dahil may spaghetti

We had spaghetti at the ivhome tonight.
And Garlic bread by Nang Dindin.
I came home early because i knew we'd have a house meeting.
For a long time wala kaming house meeting.
Excited ako umuwi dahil favorite ko ang spaghetti.
Di nga ako kumain ng merienda dahil alam kong may food pagdating ko sa bahay.
Ate Rachel cooked for us girls. :)
Hooray for spaghetti!
We were once again gathered around the oval table to laugh, and talk and pray.
Ate Ging, I missed you. *hug*
Nang Bjo, waay taka na-miss. :p
JD came. He ate. He washed the dishes. Hooray! Hehehe.
Pinagtawanan namin si Nic.
Kinantyawan namin si Leng.
Wala nang pwede i-intriga kay Nang Dindin kase married na sya.
Pinag-usapan namin ang mga bagay-bagay.
At kami ay nanalangin.
Humabol pa si Tantan.
Pinag-pray din namin sya.
Hooray for spaghetti for bringing us together!
And hooray for the oval table that bears witness to all our praises and prayers through the years.
:D
Masarap maging ivhomer. :D
At masarap ang spaghetti ni ate rachel.
Hehe. :)

love song for my savior

After a long time, I was once again able to walk in the rain. I remembered how I used to cherish moments with the Lord while walking in the rain when i was a student in elbi. I remembered and I was glad. The God I served in elbi is the same God who sustains me here in Iloilo. He has never failed me. He will never fail me. Praise be to the God of Heaven!

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Jesus put a song in my heart
He turned my life around
He gave me a treasure
The heart of a servant
Jesus put a song in my heart
A joyful melody that sings of his wonderful love.

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Gusto ko na maging doktor ulit! Hahaha... I mean, excited na ulit ako maging doktor. Once again, the Lord has put his heart in me, gave me a song, and now I'm in love again! Thank you Lord.

This past month has been a challenge. Every morning was a struggle to go to the hospital, to go on duty, to face the drudgery of being an intern. I guess i got tired and lost sight of Him who brought me here. I was reminded yesterday, at the Area Assembly, of the need of pressing on, of continuing, of being faithful to the One who has always been faithful to me. Sa Iyang Katutom, Padayon. (In his faithfulness, press on. - I think yan ang translation.hehe)

The Lord is God. He made it possible for me to attend that Area Assembly ng iv kahapon because He had something to tell me. He got my attention again, all right. And yes, Lord, I'm listening again. Forgive me for forgetting, for hardening my heart, for not listening. Thank you Kuya Arvin for letting the Lord use you. Thank you Lord.

My home is in the Lord. He is my portion. He is my refuge. He is my reason. He alone.
Let me not forget Lord. Let me see you in everything. Let my life be a testimony of your grace, mercy and love. Let me be you to my patients, co-interns and to my residents. Let me be yours again. Here am I Lord, once again, use me. My past, my present and my future is yours. I am yours. Thank you Lord for loving me.

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This is home
Now i'm finally where I belong, where I belong.
Yeah this is home
I'm been searching for a place of my own
Now I've found it
Yeah this is home.

My home is in the Lord. And my true home is not here. I'm only passing through. And I look forward to going home. While I am still getting there, let me be faithful, let me walk the straight and narrow, let me not waver to the right or the left. Walk with me Lord. Lead me. Once again, let me walk with you. Thank you Lord.

buhay OB - babye

Mukha lng wala kami masyadong ginagawa pero kunwari lang yon.

"Misis, hindi ka mag-bun-a!"
"O misis, bun-a na!"
"Ma'am, wag mo kayo masyado maingay."
"Ayoko na mag-bun-a!"

"Ay, cute-cute ka guid na intern."
"Carry out U/A without fail."
"Monitor FHB q4h."
"Sinong nagtakod sang pay patient sa service na fetal monitor?"

