Ate would probably kill me if she found out I posted this here I guess I better not tell her hehehe. Just playing with the phone during a study break. It was a clinical day, thus, the candy-striper uniform. Everyone hates the uniform hahaha but after we’re done with this gig I’m using the shirt as pambahay because it’s really comfy.

I was so proud of myself for losing 10 pounds over the summer. Half of said lbs were gained during the first year of nursing school. 11 weeks in the semester, of course, I gained most of them back. Arghh…

I hate Saturday nights. Bakit? Kasi parang tinetest ang self control ko. Pero ngayong gabi I’m putting my foot down and I’m not doing whatever it is that I’m thinking of doing. Sabi ko sa kanya, “Maging masungit ka na lang kasi sa akin para mas madali.” Syempre, tinawanan lang ako. Aisshhh. Stop stop stop.

Ito po ako at nagba-blog na lang at nagsesenti sa mga opm songs hehehe. Kelangan ko talaga mag-aral kasi may exam ako sa Lunes pero pahinga muna kasi galing lang sa biyahe. Alam ko na talaga dati na…

reading on the bus + empty stomach = hilo

…pero wala pa ring kadala-dala. Maya ulit ako review. Nagkakaroon na nga ako ng left-sided chest pains kakabasa ata tungkol sa heart. Sabi ko kanina sa dinner, “Magkaka-heart attack yata ako.” Tinawanan lang ako ng Papa ko. Parang lahat ng tao ngayon tinatawanan na lang ako. Ewan ko ba.

Simula ng pumasok ako sa nursing school nakaramdam na ako ng -
1. tingling sa paa, frequent urinations - kala ko may diabetes ako at nakakaranas na ako ng neuro- and nephropathy. Guilty ako kasi ang lala ng sweet tooth ko. Pero ngayon bihira na ako kumain ng chocolate. Promise.

2. nahihirapan ako lumunok - feeling ko may esophageal cancer ako, takot ako kasi mabilis daw mamatay.

3. iniisip ko nga kung may fracture ako sa shin kasi sumasakit minsan.

4. shortness of breath and palpitations - for various reasons, depende sa nangyayari, like anxiety, panic, nervousness, stress.

5. naisip ko nga na baka nastretch na masyado ang bituka ko kaya malaki ang tiyan ko (katakawan hehehe) kasi may napanuod ako sa TV about a museum ng weird medical stuff na may lalaki na may ganung condition. I don’t know if the previous sentence even makes sense.

6. Minsan isang gabi akala ko may scabies (aka galis) ako sa kaliwang kilay hehehe. Kasi sabi mas nararamdam siya sa gabi na parang gumagapang sa ilalim ng balat kasi nakaburrow sa ilalim ng balat yung mga scabies tapos sa gabi sila nangitngitlog. Pag kinakamot ko nawawala tapos bumabalik tapos ilang beses ako naghilamos ayaw pa rin umalis. Hanggang nakalimutan ko na lang siguro nawala na din.

Dahil pala sa scabies na yan may nalaman akong mga bagong word etymologies:

Nitpicking - To be concerned with or find fault with insignificant details.
Di ba yung anak ng mga lice ang tawag nits eh di kapag nagtatanggal ka ng mga lisa di ba attention to small details talaga yun hehehe. Thus the word nitpicking. Makes sense. This is according to wikipedia, if I remember correctly.

Cooties - body louse
Webster.com etymology: perhaps modification of Malay kutu (pwede din Tagalog kuto hehehe)

Bago ko po tapusin ang aking post na walang direksiyon, walang totoong topic, at wala sa ayos. Kanta muna tayo ng If You Asked Me To, MYMP version. Love the song. Galing ni Juris.

Gracey, I think na-post mo na to dati. Pagaya na lang

“Let me give you pain to relieve your pain.”

hehehe. One of the instructors said this when she was explaining that there are not a lot of pain medications given IM (intramuscular-ly) because this particular kind of injection is very painful. Anyway, it was funny when she said it. Of course, it’s not as funny now that I’m repeating it.

We are doing an OB rotation this semester. Yay! I’m excited and this might be a type of nursing that I would want to pursue, but I’m not sure about anything yet. They showed us a video about newborn assessment and I wanna be the one who rolls her eyes while everyone is going “aw” every time the baby cries or makes these cute, little sounds, but, you know it, I was one of the aw-ers. Couldn’t help it. I just thought that if I ended up working in OB or Pediatrics, it would be heartbreaking if, you know… Let’s not talk about this…

So yun, my calendar is full. And after 2 semesters I know now to stop doing things last minute and cause even more stress to myself. I really don’t have the time to complain of boredom. Halata ba I’m happy about school starting? hehehe.

As my cousin have repeatedly told me - “You’re a geek, Ate Lorie.”
And I would answer - “Thanks!” (no sarcasm)

Syempre, I’m also happy to see the friendly folks at school. Let’s just see if I’m still this enthusiastic after the first exam or in 2 weeks when clinical (gulp) starts.