after 2 months of waiting..

It's not what you think. Better get rid of your advance thoughts. You might just be disappointed for what I have waited for. It's no biggy. It's just that I feel damn good about it.


Last night was the highlights of our PMT week (but more like PMT month). We really had fun. Who would not have fun when the contestants who represented the mighty house of JUNIORS won? Hahaha! (teh Mam Anne din mga alaga mu? Jokeeee!)


I wasn't really feeling good yesterday, not at all. Sin-o man b namian pasahan ulubrahon? More like burden pa gani. But thank God that a few helping hand still exists, 'coz without them we didn't gtet somewhere over there. Kay miski gamay lang nga bulig, even from my closest friends, wala gid, kay kahuluya daw. Yeah right. Whatever. Wala man ko gani nagjoin saot kay ginpa-stop ako ni Papa, tapos ara ko to ya sa stage pag-lip synch. Well, don't mind me. Tapos naman to ah. At least we got what we deserve. The fruits of our labor it is. We were awarded 3rd place despite the lousy and messy performance. Talk about luck.


Twasn't a bad day after all. Despite the kahuy-anan we did on stage, I felt good, because I was able to contribute something for everyone. The Php200.00 we got as a price was donated to our council's fund. Where else would it go? Hahaha! If I was that selfish, I should have for me to keep.


So, what do we usually do when we win? Hmmm. Simple. One word would be enough--CELEBRATE! But unfortunately, the crowned Mr. & Ms. PMT weren't able to have fun wit us, so we just got on and celebrated for their victory. Where else do we go? Diin pa bi? Sa Smallville eh! Oh, now you caught me. Okay, so this was what I have been waiting for since November.


I told you, it was nothing big. I was just kinda' excited about it since my doctor forbid me to went out for 2 months right after I was hospitalized. And I was like, "Oh, okay!" But at the back of my mind I was saying, "What? Can we like have it for just a month? Oh no! I'll be missing Christmas parties, new Year's Eve celebrations, the Dragonz's reunion (this was the one that I was looking forward the most, and I missed it! Dang it!), and the Dinagyang feast." But what can I do? The advice is for my health. I was even ordered t5o go home during Diangyang 'coz my 'rents asked me to (they truly are my parents 'coz they know that I might not be able to hold myself back and would go out to parties). The prom dress was just a forward reason to mask what thruly the real thing was. But I was glad to go home. I always am.


Friday night was fun! i told my 'rents all about it, as well as my sister. They were happy for me that I was able to break free (ginsuyaan pako nila nga daw namag-uhan gid ko daw kay ma sugid2 gid ko). But this was something that I didn't have in common with my everdearest partner-in-crime--partying. Instead of going out with us, she preferred to have her duty (from 11pm-7am...pisan2 gid yah!).


I'm no party animal here. I am just feeling great everytime I went out . I love the fact that despite our busy lives, fun, pleasure and enjoyment never cease to visit once in a while.

recently powerless..but not anymore

Powerless.

Such a very capturing word though it connotes a negative vibe.

My blogspot has been recently blogless (not really blogless, as in zero, I haven't just posted a new one). I dunno what happened to me that every time I wanted to post a blog, my mind doesn't just seem to work. Besides, the internet connection from where I stay has been shut off or something, for some unknown reasons. It seems like I lost connection to the cyberworld for a matter of time.

I have so much to tell actually but I dunno how and where to start.

Hmm..let's see..

Thinking..

Thinking..

Thinking..

Aha!

Maybe I would just summarize into a few sentences, or paragraphs perhaps what I would really say. It's not something really important. Just a few so-silly-and-not-so-important stories of mine, If you are quite interested, just go on then.

I'll start where I last stopped.

