Travels

Sunday, January 25, 2009

hyperacidity

i knew it! milk increases the acidity on the stomach, that's why my stomach hurt 2 days ago!!!

http://www.articlesbase.com/health-articles/treating-hyperacidity-340353.html

Friday, January 23, 2009

the beach


ngayon ko lang napansin. parang ngayon lang umulan ulit. parang buong dec hindi umulan... hrmmm... anyway...
napanood ko yung movie 'the BEACH'. ang ganda ng movie! pati yung tanawin ang ganda... parang gusto ko tuloy mag bakasyon sa beach at mag swimming. yung story ang maganda... i can relate.. sort of...
sabi sa storya, what would it take for you to maintain your own, selfsh happiness? kung baga, dahil selfish ka, may masasamang bagay nang nanyayari para ma-maintain lang ang happiness mo. parang gobyerno, nangongorakot sila ng sobra para dumami ang pera nila.. mas marami silang pambili ng droga.. etc... saklap no?
ganda ng movie. pogi pa si leonardo di caprio nito e. di tulad ngayon. pangit na!
walang pasok ngaun so gumawa lang ako ng thesis.. actually neron lang akong dinagdag. ang tagal ko nga bago ko madagdagan e. sana maging mabilis naman akong gumawa ng kahit ano... pag nurse na ako, hindi pwedeng bagal bagal ako. darn... ok sig hanggang dito muna ako. magaral ako ulit.

Monday, January 19, 2009

Operating ROOM. waaah!!!

when i saw our sched for the operating room, i got a bit anxious. OR means a lot of blood, a lot of responsiblity and a lot of courage to face these. i think i'm not that afraid to see soo much blood now compared before. i remember, in manila medical center, there was a room (which i thought was the CR) which has this huge balde full of BLOOD! i dont know why i remember that but i was really afraid to have caught the sight of it. i was even more afraid of blood when i was much younger (maybe around 3 y/o)... i was sooooo darn scared of the bloody Jesus in any of the churches we went to. i just realized it was fake when i reached 4 y/o...

earlier today, we handled a case; oopherectomy.. one ovary was removed because of the cyst. it was not a bloody operation. but the ovary was huge! i wish our operating room is like the one in grey's anatomy. the theater would be on a pit so that all of us can watch comfortably in glassed observation room. that would be nicer.

there was also a CS delivery. i t was amazing! amazing how a person comes out of someone's womb. simply amazing... :)

i dunno yet what's instore for us tomorrow.. come what may...

p.s i was supposed to have a case already. but my case was taken by the 4th year,. :( bleh

new adventure in my nursing education

Our group had a one- week duty in National Center for Mental Health. the picture at the right is the statue of Sisa, the symbol of mental illness in the Philippines... funny, MOST people think it's Mama Mary... :) LOL.

the experience in the institution was great! i appreciated the role of nursing in such an institution... made me feel better to have seen that field of nursing. it made me feel that nursing is really a profession... in the ward, learning is too limited and it makes you feel just like a helper. as in sunudsunuran lang. so there.. haha. it was a fun experience, but challenging as well.... waking up really really early was a challenge.. i was late once. ate aimee waw really pissed with me.. haha. sorry naman..

ok, so what did i learn? now, i know what a mental insitution looks like.. the set up and everything... also i was able to find out how a mentally ill person acts, how they look like... how to deal with them... how to get through to them, specially those apathetic type. i want to describe some of the patients im really fond of... no pictures tho coz we were not allowed to take them..

at first, i didn't know how to address them... lolo, tatay, manong, mang, sir.... finally, i stuck with 'mang **'

Mang Julio - he was my patient. diagnosed with schizophrenia: unspecified. i really think he can go out from the institution. he has minimal to none EPS and he participated in all the activities that we have prepared. he could be functional in the real world.. nakakatawa. whenever he speaks, he addresses himself as 'ME'... he sound like a text message... example: 'malungkot ME dito... hindi man makalabas..' haha

Mang Jaime - he's the blind man romel assisted. there's nothing he liked doing but making bets in sabongs. he grew blind i think in NCMH due to his developing cataracts. he doesnt seem to be mentally ill, actually. or maybe he is.. he likes to spell a lot (mentioned he read inquirer everyday before).. he likes singing to... the song he sanh still keeps ringing in my ear, seriously! there was this funny incident.

SN: mang rolando ano po ba yang dino drawing ninyo?
Mang Jaime: 'panigurado, prutas nanaman yan!'

* sabay hirit ni mang jaime, hindi naman nakakakita!!! HAHAHAHA!!!! nako, will never forget this hahaha!!!! LOL...

