various nothings

Today is my housemate Naldo's birthday. Yebah. Ang pinaka-gwapo na nurse at IV-homer ngayon daw, ayon sa kanya. hehe. Happy birthday naldz! I saw a cake in our fridge kanina... yey! Parteeeeh!!!

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Kanina we had our SGD on bleeding. I studied for Legal Med last night and crammed for the SGD topics kaninang 6am. Rationale: there are 10 of us in the SGD and only one of me during the exam. Hehe. :) Buti na lng madali lang and carry lang yung discussion kanina dahil Dengue naman yung case and we've been over it n times na. At least natapos ko basahin ung Legal Med coverage kagabi and kanina! yey! memorization na lng...

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Tomorrow is Legal Medicine exam day. Memorization nanaman ito tonight. Gudlak. Memory gap nanaman bukas. Gudlak talaga. How will you know if the gunshot wound is post-mortem or ante-mortem? What are the elements of rape? How will you know that death by asphyxia was homicidal or suicidal or accidental? How will you differentiate drowning in salt water from drowning in fresh water? Waaaaah, CSI ito! Dinudugo ang ilong ko. *sniff* Buti na lng, mahilig ako sa CSI. Hehe. 5 seasons to back me up here. yey!

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Tomorrow is also Preceptorial day aka Grilling at the Hospital and ang specialty ng mga consultants ay Inihaw na 3rd year student. Isa pang gudlak. Hehe. :)

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We also have our house meeting tomorrow. :D part ng IVhome life.

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I am so craving for spaghetti. *sigh*

birthdays galore

Andami palang may birthdays nitong January...

si Manong Jd (of course) and si Little Girl Heder parehong january 9,

sina Bimbo, Jen, Manong Tons, Joannie, and April some few weeks ago,

si PB yesterday, si Irene sa 29,

sina KCmates Hannah, Joni, Tarits (bday mo diba Tarits?) sa 29 din,

sina Kaye and Ervine today,

si Ynek na extra-joss cgmate. :)

Kung may nakalimutan ako.... ooops, sorry... memory gap at memory loss... happy birthday pa rin sa inyo!

*hugs*

Happy Me(al)!

I forgot that Tarits told me to make my own 'Best Things in Life are Free' list. So wala nang pasubali, eto na ang mga bagay that make me sing and dance with joy na negligible ang price tags:

1. Definitely. Anything esvee makes me giddy. Pictures, snail mail, text message, t-shirt, memories, SVHome, prayer sa Thai pav, tythugs, dates sa gilid ng Main Lib, forays into Makiling, Botanical Gardens, MudSprings, kain sa Jollibee or hot choco sa McDo, friendships, being prayed for, praying for someone, overnights, star-gazing, QT 2gether, BSW, bonding sa Freedom Park, large group fellowships, nametags on my wall, DPM sa DL steps, Lambat practices..... I could go on and on and on.... take me back to elbi please... :) *sigh*

2. Looking at the moon and the stars. "All things bright and beautiful..." Thinking of my fullmoon-mates, praying for them and knowing we're all in awe of God and loving his creation and praising Him for it.

3. Reading comic strips especially if they're Calvin&Hobbes, Baby Blues, Peanuts, Ben, and Asterix. :) Thank you Manong Andre for C&H and Manong Tons for Asterix. Mwah!

4. Visiting any book store or shop. Visit lng, browsing, reading, or just looking. Books, the sight of them in rows and the smell of them... hmmmwow. Itsura pa lang nakakabusog na. I can spend hours and hours and hours with books. :)

5. Sleep. Blessed sleep for more than 4 hours.

6. News na walang pasok/walang duty/walang exam. Hehe.

7. Birthdays! Even when they're not mine and even without the cake. I just love birthdays and celebrating the lives of my friends. Happy guid ang birthdays. Idagdag na rin natin dito ang Anniversaries. Month-saries I don't really care for. Haha. Can't relate kase.

