oh my, oh my..I almost forgot about my blog! Haha.. I was getting lazy for the past three months. I can't even remember the last time I wrote here.
Anyhoo, I just got home. I went shopping today..woo! But it's not fun, I only shopped for school supplies for the next sem. Why wasn't it fun? Because I have a budget (that's because I used my own money). At first I think it's cool to spend your own money for your school stuff. I'm feeling a bit independent this semester. Like last week, I processed my enrollment by myself. It feels good when you don't rely on other people (specially your parents). But using your money to buy your own necessities is not included. It sucks! I used to enjoy shopping for school stuff, but now I kinda hate it! Whenever I pick an item, say..a really cool binder, I think twice before I put it in the basket. I had make computations in my head. I don't have a lot of money, you know. I'm on a really tight budget right now. I only have to buy stuff that I really need. Only the necessary stuff. And the worst and most difficult part was passing by the fiction section of the bookstore. Man, I was dying to take a peek of the new books on display! But I know that if I go to that area, I'll only get frustrated because I'm not supposed to buy a book.
Anyway, I'm thinking of making my mom pay for everything I spent today. Haha! Just kidding.
Ayan..tinatamad na ulit akong magtype. haha! Saka na lang ulit..promise!
Thursday, November 5, 2009
Sorry for the long hiatus!
Posted by Mara at 7:14 PM
Saturday, September 12, 2009
The Controversial Dinner
Mga kababayan silipin nga natin kung ano itong pinag iinitang mga kinain daw ni Kamahal-mahalang Pangulong Gloria sa Le Cirque New York at ang kanyang mga kampon. Since may ambag naman tayo (as a taxpayer )
dapat lang sigurong makita natin kahit sa picture man lang ang mga pagkaing nararapat daw para sa ating mga
honorable public servants. Take note mga kaibigan, US DOLLARS yan.....
These are just a few pics of what they ate..
Golden Osetra Caviar . Sa Tagalog, kumpol-kumpol na itlog ng isda. Rare daw ito. Malansa at lasang bagoong, sabi ng iba. Kulay itim lang to pero
ang lasa siguro nito ay kagaya din ng itlog ng galunggong, di kaya? Php13,720/order
California Osetra Caviar . Kumpol-kumpol na itlog ng isda na mula naman sa California . Hmmph..mukha namang buto ng papaya yan eh! Mas mura kesa sa Golden Osetra Caviar. P4,900/order
Le Cirque Salad . Pinaghalo-halong mga gulay tulad ng lettuce (wag kayong jologs, hindi [let-us] ang pronunciation nyan, kundi [let-is] , okay?)
…sige na nga litsugas nalang… ano pa ba yan? er…sibuyas, balat ng sibuyas, sitaw, mayana, langka, dahon ng gumamela, etc… P1,078/order lang yan
Le Cirque Lobster Salad . Merong lobster meat, pipino, avocado, kamatis, okra saka dahon ng sibuyas. P2,842/ isang plato niyan
Le Cirque Tuna . Syempre merong tuna dyan (na posibleng galing sa GenSan), orange, sesame seeds, wasabe ata yung green paste sa ilalim,
anim na pirasong halamang ligaw (dami dito samin nyang dahon na yan!) saka ilang patak na orange sauce. P1,029/order naba yang apat na hiwang yan?
Le Cirque Soft Shell Crab Tempura . Ngayon ko lang nalaman na meron palang crab na soft ang shell nya…ahihihihi…So ang ingredients dyan ay crab
saka harina tapos may kamote at ang paborito ni Popeye na spinach P1,078 /platter
Le Cirque Spring Pea Soup . Mga pataning pinaikot at pinalamutak sa blender para maging soup. A.k.a. Etchas ng baby P1,176 isang bowl?
Le Cirque Wild Burgundy Escargot. Pronounced as [es-kahr-goh] . Tandaan nyo yan para hindi kayo magmukhang enggot pag kumain kayo sa Le Cirque in the future, okay? Ang escargot ay kuhol. Madami niyan sa palayan kapag tag-ulan. Hmmmmmmmmm…sarap ng ginataang escargot! Kasama ng escargot dyan ay 2 munchkin donuts, makapuno, itlog ng isda saka ferns. Ito daw ang nagustuhan ni Senator Lapid dahil favorite nya ang kuhol. P1,421/order grabeng mahal naman ng kuhol na yan!
Le Cirque Torchon of Foie Gras . Ang foie gras ay atay ng bibe or gansa. Ang pagbigkas nito ay [fwah-grah] . Ang torchon naman ay isang paraan ng pagluto ng foei gras na kung saan ibinabalot ito sa isang tuwalya at niluluto sa mainit na likido tulad ng alak o tubig. P1,715/order lang naman yan
Paupiette of Black Cod . Ito’y manipis na piraso ng isda (black cod) na nirolyong parang shawarma at merong mga gulay sa gitna.
Paupiette is pronounced as [poh-pyet] . P2,401.00 / order (pun-yeta!!! !!)
Le Cirque Halibut Poached in Cocunut Milk. Halibut is pronounced as [hal-uh-buht] . Ito ay isang uri ng isda. Ang price P1,960 /order
Dover Sole . Isa rin itong uri ng isda at ito rin ang pinakamahal sa main course na inorder ng ating mga public servant P3,675/order wow na wow. Ano kaya ang lasa nyan, noh?
Le Cirque Saddle of Lamb . Ano ba ang saddle sa Tagalog. Hmmmmmmm…part daw ng backbone and loins. Eh ano yung loins sa Tagalog? Tadyang o pigi? Ay basta tupa lang yan! May kasama pa atang snickers bar sa tabi. P2,548/order naman yan (anak ng tupa naman....)
