how to eat SUMAN.

since i ate breakfast this morning (which i rarely do), i decided to document it. hehe... this is how you eat suman, pinoy style... hrmm or my style. LOL.

1. you don't want your food to get infected with microorganisms... so, wash your hand first.

2. prepare your 'equipment': Coffee/ chocolate; bowl; suman. (since i'm allergic to chocolate, i used coffee with cream and sugar)

3. peel the suman.

4. place the peeled suman in a bowl.

5. drop 3 tbsp of hot coffee on the bowl with suman

6. crush the suman with a spoon

7. EAT

8. ENJOY!

Presents!

these are the stuff i got for christmas.. ahihihihi! :)

this will surely help me with my board exam... wah! too many books to read now. thanks, THALLINE!!! :)

new toy from my cousin, KUYA RICO. this means more music to listen to this 2010! weepeeh! :)

and another one from kuya rico. hehe... i'm uploading pictures on it right now and charging it. :) Thanks, Kuya!!! :)

this one is from ATE MADDIE M. :) looove the color!!! Thanks!!! :)

What did YOU get for Christmas??? :)

Christmas '09

Dec. 24 (7:00pm)

it's nothing like last year's Christmas. it was quieter, simpler... Family went to CPK to have christmas dinner. had a simple gift giving... we didn't wait for 12mn since the mall closes at 9:00pm. nevertheless, dinner was great as always... :D i just miss the presence of my nephew, miggy. kuya mitch, che and miggy flew off to europe to spend christmas with che's family.

Dec. 23

had our school christmas party. it wasn't as loud and happy as last year for some reason. maybe it's because we were transferred to another group. we were the only one who performed a song number. elk... i ate my heart out anyway... and i had a great gift. hehe. Thanks, thalline! :) went swimming, too... the pool was waaaarmmm!!! i swam til 2am... had an asthma attack after that.. salamat sa hamog! LOL. it was good.

Dec 25 (6:00pm)

went to sta. cruz to spend the rest of the christmas day with Lola Estay and the rest of the odejar clan... wow... i ate a lot last night! played with my niece and nephew. hehe..

oh well... Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! :)

Balikbayan box

i remember writing a letter to my eldest cousin who was working as a nurse in the states when i was around 5 or 6 y.o...

Dear Ate Liza,

Hello ate Liza! Please buy me:

1. barbie dolls

2. my little pony and friends stuff toy

3. rainbow brite

4. swimming pool ni barbie doll

5. ken doll

6. doll house

7. play-do

thank you very much

Love,

Annapet

Napaka kapal talaga ng mukha ko nuon. akala ko kasi protocol ang gantong klaseng sulat sa mga mahal sa buhay sa america.... o wala lang akong sense of kapalmuks nuong unang panahon. hehehe..

my daily meal

wow... this ain't healthy... daanin nalang sa oatmeal. hehe.

blogging nothing

i seem to have problems with gathering up my motivation to DO something. tsk... i've been telling myself to study for the board exam and take one step at a time... but until now, it feels like i haven't even lifted a pinkie for it (i read a few stuff but in an unorganized way) ... tsk tsk... i want to start so badly but i don't know where and how to... i just get frustrated.. i end up sleeping not accomplishing ANYTHING... grrrhhh.. gotta move it!

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Panaginip: i dreamt last night about riding an airplane and arriving at an airport with open gun fires and people shouting... 2 friends of mine were in that dream with me. we traveled (can't remember details of it). i remember a scene where i was in a bus with them. it was raining. they said good bye and left me there in the bus. there was this scene where i was told i had to go home... i was about to take a bus ride going home and realized i wasn't in the Philippines! i was in some asian country, Vietnam, perharps... then .. i woke up..

***

@School: hrmmm... yesterday, i was assigned to take care of a tachypnic baby at NICU. he was crying very loudly, very angrily that his neighbor seemed to empathize with him.. both of them crying at the same time. ugh..

poor baby. i bet he was really, really hungry. or maybe he was feeling pain. tsk... it's as if he wanted to kick someone's ass. geez.

***

i'm getting used to the company of our new groupmates. we have a kris kringle. hehe. wala lang ma-kwento. haha... the challenge is to find an expensive looking gift worth 20 pesos. haha...

***

been eating turon everyday.

girls' night

Aiza, the Llanto sisters, ate Aimee and Leslie were arguing when and where they'll watch that New Moon movie. haha. i was not participating as usual, since i'm so not into it. i haven't made up my mind yet if i'd watch it with them. haha. i might, just for the company.

We arrived at the coffee shop at 5pm. we were able to find a good table with a nice view. Too bad Kaye was not there.

It was a fun bonding. these people i was with were at their mid 20's and, haha, they're still rowdy. I especially enjoyed our talk about the gory experiences in the OR and medical boohoos. i'm sure the other table could hear us. sorry for those who heard. they might have lost their appetite. haha!

it was educational, too, though.

back to school

we are, once again, assigned in the operating room. :) i hope they would keep assigning us there. i assisted in a minor operation. hrmm.. it was just a simple excisions biopsy.

i miss my groupmates. sir deris, sir weejay and sir jek were talking about naughty stuff and i imagined, if ate rizza, ate aimee and the boys were there, it would ba riot! i'm sure, hihirit nanaman ng kakaiba yung mga yun.

we'll get used to our new groupmates. they're ok.

