QUOTABLE QUOTES
...well, just some. :)

◄ Dreams will get you nowhere, a good kick in the pants will take you a long way.
Baltasar Gracian
◄Experience is the child of thought, and thought is the child of action.
Benjamin Disraeli
◄He who opens a school door, closes a prison.
Victor Hugo
◄A hen is only an egg's way of making another egg.
Samuel Butler
◄Comedy is simply a funny way of being serious.
Peter Ustinov
◄Common sense and a sense of humor are the same thing, moving at different speeds. A sense of humor is just common sense, dancing.
William James
◄Humor is reason gone mad.
Groucho Marx
◄Music expresses that which cannot be said and on which it is impossible to be silent.
Victor Hugo
◄It's far easier to forgive an enemy after you've got even with him.
Olin Miller
◄If you're in a bad situation, don't worry it'll change. If you're in a good situation, don't worry it'll change.
John A. Simone, Sr.
◄Ignorance is no excuse, it's the real thing.
Irene Peter
◄A hospital bed is a parked taxi with the meter running.
Groucho Marx
◄Contempt is the weapon of the weak and a defense against one's own despised and unwanted feelings.
Alice Duer Miller
◄A kiss is a lovely trick designed by nature to stop speech when words become superfluous.
Ingrid Bergman
◄Everything has been figured out, except how to live.
Jean-Paul Sartre

A song
so candidly yet soulfully sang
will never
make you
a little less
than a singer
herself.
or himself.


Here's a song I enjoy to listen.
so choi. :)

Michael Buble : Haven't Met You Yet Lyrics

I'm Not Surprised
Not Everything Lasts
I've Broken My Heart So Many Times,
I Stop Keeping Track.
Talk Myself In
I Talk Myself Out
I Get All Worked Up
And Then I Let Myself Down.

I Tried So Very Hard Not To Loose It
I Came Up With A Million Excuses
I Thought I Thought Of Every Possibility

And I Know Someday That It'll All Turn Out
You'll Make Me Work So We Can Work To Work It Out
And I Promise You Kid That I'll Give So Much More Than I Get
I Just Haven't Met You Yet

Mmmmm ....

I Might Have To Wait
I'll Never Give Up
I Guess It's Half Timing
And The Other Half's Luck
Wherever You Are
Whenever It's Right
You Come Out Of Nowhere And Into My Life

And I Know That We Can Be So Amazing
And Baby Your Love Is Gonna Change Me
And Now I Can See Every Possibility

Mmmmm ......

And Somehow I Know That It Will All Turn Out
And You'll Make Me Work So We Can Work To Work It Out
And I Promise You Kid I'll Give So Much More Than I Get
I Just Haven't Met You Yet

They Say All's Fair
And In Love And War
But I Won't Need To Fight It
We'll Get It Right
And We'll Be United

And I Know That We Can Be So Amazing
And Being In Your Life Is Gonna Change Me
And Now I Can See Every Single Possibility

Mmmm .....

And Someday I Know It'll All Turn Out
And I'll Work To Work It Out
Promise You Kid I'll Give More Than I Get
Than I Get Than I Get Than I Get

Oh You Know It'll All Turn Out
And You'll Make Me Work So We Can Work To Work It Out
And I Promise You Kid To Give So Much More Than I Get
Yeah I Just Haven't Met You Yet

I Just Haven't Met You Yet
Oh Promise You Kid
To Give So Much More Than I Get

I Said Love Love Love Love Love Love Love .....
I Just Haven't Met You Yet
Love Love Love .....
I Just Haven't Met You Yet


And here's another one.
I wish I could put it here... i just don't know how.
i'm so LSS about this (last song syndrome).
It's unique coz
it's just.


BREAK IT DOWN, YEAH.
BREAK A HEART.
HALA, GO.

MEG & DIA - Bored of Your Love lyrics

Girl:
Did you think about what I said last night?
Knowing you, you probably didn't.
I could picture your face on the other side.
Completely oblivious.
Do you really feel like this love is real?
I wish I could join you.

