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!

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH says...

"the" earth day

last april 22 was earth day- a day of heavy rain (really heavy rain), floods and many stranded people. my classmate joked "galit na si mother earth", and actually i was thinking it is true. mother earth is pissed off because we celebrate a day for her but we really are doing nothing.

we were on our way to duty when i saw how abused mother earth is. the floods were knee- deep in almost every corner of manila. i witnessed a world- record traffic. drivers were getting hot-headed while children were happily LOL-ing bigtime, enjoying their free swimming not realizing that they can get a planet of disease out of the dirty water. we passed the pasig river and i was extremely saddened and maddened by the look of it. it is like a floating dumpsite. i cannot understand why people have to throw their wastes on the river. i am sure, the inventor of garbage would be extremely disappointed because most Filipinos don't recognize the use of his great invention.

then most people have the guts to get mad because they cannot get a cab or they are stranded to death in a particular place or they have to cancel a date because of the rain. most of us don't realize that we get angry of our own faults. organizations, programs and projects are everywhere, seeking our cooperation and help but we are more interested in finishing a computer game, chilling out in a nice cafe or watching sh0wbiz news to get gossips.

"isang balat lang naman ng candy eh" is what we usually say. what if half of our country's population also said that and threw a candy wrapper the same time as you did? we have to wake up. banners, pictures, tv commercials are not enough if we don't give our hearts to it.

WAKE UP... nothing is too late.

first of summer

one week down, 20 zillion weeks to go.

my first week of summer school is indescribable. we had two days off but i didn't feel the yehey-walang-pasok emotion. i don't know... maybe having summer classes during, well, summer is just a not-so-happy idea generally. why? because first, it is burning hot anywhere you go. actually i am half- dreaming that we have our orientation thingies inside a big refrigerator... while eating ice chips on bathing suit. second, i'm pressured to pressure myself to focus on school because 3/4 of my mind is thinking of fun, parties and getaways leaving only 1/4 for school. third, i so not want to wear 4 layers of clothing for duty because (see first reason). why o why does it have to be this way?

i hate it, i hate it, i hate it.

uhh...this is so weird but while i'm in the middle of typing another i hate it, i realized that it's for me and my patients so i don't have to complain. and besides, it's my last summer of being a student so yeah... i don't have to be a whiner and just wish myself a happy summer ahead.

why you have to use it.

learn from it. ha-ha!

my summer wishlist

it is summer and it is obviously hot. i am sticky and sweaty because the sun won't just stop radiating. the church this morning was full of people because it is palm sunday, it looked like it was the premiere night of harry potter, twilight and you changed my life all together. the church seemed like a huge sauna. after the mass, i have decided that i must really go somewhere else to satisfy my body's need of water.

last night, i was watching a show that featured all these popular beaches of our country and i cannot imagine how i envied all the people in those beaches and how i wished i was there too. i'm actually asking myself what am i doing wasting the precious time of my summer. i must have fun! summer is for fun.


beaches i hope to visit this summer (or this very moment if i can):


BORACAY. boracay is another meaning of summer when you look in the dictionary. haha! i've heard being there is sooo much fun but requires some large amount of money. nevertheless, i still hope (even though i know my mom would not allow me and would not give me money) i can visit this world- renowned place... THIS SUMMER.



SIARGAO. it seems like another yumyum place to be. i hope i can fly to surigao del norte even though it's hundreds of meters away from manila. they say that one of the highlights of the island is surfing since it has the reputable surfing break named Cloud 9 which is one of the top surfing waves in the world.




PAGUDPUD. it is called the haven in the north. well, the picture is telling me that it is really a, wow, haven. my cousins went there and they say that it is really a two thumbs up since the beach is not too crowded. what is amazing is that it is near taiwan already and you can see taiwanese fishermen and boats in the sea.



LAIYA. this is the most accessible, because it is only in batangas, so i am quite sure that if ever i will have the chance to go beach-ing, this is the place where i would be.... and now, i am actually thrilled to go there.


i hope i can go before the classes starts. but na-ah... it is holy week so having fun is really not my priority for now. anyway, happy beach-ing people. wherever you will go, just tell me about it when you come home! :)