SHIKIMIKIE

Where is the lie? (Relevant but not for long) I had my first dose of the vaccine on March 26, 2021. As per WHO’s recommendation, SINOVAC isn’t advised for medical front-liners and then there was this debate that Medical Technologists such as myself isn’t really considered a front-liner and stuff but yeah that’s for another story. Maybe later in the post.  Before coming to work, I already took one paracetamol to kind of prep myself for the whole procedure. I’m sorry, liver.  To my surprise, they let us choose what to get and I actually don’t mind getting any of the two that is available but I opted for the one that is “recommended”. But it’s just me. You can get whatever you want. Just get it ASAP.  This is me getting jabbed. Initial feeling is actually just pain on the area. Nothing really weird.  This is my celebratory meal. Loved it.  CHILLS. FEVER. DIARRHEA. VOMITING. HEADACHE. A little bit of all of that. Well actually, the headache was kind of severe on the...

Well...YES. I told you guys about my COVID infection not so long ago but there's a specific vaccine brand out in the market that can be administered even with prior exposure. I mean, what can possibly go wrong? MANY! But that's not the point! I don't think I'd let my guard down even with the vaccine so you know. So why would I want to be vaccinated then you ask? Well The main reason is because I want to protect myself from the virus. We all know I failed to protect myself from it the first time and second, to put a stop to this whole shebang. I want my normal life back as soon as possible. I want to travel the world and live the remaining year of my 20's freely! Basically, I just don't want to be as annoyed as I am right now with people not following the protocol and stuff. Anyway, the local government unit of the city where I live launched a survey/pre-registration for free vaccine and I signed myself, and my whole family for it. My city is one of the few in th...

Thank God I’m alive. I can’t say I’m negative now because I do not know my status. It’s been 19 days since my alleged exposure and 16 days since I self-isolated. I already got a call from the local health department yesterday and they basically said that the data was only transmitted to them yesterday. Imagine the number of people I would have exposed from the virus if I went out which I basically could do because damn no one was watching me. Also, there was no guideline given by any department whatsoever. Imagine if I were not in the medical field. Or not just on the medical field because people in the medical field be violating quarantine protocols as well. Shady. Well just imagine if I didn’t know and follow the protocol and stuff. Imagine if I didn’t care about my neighbors, community, and country. But your girl knows better and believe it or not, I actually kinda care. So there’s that. Thank me later.   How could you possibly control the number of cases if you guys fail t...

Let me tell you a story. I went to the swabbing center on October 19th and was told that the result will be out in 3-5 days.To be fair, it was my boss who said that but I assume it was from someone inside as well. Anyway, it was actually a very decent place. It was a sports complex turned to a testing facility and yeah simply put, you wouldn’t be afraid to get tested there. It was actually a pleasant experience.  Anyway, there have been a delay with the results because as of the moment, Red Cross pulled out from the whole equation because PhilHealth was then funding Red Cross and gracious goodness we all know what happened to PhilHealth. Or do we? It was then said that the results will be out in 5-7 days. On the 7th day mark, I got a call from a contact tracer and asked if I am (co-worker’s name) I said no. He apologized and dropped the call. One of my bosses told us that results are already available and to expect a call soon and so I waited. After about 5 co-workers posted their ...

Will there be? I don’t really know but as healthcare professional, I hope so. It is the logical thing to do. We are battling against something we can’t really see so it’s the right thing to do if we want to really flatten the curve which is as we all know impossible as we haven’t even tested much people so you know, for all we know infected people are still multiplying in numbers behind our proud backs. TRAITOR.  I pity the Filipino people. I pity because they are hungry. This is Hunger Games in real life y’all. The supermarkets be the CORNUCOPIA. For real. I mean this is Hunger Games, we’re all a tribute. You know, not everyone has a sponsor and not everyone can hunt their own food because not everyone can work. We have been in this quarantine for almost a month and a half now and all my household received (around week 3) is a one week supply of rice and you know maybe a 3 day supply of food relief from the local barangay for one person. We are 5 in this family. I’m not in any way...

I can’t. I’ve already unfollowed so many Facebook friends because of their political views. Twisted political views. I grew up in a household where politics is never really discussed. We just didn’t care much. So yeah I didn’t really develop a liking for it growing up. I would have interest for it once in a while but I figured I have much better things to do. Also, I guess I’m lucky that I don’t have to depend to the Philippine Government for anything. Almost. On March 16, 2020, The President ordered a lockdown or Community Quarantine whateveryoucallit. Which is okay. Understandable. We were still asked to report to work for 3 days and then the bosses decided not to open the clinic anymore. I mean, we’re not really capable of doing anything to help the government in its fight because the clinic I’m working at is just not equipped. Also, I needed the time off from work to study for my ASCPi test to be honest. Watching TV has been a very exhausting routine. With more positive cases every...

Confirmed. Probably not the first case per se but first reported case anyway. It’s scary of course because on the way to the hospital, there are a lot of people that encountered this lady and so they might be a carrier of the virus too. Health Care workers, hospital employees, patients at the hallway, and the like was exposed to the virus and it’s just scary how fast the virus will spread. It’s just untimely because this virus cannot really survive intense heat but it’s currently colder here in the Philippines. I see a lot of comments about the Chinese tourist situation here in the Philippines. I mean, we can't blame them and I bet we would have done the same. I just hate that sometimes, people can be really selfish and harsh with their words well in fact, we could all be a little kinder with our words and just think how we could better express our thoughts. This is the first case but definitely not the only case in the Philippines. I mean, they have at least looking at 18 persons ...