Siblings on the NEWS. hehe.

All 3 of us have had experienced being featured on a newspaper/ magazine! hehe. We made it to media history. WOOHOO! LOL.

Philippine Daily Inquirer, Lifestyle section June 16, 2004

That's me. hehe.

Pictorial for Fete dela Musique 2004

Inside Bay Area, July 1, 2009

the acrobat pose of my little brother, doing capoeira moves.

http://www.insidebayarea.com/entertainment/ci_12732357

Sense&Style Magazine, August 2008

There are several articles written about her in some other newspaper/ magazine like Junior PDI and some tabloids. ahehe. sha pinakasikat samin. LOL. Happy BIRTHDAY ATE! (it's her day today).

http://www.senseandstyle.net.ph/archive/aug08/senseNstylemain1.html

dedicated to michael jackson

Still mourning for his passing, I thought of posting this video in dedication to MJ.

I've been a fan eversince...

Maligayang paglalayag.

P.S. Galing ko no? LOL!

RIPs

Twitter, facebook, multiply and other social networks are flooded with condolences and RIP's to Michael Jackson, another legend who passed away on June 25, 2009.

When i got a text message about it, i immediately went online and checked if it was true... and it was.... it's sad that one of the greats has gone again. he was 50 years old, too young for that... as one of the facebookers said,"he may or may not have slept with those boys, but he was still one of the great artists ever. a true legend."

hrmm... it's weird. too many deaths. i just buried my kitten this morning. :'c poor kitten.. next time, i'll send all the kittens for adoption. hrmmph.

RIP MJ. Image courtesy of(http://www.topnews.in/light/files/michael-jackson.jpg)

condolence

"just cry.."

"i'm sorry to hear of your loss."

"i'm sure she's in a better place now."

"condolence."

there are a lot of things you can say to a friend when a beloved had passed away. but sometimes, it's better to say nothing.

give space.

let them mourn.

*headphones on*

I'm currently checking out gilby's music collection on his blog. Reminds me of early morning joyrides. :)

www.berglovespizza.com

fete dela musique 2009

i'll make this quick coz it's late and i need to wake up really early.

Fete was located at Metrowalk Ortigas. i kinda felt i was too old to even go there but actually, i went there to expose my new friends who rarely go out from laguna. i was curious, too, what the scene would look like. it was quite dissapointing because it was not as grandiose as it was back in 2003 and 2004. the bands were fewer and the zoning was weird. we didn't get to see the reggae since we had to pay for the entrance fee.. nevermind! LOL. we just stayed outside and listened. at pop alt stage, i've heard music fresh to my ears. nice! mostly, we stayed in the pop alt stage for calalily (aiza's crazy about kean, the singer). took pictures. i never payed attention to calalily's music until last night. they were great.

@world music. very very few artists. no cynthia alexander, makiling ensamble, bayang and the whole gang.... but kadangyan was there. root of nature has a superb percussionist. absolutely superb. but i think, domeng's better still.

@metal rock. heavy security. it was like going to a place with no tomorrow, like a death valley. everyone was wearing black. the stage was covered with a protective net so that the artist won't get hit by UFOs thrown by crowd.

i shall post another entry for another topic about what had happen. i'm too sleepy to continue. ok good night to me. :)

blogs from multiply

ok... so here are some blog entries from mulitply which i failed to import here. :)

http://nanaxiu.multiply.com/journal/item/158/first_blowout_Sept_2004

http://nanaxiu.multiply.com/journal/item/151/RIP_francis_magalona

http://nanaxiu.multiply.com/journal/item/148/patawang_linya.

http://nanaxiu.multiply.com/journal/item/145/elizabethtown

http://nanaxiu.multiply.com/journal/item/135/My_NEW_Hairdooooo

http://nanaxiu.multiply.com/journal/item/134 = american idol finale

http://nanaxiu.multiply.com/journal/item/142/w.a.c

http://nanaxiu.multiply.com/journal/item/143/the_hotdogs

http://nanaxiu.multiply.com/journal/item/144/home_visit

http://nanaxiu.multiply.com/journal/item/136/BED_BUG

http://nanaxiu.multiply.com/journal/item/133/new_strat

http://nanaxiu.multiply.com/journal/item/60/I_just_miss_the_old_gang_in_people_support._My_...

pag walang magawa...

ganto ang ichura ko pag walang magawa.

kahapon lang to.

walang pasok kaya tambay kami ni aiza.

kausap namin si ate aimee thru YM.

so bonding kaming tatlo.

makalat yung kwarto.

BP pictures

(X-sign means, no more BP. it was the end of the road for us. naks.)

