I just done arranging everything for our house décor: Polka dots Curtain, Polka Dots cover for our sala, rounded fruits in the table, food preparing etc etc. then I sat down until I heard a loud sounds of firecrackers by the neighborhood and so us sensing people’s busyness for the upcoming event and then I realized the year is about to change; several hours later it’ll be a brand new year.
I got mute then, I suddenly realized how really fast the world has been revolving. I’m now witnessing 21 new years since I was born and each year is like a friend who’s after doing such good thing to you is about to leave and gone forever but letting you realize that there are other friend out there who might give you better than he could. But then his presence has been a part of your life.
It has been said that New Year means new beginning. It is a commentary that we’ve been given a chance to move on but never fail to look back.
I’m wishing everyone a good luck for another year who’s about to say hello later. Let us start again for better, for us, for everyone. Have a prosperous new year to us.
I cooked steak and fried rice last night for noche Buena while my sister cooked lasagna and macaroni salad and then we ate it together at twelve and right then I really felt it’s already Christmas.
I gave her my gift. She also gave her gift for me. Our neighbor gave us gifts and so we did. Right then I really felt that it’s already Christmas.
I woke up with kids knocking at our door, asking for our Christmas presents. Luckily I’ve settled such amount for them. Our Inaanak came in right away, and so we bantered after exchanging gifts. Right then I really felt that it’s already Christmas.
It’s really astonishing to constantly feel that it is already Christmas. We can even really do those things any day but it’s been full up on this very special day. The essence of “Giving” is the thing that makes us notice that it is already Christmas. But let us not forget that we can also do it on any days ahead. It’s just Christ’s birth suddenly makes the world stop and be peaceful for once.
I’ve been browsing Youtube for such entertaining video when I was astounded by these mostly watched video on the said site and I feel so balm up when I found out that they’re Filipinos.
Here’s
Ngongi, a kid born with a cleft lip and cleft palate singing Pyramid of Charice Pempengco. The child really do had a good melody and he really knew how to sing but the problem is just the words cannot be heard clearly.
Adrian, a contestant in Juan for all all for Juan bayanihan of the people (Pambato ng baranggay) portion of baranggay showcase his talent presenting his high noted voice as he sings Faithfully like not everybody can and it really made me wow.
Ej Salamante, A gay guy who can use his falsetto wisely as it can forged you think that it is a female voice. He sang Listen that makes the world adore him. I actually saw him in 10th bar before but he’s not this good then, and it is good for him to improve a lot in just a short period of time. I think I’ve to go again to 10th bar and watch for him.
Charice Pempengco, Arnel Pineda etc also takes Youtube as their stepping stones. And who knows? They might be the next one.
Keep up your amazing talents and keep on dreaming and so as reaching your Goals.
It’s the first time for our nation to have a President who’s still single though he is on half of his life thus any lady who have been close to him were always being put in an issue and the usual reaction of the President? “It’s my personal life. Leave it to me”
But the thing is; is it acceptable for us to just leave it to the President?
This issue has been debated on several TV Programs I just watched this week and yes, both sides defended their part trying to convince people to believe them but as an individual I also have opinions too (I’m not obliging everyone to deal with my opinion, I just want to share it)
I think there’s nothing wrong if Filipinos will be updated on personal life of PNOY, actually as a public figure; considering he is in the highest position of the authority he must always be transparent so his every action will serve as an inspiration and role model to all Filipinos.
Secondly, Filipinos were so interested of who will be the inspiration of our President through his hard works, so it wouldn’t hurt if PNOY will be open about this. I’m sure Filipinos will be happy if they see their “foretell salvation” happy.
Interest on it doesn’t intend to poke fun, or just to be talk of the town, it’s like a mother who wants to meet who makes her baby happy.
Nowadays child abuse cases really gone bigger, there are a lot of news linking a crime about children therefore to be able to show support on anti child abuse, people in social networks started to promulgate changing profile pictures with your favorite cartoon/anime/digital film character until December 6, 2010 (Today), a day for children.
It is very amusing selecting pictures that would comprises your childhood via cartoon character. Your favorite cartoon character will really determine what legacy you really belong. I changed my profile picture (The fave Cartoon character) everyday. I see to it that my favorite childhood cartoon character will be featured in my profile to proudly say that I’m once a child, I watched cartoons too, I enjoyed it and its fun evoking them now!
Here’s my first cartoon profile pic.
December 1, 2010
Mojacko – showing how we could travel to anywhere they wanna go using their spaceships really gives lots of fun exploring how other worlds can look like.