I'm bored of your love
I'm bored of your face
I'm bored of your random all
over the place attitude
I'm bored of you

Boy:
So, I thought about what you said last night
Normally I probably wouldn't
But something you said kept me up all night
I tried to sleep but I just couldn't
I hope you still feel like
this love is for real
'Cause I know that I do

I'm in love with your love
In love with your face
In love with almost everything that you say
Yes it's true
I'm in love with you

I'm bored with your love
(I'm in love with your love)
I'm bored of your face
(In love with your face)
I'm bored of your random all
over the place attitude
I'm bored of you
(I'm in love with you)

I wish you put effort in
trying to make this new
(I would if you asked me, I'd
do anything for you)
I wish we were strangers
(It's not like we're strangers)
In all the excitement we'd fall in love

(Guess that's it then)
Boy: Can I take you out just this one last time,
We could pretend I never met you

Girl: Well I'd love to, sounds like a lovely time,
But I'm sorry, I just can't let you

I'm bored of your love
I'm bored of your love
I'm up to my neck in this mess and I'm sorry

I'll remember your love
Remember your face
When it's over and done it
won't quite be the same
without you
I'll remember you
(I'll remember you)

I'll remember your love
Remember your face
When it's over and done it
won't quite be the same
without you
I'll remember you
(I'll remember you)
I'll remember you

Two opposite songs, right?
enjoy. :)

BUON NATALE!
M E R R Y C H R I S T M A S!
OH YEAH. ♥

Sorry for the late greetings... but Christmas is everyday, right?

Well, actually, I slept most of the time during that day, so... ahahaha...
anyway,
Before Dec. 25, we had a Christmas party (our class) somewhere outside the realms of our school. The Gov and I were late, mainly because we managed a minor event held in one of the ASAB classrooms, which was "The Search for 2nd Year Mister and Miss Nursing 2010". It was a whirl of twists and turns, of pressure, of pace, of emozioni... Whew, dunno what to say more.
But I congratulate the "chosen ones":
Mr. Nursing:
1. Warren Alovera
2. Boysie Garvez
Ms. Nursing:
1. Frances Ceniza
2. Alexa Rose Espina (my highschool mate! *whistle*!! char ka lex ha..)

I wonder what will happen next year...
hmmmmm...

I received a hoodie from Mehlai (thanks a lot!) and a book from April.
Thank you!

In Ayala after the party.
Pretty girls, huh? ♥

KARAOKE rocks!
Thanks to you!

It was a very memorable day...
happy happy happy!

2009
Full of excitement and horror.
Full of Happiness and Sorrow.
Full of surprises and disappointments
Full of successes and downfalls.
Full of everything.

2010?
Oh, i dunno.
Ahahaha.
♥

H A P P Y N E W Y E A R!

*random*

~Christmas party was uber fun! Karaoke was a blast!
~Thanks for the gifts, guys! Thanks Mehlai! I love your gift! And to April too! Thank you Thank you!
~I'd like to try a new kind of outfit...
~I wish for roller blades...
~It's fun to eat buffet leftovers in a friend's dormitory with nothing but just plastics wrapped around our right hands and a cold liter of coke with a lot of funny stories to tell. :)
~Sleepy...
~Pretty tired yesterday... still had my outfit on upon waking up. nyahahaha..
~Ya, Fat, April, Dianne, Mara, Karen, Inoc, Cham S (S mole), Idol Danilyn, Dan... you guys ROCK!
Let's have another karaoke session soon!
~I kinda liked my outfit... weee..
~There were a lot of STRESSORS in the morning (really pathetic), but we made it up in the afternoon. Way to go!
~Everything's gonna be fine, Ya. Everything's gonna be fine.
~Benj! You rock too! Had a funny and wacky talong game..
~Jo and Tayo, thanks for being there. Your presence meant a lot to us throughout that mini event. It made me feel calmer and more in control of myself and of the situation. Thank you, thank you!
~Alex! waaaaaaaa... I'm speechless! Ü
~Jhee, you're the best! Jen, I like your outfit! Monece, you looked so demure and hot at the same time! (naks!) hahaha..
~Twin! I haven't seen you! Wish we could have an overnight horror movie marathon in Ya's place..

♪I just haven't met you yet ♪

~Sorry, I was being selfish. I just wanted him for a day.

Amardz. hahahaha..

♀break time...♀

Woot!
My birthday just passed...
and i feel sad coz i don't have pictures for that day.
That day was full of memories... and tears. gaaaaaaahahahahah!
Anyway, I'll tell the details in the coming days...
And also the cosplay thingy...
NB: Tayo, Cyrus and I were spectators. ahahaha.

Misa, Mei Ling, The twins , schoolgirl, Sakura, Shaoran
wait, where's the Millenium Earl?

It was a blast!

The Otakufest was held on the UP Cebu grounds yesterday, December 12, 2009. The place was adorned with costumed individuals who took time (and money and effort!) to prepare themselves for the said event. From the Cardcaptor Sakura to the Naruto group (gaaaaaah! KAKASHI!), one could really say it was an event everyone was looking forward to.
wait,
where's my Kakashi picture??
Hahahaha...

Hello kiddos!
I'm baCK!
Hehehe...
I had a busy week last week. Very busy because I was on duty. LR/DR!