I was reading through my old entries and it felt like opening an old closet jam-packed with old memories. :) i have an entry about our last meeting with BP with a picture on it. so i thought of posting this picture here which was taken in 2007. we've never had a complete picture except the fete 2004 photo posted in the newspaper. good old days.

here are other old pictures which i've never posted anywhere, i guess. haha

wala lang magawa. hahaha. ;)

realizations

As we spoke and ate on the table, grilling time was up for me... one asked.. " e ikaw, nakikita mo ba ang sarili mo as a nurse habang buhay?"... i told them..."hindi." ..."e ano sa tingin mo ang magiging trabaho mo in the long run?"..." ewan ko."..."aaah.. nako.." (with the facial expression that may have said..tsk tsk tsk. tanda mo na hindi mo pa alam)...and i said, kind of defensively," pero hindi ako worried. di katulad ni ***, na parang din pa nya alam kung ano ang gusto nya talaga."... and she once again asked, "e ano nga yung nakikita mo?" .... ok so i was getting uncomfortable with the question coz i dont have an answer or not sure what i was supposed to answer. stupidly i said, "kusinera" with a nervous laugh... and the other one said,"bakit hindi ka nalang maging writer.. para kang anak ni bob ong magsulat...".

i don't understand why i got uneasy. they are my friends. i should be comfortable telling them anything. And then i realized, i was talking to people who have kick-ass designations, who earn mega bucks and who know exactly what they really really love in life.

I got uneasy... then bitter... then felt like crying... but of course i didn't look like it.

the next day, i was still thinking of what had happened... i felt bad that i have mentioned ****'s name, comparing her to me... i felt bad that i was not able to explain myself clearly.

it was nice talking to ert a bit about it online. at least i was able to share my feelings now. it was a breather. it's not that i composed some answer to defend myself... i just realized that the reason why i don't see myself as a nurse is because, stupid as it may sound, i still associate 'nurse' as a katulong lang of the doctors (which is super wrong talaga). And to speak the truth, i really can't still see what i'll be in the future... i'm still wishing/ hoping that this is my calling. i do love the medical field now. I'm not like yi who sees herself 20 years from now. Not like ert who (wanted to be and) is now a teacher. not like mygz who likes computers ever since she was born and who has a beautiful son and a husband. I'm just me... and 'me', for sure, will have a mark in this world someday.

Fairy godmothers. :)

by: mygz TR (6-1-09)

I love this picture courtesy of mygz. It looks like a poster of a feel- good movie. :) Mygz is leaving today for Singapore. I'm really happy that she has recovered from all the needles and chemo and radiology therapies she had.

As this gathering was for mygz's going away party, it was also a welcoming party for ert comingfrom indonesia.

It was so nostalgic... the 4 of us, together + our beautiful godson, ULAN. :) haha... just a thought, we looked like fairy godmothers here. LOL!

Mygz is continuously growing her hair back, ayi had a new hair cut and ert just had her hair colored.

Ulan was so adorable. :)

I wonder when this will happen again. hrmm.

I had my 3rd shot today. ate rochie dropped me off in front of CDH.

I want to go somewhere different today or do something, but I can't think of any place to go. And I've spent too much yesterday already when ate Aimee and I went to Shangrila Mall. Ran out of tickets for the La Pianiste movie. So, we just went trippin on food.

While walking back home, i was thinking of what my friends had told me. they said they could set me up with someone i could date... it's funny coz i think they're frustrated for me. anyway... i refused because of a couple of reasons. (1) i'm kind of shy meeting up with new people (2) i may not have the resources to communicate constantly, unless he'll go online. texting could be quite expensive (3) time could be an issue. must be focused on studies (4) i'd feel weird, being set up like that. i mean of course there would be some kind of expectation... what if we dont like each other? kakahiya naman don sa nag set up...

the term set-up is a weird word. i mean, relationships just happen, right? i know it's just a term. but it's weird

such a nega star... but i was actulally giving it a second thought. i felt like texting my friend and saying yes to it. why not?! right? it could help having some kind of inspiration. thing is, i don't have my friend's number. oh well, i hope that someone could be medically inclined somehow. it would be nice to talk about medical stuff, too. but musically/ artistically inclined people are still super fun to be with.

we had sort of a BP reunion last sunday. ayi, japs, domeng and melay werent there, sadly.we watched JP play. he was really good with the hand and 'toe' choreography he did while playing. haha.

i missed the bp boys. was nice seeing them again all grown up. ahaha

it was great catching up on stories with muffet an d burn. stayed with them til Shangrila closed.