Eastwood with family

had a nice lunch at Eastwood city at our cousins' condo. my tita cooked the viand... errr... i forgot what it was called. pork afritada, i think. it's not salty but very tasty.

played with my nephew, miggy boy, again. he's sooo cute! i think he has grown a little bit from the time i saw him last.

went mass too... i thought of blogging about the sermon; but i my head is quite unorganized right now.

ok later.

"may uod ang aking utak"

i watched a ballet performance yesterday called "tales of the manuvu". i didn't read about what a manuvu is. i had no background of what i was watching. but i still enjoyed. Ballet philippines did an amazing job, as always! :)

i think the story was about the creation of man and woman, like "adam and eve" or "malakas at si maganda". i'm going to read about it later.

i was 20 minutes late. hrmph. badtrip! i missed the 1st half of the "front act"...but at least i was able to watch the rest of the show. it was beautiful!

after the show, connie, dianna and I fought our way in the crowd to have our pictures taken with the performers! they were nice too. :)

so far so good.

i had my hair chopped off! while the hair stylist was doing his thing, i wanted to scream and shout, "STOP!" but, well.... it was done... it'll grow back...

for the past few days, i have been spending my vacation pretty well. i'm trying to stay away from the computer as much as possible since it'll take up my precious free time. hahaha. ok so, what have i been doing?

the amusement park: last Sunday, my friends and i went to Enchanted Kingdom. i've been there a couple of times with different sets of friends/ family. yep. it was fun! unfortunately, all the rides were not available. thank goodness, the space shuttle (the big roller coaster) was closed. i'm sure, they'd force me to ride it if it was open.

italian film trip: haha! i love watching free films at the mall. :D watching it made me learn more about the italian lifestyle/culture. their language sounds like spanish.

food trip: going to the mall entails eating in nice places. since i'm on vacation, what the heck, i'd eat my heart out! frozen yogurts are a hit, i noticed. i tried them with strawberry, mangoes and almond chips. WOW! it was sooo nice! i loooove the tangy flavor and the sweetness of the fruits. :). i also particularly enjoyed the beef salipicado with mushrooms @ oliver's sandwich. it's a sandwich store like subway, but they also sell rice meals. nice nice! TORTILLAS w/ cheese, mayonnaise and ground beef ----> a very good companion while falling in line for the movie. haha.

sound trip: i have been listening to all sorts of music now. i try to explore a wide array of sounds, not just world beat. :)

meeting up old friends and getting to know new ones. :) it was fun spending time with my schoolmates and friends @ EK. Frankie and i watched an italian film the other day. he's like my movie and artsy fartsy buddy. missed hanging out with him. had a great time! We also met Sophia, a new friend we met while falling in line for the italian movie. :) she taught us stuff about being online using the cellphone. interesting! haha. i'm not really a techie person. it's nice to talk to someone like her. Burn, a friend and a bandmate (back in the days of BP.LOL) is currently online all the time. so i get to talk to him a lot. i missed talking to him too. he's a very funny guy. i wish to talk with the other BP boys. i'm looking forward to meeting more and more friends before i hit the books again. :)

the fantastic 4: i couldn't help myself from listening to the 4 women in their mid-30's talking about their lives. one of them was talking about her married life, i think, dealing with her husband about having a baby after 3 years... while sitting at the other table, eating my frozen yogurt, i imagine myself, ert, ayi and mygz talking the same thing or anything under the sun, looking all grown up like them.. (i mean looking mid-30ish)... gosh, i miss them! i miss the girl bonding. i wish them well. :)

Family: tita turing called up yesterday. it was nice talking to her and knowing how she is. later, i'm going to sta cruz to visit my Lola estay. :) on sunday, ate and i will be having lunch with tita tessie and family. :)

UPCOMING: i opt to watch tales of the manuvu, a ballet which will be performed by the ballet philippines. i have not watched performances for a while. :) i don't want to get too excited. hehe. there are other stuff i wanted to do like surfing in zambales or go to the zoo and do photoshooting; but i dunno if they're doable. not much time left. hrmph.

p.s. yesterday, i bought a new garment, a casual dress. hehe! :)

Used to dream of being a millionaire, without a care

But if I’m seeing my dreams and you aren’t there

’cause it’s over

That just wont be fair, darling.

I’d rather be a poor woman living on the street,

No food to eat

’cause I don’t want no pie if I have to cry

’cause it’s over

When you said goodbye

All at once

I had it all

But it doesn’t mean anything

Now that you’re gone

From above,

Seems I had it all

But it doesn’t mean anything

Since you’re gone

Now I see myself through different eyes

It’s no surprise

But being alone would make you realize, when it’s over

All in love is fair

I shoulda been there, I shoulda been there, I shoulda shoulda

All at once

I had it all

But it doesn’t mean anything

Now that you’re gone

From above,

Seems I had it all

But it doesn’t mean anything

Since you’re gone

I know I pushed you away

What can I do that would save our love

Take these material things

They don’t mean nothing

Its you that I want

All at once

I had it all

But it doesn’t mean anything

Now that you’re gone

From above,

Seems I had it all

But it doesn’t mean anything

Since you’re gone

it was my first time to deliver babies yesterday!!! wow! it was scary at first. but it was amazing!