Everything was so busy because those mom wannabes gave birth simultaneously. Some even gave birth in the labor room. They can't wait to be ushered to the DR! In the process all of us (health care staff) were running to and fro to prepare the delivery set, to glove, to do everything we need to do before, during and after a delivery. Once was a peaceful waiting, then all of a sudden newborns burst forth and everything and everybody went hectic. It was fun, really! There were lots of bloopers that I could still laugh at even now. hahaha!
One could feel the excitement coupled with apprehension there...
And one factor that helped us to handle things with grace under pressure was the outgoing interns we had during our shift and the USC people we worked with. They're a friendly bunch. :)
While waiting for a woman to push her child out of her womb, we would do cherry balls and folded OS while chatting like mad. haha!
Oh i could remember the breech deliveries! I finally saw a footling! :)
We spent a lot! Yeah. We weren't allowed to go out without changing our clothes (you'll be entering an unsterile ground once you leave the Labor room, and that's against the principle), so we were forced to call McDonald's, Jollibee or KFC to have our dinners delivered. Good for those who brought their baons... but of course, you can't resist the coke float, right?

Ok, I'll mention some bloopers:
1. the diaper accident (mine)
2. the pinkie swear (mine)
3. drop-the-sutures (oh they were many of them...)
4. Mop-the-floor (all)
5. Gloves washing expertise (all)
But this thing is something serious: HepB-no-gloving incident. Next time we have to learn everything about our patients...


hahaha!
Go DR!
Go Group 4!


PS: We pray for the souls of those neonates who died, especially during our shift. IUFD (intra-uterine fetal death). May you little angels rest in peace.

woooot!
geez...
i wasn't able to blog on my 2nd year anniversary!! And on Jeth's birthday too!
too BaD...
anyway,
It's true. It was the start of my 2nd year in the blog world last October 30. Hmmm.. I think I was out of the house most of the time...doing some laag2... hahahaha!

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

belated. :)

I was supposed to go to Zamboanga for 5 days, but unfortunately they forgot to get me my ticket. (-_-) I would have stayed there and visited my relatives and have a nice tour...
so much for that.

Well, it's been a while since I've written about the so-called love. What does that mean?
It means i'm a goner when it comes to that. hahahaha!

But I've been feeling. Feeling as I try to put my imagination on track...thinking of ways to put that someone alive in my mind... shaping his face, his expression, his actions. All so stupid, really. hahahaha. I can't let that happen... or I'll probably go crazy myself...

All i know that it's better to love freely, without commitment, because one can show his or her love without feeling afraid of rejection, of failure, of closure. You are just there, doing all you can, expressing yourself to the one you regard as special...

But is love merely a feeling?
no.
It is action grounded by emotions and thoughts.
It moves.
It reaches.
It touches.


Gaaaahh...

I can feel his smile on me. I can feel his hand as he held mine. I can hear his sweet laughter as I go myself clumsy. I can see him there, sitting in front of me, smirking as usual. I can hear his voice, count his steps, smell his perfume.

He's there. I'm here.
No chains.
No pretentions.
Just us.



And...




Just being me.

WeeeH!
Break!!
At last!
But naa pa ko replacements. hahahaha...
Anyway, these are some pics I got from my Facebook. This was during our exposure in Buhisan.

Wooot. so many things happened then. It was a paradise, mainly because there was less stress there than in school and in the hospital. I loved the scenery, the journey, the adventures. Especially the dam adventure! Our group was the first group that ventured the forest just to get to the dam. It was tiring, with all those rocks and tree roots and slippery earth... but we managed to reach the dam (scathed, really.) for more than 30 minutes of jumping, skidding and sliding. hahahah! But on the last day 4 groups went there to have our pictures taken! hahaha!

Thanks to Ma'am Cañeda, who was so game, so fun, and so jamming! She went with us all the way to the top!
To my groupmates, thank you! I had fun with you guys! It's such shame that we won't be together again... na-reshuffle na ta bai. Sigh. But it doesn't matter. We're still friends, we're still the noisy and crazy RLE group 1 of the first sem!

Alone in the forest...
Waiting for the tree
to fall down on me
and for the forest to
swallow me up
from misery.

