I'm Still Here

Ola dear readers! haha

You might be wondering why this blog has not updated itself for the past few weeks.

The reason my dear friends is utterly incomprehensible.. Totally outrageous and beserk I tell you.

My friends, I've become what I've always feared the most..

Oh yes you got it right. JB has become a lazy, lousy, good for nothing sloth. hahahaha

And am I to be blamed for this? Nah. haha. I have my study load to be blamed for that.

Though seriously, I missed writing here in my dear blog and talking to anonymous and invisible so-called readers.. haha

So what kept me busy these past few weeks?

1. RESEARCH! hahaha. Though finally, I hope I'm never gonna see a single, damn watermelon seed soon nor drink another glass of watermelon juice. Oh yeah, we passed our oral defense thanks to numerous sleepless nights so gone are the days of research worries and finally hello to graduation. ^^



2. Halloween vacation. I went home to our place for about a week. I missed home and man, it was really good. My mom decided to buy herself a PC so that my dad and us can connect in cyberspace. haha. Talk about being cyber-techie. But nevertheless, my vacation ended up with me lecturing my mom on how to start YM (yeah, that little smiley icon mom, hehehe) and teaching her how to call from one PC to another, etc.

3. Driving Lessons. Suprised? hehehe. I got my driver's license when I came home to our place so my dad decided it's about time for me to learn the tricks of the road. I enrolled myself in Prodrive (the oldest driving school in Cebu). Tip for other students, don't fight with your instructors and don't forget to step on the clutch! haha

4. School requirements and enrollment. I still have a dozen of requirements to make and I'm still halfway through with them. So good luck to me! hahaha. ^^

5. NMAT review. Yes I know. NMAT needs no review, it's easy, just simple high school stuff, blah blah.. But since I started answering the sample test booklet, I realized, this IS hard. haha. I can't even solve simple quadratic equations and remember basic physics formula! So I'm taking the time to review these stuff so that I'm ready for Dec.14. haha

Aside from this, I still have enhancement skills and board exam review sessions to attend.

Plus, we're assigned to CDUH - NIGHT shift next week.

Haist.

Oh well, more time to study then. haha

Till my next blog..

Au2 mo mga invisible readers! Hahaha



p.s.

I'm back in the gym again. Plus I'm trying a new diet. haha. Hope this one works. ^^

I'm Feeling Optimistic Today!

Good morning y'all! haha

Good thing I woke up on the good side of the bed today. I'm gonna need all the help I can get. haha

I'll be spending my time today at some coffee shop so I could work my butts off completing all my requirements.

Plus we still need to study for Finals!

Good luck for all of us Seniors! haha

By the way below are some images taken at Borbon's Fiesta.

Oh yeah.. Good Food + Good Friends + Great Disco-ral = Good Times.. haha











































If you wanna see the whole album please do visit my friendster acount. Add me as your friend! haha.

Photo compliments to Noelle.. Great shots nowie.. haha

Now I must go to work.. haha

Good luck natong tanan!

It's Been A While

I've been pretty busy the past few weeks that I completely forgot I still have my dear blog and loyal readers to attend to. Lol. Plus the writer's block has completely taken over me and I find it really hard to find the right words to say.

So I guess I owe you a rundown on what's happening on my rather arduous and dreary life.

Operating Room exposure was a big drab. I got stuck with completely nothing to do and I felt totally useless the whole week. But hey, complete OR standing and unlimited viewing access to cool surgeries aint that bad right? haha

By weekend, we got to taste Borbon's fiesta goodness courtesy of Noelle. All i can say is..

Unlimited food + disco-ral + beach party + yeah let me stress again LOTS AND LOTS OF FOOD = 4lbs weight gain. hahaha.

Nevertheless I had great fun with some good friends and it was nice to get away from the city even for just a while and get to feel the province atmosphere again. I'm terribly missing home as of the moment. Can't wait for the semester to end.

This week we were thrown into the far-flung area of Mactan Doctors' Hospital. To make matters worse, we were assigned in the night shift. Argh! Just my luck. So the whole week I was feeling groggy, weary and grouchy plus I can attest to myself that I'm now officially a caffeine addict. hahaha

Finals exam is just around the corner and we still have a long way to go till we finish our thesis. By next week, requirements will be checked and Im about 20% finished with my tasks. Lol. I still have to make:

• 7 Post Partum Requirements
• 5 Post-Operative Rounds
• 1 Super Overdue Dengue Case Study
• 3 Labor Watch Records
• 1 High-Risk Newborn Complete Requirement
• Management Worksheets

On a lighter side, only 82 days to go till my favorite season of the year! Please refer to my Christmas Wishlist for a complete list on what will make me happy this holiday. hahaha

Let's just see then what's in store for me in the coming days. But for now, I must take some much needed rest and dream that all will be well. hahaha

Gud nyt sa mga nag-night shift!