8. Christmas Lights. Fireworks.

9. Stuffed toys.. especially si Tigger. Basta stuffed toy. Yinayakap ko talaga sila sa SM. Hehe.

10. Dressing up for a reason or for no reason.

11. Pamilya. Youngest, with two big brothers. Nanay and Tatay. Good genes, pare, good genes. Hehe. Thank you Lord for placing me here in this family. Pagbisita, text messages, tawag, notes, family pictures, family outings, window-shopping together, pagkain ng luto ni Nanay at ni Manong, alaskahin si Tatay, manood ng DVD together, playing "akin-akin", playing Cluedo and Dutch Blitz, taguan sa dilim, habulan on all fours, Tents, Cowboys and Indians, swimming sa beach, clan and family reunions... need I go on?

12. Listening to good Tagalog and English spoken by a good voice. :) Preferably reciting poetry or sa theater pero ok lang din kung ordinary conversation lang.

13. Good Music. Soothes the soul.

14. *tighthugs*

15. Getting my picture taken or taking pictures.

16. Being with old people, mga lolo and lola talaga. :)

17. Watching movies.

18. Contemplating nature. :) Cloud patterns, cool breezes, rain puddles, crunchy leaves, silver beaches, soft sand, any body of water, sunsets, sunrises, starfishes, dolphins, elephants, koala bears, beetles, bears, coconut trees.....

19. CATS! :) big, small, wild, and house pets. meeeeow!

20. Running cows and carabaos! Kailangan running! :) *clap,clap*

21. Staying in bahay kubos.

22. Peace and quiet on Sundays. Going to church at Caloocan Bible Church. Engagements! Friends since kindergarten. :)

23. Earrings.

24. Friends. Surprises. Pasalubong. Snail mail, visits. Little notes. Sundo sa airport hatid sa bahay. Sundo sa bahay hatid sa airport. Tambay. Chikka. Crying moments. Praying together.

Happy, happy Me!

yesterday

We were clobbered on the field by CAF from Lambunao campus in softball. And then we were run-over by PESCAR. Kahuluya guid! Owel, at least we reached that far in softball. And i can't believe i was part of that. Hehe. Tint who loves only sports attire! Haha. Yey.

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Had dinner at KFC with my classmates. Exchanged 'Ei, Heath Ledger is dead' and 'Did you know Brad Renfro is also dead?' news. Gabfest on movies and good actors and The Godfather Trilogy. :) Waaaaah... ang ingay namin sa KFC.

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Sale ngayon sa SM kase Dinagyang celebration sa Sabado. Didn't pass by BookSale dahil baka ma-hold-up nanaman ako dun. Flee from temptation, ika nga.

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Went home and watched 'The Holiday'. Gwapo ni Jude Law!

priceless txt msgs

Hmmm... my fone couldn't send a text message kanina dahil ayon sa kanya: 'Not enough memory.' Pagtingin ko sa Inbox ko, 71 messages daw. Sa pictures, sobrang dami pa lalo. So, nagbawas ako ng mga pictures dahil ayoko magbura ng messages. At ito ang ilan (24 para ka-edad ko) na favorite messages ko na laman ng fone ko....

B @ J a Z: Haha. Nkakatuwa ka naman bacin! Kya kta love e. Hehe. (28/04/2007 5:33pm)

Bij_pare.cbc: Haha, antagal magtravel ng balita..kaw kase, hndi ka nagpaparamdam! Hehe.:)salamat. I humbly beg 4 ur prayers, 4 me at 4 esbi.:) miss kita pare (14/05/2007 11:59am)

Sadako.sv: Tatint, ingat k.God bless. Mamimiss kta!C u ulit nxt yr... Wab u! Mmwwaaahh!Tnx s panyo. Nkalimutan q ung tawag s knya.Hehe.Enjoy ur seminar. (21/05/2007 7:42am)

Denboyps.epep: My forever seatmate!:) i'm glad to hear that ur ok. Pinagpepray ko parin c wendy pero hndi pa officialy kami.:) *kilig* haha God bless. *tightembrace* (02/10/2007 3:54pm)

Karen.epep: Kaw pa! Mlkas ka samin ni agaza e! Haha.. Subok na ang frndship nato! Haha.. Gudluck nd God bles alwys. :) nyt! :) (25/05/2007 11:26pm)