December 2, 2010
Lia of Akazukin Cha Cha – A witch themed anime. He is the blue haired protector and admirer of cha cha who always protect her. His counterpart (the cute little wolf who’s in the picture) is my favorite one as I enjoyed its cuteness and the way he uses its allure to Cha-cha.
December 3, 2010
Super Boink – She is my favorite cute super hero. Who would even think that a pig can be a hero?
December 4, 2010
Eriol of Cardcaptor Sakura – it is about the adventures of Sakura on collecting powerful cards. Eriol is the harry potter look-alike-mysterious-guy.
December 5, 2010
Remi (Nobody’s Girl) – a heart touching cartoon series that will really makes you value the importance of your mother. Remi’s song “Aking Ina” were also been memorized by my league. haha
December 6, 2010
And I chose my favorite character. Lia of Akazukin Cha Cha as my last one. He’s so cute. I want to hug such cute little wolf like him. He looks like my dog. Lol.
Yes I have fun reminiscing it and you may have fun either. But let us always remind that changing our profile picture to this one mean a thing. This is to support Anti child abuse in our country and yes it may not help those people to prevent or stop hurting their children but this may wake up their minds that through the unity of different people it may tell them that it is not right and they should now stop.
I've been a fan of Harry Potter since it's first sequence had shown here in Philippines; Harry Potter and the Sorcerers Stone is like an epidemic way back November 2001 and since then, I mused and wait for every series of harry potter to watch for.
Chamber of Secrets on NOvember 2002, Prizoner of Azkabans on May 2004, Goblet of Fire on November 2005, Order of the Phoenix on July 2007 , and the Half Blood Prince last July 2009. and lately (November 26, 2010) I just watched the latest, the second to the last and the part 1 of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.
The movie started with a sad moment as it seems like Harry Potter is really about to end (I'll be sad then). But the Part 1 of Deathly Hallows does not comprehend with the much awaited massive fight with Lord Vodemort but finding the Journey on how to defeat him rather and that is via Deathly Hallows (That's how I understand the story).
Harry Potter's Gross rate is not that good compare to it's other series but it is a must see movie. you won't understand the next series if you haven't seen the previous one.
Here's the trailer
I'll definitely watch the Part 2 of HP:TDH next year by July.
Akihiro Sato, a Brazilian-Japanese model won the season three but the first ever celebrity season of Survivor Philippines. Well he’s my bet next to Mama Elma.
I’ve been a fan of Survivor Philippines because among the reality shows of Philippine TV, it really entails how different people are; In terms of attitude, in behavior and in wickedness might come up on their minds and most of all it only shows that evil will never win; among the three winners of survivors can you point out who among them shown evilness in the game? None of course, because evilness will always strikes back in the end.
But of course it’ll be better if the title will be given to those who needs it the most e.g. Nanay Zita of Season One. Well, JC Tiuseco deserves it too. Mr. Cris of season two, though Amanda still grabbed the crown against Justin (oh, I am for Justin that time). Or Mama Elma but she was betrayed by dirty tactics of Aubrey but then good news Mr. Nice Guy Akihiro Sato reins the competition. But let us be happy, at least they’ve been given a chance and they gave their bestest on it
Survivor doesn’t just entertain. It also put certain moral lessons that we humans must learn. Yes, the goal of the game is to win. But not everybody can understand our point if we do immorality just to win, it’ll only makes you look desperate and vindictive. We must play the game fair and square and though you’ll never win; people will still appreciate your efforts and kindness and through it, you seem to be a winner too. Then if you win, then it really deserves you.
“Oh my God!” my friends suddenly whisper when we are in the church for Sunday mass a while ago.
“Why? What’s wrong?” I asked
“He’s the man of my dreams” she said while starring on the alleged man and well he is cute, he is gorgeous and he can be her man of her dreams she’s telling.
I keep on laughing whenever I see my friend having a glance constantly to that guy and I also said “Cheap huh!?”
“You’re so mean” she just answered back but a girl suddenly seat beside that guy and had a kiss on the cheek too, I saw the scowl in my friends face right after. “Is she his girlfriend?” she asked, I did not answered back “I look better than her right?” her next question
I assessed the girl and yes, she’s right. The girl is not so pretty for a guy like his boyfriend.
“That’s how it goes. You can never blame them” I said. “You’re prettier than her, then be happy with that at least”
“Love is really blind!!” she mocked.
I was amazed that last statement, I suddenly wonder why there are people who’s almost perfect had a partner who’s almost their opposite? Are they satisfied with their perfection so they seek less perfect one. Why do we keep on dreaming for the perfect one with pretty face? Does it mean we are not perfect and we’re ugly?
