SHIKIMIKIE

I  can't believe that I would only be talking about this now. It hasn't been that long though but I just think that I somehow have to note this because sooner or later, I will just laugh at this thought because it wouldn't be relevant for quite a while. So the other day, a Chinese family went to the laboratory to have their blood drawn and tested. In our field of work, you can't be assured that it's gonna be your day everyday. I mean, there would be days that you would be able to withdraw blood from all the patients and there would be days when you would feel like a starter all over again. I mean it's just like that.  So back to the Chinese family. The phlebotomist that time missed on drawing blood from the son. Well basically, the family consists of son and parents. He endorsed it to me and though it was quite a challenge, I was able to extract blood from the patient. I gave the syringe back to the co-worker who endorsed the patient to...

I'm pretty sure I told you how I like to listen to The Script so let's just skip that part for now. They have a song called Six Degrees of Separation and I decided to kind of find an appropriate picture to describe the song sort of. Play the song somewhere if you could. FIRST, YOU THINK THE WORST IS A BROKEN HEART For me, this is the worst stage so I really agree with The Script there. This is also what will kill you emotionally. Or maybe that's the second. I don't know. Because I'm pretty sure that these two are partners at some point.  WHAT'S GONNA KILL YOU IS THE SECOND PART This is a stupid thing to do over someone because come on! Trying to end your life for someone who doesn't even care makes no sense. Just get over it. Or at least the killing part. I'm pretty sure that in the song, they didn't mean killing as in its literal meaning but I just want to let that one out because it's what the picture depicts. So yeah. WHY AR...

Right! Like, it really annoys me when people say they hate someone especially if they're just the same in my book. Like, when people say something to someone because of something that that someone did that the certain someone didn't like. And then he or she complains, I'd be like WTF is going on? Like, seriously. When I'm ultra close to that someone, I'd be very much eager to remind him or her of a certain happening when he or she did exactly the same. Like, in your face. But to those I don't really know much, oh well. That's life. I guess it's really a tough world. People trying to be the only one of their kind and hating the rest who are copying, eh? Well. Oh well. It can also be the other way around though. Sometimes the one copying is the one hating. And I don't see the point. Like, sometimes, it happens. And sometimes I don't see the point. I can just imagine how there would be a lot of group of friends and stuff ...

So let us not be judgmental. Actually, we can be. But let us all strive to be the best judge that we can be. Weigh everything and stuff like that. Well, judgmental people actually judge right away but whatever. Totally beyond my point. This is such a powerful picture that will probably strike most of us. Like, it's just so nice to kind of make people realize that IT'S MORE THAN THE PHYSICAL THING.

I actually thought of making "INTERNSHIP REPORT" a title and actually thought of making it a segment but since I wouldn't be an intern the rest of my life, aye? So yeah. I would just blog about it when I feel like I can't even already. These are just some stuff that I couldn't get over with without actually telling. It all started when we went to the Emergency Room to do our thing there. And by "we" I mean, a co-intern and I. We looked for a patient inside the OB-GYN section but the doctors were busy talking so naturally, we waited. There are actually three patients inside that section of the Emergency Room and what caught our attention was that there was a man blocking the way and stuff and he was talking to two out of the three doctors present there and so yeah. Basically, they were talking about how the unborn child of one of the three patients wouldn't be able to survive and that they should find a hospital who have an incubator for...

It seems like impossible but you'll get over it. At some point, after giving it your all for the longest time, you'll get tired of struggling to get someone or someone back or whatnot. But the good news is, you'll realize that one day, you're just wasting your time over that someone who doesn't even give a dang or dang anymore. It may seem unfair that they don't give us their time and stuff but thinking about it, we're actually being unfair mostly to ourselves for denying ourselves the happiness and the freedom to enjoy life. But that's another story. At some point in your life, you will feel alone. THAT'S PROBABLY TRUE. But that doesn't mean you are! You just have to re-establish your thinking. Like, don't think that you'll be with that person you want to be with and you'll notice that there are a lot more out there. I'm not saying that you should get them all and stuff but the point is, stop trying to get someon...

