KUDOS! for my 150th post

Congratulations to Dr. Zemar Grace Porras!

The PHYSICIAN'S LICENSURE EXAMINATION RESULTS for February 2011 has been released.

Special commendations go to Zemar because she was one of my dorm-mates in San Lorenzo Ruiz Student Catholic Center and most specially because she helped with my battle against dengue before my bar examinations last year.

Why so late, LG?

I hate LG for being late in releasing their dual-sim qwerty phones. I should've bought LG instead of Samsung.

There are currently 2 dual-sim qwerty phones for LG that I'm eyeing: the Cookie Duet which sells for P4,949 and the LG X330 which sells for P4,199.

Another hot item is LG GX500 which is a touch screen and has wifi capabilities, this for P9,999.

Why LG? Why did you release these models after I've purchased Samsung Punch?

Wicked Coffee

I swear it's my first cup of brewed coffee after a month of "swearing-off" caffeine. I have settled on decaf but I thought that I need to have my brewed coffee fix today (it tunes up my bowel movement, hehehe!).

Too bad this wicked coffee gave me palpitations almost instantly: like 30 minutes after I finished my cup! I badly wanted to take a power nap but too late, my heart is already in a steady fast beat, I can't sleep anymore. I'm hyper. Thoughts about this Sunday's run, my pending paperworks, etcetera, are pooling my mind! Honestly, I'm typing right now with lazy hands and lazy eyes. My mind is jam-packed with the things I want to accomplish and my chest is like that of Katy Perry's in her Firework video. I was able to watch that video for the first time yesterday. Bwahahaha!


I am so sorry, heart. I did not mean to stress you out today (or any day). I just thought a cup of brewed coffee would be good for my other internal organs. I'll switch to eating more fiber, instead. Uhmmm, nesvita, maybe?

Happy Valentine's Day!

Happy Valentine's Day!

The last time we had a videocall, I asked for a kiss, and he gave me one. Hahaha!

Mwah!

That photo was taken much earlier, before Valentine's Day. Before beau left for Norway.

Gracie's First Communion

Yesterday, we all went to Ascension of the Lord Parish in GSIS Heights, Matina Davao City to attend Gracie's first communion. As some of you might have already known, my sister, Mary Grace, was diagnosed with Prader Willi Syndrome. She just turned 16 years old last February 7 but she still looks like a child. She's very sweet and loving but with an insatiable appetite.

The first communion for catholics are usually during the child's 3rd grade, at about 8 or 9 years old. But my sister got it much later at 16 because of her learning disabilities. Although she is already a teenager, she seems to act and respond like a seven-year-old.

I was actually hesitant if Grace could fully comprehend what the communion is all about. It was a good thing that a week before the actual ceremony, Grace and my mother attended a series of seminars and retreat to prepare them for it. During the actual mass, Grace was behaved and acted like she was really ready to receive her first communion. It wasn't like one of those Sundays when Grace would make unnecessary noises on the church or demand us to get out and go home before the mass has ended.

After the mass, we all went to Bigby's to have lunch, where Gracie's insatiable appetite was, well, still unsatisfied.

Scrub suits

Why are nursing uniform for students always white? If I had been a nursing student, I would be very concerned of how to hide my panty line since I would be wearing white. But students now are not at all concerned about that, and some of them have even considered it fashionable to wear colorful underwear underneath the white uniform. I wonder if it's alright with their schools.

I find it innovative and original that Blue Sky Scrubs has a line of scrub clothing for kids. I haven't seen a kid in a scrub suit but it would be very fun and cute to see one, and dressing your kid in a scrub suit is a statement on its own. When I look at nurses in their nursing scrubs, I wonder how they feel. Blue Sky promises weave of fashion and comfort in their products.

Fashion is never lost even in the medical world. My sister is one living proof of it. She always updates her clothing even if her new dresses would just be hidden under her medical coat.

Headache

On such a very busy day, a headache is the last thing that I need. Fortunately, I have Biogesic hidden inside my sewing kit.

I've read the local and national newspapers today, Mindanao Times and The Philippine Daily Inquirer, respectively. A friend's name popped in the news today: Marlon Roy Elias won 2nd place in the recent Anniversary Fun Run by Metro Lifestyle. Quoted below is the specific news text:

Highlight of the event was the Team Relay participated exclusively by MetroLifestyle Fitness Center members. Roneth Ozarraga, Grace Nielsen and Ced Tejada finished at third place, while Muaythai Team composed of Fritz Gaspar, Michael John Bandera and Marlon Roy Elias came in at second place. A new breed of running enthusiasts from Davao Runners club were swift to grab the medals and P5,000 cash prize for Champions Jette Roy Sanchez, Don Nico Sanchez and Jay Salvana.

Congratulations, Marlon!

In PDI, I read the Youngblood Section and was tickled by the author who talked about her lonely Valentine's Day. I swear the writer could have been me when I was younger, except that I wasn't that bitter about not having a love life. Just a piece of unsolicited advice: LOVE and ENJOY your singlehood. There are so many things that are left unappreciated in the status of being single. (So much freedom!) I have fairly lived a happy single life a few years back and I think that it's not really bad. Also, you should learn to love your self first before you can truly love another person. But that doesn't mean that you have to be narcissistic.

Advanced Happy Valentine's Day!

Earn by blogging

Your google search results for earn by blogging might lead you to blogs which give information about how you can earn by blogging. It might not directly point you to where the income comes from but somehow, these blogs have been very helpful.

I have currently signed up for blog advertising and it's exciting to know and discover what opportunity awaits me.

Good luck, Swexie!

UPDATE: March 29, 2011:

It turns out that this blogadvertisingstore.com is a big SCAM. Research first before you sign up!

H.I.

Back in my elementary and high school days, the term H. I. is always heard on the campus. Why? Because my school is also a school for the Hearing Impaired, these students may either be deaf-mutes or just suffering from hearing loss. I may be a little deaf but I don't belong to the hearing impaired sequence, fyi.

By the way, I studied in Davao City Special School (SPED), as it was called back then. It is home to both regular students and students with learning disabilities, like the hearing impaired as I have mentioned.

One day, at school, there was a program specially attended by the H. I. students. I was intrigued by that specially since that they don't usually hold programs like that since these students cannot hear. I later found out that there has been some grant given to the H. I. students: Lingkod Bayan (spearheaded by Mel Tiangco) gave the H. I. students with hearing aids. It was such a big help for them specially since SPED is a public school and most students enrolled there (specially those with learning disabilities) could not afford to buy hearing aids.

Before, hearing aids were bulky, unlike the new and improved models out in the market today. Today, we have "invisible" hearing aid models. One particular provider of hearing aids which is based in the United States, Miracle Ear, offers free hearing test. There is also a bunch of information which can help you make a self-evaluation of whether you are experiencing hearing loss and the things you need to do about it.