The truth is that Love is not blind that way. Love is called blind whenever you can’t see the bigger picture beyond the reason you just believe for the sake of mutuality of feelings with you partner or a thing. The “Love is blind” statement of my friend is more literal, she believes that the man is blind because he can’t see the real appearance of his girl. But it’s his choice and we can’t always blame them. A man always has standards whenever seeking a partner and it so happened that this man find those with this lucky girl (haha do I really have to call her lucky?) and in return this girl will provide all the needs of this man and this man will do the same in return, and that’s love.
Love is not blind. It can see but it only doesn’t mind.
“Never get insecure, you will find someone who’s a lot better and is destined for you just wait patiently” I advised.
I whisper as if I’m talking to that guy “It’s your choice… but if you change your mind, I’m always here.. haha kidding”
And I also talked to the girl through my mind “You really had a long hair!! Share us your luck some time”
I regularly went to church as I never been routinely off there but as I passed the board exam, I’ve been a believer and it is now my devotion.
After I left every mass I feel very overwhelm and stronger as I know that words of God really helps me realize how to deal with life and how he was there whenever we are happy or not. I rode a jeepney who’s actually waiting for other passengers when suddenly a woman and her daughter caught my attention.
This woman carries her daughter to ride the said jeepney and I can say that she is having a difficulty carrying her child as it is already grown up, I only help them by lifting her daughters wheelchair up to the jeepney as well and I silently observed the situation.
The child is having an obvious disability and late aging illness like problem and as I assessed it is very similar to cerebral palsy. Her moves are uncoordinated, her hands were flexed, her eyes were rotating constantly and she salivates once in a while.
And I was touched. I was touched with the mothers effort to bring her child to church no matter how hard it is; lifting her and her wheelchair to the jeepney, and giving her needs and with those efforts I never heard any repentant words from the mother as others may say “ang hirap” (it’s hard) or “anu ba ang ginawa ko bakit ka nagkaganyan anak?” (what have I done for you to deserve this?) but smile.
I never grow up with my mother’s responsibility and I really never know how a mother’s love could be. But with just looking at the lovely mother and child liaison on that jeepney, it seems like I felt my mothers love to me all of a sudden.
It is really hard to be a mother. It seems like when your child is having trials, the effect on you is doubled and it is worse than being in your child’s situation. What I really want to say is that “Love your mother” because we can never tell how much time they’re still having in this world or maybe how much time you still have in this world. A mother is always ready to care and nurse you when all else fails.
A good friend of mine leaved the country to work abroad, actually it is in Singapore to earn better than what our nation can offer and it so happened that I wanted to go to Singapore since then as I am so amused of its nice feedbacks regarding the beauty of the country. So I always keep on telling her to find me a job there, much better if it is related to my course which is nursing so I could travel and earn bigger at the same time.
Until one time I received a message via email inviting me for an interview to work in there (Singapore) as a Sales Supervisor in a famous brand shop of bags and I never had a second thought but try so I hurriedly prepare all the requirements e.g. Resume, whole body picture, close up and of course myself and went to the said agency the following day. It is actually raining but it never stopped me as I really believe that it is the job I really wanted.
The front desk officer entertained me and gave me a piece of bond paper where in it stated there the terms of salary and so as the placement fees but when I saw the minimum duration of contract which is 2 years I suddenly stopped and it made me think of things I never use to think before I get there… my family, my friends and my hometown.
I will definitely miss my hilarity and funny moments with my friends, I will definitely miss my shopping flash at trinoma or in any various S.M Malls, I will definitely miss my sister, I will miss my dog, I will miss my room, I will miss bar-hopping-bonding moments with my friends every weekends, I will miss monthly film watching with my them too, I will miss my sisters scrumptious Filipino dishes, I will definitely miss the fresh ambience of our plants, trees and flowers surrounded village and many more… I will definitely miss everything I am used too. So I backed out.
I was mute when I’m going home, I’m depressed. Not because I didn’t grab the job, I got depress because I was afraid of losing everything I had. I’m not that strong, so I don’t wanna leave my strengths aside and I wanna stay. I’ll just work here no matter how hard it is, what important is that I’m happy and I wanna be forever happy.
I suddenly valued everything around me because I want to treasure them for the rest of my life. They’re the one who gave me strengths and they’re the one who gave me hope and let me be where I wanted to be.
I salute every OFW (Overseas Filipino workers). I’m so proud of their inventiveness to work in other country just for the sake of better living. I know how hard it feels before leaving, what more when you are there for 2 years or more?