LOVE IS LIKE A WHITEBOARD

It was a Saturday afternoon
everybody was noisy, i was just alone
I was staring at space, not laughing about
as all the boys and the gals made some fun all around

the acetates were before me
the piling papers of the calls of yesterday were placed unstapled
he just finished writing scribbles on the whiteboard
with his pen thoroughly used, with graffiti all over the whiteness

And i thought

Oh my love is like a whiteboard
filled with what seems like an endless enigma of unknown realities
so filled with black, but when i erase
they laugh, i had nothing to do
but continue on, thinking it's just nothing
when it comes to you

with a crumpled paper in hand
i ignored what seemed like endless chatter
the whiteness of the once perfect whiteboard
reappeared before me

and i thought

oh my love is like a whiteboard
it takes time for me to erase with just nothing but a dusted scratch paper
no board eraser, but just a waning hand
of someone who is willing to erase the black in the white

oh my love is like a whiteboard
if you write on it with xoxo
i won't erase them like how i used to
I'll endure the efficacious teases behind me
and with a flourish
the whiteboard won't be that white anymore,
which i wouldn't mind,
because it was you and your hand that went all through...

but if you write otherwise,
the whiteboard won't mean anything by then
but just some random thing to be written upon,
by other people
who don't understand
my love to be just like a whiteboard...

Here are two poems I made hours ago... you know, just being random.

*wink*

You gave me a little confusion,

a little of lies,

a little of false hope for my

heart to slowly die.

A little compassion,

a little of your smiles,

a little of your shared laughter,

and i thank you for giving me

a little of love

though not enough...

still, thank you...

for thinking that i deserve

even a little of you...

tHe b0RiNg cLaSs

the sky is covered with dark, looming clouds
And I was sitting with my head on my palm
The clouds are closing in
I couldn't help but grin
As i look across the room...and unto you.

Yes, it's about to rain
the tears from the sky are ready to burst

"Time has never been a friend to me to me lately."

Whoa. A month of not blogging was something I haven't thought of happening...! Well, it was indeed a very busy month, and I didn't have the leisure of doing some R&R OL (Rest and Recovery OnLine). heheh. :D
Some have been asking me why I haven't blogged for the month of July. Here's my answer:

There's so many school stuffs that I can't ignore.

School demanded my time, and I can't say no. Like, I wanna shout:

"Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah! Come on earth!"

I can't believe I haven't got time for myself that month. But right now I have. (Since the midterm has finished... at last!)

So here I am.

So much of this loquaciousness...

Ok, I have something here. A friend of mine, whose nickname is Tayo (it's coming, Tayo...!), wrote a poem months ago. I think he wrote this in one of the various boring yet hairtrigger times of Anatomy-Physiology class, and when I read it I wanted instantly to blog it...! :D
As series of unfortunate events took place, I've lost track of things... I wanted his poem as my 99th blog but i lost my copy and...
Ah! The good thing is I got it now.
*Thumb up*

"Perishing Trespass"

This is my felt tremor:

Simply, my long gone fret.

The painful line between us,
Wrecked by the fact we met.

Can't you be like a thought?
Tampered yet forgotten.
And like her, a goddess,
A false sought to ripen.

I would rather have you
A mist that I can't grasp.
Than her the ultimate lust
With lips swollen with wasp.
(Bigaon ning bayhana ni! Hahaha.)

Please be my soul's purpose.
A raw lie to fie for.
Though it's not me you love,
what a dream I adore!

Here you go, Tayo! :D

Congrats for having your poem online! *smile*

CNU-CN June 9,2009
27th Capping and Badging Investiture
and Candle lighting Ceremony
Batch 2012

(Guadalupe church, 8:00 am-12:00 nn)


Yes! I'm capped!
After a year of intense pressure from all corners that all of us could hardly ever move about, we finally made it to the next stage!
Thank God! :D

Me and Lyn2. :D
Can you see something...? :D

Fat, me, April, Lyn2, and Dor.
I like my pose there. haha. :)

Me among the sea of white...plus brown.
that's Dr. Lopez, by the way. He's the president of the whole university.

Me, April, Lyn2 and Angeli.

All of us (with the exception of Phoebe, who was not around) posing before CNU-CN symbol. ;D

Dor, April, Lyn2, me, Fat, and Dan.
Lingkod2 sa altar. :)

Wacky pose!!

If you want to check and see other pictures of that eventful day, just check my Facebook. :0

I was very happy! The hardwork me and Kuya (RJ) and the officers finally paid off...and for me the reward of it was the success of the whole program. I salute Kuya for his leadership! :D
Kudos, Ya, and to the rest of the officers who made the whole event possible with their helping hands! Also to Ma'am Atams, and the CIs who helped us during our practices! :D

I didn't really feel the whole ceremony thing yet until I held the caps and brought them to the altar during the mass. As I waited there, the whole world lit up, I was getting edgy, I was getting elated...you know, the ambivalent feelings of someone who knew everything's coming at once as soon as she realizes it. And boom, everything was there. The time ticked and before I knew it I was marching to the front with three other mates and had ourselves capped by four chief nurses of the affiliated hospitals of CNU. We lit our lamps, went back to our seats, and got a happy, swelling feeling, after seeing everyone capped and badged.
We couldn't help but give a cry of joy. :D
After that we had our pictorials all over the place; it actually got messy. But heck, the program was done anyway, would anyone give a damn to what happens next? Hahaha...

