Day Trip 2

The ancestral home is owned by the Monreal's, Ron's family friend.

Froy Monreal

Dr. & Mrs. Monreal

The nipa hut is their resthouse located at the back of their school.

Sarap magkwentuhan dito

Sarap din magbasa

At masarap din mag-siesta kase nakakaantok ang simoy ng hangin.

Umuwi na din kami ng Manila bandang 3pm. We stopped by Los Banos to buy some buko pie here in The Original Buko Pie. The smell of it makes my tummy go hungry even if I'm not.

Day Trip

Went to Pila, Laguna last Wednesday with Ron, Tita Len, and Ate Kay. I joined them without being able to do my morning rituals (as in di pako naligo and toothbrush--eew!) because they picked me so early in the morning and I slept very late due to Plants vs. Zombies.

There's no heavy traffic in SLEX and we reached Calamba by 6am.

We stopped by Burger King in Calamba for breakfast. I didn't like the bacon, too thin and bland. But I like their spam sandwich and onion rings.

We arrived in Pila at around 7a.m. This is the rest house of Ron's family friend at the back of their family owned Colegio Monterei de Pila. I love this nipa hut particularly this spot--chillax with a coke on a hot summer day!

Then we drove around and dropped by their ancestral home (soon to open to public).

To be continued..

Little Things that Make Me Happy

I thought it's so phallic. Haha. I need these pens in charting and kardex-ing in the hospital. I love the pink mech. pen (beside the syringe pen) because it writes like a ballpen and the pencil doesn't break at all. I bought the Heineken and the upper pens at Greenhills toy shops. The yellow faber castel the red eraser are from NBS.

These are fancy erasers in a lock-lock-like food keeper. I bought this in one of the toy shops in Virra Mall (Php59 only!).

Medicine Blue Book

Here at last is my latest find from the Book Sale:

So handy esp. when you need some infos while you're on duty

I got it for only Php75 (orginal price marked as Php247 at the NBS). Most of the authors are doctors from the PGH. There are lists of abbreviations, antibiotics, and what-have-you in the clinical setting. Straight to the point and the layout of info is just like what you find in a patient's chart like the doctor's order, diagnosis, disease, etiology, meds, labs, nursing care, etc. The meds given are specifically designed for Asians and the labs are listed according to importance. It's better than the 1-ton book that is fundamentals of nursing :)

Cubao

Ron and I went to Cubao at Noynoy-Roxas HQ to buy the yellow-bird ribbon car sticker for Ron's dad. Unfortunately, it's out of stock and the volunteer referred us to National Bookstore. Off we go to NBS but only found the plain yellow ribbon worth P65. Ron bought 5 pieces for His dad and business partners.

At the NBS, we headed to the top 3 floors to look for books on sale. We found books upon books piled up everywhere. I was tempted to buy some but scrimped on my few pesos in my wallet. Next time na lang pag may nursing job na ko (God willing, I'll start on April 19th at my beloved alma mater's hospital). I picked Butch Dalisay's Best of Barfly and Healing Cut which is about anecdotes of Filipino surgeons on their personal clinical experiences.

By the way, I will post my latest HG medical book at the Book Sale next time. It's so cheap (P75) and so handy and it's written by Filipino doctors :)

We were hungry by 4pm so we went straight to Farmer's Plaza. Sago't gulaman at the Goldilock's is not available. Tropical Hut is our next stop. Ang sarap ng macaroni salad, mais con yelo, at classic hamburger nila! The spring chicken lacks flavor, parang Max's lang na matabang na malutong ang balat.

Punta sana kami sa Ali Mall to hunt for the X-mini speakers for my mac kaso tinamad na kami. Next time na lang, sa Greenhills na lang baka mas cheaper pa.

Anywhere but Here

Ngayon ko lang ulit naramdaman ang burn out. First time 'to sa pagiging isang nurse ko. Not because of nursing care or toxic patients. This is due to some unavoidable elements. I wanted to be reassigned to other areas but this. I wanted to go back to the ICU or the Ward 4. Masaya kase at professional ang mga staff dun. They're task oriented and patient-centered.

The other day, I dropped by Ward 4. It was holy week so medyo benign ang floor. Naglalaro lang sila ng pinoy henyo and I was asked to join them. The word was "Erceflora," a medicine used to treat diarrhea for kids. Napaatras yung orderly na makulit kase ang hirap daw nung word. Ayon nahulaan ko. Hahaha!

I always try to drop by the ICU and Ward 4 before and after my duty at Ward 6. Nakaka-miss kase mga staff na nakaka-inspire sa 'kin to go on my duty as a newbie nurse. Never sila nagsungit, nagtaray, or nagparamdam na isa lang akong hamak na volunteer na wala pang masyadong alam sa nursing tasks. Pag may pera ako, I am planning to give them a treat. Pag madami akong pera, bibigyan ko sila ng mango bravo ng Conti's or icecream with cones. Basta wag lang pansit or spaghetti kase may curse ang mga 'to sa hospital, nagiging toxic daw ang situation.