that sort of gathering may happen after a 3- 5 years again. maybe.

sosyalan

what's the heck with all these social networks?! nasakit na ang ulo ko! may facebook na, may twitter pa! may friendster pa... may multiply pa..! (pero mahal ko ang multiply)... wala lang. gusto ko lang mag reklamo. hehehe

now that i dont have any classes, i should be reading my books more. i feel like i dont know anything yet, which really sucks! 

i should stay more focused this time. i'm about to be a 4th year student! i've got to keep it together this time! 

the concert

i've watched some youtube videos of archie and cook, being interviewed in eat bulaga and sis... archuleta is so adorable, i want to adopt him. haha. actually, i dreamt about him and cook last night. they were about to sing something ("crush" i think. or something else) and not sure if it was a duet (weird)... archie, forgot the words of his own song and sounded tired! geez... so cook told him to sing another song. even suggested something easy that he can remember the lyrics of.. the audience started to complain... waaah, poor boy. i hope it won't happen in real life. i mean, indeed, he sounded tired when he sang "crush" and "little too not over you"... as if he's having dyspnea. maybe he has asthma. hrmmm.

ang cute ng batang to.

i have a cold yesterday and a little dry cough. i dunno. maybe im dehydrated. or i may have gotten this from the rain. ..or maybe i got this from a patient!?! nooooo!!!! i dont want to have pneumonia! ... if i have it, is should have a fever. tsk... anyway.

it has been a lazy day for me. i read my handout, made some note and stayed online all day long.. im getting sick of this.

tomorrow, im going to visit emem in the hospital. she had a stiff neck.. poor friend... :) hope she'll feel better real soon.

thursday will be our final exam! oh my!

will be reading more tomorrow. no more facebooking and multiplying! and chatting...

i spoke with ert earlier. it's nice to vent out! *sighs*... about being madamot. ekek.. wala lang... ayun...

A Nurse's Prayer

Be me in the world

Be my voice to the deaf
Be my faith where there is doubt
Be my hope when there is despair
Be my light where there is darkness
Be my joy where there is sadness
Be me in the World
Be my eyes to the blind
be my consolation to those who need to be consoled
Be my understanding to those who need to be understood
Be my healing to those who need to be healed
Be my love to those who need lovebe my forgiveness to those who need to be forgiven
(Be my death to those who need me)
Be me in the world

Author unknown

WALANG TUBIG

badtrip. WALANG TUBIG! nasira kaya yung pump namin??? ngayon lang nawala. mga 11:30pm. *sighs*

anyway, mahal ang dinner namin ni ate rochie kasi bumili ako ng pink salmon. yun yung ulam namin. :) pinirito ko lang. tas nilagyan ko ng salsa. masarap... pero kung pinatikim ko kila tita mely yun, walang lasa. ahehehe.

http://find.myrecipes.com/recipes/recipefinder.dyn?action=displayRecipe&recipe_id=1823324

ni-substitue ko yung pink salmon sa halibut kasi baka allergic kami ni ate rochie.

photography and chinchillas

I had an acquaintance of a person�called ric, who showed me this creepy yet interesting photo. it somehow reminds me othe girl in the exorcist movie (what's her name? emily rose, if im not mistaken). anyway, he told me he wanted to make a similar shot. shutter speed must be slow in this one.

it's a holiday today! no school... no duty! i planned to go out earlier to grab a cake / go the market to buy fish for dinner. but it was raining. so i stayed at home. read a few pages of my book about meternal and child care. fell asleep... then woke up. ate rochie isnt here yet. she went to batangas to visit our house there with my lola.�

was boring. i watched very few tv programs ealier. hrmm.

oh, but hey!

i found out about chinchillas today! they're such cute little things. though they are rodents like squirrels and guinea pigs (which im not a fan of), these creatures are sooo cute. look at them! i thought they were small kangaroos. hahaha.. aren't they adorable??? :) My eye hurts already.

mygz and petchai adventure april 29, 2009

ayan si mygz, namamalengke! ktatapos lang ng radtherapy nya sa UST hospital. sinamahan

 ko sha. ang asteeg nung makina! ang lakilaki. tas umaandar yung kama. yung room parang malaking microwave.

saya din ng bonding namin ni mygz (altho mejo tahimik ako nung magkasama kami dahil may after shock pa ako nung incident). tagal na kasi kami hindi nakakapag bonding kasi hindi ako makaluwas madalas dahil may pasok. 

pagkatapos ng RT nya, kumain muna kami kasi sobrang gutom na ako... sayang hindi bukas yung friomix. naaliw din ako sa building ng UST. sinauna talaga! may mga statwa pa iababaw ng building. sa AC wala nun. 

