What to post... what to post... hmmm
POSTED AT 04:09 PM in ramblings/rantings/sentimiento

orekimok

Hello everyone, I've come out from one of my successful hiatus (finally!). I haven't touched this blog for half-a-year. How are things here lately? I looks like everyone is dead... oh my ghulay...

Maintaining a blog is hard nowadays... well, for me of course. There are some people are comfortable doing it. They are gifted ones with the power of words and a bunch of ideas in my mind put together to form a great post, so great that everyone steals them and claims the stolen entries as theirs (okay, that's the sad part) but it doesn't stop most authors to make astounding entries.

With the proliferation of this so-called hype called Facebook, it made matters worse. I got to the point that I never respnded to game requests because I'm too busy with my FarmVille, Mafia Wars and Vampire Wars. But after the great flood, thanks to Typhoon Ondoy, I got back to my senses that I should not dependent to those games.

So... what should I post? Posting for a nerdy introduction sounds bland.

Maybe I'll save my words for later, when the inspiration strikes...

 

Good day.

after a few tiring months... (PART II)
POSTED AT 08:33 PM

attribbidda

 So there, I stayed for a month at the Institute, where I learned of many things...

This is me, looking busy. hahahaha!!!

(And yes, those curls are REAL)

And here I am looking at a bacterial smear.

(This was before I had my locks curled)

I learned how to perform various tests for isolation of clinically significant microbes:

This is a set of manual biochemical test for bacteria.

(From L to R: Urease, LIA, TSI, Citrate and SIM)

Breaker: Miss Abigail, please describe the various reactions (practice lang!) hehe

This is Shigella flexnerii.

(As seen on Mac Conkey Agar)

Say hello to Vibrio cholerae.

(As seen on TCBS agar.)

And of course, I also found new friends and colleagues...

Here's sweet Miss Abby, who I learned to love like a sister.

And naughty Miss Rose, who's been a Registered Medical Technologist long before I was born.

I really had soo much fun, and I also learned a lot of things, and knowing that Lady Luck is on my side, I can only think of one thing:

"Thank You soo Much, Papa Jesus!"

Reading: Microbiology SOP :)
Listening to: As I Lay Me Down - Sophie B. Hawkins
Feeling: happy happy

1st day makes me anxious
POSTED AT 01:00 PM in School Drama

subjunctive

It's first day of classes on the 11th and I am forced to say hello to Psychometrics (lab), BMA2 (lab&lec), World Lit, Bio-organic Chem, and Social Psychology. I'm kind of excited for everything, most especially for World Lit which happens to be one of the lightest in the bunch. And unbelievably, I am excited for Bio-chem, given the reality that I hated Chem since I found out how it is taught in college.

Science subjects always make me want to ponder why I chose science over art. I could have taken AB instead of BS and I could have been doing a lot better now.

I never understood why new things excite me. And after they're not new anymore, I get lazy and unmotivated.

And I must say, Channing Tatum is hot.

 

As always
POSTED AT 01:35 PM in Just Sharing

subjunctive

Habit ko na talaga ang basa-basahin ang mga nakaraan kong mga blogs. Nakaka-miss nga, eh. Feeling ko kasi, hindi na ko makulit. Mas seyoso na ako ngayon, I think.

Kailangang lumandi.

after a few tiring months...
POSTED AT 12:20 PM

attribbidda

 Well, let me tell you the story of how it all began...

                         The Medical Technology board examinations were conducted in the cities of Manila, Davao, Cebu and Baguio last September 5 and 6, 2009. Yours truly was assigned and accepted at the 5th floor of MLQU, room 514 seat number 11. She and some of her classmates were assigned in the same room, and so was together during the exams.

                          September 5 was the first day of the licensure exams. The subjects were Clinical Chemistry, Microbiology / Parasitology and Clinical Microscopy (Urinalysis and other body fluids). The exams went by without unusual occurences, except for the fact that she actually fell asleep for the better part of 15 minutes in each and every exam (due to an unwanted side-effect of a certain memory enhancer churva!).