Krug Champagne . Sa sobrang sarap ng Krug, umorder sina Gloria ng labing-isang bote nito. Kulang-kulang Php 249,000 lang naman iyang 11 bottles na yan. Ilang ginbulag kaya ang mabibili sa Php 249,000.00? Teka, downpayment na yan para sa isang bahay ah! Tsk…tsk…tsk…
Sorry wala yung pix ng ibang entrees.
(Grabe ano?? Tsk tsk..regardless of who paid for that lavish dinner, I still think it's not right for them to splurge on good food abroad while a lot of people back at home are starving. )
Posted by Mara at 10:51 PM
Monday, September 7, 2009
Sleepless
It's almost 2 am and I'm still not sleepy yet. Insomnia strikes again..or at least that's what I think. It's either the insomnia or the fact that I took a 2 hour afternoon nap that's making me very much alive at 2 am. I usually don't take naps partly because I have no time for it. But I remembered taking a nap every afternoon when I was a kid. My mother always instructed our nanny to make us take a nap every afternoon. She said it will help us grow taller. Nah! I'm still shorter than everybody else. My younger cousins are wayy taller than me. So I guess the usual afternoon naps didn't work out for my height.
Anyway, I spent practically the whole day in finishing mg paperworks. So far, I've finished my critical paper in philosophy about Hinduism's view of the human person (yeah, pretty boring!). I did a pretty lame job yesterday so I decided to repeat the whole thing. I'm trying to improve this term because last term, I didn't exert a lot of effort on my minor subjects. And so far, I think I'm doing good. The only thing that pissed me off is that my professor told us to limit our paper to 2-3pages. 2-3pages??? What sensible critical paper in philosophy can you make out of 2-3 pages. 5 pages would've been more reasonable! I mean, my introduction already took up half a page! And I pretty much enjoyed making it so I had to exclude some of my "wonderful" ideas just so I can stick to the 3-page limit. But anyway, I already finished the damn thing. I just need to print it out tomorrow morning.
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god! I'm still not sleepy? What's the matter with me?? ugh.
Posted by Mara at 12:35 AM
Saturday, September 5, 2009
Facabook fever
alright!!!...my facebook is back! Well, kinda. I used to have an old account pero mejo napabayaan ko na..so I made a new one..ngaun lang. Hahaha..
Posted by Mara at 12:03 PM
Monday, August 31, 2009
26
Oh, btw...another thing that I look forward to:
I'll be turning 18! Yay! Mark your calendars, because on september 26, 2009, I will finally become a lady. Hmm..sounds a bit cheesy..but hey, it's the truth. I'm pretty much excited about it, although I'm also nervous about it. I'm about to leave my childhood behind (as in literally). Hindi na ako minor, that means I can be held fully responsible for my acts. But I hope it will also give me more freedom (I'm not getting a lot of that from my mom lately).
Posted by Mara at 8:30 PM
She's coming HOME!
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Finally, I'm going to see Bianca again! The kid wearing fuchsia pink--that's her. She's coming home. It's been so long since we've since her. She moved to Canada with her mom and younger brother. That picture was taken three years ago--the night before she left..it was her last night with her (we were still very young in that picture btw). Anyway, my mom announced that they'll be coming home for Christmas this year. Yay! I can't wait to see my cousin. She's all grown up now, and i'm really excited to see her.
Finally, something to look forward to this holiday season
Posted by Mara at 7:37 PM
Sunday, August 30, 2009
Of failing grades and hospital duties
Antagal ko nang hindi naguupdate ng blog. Anyway..I was busy as a bee these past few weeks. Kakatapos lang ng midterms pero bumulaga agad ang finals. I had one hell of a week! Our midterm grades were released, so far ok naman. Okay as in pwede na considering that i was expecting one failing grade in one particular subject: CoHealth. That is one hell of a subject for me. I hate it. As in I seriously, seriously hate every part of it. To say that Cohealth is difficult is probably an understatement. Well, hindi lang naman ako nahihirapan, lahat naman ata kami. Actually konti lang ang pumasa dun. And I'm just lucky enough to be one of the passers. Pero actually, lahat naman ng major subjects ko mahirap, specially if it's a nursing subject. Ang pinagkaiba lang e ung ibang nursing subjects, mahirap din but at least I can still manage to understand the lessons. Pwede ko xang pagpuyatan kc at least at the end of it, maiintindihan ko. But Cohealth isn't like that. Kahit pagpuyatan ko pa sya, in the end hindi ko pa rin maiintindihan. I feel stupid. Ewan ko, but i just don't get it! Everytime we are in the lecture room, I always get lost in the middle of everything! I jot down notes that I don't even understand. I bought a freakin' book even though it's not required just so I can at least understand that freakin' subject. I tried to read it but it still doesn't help me in any way. The worst thing is that I have to deal with this particular subject for the next 2 years of my college life! Good luck to me.
Anyway, I'm still thankful that I got more than what I hoped for. Maybe there was some kind of miraculous divine intercession that took place while I was taking my cohealth exams. Or at least I'd like to think of it that way.