nagtungo kami sa simbahan ng

quiapo. andon si Nazareno sa labas. nag dasal muna. gusto ko sana mag kuha ng mga litrato pero feeling ko may mag coconfiscate ng camera ko kasimay mga guard na mukang PSG. tapos namalengke kami ng mga gulay. merong bentahan ng mga abubut doon na ang mumura ng gamit! ang ccute pa! mga hindi pang karaniwang gamit, andon. bumili nga ako ng hikaw na korteng alimango.

first time ko sumakay sa ferryboat na naglalayag sa pasig river. nakakarelax sumakay don. parang MRT na parang eroplano sa loob nun. may aircon din. bawal mag picture sa tapat ng malacanang. ok. 

natuwa ako kasi nag journal reading kami ni mygz. walang akong journal. sha ang nagbasa. tuwa talaga ako sa mga sinusulat nya eversince. kung ippublish yun, parang adventure + inspirational + comedy all in one. haha. :) coolness! pwede itapat kay bob ong. hehe. :)

nakarating kami ng matiwasay sa bahy nila mygz. andon ang munting prinsipe na si U1. kakatuwa. palangiti yung batang iyun... at naglalakad na sa 

walker nya. nakikain ako ng palabok. ang sarap..

tas ayun, umalis na ako.. naiwan ko yung cucumber ko. 

...dream diner...

When i go the United States

the first thing im going to 

do is to go to a diner

and eat my heart out. 

Discovery- travel and living just showcased some of the popular diners in differnt states in america and my mouth just started to water. they showed these big plates of tasty looking burgers and fries and milk shakes... geez! (i can hear my stomach grumble).. apart from the savory delicacies, they showed nice old interiors, old furniture, classic design and an architecture, so unique (meaning, here, coz here, you'll see karindiryas). there are imitations of such in makati, glorietta, like the late 'cable car' diner and TGI Fridays... hrmmm... i guess. im hungry.

i havent actually eaten a decent meal today. while watching it, i remeber dad preparing breakfast for us when they came back. it was just the best. a plate full of food. what else can you ask for?!

anyhow, i enjoyed my frozen food, pancit, which was stuck since when, i dunno. haha.. but it still tasted good.. and my tummy havent felt strange. hehe. :) 

photo from http://www.dinercity.com/dinerFacts.html

grabe ang tagal kong gumawa ng drug study. hindi ako nakapasok ngayon sa duty kasi na late akong gumisng. pag gising ko, ang taas na ng sikat ng araw! 6: 15 am. kung pumasok ako, ganun din, considered absent narin ako. haaaay... dahil ayaw ko naman masayang ang isang araw sa bahay, gumagwa ako ng drug study ng e-cart. ang dami nito ah. at ang tagal kong gawin!!!! ang tagal tagal hindi panga ako tapos e. pagkatapos nito, feeling ko master piece... 

natutuwa ako. ang dami naming mga kuting. ang cute cute! parang mga furball na nag tatakbugan sa garahe namin. hindi narin sila takot. merong isang kuting na dayo. kulay itim. kawawa naman, iniwan ng nanay nya... pumunta saamin, kinalaro yung mga bagong kuting. hindi nga lang sha welcome sa mga malalaking pusa. tsk tsk.

sumasakit na yung likod ko dito. walang malambot na sandalan e.

sige ayun lang. ipost ko dito yung litrato ng aking mga nakakagigil na mga kuting. :) pero mamaya na kasi tamad ako mag download.

mex and petchai adventure

naku kelangan ko na mag tipid. nagpaayus kasi ako ng buhok e. pero satisfied naman. kasi, hehe ang ganda ng buhok ko ngayon pero parang piluka daw sabi ni ate rochie. nag pa thermal ako.

masaya din kasi pagkatapos ko mag pa thermal, nagkita kami ni em em. tas chika lang kami. tas sinamahan ko mag pa UA. 3-5 ang result. within the normal limit kasi 0-5 yung normal range.. pero kahit pa. present parin. so parang may infection. anyway... 

saya ng kwentuhan, tagal kasi hindi kami nakapagusap. kumain kami sa antonios. tas hinatid ako pag uwi. pinagtawanan nami yung scrapbook nuong unang panahon. tuwa naman. maglagay nalang ako ng mga litrato pag available na. 

magkabilaan ang mundo

kung hindi ka makapag disisyon ng maayos at kung minsan napapaisip kung tama o mali ang mga ito... basahin mo ito... kung marunong kang mag guitara, sabayan mo narin ng tugtog at kumanta ka narin. :) para masaya.