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we had a regrouping at school. :( hrmph... i'm going to miss our group.. it's sad...

Self portraits...

me

aiza

andrew

another typhoon coming

i've been talking about typhoons all the time in my blog... they say, this one called PEPENG is a super typhoon (as big as Katrina hurricane). i wish it would go away... arggh...

today, we didn't have formal classes. rather we had a skills fair for the nursing week. it was pretty interesting. i was assigned to do the IV therapy -piggyback administration of meds. haha... why is it piggyback? it's a pretty funny word. hahaha...

NGT

CPR

now, as i am blogging, i'm eating spaghetti my sister brought me from her friend's (leo) birthday party. :) Happy birthday Leo! :) thanks for the spag. :)

Pepeng is here... it's getting windy outside.... not so much as Ondoy though...

birthdays and typhoons

how come i'm having a hard time thinking of what to type here. when i was on my way back home, i told myself, "yes, i have things to share here!!!"... now, im quite clueless... or maybe im just too sleepy and hungry to write something...

anyway i'll try...

i mentioned on my previous entry that ate aimee, kaye and i went to the municipal hall to find out if they are in need of volunteers to help out the evacuation. they referred us to the old city health center to inquire... and so we did early today.

aside from the 3 of us, i didn't expect other classmates to come... thalline, aiza, glen, czy, maye and leslie joined us in our 'medical mission'. haha... i felt good because it was not a school activity and we did not feel obligated to do what we have done... it's a good feeling that you have contributed to the welfare of other people... comparing to my classmates in assumption, cdc people seem to be aware of what's happening around us. they're not apathetic at all.. well, mostly. they're good candidates for MARIAS.. hehe... i miss my group in AC.....

what did we do? we took vital signs of people and took information re: their condition in the evac area. we found out that there are a lot of children having GI problems particularly defecating with fresh blood. there were some who have eye infection. the elderly mostly has high BP. tsk tsk... People who needed medical attention were referred to the health center. there wasn't even a doctor in there. just a mid wife...

when we left the center, we headed to ate aimee's house and just chilled. :) i let them watch the short film that really made my day. :)

this short film really made me stop and just watch. it has this 'aaaaaaaawwww' factor. i felt the corners of my mouth stretch with delight. oh, i'm such a sucker for sweet stuff. LOL.

***

a friend told me yesterday... "i'm not gonna walk that far... hahaha... anymore." and i said, "anymore?" he replied, "yes"... and mentioned some crap about liking a girl who keeps pushing him away... i really hate riddles.. i asked, "are you talking about me?" he said, "what made you think i was talking about you?".. i said, "why? is it bad to assume?" agggh... i'm getting a headache with these conversations... LOL... affected... now, i know if someone is for real or not... i think... not sure.. there you go... my head hurts again.

***

i love FB... i kept on saying this over and over the other day. i mean i really appreciate these social networks... it keeps family and friends closer together... and it's very useful during calamities! in fairness!!!!

***

i told my self i'm going to have a break with all these social networks... i mean, i'm getting more and more hooked to them... NOT HEALTHY!!! so i told myself, i'm gonna stay away for a few days... so... i'm gonna miss my dear laptop..... huhuhu... maybe im gona go online just for blogging. no more chatting... no more FBing... just need a break... (duh as if i chat a lot... maybe FB a lot).

SALAD

in 30 minutes, my day is about to be over. i'm really thankful for this day. for the first time in my life, i was happy on my birthday..

i was happy but at the same time, sad... and guilty that i was happy... Ondoy came at my birthday eve and people suffered from the flood.got a bit worried since family and friends are in manila were the calamity happened... sucks... but i was happy... not the melancholy that overwhelmed me on my past bdays...

i'll just continue this entry tomorrow. i feel sleepy.

wish list

since, my time's not over yet.... this is my wish list... no particular order...
1. surf board
2. bean bag
3. mini cooper/ volkswagen
4. chuck taylor
5. paghupa ng baha sa cainta, marikina at pasig
6. christmas day
7. braincells for school
8. DSLR w/ telephoto lens
9. sagada
10. white sand beach with the clearest water on earth...
11. world peace
12. for corrupt government officials to return what theyve stolen
13. for mikey arroyo to stop lying about his stupid properties
14. for mommy to love balbon
15. to have a killer eyebrows... hhahaha

ONDOY

i didn't realize that the typhoon was that bad. yes, the lights went out for a little while but didn't feel like it was that 'BAD'. i was cooped up in my room and just listened to the angry drops of the rain and whips of the strong wind. i even fell asleep. i thought, 'mas grabe pa ang milenyo dito no, bat naman kailangan isuspend ang klase!'... inspite of the typhoon, i was willing to have my duty at the hospital so that i can finally do my case study. get it done and over with... oh well.

after the aftermath, i opened my facebook and saw the shout outs of my FB friends... the videos of the flood, the prayer requests...devastating! some people are even lost. wow... i was comfortable at my little cozy home, yet people were (and still are) suffering at their roofs, waiting for rescue teams.... geez... i just heard that my very pregnant cousin is still at the top of her house without food and extra clothing.. tsk tsk... my aunt said she has someone with her.. so that's quite comforting... but still, kinda worried...

my aunt and uncle in manila is still not replying with our text... also a friend from cainta...

the situation is quite depressing... this calamity is happening before my eyes, and i can't do anything about it! i have a redcross certificate.... sayang naman if i won't use it... ate aimee YMed me, and told me her idea of helping out... i'm gona wait wait for their text...

well, i really want to help out... i mean that would be a great birthday gift for myself tomorrow... i just don't know how... it's easier in AC. i had MARIAS...