Whew. What a ride.
And what a ride we'll be facing soon.
Real soon.


PS:
Special thanks to my Mom and sis who went with me! To my Mom who hesistantly drove our car from Jugan (that was a last-minute decision) to Guadalupe, thanks. Thanks pud sa lunch sa Harbour City! :D
To my sis who led the way (we got lost for a few moments) and who was game during lunch, thanks too. :D

I had RR for my very short summer break. Just sleep and eat and net.Busy gaining those fats? Hmmm, probably. :D

Here we go, June.
Classes, classes, classes. the loco classes.

when i saw the sched, it was a, "Whoa."
.........
By the way, I've gone to school pretty early and gone home pretty late every day within this week. And wow, I'd love some rest from the stress.At last the capping work is almost done... and Kuya and I are very happy that it's almost over. Almost. Hehe.

I found one cute video of a 7-year-old kid named David who got totally out of it after his visit from the dentist. His weird and funny behavior was due to the medicines the dentist gave him, and yup, he was pretty funny. check this out:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=txqiwrbYGrs&feature=fvst

"is this real life?"
:D


Hey, i'm being random here...
Last time I wasn't able to finish my blog because our housemate gecko went out of the window and nearly gave us a heart attack. again.
Sigh.
:0

w0w.
I'm very happy to tell you... you're reading my 100th blog!
And for this celebration, I dedicate this 100th blog to my college friends from Cebu Normal University, Bachelor of Science in Nursing... 1-C!
We have been together, intact, for a year. We have experienced the long and tiring yet fun journey in CNU, through the sleepless nights, fast-paced lectures, simultaneous return demos, mind-boggling unit and moving exams, and the hair-raising sermons and reprimands of our mentors. But we did not bend even at times we wanted to just put everything down and give up. I'm getting amardz... anyway, for us Wansee, i have this collection of quotes that I've saved in my phone for a long time...I also added some funny quotes of our CIshmmmm, if you have anything to add, please don't hesitate to tell me. I'll have them posted!

QuOtEs

"You're so patetic."
-Toni

"Bayot kaayo ka."
-Lyn2

"Loser beam duh shield."
-Sir Ygay

"Ha?"
-Kenneth

"Maria garapon!"
-Sir Daño

"Vote mo namo ha? Mudagan ra ba mi!"
-Ria and Luweiz

"You say what?"
-Thea

"Tama au ka."
-Sir Betonio

"As if i care."
-Thea

"Bai, kasukaon ko."
-Jem

"i am beautiful."
-Maykey

"Hot mama!"
-to Lyn2

"Dong, ayaw pag.spinal column injury ha? Yaw jud tawn! Kapoy tawn magkinamot!"
-Sir Ygay

"One size fits all."
-Sir Ygay

"Oh my God!"
-Monece

"Woooooh! Sa word palang daan dali ra mastimulate. (Strangle act)"
-Sir Ygay

"O lageh bayot na ko."
-Sir Ygay

"Oy pekoi musta man ka?"
-Sir Ygay

"Ouch!"
-Christian

"Our psychologist said, 'Suicide is not a joke.' Ana pud ako classmate: 'Oi naa koy joke: Suicide!'"
-Sir Ygay

"Hala go, enjoy college!"
-Ma'am Fara

"Uie, RJ grace!"
-Mayang

"Oy, kinsa man ni si Kevin Fritz Arnaiz?"
-Ria

"A spiderweb is not complete without a spider."
-Ria

"Ha?"
-Dan

"Magdrawing ra man ta ko pero pagstart nako ug gunting di nako kastop."
-Jesnel

"ikalima na nako ning drug study."
-KC

"Mao bitaw na ang gibuhat nko gahapon." (Ang unsa? hehe)
-Cedrik

"Di man na mdraw ang building."
-Sachi

"Ang Ginoo na ang bahala ninyo."
-Pat2

"Ay naanad naman ko dugay matug. Mao na ang tawag nila nko ungo."
-KC

"Giingnan bitaw ko sa ako classmate, 'Sos Ria. Mura ra ko ni.hug ug laki. Wa jud kay boobs."
-Ria

"Nice to know."
-Ma'am Fontanar

"Scratch the itch."
-Sir Ygay

(applying pressure on the injected site...)"O, sakit?"
-Sir Espina

"Ay, namatay si Kakashi? Nah, mag all black nlang ko magtan.aw ani. Nya mag-veil pud para magluksa."
-Sir Alforque

"I like to study culinary...in Paris!"
-Angela

B: Give me any scottish word.
RJ: scotchtape
B: (laughs)
RJ: I have another one. a brighter one.
B: what?
RJ: Scotchbryt

"Class, I want to talk."
-Sir Gen

"Blaise, unsa imo secret patambok?"
-Dem FAT

"Kc, babaeng wakwak sa kadlawn."
-Ma jo

"Ay ibon."
-Dem

B:"Will you marry me?"
Mae: "No I not."