Kaye.epep: Thanks tint for the time. U just dont know how proud I am of you. :) Just stay grounded and always be that sweet gurl with that dimply face! God bless. Love yah! :) (26/05/2007 5:13am)

mayk.sv: da mayk is in a bus2ortgas.b hom@1am. msna agd.:) untl nxtyr,Godwilng:) dmi q baon! storis,passn, cnfrmatn, answrs,reasns,hugs,pryrs,brdn,fmly,hope. talamat gid!:) (30/05/2007 11:38pm)

Alvin.sv: she askd me dti kung kila2 dw b kta at kung clos tau, i told her we are.:) salamat sa panalangin ate... b praying 4 u as well.. :) (12/06/2007 10:55pm)

Le Ogre: Ptl! Today we paid in full the 5 hectares in Gambudes for the Dangpanan farming camping ministry. (15/06/2007 2:57pm)

Kitot: Miss you too tint..wala na rin pala akong tapat ng lib dates after u.. haaay..payakap din.aral mabuti!See u when the Lord lets us see one another.:) (19/06/2007 12:03pm)

Pb: Ahay.. wla ko sister... :'c (15/07/2007 1:10pm)

Tito m: =D miss u alot =D (24/07/2007 10:55pm)

b @ j i d: Halo sasint. :) luv u. (05/08/2007 6:14pm)

N a N a Y: K. Blesng tlaga. Ibig sabihin tapusin m talaga yang med cours m. Pagbutihin m talaga. (14/08/2007 9:10pm)

Xalai.svmla: Lunar eclipse tomorrow.:) i'l b lookng at the moon but i'l b seeing u.:) (27/08/2007 11:17pm)

b @ j i d: pag kumulo off for ten minutes.Tapos on for 5 minutes. Luto na un aftr nun. Gets (28/04/2007 7:25pm)

eliel.cbc: Hi ate tint. Im ok here (i think).Nara2nasan ko n kng pano mbuhay s sariling kayod.. Alam ko n rn kng pano ang kapusin. :) anyway ngreply n c mayk ng sang araw. Nkkpagod evryday, sana lng may sapat n lakas ako para mmasyal... (12/07/2007 6:57pm)

Auntie presing: Ok. For the moment magdusa ka (01/08/2007 6:26pm)

N a N a Y: Tama. S Kanya lng tlaga tayo sasandal. Amen. Sleep well n save ur load. Luv uh. (14/08/2007 9:15pm)

misha.cbc: hi tint!!! may kwento ako sayo =) micah & i are engaged!! (17/09/2007 2:16pm)

jm.doc: Hehe.. D bale by heart naman friendshps natn.. :) naks! (02/10/2007 8:11pm)

wagan.sv: wow! dat's nice. sna nga mkpg bora ulit.:) enjoy each nd evry moment 2 c God n evrythng. tc. :) (26/10/2007 8:15pm)

theia.sv: Thank u ate tint. :) (04/05/2007 12:41pm)

ida-idz.kc2k5: Thanks for that Tint.. :) though wla akong sem break.. :) God be with u! :) (04/11/2007 7:34pm)

Haaaay... memories. :) kay saya..... At marami pang iba..... pero dito na lng muna....

dahil Centennial :)

Nakikisakay lang po! (taken from Xaili)

1. Student number?
:: 2000-19760

2. College?
:: College of Science and Mathematics sa University of the Philippines in Mindanao and College of Arts and Sciences sa University of the Philippines in Los Banos

3. Ano ang course mo?
::BS Biology, Major in Genetics

4. Nag-shift ka ba o na-kickout?
:: Nag-transfer ng UP campus. Never had intent to shift. On-time! whoohoo!

5. Saan ka kumuha ng UPCAT?
:: At the College of Business Administrations

6. Favorite GE subject?
:: GE? Ooooh, that would be SoSc2 under Saniano-girl (kase may Saniano-boy, hubby nya) sa LB! Word for word nya memorized yung book ng Political ekek... ano nga title nung white na book na yun?