Change topic. So this week, my next hospital duty is LMMC (Lipa Medix Medical Center). Honestly, I hate having duties at that hospital. For one thing, my shift starts at 6 am (earlier compared to other hospitals) so we have to be there before 6:45am. When you arrive at 6: 46, sorry but you're already late so that means you have to have two "make-up duties." And when you arrive at 6:01, you are already considered absent, don't even dare to enter the hospital premises because you're sure to receive a 5minute scolding from your clinical instructor. The people there are mean and cranky, well at least I think most of them are. And the patients are always complaining about every little detail. That's the difference between private and public hospital patients. Patients at the private hospitals complain a lot. Probably because they expect to get more quality services because they pay a lot of money. Well, my mother is like that too. But what I hate about them is that they always blame it on the nurse. For example, I had this patient who blamed me because her episiotomy hurts a lot (*An episiotomy is the surgical incision done by doctors on the perineal area during the 3rd stage of labor to prevent the massive tearing or damage to the vaginal walls during vaginal delivery). She's blaming me for the pain in her vajayjay!!! I just don't get it. I didn't even stitch up the damn thing! She just gave birth to a 7pound baby for god's sake. Of course it's gonna hurt. It's supposed to hurt. And it's nobody's fault. She gave me a hard time explaining that to her. I had a lot of traumatizing experiences in that hospital. One such example was the day I assisted in cleaning the incision site of one of the post-CS patient. The doctor was mean to me, and she scowled at every little detail about me including the loose thread on my white uniform and the stray hair sticking out behind my ear. She seems to have microscopic eyes and xray vision. The worst part is that she humiliated me in front of the patient and her family. She didn't even give me a goddamned break considering that I'm only a level 2 BSN student and I'm practically a newcomer in the medical world. She reprimanded me for the very little details and she didn't even recognize that I assisted her well while she was cleaning the patient's incision. She even used my mayo scissors and my crile forceps! I hope she knew that! That was the single, most humiliating day in my life as a nursing student. My stomach still flips whenever I recall that incident. It's a good thing I didn't cry. That would be even more humiliating. Usually, I feel like crying whenever I feel extremely humiliated. God, I hate that doctor. Oh, and btw, that doctor (she's a resident OB-GYN) is the mother of my former classmate in highschool. Her son gave me flowers on valentine's day when we were in Level 7. She has a really nice son so it's kind of hard to imagine that they're realted. I wanted to tell her that but I think that's just stupid and irrelevant and it's gonna make her hate me even more. Lol! The good thing is that she's too preoccupied torturing nurses she didn't even had the time to tell anything to my CI. Hah! Buti na lang di nya ako sinumbong sa CI ko, that would have made things worse. That's the only consolation I get. Honestly, I think she's not a good doctor. Sure, she finished her degree with flying colors. She even took fellowships. But I think that even though how smart you are or how many degrees you've finished or how many titles are attached to your name, they're all worthless if you're not a good person. And I think every doctor should know that. I don't hate her because she's mean to me (well, just a little bit). I hate her because she's an arrogant person. The other nurses told me that she's always like that to the nurses and interns (and to whoever she considers as inferior to her). I think I have better bedside manners that her (seriously!), which is just pathetic because I used to look up to her. So to all the future doctors out there, please remember that professional success does not compensate for a bad attitude.
Well, the good thing is that I won't have to deal with her this week at the hospital. I'm assigned to the pediatric ward. Bye-bye, OB ward! I'm sure as hell that I'm gonna miss all those vajayjays. I did pedia once before on san jose district hospital. It was as tough as OB because almost every kid cries at the sight of a person wearing white. I blame their parents. Lagi na lang nilang ginagawang panakot ang mga nurse sa mga anak nila. Children always connote nurses to needles and injections.
..ooops, gotta go. I still haven't written anything on my critical paper on PhilMan. I gotta finish that tonight so that I won't have to deal with it during my duty week.
so that's it for now. Sorry for the crappy update.
Posted by Mara at 6:25 PM
Monday, August 3, 2009
Monday, July 27, 2009
And she's done it again...
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54 minutes.
126 applauds.
More than 6 billion audience.
But anyway, even though how much the people hate her, I still find her amazing. Not in a sense that she's a good leader or anything, but because of her unique personality that I find very amazing. Despite of everything, she still has the courage to stand up and look strong in front of her people. Yes, she may be in to a lot of controversies lately, but the president still stays strong and brave to face her people with both love and authority. I may not like her when it comes to governing, but I do admire her personality.
"Governance, however, is not about looking back and getting even
But it is looking forward and giving more to the people
who has given us the hardest and greatest gift of all,
to care for a country.."
-PGMA
Posted by Mara at 9:09 PM
Tuesday, July 21, 2009
Hospital duty: Day 2
My second day in the area was a mixture of excitement and disappointment. I still had the same patient that I had yesterday. Apparently, the woman's husband doesn't have the money yet so they still can't leave the hospital although both the mother and her baby are cleared for discharge. Because I had the same patient as yesterday, it means that I have less jobs to do..and it sucks!! All my other groupmates in the ward are busy doing their physical assessment while I just stand there watching them getting busy. It's not fair, I wanna be busy too. Plus, their cases are better than mine. My case is just the typical postmaternity mother who had a normal spontaneous delivery. She's fine, her baby is fine and their only problem is that they still can't pay their hospital bills. The others got the chance to be assigned to new patients with cooler cases like CS, preterm labor or Dilation&Curettage. One of my classmate regulated the IV fluids and had to check her patient's vital signs EVERY 15 MINUTES. One of us was given the chance to take out a urinary catheter (I wanna do that too!). As for me, I just waited for what seems like eternity! I waited for my patient to be discharged, I waited for a new patient, a new case, a new assignment.
I hate my 2nd day of duty!