I contacted my friend (the one who’s working in Sg) that I didn’t sign the contract a while ago. She understands me, she said she’ve been into that confusion before but she doesn’t have a choice. But I said I still want to go to Singapore only for travel and good news, she’ll pay for my ticket to get there once I have my passport. Yey!!!
I still can recall that when I was in grade 6 I wasn’t able to construct a good English grammar, I even don’t know how to use pronouns such as Him/his and her properly. I was roughly scolded by my English teacher when I’m in 1st year high school because of my essay where in you can’t really hit upon the real point because of my poor English grammar and I always laugh whenever I take a look of those things then, but I didn’t just laugh about it, behind those laughs are the determination to improve my skills and make it all perfect.
I always envy my co-students whenever I read their English articles which leads me to impression, I really don’t know if I’m just unintelligent or it’s just I didn’t focus on studying other language when I was younger (well, my father is an engineering graduate; so we are focused on mathematics rather). But I never considered it as the end, I practiced constructing things and in less than a year I’m confident enough to join Journal competitions e.g. Essay writing and poem writing contest and so as the news casting contest in school, I also joined our school chronicle with literary as my focus and was given an award both in high school and in college.
I didn’t pursue nursing path after I passed the board exam; I have to earn first so I took the risk of entering the other industries. I was hired in a call center company after some trials but I quit after my sister’s accident then after taking care of her and settling things down I tried another line of job and I was hired to tutor English language to Korean students but as of now, I didn’t signed the contract yet as I was having a second thought after I heard the news of a Korean Icon who insulted Filipino English.
Korean actress Lee da Hae (the star in “My Girl”) insulted Filipino English through his guest appearance in a TV show where in their topic is how different countries pronounce English. She executed English and British Accent with grace and sophistication but made Filipino English accent hilarious without even considering that Filipino people provides English school for her co-Koreans.
The said actress wants Youtube to remove her video about insulting Filipinos after the incident after her apology on twitter that she really didn’t mean it.
Well if I’m an English teacher of Korean students then they can’t blame me if I lost my desire on teaching them knowing that I was being disrespected by their Icon, instead of a simple appreciation on my hard works to make her countrymen improved in this kind of particularity. My suggestion: A Public apology from Lee da hae and suspension for the both artist and the show (just like what happened to showtime after Osang’s incident).
I never needed to teach certain nationality without any appreciation on my hard works and effort but insults instead. I never intend to improve my English just to be insulted by a person whose happen to benefit from me too. I did a story telling first as I wanted everybody to realize that there are lot of Filipinos who’s better than me, a lot better than me in grasping English, and that no one has the right to insult any Filipinos hard work.
To all Filipinos; we know who we are and its right to react on this matter, it constantly hurts whenever unappreciated and all we can do now is to let them eat their words someday and be always humble.
Here's the alleged video and be the judge.
Lee da hae also apologized through her twitter account saying
"First I'd like to give you my sincere apologies for what seems to be a misunderstanding.
It has come to my attention that many of you from the Philippines have posted comments protesting that i was being derisive by mimicking Filipinos when they speak English.
Therefore, in light of this matter I'd like to take this opportunity to clear the air. In spite of what many people believe, I myself did NOT mention anything about the Philippines or Filipino accent whilst on the TV show.
On the other hand I recall bringing up Southeast Asia and not the Philippines and the subtitles were inserted when the show was being edited of which I was not aware of until it was aired.
The TV show where this footage was taken from was designed to amuse its audience and my sole purpose was to entertain the viewers by coming up with lighthearted stories.
Since the producer knows that i speak English he asked me if I could share any episodes that touch upon the English language.
As we all know every country has a typical accent when its people speak English (including myself) so after giving it some thought, I came up with a few lines where I simply tried to compare different English accents: the somewhat rigid British accent and beginners in Southeast Asia whose English tends to be a little hard-edged. No pun or ridicule was intended.
As an individual who use to take English classes over the phone with a Filipino instructor, I give you my word that even the mere thought of mocking Filipinos would never cross my mind. I cannot tell you how much Filipino fans mean to me and as much as I love them, I would in no way hurt or upset them.
I hope I have clarified any misunderstandings and once again I am truly sorry if I inadvertently hurt anyone's feelings.
-i really love you, my Filipino fans."
But filipinos, including me seems to never mind all the apologies. The damage is done and it made a bad and humorous impression to all filipinos so I guess it's really too late to say sorry. We must always think of the consequences of our every action.
Nowadays, it seems like money is the most essential thing in this planet, because with enough money; you can have everything you’ve wanted: food, water, shelter, luxury etc. and worst, with its sufficiency it can also buy any individuality.