7. Favorite PE?
:: Aerobic Dancing, can you imagine?! It was so much fun!

8. Saan ka nag-aabang ng hot guy sa UP?
:: Sa SVHome sa LB! wahahahaha... nung nasa UPMin ako, sa may labas ng canteen o kaya sa steps ng Kanluran. Minsan sa dorm din. :)

9. Favorite prof(s)
:: Ma'am Galinato sa Chem 16,17,31 and 31.1(UPMin), Prof. Saniano-girl for SoSc2 (sa UPLB), Prof. Mendioro for Bio130A (UPLB) and Ma'am Cerezo for Math kase housemate ko sya! hehe. (UPLB)

10. Pinaka-ayaw na GE subject.
:: Comm1 and Comm2 (UPMin)... teacher factor...

11. Kumuha ka ba ng Wed or Sat classes?
:: Dahil hindi ako Diliman, we always had Wed classes. I couldn't get away from Sat classes, Physics 3 and 13 Labs ay Sat lang ang swak sa sched ko. Badtrip pa dahil 3-5pm ung Phy13 Lab. Di tuloy ako makauwi ng maaga pag saturday. :(

12. Nakapag-field trip ka ba?
:: Intramuros and Calamba, pambihira! For PI100. Pathetic. When I was in UPMin, field trips were not allowed kase a Diliman kid had an accident while on a trip. Grrrr... and then when I left, they went on field trips all over Mindanao dahil na-lift na yung ban. Kainis! Hmmm... pero ung Bio field trips to the beach and mangrove areas were nice. :)

13. Naging CS ka na ba or US sa UP?
:: yes several and yes once! whoooohoo!! Thank you thank you Lord!

14. Ano ang Org/Frat/Soro mo?
:: SVCF sa UPLB (eto seryoso) and Tao Alpha Epsilon sa UPMin (eto hindi) haha!

15. Saan ka tumatambay palagi?
:: sa UPMin, sa labas ng canteen. sa LB, enjoy ako sa DL steps, Thai Pav, at gilid ng Main Lib aside from svhome of course.

16. Dorm, Boarding house, o Bahay?
:: dorm for the first year and then apartment until graduation. i couldn't stand the curfews of the dorm kase! pero masaya sana sa dorm, if not for the rules.

17. Kung walang UPCAT test at malaya kang nakapili ng kurso mo sa UP, ano yun? (Given ang mentality mo nung HS ka)
:: Kung malaya akong nakapili ng campus nung UPCAT na lng... I'd take up Dentistry sa UP Manila. But since wala akong kalayaan pumili ng campus nung nag-take ako ng UPCAT, walang dudang Biology pa rin ang pipiliin ko. At nung malaya na kong pumili ng campus, ayoko na mag-shift from Biology.

18. Sino ang pinaka-una mong nakilala sa UP?
:: yung dorm manager. haha. pero sa mga students? si Marian Dara Tagoon, Josephine Ibanag at Lovelle Ranario. Roommates ko sa dorm. :) fun, fun, fun!

19. First play na napanood mo sa UP?
:: (sa DL Umali Hall sa LB) something by those from Phil HighSchool for the Arts... nakalimutan ko na... basta maganda!

20. Name the 5 most conyo orgs in UP
:: baka patayin nila ko... haha! di ko circle yung mga conyo orgs kase... wahehehe.

21. Name 5 of the coolest orgs/frats/soro in UP.
:: svcf sa lahat ng campuses (*apir xai!) hehe.

22. May frat/soro bang nag-recruit sa yo?
:: yeah... muntik na rin akong sumali... muntik lang.

23. Saan ka madalas mag-lunch?
:: Sa SEARCA at sa IRRI. Sa IRRI pa rin yung best. mmmmm!

24. Masaya ba sa UP?
:: Kelangan ba ng tao huminga? :) Gagayahin ko si xai >> "I can't imagine being elsewhere. Oh wait, I can. Hahaha. Not." *apir.

25. Nakasama ka na ba sa rally?
:: Yes, nung hindi binuksan yung envelope containing Erap's grades. Wahahahaha. That and that alone.

26. Ilang beses ka bumoto sa Student Council?
:: Thrice! Oooh, do I get an award?

27. Name at least 5 leftist groups in UP.
:: Ay ewan ano names nila, nakalimutan ko na.

28. Pinangarap mo rin bang mag-laude nung freshman ka?
:: But of course! *apir ulit xai :)

29. Kanino ka pinaka-patay sa UP?

:: Kay kuya upperclassman Bio with great hair with bangs and killer smile.

30. Kung di ka UP, anong school ka?
:: Out-of-school youth ako. UPCAT lang ang entrance test na kinuha ko. Makapal mukha ko e. :) Sabi ko kay Tatay pag di ako pumasa sa UPCAT, bahala na, yoko na mag-aral. Hahaha.

dahil Centennial :)

mag-aaral na ko...