"Pudjit."
-Angelie

And this is one of the best quotes I've ever heard...
"Maybe God is busy writing the best love story for me."
-Patrice

Yes, we were once first-years. But we're moving forward. :D


PS: Please send me other quotes. I'll have them posted on my part 2. thanks!
enjoy the vacation, Wansee! :D

A nurse...

Yup, been doing some Nursing stuff over the past weeks. That's why I wasn't able to blog for a few weeks...a busy, busy 'baka'. Hehe...
My last post was Jem's birthday. I want to blog about the other debuts I've attended for the months of April and June, but first I have to secure some pictures. :D
1. Cherssy's Debut
2. April's celebration in McDo
3. Jam's debut in Liloan
4. Monece's debut in Fort San Pedro
I'll blog on them one by one in a few days. hehe.

Last week we had our duty in VSMMC Ward 1 (Gyne Ward), now for 8 hours. Yep, our duty was pm:2pm-10pm. It was our first time to duty for 8 hours, since our first duty month (February) was just for four hours. Waaaah, it was GGB! Imagine, we had the whole ward by ourselves during our shift, and the shift before us has 3 schools in it! Oh yeah, GGB.
But it was fun anyway. :D
One of my patients, who has been there for more than a month, was unable to bathe herself ever since she was operated. She was extremely grateful when I provided cleansing bed bath. Char...
There are so many things that happened during our shift. I have done things that i haven't done before, like regulating an IV, changing the IV bottle, KSS, draining the FBC, eliminating catheters, and the like. I was delighted by my experiences that week. The whole group was. :D

PS: i like the anime nurse. So cute... :D

Two weeks of unrelenting summer classes finished! Two more to go, plus a week duty! waaaaaaaaah...
It's like I never got a break...
tsktsk.
Anyway, last April 3 we celebrated Jem's (Jeremy) birthday in MoOon Cafe in IT Park. This guy is one of my group mates in our RLE (Related Learning Experience), and we've been on the same group since we started our duty. Hey, girls out there, check this guy out..! A Snow White in a man's flesh! wahahaha... He graduated from Sacred Heart Jesuits, and yup, matinga jud ka ngano naa siya sa Cebu Normal. He may look like that, with those stunning hazel eyes and a goofy grin, but he's a good friend. And a funny guy too.

He's that blue one.


Oh! I forgot to add...
Sorry girls.
He's already taken.

I could remember one duty night in Vicente Sotto...
We were just done with our routine that night, and I just came out of the nurse's station to fetch my patient's chart when I met him on my way out. Our clinical instructor (Sir B) came out of nowhere and laughed at him. I turned to my group mate to ask what was going on when our CI said something like this,
"Ngano man ka, Lucero? Tamaa nimo uie." (What's with you, Lucero? You look pretty weird.)
I took a second look at Jem. He was wearing a wide weird smile that did not seem to fall off his face. PLASTERED on his face actually.
"Di, sir. Kung cheerful ko sir, mu-cheer up pud ako patient. Lain man pud kung mag.mug-ot ko, di ba sir?" (No, sir. If I become cheerful, my patient will be cheerful too. It won't do him any good if I'm not in a happy disposition, right, sir?"
He flashed his wacky smile again.
Sir and I laughed this time.

It's great having someone like him as a friend. :D
Happy birthday, Jem! Belated, I mean. :D

This video is a must-see one.
Susan Boyle in Britain's got Talent is such a surprise. Really!
She got all those frowns and doubts before she performed. And when she took the floor...ALL got their jaws dropped. Even Simon!!
Love it... so amazing.
so unexpected. so brilliant. so flabbergasting!
check it out for yourself.
Follow this link and you'll get a wonderful performance of your life.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RxPZh4AnWyk

Yes, classes are over.
But our summer classes are yet to begin.
Yeah. I don't like the thought of spending all of my summer in school while some of my friends do all in their power to enjoy the long break by going elsewhere. Yes, this is one of the perks of being a Nursing student in Normal. Being unable to move about even on our FIRST YEAR. Sigh.
But it's ok. Not really. Well I'm thinking positive. Am I? Right.
It's not ok, but ok in a way that at least by the end of it we would have our Capping and Badging this summer. Hopefully.
These passed few weeks we've faced a lot of ordeals, especially on our final Friday of the school year. If I'd tell you the suspense, the terror, the shock, the nervous hearts on the verge of being pulled down by the gravity because of this stupid Anatomy-Physiology grade, YOU WOULDN"T WANT TO BE A PART OF IT. I swear.
It pounds your head like mad.
Just like ours.
It palpates your heart like some ballistic drumroll.
And you'll pray you won't experience that ever again.
Ever.
Just like ours.
It makes you burst your bubble and curse all the curses of the world and
cry your tears out
either because of extreme happiness of making it through
or not.

