Like a Carnival

Santa Monica Pier, California.

Life is at times like a carnival. Will you go ahead and choose the ride that suits your taste or would you rather just sit back and relax in the sand as everyone is having the time of their lives?

Hello Raphunzel

Tinkerbell went to visit Raphunzel

But Raphunzel was busy with her prince

So Tinkerbell ate her pretzel,

And devoured all the mints.

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

Look What I Found

Whoa!

I totally forgot this blog even exists. I must have been really busy then with school.

Yey. Now I have something to do na while in exile. I'm soooo excited. haha

p.s. I'm not yet a good old granny ha. (see my previous post). lol

zoOoOom

Just look at how time flies really fast.

Exactly three years ago I was this simple, painfully shy, fresh-from-highschool-about-to-enter-college teenager. I was a nervous wreck back then. I feared entering a big university because I was afraid of getting lost in a sea of unfamiliar faces and at the same time lose my individuality in order to fit in. Peer pressure, anyone?

Now I'm still the simple, shy, and oh yes, the nervous wreck that I was who manages to hide her anxiety with her sweet smile (naks!), soon to be young adult about to face the final year of her gruesome college life. Let's face it, I'm still the same old me with a few drops of confidence. But hey! College isn't that bad after all except for the requirements and stuff. Thank God for friends.

I still can't believe time flies this ultra fast. Who knows, the next time I blog I'm good old granny fighting for computer time with her grandchildren. haha. Just kidding.

zamboanga escapade

home sweet home!

geeezh, how i miss my home, my mom and dad, sistah and lil bro too! zamboanga trip could have been a hell lot of fun if they were there coz they could shoulder some of my expenses. haha! on the other hand, it was fun going off with my bro and relatives to zamboanga coz no one would yell at me to do this and do that. haha!

zamboanga is pretty much the same as it was since the last time i visited, i guess. the same old buildings and houses were there except perhaps the new ones constructed by the schucks and mañalacs. anyhow. it was fun. i'll post more about it when am on the mood. lol

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

sad valentine's day. :(

today is valentine's day. i'm sad. i miss my high school friends so much. it has been ages since we last saw each other. i miss them so bad. but i don't know if they still value me that much now. the feeling of being so alone and having no one to talk to makes me cry. i never really wanted to cry. crying makes me look stupid. but yeah. it did make me feel quite better.

i've been sitting and thinking all day through about what have i not done to make the friendship on fire. i've been busy trying to pass cnu's standards. and right now, i'm paying the price. my high school friends don't care about me at all or maybe they are busy with school too. they didn't even bother to text and say 'happy valentine's day'. they don't ask me out like they used to. they have completely forgotten me. and i can't forgive myself for letting it happen. ugh. wah. i don't want to cry anymore.

but sadness aside, i'm happy coz special people made me smile throughout the day. it was so sweet of mayor charlie to give roses to the girls in class and chocolates for the boys. i was touched. close college friends made me smile and laugh. i can't thank them enough.

i love my college friends but i miss my high school friends so much.

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.