                          September 6 happened to be a Sunday, and the subjects were Hematology, Blood Banking / Serology and Histopathologic Techniques and Medical Technology Laws, Ethics. Nothing unusual happened... to me. But a schoolmate was just so unlucky that he was late for a mere 10 minutes, and his examination was cancelled.  So there. All that was left of me was a broken pencil (broken by me, for good luck ~an urban legend says that if you want to have good luck on board exams, break the pencil you used right after!)

                         I actually bought a set of 3 Mongol pencils, and I used only one. I gave the other two to charity (to public elementary school students, who will, one day, take an examination like mine.)         

                            A few days (which actually felt like years to me) later, a very excited former co-intern of mine sent me this text message: "Sa lahat po ng nag-pray for me, maraming salamat po! ~Edelene Khae Torres, RMT." I was flabbergasted because I knew the results were to be released on September 10! I then excitedly asked her if she saw my name on the much-awaited list, and she said yes. Silly me forgot the power of technology, and the results were already released on the website on the night of September 9!

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That's ME, number 509.

                           Anyways, I'm just sooo glad I passed. What's more? BFF sent me this text message:

"Kristine Bernadette Mendoza, RMT. Naks, I'm soo proud."

                            That really made my day. *wipes tears*

                           So there. After all important people have been informed of the good news, Mom set me to work. She made me clean up all the reviewers which have been occupying a better half of my bed for almost two months, blah blah blah...

FAST FORWARD TO A FEW DAYS LATER:

                          I am now a trainee at St. Paul's Hospital, a target of mine ever since I was a student. The catch? IT'S A FEW EFFIN' STEPS AWAY FROM HOME! Isn't that suh-weet? I get to go and eat lunch at home. Plus, I was tied to an 8am to 5pm, Monday-Friday schedule, which really made my day. The staff oriented me on how to use the various machines, the ECG, the CBC machine, the Chemistry machine. I am just soo happy.

                          Now, little did I know that Papa Jesus really did had plans for me. A staff was bound to undergo a Microbiology training program at the Research Institute for Tropical Medicine. This staff, Ma'am Thet, was actually having second thoughts about it. She asked me once about what section I really wanted to specialize in, and I told her that I wanted to specialize in Microbiology. She then excitedly asked me if I wanted to undergo the training, because she had other plans, and I said yes. So she hurried to the Medical Director, and said that I will take her slot. The Medical Director said yes, and poof! I was now bound for training.

This is my room assignment at the Residence Hall.

And these are my keys.

                             Can you believe it? MY KEYS. And living quite far from home? Amazing, neh? Plus, I never heard anything derogatory from my very protective Mother about me going away for an almost entire month.

To be continued...

Feeling: tired and happy

Just saying
POSTED AT 04:39 AM in Cerebral Hygiene

subjunctive

I wouldn't call myself plastic cuz there's a better way of explaining why I don't show some people my real feelings towards them. Yes, there are plastican moments pero I wouldn't use such term. It's just that some people are just not fucking worth it. It would be a loss of too much energy if I go bitch in front of you. So if you think I'm plastic and if I never admit to you that I hated you since Day 1, I just think that it would be a waste if I show the real me, be myself, yeah yeah the fucking cliches.

Just be happy that I put up with your whole sucking being.

I'm not plastic. I'm just putting up with the bullshit you're showing me.

My way of saying...
POSTED AT 12:50 PM in Boylablues

subjunctive

It's funny how I always have crushes on the most unlikely guys. It could possibly be just my inherent nature of deviating from mainstream.

So if you think I've ever had a crush on you, you're just one very unlikely person.

STFU
POSTED AT 05:31 PM in School Drama, Emoness

subjunctive

Napapagod na akong mangako sa mga magulang ko. Hindi lang sa kanila, pati rin sa sarili ko.

Pero kahit ganun, pinaninindigan ko pa rin yung sinabi ko.

Hindi ako mediocre, tamad lang ako.