As money increases its sought importance the higher its demand and it’s not that easy to make money. It’ll take a lot of effort to get it on clean ways while it takes a lot of intelligence to get it on dirty tactics and if you don’t have both then think of the other options scattered just for the sake of having money.
Show me a man who doesn’t need any money and I’ll tell you how he will never live. It’s not that I’m being money-headed or ‘mukhang pera’ but it’s the bitter truth of this world because money makes it go round.
Money can easily destroy everything. With enough money you can destroy a land, you can destroy a nation, you can destroy the world, you can destroy everything even a single individuality because with enough money you can reveal anyone’s real identity.
There are lots of people whose only there for you because you have plenty of money and the saddest part is that some of them are the people you never expected to be one. They’re only your friends because they’ve something to suck up on you but when it’s your turn to suck on them, they’re the one who voluntary hit you on the ground and leave you helplessly. Simply because money is very powerful as it’s all in the Money... Money will tell you who your friends are: Friends when they need you or Friends when you need them.
It’s not always healthy to have plenty of money. Even if you only have few circles of friends at least you know that they’re all true to you. And if you have plenty of bucks now then you should be cautious and wise enough on how to deal with it because Money is dirty don’t let it contaminate you.
Forgive and Forget. We usually say it whenever our friends had a trouble and you want the old times get back again, it’s nice to get the usual thing again but it’ll never always happen because I just found out how hard to forgive and then forget after.
I’m a kind of person who can swallow pride to save the relationship but I’m also a kind of person who’s after swallowing pride yet no consequent effort from the other part then I’m ready to let go and once I said I let go, I won’t get back to it again as much as possible. It’s not that I’m having a tall pride, my soaring pride usually takes place after I give my lowest one, so I think it’s not bad saying “I give up” though the other party says “I’ll give up for now, let’s reconcile later” but I’m not that kind although I allotted time for healing purposes, yes! It is always needed in certain misunderstandings. It is a vital feature that will help fix things, but it’s better to say “We are not good for now..” than saying “We are not good!” cause it just elucidates that both parties are not good and you put it in a closed ended manner.
I’ve a lot of foes. Not actually foes because I hit them up in school in verbal, physical or any other means. We usually became friends at first but ended it by misunderstandings. Misunderstanding that I tried to fix with my best efforts but that efforts wasn’t appreciated and not answered in return, so I can’t do anything about that so I just let that misunderstanding be misunderstood forever than trying to fix it, when the initiatives is only within you.
It’s not good to have a lot of adversaries, but it’s not healthy as well to have none though there a lot on your back. It’s better to set off things, than pretend that it was fixed though it’s really not. But I’m not angry with them; I also care to them… News to them will be an input but still, I don’t want to be involved in such news with them.
Maybe I can forgive because I still Care but I think I can’t forget the unappreciated efforts with no corresponding deed from them.
I tried to fix it. They did not. Let time tell if we’ll be able to fix or not.
Lately I just realized that I’m a bit nationalistic. I’ve an opportunity before to work abroad and at first I’m so excited to work there but then after realizing things I backed out. My family is the primary reason why I don’t want to work outside the country, 2 years is the shortest duration of the contract and I can’t bear for that 2 years of being alone, without them by my side. Secondly, I will definitely miss my country. I was born here and therefore I know that I was meant to be here forever: I have plans of going in other countries as well but only for a tour, I never dreamt of staying there for a long time, Working abroad isn’t always the answer to have a beautiful life, I believe that it’s all with the dedication and determination of each person. I love my family and I love my country and I cannot afford to mislay these two love of mine.
Let us listen to Professor Winnie Monsod, an economist and a professor at University of the Philippines for her wonderful thoughts. Let us reflect that working in other countries isn’t the answer.
Nurse has a caring heart and it is constant, I think no nurse passed the board exam without realizing who they are, what their worth is and what would be the path they’ll come up to.
Upon studying, we all know that Nurses nowadays doesn’t offer first rate kind of employment as they are dealing with life-death situation, and what match up to it is a not-so-good salary offer which is very dissimilar to what other countries can bid. In relation to that, Global crisis disintegrated and Nursing offer abroad are being limited but still we pursue our studies though a comfortable life is now a bit impossible. Let me add the huge number of nurses now who are still jobless but are still willingly waiting for their turn to serve our nation (though through volunteering in hospitals or in community) just because we wanted to fulfill our call of duty: we wanted to serve, we wanted to give care (despite working voluntarily) yet a true nurse is still there to give his/her all and now, after all those sacrifices? Does a Nurse deserve what happened to Nurse Florence? She sacrificed but then she was abused and almost killed!
