Case 13: Me and Maja Part 2

Naisipan ko na turuan si Maja ng konting tricks. Hehe. Pambawi ko na to. Napakabilis kasi turuan kaya sorry na lang sa kanila. Haha

Pag tinanong sino na ang magaling… ituturo nya si Nanay ko. Kasi pag wala si Maja sa bahay, nagkakasakit si Nanay. Pagumuuwi na ng bahay namin nawawala na ang sakit nya. Hahaha

Pag tinanong sino ang mabaho.. ituturo nya ang Tatay ko. Haha. Wag nyo na alamin bakit, too much info!

Pagtinanong kung sino si putol… ituturo nya ulit ang tatay ko. Naputol kasi ang ring finger ni tatay nung nasa navy pa siya.

Pag tinanong sino ang mataba… ituturo nya Papa nya. Haha.

Pag tinanong sino ang takot sa ulan… yung labandera namin. hehe

Pag tinanong sino si loverboy… ituturo nya yung isang Kuya ko. Hahahah

Pag tinanong sino love nya… isa isa nya ituturo. Mama nya, Papa nya, sina Nanay at tatay. Pati kami.

Pag tinanong sino may toyo… ituturo nya yung isang Uncle namin, malakas kasi talaga toyo nun e. si maja lang nakakapagpatino dun. Spoiled na spoiled sya dun.

Pag tinanong sino matanda… ituturo nya yung dalawa kong lola! Hahahahah.

Lastly, Pag tinanong mo kung sino ang pogi….

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Maaga ako nakauwi ng bahay nung Friday at dali dali ako sinalubong ng aking pamangkin/inaanak. Ganyan ang itsura nya nun. Mas malala pa ata. hehe. at dali dali akong kiniss sa cheeks. hehe

Nakakatuwa pa e, hinanapan nya ako ng tsinelas at pinahuhubad ang sapatos ko sabay sabi ng "Nong, palit na!"

Case 13: Mr. Palengke

Hindi ito tungkol kay Mar Roxas. Unahan ko na kayo.

Dahil may 2 days off ako (diba nago-off kahit hindi nagtatrabaho) e nautusana ako ng nanay na samahan siya sa palengke. Naalala ko lang nung bata pa ako, na bago kami magpunta sa palengke e sinasabihan na kami ni nanay na “WAG KA MAGTUTURO, IIWAN KITA DUN” sabay dilat ng mata. Hahaha Syempre ako naman e takot na takot, kaya bawal magturo. May time na nagturo ata ako at sang katutak na palo nakuha ko sa nanay ko nuon. Hehe

So, ayun kanina e sinamahan ko siya ulit sa palengke. Nakakatuwa lang. nandun pa rin yung mga dating tindahan. Meron dung tindahan ng pabango. Nakaaircon pa sila at may binibentang mga lotion, pabango at anik-anik. Nandun pa irn yung nagbebenta ngmga school supplies, sa sobrang laki ng kinikita niya ata e dati isang maliit na stall lang siya ngayon 3 na ata sakop nya pati yung tapat na stall nakuha na rin.

Tinanong ako ni nanay kung ano gusto kong tanghalian. Sinabi ko lang basta gulay masaya na ako. Nagtuturo siya kung gusto ko ng alimasag o sugpo. (todo deny naman ako na ayaw ko e, gustong gusto ko naman. Baka mapalo ako pag nagturo e, haha). Nagturo sya ng isda, bisugo, tilapia, bangus, pesa, tinanggihan ko dahil hindi naman ako mahilig kumain ng isda lalo na yung matinik. Hindi sa ayaw ko sa isda, tamad lang ako magkurot. Haha kaya Albacora lang kinakain ko. (albacore name nya or Longfin tuna) sarap n sarap ako dyan, sinigang o prito solve na ko. Hehe

Di nawawala yung makasalubong ng nanay ang mga amiga o ex-coteachers o co-retired teachers nya. todo benta ang nanay sa pagbalandra ng kanyang anak. haha. Para akong baboy lang na binebenta na P160/kilo. (sabagay mukha naman akong baboy)

Ayun lang naman, nakauwi kami ng walang nabiling gulay, saya lang diba? :)

Case 11: Lola Ingay and Lola Ching

Spend the lunch today visiting my 2 lolas.

Natutuwa ako sa 2 lola kong to. Dahil kahit may katandaan na e malakas pa rin sila at makikita mo kapag holiday season na sobrang saya nila. Nakikita na kahit papano kumpleto ang pamilya.