Posted by Mara at 9:46 PM
Monday, July 20, 2009
Hospital Duty: Day 1
Lipa City District Hospital. 7am-3pm. Dra. Anita Urbi RN, MAN, PhD
I woke up at 4:30 am this morning because I don't wanna be late on my first hospital duty at the Lipa District Hospital. I left home at 5:40 am and arrived at lipa at exactly 6:00am. I still had to wait for the others so that we could all go to LCDH at the same time to meet our Clinical Instructor. We arrived there 30 minutes earlier than the call time which was 6:45. I was early..or so I thought. Many students were already there together with their clinical instructors. I thought we were gonna be the first ones to arrive. Then we realized that we have different times. The hospital time was 30 minutes in advance, meaning, we were not early. We were almost late!!!! What the..??? What kind of place sets its clock 30 minutes in advance??? 5 minutes is okay but 30 minutes is "OA"
The good thing is that we weren't considered as late..plus, it wasn't our fault that we don't know the official hospital time. I just looked at the brighter side of it. The earlier we start, the earlier we finish.
Anyway, I forgot to mention the hospital part. The hospital doesn't look like a hospital at all! It was more like a construction site. I haven't seen the whole vicinity yet (we never had the time to get familiarized with the place) but I'm guessing that 60% of the hospital is under construction. There were hollow blocks and sacks of cement everywhere! Trucks carrying wood and gravel were parked outside the hospital. What a mess!!It was so unruly, not to mention the distracting sounds of the machineries. Not ideal for patients who are trying to recover. But that wasn't the worst part yet..inside the hospital is a different kind of mess. There were so many patients and the hospital can't accomodate them anymore. A lot of patients were already in the hallways! A typical scenario of a public hospital. There wasn't enough space to walk on to. There was poor ventilation so there was a mixed smell of sweat and urine that dominated the place. They didn't have enough hospital facilities so some of the patients in the hallways even had to bring their own beds and improvise their IV poles!! I know it's not polite to react but I really can't help myself! It's my first time so I was really shocked..not that I'm not aware of the condition in public hospitals, it's just that it was my first time to actually see one. What I don't understand is that most of the people working there, specially the nurses, don't seem to care. My partner said that maybe they are just used to that kind of situation..like it's normal to have a lot of patients staying in the hallway.
We didn't do much on our first day. We just attended the very boring orientation until 11 then we we're given a chance to have some nurse-patient interaction in the OB ward. We were only asked to do a physical assessment and initial examination on the patients but I still felt very nervous. We were brought to the ward and instead of assigning a patient to each of us, we were asked to pick our own. I picked the one in Bed F. Her name is Marissa Guab and she just gave birth to a baby boy (who was really cute, btw). She was really nice (thank God!) although the woman with her was kinda annoying. I think she was the girl's mother-in-law or something.
I kinda messed up with the arrangement of my Phys. exam and assessment and the notes I wrote weren't organized enough. But that's okay..the others had worse notes. hehe.. I interviewed the mother and I found out that she was admitted 3 days ago. She just had a normal spontaneous delivery so it means that she should only be confined for 24 hours. She said that she was supposed to be discharged yesterday but because they can't pay their bills yet, they still can't go home even if they wanted to. The longer they stay, the bigger they'll end up paying. She seemed so stressed and problematic but what can I do?? Kahit gaano kadaming beses ko syang kunan ng vital signs, wala akong magagawa sa problema nya..di ba? I wish I could help her get discharged but I felt helpless. I'm just new at this, and it's only my first day in the area. Until now, i still can't get that out of my mind. I felt this odd sympathy for that woman. And I can do nothing except to pray to God to help her get discharged.
This day has been very tiring to me even though I only handled one patient in the OB ward (well, it was actually two patients including the baby). I think I can handle the job, what I can't handle are my feelings. I become too attached to the patients. But that's just me. My mom said that I'll get used to it. I hope so coz it's really difficult if you keep on feeling sorry for all the patients there.
Okay..that's it for now. I still have to do homework.
Wish me luck for tomorrow!
Posted by Mara at 8:23 PM
Sunday, July 19, 2009
tomorrow is the beginning of "the rest of my life"
wah. This is it. My first official hospital duty begins tomorrow.
Lipa City District Hospital. OB Ward. 6:45 am. With Dr. Anita Urbi RN, MAN, PhD
Is that scary or what??
The thing is, last friday, I was actually very excited at the thought of going on my first hospital duty. I can't wait. I want the weekends to be over (yeah, i know. can't believe i said that)
But now..I'm beginning to get a little bit anxious about tomorrow. No. Scratch that. I'm soo nervous. I don't want to make any mistakes tomorrow. Whether it's taking vital signs, bringing something to the laboratory, or whatever it is that nursing students do on their hospital duty. I know it's okay to make mistakes, specially for beginners like me..but tomorrow is just very special to me. It's my first taste of the "hospital life." I'm pretty sure that's something that I'll remember for the rest of my life...just like the first day of high school, or graduation. And I want to be able to look back to my first day of duty and say to myself that I did good.
Anyway..I'm also a bit disappointed to the groupings. It always happens. I knew it! I knew it! I knew it!
What is it, you ask??
Well, I'm always "malas" when it comes to groupings. Either I belong to the lamest group, the last group, the group with the ugliest topic, the group with the most difficult topic, or the group where I'm the loner. And unfortunately, this time, I'm the loner. Again. All my friends are together in one group.
"OMG, we belong to group 3" says one of my friends.
"Yeah, isn't it cool?" says another
"Aww, I'm with group 1. And as usual, I'm the only one left out,"
"That's okay. You'll have fun there. 'M' also belongs to your group" says another
"Anyway, we're gonna have so much fun! We'll be together for one whole year"
"Yey..fun! *rolls eyes*" (that's me, of course)
(This isn't the exact conversation we had. But it's similar to this)
*sigh*
I'm always left out. What have I ever done to deserve this??
But I guess I've already recovered from that. It was last month. And I know I'm gonna learn to love my group. Well I have to. It's permanent.