Nurse Florence is a volunteer nurse in Maguindanao via NARS Program (Nurse Assigned in Rural Service) and was raped by not just one person, and after that hilarious thing she was almost killed as evidenced by the hits and bruises, lacerations et.al. She got from those f*ck**g guys and now, I wouldn’t even wonder if she would be forever disabled.
A real Nurse has an empathic heart and we feel our deepest compassion for nurse Florence and his sorrows and we want justice for her and justice for us Nurses! The government doesn’t prioritize us though there are lots of unemployed nurses who weren’t given enough corresponding actions but we still didn’t stipulate for that, and now a nurse was there physically abused! Oh how justice shall be given, It should be given! And those suspects should be given corresponding penalties that would tell the public what’s the real worth of a nurse.
And for the rest, please always appreciate nurse’s endeavors. Nurses always care for their patients, nurses can sacrifice just for the good sake of everybody and It really hurts knowing that we might be discourteously treated by people we wanted to heed. Nurses are like your mother. A Mother who always care, and a mother who’s always willing to serve you although she knew that from the start she wouldn’t have anything in return.
I was amazed through the flooded comments when I return into blogging after the board exam last july. So it made me so inspired to blog more but with things that mostly interested my avid viewers so I set up a poll in my archives for me to determine and as the poll closed it says that there are more or less 58 voters (because I really don’t know if others do multiple voting or so).
I’m very flattered because these numbers are beyond what I expected, I only thought that my dear 3i and other friends who know this blog would be the one who’ll vote but I assume that there are other viewers who is not that familiar who answer the poll and gave me the jurisdictions.
However, the poll is intended to determine my strengths and weaknesses in terms of choosing a topic. I presume that it will help me capture the interest of the most if I can determine which they like the most and the results are as follows:
The table shown that among the categories my literary works have been the interest by most of our viewers with 32% or 19 votes while the lowest vote was obtained by advertisements with 6 % or 4 votes. However Insights/Opinions have 31% or 18 votes and Personal Experiences got 29% or 17 votes.
I never thought that my literary works would be mostly supported as I featured only few of them here such as Sweet Revenge, The Ex matters and My Sole Fight. I never thought that it would be more appreciated by my viewers and among these three ‘Sweet Revenge’ receives more good feedbacks that was sent to me via e-mail; I never guess that this first literary post messages would be the sign that they’re loving it. Thanks anyway! However, here are the lists of the topics disseminated in its proper category just to summary the content of my blog
And look at that, I only have 3 literary works yet it was the most liked by my dear viewers. Well don’t worry guys I’ll try my best to do another great literary ads and I just hope for your continuous support.
I would also love to say thank you for the feedbacks and views for my most talked entry (here are the top 12):
• Sweet Revenge • The Ex Matters • To draw or not to draw the line • MU=MU • Sorrows of a Nursing Student • The Passion of war • Travelling Helps you move on • Sex in Men’s Room • July 2010 NLE • Sex in Men’s Room • My Sole Fight • Never Talk as if You’ll never repent
(Via comments and via e-mail and via fb too. haha)
I can never explain how I feel sharing this information to you but as of now all I want is to express my deepest gratitude of having all of you as followers. Your feedbacks encourages me to make my works better and I just hope that I will still have all you as time goes by… God Bless You All and Long live!
We are invited by our alma mater community yesterday September 23, 2010 at 5 p.m. for a thanksgiving mass and celebration to the continuing success of the school and of course the successful passers of the recent July 2010 Nursing Licensure Examination.
The said thanksgiving was sponsored or should I say arranged by the BSU-CON in house Review Group: PMART Center for International Review who guide us during school days in preparation for the board exam.
Numerous “new RNs” attended the program it’s almost a reunion and a victory party jam packed. We had our conversations with our mentors and so as to our colleagues.
After the Mass, it was followed by the program hosted by our M.S lecturer before Mr. Levi Santana where in meals are disseminated and so as the souvenir pen lights which will be very useful in our future field: The hospital/Community. Then followed by our advisers’ speech which really enlightens us and put us in a span of sentiments knowing after several days or so our license will be in our hands and as we hold it we also hold the duty of a real nurse. Similar to the final speech of Mr. Tadle (The head of PMART) who challenge us to build our dreams and ask ourselves where will I be now? What’s the next step?