Tradisyon na kasi namin na dumalaw sa kanilang dalawa sa unang araw ng taon. Una, si lola ingay, nanay ni tatay ko. Medyo may kahinaan na ang tenga pero mahilig syang magbiro. Mahilig din makipaglaro sa mga apo nya sa tuhod. Akalain mo dati rati kami ang inaalagaan nya pero ngayon yung mga anak na ng mga pinsan at kapatid ko ang nilalaro. natutuwa ako pag napagbabaliktad nya kami ng isa kong utol. nababaliktad nya ang pangalan namin. hehe

Si lola Ingay, 96 years old.

Pangalawa si Lola Ching, ang nanay ni nanay ko, dati nung bata pa ko medyo naiinis ako sa kanya kasi lagi nya kaming inuutusan. Taga hugas ng pinggan, taga luto, kung anu-ano pa. Lagi kaming nasa kusina (halata naman sa timbang namin) para magayos ngunit yung ibang pinsan ko e nasa harap ng tv, naglalaro ng kung anu-ano. Ngayon ko lang naisip ng tumanda na ko na malaki ang tiwala nya sa nanay ko at sa pamliya ko. Na kaya pala kami inuutusan nuon dahil alam nya na hindi sya mabibigo.

Si lola Ching, 93 years old.

Nagpapasalamat ako na binigyan pa sila ng isang taon pa at lagi kong hinihiling na sana maging maayos ang kalagayan nilang dalawa. Kahit na madalas ko silang biruin napamahal na ko sa dalawa kong lola. Malaki ang natulong nila para mapatapos kami sa pagaaral at hanggang ngayon e tumutulong pa rin sila. At humihingi ako ng marami pang taon para sa kanila. At sana Makita nila na nakatapos rin ako ng pagaaral.

Natuwa rin ako sa kanila dahil simple lang naman ang hiling nila. Yung makumpleto ang pamilya pag may simpleng pagtitipon.

Case 10: 1... 2... 3... PUSH!

Hinga ng malalim, hold your breath mommy and push 1… 2… 3… 4… 5… 6… 7… 8… 9… 10… Push!

This is the case of 25 year old male who recently had his rotation in Obstetrics. Within the 12 hours of duty he witnessed 2 Normal Vaginal Delivery, 1 Forceps Delivery and an Appendectomy (delivery room is just near the operating room) at 3 in the morning.

What made the duty of the said 25 year old male more enjoyable was his conversation with the residents of the said department. He used to think that they were a snotty snob that makes the lives of interns miserable. But after having burger and twister fries with them, it’s clear that it’s part of the learning process that they’ll give you a jolt and a little shake and it was nice to know they’re humans after all. Hehe. One of them is pretty hot too. Haha. Hi Dra. NE! :D

I used to think that our OB chief resident is inconsiderate and just plain bitchy, but after conversing with her, she’s actually okay and very funny. She and one of the residents tried to make a mock interview with the four of us on duty and asked what our favorite subject is. I was about to answer OB. Seriously obstetrics is one of the easiest subjects to study and they stick to the reference book as a source of examination questions, but I ended up answering Rehab Medicine. Lol. Second question was, who’s our favorite consultant is, now I have to answer that honestly since I only like 2 consultant physicians as my professors. One’s from OB and the other is from Surgery. Conversation with them went on and on, and I really appreciate them giving us tips and advices. Our chat was cut short when one of the mommies was about to go on labor, right then we got back to being serious.

Hinga ng malalim, hold your breath mommy and push 1… 2… 3… 4… 5… 6… 7… 8… 9… 10… Push!

X’s – no, I’m not planning to be an Obstetrician, though the perks of working as one is very rewarding. Nyehehhe. :P

Case 9: Cauchemar

Cauchemar

This is a case of a 25 year old male who had 2 cups of coffee 3 hours prior to an event he’ll never forget. Later that night, patient JA decided to take a 2 hours nap after reviewing for his exams. He turned off the lights and left a small warm light open. He set his 2 phones on alarm at 2 in the morning and immediately fell asleep.

After 30 minutes or so, patient JA, felt cold and at the same time felt something's pulling him into a deeper sleep. That’s when he sensed, it was like he’s being watched by someone. Patient JA ignored what’s happening, since after 3 years staying in his dorm room, there’s nothing strange or extraordinary disturbances he’s aware of occurring there.