Life at the OB Department is stressful. Anjan ang mga in distress na mommies-to-be na in labor, ang kanilang mga stressed out folks at ang mga stressors na residents. Andami talagang pwedeng magbigay ng stress para sa isang hamak na intern lng tulad namin.

Pero kahit mahirap at pagod, sige, ngisi lang. picture-picture pa rin.

Dahil ilang araw na lang, tapos na kami sa OB. Yehey!

personality type thanks to easter grace sion

Well it doesn't hurt to know yourself more. Haha.

Based on the typology of psychiatrist C. G. Jung, one can reduce the endless appearing number of human characters down to a few organizing principles. Take the test here to find out your personality type.

Ako, ito daw ako..... so bagay ako sa mga personality types na mejo green ang color code. Take the test to see if jive ba ang ating personalities! Teka, was Carl Jung right about me? Hmmm... let's see....

Spontaneous Idealist (SI)

Spontaneous Idealists are creative, lively and open-minded persons. They are humorous and dispose of a contagious zest for life. Their enthusiasm and sparkling energy inspires others and sweeps them along. They enjoy being together with other people and often have an uncanny intuition for their motivations and potential. Spontaneous Idealists are masters of communication and very amusing and gifted entertainers. Fun and variety are guaranteed when they are around. However, they are sometimes somewhat too impulsive in dealing with others and can hurt people without really meaning to do so, due to their direct and sometimes critical nature.

This personality type is a keen and alert observer; they miss nothing which is going on around them. In extreme cases, they tend to be oversensitive and exaggeratedly alert and are inwardly always ready to jump. Life for them is an exciting drama full of emotionality. However, they quickly become bored when things repeat themselves and too much detailed work and care is required. Their creativity, their imaginativeness and their originality become most noticeable when developing new projects and ideas - they then leave the meticulous implementation of the whole to others. On the whole, Spontaneous Idealists attach great value to their inner and outward independence and do not like accepting a subordinate role. They therefore have problems with hierarchies and authorities.

If you have a Spontaneous Idealist as your friend, you will never be bored; with them, you can enjoy life to the full and celebrate the best parties. At the same time, they are warm, sensitive, attentive and always willing to help. If Spontaneous Idealists have just fallen in love, the sky is full of violins and their new partners are showered with attention and affection. This type then bubbles over with charm, tenderness and imagination. But, unfortunately, it soon becomes boring for them once the novelty has worn off. Boring everyday life in a partnership is not for them so that many Spontaneous Idealists slip from one affair into another. However, should the partner manage to keep their curiosity alive and not let routine and familiarity gain the upper hand, Spontaneous Idealists can be inspiring and loving partners.

Adjectives which describe your type

spontaneous, enthusiastic, idealistic, extroverted, theoretical, emotional, relaxed, friendly, optimistic, charming, helpful, independent, individualistic, creative, dynamic, lively, humorous, full of zest for life, imaginative, changeable, adaptable, loyal, sensitive, inspiring, sociable, communicative, erratic, curious, open, vulnerable

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memoirs of a geisha, venting spleen, and nadia

Book: Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden

Yan ang cover ng book na nabili ko sa BookSale for P132.00. *bigsmile*

I also got a copy of Tolkien's "The Hobbit" for 98php. *evenbiggersmile* Yey! complete ko na ang set ng Lord of the Rings + The Hobbit. My very own set, and not my dad's. Yey!

I just love BookSale! *big,bigsmile*

I read Memoirs of a Geisha in between OPD Surgery and ER duty. At last, natapos din. I must say that i like it better than the movie. (I think i always like all book versions than the movie versions anyway.) But the movie was good din naman, it's just that the book gave a broader and richer view of the story than the movie probably because reading a book is more intimate than watching a movie, if you know what i mean. I'm really glad i found it sa booksale.

Today is Saturday and i'm on On Call status so i get the half day off. Tomorrow i go on 24hours duty again. Haaay.... Sunday duty.... haaay...