MAGKABILAAN
By Joey Ayala (http://www.opmpinoy.com)

Intro: D-C-G--; (2x)
       Dsus-C-G--; (2x)

Dsus         C         G
   Ang katotohanan ay may dalawang mukha
       Dsus     C                G
   Ang tama sa iyo ay mali sa tingin ng iba
         Dsus       C     G
   May puti,  may itim, liwanag at dilim
Dsus          C         G hold
   May pumapaibabaw at may     sumasailalim.

Filler: D-C-G--

       (Chord pattern Dsus-C-G--)
   Ang tubig ay sa apoy, ang lupa ay sa langit
   Ang araw ay sa gabi, ang lamig naman sa init
   Kapag nawala ang isa, ang isa'y di mababatid
   Ang malakas at ang mahina'y magkapatid.

Chorus
          Dsus C        G         Dsus C
   Magkabilaan   ang mundo magkabilaan
          G         Dsus C        G hold
   Ang mundo magkabilaan   ang mundo.

Filler: D-C-G--

(Chord pattern)
   Ang hirap ng marami ay sagana ng iilan
   Ang nagpapakain, walang laman ang tiyan
   Ang nagpapanday ng gusali at lansangan
   Maputik ang daan tungo sa dampang tahanan.

(Chord pattern)
   May mga haring walang kapangyarihan
   Meron ding alipin na mas malaya pa sa karamihan
   May mga sundalo na sarili ang kalaban
   Ay may pinapaslang na nabubuhay nang walang hanggan.

Repeat Chorus

Ad lib: D-C-G--; (4x)

   (Chord pattern)
   May kaliwa't may kanan sa ating lipunan
   Patuloy ang pagtutunggali, patuloy ang paglalaban
   Pumanig ka, pumanig ka, huwag nang ipagpaliban pa
   Ang di makapagpasiya ay maiipit sa gitna.

Filler: D-C-G--

(Chord pattern)
   Bulok na ang haligi ng ating lipunan
   Matibay ang pananalig na ito'y palitan
   Suriin mong mabuti ang iyong paninindigan
   Pagkat magkabilaan ang mundo.

Repeat Chorus

Filler: D-C-G--; (2x)

matutuwa ako, pag isang American Idol contestant ay kakanta ng isang Ayala song/ cynthia alexander. hehehe. asteeg yun diba?

1-2-3... ayyyy....

pano kaya kung sa lahat ng picture mo, ganto no? ang ganda ng view, shempre sobrang dapat maaayos ka rin sa litrato... tas NAKAPIKIT KA!!!

pano kung isa nalang ang shot na natitira sa film ng camera mo... o isa nalang ang space sa memory card mo.. at talagang ibibigay mo ang the best na matinding ngiti....

e wrong timing naman ang 'click' ng camera...ay good luck!



***hahaha... so etong picture naman na ito ay nakuha sa ... hindi ko matandaan... basta sa isang bayan bago mag vigan... siguro... (matagal na akong hindi magaling sa geography e... at hindi ako machagang mag google earth parang si ate rochie.)

per maganda talaga sa lugar na ito... sariwa ang hangin at hindi nakakapaso ang sikat ng araw. balang araw abbalik ako dito at tutuloy na ako sa pagudpod. beach...

sarap mag beach ngayon. pano sobrang init!!!! soooobrang init!

they look alike, don't they? gorgeous! :)

he's just not into you

the movie was just hilarious! i love! it's not a typical chic flick. very much for single women out there. and for men too. :) surely, i'll get my own of copy of this movie. :)

bad me.

i'm obnoxious, arrogant, sarcastic... you name it...

my friends know that when i show this side of mine, i usually make a joke.

i forgot. those who aren't my friends take this seriously. i should be more careful.

i don't want angry people on my list.

jollibee loves Mcdo???

this is hilarious! LOL!

petchai... stop it!!!

ok. there's something about twilight i really hate. im not trying to annoy anyone, but i just hate it.. soorry, stephany meyer..

im not into mushy, cheesy stuff.

but hey.. look... on the photo, i was imitating one of the scenes in that *** movie.. hahaha.

i love the poses... i hate the movie...

Last day in OR

these pictures were taken during our second day of duty. there were not too much cases so we stayed in the CS room and killed time by playing killer killer. i never new that game till we played it. hrmm. i wish i could down load the pictures i got from my phone.

will miss OR.

see our uniforms. funny one patient asked..."bakit may mga faith healer dito???"... hahahaha!!!!

another pic of ours slacking on the floor. that slippers aint mine!!!

nice. it's better if the bird is clearer than the background

autumn?

these flowers are nice!

john from Ukraine - the photographer

I had a new friend today. he's name is John and he's Ukrainian. it was my first time to have spoken with a person from that country. anyway, he showed me some of his photographs. he said he's no photographer but his pictures were fine.. here are some of what he sent me: (see above pictures.