BAGYO

our duty has been cancelled today due to a typhoon... tsk tsk.... this means i should get started with my case study... but... i cant start with it. i know nothing of patient's laboratory results.. they're just about to get it. hrmmm anyway, it's good that i was able to interview the patient... so maybe i'll start with that.

9-18-09 post HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

happy birthday haycee!!! thanks for the free meal! yeah... next time dapat may inuman na, sama natin si maam casanas ulit. ahehehe!!! :)

wala na!

bumigay na talaga ang sapatos ko.... tsk tsk tsk...

my shoE has given up...tsk tsk tsk...

hahaha mygz, ayan, nibago ko na! LOL! :)

RECTO trip

now i have something to say here. :) yey! this afternoon, haycee and i went to manila to buy books for school. the book i bought was not available elsewhere, so i had to go all the way to recto avenue to get it. (had 3 train rides to get there). hrmm. i was thinking of buying another comprehensive review for nclex; but, i just bought a pretty expensive set of books last week... still thinking what to buy, the Q&A book or the comprehensive review.... think think!

i wanted to go to manila zoo today. the weather was not cooperating. it's still rainy outside as i am typing this. i decided not to go. avilon zoo, i think, is a better place to visit. i remebered that art films/ indie films (courtesy of Cine Europa) were showing at the shangrila mall today. we went there instead, fell in line immediately as we arrived the theater @ around 6:30pm. we were quite hungry at that time, haycee wanted to get off the line and eat dinner. i told her no, coz the line was too long, we might not get our slots (did i mention the movie was free? it was)... so, haha, i gave her the hard boiled eggs i kept on my bag, emergency food: just in case i get hungry. while haycee was taking of the shell, the guard came up to her and said "mam, bawal po.." haha... i didn't know which was NOT allowed... she was also sitting on the floor. so either that, or the 'egg unwrapping'... i didnt understand...

anyway... the movie was funny! the movie was called "the last summer". i knew nothing about it since i didn't read the synopsis. it was really hilarious. i guess the movie was made during the late 90's... i noticed the backstreet boy - hairdoo of the actors. hahaha! i can't wait to watch the other movies. :) i'd like to watch the scary ones. yeah.

yes! sa wakas! dinner time! after the movie, we headed to Secret Recipes for dinner. :) wow! hebigat the meal was! for a high-end resto, i think the cost of the food was like a budget meal. P150 for a meal that big? SULIT! haycee and i, got the same thing. so we paid 150 each... it was more than worth it, i guess. :)

going home was the worst part. we were done eating at 10pm... @the bus at 10:30.... @ home at 1:30! shocks... traffic was really baaaaaad in bicutan... was freezing at the bus too... agh. good thing i had company. i didn't expect haycee was going to manila too. :)

when i got home, i had to hang our clothes to dry. did the laundry in the morning. thanks to our very smart washing machine... haha.

PS:

hrmph :(

hrmm. i feel kind of awful today. hrmmm.. i feel like there are tons of things to do and yet i cant even start on it. i dunno why... i want to buy a book for called 'quick notes: diagnostic tests". i think that will get me going once i buy the book... argggh.

ok... one more thing. i feel bad that i think i made someone feel bad the other day. it's not my fault. i just got freaked out when i saw the silly video with my picture on it.... and that's a biiiig no no for me!!!! jeez cant believe someone would do that! if my best friend would do that, it would be ok... but... the person who made it? we're not even close yet. like were' in the getting to know stage... i was comtemplating on it earlier... i kinda feel bad that i sounded upset... (but i was upset!).. oh well... sayang... new friend sana.

haaayyy... my abdomen feels bloated. it get's me paranoid sometimes. whoa. oh well... i gotta start with something...

positive thinking!!!

today was not all bad. aiza, kaye and i ate spaghetti today... pinoy style! i'd prefer an italian version; but it was delicious. hehe . thanks kaye, for cooking the meal! :) im looking forward to our next study group session.... puro tayo kain. ano ba yan! LOL.

Gluttony

sheesh! i'm sooooo full, i feel like im going to burst! im satisfied. :)

ate rochie, kuya oliver and i went to SM Sta. Rosa for shopping. Kuya Oliver needed stuff for his trip for Canada... ate rochie and i went shopping for groceries. :)

shakey's -----> i think i've eaten too much. (pasta, mojos, pizza, garlic bread, iced tea... wow) i didnt have desert but i bought a blueberry cheesecake just in case i'd crave for it. :) hahaha..

such a glutton... sorry.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MOMMY!

yep, that's my mom! it's her birthday today! she's the best, ever! love you, mom. :)

No class today. whew

yup. uhuh.... no class today.... and took advantage of it. :)

aiza and i went to SM today after returning our nclex reviewers... we just strolled around the mall. bought the lippicott nursing manual. i hope it'll help me a lot. had fun today with my friends. Czy came along, chit chatted about anything... and then did the groceries...

the mall trip was ok. ;)

at home, my butt fell flat on the floor when i tried to stretch myself in a broken office chair.... dangit... didnt know it was broken... my left arm was more painful that my back. it was like a nestea plunge commercial without the water...

but im ok now... thank goodness. :) no broken anything...

that's pretty much what i did today. we wanted to watch a movie but there weren't nice ones on big screen...

saw kar's blog. ert saw it first. naks, may special mention. :)

TSK TSK. Mikey.... talk to the hand!