Oh, the sheer embarrassment of it all! *tint melting into pool of embarrassed gook*

Kanina, we had our tutorial. We have this every 8-10am, MWF. There are 9 of us in a group (ung ibang groups 10 sila) plus one Doctor who serves as our tutor and giver of the grades. (Hehe, i like that term.) Anyway, kanina nga, may tutorial kami. The trigger was "a 4 year old boy brought to the ER with enlarged lymph nodes in the neck". Sounds easy, noh? Well, it is... that is if you know everything about lymph nodes and what they do and where they are and... and basta lahat about them! Which we didn't!

Ang embarrassing dun e.... si Dr. Posencion yung tutor namin.... Meron pa naman kaming pinagkukuhanan ng kaligayahan dito sa West. Buti naman. *laughing* Si Doc ay sobrang talino, ganda ng boses, ganda ng itsura, galing galing na neonatologist. Quiet lang kayo ha. We all but swoon everytime he talks. To borrow Zard's word: *kilig*. Hehe. Lahat ng girls sa group namin e crush sya.... and we displayed our ignorance for all the world to see! Waaaaaahhh!!!! I wouldn't have minded the world so much if Doc wasn't part of it. But he was! Oh, he was! I could have died then and there of embarrassment because of my ignorance. *mortifying* Di kami makapagsalita dahil wala kaming masabi!!! Nakakahiya talaga. When he was giving us the history he kept on saying, "This boy has an exciting history. Are you as excited as I am?" Sa isip-isip ko, "Doc, nung nalaman pa lang namin na ikaw ung tutor namin, excited na kami. Kaninang-kanina pa!" *blush* hehe. Nakakahiya na wala akong alam.... Mag-aaral na ko... See you doc sa Wednesday... =) lol.

countdown

"Ilang months na lang, andito na rin kayo sa hospital..."

These words wake me up in the middle of the night... and I sweat and cringe. And it makes me reach for my books. *sigh*

79 days to go...

duty night

Yesternight was duty night at the WVSU-Medical Center. I and my classmates arrived a few minutes after 7pm and we were greeted with this by a JI: "Hi third years! Rounds tayo dito sa Ward! Then, kinanglan ko sang 3 volunteers para sa MICU. Decide na kamo kung sin-o." May gulay. Siya lang yung masaya. Nag-tinginan kami ng mga classmates ko. Pero dahil wala kaming magawa, nag-rounds nga kami sa Medical Ward. Tapos nun, sabi nya kami na daw mag-monitor sa mga patients. Huwat?!? Buti na lang, nakalimutan nya siguro... di na kami pinag-TPR (Temp,Pulse rate,Respi Rate monitoring every 1-2 hrs... depende). Actually, di dapat kami ang pinagti-TPR nya. Grrr... buti na lng tlga, he dropped the issue. So nag-ikot-ikot kami ng amin lang, nag-tanong-tanong sa mga patients, nag-tingin-tingin sa charts, at nagbasa ng mga cases at hinanap ung mga yon sa libro. Tapos kumain kami ng dinner.

Bandang mga 1030pm... dumating yung isang Resident. Ang sabi nya, "Listen to me, third years. The nurses have been telling me that you are being rambunctious (at ito ang aming word of the week!) and you are waking the patients. I don't know what you're doing here. Did you bring your stets? (Yes, naman kaming nagdala.) Who among you brought your stets? (Taas naman kami ng kamay.) Who among you brought your BP apps? (Taas ulit kami ng kamay.) What about the others? Did you bring your books? Do you have an exam tomorrow? (Doc, sabado po bukas, walang klase, pero sa Monday may exam po kami, sagot namin.) What I want you to do is go to get a partner. Ilan ba kayo? You will be assigned a patient. I want you to get a complete history and complete PE. Give me five differentials and your plans for the patient. You have until 11pm to do that. I will discuss the cases with you later."