I just realized that this world is just as beautiful as we thought it isn't. Well, most of us. I can't say that I'm the most perfect person that actually think so positive all the time. But I always try. There are just so many thinks to look at and sometimes I can't help but wonder. Such a beautiful world. I know science will have an explanation for every wonder that there is but it's still fascinating. It's as if it's perfectly mend and one just complements the other. SUNRISE. SUNSET. RAIN. WIND. NIGHT. STARS. These are my favorite wonders. I like sunrise. It's therapeutic watching the sun go up and do its job. It's always nice to feel its warmth. When I was still working as a call center agent, sunrise means that it's only gonna be a few more minutes of call before I go home. I like the sunset. Well, I like the sunset more. It's a good mark of a day well spent. I mean, even though you did nothing that day. This is a cyc...

We should always be thankful to them people who hurt us and stuff because at the end of the day, there shouldn't be regrets and all that craziness, right? Just lessons learned. Have a wonderful rainy day. And that's if you're from the Philippines. If not, have a nice day anyways.

It's really very sad going to a new hospital and actually starting all over again. It was our first day of orientation and so far, not so clear. We had our general lecture about everything in the morning and laboratory exposure in the afternoon. My first post is hematology and unfortunately, the machines to be used there are kind of off so we had to actually stay outside and waited for the maintenance people to finish doing their thing. After one hour and whatever minutes, it can't be helped so our post head med tech called us and gave us our schedule and told us to just come back on our actually duty and he will orient us there. That's what happened today. And I thought.

Can I just say that I really want to travel and see the world first hand? For real. I just hope it'd be soon! I just want to experience life in another country, like, not as a foreigner and stuff but to actually be with its people and kind of learn from them. I just thought that being a foreigner is actually not the best thing to be, because most likely, you'll be treated as one. Unlike if you're a native and stuff, you'll get more. For sure. Culture, language, tradition, and stuff. Countries I want to live to bucket list: South Korea France England United States of America Australia That's all!

Being prepared is like the best weapon ever. Like, if we're prepared, we just let things happen without being scared. It's like expecting the unexpected and actually having a battle plan. I think. May it be on an emergency situation or by the weather and stuff. If we have all the things we need, then we'll get thru it. And this is not even a post to campaign panic buying and all the shit we might be needing in the future and stuff. But it's always nice to have a plan. Before it's too late. Sort of. If we wish for so many things in life, and they happened altogether, what would we choose first? It's kind of tricky because we may or may not be able to pour our time and enjoy those things. Like if we have to choose just one, how would we stand for the other wishes? I'm not saying that it's bad to wish for everything but let's all be practical and choose wisely. If that's not too much to ask. If none happened, then we may or may not feel...

I just came home from a wake (092012). It's kind of hard to blog about it really but then I just want to keep track on everything. It's gonna be long, I bet. A friend of mine died. It was like, all of a sudden. It wasn't given a chance to be cured or whatsoever. I guess too late for the operation. But then again...well. The story was that friend of mine was in Medicine and Surgery school like, a week ago. Like, first year. And then another friend of mine tweeted that he dropped. And we were concerned about his slot there and all that. The fees and stuff. Because medicine and surgery is like 100k+ in our uni plus books and everything. But then we thought and said that his health is more important than anything else. So then awhile ago, the same friend called me while I was eating breakfast. She asked me I receive anything from some other friends. When I said no, she finally said it. Said that our friend already died. So I was shocked and all that. And I wasn...

For some reason, synonyms are really very important. Don't you think? Sometimes, when we ask our friends about some words we can't remember, they will always say some words and stuff. And notice how we always have to disagree and ask for more words to get our word right? Oh well. That's always me.

So, this is what my sister's top looks like today (091492). Hash tag inappropriate! LOL. And I was like, hey! Let me take a picture of you! And she was like, WHY? And I was like, NEVER MIND. Hahaha. And then I Instagram-ed it and stuff. Still not a fan of Instagram though. Oh well. So here's how her top looks like. Oh wells.