HULI KA NA E!

5 pesos

hahaha. i can't believe a friend of mine and i would fight over a 5 peso fee for being late! it's hilarious.

something about dec 2008, family visit. again, it's a late post

i was reading my old blog entries dated december 2008 and i was not able to talk too much about mom, dad and brother's visit in the phils. i guess i've written it somewhere else. could be on my old journal (notebook). so, then, this is going to be the oldest late post i'm going to write unless i'd think of an older memory stored at the back of my brain. anyway, here goes.

well, back in dec 2008, like i said, mom, dad and brother came home. i really missed them. it was really fun when they came home since they were sort of the life of the party, especially, among my aunts and uncles...(even before they went to the states) they're the comedians in the family. :) haha.

my aunts, uncles, cousins and nephews (mom side) from Cali visited too. so, it was actually a super grand reunion. it's funny, they've been in the states for a long time, but somehow, i still felt the filipino in them. good thing. :) patrick(8) and matthew (13), my dear dear nephews were so adorable. it was my first time to have ever seen them and it was as if i've known them all my life.. (i remember, we went to the Mall of Asia with my dad's side, strolling, when the 2 kids just sprang in front of me and said, 'TITA!' and hugged me tightly, so excited, i thought they'd pee their pants. LOL. i miss them now. i told them not to grow up too fast.

also, what i miss about my family's visit was the delicious breakfast we always had in the mornings... i'd hear my dad waking me up, 'anna, wake up! breakfast is ready.'... and so it was... the luscious aroma of fried eggs just gave me this grumbling sound in my stomach... the plate was full with food, complete with rice, eggs, toasted bread with butter and a glass of milk... i love it when we eat together too. the appetite's just there when you have someone to eat with, really. i felt like a little girl again, being pampered... :)

my brother, on the other hand was not so much around during that time since he had his schedule full. we went to parties here and there with old friends. he had become a party animal. geez, my little brother... (dont get me wrong, i dont hate parties. i do party occassionally).

hrmmm. i dunno when they'll be coming back. soon will be just great. :)

LATE POSTS

Late post: saturday (duty in OR)

- it was so unsual to have soooooo many operations in one day! everyone (staff nurses, nursing aides, students, doctors, everyone!) was so busy, running around, preparing patient after patient. sooo, we had 2 ORIFs, 3 CS, 1 NSD, 1 D&C and a closing of an appendectomy... there were 4 cord care cases since 1 CS patient had twins! :)

- thing was, i was kinda sick that day. so my Clinical instructor didn't order me around. she assigned me in the recovery room, which sucked, since i really want to do a cord care case. :( but of course, i had to think of the babies' welfare.. see, babies are high risk for any disease... i had an asthma attack 2 days prior the the busy day, and still i was recovering from it. i got pretty bored in RR... so i asked my clinical instructor to assign me to a minor case (appendectomy). still, it was not a biggy. hrmph... i didn't even feel tired.

- by the way, i monitored the VS of a patient who just undergone a shoulder surgery... it wass my job to wake him up from time to time. there were 3 IV lines attached to him: D5 water with tramdol (f0r pain), 10 gtts/min, D5 LR @KVO and another yellow IV med (forgot what it was, antibiotics i guess). i saw the yellow IV med empty and the tramadol leaking. so, i fixed it. while i was removing the tramadol to change the line, the patient woke up and and cried so loudly as he felt the gnawing pain of the post-surgery. gosh, i got a little rattled with that! i thought it was the removal of the tramdol on his Y-tube, but my CI doubted it since, it was not removed long enough. however, i think it was still a factor. eventually, the nurse in charge contacted the doctor and was ordered to give another dose of tramadol with an IV push.... the patient went back to his peaceful slumber... whew!

Sunday- Lunch at tita Tess'

-ok.. so i also missed lunch at tita tess'. had to stay home for a faster recovery. i didn't feel sick anymore though. i just felt i needed more rest. hrmmph. i miss my nephew. didn't see him.

slept the whole day today. :) i dremnt of something i cannot remember.

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then when i woke up, i watched 3 consecutive movies: premonition, Ironman and indescent proposal...

