The Villa in Barili
Sunday, November 18th, 2007Last week we had our clinical duty at the Hospicio de San Jose in Barili. We stayed in a place that is owned by a Yu family. I think the Cui family is also a co-owner of the property.The place, Villa as it is simply called, is beautiful, but food was o…
Back from Negros
Sunday, November 4th, 2007We just got back from Negros. The trip didn’t feel that long, or tiresome. Thanks to the wonderful technology of audiobooks. I just listened to Atonement by Ian McEwan. I’m not finished with it yet. It’s such a long book (yet the hardcopy I saw at Nati…
Davao
Thursday, November 1st, 2007I can now put behind me the nightmare that my pangga and I experienced a couple of weeks ago. Yep, we’re both back together again. Yipee! I flew to Davao last week and stayed with her and her family for a few days. It wasn’t totally a negative experien…
How does one cope with loss?
Thursday, October 18th, 2007How does one cope with loss? How does one “move on”? “Moving on…” There’s a phrase that’s very painful. How does one does it, when the person that one is compelled to move away from is one’s everything?You told me yesterday ga, that I will always hav…
The unthinkable has happened
Saturday, October 13th, 2007My pangga and I are in a crisis right now. I’m starting another blog because writing about it might help me cope with this extremely difficult time in our lives.Chronicles of a Broken Heart
Roger
Saturday, September 15th, 2007During his first day at the Psychiatric Ward he felt anxious. Anxious, because, when he entered the male patients’ room for the first time, he saw this man sitting on the ground, barefoot, his eyes closed, his body stooped, and his mouth drooling with …
Research proposal
Thursday, September 6th, 2007Later today we will be presenting our research topic to a panel of clinical instructors.Kulbaan ko and at the same time… excited? Hehehe…I don’t know why. Mura man gud og muatubang ka sa korte, kay it’s like you have to present and defend your case…
Research
Sunday, July 29th, 2007I attended last Thursday the Regional Research Convention organized by the Philippine Nurses’ Association, Cebu chapter. I must say I found it very interesting. I was even fascinated by the presentations of the different researchers from the different …
I have a royal blood
Saturday, July 28th, 2007My Peculiar Aristocratic Title is: Reverend Lord Dante the Indecisive of New Scagglethorpe Get your Peculiar Aristocratic Title Hmmm… peculiar indeed…
Tough luck!
Wednesday, July 18th, 2007I left my BP apparatus in the ward! If I’ll lose it it will be my second time around… Mahalun raba to… Naa pa jud to’y pangalan nako og cell number, kay akong gi-anticipate what if mawala nako to… og nawala jud… Maayo na lang unta kung gi-safe …
Makaluluoy
Tuesday, July 17th, 2007I just got back from my duty in Sotto. Kapuy jud magduty basta night shift. Especially kung priority patient imong patient kay every hour ang vital signs i-monitor.Luoy kaayo siya. S/P debridement and evacuation of hematoma siya sa iyang right hip. Las…
Tired
Monday, July 16th, 2007This week we will be on duty at Ward VIII of Sotto. We’re on the night shift.Honestly, I’m tired of going on duty. I feel a bit drained. I feel I lack motivation. Kanindut unta kung naa ra ko sa balay, magbasa, maminaw og audiobook, o matulog. O mag-em…
On being late
Tuesday, July 10th, 2007I really hate going to school late. Yet I’ve been late countless times, and countless times when I reached our classroom did I promise myself never to be late again…But there’s nothing worse than racing against time to reach your class while at the s…
Himantayon ba sab ka?
Wednesday, June 6th, 2007Aniay makalingaw nga blog nga bag-o ra nakong nadiskubre:Himantayon: A True StoryIt pokes fun at our tendency to commit grammatical errors when we speak our own dialect. When you tune your ears to what people are talking about in public places, you wil…
Og nakabalik nako sa Cebu…
Tuesday, June 5th, 2007Whew… I’m back in Cebu finally…I got a brief fright early this evening while on the plane. We experienced a strong turbulence as we hovered over Davao. The skies were thick and cloudy. We could actually see lighting flashes outside our window. Peop…
End of the summer term, start of vacation
Saturday, May 26th, 2007Our COPAR culminated yesterday with a variety show. That’s all our COPAR has been about, actually, entertainment. We did do health teaching last Thursday; but that was about it. Nothing more substantial happened.I guess they can’t blame our batch. We w…
COPAR
Thursday, May 17th, 2007We will start our COPAR tomorrow at the Apas, Lahug area. We had our orientation this morning.That leaves us with only a little more than a week for the community exposure, instead of the original two weeks (There were many interruptions this week; the…
End of psych lecture
Friday, May 11th, 2007Our Psychia lecture is finally over. We had our culminating activity this afternoon. We danced. It was so much fun. We prepared for it for four days, practicing every afternoon after class at the university’s main gym, under hellish heat. We learned sa…
Psychia
Saturday, May 5th, 2007We had our midterm exam in Psychia this morning. It was very difficult, but on the whole it was okay, I think. (I hope I passed.)A few interesting things about our class this summer:1. Our instructor is like a talking textbook. Maka-amaze iyang memory….