Anyway, my mom's pretty excited about it. I've already worn my white duty uniform twice but she's still crazy about how I looked like a real nurse in my uniform.
..oops! Gotta end this...Duty calls. Haha. Still have to finish packing my things for tomorrow.
I hope it all goes well.
Posted by Mara at 5:47 PM
Monday, July 13, 2009
stressed-out
BS Nursing is killing me!
Specially now that duty weeks have begun. And return demos are also piling up on us.
I suddenly don't know what I'm doing anymore. Last Friday, i had to do a demo on parenteral administration a.k.a. INJECTIONS..and my partner is just the unluckiest girl for having me as her partner. I totally messed up when I did an intramuscular route on her. She screamed in agony and I thought i was about to kill her with my gauge 23 needle. I turned her into a dartboard. I thought I knew what i was doing. The night before, i stayed up until the wee hours of the morning just so I could perfect my skills in injecting medications on a tomato. What a waste. I just wish I slept more. Oh God!!
That day was such a mess! Never in my life have I done something so drastic. The thing is, I'm not used being a mediocre person. I always strive for perfection. And I know I am a good student. I had the knowledge, but I lack the skills.
God help me.
I just want to finish this semester without killing somebody.
Posted by Mara at 5:27 PM
Friday, May 29, 2009
Wala ulit magawa
MY CURRENT LIFE IN 85 QUESTIONS:
1. What are your plans for tomorrow?
~ magpa X-ray para sa medical exam ko (requirement sa school)
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2. Whose car were you in last?
~ can't remember
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3. What perfume are you wearing ryt now?
~ none
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4. What color shirt are you wearing?
~ white and green (old PE shirt ko)
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5. How long is your hair?
~ loooong..I'm planning to have a haircut kya lng tinatamad pa ako
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8. Last movie you watched?
~ Angels and Demons
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9. Last thing you ate?
~ ice cream
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10. Last thing you drank?
~ water
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11. Where did you sleep last night?
~ my bedroom
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13. Are you happy right now?
~ not so much..
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14. What did you say last?
~ "magbibihis ako"
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15. Where is your phone?
~ on the dresser
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17. What color are your eyes?
~ black
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18. When was the last time you had your heart broken?
~ feb 1, 2009
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19. Who/what do you hate/dislike currently?
~ my stupid, boring, crappy SUMMER
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22. What are you listening to?
~ yung intro ng grey's anatomy (nobody knows where they might end up..nobody knows...)
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23. If you could have one thing right now what would it be?
~ A big fat scholarship (coz i really want to go to med school soooo badly)
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24. What is your Favorite Store?
~ 7eleven? haha..hmmm..mga bookstores
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25. Who makes you happiest right now?
~ my college and high school friends
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33. What is the last alcoholic beverage you had?
~ red wine from my ninang's dinner party
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34. When is your birthday?
~ september 26
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36. Who was the last person to send you a text message?
~ raiza palomillo (Sg namin)
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37. When is the last time you were in a swimming?
~ i can't remember!!! Waaaah! Months ago pa un e. Hindi pa ako nakakapag swimming ngayong summer. How's that for cool??? Told ya my summer sucks. La tym for swimming. May pasok eh. College sucks talaga!
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39. Where was the last place you went shopping?
~ SM Lipa
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40. How do you feel about your hair right now?
~ hate it. So long, so unruly, so thick. Hate it. I used to have it rebonded kya lang hndi na pwede ngayon kc I have to tie it in a bun (that's the rule).
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41. Do you have expensive Jewelry?
~ yeah..i guess. I don't wear fake and plastic jewelry.
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46. Where does most of your family live?
~ Batangas
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47. Are you an only child or do you have siblings?
~ one annoying older sister. (I wish I had an older brother, not an older sister)
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49. What was the first thing you thought of when you woke up?
~ OMG! It's 9:26am! I overslept again! (hate it whe i oversleep. It gives me a headache)
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50. Do you drink zagu?
~ yup. I used to drink zagu all the time! As in after school (nung high school)
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52. Friendster or Myspace?
~ fs
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54. What is your favorite subject in school?
~ Anatomy...suuuper favorite! Best subject i've ever taken. I wanna take it again nga eh. Very interesting kasi. The thing is, i'm pretty good at it! =D
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57. Do you have any talents?
~ yeah, i guess. Magdrawing?? haha..mejo. But if there's something I'm really good at, it's gotta be GIFTWRAPPING. Haha...seriously. I'm good at it. Mind-blowingly good. Talent ba un??
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58. Have you ever been in a wedding?
~ naman! xempre oo.
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60. Did you take a nap today?
~ unfortunately..no. I tried but my sister and her friends are practicing their dance outside. Malapit lang sa bedroom. It's so annoying nga e. I kept heearing the same freakin' song over and over again. Major LSS!
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61. Ever met someone famous?
~ yes
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63. Do you want to be famous one day?
~ oo..mejo. haha.. I wanna be a famous columnist..haha
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65. Are you multitasking right now?
~ oo..
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66. Could you handle being in the army?
~ hell no! They'd kick me out in less than a week. That's for sure. Hindi ko ata kaya physically
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67. Do you believe in Karma?
~ yes. Even though i don't want to.
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68. What color are your nails right now?
~ fingernails: parang glazed pink. I dunno the name kc hiniram ko lang ung nailpolish sa tita ko. Sa paa, wala.
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69. highlight of your week?
~ nothing in particular....haha...hmmm, meron pala. Ung medical at physical examination ko sa isang araw. haha...
71. Ever been to another continent?
~ not yet
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72. Ever been to Las Vegas?
~ not yet
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74. Have you ever tried gambling?
~ a bit..ung katuwaan lang pero may nakataya...haha
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75. When was the last time you updated your blog?