(i dont understand why the txt above is colored blue!)

i have to sleep now. early class at 8am. geez...

Operation Room Finale

My OR experience was so far the best I've had in my nursing education. that's why i'm pretty sad because tonight was our last duty in the OR. oh well... my regret: when i scrubbed in for a minor surgery, the only thing i did was gave a sponge to a doctor... that's it! too bad, i was quite excited for it (but anxious at the same time). major surgery: i only retracted the bladder retractor.... sighs... i wish i had the experience of assisting in actual, giving out instrument. anyway, well be having our duties back in OR nxt school year.

it was my 1st time to observe a Uterine hysterectomy procedure. the uterus and cervix was actually out if the body! it's really tiny! you'd think how can a baby fit in such a small space.

the minor procedure was an internal bleeding in the knee. the patient seemed to be in pain inspite of the general anesthesia. the doctor applied a cylindrical mold after the procedure.

after the surgeries, we had our return demonstration for scrubbing, gowning and gloving. mr. tan was our CI. he's a fun teacher. i really apprecieate that he handled our class. ms. aala was the greatest. :)

after that, well, we all played pinoy henyo. haha. killed time. had fun.... our new funny word... "beyjtabols".... hahahaah!!!!!

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

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.

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.

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!

yield?

sabi ni ert... yield daw... ok sige.. YIELD! merry xmas!

pathophysiology of badtrip

stimulus... badtrip on frontal lobe... sympathetic NS... loss of appetite...

i just made this up. it's christmas day and i feel awful. 1stly, i dont feel like it's christmas... the celebration felt artificial. my brother, who came back from the states...i dont feel his presence much. my sister, well we had a bit of a misunderstading coz she cant handle constructive criticism... so, i'm experiencing a dose of badtrip... i dunno what's going to happen the next few days. maybe my sister would still be mad at me. my parents... they'll be coming home... without my bagels.. huhu.. :(

great huh? sucks...

BUT~~!!! like what my cousin said, it's christmas. bawal asar...

panaginip and random thoughts

ang sama ang panaginip ko. pinagalitan daw si ate ni momi at dadi sa internet! inaaaay....

pero meron din naman nakakatawa. yung bagong friend namin (thru ate maddie meron), meron daw fan club at ang girlfriend nya ang leader... tas may mga banners silang ginawa at ang mga nakasulat, 'sweldon' ----> e hindi naman ito ang pangalan nya. hahaha!

ok, ngayong araw nato hindi ko pa alam ang gagawin ko... pero ito yung plan

1. punta ng LB para kunin ang bagong ATM ko
2. punta as chinabank makati para icheck ang kaperahan ko
3. sana may makipagkita saaking kaibigan para celebrate kami ng christmas...

ingit naman ako... si ate at bunso meron na silang mga individual christmas parties with friends... ako wala pa. wala pa kasing nagyayaya e. well... maghahanap talaga ako ng sarili kong party. :) kaso nga lang ang mga madadaling yayain nasa province. oh well... anyway, life goes on .

mashadong maligaya

mashadong maligaya ako kagabi dahil sobrang nakakatawa ang mga kaklase ko. christmas party namin kahapon at walang pakundangang nagpakitang gilas ang mga bata sa pagsayaw at pagkanta. naubos ang boses ko sa katatawa at pagkanta sa videoke. sumiklab pa ang enerhiya ko sa pagsayaw dahil sa ilang beses naming pagppractice ng sayaw.

sa sobrang ligaya ko, e ngayon wala na tuloy ako sa mood. tas masakit pa ang chan ko. sana hindi ako nagkaron ng bacterial infection sa kinain kong isaw at ilagn paglagok ng tubig sa swimming pool.

ito nanaman.

... nakahain ang mga gamit namin sa lamesa. nakabalandrang mga kagamitan. cellphone, wallet, camera.... mga papel, nagkalat. mga libro, lahat... nasa lamesa lahat ng mga importanteng gamit... :(

walang hudyat.. hindi tumahol ang mga pusa... sumayaw paloob ang mga sakim.

...

kakawalang gana.

badtrip.

hrmmm

hehe... pwede!