Last time i went on duty, may mga ilang agaw iksena sa ER who made it hard to be a kind and gentle and understanding doctor. Grrrr...

We had a VA (vehicular accident) patient who had a little too much to drink and who was brought in by her friends (who i must say did not stick around long enough for me to get a history from, and which says a lot about what kind of friends they are... i'm still pissed off). We gave first aid treatment: got her vital signs, which were normal, packed her head wound (she had a punctured wound at the occipital area about the size of a jumbo mongol pencil) and inserted an IV line. we then gave requests for a CBC, urinalysis, skull, cervical, chest and pelvis xrays, a CT scan and an abdominal ultrasound. After namin magawa ang lahat ng ito, wala na kaming ibang pwedeng gawin kundi maghintay until the folks can comply with the labs and diagnostics. I was finishing up writing what little history i got from the patient as she was drunk and could not tell me what happened tlga and i've already done my pe. Stable na ung patient namin. After namin umupo and, as the books would say, started our "watchful waiting", here comes this uncle of the patient who says, "Wag naman kayo umupo-umupo lang jan. Atupagin nyo naman tong pasyente ko. Wala naman kayong ginagawa jan e." Pambihira! That was enough to make my PGI bristle and answer back. Buti na lng nauna ung mga PGI sumagot dahil hindi nako kelangan magsalita pa. Hehe. Pambihira tlga. I wanted to strangle the man! Wala na nman tlgang dapat gawin dun sa patient. If she suddenly seized or vomited blood or screamed in pain then we would be at her bedside before you could say Jack Robinson. Anong gusto nya, paliguan namin pasyente nya?

Please lng, wag mang-toxic. Most often, ang folks ang mas toxic kesa sa mga pasyente (pero sa case na to toxic sila pareho kase makulit din ung pasyente kase nga lasing sya.) We will not leave your patients until they're stable and even then we're not "leaving them alone". Kahit nakaupo kami doesn't mean that we're not doing anything. It was most unfair of that man to claim na hindi namin inatupag ang pasyente nya. Unfair and cruel. Late lng sya dumating. Panget sya. Kainis. Pinalabas namin sya sa ER.

After some time, madami pang bumisita na folks sa patient na yon. At about 1am, she had a visitor who stood by her bedside awhile and then without warning, fell to the floor as if he'd been pole-axed. I saw him fall, then *bang* and there was blood coming out of the back of his head. Pambihirang patis. So we all rushed to the guy, got him on a stretcher, and to my surprise, 40 lng ang cardiac rate nya! Goodluck naman! The normal cardiac rate is 60-100/min and the guy only makes 40 to a minute! So takbo nanaman kami to insert a line. Nung mejo nagka-malay na ung lalaking yon, sya pa may ganang magsabi na, "OK lng ako, pwede tanggalin na tong linya? pwede nako umuwi? Uuwi nako. ok nanaman ako ngayon e" and some other stupid thing about him being fine. Yeah right. Fine. He didn't want to comply with the HGT and xray kase ok nga lng daw sya. Whatever. He kept on and on and on about him being fine until daybreak. He kept calling me (kase ako na lng ang gising), "Nurse, nurse/Miss, miss, magkano ba lahat tong riniseta mo saken? Bakit may pula dito sa tubo ko? Ok lng ba to? pwedeng patanggal na tong linya ko? Kelangan pa ba talagang palitan to (pertaining to the macroset, plain LR and vasocan as we were using hospital supplies and they had to be replaced by the patient)? Pwede bang wag n lng? Pwede na ba ko umuwi?" Nakakainis sya. Agaw iksena masyado. Toxic na pasyente na hindi nman sana toxic. In the end, he went home against medical advice. Bahala sya sa buhay nya.

Haaay....

Yun lng naman kwento ko....

Oh nga pala.... my inaanak, Nadia, is now in Nursery. how wonderful is that? She's going to be great in school, i can tell. Mana sa ninang. bwahahahaha!