Patient JA removed all the pillows in his bed (all 5 of them) but there’s no luck, everytime he’ll close his eyes, the feeling of being watched and being pulled to a deeper sleep was there. There was an instance he felt that there was a heavy feeling on his torso, like someone sitting on top of his chest. JA never returned to sleep and just continued with his reviewing.

Weird as it may sound, that happened couple of times already, and that’s when JA sleeps when his feet faces the door of his dorm room. So is it true? What the old superstition says?

image taken from here

Case 8: You are What You Eat

Hayun! Musta na? medyo busy lang lately :D

So medyo kinakarir ko na ang pag gym. Kahit namiss ko yung isang session last Friday.nakatulog kasi ako. At ayaw ko abutin ng medyo late dahil deretso pa ako ng uwi sa Cavite.

Since kinakarir ang pagggym, medyo minodify ko na rin ang diet. Nagkakanin pa rin naman ako… Occasionally. Half rice minsan. Minsan wala. Pero mostly cereal at salad. Last 6 months nung nag gym ako e ang kinakain ko lang e nestle fitness cereal. Diet kung diet. Minsan kahit galing exams, walang tulog mag gym pa din. Haha adik lang? pasensya na. sawang sawa na rin kasi akong tawaging lobo, baboy, piggy, at kung ano ano pa. pero narealize ko mali rin naman yong sobrang diet diba? So here’s what I did.

I watch every calorie I take in as much as possible. Pwera na lang kung dine out! Paki ba niyo? Hehe

So eto usually breakfast ko. Cereal plus peach slices. Ang total nyan e mga at least 280 calories. i think!

Tapos eto, salad (lettuce, cherry tomatoes, chiken fillet) di ko alam ilang calories nyan. Lol!

Medyo may kalakihan pero nasa 2000+cal/day (minus 500 daw pag diet) ata kailangan ko. Kailangan ko pa rin naman ng energy para huminga, magisip at mag gym. :P

nagpagawa ako ng program for target areas ko na iwoworkout. so hayun sana hindi naman kahirapan. hehe

X's - kanina ayaw bumukas ni Chloe (tong laptop ko) namatay sya bigla. pero good thing nagopen. salamat sa lucky charm ko! hehehe.

Case 7: Confessions of a GymandShopaholic

Ayun! After a week of vacation, yeah you read that right. I only had a week for vacation, samahan mo pa ng enrollment and everything (shopping) hehe so minus na naman yun sa bakasyon. Womp womp womp. So where did I spent my vacation? Syempre sa bahay! Hehe. Good thing nandun ang aking cute and pretty inaanak/paangkin na mana sa ninong. Mana sa kakulitan! Since sa bahay nga, lumobo na naman ako. Yeah I gain weight even when I breathe ata sa bahay. hehe

So anung solusyon? I enrolled myself sa gym kanina. So balik gym na ko. I applied for the 36 sessions good for 3 months dahil hindi ko naman afford ang one year na membership. Sa baon ko kasi binabawas ang pang gym kaya ayun. Tiis! Saan ako nag-gym? Secret! Hehehe! Will I still jog in UP? Siguro paminsan minsan kapag natrip-an.

Been cleaning and arranging my dorm room. Di kasi sya spacious, so I need to do some adjustments. Probably next post I’ll post some pics ng dorm. :D

Lastly, I mentioned earlier about shopping! Hehe. I bought a new pair of shoes. Wala lang for sure di ko naman magagamit agad sa school kasi maulan. Hahaha

X’s – can’t wait for OUR vacation! So I need to save money! Save save save! I need help!

Case 6: Naalala kita, SEMBREAK!

After 5 days of contemplating on what happened to me (rather not talk about it here guys and gals. :D), I’m back! Yes. Hehe So what keeps me busy the past few days?

1. Been reading book 7 of the Harry Potter series. This coming November is the screening of the first half of the film so it’s crucial for us potter fans/geeks to catch up and remember every single important detail. Lol! Just kidding! It’s always a habit of me to read HP series during breaks, I don’t know maybe it’s some sort of escape from reality.

2. Another book that I’ve been reading is Hunger Games by Suzzane Collins (2008). I’ve been hearing good reviews about this book and been advised several times to read. And I heard it will be adapted to a movie with no specific date yet, I think. I will not write anything about this book, all I can say is just read it! And I need to catch up, because book 2 which is Catching Fire (2009) and book 3 Mockingjay (last August) are already out. But I need to save muna so I can buy the other 2. :D

3. Hell yeah! The balikbayan box just came this afternoon! Remember the LIST? Haha. When my parents and sib returned last August 27^th, they already brought some stuffs with them but most of the items I had written on the LIST were not yet completed. Until now! hehe

Kenneth Cole stuffs in NY are really cheap! That’s why I asked for those. I think they have outlet stores that sell these with discounts.