Death and Butterflies

"whoa!" ang gulat ko sa paroparong biglang lumipad sa harapan ko. ang pakpak nya ay kulay brown na may stripes na puti at konting polkadots na brown din.

pag merong namatay o mamamatay palang, nakakita ako ng mga paro parong ganto.

totoo kya na ang mga hayop na ito ay nagdadala ng kaluluwang namayapa na?

hrmmm.

kuya norli, rest in peace.

RIP MICHAEL CRICHTON

"patay na si michael crichton!!!"... ang una kong reaksyon sa pagkakabasa ko sa blog ni bulitas (http://bulitas.tk/) ... ay nakakalungkot naman! isa pa naman sha sa mga paborito kong mga tao. kamamatay lang nya 2 araw na ang nakalipas. :(

RIP, doc.

it's 3:37 am and here i am still blogging. i don't quite spend my time doing this unlike before but i decided to type in my thought herer once in a while. im fond of reading my own written thoughts anyway.

so how was my day? same old, same old. we again had our hospital duty today. i was assigned to a 64 y/o male patient with HASCVD, unable to move the upper and lower right extremities and unable to speak but able to communicate with sign language. his vital signs were already stable and was able to go home earlier today. i handled him for 2 consective days.

the patient was funny. hahaha. not a mocking insulting way.. but just funny.

me: 'lolo, nilalamig po ba kayo?'

(lolo: sign language, with blank staring eyes yet with a smiling face)

lola: 'gusto nya ikaw ang mag kumot sa kanya'

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lola: (telling me) kunwari kunin mo yung 500 pesos nya...

me; lolo akin nalang itong pera nyo!

(lolo: tightens his grip on his money)...

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i remember oprah's guest, a famous neuro-anatomist (?) who was able to recover from a coma. from what i have remembered, she relayed her story when she was in a coma. she said during that time, people around her spoke like animals. she cant understand anyone. she cant even understand what she was saying. and she thought it was cool (since she was able to examine herslf)... weird woman!

maybe there's still hope for my patient to speak. of course the doctors will tell the patients the worse thing that may happen. but only time can tell the level of recovery of the patient. i just hope for the best for lolo.
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photography sessions

well, today, my cousin, sister, my cousin's friend and I wandered around manila to have photo shooting... all 3 of them were using DSLR! i envy them sooo much since i was using a crummy old digital camera (no offense). i didn't appreciate the photos i took. but, well, next time, i'll bring my sony digital still camera to get nicer pictures. i'll just post here some of the 'best pictures' i took from the photo session.

sooo disappointing...

(maybe it's not the camera... maybe it's me who needs practice. haha.. what heck.)

ayan... picture namin kamina! dalawang litrong tubig ang natanggal sa baga ng aking kaibigan. kulay brown, parang iced tea. hindi talaga natin tiyak kung ano ang manyayari saatin sa mundong ito kahit gaano pa tayo kaingat sa ating sarili. noh? haaay. nakakalungkot lang. kanina namimilipit sha sa sakit pagkatapos operahan. hindi sha makasandal dahil may tubong nakasaksak sa kanyang lower chest area sa right side. hindi patalaga tiyak kung ano ang tunay nyang sakit.

ganun pa man, nakakaluwag ng pakiramdam na makitang hindi malubha ang kalagayan nya. nakakatawa at nakakapag salita sha... "tres tres" ang favorite word nya e. haha. na sstress na sha sa kaka tres tres ng mga doctor.

natutuwa rin ako dahil ok ang napangasawa nya. at ok ang buong pamilya! thank you talaga Lord! dahil talagang malaking challenge ito.

sana lang maging ok na sha sa lalong madaling panahon dahil nag hinhintay ang kanyang baby sa singapore...

pagaling ka na mygz para mag ggirly nights tayo ulit! :)

'is the character fictional or real?' jr asked me after reading the blog i just typed earlier. i said 'semi.'... 'totoo bang nanyari to?'... 'oo, totoong nanyari yan.. saakin.'... nyeeh. that was the first. i've never spoken about the incident to anyone, even to ert or mygz. it was not a big deal. yet quite a significant event since that does not happen very often... (at least for me).

i felt ashamed when i told my friend, jr, about it coz im not the type who blahs about that kind of stuff. i guess i was over-thinking if the 'love concept' had gone through my system in anyway. falling in love, falling out of it and moving on were some of the topics and I CANT CONTRIBUTE! i'm not wishing to have a broken relationship but i'm just bored of saying, "ah, wala parin hanggang ngayon". haha. parang ok. there's nothing new about me...

this friend of mine may think im pathetic. haha.. buti nalang change topic kaagad! whew!

