2010

May your coming year be filled with magic and dreams and good madness. I hope you read some fine books and kiss someone who thinks you are wonderful. And don’t forget to make some art — write or draw or build or sing or live as only you can. And I hope, somewhere in the new year, you surprise yourself. — Neil Gaiman

Firsts:

First big freeze.the worst winter in UK in 30 years.as of today on my part of the country it's -6..in Nina's it's -11.in scotland it's -21..not to mention snow falling non stop.

I am already 25 years old and will be turning a year older in about 9 months time.
I want to save money for the future.I want to read more books.I want to go visit places.I want to find what it is I'm still looking for..


My 2000's in a nut shell:graduated high school,transferred to davao started college,met new friends,graduated ,passed board exams,failed cgfns,quit first job after 5 months,had chikenpox, been a slacker for a year,trained @DMC,finally worked in my hometown,got visa for Uk.worked and still working as carer and studying at the same time.met new people from different parts of the world *_~


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got bitten by the BUG

stomach bug aka viral infectious AGE has finally got me.
My residents had it since monday last week,hence the barrier nursing.but it wasn't strictly followed.i guess my co workers really dont know much about controlling infection.most of the staff had got it last wk.I didn't.
I follwed strict rules of washing my hands,changing clothes,shoes,and having a bath before coming in my room or the kitchen.
sadly,as the residents upstairs(where it all started) was getting better,the downstairs people has just got it monday afternoon when I came in.
i felt nauseous already by 5 pm.by the time i got home i felt really ill.didn't bother eating,just went to bed with tummy ache.then @ 4am it woke me up.diarrhea and vomitting ensue.up until 3 am this morning.I hope I'll be better tomorrow,been off sick for 2 days now.I got a lot of things to do.cleaning,laundry,ironing,stock up supplies coz it's gonna be New year..

In memoriam: Mr. D K died last wednesday,Amidst the bug that everybody else had except him.Goddbye mate.have a goodnight ~_^ It happened so soon and I had not said my goodbye,you see I was downstairs that day and wasn't permitted to go up ..
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it's snowtym!

jasper my playmate

book back log

my year in books,take aways and shit

my year in books...has been a good year...I've been in england for a year and 3 days now and I can say that I've never had so many book in my entire life..must be 500 now.haha.Most of them are mills and boon romances,a couple of johanna lindsey's,paulo coehlo,jude devereaux,sophie kinsella,dan brown,stephanie meyer,iris johansen,julie garwood,nicholas sparks...I got the brokeback mountain as well.hahaha.
wala cguro araw since that i didnt buy a book..
take aways..and eat ins haha kfc,burger king,mcdo,chinese,indian,mexican,krispy kreme,millie's
shits ..same shit,different day..all shapes,sizes,texture,consistency,frequency,duration and odour...haha and o, i forgot to mention the location...on the floor,wall,bed,on the nails,mouth ...

lessons do arrive,and this time, i think I'm ready to move on..I got nothing to lose because i dont have anything really..lesson number 1---save,save,save

close encounters with sam,piolo,bea,pokwang and LLOYDIE!!!!!!!!

never mind m paper white due to the bryt flash..m with my ate bing..my laovely landlady who's celebrating her birthday..hearthrobs london was such an experience..especially on the way there.doors open @4pm(it's quite dark already,n bloody cold) show star @5pm.
we were driving round n round central london looking for a parking space,then when we finally get there the man pointed us to the wrong direction so instead we were going farther n farther a way then finally we got there..quater past 6 i think.my bladder about to explode.hahaha
n the show already started but without the main event yet..just starters .i've never seen so much pinoys gathered in uk b4..then they shoed the abs christmas station Id...then powkie,sam,bea,lloydie n piolo.
and i love lloydie more.he's witty n funny..throwing punchline with subtlety ...

iI am nearly broke and by the end of the month--payday..I'll be broke again.haaay.
this month my salary will go to school tuition--800 n 250 for room rent/bills.
all that will be left,if there would be any will be for my bus fare n train fare.not to mention the hearthrobs ticket!!my landlady paid it for me so i need to pay her back.