Dove! Though not on my list, I’ve been using dove for 5 months for face and body. Hehe. try the 7 days Dove Challenge and see the difference. Lol! Seriously, dove made in US has a different feel compared to local ones.

The bag! I need a new backpack!

Shirts! I’ve been controlling myself to buy shirts for the past month and it was worth to save money for new clothes

The tumbler (pointed). My brother told me that these are sold out already in most stores in NY. So lucky us to get 5 of these! Hehe And all are in good hands. :D this is not my shelf by the way, it’s my friend’s and she’s been collecting different cities! Yey for her. hehe

4. Lastly, I cooked dinner tonight.

Tuna and mushroom in white sauce

Iced tea with lemon

need to point the lemon! lol

Case 5: State of Confusion

I was about to wash my laundry earlier today when rain poured hard. I’ve been very busy for the past week and it seems I’ll be extending my dorm stay till next week. I still have to coordinate a seminar for our action plan this coming Friday, another exam tomorrow and next Wednesday. I remember from a movie when one guy said “you know when you’re doing great in your work? when your life turns into a smoke”. Same applies in Post Grad School. Adding to that is you have a limited allowance.

But…

What made me so happy last weekend is that it’s our town fiesta and of course the arrival of my parents and my brother! Yehey! Hehehe. So did I get all the things I wanted from the list? Of course! Hehehe but as I promised, I hugged them when they arrive, which is weird for them cause I never showed any form of affection since, I don’t know. I was about to take pics of the goodies but I realize I don’t want to become a show off. So imagine nyo na lang. :P

It was very tiring to entertain and meet some relatives. Kailangan smile pa rin kahit bored na sa kinkuwento. Haha! I remember last 5-7 years ago when me and my siblings will have a contest of who will have the most guests coming. Lol! But this year only two of my highschool friends came. Muning and G arrived at 9pm, I was trying to fight my sleep but when muning dropped the good news, I was instantly wide awake. To muning, you’ll always be dearest to me and I’m really happy for you and your groom Poch. :D

Another thing, I met two bloggers, they are the ones who are close and dearest to me because they’re like family. And I’m thankful I found time relaxing with them. And whatever they’re going through, I know they’ll be okay. :D

What irritates me is that I have to cut my vacation short and return here in QC. I’m questioning myself if I’m still enjoying this. So, I might blog irregularly. I don’t want to run this blog with sad thoughts.

And what divides my thoughts? I’m actually fixing my papers to take my internship somewhere else. That I have to move.

Case 4

We are presented with a case of a 25 year old Filipino male, after 18 hours and still wide awake, he’s still elated. As usual, I was cramming making my hand written history which I will present to Consultant X. I still hope you remember Consultant X. Let me remind you about Consultant X… aside from her mean attitude towards students and interns, there’s nothing more that I can add. Hehe. But seriously, Consultant X is like your typical Cat lady. She doesn’t like cats but I bet she loves some pussies. :P

She’s known for howling at students, shouting at interns for small little things. To be fair, she’s really intelligent. Magna Cum Laude and Graduating top of her class in Premed and Med School. At a very young age she’s one of the best Cardiologists not only here in my School but also in Philippine Heart Center.

And today, we finally met.

Don’t you hate it when you were given a bad endorsement regarding one person and when you finally met that person; she’s the opposite of what you expected. Yes, Consultant X has this aura of someone you should be afraid of, but she’s actually nice.

She only wants few things from her students. One is, to read. Seriously, how can you answer her questions if you weren’t even prepared? Two is to practice how you speak and your grammar. I know, I myself make some mistakes but at least I try a little and talk with conviction. Third, if you’ll make a guess at least, make an intelligent one. Fourth, don’t give her a reason to bully and mock you, again if you’re prepared or try to look as if you were prepared, you’re okay. Haha. Lastly, try to act like you’re interested on what she says, even if she calls you the most derogatory things, we need to learn the hard way, right?

I was told I tamed the dragon lady earlier today. Seriously, I don’t carry the laurels for myself, I owe that to my group mates and it was a team work last night. It’s just that I probably read more than them and recall some ideas from my premed course.

Consultant X was all smiles when she left our group after that small group case discussion. Let’s wait next next week if she’ll be the same or she’ll unleash her evil alter ego.