It's a stage whirling in various emotions.
And you'd hate it.
Really.



^_^ 1C! We can do it! 1C through thick and thin!

I've finished watching the anime Special A a few days ago. And shucks, I'm with the rest of the fans... I want more! the story is so cute you'd want to repeat watching it 'til you tire your eyes out. :D
And for this, I have Megumi's song on the background. She sung this to Yahiro overlooking the sea... It's so sweet! :D :D

Here are the lyrics. I apologize for not having the english translation because there's none on the net! LOL.

Hoshi No Nagareru Yoru Ni

by Takagaki Ayahi

Himo wo toite mieta kokoro no oku
Dareka no tame ni jibun wo kizutsuke
Chiisana kono te de mamoreru you
Tsuyoku tsuyoku negau hoshi no nagareru yoru ni

Yozora ni suikomareru ikusen no matataki
Itsuka anata ni todoke ni yukemasu youni

Kono uta ni noseru ne egao no tane wo
Itsuka anata ga hana wo sakasemasu youni

Yozora ni uta wo nosete chiisana mahou wo kakeru
Zutto hitori de kurushimanai de hoshii no

Hoshizora wo miagete negai goto wo suru ne
Itsuka mabayui egao sakimasu youni

Hoshizora wo miagete negai goto wo suru ne
Itsuka mabayui egao sakimasu youni

lyrics from ALLYRICS.NET

Last Friday we had the most awaited first program of the newly elected NSC:
the Awards and Turning Over Night.
The theme of the party was, like, "MILESTONE". We had retro glam attire for that event.
Ducao's group danced the night away on the very first part of the program... it was fantastic! though i was standing on the side of the stage because I was assigned there, i found their performance amusing. :D
And Ducao was superb! She really is multi-talented! She could dance very well, sing, is intelligent...and now a blooming host! Congratulations, Jen!
The backstage was busy with all those hustles. Te Razel, Ya Romar and I were assigned on the program, and yeah, we experienced GGB. There were quite a number of potholes but so far i think we did our job well.
The Turning over of the COMELEC officials and the officers were done before the Awarding of the Dean Listers and the Special Awardees. Reena had her final walk as the NSC President of the SY 2008-2009. We were all amazed at how she had handled all the pressures coming from all sides throughout the year... really, you'd admire her strength if you'd meet her personally. She is someone Cebu Normal University should be proud of; she's a well-shaped jewel filled with character, glowing intelligence and personality.
char. :D
And congrats to Alexa for being the 2nd in the batch! You really are determined, girl. :D
And conrats to Demilyn, for being the SSG senator! Go for the Pres and make history, Fat!

and, oh yeah,


It's the beginning.
RJ, we're gonna give our best this year as the batch's Gov and Vice!
:D
Go, IC!

Oh my shucks! I've read one of the most recommended mangas (Japanese comic strips) my classmates recommended to me, and shoot, i love it!

It's English title is "Blue Miracle" and was written by Mitsuki Miko.
Here's a short summary from mangafox.com:

All the girls are crazy over the swimming prodigy Wakatsuki Ran, but all he seems to be interested in is swimming.
One day, Ageha, a girl who wants to find love, but isn’t really looking that hard, bumps into Wakatsuki Ran. She instantly pegs him as a "stupid, obsessed swimmer" and does not take him seriously.
However, after she recognizes his talent, she is amazed and does something everyone least expects, she asks him to teach her to swim like him.
Except, is that the only thing she wants of him, or is it that she likes him? Moreover, how will their relationship develop and will he reject her if she does like him?

Even on the second chapter my heart was cringing...there was even a referred pain on my right hand. (Hehe... really!) I don't know why; it was just there. Shoot, I feel awkward saying this, but...

it's KILIG.

I like the story so much that my plan for thorough swimming lessons this summer grew very vivid in my mind! :D

Boy, i love the water. It's so cool, so refreshing, so relaxing...it represents so much of many things. And this, this manga, made me more inclined to push my plan, which i hope will be pursued real soon.

I recommend this... you'll also love it! :D

Exams!
............

OVER!