Mang Eduardo - diagnosed as schizphrenic: apathetic type. normally just stares blankly in space with absolutely no facial expression in his face. he's chubby and looks like a friend of mine back in college. ahahaha... ok.. he was not my patient but i kept observing him with andrew (the SN who handled him) because i wanted to see if the therapeutic comm therapy will take effect on his apathetic state. and it did! it was fulfilling to have seen the change. one scenario i wont forget:

Mang Eduardo ate the siopao..... mang eduardo can't help but smile... it was a lengthy smile...

geez, i should've had a photo of it.. really touching!

Mang Rolando - ate aimee's patient. i dunno his story but i know he's bading. diagnosis is unknown coz ate aimee was unable to scan his chart properly. he's the type of patient who never stops what he's doing unless you tell him to stop. he likes flowers with vibrant colors... and fruits too... he has EPS. likes reading texts in small packages like the REXONA. hehe...

there are other patients we missed handling coz we handle one patient per student.

the environment is really nice. lot's of trees. felt like i was in UP LB.. *sighs*

i wish we could go back there. at least another week.

Sunday, January 11, 2009

bakasyon en grande.

me with mom and dad... laki chan ko noh? from 90 plus pounds to 110 lbs! san ka pa???!

mirienda/ lunch at shakey's. walang ganto sa states daw.


ang gaan ni donnel dito!!! huwaw!!!




playing with tita tessies new mac



one of my good shots daws.. using biboy's telephoto lens

tagal tagal kong hindi nakasulat nanaman dito. nakaraan na ang pasko at bagong taon, dumating at umalis na sila momi, dadi at biboy, hindi pa ako nakapagsulat. dami kasing nanyari sa bakasyon. mostly puro kain lang naman ang ginawa namin. at maglinis ng bahay... si momi at dadi parang hindi galing america. parang ganun parin sila. hehe. hindi naman mashado ang bago agn ichura nila... si biboy ang mejo nag iba.

sila ate gigi dumating din. parang si sharon cuneta si ate gigi at si kya merlin, ang kenkoy! kakatuwa talaga si matthew and patrick... saglit na panahon lang parang sobrang close na close na kami kaagad... niyayaya na nga akong dumalaw sa states e. haha tuwa! naghiking at nag puntas a bahay ni paciano (nacreep out si matthew, haha) at nag skating kami... si matthew nag pakitang gilas mag trumpet.. at nagtambol kami...

si donnell ang laki! si joyce din. ang galing nila magtagalog. dati hindi talaga sila nagsasalita ng tagalog.. :) si donnell mejo di ko nakasama mashado. saglit lang sobra. mas ok shang kausap pag lasing kasi makulit. haha.

si tita baby at tito donnie ganun parin... hindi naman nagbabago ang mga ichura nila. ganun parin...

si kya rendo ang tumaba.. mejo mapayat pa sha bago umalis e,.. ngayon malaking tao na sha. ngayon ko lang nakita si ate lory... mukhang mabait naman sha.... may jet log lang... dito pa sila.... most of them nakabalik na ng US.,..

haaay... yung ibang pangyayari mejo nakalimutan ko... ano ba yan... pero masarap talagang kumain!!!! favorite part ng bakasyon ko, nuong dumating sila momi at dadi... kahit linis sila ng linis, ok na ok naman ang mga umaga namin... ang sarap ng handa ni dadi na breakfast.... tipong pag gising ko meron nang nakahain! haaay, miss ko na nga kaagad e.... ngayon tahimik na kaagad ang bahay...

onga pala, part din nung bakasyon, nag photoshooting kami sa falls. ang sarap gamitin nung camera ni biboy. ang ganda nung lens... hrmmp... si biboy, badtrip parin ata saakin kasi nanakaw yung blackberry na binigay nya saakin.. oh well... :(

pero sa ngayon ayos lang na hindi muna ako magcamera. hiram muna ako ke ate rochie. tas iniwan naman sakin ni daddy yung cybershot nya saakin... daddy, salamat!!! yey! pero shempre mas limited ang artistry pero, ayus na... for memorie' sake... actually, nuong una akong nagka camera (yung de-film pa), purpose ko ay para ma freeze yung memories/ kodak moments. naks... ohwell...

meron akong mga kuha na gusto ko rin. galing ko kumuha ng candid daw, sabi ng pinsan ko. naks.. ayos ah... :)

sana umuwi ulit ang mga balik bayan.

well ngayon back to school... dapat magaral naako ng masinsinan at i have to reallyt make it in nursing... so help me God.. thanks!