~ ngayon. haha
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76. Have you been to New York City?
~ not yet, but i want to. I've always wanted to live there
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78. Do you have a favorite cartoon character?
~ piglet
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82. Stupidest thing you ever did with your cell phone?
~ i put my emergency money inside my phone. As in dun sa loob ng housing. That's ridiculous!
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83. Last time you were sick?
~ can't remember
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84. Do you like anyone right now?
~ yes..
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85. Do you think anyone will repost this?
~ i guess..
Posted by Mara at 4:38 PM
Thursday, May 14, 2009
Summer Sucks!
okay..first of all, I'm very sorry for leaving this thing hanging for quite some time now. haha..exactly one month since i last updated this blog.
Anyway, probably all of you have already made a lot of wonderful memories for this summer. Well, good for you. Me? Nah!
I HAVE CLASSES!!!!
No, it's not what you're thinking! I don't have a failing grade whatsoever. I'm spending my summer at school because it's a freakin' requirement! Gaaah! Well, I think it's called the third semester. That's weird because only DLSU and CSB have third semesters.
Disadvantages of summer classes:
1. All work and no play
2. I'm the only person who wears uniform during april and may
3. PHYSICS!! (yeah, we actually have to take this up. What does it have to do with medicine by the way???)
4. Still have to wake up at 5 am
5. I always get left behind whenever mywhole family goes on a vacation
6. PEOPLE THINK I FAILED A SUBJECT!! (what the heck! I never fail anything!!)
7. We're the only people in the whole campus! Some courses do't have a third semester
8. Instead of spending my time watching grey's anatomy online, i get to spend it practicing for demos
9. HOMEWORK!!
10. My class starts at 7:30am and ends at 6:45pm. And believe it or not, we only have a 30-min,. and 15-min. break!!!!
well..there are also other advantages:
1. I get to hang out with my friends during classes. We never really pay much attention to the prof specially on Logic and Critical thinking. Haha..easy peasy..
2. ALLOWANCE!
3. at least we don't have to spend 5 LOOOOONG years in college. We can finish it up in 4 years. Haha..
Okay..so that's about it.
Hope you enjoy your summer!
Mejo kailangan ko muna mag-aral for my demo tomorrow.
-pat
Posted by Mara at 3:37 PM
Tuesday, April 14, 2009
Bored.
1.EVER LOST A CELL PHONE?
> No
2.THINGS YOU SPEND A LOT OF MONEY ON?
>Books...CD's
3.LAST FOOD YOU ATE?
>Sandwich
4.WHERE DO YOU LIVE?
>on a little blue planet called "earth"
6.CAN YOU COOK?
>yep! But only the easy ones..
7.CAN YOU SING?
>Yes. I can carry a tune. But i won't do it with a microphone..hate those things!
8.DO YOU SMOKE?
>No. It's a horrid habit! Yuck!
9.PANCAKES OR FRENCH TOASTS?
>Pancakes!! Love 'em
10.DO YOU LIKE COFFEE?
>Yes! Very much
11.WHAT WAS THE LAST TEXT MESSAGE YOU RECEIVED?
>"Don't forget to check my new entries!" --from mimi
12.CAN YOU PLAY POOL?
>Yes..although I'm not very good at it
14.FAVORITE ICE CREAM FLAVOR?
>C&C and Choco-hazelnut brownie
15.WHAT TIME DID YOU WAKE UP THIS MORNING?
>I woke up at 4am then went back to bed (yeah..too early! I got used to it!)..then i got up agaain at 7:56am
16.WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO THIS WEEKEND?
>Hah! I wish I knew..
17.DO YOU THINK YOU'RE FAMOUS?
>not really
18.DO YOU HAVE A SISTER?
>yes..a really annoying big sister who treats me like air
19.WHAT WERE YOU DOING 30 MINUTES AGO?
>watching ER..(i love medical tv shows! Not that i'm a geek or something..i just love the flow of it! So exciting and unpredictable unlike the usual local drama shows..)
20.IF YOU WERE A COLOR, WHAT WOULD YOU BE?
>Y.E.L.L.O.W.!
21.IF YOU COULD GO ANYWHERE RIGHT NOW, WHERE?
>in Bora! Haha
22.FOOD YOU'RE CRAVING FOR RIGHT THIS MINUTE?
>thick crust pizza with lots of cheese!
23.NAME PEOPLE WHO'S NAME STARTS WITH THE LETTER"J"?
>jamella, jaymond, jm, jessie, jojo, jilly, joyce, jeff, jamilus
24.WHAT IS THE FIRST THING YOU PUT IN YOUR GROCERY CART?
>I don't do the grocery...and i hate grocery carts
25. DO YOU HATE ANYONE?
>dunno..define hate.
26.WHERE DO YOU USUALLY HANG OUT?
>grandma's bedroom, grandpa's store, school, mall
28.WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO TOMORROW?
>Go to school to fix some stuff and to view my grades..and perhaps see a movie with my friends..and oh, I gotta pick up my new glasses from dra. Lingao
30.FAVORITE DAY?
>my birthday? Haha..and New Year's eve
32.WHOSE BIRTHDAY IS COMING UP?
>Miel (april 15), Donna-POT (april 18)
33.WHERE IS HE/SHE?
>Cno? Ung # 32-33? Well, Miel's probably in her crib..and donna is in her house at palanca...haha?
34.HOW MANY KIDS DO YOU WANT?
>dunno. Probably just one. Haha! Wait, i need a spare..so make it TWO
35.FAVORITE PLACE IN YOUR HOUSE?
>grandma's bedroom
36.WHAT ARE YOUR FAVORITE FRUITS?