At yun nga ang ginawa namin. At nung kami ay tapos na at magdi-discuss na... ang sabi ng Resident na yon ay, "You look familiar." At kami naman ay, "Yes, Doc. Kami po ulit yong group na yon." Ngayon nya lang napansin ang kanina pa namin napansin. Kami nanaman ang napuruhan kahit wala kaming kasalanan. Hay. Tadhana nga naman. Deja vu. Hehe. "So what did we do last time?", sabi ni Doc.

Kami ang laging natataon sa kanyang ka-toxican. Yung mga groups before and after us, natutulog lang sila sa wards. Kami, ewan ko ba, natataon lang talaga. Pero mas gusto ko naman ang mag-discuss kami ng case kesa mag-TPR magdamag. Andami ko nanamang natutunan. Aliw kase ung patient namin, pleural effusion ung case nya. Masaya sya kausap, cooperative. Aliw din ung mga output ng groupmates ko. Magaling si Doc, madami kaming natututunan sa kanya, yun nga lang mejo toxic sya. At umaga na nung umuwi kami.

At tulog ako buong araw. Alas-siyete ng gabi kanina na ako nagising. Haaaay..... at mag-aaral na ko para sa exam sa Monday.

book crazy

The other day, I went to SM and made a bee line for BookSale. I entered the store at 5pm and I left it at about 7pm smiling, dusty, and 450pesos poorer. Oh, Happy, happy, happy day!

I started out by browsing what children's books they had. Oooh, I just looove books for kids! I have Pippi Longstocking, Paddington Bear and A.A. Milne's Pooh! Yey, pero that day, I didn't find anything I liked so I went on to the hardbound books. I got White Oleander for only 70pesos, in mint condition. yey! Then I found another hardcopy of a book I liked. I went on to the coffeetable books section and spent a lot of time looking for possible gifts for anybody. Dami ko na naka-line na books to buy. Got one though for manong jaja. It's 'The Little Book of Monet'. Nice. Then I moved on again, and scoured the rest of the bookshelves. I finally found 'The Heart of Henri Nouwen' near the door. Whooohooo! That book naman is going to my parents. =) Kay saya talga umikot sa booksale.

After that, di pa nakontento, I went to National Bookstore and browsed for another hour. =) Waaah... I wanted to get something of Neil Gaiman's kase wala pa ako kahit isang book nya but I knew it would be disastrous to my budget at this time. Maybe next month, for my birthday... Or I hope somebody gives me a Neil Gaiman book.... *wink,wink*

Pag-uwi ko sa bahay, i made an inventory of the books I already have... And i'm missing two of the Narnia Chronicles (sino kaya humiram na di nagsauli??? huhuhu.....), Amy Tan's Joy Luck Club (now where did that go to?), and Out of the Silent Planet also by CS Lewis (waaaaaaah!!! asan na yun?!?!?).... I hope they're just here somewhere... I also separated those I'm giving to friends... Oh and I finished White Oleander and The Bridges of Madison County nga din pala yesterday. =) Happy, happy, happy.

Yes, I'm still reading my med books. Don't worry. ^___^!

happy birthday manong jade!

Jade Jonathan Cenit Mijares. 28.

My brother.

Happy Birthday Manong JD!

I love you.

*yakaphigpit*

100Kwentong Peyups

100 Kwentong Peyups *reposted from rominaiza and: *reposted from upcentennial.multiply.com

Jan 8, '08 11:58 AM for everyone

As part of UP's 100th year celebration, we are putting together '100 Kwentong Peyups', a series of columns which will appear in the Philippine Daily Inquirer and Philippine Star throughout the year. We invite all past students of any of the University of the Philippines ' units to submit their stories. Submissions should:

1. Be a maximum of 1,000 words
2. Be a personal experience and written in the 1st person
3. Be Emotionally engaging---funny, sad, scary, etc.
4. Make the connection between the story and a life lesson that serves you well today .
5. If possible, please include an old photo/scanned memento

Please include your name, College or Unit and Course, and year you entered UP as well as your email address. If you remember your Student Number, even better

Send your submissions to 100kwentongpeyups@campaignsandgrey.net. You will be notified via email if your story has been selected for publication or for use in other Centennial celebrations.

