Let's Do Some Catching Up

Where have you been?

Oh well, I was busy trying to save the world before bedtime.

By studying.

Nursing is a stressful course and it demanded much of my time and attention. I literally had to juggle my thick books and my huge stack of photocopied notes just to get to the finish line. Plus I need to scrub in just to see the insides of a man, assist more than a dozen of wailing moms deliver their most precious creation, and see people dying or living.

I have learned to love my course. More than just being of service to my fellow human beings; I came to witness the glory of death and the joy of bringing new life to this world in just a blink of an eye - at the emergency room. It made me appreciate life and accept the reality of death. I am a better person now after everything I had witnessed.

My sacrifices and hardwork paid off, "Look Mom! For the first time I'm wearing a toga." (I never got to wear one during our elementary and high school graduation.)

After marching in march (haha), we got busy preparing for the day that would serve as a make or break for our future as nurses. Guess what? We managed to break it, break the expectations of those who doubted our capabilities. Yeah boy!

Just when I was about to celebrate my legalness (is there such a word? whatever), a paper airplane took me away to never never land without my Peter Pan. So yeah, I'm still stuck here fighting pirates, feeding dinosaurs, and talking to deranged genies. Oh save me please before I go crazy. I wanna go home so freakin bad, I don't care if you turn me into a frog in the process. Eeewww...

p.s. I'm not Wendy. I'm Tinkerbell. Peter Pan's friend ever since he was young. I'm tiny ever since. haha. Did you know Tinkerbell secretly loves Peter Pan? Peter Pan is starting to love Tinker Bell too but things are getting hard coz she's so far away. Just hold on tight Peter Pan, I'll be back pretty soon after I gather enough pixie dusts. But until then, forget Wendy. She won't be there for you long enough than I do and always have been. She can't even fly.

p.p.s. Who's Wendy? This is a crazy post. haha

goodbye HEALTH CARE and MICROBIOLOGY!
finally, i'm over the two of you. haha!
welcome nutrition and ncm. lol

i'm happy over the results man.
i passed the final examinations on both subjects.
it pays to read then sleep early. haha!
am so happy i'm over it! weeee...

can't sleep pa though.
i wonder why i'm not sleepy yet.
must be because of the liters of water i drank. lol

of not studying and failing exams

ugh. i failed microbio. i should be immuned to failures by now but i guess this time, it's all my fault. oh man. i didn't study thinking that i could be like a giraffe or a tarsier even for just a day (everyday diay). that test was easy if only i studied. but i didn't. and regret is killing me now. ugh. better luck next time. i guess.

during my first year as a college student, i never felt 'at home' to the class i belong to. everyone just seem to be smarter, prettier, more talented than everyone else. people were clustered according to the school where they finished their high school - sci high, cnu, usc, etc. i felt like a rock being thrown into a basket full of precious gems. but as time passes, i slowly came to know them. group presentations and projects became avenues for us to share and to show that we care for each other. we are still in our second year in a battlefield called nursing but now it seems that we are like best buddies who just so happen to meet again after so many years of being apart. we're starting to discover that we have so many similarities amidst our stark contrasts, that we can adjust to give way to other people. now i don't feel like a stone in the middle of beautiful gems. i am slowly polished into a priceless diamond as each moment passes us by.

thanks BSN II-A for everything.