(my last post was about duty at the hospital)

My first story has something to do with hospital then.

story #1:

I felt like the world is shattering when I heard about the terrible news (chos..drama lang..daw ka exagge gd bah..haha). The 'news' was that, the duty hours we acquire beyond 200 will not be recdgnized and credited unless we have enrolled. That sucks! (toinkz! teh panu nlg kami gali katapos duty kun kada antes duty i-enrol gd? huhuhu). The thing is, I'm just worried that we may not be able to finish the remaing 360 hours for our specialization.

story#2:

Speaking of specialization, I was actually planning to specialize in Manufacturing but unfortunately, I'm having a hard time with Manufacturing, even just as a subject. I really got VERY LOW grades, and even failed the exam. Whaaat!?? Oh yeah, I did fail. But no biggy, I was kinda' expecting it anyway (panu man b kay gna tamad ko magbasa kun Manu na kay ka boring kaau sg manual..haha..mau tani kn computations lg tanan ke miski d magstudy okay lg..huhu).

story#3:

Computations! Oh how I missed chemistry! I was glad that QC's gotta deal analytical chem. I really love numbers (but sometimes numbers seem to hate me). Glad we had a new teacher who took over our lecture class so that we can proceed (kaluoy na b kay mamRems..sa iya nlg prme gna pasa ang load..tsk tsk). Although I like the new teacher, I don't like the way she teach. It's just so boring and all that (imbis na pahapuson ang problems, gnapabuddlay pa). She treats us like we don't know anything about the lesson. Duh!?

story#4:

Duh!? I'm so not over with exams yet (may exams pabi kami ya next week..katalaka ahh..haha). I'm really having a hard time concentrating recently. With a duty sced that is up to midnight, who would have the spirit to study when one gets home and sees the very inviting bed? (mau pa c jen..la na ya duty..and the rest of the 1st batch..they're so blessed).

story#5:

Mommy ko na c Jen! Officially! Haha! In our classroom, we have this very complex family tree. Like everyone is connected to each other. I'm just glad that I'm no longer a lost or stray sheep. I finally found home! (before abi I don't belong to their families..good thing I found mine).

story#6:

Home--is where I am right now. I'm so happy to be here. I've been missing my bed, my room and everyone else. Haha! There were just a few reasons that brought me here, first, I had to have my 2nd dose for Hepa B vaccine; second, I had to go to my Aunt's place because she's been asking me to; and last, I had to meet our seamstress to deal with my dress for the prom (indi ko excited ah..la lang gd ko b time kuni subong lang..haha).

story#7:

Prom! Lapit na lang! Everytime I heard the word, it makes me worry--for the stuffs we still need to finish like the invitations or the souvenirs (officer ko bay..kundi damo ulubrahon..haaay).

Toinkz.

Maybe that's all for now. Seven silly stories might be enough to fill my empty spot. Ciao!

the 18-hours straight duty..

At 2pm yesterday, the 3 of us (ngJo, Joy en I) went to the the hospital expecting nothing really special or extraordinary to happen. Well, there was nothing really until our long 18 hours started. The staff who were on duty for the 8am-4pm sched weren't that chatty so we ended up very quiet at the back of the pharmacy doing our "chores" (just the usual, you know).

At 4pm came the PM staff (schedule is 4pm-12mn). Then, the atmosphere started to become alive. Again, we met new people like Ma'am Jnet and Ma'am Leslie. Everyone is so noisy (including us, of course). We never felt sleepy along the way though there were nothing much to do. We even had the chance to watch TV while we had dinner. But at 11pm, patients came rushing at the pharmacy that we can't seem to help but feel the urge of receiving the prescriptions, but we weren't still allowed to do so (but not for long).

Fortunately, at 12mn came the night duty staff (12mn-8am). Excited ko makita sila kay nahidlaw kami kay Ma'am Guids. *laughs*. She is really very funny. She never let us feel intimidated when she was around. Though the PM staff were chatty, the night staff are more fun to be with. We seem to have developed this bond already even in just a short period of time. And what's even better is that they taught us to use the computer and allowed us to dispense! Yes! We were already allowed to receive and fill prescriptions. My patience finally paid off. Kapila nako dan namangkot kun san-o kmi ka dispense, daw ulibaron nako. It is my first time actually, to be able to dispense in the counter with one-on-one to the patient (kay sa community internship ko sa Rx lang kmi ga-dispense). We did prepare the requisitions from the nurse's stations. As well as those for the OR and DR.

The job was really tough (although some thinks otherwise). We had coffee together with the rest of the staff around 2am in the morning and did some interview with our superiors. Kadamu gid sang chikkas ni Ma'am Guids. Then we also found out that Ma'am Ella is nongPopo's tita. We've had a few chats once in a while, kun wala patient. Then here came the most loser part--i fell asleep around 430am because I was really feeling very sleepy. But i recovered after half an hour and got back to business.