Submissions will be accepted starting January 1, 2008. Btw, pls. feel free to pass this on to other UP alumni.

iloilo + hapibday

And I'm back in Iloilo. Kami nila Rea, Xarra, Jaja, Rosejanne and the Magans were on Superferry 2. Ako boarded from Davao, they boarded at GenSan na. My classmates and I arrived today at about 1pm. When I got home I realized that I forgot to claim my set of surgical instruments that were "confiscated" at the port of Davao. Nyeks memory gap kase. So balik nanaman ako sa port ng Iloilo para i-claim ung aking scissors and needle holders and forceps. Pauwi, I went by Gaisano to do get groceries and then balik na sa bahay to clean up and clean the room. Ang alikabok! Phew.

I had dinner at the Balay Bisaya (haha, may pangalan na ung house nila) kase nagdala si Jaige ng food dahil birthday nya. Yey! (Oops sorry for this really old pic, taken during the first year pa 'to), anyway,Happy Birthday Jaige!

=D wheee! Sarap ng chicken and potato&chicken salad and ung chocolate cake na dala ni JP. Yumyum! And after that we tried watching some episodes ng Coffee Prince pero di na namin kinaya at umuwi na lng kami.

Bukas, simula nanaman ng klase, start na ng tutorials for Hema Block. Oh no! Back to the grinding machine. Back to endless pages to read. Back to medschool, back to zombie life. Enjoy naman ako, not really complaining. :) Ahay. Hmmm... plus I think I'll get to lose the weight I put on during the break! Hehe. Happy 2008 everyone.

To the last months of third year.....! *clink*

balik iloilo

Sailing back to Iloilo today. On board Superferry 12 at about 830pm. Will pass by General Santos City and pick up Rea (hehe) and then go on to Iloilo City. Will arrive on Sunday, early afternoon siguro. Then classes start on Monday. Boo.

Tapos na ang bakasyon. Waaaaaah!!!!!!

Still packing...

looking back on the 'Firsts'

I guess it's good to take stock of what happened in 2007 before I plunge into 2008. So on this first day of the year, let me remember some of my "firsts" last year and the lessons I learned from them.

1. Dance on Stage in School
> oh this was great. =D had lotsa fun doing Hairspray moves complete with costumes!
> I learned that I can stand a greater measure of embarrassment now than before. haha! It's nice to dance even when there are people watching. Thank you Lord for the gift of music and dance. To you be all glory.

2. Visit Boracay
> precious bonding time with medfriends. ^__^!
> Thank you Lord for the reflection of your glory in nature. All things bright and beautiful, all creatures great and small. All things wise and wonderful, the Lord God made them all. =D The Maker of Heaven and Earth made the world beautiful. Go to Boracay and you'll see it all. Sadly, you'll also see how we humans have destroyed the beauty God has made.

3. Observed in Surgeries
> really educational and simply amazing!
> I can't help but wonder at the greatness of He who created our bodies. Thank you Lord for creating us. And I also can't help but be grieved at the effect of sin in the world. It breaks the heart.

4. Volunteered for Organized Sports
> Softball. Table Tennis. Volleyball. Di lang pang-sports attire, pang sports na talaga! I even surprised myself. hehe. And I also embarrassed myself that time I tripped and fell sa field. Kahuluya. Sige lang, basta enjoy.
> I enjoy playing but I'd still rather be in the audience than get all muddy, hot and sweaty on the field or court. =D Thank you Lord for the strength in our bodies and the ability to walk and run.

5. Made Apan-apan
> Haha. This was a nice experience. I can do pasta, fry, and bake. But it was my first time to volunteer to cook for us ivhomers. It's just adobong kangkong but it was satisfying to be able to eat what you want, made with your own hands.
> God bless the cooks! I still have a long way to go til I become a not-half-bad one. =) Thank you Lord for food to eat everyday. Thank you for your provision.

6. Tasted Cerveza Negra, Vodka Ice and J&B something
> With classmates. First time. For real. Just so I'd know how they taste. Just a sip. Didn't like it.
> I'd take water or soda anytime. Thank you Lord for water to drink!

=D Hmmm... I wonder what other firsts I'll experience this year! I'm so excited to do them na. Maybe I should do a Bucket List or something.... Anyway, Happy New Year everybody! At yun lang ang maalala ko na. Thank you Lord for new experiences, for learnings, for opportunities for growth. May you continue to be with me this year. And may I continue to bring you glory. Thank you Lord for my life. I love you.