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ugly dog

we have a new dog!!! can you believe it???? a dog!!! mom was soooo furious, but she can't do anything about it. LOL. he still doesn't have a name. he's adorable (even if i find him ugly. haha), actually. mukha kasing basang sisiw... but i think looking like that makes him more loveable. i want to go visit cali because of the new member of the family!!! (click the image to see more of him)

sugarplum fairy

haha! this is sooo cute! the nutcracker's theme song on guitar. :)

HAPPY BIRTHDAY ATE AIMEE!!!

thanks for the food and tambay!!! :)

toxic

natoxic ako sa hospital, sobra. paano, isang na-surgery at isang may NGT ang nahandle ko. mejo nararattle pa ako kay dean. although, chill lang si dean kapag may equipment akong nakakalimutan. haaay.

hindi na ako sanay sa toxic ward lalo na pag q1 and q2. dapat ma practice ulit ang patient education. kaya ako nagtagal kanina kasi naman, yung mga medicine card ng patient ko ay nawawala sa kahon.

feeling ko galit sakin yung mga groupmates ko. na gguilty tuloy ako na nabwisit ako sa kanila. anyway. baka praning lang ako.

needed a chill pill (go figure how to read this)

haaaaay!!!! since i cant tell them, i'll just tell the world.

before i say something, i'm glad that our case study turned out fine. there were flaws but over all, it was a good case presentation... but the process of making it... geez...

i really dislike doing SCHOOL WORK with my groupmates. parang ang gulo gulo nilang lahat! at ayoko talaga mag cramming... yesterday was chaos! we had a week to finish everything and i told them to send me their part of the work so that i can consolidate everything and edit so that on the meeting, we could talk and do some minor revisions. well, guess what? they (not all) didn't send me anything prior to our meeting. so everyone was panicking. stressful!

there were unevitable technical glitches. Like T, who tried to send her 'anatomy', but was not able to, that's ok. L, who did the interviewing, should've interviewed the patient a long time ago! He should have sent the biographical data, etc earlier... and of course, A, who always hates doing the work, attempted to just manipulate the answers... haaay nakakapanginit talaga ng ulo.

i also hate it when a person whom you're trying to talk to, wouldn't answer. you know she heard you but won't reply. you don't know if she's doing it on purpose or what. it's really annoying. parang BASTOS lang.

and when you need positive energy, na-ah, you won't get it from our group! nakakahawa ang negative energy!

if you do an open forum with them, nako, i bet they will hear you but they won't listen.. it's frustrating..

i'm not all perfect. i have flaws on my own and maybe they hate me for it. i know i need to be more patient, to be less judgemental...

don't sweat on the small stuff... what it the small stuff balls up to something big? aba, i might sweat too much! diaphoresis! baka magkaron ako ng fluid and electrolyte imbalance.

anyway....

i'm just used to working alone or with a small group. dami kasi namin.

maybe, this is the reason why you can't be business partners with friends... you like them as friends but you can't work together. buti nalang we don't work together all the time. la lang naisip ko lang.

i don't hate my groupmates ok... just hate the attitude.

random nonsense

I'm quite dissapointed that the side bar of my blog moved to the right; and i can't get it back ti the left!!! :(

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will be sleeping after i've written something here.

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what did i do today? nothing much, actually. read the GI System on my book for next week's class. i have to catch up on a lot of things. aside from school requirements, i should be starting on studying for the board exams. i don't know where to start. Lara Larua, started with anatomy. i might as well start with that too..

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Dean Alpay will be our Clinical Instructor tomorrow. so that means we will be assigned @ the 3rd floor. geez. the nurse from h--- might be on duty. sucks.

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feeling ko may tiktik sa bubong namin. kalabog ng kalabog. nakakairita.

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watched 'My sister's keeper'... it was sooo touching... i should read the book.

RIP Pres. Corazon Aquino

President Corazon Aquino passed away yesterday @ around 3 am. She will be truly missed by the Filipino people. I'm sure she is now happily reunited with her husband in heaven.

Love Phobia, SLH 2-week duty, my sister's arrival

Pramis, last na to!

ert, mygz, ayi and i attended a script writing workshop before (waaaay back 2004?). each of us were assigned to make a script regarding AIDS/HIV... hrmm.. can't remember what i've written... but what i remember is that my mentor said that my script has a potential.. haha...

After watching "Love Phobia", (korean movie), i asked my self, 'why didn't i think of a dramatic love story? and it soooo fit the theme. it could have been great! geez'.

Wanna see the movie?

the film was moving. sad in fact. but, didn't feel tears welling up or tightness on the throat... maybe because of the cheezy ending + the slow internet (since AVG started scanning my pc). Nevertheless, i love the twist at the middle of the story. i want to say more, but you might want to watch it. so i won't blog too much details. hehe...

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PTB ward: scanning the charts (click image to view more photos)

Guess who's who :)

my groupmates have been bugging me to upload our pictures from our duty in San Lozaro Hospital. i have already uploaded 2 folders. hooray! ang daming pictures. nakakaumay! we've stayed there for 2 weeks. i can say i'll miss the whole thing... the travelling, the experience, the clinical instructors, the hospitals, the laughter... (well, my groupmates and i, we laugh all the time. but it's different when we travel far away from home base)... it's our last affiliation. *saaad*

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i got soooo nervous! i thought i lost my cellphone again (knock on wood)! we were at mcdonalds SLEX to eat dinner. i didn't realize i left it in the van!!! darn!!! the next day, i bought an 'ID Sling' for my cellphone sheesh.... oh , i'll show you a video clip @ mcdonalds. :)

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ate rochie just came back from australia. her stuff are still cold from the weather there, as if it just came out from the frige. lol. ok so what did i get as pasalubong? i have a big marshmallow covered with white chocolate springled w/ nuts and coconut shreds, a sylvester doll, and a shrek tumbler. :) . thanks ate rochie!