(Love this pic, really!)

Anyway, it was one heck of a ride! A scary moment of truth that we loathed to unveil... the FAILURES we had... grrr.
But it doesn't matter now.
I'm just happy it's done!
Wow, can't quite believe that time flew so fast--it was a blur. Everything was so tough and fast and undeniably shaky that we were thrown out of beat for a long time for the first time in our lives. Char. Really.
But everything's not yet over.
Clearances have to be signed...and the summer class will begin!


I'll prepare my seat belt next time. :D

Last night we had our case conference in our classroom. Sir Betonio, our clinical instructor in Vicente Sotto Ward 5 (Male surgical ward), was present at about six in the evening. Yeah, you heard me right, six in the evening. Our class ended at 12 noon. Imagine the hours...
Anyway, it did not matter.
We were all dressed up formally (because that's what he said) and we were surprised that the other groups were not doing the same thing. The fourth years were amazed we were in costumes and all... hehe. Yeah, we prepared a lot! We had invocation, dance numbers and the backdrops and the reenactment and the lot. :D
Sir was surprised! He did not expect us to do such things. He brought along a fourth year student who also graded us throughout our presentation, and he too was amazed! All of us were confident, yes i admit, and we truly did our best in spite the technical errors and stuff. In the end, after they told us our little mistakes, we had our best grades. Our sempai also said, after adding all our grades, "Shit, 98 (over 100)!"
Wow wow wow!
Good work, guys!!
Our hardwork finally paid off! KC and I spent many, many sleepless nights for the paperworks and I'm so happy to have a very good result! We did our best, that we almost forgot to sleep. We deserve this, we really deserve this!
Thank God!
:D
:D
:D

I'm so so happy...






PS: KC! Please upload the pics... can't wait to have them posted! Thanks! :D




Case con... a SUCCESS!

Labangon Health center is one busy place.
we had the most number of patients there for our two weeks of community involvement. On our very first exposure we were submerged into "immunization" event with a bit of a shock. We did not know that we'd be going through that on our first day. And boy, we weren't ready. All of us have experienced being pinched, shaken, and even told in an angry voice to get out. I won't be bold to say that we weren't scared, and really our wits were tested with that pressure Sir Daño inflicted on us. The kids were all very cute, but we were hesitant to inject them... they're such angels! Imagine the cries you can hear every time their vaccines are given! But then we fought our fears, and in spite the things that happened, we have learned a lot.
We had Operation BP in a slum area in Labangon last Friday. Just this Monday we had general cleaning in the health center. On Wednesday, again, we had immunizations. This time we were confident that we won't get reprimanded. And yes! I was told "Wonderful." and "Very good"! Yehey for me and my classmates! :D
On Thursday we had injected preggies. We experienced and saw how Leopold's maneuver was done, and we even saw a newly born child in the center, with the umbilical cord still hanging on the child! It was such a new experience... It's was nice and fun!

But there's one thing I don't like.
My skin got darker because of the sun!
Waaaaaaah!

Whew! weekend at last!!
It's been a long week, and Im catching up with sleep...
Our community duty is over but there were so many memories that i had with it. First was my patient, and for animosity's sake I won't mention his name. He has been bedridden for 8 years because of STROKE, and Mae and I took care of him for an entire week. He has bed sores all over his body, he was very frail and little when we visited him. He looked shrunken, and he could not speak very well because of his situation. Every time we talk to him he just grunts, tries to speak, but no coherent words would come out. We just relied on his wife and grandchildren, who were all very accommodating, responsive, and fun to chat with.
Oh I love his grandchildren! They were very cute and very helpful to us, their ates. Andrew, the eldest, goes to school, so we did not see much of him. Andre, 5 years old, was always there to help us in the 'translation' process. Andrea, 3 years of age, was very very CUTE every time she propped herself on her grandfather's bed and said in a very meek and childish voice, "Unsa to ,Lo?"
Dang it, I'll miss that!
One time Andrea got hold of some chili gel and unknowingly placed not a little, but a HANDFUL of it on her neck! SHe was crying real hard coz, of course, her neck was burning, and Mae and I tried to soothe her before we left for the health center. And then i told her,
"Na, palit ta lolipop! Para d nka mayayay."
ANd she said,
"Diri sa ka, ha?"
OMG... I was touched...!
After she took her slippers, we took her and Andre out to buy their precious lolipops. Andrea smiled again, and even forgot about her neck. Hehe. Talk about diversional tactics! :D

I was saddened when we left them, thinking we would not see them again. But again, it's part of being a nurse. You can't stick yourself too much coz too much attachment could cause problems.
But really, it's part of the cycle called life.
It's time to move on.


But I'll still miss them!