At last 8am came and we are all so excited to punch out (including the staff, kay dungan kmi out). We were so proud of ourselves that if we were assigned with a quota (just like sa community), we might have reached the quota within 18hours only (kay tag libo2 ang bili sang gaka-receive namon nga prescription). We've had a really long day (and night). A lot happened. Like we saw several people (but I'm not gonna tell who are those, ngJo noh? lol), permitted to dispense, took a lot of picture (for souvenir), and received another good news (from Ma'am Adine), and that is--we're allowed to exceed the required duty hours (200), such that the excess will be carried to our specialization. Others may not really comprehend what I really feel great about it, but it's like a heavy burden made light for us.

The long day is over. We had a total of 18hours for one shift. But I only slept 7hours from 9am-4pm (pambawi tani sa lost sleeping hours ko). I even skipped lunch just to sleep (shhh..my Mom'll get mad, really furious). So what can I say about it? It's killing me, but it's all worth it.

Here are some of our pics (just visit my multiply for more):

Smile. Sleep. Serve.

duty (the second night)

It may be a little delayed to share something about my second night at the hospital, but it is better late than never, ain't it? I was really beat last Wednesday that I wasn't able to post a blog. (my apologies to my beloved followers, including those who doesn't have an account here but still follow my blogs)

On wednesday, Jan.7,2008 at 1pm, we proceeded to the hospital to have our duty. Unfortunately, we were a bit late that we logged in at 1:10pm. There are already the three of us because ngJo is already around (she was absent the last time because she wasn't feeling well). We were expecting that we will already be allowed to dispense on that day, but then again, we still weren't. We were told we still have to familiarize ourselves with the drugs in the pharmacy. But we were already getting bored and bored as the clock ticks, especially those times when we really have nothing to do, even just paper works. So, what we did was study for our quiz the following day in Pharmacology, and took the liberty to pose and take a few pics (la na galing c ngJo sa pics kay una sya out). We we're supposed to log out at 9:10, but we felt like staying for another hour, so we did (except for ngJo because she already went at around 7:30).

I am glad to know more people in the pharmacy. One of my favorite as of now is Ma'am Guids! She never failed to humor us. There was not a single minute that we weren't laughing. She kept us alert and alive somehow.

Here's one of the pics we took, but I'm not posting everything though:

I'm with joy2 again here..
Posing fo a cause..LOL
(actually, gahulat lang kmi nga may isugo samon, teh picture danai)
=))

first duty at the hospital

Whew..that was fast. It was half past 3 when we arrived at the Pharmacy Department of IDH. And it's almost 1 o'clock in the morning, yet here I am, trying to squeeze something from my very exhausted brain just to post a blog. *drooling*

Well, let me just retell a bit of story about what happened to me during my first duty.

I was with joy2 then (the babaye I'm with in the picture you'll see below), we were already late for our planned time-in. We entered the Pharmacy, introduced ourselves and hurried to the time-clock (whatever they call it, I am not sure) for us to get the earliest time we could. Oopsie. There seems to be a tini-tiny problem...neither of us is sure on how to use the clock thingy, but instead of asking, nagmatomato kami ya ehh (talk about pride). Kundi nagsala c joy2, pero okey lang kay nakay-o pa man. We could always buy a new DTR, tag tres gid galing...tsk. When we got back to the Pharmacy, we started working then to show how good we are. Haha. Then, as time began to tick very slow we got a little bit bored so nag chikka2 kami while lining the notebooks used for recording.

We got out at 8pm to have our dinner although we were not that hungry yet. I was planning to ask DocBerm for dinner (xmpre mapalibre ko tani), but unfortunately, he wasn't at his store (hmmm..nalagyo). After we ate, we got back and continued with our "work". It's a good thing that the gap between us and the personnel seemed to be bridged a bit that we didn't notice the time--it's already 11:30! Time to go home!