Congratulations for being the second doctor in the family. hehe. :)

Admiring the works

Chito Vecina was the first professional wedding photographer i've ever seen working in person... he, along with his team, was the one who took photographs of my cousin's wedding. I really admire his work. i mean, he made people look happy in pictures, he takes really nice candid shots. its as if you can almost feel the emotion of the person on the photo..

http://www.chitovecina.net/

http://www.jpgmag.com/people/chitovecina

WHEN HARRY MET SALLY

photo source: http://malaysiansupermummy.blogspot.com/2009/03/sappy-romantic-movie-quotes-to-cry-your.html

i didn't expect myself to feel giggly after watching this movie! hehe. this is one of the catchy lines i liked:

Harry Burns: I love that you get cold when it's 71 degrees out. I love that it takes you an hour and a half to order a sandwich. I love that you get a little crinkle above your nose when you're looking at me like I'm nuts. I love that after I spend the day with you, I can still smell your perfume on my clothes. And I love that you are the last person I want to talk to before I go to sleep at night. And it's not because I'm lonely, and it's not because it's New Year's Eve. I came here tonight because when you realize you want to spend the rest of your life with somebody, you want the rest of your life to start as soon as possible.

quote source: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0098635/quotes

aaaaawwwwwww! --- sappy!

turo turo

ano tinuturoturo mo jan, ert. hahaha... miss you mygz, ert and U1!!!

First week in San Lazaro: late video post

this it the very first picture of our group in san lazaro... C.I was orienting.

the video shows a very comfortable, care-free nursing students. they didn't know that the room they went to was an isolation room for varicella (chicken pox room). ahahahaha!!!!

this was our second day in San Lazaro Hospital. Mrs. Caluntad, RN, our clinical instructor, told us to find a vacant room where we can put our stuff and do our charting. we found this room, and goodness, how happy we were at first by finding the vacant room (there were other student nurses from different schools)... my groupmates sat on the leather matresses, layed all their stuff on it... like how you see in the video... taking pictures (which is not allowed). our C.I came and said, 'Nako, varicella room yan! wag kayo jan! hindi ako papasok jan no...'.. ay lintik! i haven't had chicken pox yet!

when i got home, i washed my lab gown with bleach to disinfect it. took a bath and all... kakapraning!!!

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we were assigned in the male ward. i handled a 19- year old with dengue hemorrhagic fever. his temperature was soaring high! he cannot take his paracetamol IV yet since he just took it.. so, i did TSB. from 38.9 C, i was able to decrease his temp to 38.1 C (with the help of Andrew Escolano). yey!

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we eat our dinner either at shell or petron... this was one of our pictures taken from KFC.

i dunno but we were laughing our asses off talking about random stuff. in short, we were extraordinarily happy at that time... inspite of seeing a dead animal in my fries

and a leaking krusher.

the bucket of fries was half empty already when we saw the damn insect. told the manager and replaced it with a full bucket. we gave it to kuya Mar... he had no idea about the insect thing.

HAHAHA! walang maingay.

oh well.

PENELOPE

photo source: http://movies.about.com/library/weekly/blpenelopeposter.htm

What a cute movie! I'm such a sucker of movies like these. i kinda relate to Penelope because we have the same snouty nose. haha. only, i didn't hide from the world... the character, max/john, played by james mcavoy, wow. i love him! love the character!

it's a simple movie, but very touching. i dunno, but i felt like i was holding up my tears. LOL. it's not even super drama! hahaha.

i didn't know the producer was reese witherspoon.

so, whoever missed this on starmovies, just wait. they may still be showing it. you should watch it. :)

The Operating Room

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i'm really happy that i was able to scrub in on my second case! :) yey. not to mention that the team (dr. almoro, dr. elba, ms. marasigan, RN) was nice... i was tensed at first since it felt like scrubbing in for the first time...

the procedure done was cholecystectomy. as the operation went by, i felt all sorts of stuff... my nose itched. my back itched. my neck started to feel the strain. my mask was falling off my face. i felt like peeing. see, you just can't back out from it. you're body movements become limited when you're all dressed up with the green gown for sterility's sake. ok... so, i focused on what i was doing, trying not to mind the strain and the itch.. i heard the ROD sniffling. he must have been all wet with runny nose under that mask... "zzzz" "zzzzz", said the cautery pen... the aroma of burning burning muscle filled the air...

to be continued...