(note: hoi, im not desperate! reader... you might think i am... but im not. i just have this normal reactions during social gatherings. ok? )

ok.. so before i lay myself to sleep, (so early in the morning now!), let me just share to you what happened today...

i came late to our PS41 get together. i came waaaay past the call time... hehe. just made a few alibis. the real reason why i was late: i had to remove all the bushy hairs on my legs so that i could wear my favorite skirt! haha! pants.. i didnt want to wear pants coz the climate was too warm...

Little Italy Avenidos was the resto we went to. the food was great... the laugh trip was great... people around me were great. great! haha! I missed them, really. we found ourselves wearing the same shirt color.. black . parang may lamay... (except chito).. so as usual, kamustahan, laugh trip about: the past experiences on the floor; me, being koripot; chito's hilarious face, frankie's highfaluting tagalog; jr's comments and the chito and karen past warfare. claire was having some issues with her ex bf, so we also talked about that.

after the food trip. we went to G4 to check movies. we lost interest in watching any film and got into taking pictures in every place we went to: in the walk ways of glorietta, the highschool musical life-size card boards, etc etc etc.

we got tired walking and laughing so we went to starbucks to have coffee/ tea... and to take more pictures. really had a good laugh and a good reminiscing. somehow, i miss the fun, lively call center lifestyle, tho i hate working in the wee hours of the morning (like im doing now!)..

and the jollibee days! Geez.. how i miss the moments we laugh about our calls, the customers, people at the floor. hahaha.

this picture was taken in the PS makati elevator: apol, kaye, me, kaka, chito, claire, jr. i think it was taken in 2006 or 2007.

and here we are now. :)

i tore my favorite skirt in the bus. hate it!

piggyback ride

pagnapapadaan ako sa may harap ng isang hotel patungo sa MRT, napapakanta ako ng..

i remember
you walkin in the rain
no umbrella with your arms
around me
how can i forget
that was the last time...
isa saw you...

waiting for a taxi
getting on without me
and your sorry
how can i forget
that was the last time
i saw you

blah blah blah...

parang walang sense yung kanta kasi hindi ko alam ang buong lyrics....
nagiging sentimental lang bigla... kasi ang weird nuong panahon nayon... masaya pero weird...

natandaan ko tuloy si tim at tam nuong nag 'date sila'. si tim yung lalaki... si tam yung babae... si tam hindi talaga sha marunong makipag date...

int. sa chowking ng bandang alas quatro ng hapon. nakapila si tim at tam para bumili ng halo halo...

si tim ang unang nakapagorder sunod si tam...
bumubunot ng ng wallet si tim ng pera mula sa kanyang wallet...

tam: hindi, wag na, ako nalang. treat kita. (smiling face pa. nagniningning ang mga mata sa kilig)

utak ni tam: huh? tama ba ting ginagawa ko? dapat ang lalaki ang nang lilibre ah! hrmmm... pero sa bagay, less fortunate naman sha kaya, sige go lang...

hayun. masayang nag kwentuhan si tim at tam. nagkakilala sila ng masmalalim... pero mejo lang... nakangiting kumain ng malinamnam na halohalo si tim at si tam....

si tam, iniisip parin nya kung tama ang nanyari sa date nila... hrmmm

ito isa pang situation...

pagkatapos nila manood ng isang poetry reading sa picc, sinamahan ni tim si tam sa may MRT station... alas diyes ng ng gabi at umaambon... nakabukas ang mga poste ng dilaw na ilaw na nakahanay sa ayala ave...

tim: halika... kargahin kita! (habang pumopormang lumuhod para i piggy back ride si tam)

kilig si tam!!! PERO...

utak ni tam: sh*t! baka mafeel nya yung boobs ko.. parang ang bastos ko naman mag isip... teka...

tam: ah eh... wag na! mabigat ako! at chaka tusoktusok... ikaw nalang ang bubuhatin ko. :)

utak ni tam: p*tch* wrong move nanaman ata... oops..

tim: uhhh... osige...

hayun, nag piggyback ride na silang dalawa.. Binuhat na ni tam si tim.

so, ayan ang isang parte ng scenario ni tim at tam sa kanilang love story... rather... MU story... kasi never naman naging sila.

ayan... galing no? nakagawa ako ng MU story. hahaha. :)

WALA ka sa LOLO ko!

"yung lolo ko... ano yung lolo.. ko kasi .. ano.... (blah) (blah)"...sabi nung tambay sa kanto namin. parang gusto kong sumabat, "ano ba! wala na ang punchline mo... wag ka na mag joke!!!" .. pero shempre shut up nalang ako kasi baka ako sundan..

haha, nakakatawa!