God help me survive.

needs:

• clarks black wedge heels shoes..b4 £50 now 25(I may need it wen i attend the concert,our nsg home's xmas dinner and wen i finally decide to take my IELTS.)
• dress/suit of w/c i havnt found yet.that wud basically cover 3 events mentioned above n more
• money of course to buy all of it.or credit card of w/c m planning to apply for.hopfully dey'll accept it

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last lecture

since i lost my phone..iI lost all the picx n numbers..more so I lost my recording of randy pausch's last lecture when he was still alive albeit terminal .It was just a small talk with oprah.I was deeply moved by it ..i had it ever since 2008..although it wasn;t supposed to be for me it was for his children..it is a legacy ..
I'll look for it sa net.i do hope i find it again.its about how to achieve ur childhood dreams.
-----never under estimate the importance of having fun..I am dying soon..but im havng fun..
decide if ur a tiggr,or an eeeyore..tiggrs r energetic n optimistic...
experience is wat u get if u dont get wat u want
brick walls are there for a reason:they show us how badly we want things.
no one is pure evil ..if u wait long enough they will show u their good side

wen u screw up,apolologize..say--im sorry.ti was my fault ,how do i make it ryt

realizations

I was seeing red with anger..I'm angry with myself for not being there.n for whoever did the IV and foley cath insertion to my lil bro..I twitterd it already so that's done.

1. I realized that i never did regret taking up nursing..I thought I did. about 4- 5 years now,I'm still lost.. I see myself torn between staying within the confines of the known, the comfortable and the convenient, and setting out in the cruel world with no clear destination appearing just yet. Im still on the same ground.Im not moving forwrd..which I should be


2. now,more than ever I am truly proud to be filipino..I miss everything..I hav'nt seen the whole world yet but nothing compares to home..i like the fb slogan i saw---from where I'm from,everbody is a hero ..or something like that..Nationalism is not so good here..


3. I badly need to save..Im almost a year working n studying but I hav'nt saved a penny..


4. I'm bored..haha.work is all physical..hence my uber bookreading..I miss the drama of real life..not pbb but hospital work..but i admit there's no place more dramatic than a hospital bed.be it sickness,birth or death...pedia will always be my first love..


5. I'm praying that God will help me save up so I could take a vacation to the philippines nx may..in time for the election.

wish i was there...

my brother ron...my pooor bro ron had an appendectomy wednesday morning...my uncle giov did the surgery..my uncle's friend uncle joseph did the anesthesia...(no pf)..
my bro had a fever today...but they found out it was just phlebitis...sa ivf site..anyways f all is well,,,no fever ...he'll be home tomorrow.
Thank God he's ok..it's just sad that he missed his agility test yesterday,but m happy because he is alive and can hav the test scheduled later on..
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It's times like this that i do realize y i choose to be a nurse..y i like to be in the know.and be there every breath,heartbeat.

if i had been there i would hav the pleasure of inserting his iv,do his skin test,his pre op meds even be there with him inside the OR..I would hav been pouring alcohol to every hand coming to touch him hahaha.n ask did u wash ur hands.i admit m totally overly protective of my siblings.i may not say it often but i do love them deeply..all four of them

I got to do some for tweetums,just before i left.she had viral infection n was vomiting for ages..I will never forget that..I had a 11pm-7am duty then 3pm to 11pm n just wen i thot i wud b resting the night my father,my brother n me went to davao @haf past 11 on a rented van.i brought all needed meds ivf,cannula,syringes and arrived at 2am..with no sleep yet inserted Ivf @once n was asleep @quarter past..

Im planning to go home just in time for the elections..hopefully i will meet my goals.
^^

oooooooo wag na wag mong sasabihin..

I'm filled with joy as i watch the remake of LIP..making me remember the LIP.vivian,carlo n martin..
memories not only of the love story but of my life while I was watching the series...the endless classses n toxic duties..of brownouts and late night jeepney rides.of side walk balut,mais,burger machine and 11pm midnight meal of siomai supreme n rice.of classmates ,groupmates and school mates enduring the same kalisod and kalipay of studying to b a nurse..of the journey. ^^
like george's death in GA,it's like burying the past..the sweet sad past. and seeing,feeling it again somehow it wasn't as bad as I thought it was before.

yesterday

We're all susceptible to it, the dread and anxiety of not knowing what's coming. It's pointless in the end, because all the worrying and the making of plans for things that could or could not happen, it only makes things worse. So walk your dog or take a nap. Just whatever you do, stop worrying. Because the only cure for paranoia is to be here, just as you are.

I had a good day yesterday.i went to london with jade to meet up with nina,chacha and tingting..we were early so we decided to eat breakfast first and hav a look around.it was getting cold hence the frequent trips to the toilet..
i had just spoken to nina on the phone.she was telling me to keep my phone near so i cud hear it ringing(it was always d case EVER,me missing calls).i decided to put my phone on top a tissue dispenser inside the toilet ..and i had washed my hands,dried it and went outside before realizing i dont hav my fon..so there,i lost it.@half past 9 yesterday,my n7210 supernova,phone for almost 10 months with all i'ts memories and pics is forever gone.