scandal of all scandals

everywhere i go people are talking about one person... or yeah, maybe two- hayden kho and katrina halili. students at the comfort room, gossipers at the LRT, guys at the street and even patients in the hospital. i don't know that their scandal is more worth-talking- about than four freaking cases of swine flu in our country.

there are gazillion of scandals being sold in the streets but i don't even know why this one is so special. so special that it costs 150 pesos per copy.VOYEURISM- a psych disorder in which a person derives sexual pleasure from looking at naked bodies or sexual acts of others. maybe the guy has the disorder so just get over it and move on with your life. don't waste your time watching showbiz news with never ending reports about the scandal or don't use your energy talking about it. just pray for them, will you?

home sweet home

i've been sick for four days with on and off fever and a sore throat. AGAIN. and now, i have a reason to be paranoid because of the latest case of AH1N1 virus in our country. anyway, it was really hard to take care of myself especially in the dormitory where resources are not readily available. i became the paracatemol parasite to all my dorm mates. i had nothing to eat because no one will cook for me. well yeah, nothing to eat except for the all-fried breakfast food being served which are obviously not oh-so-yummy for a person with fever. at duty (yes, i still reported for duty) i had the worst heavy-head feeling. too bad for me we were assigned at the emergency room- where adrenaline is always up and everything is like a jungle.

thank god friday came and it was time to go home. ooooh... the sweet feeling of being in the warmth of your own bed when you are sick. home is indeed sweet home. you have your family to take care of you. there's mom to make sure everything is fine and you have the for-the-sick food, your siblings whom you can rely on when you cannot get out of bed, your television which you can consider your best buddy. so after a day, i got well and ready again for school.

ooooh, what feels better than being home?

i love you

"when you look at your mother,
you are looking at the purest love you will ever know"
- chick benetto, mitch albom's FOR ONE MORE DAY

happy mother's day to all the mums out there...
to mom, thanks for all the love. i love you more than anything.

things are meant to happen

mistakes are meant to happen. believe me.

taft survival challenge oy!

it was 2 o' clock and we were about to leave the hospital when we decided to have a divisoria trip to buy some 'essential' things we need. we knew that there is a typhoon but the rain started to lighten up so we just shrugged it off and went anyway. we thought the rain would totally stop but when we were in the jeep already, it suddenly rained really hard. the 30-miunte ride to divisoria became 50 minutes because it was really o-frantic-traffic along taft ave. good news that there were less people in divi because of the rain. we shopped our head off then decided to go home. when we stepped out, we were shocked by the ankle- deep water in the street.

since we had no choice, we walked through yehey-baha street to ride the jeepney. when we reached taft avenue, it was unbelievably worse. the water is 6 inches higher than the water in divisoria. i was squirming like a pig while walking in the flood because it was my first time. and it was just disgusting because you can see how dirty the water is. what's more disgusting is you can feel that you feet are slimy under the water. like, what the hell? you are walking in a giant pool filled with dirt, litters and whatever you can spit or excrete in the streets. it was like a free foot spa because you can actually feel the particles. it was the ultimate survival challenge. i stayed inside the bathroom for almost 1 hour when i arrived the dorm. i am not a yuck-eww-kadiri person but it was just... eww.

moral of the story: don't be hard- headed and just stay at home or the dormitory if it is raining hard.

PRECAUTION

here i am, googling more facts about swine flu. i am getting really paranoid because i've just learned its signs and symptoms that included fever, cough and sore throat. i think i have all of which. well, i was off from fever since yesterday but my tonsillitis (which also have a sore throat) is still persisting like hell. maybe i am just too paranoid. i am considering that the cause is the weather. these past few days were rain-or-shine or rain-and-shine. and i eat chocholates like i have some willy wonka ticket to find, another probable cause of this argh-y tonsillitis i have. but swine flu is all over the televison and the internet so i cannot help getting too nervous.

we should all be aware of the precautions. they say the the H1N1 virus may not survive here in our country since it is really hot here BUT it is also said that it can survive 2 hours without a host so it can go roadtripping all around for 120 minutes without us knowing. for us to be safe, proper handwashing is encouraged. it is the universal precaution. washing our hands with water is not enough. washing with soap or a disinfecatant is highly recommended. covering our mouths while coughing is also a must since the virus' mode of transmission is from person to person. secretions must be disposed off properly. i mean PROPERLY. do not spit in the streets, for pete's sake, ito ang isa sa pinakamalalang sakit ng mga pilipino. likewise, do not forget to take your vitamins. it can really help.

so there. as a student nurse it is my duty to give health teachings to everyone. as we always say PREVENTION IS BETTER THAN CURE. be aware and do not get sick so you won't get paranoid like me. good night!

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