What’s the next step? – This question still lingers on my mind as I find too many answers for this that leads me to confusion. Of course we can now practice our profession and we may choose not too it always depends on us. It matters with the bitterness of reality that we really need to make something for a living and it’s the main reason why we strive hard to gain this license but the current nursing field is still not easy we still have to suffer a little bit more though our destination will not be that commendable that’s why some of us crossed the line and tried other fields which will make them stable but no matter what happened we only have to bear in mind that we end up as Nurses and the heart of a nurse will still rely on our hearts, the art of caring and the art of nursing. As an advice? Always follow your heart. Goodluck my colleagues!
Nurses have full of responsibilities and most of these are life threatening and life-matters therefore, we-as new nurses shall pledge that we must do our best to do these tasks with the best way that we can.
The Oath taking for new nurses was held in Mall of Asia – SMX Convention Center in Pasay City last September 20-21, 2010. There are 4 batches (September 20, 2010: A.M and P.M, Spetember 21, 2010 A.M and P.M) where in schools are disseminated into proper timetable and I, together with the whole BSU Newly Nurse Community, we are scheduled by September 21, 2010, afternoon (the last batch).
The Oath taking Ceremony was organized by the PNA (Philippine Nurses Association) and it encompasses Pledge to Profession and Pledge as a member of the said organization, the program also entails us to meet our new superiors; the Board of Nursing as they gave us a warm welcome and an inspirational speech as well.
It’s really nice experiencing the every step of becoming a professional, but we must bear in mind that in each step there’s a corresponding realization of the saddled responsibilities. We are not here just to work and earn but to serve and care.
Right now, we already pledged and spoken our vows thus the responsibilities is now put up with, and from then on we should practice professionalism through the things taught to us in school and being open too for the remaining facts in our future field.
Professionalism in a way what the nurse do, Professionalism by the things we give care without asking anything in return, Professionalism in a way of empathizing our patients concern, Professionalism by simply being a RN = Real Nurse :)
“True Friends are hard to find. Not all your best friends are true but all your true friends are better than best” that’s my favorite quotation when it pertains friendship and seeking more friends, yes I have plenty of friends and plenty of best friends but not all of them are considered the “best-est”. there are best friend who’s only there when they need you, there are best friends who only call you as one though it doesn’t show but most of best friend are not just best, they’re also true and this friend of mine who left is not just a BEST but a True Friend.
We never often mind each other when we are in high-school, we even never thought that we have same disposition that binds us this past few years. After 4 years from high school we celebrate a small reunion with our circle of friends and since then, we often hang out for shopping, for bar hopping, or even to share cups of coffee. We are both “gimikera’s” and we often contact each other whenever we want to freshen up our minds and enjoy and most of the time we go to comedy bars and there we laught and later on we exchanges our problem and exchange advices too. And then she suddenly said that she’ll go abroad to earn better and last Saturday, we celebrate her despedida party together with my thanksgiving party for them, and the birthday of one of our friends.
Well it is a triple celebration, but we more felt the sadness of her leaving. She have been a good friend, she’s actually our event organizer (for our get together and out of town trips etc etc) and of course, her absence will be missed.
The point of this blog is to let your friends feel how much you value them, you may never know they’ll leave you someday and never come back and guilt feeling from a friend is worse than a guilt feeling from a lover. Value your friend as if they’re always leaving… I just did, I always did and I always will…
Yes, we passed the board exam (I’m Proud to say that) but the entire thing doesn’t end in just passing the board exam. Passing the alleged exam doesn’t mean that you have to stand there and wait until your superiors processed your papers and give your license after, passing the NLE have more obstacles before you can say that you are now a real nurse.
Oath Taking intercedes after the result of the NLE and of course we are so excited for that special day. But the foreseen process of application is not a joke as we never anticipated that it is full of obstacles before you could claim your ticket for the program and be a member of Philippine Nurses Association (as they’re the one who facilitates it).
We decided to go to PNA last Monday (September 6, 2010) and we all agreed to go there earlier so we can accomplish things early too. So we left by 5:00 a.m. and arrived in our destination by 6:00 a.m. but we are so surprised of the long line before you could be entertained and have the papers you’ll need and due to that long line the facilitator announced that they can only accommodate 1200 applicants and so we’re bring to a halt and never filed our application that day.
So it is a lesson learned, so we went to PNA 3 hours earlier and get there by 3 o’clock in the morning the day after, September 7, 2010 yet we’re still surprised as a lot of fresh passers are already there for the line and luckily we in the range of 200-300 as of headcount. Application Forms and Numbers for sequences were given by 6 a.m. and amazingly, the process is quite swift and the only barrier is the big number of students that makes the place crowded.