>Watermelon and seedless grapes
37.IF YOU'RE SUPERHERO, WHO WILL YOU BE?
>Lara Croft (is she a superhero? hehe)..hmm?
38.WHAT IS THE FIRST THING YOU DID THIS MORNING?
>early daydreaming..haha! hmmm.... and check for messages
39.LAST THING YOU DO BEFORE GOING TO BED?
>pray
40.WHICH DO YOU PREFER MOVIE OR COFFEE?
>Movie
41.SKIRT/SHORT OR PANTS?
>pants
42.WHAT'S YOUR FAVORITE MALL?
>trinoma
43.WHAT DO YOU DO THERE?
>shopping...window-shopping (haha)
44.WHAT ANIMAL WOULD YOU LIKE TO HAVE AS A PET?
>a parrot or a cuckatoo..
45.DO YOU DRINK?
>alcohol? No..
46.CAN YOU DANCE?
>haha..i wish i could ! The least thing i wanna do is to make a complete fool out of myself by dancing
47.JOLLIBEE, MCDO or KFC?
>uhh..i really don't like fastfood, but what the heck! McDo??
48.LAST SONG YOU HEARD?
>dunno the title..but it's something like:
i'm not talking bout waiting
and i don't wanna change your mind
but there's a warm wind blowing on the skies above
and i really wanna see you tonight
49.LAST MOVIE THAT YOU WATCHED?
>The Parent Trap (I love this movie! I've seen it like a million times already!)
50. BEER or HARD?
>neither
50. DO YOU SAY I LOVE YOU, EVEN when you DONT MEAN IT?
>no..I don't wanna abuse that phrase
51. DO YOU PLAN TO HURT SOMEONE?
>no
52. HOW'S YOUR LOVELIFE?
>I'm loving my life..haha..joke. Lovelife ko? Well, let's just say I'm free but reserved. Haha..Still waiting for "that" time and for the right circumstances. But I'm not closing any doors...although i wanna prioritize things first. Ayoko nang maulit ung nangyari dati..haha! Ang dami kong sinabi!
53. RECENT GIFT YOU RECEIVED?
>chocolates..(from a guy that I really don't like)
54. DO YOU THINK YOU'LL BE IN A RELATIONSHIP SOMEDAY?
>yeah..i think so. But it's gonna be a long time before i enter one again
55. HAVE YOU EXPERIENCE TO BE LOVED?
>yes. All the time
57. ARE YOU EASILY BECOME JEALOUS?
>depends..haha
58. DO YOU BELIEVE IN LOVE?
>Of course.
59. ARE YOU IN LOVE?
>Yes. There are many kinds of love. Friends, family, God, self..haha! I'm in love! I always will be!
60. DOES ANYONE HATE YOU?
>don't know..don't care
Posted by Mara at 6:22 PM
Sunday, April 5, 2009
gotta keep this thing going..
1. name - patrizze mara ozaeta garcia
2. age - 17
3. birthday - september 26, 1991
4. today's date - april 5, 2009 (it's palm sunday!!)
5. school - de la salle lipa
6. orientation - bookbutterfly
chapter one: your past
1. where were you born - st. patrick's hospital, batangas city
2. who did you like in 1st grade - hmm.. isa sa mga kaklase ko.. haha..
3. where was your first school - Holy Family Montessori
4. who was your first boyfriend - ndi official kase bawal..not exactly bf..whatever..it's gelo
5. who was your first best friend - carmina
6. what was your first word - dunno
7. who was the last friend you fought with - pot
8. what was the last thing you bought - coke sakto..mag-smile araw-araw (haha..corny!)
9. what was the last thing you regret - not studying well during the finals
chapter two: your present
1. what are you wearing - white morgan shirt and black guess shorts with laces..plus brown slippers, a ponytail and my favorite black watch =D
2. what are you watching - my monitor..kidding! Grey's anatomy season 3 episode 9
3. what are you listening to - lemon tree by idunno (haha)
4. what are you eating - my nails..joke! It's a horrid habit
5. what are you drinking - H2O.
6. what are you doing today - naghihintay ng ka-chat
7. how does your hair look right now - nakaponytail
8. are you talking to anyone right now - i wish i was
9. who was the last person you talked to - my granny
chapter three: your future
1. do you plan to go to college - i AM in college.. as of now..
2. where do you want to go - gusto ko sana magUP manila, pero ayaw ni ma.. .
3. what do you want to be when you grow up - old and happy..hehe..joke. I wanna be a surgeon :)
4. do you want to get married - yesss.. :)
5. do you want to have children - yup..1 or 2
6. what would you name your children - i like the name "julia"
7. do you want to be like your parents - sa carreer, no..ayoko ng accountancy (mom) or engineering (dad)..but i wanna follow their sunny dispostion
8. what age do you want to have sex- wahaw.. wataquestion..i dunno..20 somethin.haha
9. what's the next school you will be attending - I wanna go to UP!!..kahit graduate study lang..pagbibigyan ko lang ang sarili ko
10. what are you doing on friday - biyernes santo?? Xempre magsisisi sa mga kasalanan..haha! Sana kasama ako sa bora noh!
chapter four: favorites
1. color - yellow!
2. food - ice cream
3. song - napaka dami!
4. movie - mr. and mrs. smith
5. actress - angelina jolie
6. actor - brad pitt
7. singer - marie digby (i found out abt her two years ago on youTube..then sumikat xa sa pinas)
8. band - eraserheads..hehe..OPM music rocks!
9. store - bookstores?? Hehe..pag clothes..i like kamiseta, kashieca (did i spell it right?), people are people.. =))
10. website - yahoo, google..haha. Joke! Xempre blogs, youtube at http://www.cucirca.com/2007/01/18/greys-anatomy/..
