at my place -" th...thanks for the comment over at my place -" the songs are in a couple of languages, telegu, kannada, malayalam, and then i guess telegu again :P... hehe.."Nitinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03067973096892435321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4848150066288182977.post-4743593134144260342010-05-24T19:03:37.836+07:002010-05-24T19:03:37.836+07:00@Krissy: Yeah, people go to the manghihilot a lot....@Krissy: Yeah, people go to the manghihilot a lot...i wrote a little something about that before. We used to be brought to a Manghililot when we were younger. He lived in the hills, a good walk away.We used to call him Lolo Blas and always, always, he'd rub us down with coconut oil. worked like a charm most of the time.<br /><br />Maybe we need the comfortable placebo effect of it all, di ba?Eloisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18232032711708917885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4848150066288182977.post-81412443913334316582010-05-24T19:00:13.056+07:002010-05-24T19:00:13.056+07:00@Nitin: That's cool, i like talking to the loc...@Nitin: That's cool, i like talking to the locals as well. I like the local color. :-) My English teacher used to call it the Bucolic color.Eloisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18232032711708917885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4848150066288182977.post-71222228851478198962010-05-24T18:58:56.883+07:002010-05-24T18:58:56.883+07:00@rick: how long a life were you talking about? wha...@rick: how long a life were you talking about? what usually happens?Eloisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18232032711708917885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4848150066288182977.post-83049847061015468242010-05-24T15:39:18.073+07:002010-05-24T15:39:18.073+07:00It's amazing how rich our folklore can be when...It's amazing how rich our folklore can be when it comes to this, no? :)<br /><br />We also have a "manghihilot" in the neighborhood and people consult her with their ailments first before going to the hospital. Or sometimes, if doctors cannot seem to find anything wrong with them, the manghihilot massages them and the afflictions go away o.0<br /><br />I have never had my palm read krissy ♥https://www.blogger.com/profile/07494802496003823884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4848150066288182977.post-14614713367724467522010-05-24T13:23:48.622+07:002010-05-24T13:23:48.622+07:00interesting account. well, bravo to you for being ...interesting account. well, bravo to you for being brave enough to risk the subconscious suggestive forces of palmistry. It is very true. The very first time i had my palms read i had experienced its subconscious suggestive nature for a while. and then i guess when i did get my palm read a few more times with almost contradictory reviews among a few of them i lost that suggestive prick in my mind.Nitinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03067973096892435321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4848150066288182977.post-21283689182045772552010-05-24T12:09:36.630+07:002010-05-24T12:09:36.630+07:00@Rick: yep, I'm not a big fan of traditional m...@Rick: yep, I'm not a big fan of traditional medicine, but i've had some experience with it. One time, my mother took me to this old guy who was supposed to be really good. I remember being in a room (i was maybe 4 or 5) and then this bald guy would blow bubbles through a tube into a glass with some water and a round piece of rock...or was it a pebble or a seed? Anyway, because of that, iEloisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18232032711708917885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4848150066288182977.post-87575412999539420922010-05-24T12:06:51.986+07:002010-05-24T12:06:51.986+07:00@marley: he sounded like Zenaida Seva, if you know...@marley: he sounded like Zenaida Seva, if you know what I mean...very non-committal. ok, give me a call, what is this vacay for? oh, and about the shoes...haha. if he said that, bilib na ko sa iya powers.Eloisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18232032711708917885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4848150066288182977.post-13642558465113357312010-05-24T11:52:17.530+07:002010-05-24T11:52:17.530+07:00I think the only traditional remedy I've tried...I think the only traditional remedy I've tried was a "mustard plaster" my grandmother made for me when I had bronchitis. It went on my chest to draw out...something, not sure what. And it stunk!<br /><br />I'm like you, taking things like that with a pinch of salt. It can be fun and you certainly got a fun palm reading. Of course, I think I might have come up with some of theRicademushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12347446705678305814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4848150066288182977.post-33428899583753497282010-05-24T11:36:12.726+07:002010-05-24T11:36:12.726+07:00"You go for personality rather than looks...&..."You go for personality rather than looks..." he said. <br /><br />buti na lang he didn't say "You go for guys with nice shoes". hehe.<br /><br />have a great week doc! i'll see you in 3 weeks. hopefully. :Dmarleynoreply@blogger.com