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!!!

***

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!

***

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! :)

WORMS

i should stop eating too much of these... they might get me sick...

on second thought... what the heck!?

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