We finished the whole course by 10 a.m. and what a blast when I’m finally done, I also said “O Ayan! Member nako nang PNA! Mag o-oath taking na ko, natapos ko ang application dito, pwede nang umiyak!” (Well see! I’m a member of PNA now! I’ll be having my oath taking soon, I finished the process of application here, and we can now shed our tears of joy!)
Well, it is a series of steps before you could say that you are a real nurse and it’s very relieving that you are achieving those steps and you can leisurely feel that you are going to be a real nurse someday.
By now, all we have to do is to wait for our hope-to-be last process which is the PRC application for the license and though the application will be this hard, we’ll strive for it and give our maximum patience as it is the step, to claim the dream we just work on with.
However our Oath taking will be on September 21, 2010 by 1:00 p.m. at Mall of Asia SMX Convention Center
It’s been a year since I featured a short clip of the NLE (Nursing Licensure Exam) Results and this year’s NLE pertains to my batch as after almost 2 months of waiting, it fades and it’s all worth the wait.
The July 2010 Nursing Licensure Exam was released about 1:00 p.m. today August 27, 2010 and when my classmate shared me the link, I suddenly look for my best friend’s name but I was jammed and think “why am I looking for his name first? I should look for my name first than of him instead” so hastily go to my surname’s alphabet “Z” and there I saw my name written as
376333 ZERRUDO, ANDREW SEGOVIA
I quickly went in my sister’s room and shout to death even without a thorough confirmation that it’s really my name, that I’m not dreaming “Ate!! Pasado ko!!” I shouted (Ate, I Passed!!) and then I ran again in front of my laptop to do the confirmation and it’s a bit dramatic as I even did slapping my face to tell myself that this is a reality, this isn’t a dream, I passed! so I post into my facebook my status:
Andrew S. Zerrudo R.N!!! My GaaaAd!!!
And started to announce the news via group message and I guess I was one among our batch to know it first because they keep on asking “Lumabas nab a yung results?” (are the results being published?”
Here’s the list of Top Performing Schools
Among 100 and more examinees
Among less than 100 examinees
meanwhile here’s the list of The Top Performing Schools in Region 3.
BuLsu, my dear Alma matter ranked 3rd in Region 3 and 29th nationally, but still a high passing rate were maintained and I know that my future colleagues and previous school mates will continue the legacy. We maybe never make it as the rank 1 in region 3 but we did our best, well who does want to fail anyway?
I know it’ll be a pressure to the next BulSu NLE takers as it’s been 4 consecutive NLE since our school never had name/s on the top 10. But still, it’s not the issue, the issue here is to pass and to top is a supplementary.
Yes, I passed, some of my friends passed but the saddest truth was only some of them passed because some of my friends did not. July NLE 2010 is very unpredictable! Those I thought would pass did not pass and some let it on good luck. But still as what I keep on telling them, having a license doesn’t mean that you’ll be very successful, it always relies on persons determinations, if you want to succeed then give your all to make it, everything happens for a reason. God has a purpose.
For those who passed: Congratulations!
For those who did not: the efforts you gave for the July 2010 NLE deserves a warm Congratulations too… keep believing!
The Miss Universe 2010 was held at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. only last August 23, 2010. It was hosted by the rock star Bret Michaels and a lovely lady Natalie Morales.
There are 83 young lovely ladies who competed for the competition and after 11 years, Miss Philippines gained a place as the Miss Universe 2010 4th Runner Up.
It's been 41 years (1969) since Ms. Gloria Diaz won the Philippines first ever Miss Universe title, it was then followed by Ms. Margie Moran way back 1973, 37 years ago. and then no one follows, but the latest place we ever had is the Miss Universe 1999 1st Runner up gained by Ms. Miriam Quiambao 11 years ago and now Ms. Maria Venus Raj did a history, 4th Runner Up isn't a shame, it is already an honor that from 83 countries who compete for the competition, he shined as 4th defeating 79 of them.
The ever controversial question and Answer portion of our nations bet is now the talk of the town especially the words "MAJOR, MAJOR" which was accidentally said by our candidate.but then, her answer would be the best answer so far, as I cannot think of any better answer than that, just come and think what would you say the failure of your life to impress the judges?? better of tell them you never fail because of the guidance you are receiving, which have been said and done by Ms. Venus.
Do not get intimidated Ms. Venus Raj, for us, showing your best is enough and your place as 5th is a supplementary and it brings honor to our country.
We also thank her for diverting the attention of the sad hostage taking in manila.
somehow, Congratulations to the other winners and so as Ms. Mexico they really deserves their places.