DR Preoccupied

I stand opposed to what I've said from my last post.

There is no Last Day of Duty Syndrome. I've come to believe that it is but a series of unperceived, unfathomable powers of the cosmos, from which we have no absolute control. To further justify this premise let me narrate to you the exact details of my whole DR experience today.

We've been beating our asses down the DR area the whole afternoon. Imagine this. 7 deliveries. SEVEN I tell you, and there were only 6 of us since our group was divided into two shifts. I've just started doing my labor watch with my cheery, expectant mother (oh yeah, a nice conversation is a good pain diversion), when all of a sudden I was pulled out to scrub in.

While all 3 delivery rooms were occupied, another mother was on the way in since her baby is already crowning (the baby's head is starting to show). So imagine the extreme tense in the atmosphere while all the babies were born. Our clinical instructor had to practically run from the nursery to the delivery room to supervise all of us.

Therefore I'm forced to conclude that the feeling of "busyness" doesn't only come on Fridays but on Mondays too. LOL

So the duty hours just went on and on and on. I dare not whine though. This is a blessing and it doesn't come quite often. So yey for that. hahaha

Current delivery standing for now: 4-handles, 3-assists, 1-labor watch. Yahoo! haha

Only 3 more cases to go till DR completion. So friends, let's pray for that! haha

But for now, I'm pretty worn-out and my bed is practically seducing me to slumberland.

By the way, I'll be posting some pictures from the TGIF gang every now and then. Guys, kita2 ta panagsa. haha. I believe these were taken from Toni Mai's birthday bash at KFC Ayala. Photo compliments to Kayie!.. ^^













P.S. Greet ko po pala si Kuya Bry na bumabasa ng blog na 'to. Kuya, wag mo kalimutan ung last item sa christmas/bday wishlist ko. LOL

The Last Day of Duty Syndrome

It's quite perplexing how every last day of our clinical duty turns out an unexpected twist. Call me superstitious or what, but there's definitely something fishy about that one particular day which leaves us with nothing but sore feet, beaten up looks, fatigue and an inexplicable state of exhaustion.

All throughout the week, I was assigned to the Intensive Care Unit where I was given only one patient throughout the entire shift. Yey for that. hahaha. But even though she was in an altered state of consciousness, it was still quite challenging considering that she has these so many needs. To enumerate a few, that includes vital signs monitoring every 15 minutes, turning schedule every 4 hours, routine suctioning (since she's ventilator dependent), tracheostomy care, perineal care, oral care and environmental care. Then there's the occasional battle with the poop.

By Friday, I was assigned to the Emergency Room. Since this is already my 3rd rotation to the area, I already expected that I won't be as much occupied like in the ICU. What a relief! haha. But the LDD Syndrome strikes again and our immediate thoughts of relief were gone pronto! haha

By 4pm, the ER was jam-packed with patients and all the beds from the pedia, medical, surgical and OB cases were already full. I was assigned to the medical area but I helped out Brylle in the Pedia section where they had a total of 10 patients! Since the hospital floors have no available rooms yet, the admitted patients had to wait in the ER while we attend to all their needs. We had two dengue patients, both of which were seriously ill. The other one had to be taken to the PICU since his platelet count was too low and his BP started crashing. Imagine tending to 8 IV lines while giving a 1200cc IVTT PNSS Bolus! The rest of the duty was full with other patients ranging from motor vehicular accidents to minor cuts and suturing.

Kind of reminds me of the time we had our Operating Room / Delivery Room rotation at South General Hospital. It was the last day of duty and we were all about to leave the area when out of nowhere there were 2 stat operations and 2 mothers who are about to give birth. Instead of going home at 10pm, we were able to leave the area at around 2pm. haha

In a completely different note, I woke up pretty late today and I'm stuck with nothing else to do but blab here in my dear blog. haha. Oh yeah, below are some shots taken last Tuesday when James, Nowie, Kevin and I decided to hang-out at Figaro's to make our school requirements. Photo compliments to Noelle! haha

oh yeah, maka-gym na kog balik! yey! haha =_=

Procrastination Is A Crime

Whew! Finally I'm back dear readers.. haha

After nearly a week of needless medical worries, I'm finally back to my usual self and routine. Oh yeah, I'm on duty for the whole month so hello again requirements and pitiful duty hours. Hello DTR, ICU, OR, DR and blah blah.. *bummed. haha

I've got tons of homework, reviews and requirements and I have no clear idea when, what and how to start. Tsk tsk. The pile of the "must-do" seems to pile up at a faster rate every day and I'm having quite a hard time keeping up.