11. cartoon - ben 10, hi hi puffy, chowder,totally spies, spongebob and arthur (an old cartoon that me and my sister used to watch when we were kids).
chapter five: this or that
1. blue/green - Green..Animo la salle!
2. plaid/striped - plain
3. polka dotted/glittery - polka dotted
4. 50 cent/eminem - eminem
5. cell phone/fax - cellphone
6. printer/scanner - printer
7. digital camera/camera phone - digital cam
8. sprite/fanta - sprite
9. shorts/capris - shorts
10. skirt/shorts - shorts
11. adidas/converse - converse
12. bologna/salami - salami
13. my chemical romance/matchbook romance - my chemical romance
chapter six: the opposite sex
1. what color hair - black or dark brown
2. what color eyes - brown
3. short or tall - taller than me (kahit naka heels ako)
4. what sports should he/she play - soccer or swimming (hehehe)
5. do you want him to be popular - not really..
6. does his religion matter to you - yes!! He has to be Catholic..wala lang.
7. do you care if he's rich or not - kahit ndi, basta matalino..joke! Basta masipag.. =P
8. piercings or tattoos - neither..
chapter seven: school life
1. what school are you currently in - La Salle pa rin
2. what grade are you in - i'm gonna be a sophomore in a few months
3. do you like your school - pwede na.. well, since no choice, yeah, fine.. pwede na.. :))
4. how many students are in your school - more or less 3,000? I really don't know. I'm not good at estimating..
5. what are you doing at school at noon - lunchbreak.. so nakain or nakikipagkulitan..except on tuesdays (i go home at 10 and come back again at 4:30)
6. where did you go to kindergarten - Holy Family Montessori
7. what was the name of your third grade teacher - Teacher Decy
8. do you get in trouble at school - no..I'm a good student..hehe yabang ko! But i stay away from trouble even if it means being KJ (for my friends)..Serious ako sa studies ko e
9. are you a loser at school - no..I don't wanna be trampled on by other students
10. are you well known - nung gradeschool yes, nung highschool not so much (specially if you belong to the top class where everybody is popular)..college.hmm..i'm only a freshman
11. do you get good grades - yes..most of the time specially dati..grade conscious ako e
12. do you write notes during class - a lot!!! Lecture notes, doodles, khit ano! You should see my binder!
chapter eight: friends
1. who are your best friends -highschool--camille and vernice (well, their closest to me), college---donna, rica, pearl and vanessa, sa text--mimi and mia
2. have you ever hid something from a friend - yeah..a lot of times. I'm quite secretive and my life isn't an open book
3. have you ever lied to a friend - yes..mostly white lies O.o
4. who are some of your other friends - other friends? marami.. O.o
5. who is the craziest - crazy naughty? si vernice and donnapot
6. who is the cutest - ako? =)) JOWK LANG!!!
7. who is the loudest - pearl and rica!!! =))
8. who is the tallest - Joyce?
9. who is the shortest - pearl..definitely. haha
10. who is the most athletic - rica (tennis player of the universe)
11. who is the most honest - kanya-kanyang honesty..
12. who do you have the most fun with - corniques! (highschool barkada)
13. who do you have the most inside jokes with - camille (hs) and donna (college)..they're my cousins and i'm with them most of the time so there are a lot to laugh about!
Posted by Mara at 7:07 PM
I act 40 years old
Oh my god! I'm old!
>.<
Posted by Mara at 11:25 AM
Wednesday, March 4, 2009
Happy 1st Birthday "my chaotic life"
Today marks the first birthday of my blog!! Yey!
Last year (march 4, 2008)..i wrote a pretty lame blog entry
yeah..my very 1st blog entry and i messed it up..
haha..well, history repeats itself. This is also a lame entry
xet. I can't think of anything good to write about. Ever since i started watching grey's anatomy online, i pretty much forgot about my blog. Well, but not exactly. Everytime i open the computer, i always go here..but unfortunately, i feel a little lazy to write another post.
i'm lazy.
wala na talaga akong masabi..haha..
Anyway..
Happy 1st Birthday to this Blog!!
Posted by Mara at 8:31 PM
Saturday, January 24, 2009
Guilt and Relief
Pano ba naman, nung time na kinuha ko ung exam dun, muntik ko nang di masagutan ung isang page.Hindi isang part ha, ISANG PAGE! The exam was 2 pages, but I thought one page lang. Ewan ko, di ko ata napansin kasi di naka-staple. Madali ung 1st page. After kong natapos yung 1st page, akala ko tapos na...but no! hell no!! 10 minutes before the the bell, I saw the other page. The ever so bloody second page of the exam. Yung mga questions 3points each at 5 points each! Madaming items din un na masasayang!
shiyeeet!
Blood drained from my face. Para akong pinagsakluban ng langit at lupa. The second page was waaaay difficult, tapos I had to finish it for 10 minutes. TEN BLOODY MINUTES! That was the worst 10 minutes of my life!!! Di pa ako nakakasimula sa 2nd page, naglalabasan na ung iba sa exam room.
Wala lang. I just want to share my experience. Plus, I just have to let it out. Ngayon ko lang kinwento kasi the past few days, I was trying to forget everything. First time nangyari sakin yun. Di ko makakalimutan talaga!
But you know what, even though I passed, I still have this bad feeling inside of me. GUILT. And nanghihinayang pa din ako hanggang ngayon. What if hindi ko nakaligtaan sagutan ung 2nd page? I guess I would've gotten a better grade. Tsaka sana hindi ako nagworry..
Posted by Mara at 7:39 PM