Another blog
Thursday, April 26th, 2007My new (experimental) blog is at hearingandseeing.blogspot.com. =)
Going commercial
Monday, April 23rd, 2007Notice the ad to your right? Yep, I’m going commercial. Is that necessarily bad? 
Well, this just came to my mind when I see the number of visitors I get to this blog each day… 
Yes, I’m very vain, I *do* track my visitors. The title of this blog…
Dreading the dentist
Saturday, April 21st, 2007I’ll be going to the dentist tomorrow for tooth extraction. Why does it feel like going to your executioner?
Another semester is here
Saturday, April 21st, 2007We had our Basic Life Support training this week. It was fun. Finally I know how to do CPR (I wonder why they didn’t teach this to us sooner, it being a very important and basic skill). This summer I’m taking Psychiatric Nursing and COPAR. We’ll devote…
Pope Benedict XVI on faith and reason
Wednesday, April 18th, 2007A good read: Pope Benedict’s General Audience today at the Vatican talks a bit about faith and reason.Dear Brothers and Sisters,In our catechesis on the Fathers and teachers of the early Church, we now turn to Saint Clement of Alexandria. As head of th…
Grumpy mode
Wednesday, April 18th, 2007I just saw a story of PBB in the news. I avoid it like the plague, but I was helpless tonight because the folks in our house were watching it.Everytime I hear a news story about anything from the PBB show, the critic in me always surfaces. I always smi…
Bravo, Bayanihan Dance Company!
Wednesday, April 18th, 2007Here’s something to fatten your Filipino heart. Something to be proud of more than Pacquiao’s victory last Sunday.No fanfare to triumphant Bayanihan dance troupe MANILA, Philippines — No lavish airport honors awaited the victorious Bayanihan Dance Com…
Handurawan
Saturday, April 14th, 2007Here’s a TV program you simply shouldn’t miss if you call yourself a Bisaya:Handurawan (Every Saturday, 9-10:30 PM @ Channel 56)Haranistas play classic Cebuano music requested by the viewers.One thing you will immediately notice: they’re all old! Yes, …
Why do you believe in God?
Thursday, April 12th, 2007I am always troubled when I encounter people (online) who are atheists. It troubles me especially if the person is smart, or very intelligent (and people who consider themselves atheists usually are). It troubles me because it poses to me a very great …
Bo Sanchez on homeschooling
Wednesday, April 11th, 2007Do you know that Bo Sanchez advocates homeschooling? Well, now you do. And that’s one more thing that’s great about him. He speaks what he believes to be true, even if it’s highly unconventional, and even radical.Here’s a great article about homeschool…
Uniqueness
Wednesday, April 4th, 2007I received this simple message in my inbox:”You are a human being. Your chromosomes and DNA make you a uniqueperson. There’s no need to copy someone else’s personality. Justdiscover yourself.” (Anonymous)I’m just struck by the profundity of that messag…
Makati
Wednesday, April 4th, 2007I’m in Makati right now. Wow! I never imagined Makati is this beautiful. The skyscrapers, the well-groomed and organized streets, the malls, and especially Greenbelt… I feel like I’m in another country. This is my only second time here, my first was …
Off to Baguio
Wednesday, April 4th, 2007We’ll be taking the first flight to Manila tomorrow. I’m already so tired, yet I’m still here in front of the PC, saving episodes of A Tale of Two Cities from the BBC radio (I just can’t resist the BBC’s radio dramas). Yesterday we started our completi…
Sonic boomed!
Monday, April 2nd, 2007Urbandub’s performance last Friday was awesome (as usual). The venue was a bit small. Club Royale Concourse is actually a small bar. There was not too many people, probably because the event was not much advertised.When my brother and I entered the pla…
Urbandub at Royale Concourse
Thursday, March 29th, 2007Urbandub will be playing tomorrow at the Club Royale Concourse in Gorordo, along with Faspitch and the Ambassadors.Ticket price is Php150. It will be available at the entrance. The show will start 7:30 PM.
Caffeine, jolt, jazz
Wednesday, March 28th, 2007A cup of coffee and the music of Paulo Santos: hopefully these will stimulate my mind and jolt me to start reading my Pharmacology notes. I’ve been very weak, mentally, these past few days. I don’t know why. I just feel so numb and weak. Wala na ko’y g…
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