mt. napulak (first dose)

Kabaliwan.
Ito ang naisip namin nung kami ay umaakyat slash gumagapang paakyat ng bundok ng Napulak. Sino bang nag-aya na umakyat kami dun at ihahagis namin sya sa bangin! Yan din ang isa sa mga sinabi namin habang hingal na hingal kaming lumalakad.

It took us 7 hours to hike up Mt. Napulak, which just happens to be the highest mountain in Igbaras, Iloilo standing at 1,200ft above sea level. It was mostly uphill.... almost all uphill.

At sino kaming mga umakyat? Kami, mga junior interns ng West. We were 10 plus si Manong Morot na guide namin. Imagine, 9 interns plus 1 (the other one was a "guest" aka "boy" ng isa sa amin, he was a civil engineer, haha) who did nothing related to the outdoors this past 4 years. Oo, sanay kami sa 32 hours duty, sa mga all-nighter na surgeries, at sa endless IV to follow at akyat-panaog sa 4th floor ng hospital pag wala nang elevator sa madaling araw. Pero hindi kami ever nag-prepare to hike sobrang daming kilometers uphill bearing about 2liters sa mga bags namin. Over. Kabaliwan talaga. Sabi ko na nga e... may sayad ang mga nag-me-med... at ang mga in-lab... hahahaha....

It was a gruelling climb. Understatement. Hahaha. Pambihira talaga. Pero punong-puno ng mga katatawanan at pambihirang enjoyment din. I don't think i could hike/crawl up that mountain had it not been for the rib-cracking jokes namin to get me through. It was a wonderful experience. And the view at the top? Spectacular! Magnificent! Glorious! Breath-taking! It was worth all the effort and the fatigue, and the now-present sakit ng buong katawan. And the bragging rights? Hahaha, priceless.

Kabaliwan. Since it was a 'professional mountain' and kami ay nothing but professional climbers. Future docs oo, but climbers we are not. Pero masaya pa rin ako na nakaakyat ako dun. Hindi ko na sya uulitin siguro... ibang bundok naman. :)

Pero kayo, akyat din kayo. Maganda sa tuktok ng Mt. Napulak. Sulit ang pagod nyo.

mandibular third molar

mine hurts.
on the right.
it's erupting. again.
through the gums.
OUCH!

i'm not such a fan of pain meds...
and i think mataas tlga pain tolerance ko.
pero i'm taking mefenamic acid na.
hindi pa naman every 6 hours.
pero thrice nako nag-take.
it really hurts.
and i have R CLAD na.
hirap mag-open ng mouth.
it hurts talaga.
have to see dentist soon.

this my song of grateful praise

Rejoice with me dear friends and family of the heart!
Rejoice with me for the Lord is good and faithful always!

Ga-graduate po ako as scheduled on April 22 with my batchmates in Medicine at West Visayas State University. Yey! *cartwheels*

Praise God from whom all blessings flow!
Faithful si God always. Always.
His mercies are new every morning, great is His faithfulness indeed.

Makisama po kayo sa kasiyahan ko at ng aking buong pamilya. :)
At sama-sama po nating bigyang papuri ang Ama.

:) thank you for journeying with me. thank you po for praying for my exams. thank you for listening to all my rantings about med life. thank you for being there.

:))

*bigbighug*

Praise the Lord!

SR mode

Naglow-batt ung cam namin.... kaya ito na lng ang mumunting pix namin ng sunset.
Ang mga ivhomers (ako, si Nic, si Leng and si Ate Rachel) ay tumigil sa gitna ng beach, at kumanta ng mga worship songs habang lumulubog ang araw.

I sing the mighty power of God that made the mountains rise
Who spread the flowing seas abroad and made the lofty skies.
I sing the wisdom that ordained the sun to rule the day
The moon shines full at his command and all the stars obey.

You are Lord of creation and Lord of my life
Lord of the land and the sea
You are Lord of the heavens before there was time
Lord of all lords you will be
We bow down and we worship you Lord
We bow down and we worship you Lord
We bow down and we worship you Lord
Lord of all lords you will be.

And we ended with Great is the Faithfulness.. :) iv kami eh. hehe

Great is thy faithfulness Lord unto me.
Happy birthday indeed.

quarter of a century and one

Happy ang birthday ko nung February 27, 2009. I turned a quarter of a century and one. Ok lang. I still feel the same. Still feel like a 12-year old. haha. :) And still think like one, some would say. Hahahaha. At yan na po ang itsura ko ngayon. Hindi naman kamukha nung edad diba. Wala nang kokontra.

I went on duty at Sta. Barbara Sanitarium that morning. We had a shifting party. Binati ako ng mga taga-don ng happy birthday at salamat daw sa pagkain kahit hindi naman ako ung nagprepare... si tito philip po ang nagprovide ng food namin at lunch. thanks tito phil! and then we had dessert at Carlitos' pauwi. And then nag-adventure na kaming mga ivhomers. :)

Ate Rachel, Nic, Kiko, Leng, and I went to Capiz to Pebbles's house dahil debut nya ang February 28. Napakalayo ng Capiz. We left here at a little past 5 and we got there a lot after 8. Hehe. :) Syempre gutom na gutom kami pagdating namin. At naghanda ang kanilang pamilya ng crabs, tahong, coconut, bangus, and talaba. Grabe. Busog. Happy birthday talaga. Salamat Pebbles sa pagpapaunlak sa amin. After namin kumain ng madami... at ang dami talga naming nakain.... sabi ng sister ni Pebs, meron pa daw, at kung kaya pa ba daw... at ang sagot ng housemate ko na si Leng ay: "Oo, kaya pa. As in." Hahahahahaha! Hagalpak kami ng tawa. At kaya pa nga nya. :)

Then birthday na ni pebbles... so sya naman ung bida until nakatulog kami.

Kinabukasan, Feb 28, dumiretso kami sa Boracay. :) Nag-stay kami sa Faith Village sa Station 3 at naligo kami sa Station 1. Mautak. Hahaha. Masaya. At effective ang SPF 30 na sunblock dahil hindi ako nangitim kahit naitan ako ng husto. Yey.

Then March 1 ay bumalik na ulit kami ng Iloilo. Kaya pagod nako. :)

Thank you sa lahat ng nagpadama ng pagmamahal nung birthday ko. I am blessed. I thank God for your lives. *yakaptight*