I'm doomed. haha

Must work harder this time then. haha

Good luck for me! ^^

Suicidal Ideation Turned FUN

Just when I thought depression got hold of my sanity, there's chicken skin to the rescue! nyahaha

Things went awfully bad yesterday. I woke up pretty late for my 7:30 class with our Dean. To top it all off, I experienced firsthand the horrible traffic in the South Reclamation Project. Seriously guys, you wouldn't wanna be there during the busy hours of the day. Especially on Mondays. Lesson learned. Tsk tsk..

I was able to reach school at around 8:00 and the whole morning was filled with lectures and endless questionings. Tip for the next class. Read RA9173. Lesson learned again. Oh yeah, and the quote for the day "I don't want you to pass. I want you to learn!", naks! haha

All day I felt groggy since I haven't had much sleep last night. So I just slept at the library (good thing I wasn't visible behind the huge stack of books.. haha) while waiting for our review classes to start. Because of the lack of sleep the blues kicked in which turned to immediate thoughts of suicidal ideation.. haha.. Weird right?

So, fast forward the events, after review class, Noelle and I decided to head straight to Larsian for some good, old barbecue fix. haha. It went out great since the rest of the gang decided to come with us. There's definitely nothing like some tasty chicken skin to chase those blues away. haha

Then there's the CITOM chase. hahaha.. dakop2! As what Jude aptly said, "Bai mura mig nag-Fast and the Furious! wahahahaha!!".

And yeah, Lor, Noelle and I got nearly trapped at Robinson's Mall before we headed straight to Club Ultima. haha

Here are some pics from our brief stroll around Club Ultima. By the way, Mr. Long, you should definitely treat us for a day at the pool. hahaha. 100 ra ha? yaw 300. hahahaha


Thanks again Noelle for the pics! haha.. Pool! Pool! Pool! ^^

Evil Washing Machine

Ok here it goes. I woke up kinda late today, around 11am, so instead of catching up my usual mass at Basilica Minore del Sto. Nino, I decided to change my schedule for the day and instead hear mass before I go swimming this afternoon. (oh yeah, I do swim.. nyahaha..)

So I did my usual morning rituals, read my overflowing txt messages (gosh someone misses me! hahaha) and fixed my bed. When I was already downstairs, I noticed my little sister was doing the laundry and all of them already ate their breakfast.

To my complete horror and utter disbelief, my little sister just calmly said, "Kuya imong badge naguba" ("Big Bro, your badge is broken.") There and then I realized I forgot to take off my badge and nameplate before I tossed my uniform to the laundry basket. Waaaaaaaa!

The whole essence of my senior student nurse life is now broken, warped, annihilated, ruined, wasted, gone, na-da, non-existent! And to top it all off, my nameplate's pin was completely severed from the plate.

All because of this evil, good-for-nothing washing machine.

Oh yeah, did I mention, duty month is about a week from now?

I'm doomed.

I just hope Suarez would still make me a new one.

Somebody save me! haha

First Scribble

Bo yah! haha..

If you can read this, I probably was successful in publishing my FIRST ever blog.. Who ever thought making your own mark in the blogosphere would be this , hmm, shall i say, TEDIOUS?.. haha

Anyways, this would probably be the first of the myriad posts of usual rants and mindless scribbles that I may occasionally publish given the fact that I'm too lazy or I'm too busy doing all sort of crazy stuff.

So please bear with the author if The Daily Scribbles failed to produce a new post on a day-to-day basis.. haha.. But nevertheless, I'll try to update you on what's going on my dull and undramatic life. I'm sure you'll be pretty excited to know such personal events.

I'd probably write in a shorter version so as not to bore you my dear, faithful readers.. hahaha. And since this is a public blog, I'd try to keep sensitive stuff out of the blogosphere.

Man, just writing this post made me sooo darn sleepy.. haha.. I slept pretty late last night due to some unforeseen events.. Force Majeure wasn't it James?.. haha. Time to grab the pillows then.

Ciao.. ZZzz