"zzz"zzz"zzz"... "suction please.." said the surgeon... the machine went, 'brrrrrrrrr'.... and the excess blood and fluids went up the tubes and down the big old jar... i was holding the deaver on both hands... whenever i felt tired, i just change positions...

so the surgeon, sliced his way down to the patient's insides and then... oh there it was! the gallbladder... sliced it.. removed it... closed the patient....

wow. it may sound simple to have experienced such but i felt great with it... and just being beside the ROD... he seemed so nice. :) hihi.

haaay. grabe, buti nalang nakaraos na ako sa lagnat at hika. siguro kung umkyat at baba ako ng hagdan, akoy hahapuin parin. pero mas maginhawa na ang pakiramdam kumpara nung mga nakaraang mga araw. nagstart ang lagnat ko noong July 3. Nagpunta pa ako sa EAC para may kunin na papeles. dahil, mejo nakakaramdam ng kakaiba, bumili ako ng facemask, at sinuot iyon pauwi... walang gustong tumabi saakin. akala'y may matinding virus ako.

sumunod na araw, pumasok ako sa OR duty namin... parang prijider ang OR theater. ang lamig! nanglalambot pa ako, buti nalang at, hindi ako ang scheduled na magassist. ako ang taga assign kung sino ang nagsscrub at mag 'cicirculating'. hehe.

sa OR parin kami, kasunod na araw. walang case dahil sunday, so nanood nalang kami ng case presentation. iba na talaga ang pakiramdam ko dahil inaatake narin ako ng hika. (weird nga kasi nauna yung lagnat na walang nararamdamang paninikip ng dibdib. nahuli na ang hika!)

nagaalalang nag dala ako ng A(H1N1) sa calamba, nagtungo ako sa aming Emergency department at nagpatingin... maraming pasyente dahil walang Industrial clinic dahil linggo. so natagalan ako bago asikasuhin. 38.4 C ang lagnat ko na non at hirap nanghuminga.

nung turn ko na, binigyan ako ng doctor ng salbutamol nebs, every 15 mins. wow! masukasuka ako sa gamot! nakakabangag... nanginginig at mabilis na ang tibok ng puso ko (side effect ng gamot yun). nasusuka na ako. buti nalang at andon si Aiza at si Czy. marami talaga ang pasasalamat ko sa kanila, dahil, kung wala sila, wala akong ibabayad sa gamot (yung facilities naman, wala na akong binayad kaya, ayus na rin, gamot lang talaga ang gastos). sinamahan nila ako doon. ngunit nauna narin sila. dumalo sila sa kaarawan ng kapatid ni ate aimee.

hika ko lang ang inatupag ng mga doctor. para bang binaliwala ang hinaing ko na may lagnat ako. kaya nga ako nag pacheck kasi baka may karumaldumal na impeksyon ako... "doctor, meron po akong lagnat, 3 days na." parang walang narinig si doctor, nakinig ng breath sounds ko "nako, meron pa, isa pang pausok ng combivent." kinausap ako ng kaunti, at lumayas na.. aysus... buti yung huling doctor, nag order ng CBC. ang sakit tumurok ng medtech... naiba ang anggulo ng karayong ng ilabas nya ito mula sa aking ugat... ARAY!

alas! mataas ang lymphocytes ko! VIRAL ang dahilan ng aking lagnat. oook... mejo nabahala ako don... hindi naman nag sswab test for A(H1N1) ang ospital namin. at ayoko naman mag punta ng RITM at baka lalong mahawaan ako ng sakit don. nabahala lang naman ako. alam ko naman na hindi nakamamatay ang virus nayun (ang strain naman ng virus dito ay yung mahinang klase... binabanas ang mga virus sa pilipinas, kaya hindi sila nagtatagal dito. haha).

sa sta cruz na ako nanatili ng 2 gabi. ayaw akong iwanan mag isa ni ate rochie, dahil pag emergency, wala akong matatakbuhan. ok din na sa sta cruz ako, at nakasama ko ang aking mga tita at lola, at mga pamangkin at pinsan. si Lola Estay, maaruga talaga. iniisip ko tuloy kung paano sha noong kabataan nya. Mahigpit daw sha kila mommy. pero maaruga. nakakalimot na si lola. maraming beses nya tatanungin kung nakainom na ako ng gamot. hinahapo na nga ako sa kasasagot. hehe. pero mahal ko ang lola ko kahit makulit. dapat sa mga matatanda katulad nya ay mahaba ang pisi mo. may short term memory loss na kasi si lola.

masarap tumira sa sta cruz dahil araw araw ay may sariwang pagkain. dito sa bahay, bukod sa wala kang kausap kundi yung pet mo sa pet society, e wala pang pagkain na masarap. pilitin ko man mag luto. sabi nga nila, masarap talaga ang pagkain pag hindi ikaw ang nagluto... o pangit lang talaga ang lasa ng mga luto ko. hrmph. kakalungkot naman. LOL.

guminhawa ang paghinga ako. hindi na bumalik ang lagnat. sumakit naman ang chan ko sa empacho. dami ko atang nakain. o siguro gawa ng gamot na pinapakain saakin. parang may kabag na ewan.

gusto ko lang magpasalamat sa mga kaibigan kong si aiza at czy, sa pag sama sa akin sa ER. si ate aimee narin sa pag aalala (kahit acting lang. LOL). kay presidente Kaye na nag text. kay ate rochie na nag hatid sundo mula sa sta cruz (na alam kong tanging pakay lamang ay makikain doon. JOKE. haha). salamat din kay tita mely at tita lucy, kay ate lita na nag luluto ng masasarap na ulam. kay LOLA ESTAY, na maaruga. kahit may short term memory loss sha, hindi nya nalimutan kung bakit ako naandon sa sta cruz. (para kay lola, considered short term memory yung info na nagkasakit ako). pati kay kuya mitchie and family na nag text kung ok na ako. SALAMAT ng MARAMI, family and friends! mabihay kayo! peace! :)