I absolutely agree! So many times in my life have I heard this kind of effery. School, internship, home, and some other places. They are all the same. And I would always say! "Not because everyone is doing it, it's the right thing to do." Like, I hate it when people assume that they should follow others and stuff. Like, people should have their own way of thinking. That's why we have our individual brain and mind. That's why there's school. To nurture and develop thinking and learning process. I hate it when people are just copying other people's idea or something like that. One common example is the airport. I mean, most of the time, people would go to the right place among with other people. But what if the first one to go is going to the bathroom or somewhere? Then the person who would follow that someone would go to the bathroom too. What will happen to everyone on their backs? Like, instead of going to the right place, people would go...

Right! I especially don't like seeing 5 kids being carried by a single person. I don't mind if they kind of look comfortable and all that. The majority of the situation that I witnessed was nothing like that. Most of the children are barely dressed properly and all that stuff. And they don't look kind of healthy. Which is the sad part of course. The ironic part is that most wealthy people don't actually have more than let's say 2-3 kids? And then these other people have the guts to have what? More than 5 kids and what do they do? COMPLAIN? WOW. Good for them! Some of the people here in the Philippines are like that. Most people who aren't as financially capable as the others usually complain that they don't have enough money for the family and all that. Well, I don't mean to offend those people who have been working TOOO hard to feed their children and all that but if they're already having a hard time to feed themselves, what made them think...

Not only that though! Sometimes I write it on my phone. Desperate. But awesome! Like, sometimes I would re-read all that stuff that I wrote and be awesome like that. You know! It's just nice to think of things that you want to happen because I'm gonna say this again so be warned. On most things!! NOT ALL! What the mind can conceive, the body can achieve.

I always say this on times when stuff aren't so good and when things are kind of difficult for me to handle. I say it when I need that extra confidence.  Situations like introducing myself in front of many people, reporting a topic, reciting in front of the class, and any other school related scenarios that involves standing in front of the class are just some scenarios when I kind of tremble a little bit. But of course, there's really nothing to worry about stuff like that. Almost everyone go through that process. I seriously don't know if it's a good thing but I also say it when people around me are kind of hesitant to do things that I know they can and stuff like that. Like, it's definitely not my business if someone's afraid to do something or whatever but yeah. I don't know but sometimes I feel like they feel more pressured. One example was when my cousin, friend, and I were on a job fair and then my cousin was really really really really he...

It's August now! Time flies so fast! Dang. I'm almost over with my internship program number one just like that. I know I've talked about it before but...really. Anyways, I just want to say that I think I've been doing things lately that I kind of haven't imagined doing. I don't know what exactly but I know I'm doing some things I haven't done before. Internship, most of all. The way I gauge it is my feelings toward things. This month on, I want to do more. And be more. Like, I want to grow more as a person and I want to widen my perceptive to be more understanding in a sense that I will think more to absorb all the things that I have to think about and to be wiser with my decisions. I want to be more patient and to be more careful and all stuff like that. So yeah, good vibes! However, having no fear in doing bad things isn't my point. That's just unforgivable. :)

These pictures were taken few years back ago. There were actually so many birds to feed that time. I even encountered some wild ones trying to steal portions of food I was supposed to feed to the smaller ones. And then we bought からげ (fried chicken) in the nearest convenience store and when my younger sister's about to eat one chunk of it, a big bird stole it from her from above. Good thing she wasn't hurt or anything. She was like just surprised and was scared a little bit. Then my mom threw a big portion of cupcake high up the air and that big bird took it. It was quite an experience to watch such. Anyways. Nothing much. I just thought that I've been really busy lately. And blogging stuff kind of helps me unwind and slow down things. It's just nice to bring back good old days, you know. The thing is I haven't seen quite a lot of friends for like forever and I definitely miss them so much. I actually haven't seen my best friend as well which ...