X’s – I accidentally deleted the widows media player and the contents of the entertainment folder in my laptop. Should I just insert my windows CD and will it reinstall lost/deleted data? Huhu!

Cases 2 and 3

CASE 2

Last Saturday we went to a wake of a high school friend. Tragically the complication of chemotherapy was the culprit. Imagine, a 25 year old male died of stroke. Sadly a year prior he was diagnosed with stage 4 gastric cancer. I was asking her sister what were the initial symptoms her brother felt. Sabi nya lang, he felt back pains then went to upper abdominal pain. I asked her kung nagrereflux yung kuya niya before, she said wala siyang marecall. And for history of smoking and alcoholic beverage drinking, she said her brother never smokes and occasionally drinks.

I remember him in high school na always being teased by his classmates and he’s just cool about it. Pangiti ngiti. He’s also nice to talk to, kasi he really listens. Yung tipong interesado makinig. There were couple of times na sinabay nya ko papasok sa school nung college kami. Along the way lang naman daw kasi yung school ko sa school nya.

It’s sad that he could’ve done a lot pa sana. Have his own kids and family.

I know he’s in a better place now, kung saan mas less ang suffering. And he’ll always be included in my prayers.

CASE 3

Well change topic. I know I may sound selfish.

It’s sad that after all those years looking up to someone and they managed to disappoint you, Big time!

I have this ex-friend/classmate; we actually live in the same town. He entered med school a year ahead of me. Last Saturday I found out that he bad mouthed me and my school. I don’t know what he exactly said but “second-rate” and “di maganda” in a sentence with my name and my school sounds offensive. I know I shouldn't make a big deal about this and just think of my own problems. Naisip ko nga na wag na lang patulan kasi kung tutuusin e chismis lang, pero I think I need to ventilate.

It’s sad that I speak highly of him and really happy with his achievements. I even look up to him. Nakakalungkot din why he didn’t said that to my face, mas okay pa sana. I know he studied and trained in the BEST MED SCHOOL IN THE COUNTRY, pero why talk about me in that manner, it’s plain rude. I know some people who came from that same school and some are still studying in that school, pero hindi naman ganoon ang ugali.

Sabi nga nila, “wala naman sa School yan, nasa estudyante din”. I remember one of my consultant saying that “kahit na magaling ka sa academics, pero kulang ka naman sa paguugali at pakikisama e mahihirapan ka din sa pagiging doctor.”

I just wish him good luck and hope his trash talking will take him to excellence.

I don’t know what‘s the exact reason why he said that. Actually I’m still thinking why he probably said that, siguro malaki lang tlaga ang ulo nya or he’s jealous that I’m gorgeous. Hehehe! Biro lang! :P

This is the last time I’ll talk about it. Masyadong mababaw pagusapan. Like my high school friend who passed away regarding his bullies, i'll be cool about it! Pagdadasal ko na lang din siya.

Or suntukan na lang! :P

x's - to people from that school, i don't generalize. love ko pa din ang mga taga duon ko na friends ko, di lang naman siya ang nagaral dun. hehehe. kayo, baka gusto nyo din mahalin ko. hehehe

Case 1

This is the case of JA, 25 years old, male, single Filipino, Catholic, a student/model, born on March 1985 in ---, currently residing in Quezon City, admitted for the nth time in hospital blah blah…

With a chief complaint of lack of sleep, agitation and procrastination.

17 hours prior to consultation, patient was still awake reviewing his prepared case presentation about stroke management. Patient was agitated as hell since his Consultant for that day is known notoriously obnoxious, let’s name her Consultant X, let me tell you something about Consultant X, aside from her mean attitude towards students and interns, there’s nothing more that I can add. Patient tried to do 100 jumping jacks which didn’t afford any relief. No medication was taken.

13 hours prior to consultation, patient received good news, he was told that Consultant X will not be able to come and attend the fucking conference. Patient presented his case to a better and nicer Resident of that Department. Patient was so glad and relieved; he treated his buddies with venti iced white choco mocha.

4 hours prior to consultation, after a warm shower, patient fell asleep immediately in his dorm room. Patient woke up and few minutes prior to admission, he remembered he’s not yet taking any breakfast or lunch.

Now I’m hungry!

X’s - Can’t complain for a crappy internet connection since I have it for free! Haha.

Any suggestions ng music while jogging? I think I need to change my playlist. Baka kaya tinatamad na din ako magjog L