After all, this little experience didn't have a bit of color without these few people I wanna thank for:

Ma'am Adine - for being so nice (gapang itik pa)
NgTher, NgBebe, NgAngel - for the laughs-talk chats
NgElla - for the thoughtfulness
MamVivs - for the little works you asked us that somehow killed our boredom
for the rest of the staff (indi ko pa bi kilala ang iban)-for the warm welcome

MA'AM REMI! - for paying a little visit! Haha! I bet we're the first interns she visited. Or not. Haha!

but of course, not but not the least...my partner-in-crime-all-the-time...

(taken inside the taxi on our way home around 11:40pm)
No words can describe the joy her company lends...LOL

forward, not backward

2008 belongs to the past while 2009 to the present and future. I may have had a lot of misfortunes way back last year but my triumphs are more numbered. I wish I could go back and correct my wrongs, even though I’ve learned my lessons from them somehow. I wanted to be with those people I never had the chance to be with due to some slip-ups. I wanted to do things I wasn’t able to do so. But I can’t go back. I just have to move forward.

This year, I really didn’t much focus on having the usual New Year’s Resolution. I didn’t feel like I’m in the mood. I may be the kind of person who keeps my word (yeah, I really do), but I believe I truly can’t do something I am not totally capable of doing (like half of me is willing to do so, but half of me speaks otherwise). I’d rather do it myself without force (I’ve had so much pressure already…haha). If I really wanted to change something about me, I should have done it before, and not wait for the New Year to decide what to do about it.

Just to impart a bit of resolution for 2009, maybe I would just look forward for my year to be full of bliss. I’m an optimist. I believe a lot of good things are in store for me out there. I just have to open my eyes wider.

a busy day

I wasn’t really expecting something on this 3rd day of the year which came out to be a busy day for us—not just me, but the whole family. Today was supposed to be the general cleaning day. It has been a custom (maybe just my Mom’s tradition), to rearrange the placement of the furniture in our house every 1st weekend of the year. I don’t know if she believes in Feng Shui or something like that, it’s just that it had been a practice since then. Unfortunately, the housekeeper who was supposed to clean the house didn’t show up for some reasons. My Mom who didn’t want to break the tradition, made us work as the replacement.

Instead of complaining, I found myself enjoying the work. It’s a rare family day where each one of us had certain tasks to do. My Dad was tasked to clean the tables and dividers, my Sis was assigned to clean the windows and the bedrooms, I was asked to change the bed sheets, pillow cases, and curtains, while the rest is left for Mom to do (but we helped as much as we could, of course).

To be exact, we finished at around 3:40 pm. Mom felt so pleased for what we did that she allowed us to play PS up to sawa (with foods being served…weee). We played and played until our hands got hurt.

'Twas a busy day after all. And since tonight is my last night here in my room (my Christmas vacation is already over…*wails*), I would just sleep early (because I'm totally tired) and savor the last minutes of my stay (I'm gonna miss my room). Sweet dreams! *wink*

here comes 2009

Time flies so fast, I believe. I am still in the midst of enjoying Christmas fever and the next thing I knew, it’s all over because the New Year is already at hand.

The 2009 New Year celebration wasn’t really a big deal for a family like ours (composed of Dad, Mom, Me and Sis). In welcoming the New Year, we had just a simple celebration. My Dad used to buy fire crackers, but since the weather is inconvenient for such stuff, he didn’t buy one. Instead, more sweets were bought (so much for my delight…sweets are my favorite…not to mention those luscious chocolate varieties…yummy!). My Mom and Sis enjoyed cooking the pasta, making the salad, float and other stuffs (they both love food…thus they love cooking as well). On the other hand, the nothing-to-do me was just out there somewhere, preparing the drinks for the celebration (including the champagne…=D).

A few hours before the actual celebration, my Sis and I spent the whole time playing PS, while Mom and Dad kept us company and served as our audience. After getting tired playing, we spent the last hour at our parents' room and had a little chat regarding our New Year’s resolution (talk about sharing).

At 12 midnight, we greeted each other with hugs and kisses, turned the music on, and blew our horns. After we ate, my Sis and I went at the neighborhood (cousin’s house) to watch the fireworks display nearby. To my dismay, firecrackers and fireworks display only last about half an hour. Thanks to the good weather.

Despite the simple celebration and a little mishap due to the weather, I still had a great time. To welcome the year with your family around you is already a blessing, so why ask for more?