krispy kreme comes to manila

yehey!

great Thai Food

soms noodle house is soooooo greeeat! ordered the tom yum soup......really yummo! red curry, chicken pandan and bagoong fried rice and really good thai tea! located at the corner of n garcia and another street! hehehe! a secret nook that is bound to be a hit!
thanx piggy for the great dinner!

a long way from selling kalamasi

when i was small, my mom used to take me to the market with her and i would see kids not much older than i selling kalamansi, little citrus fruits, in a weaved flat basket. once i was asked what i wanted to be and i said, i wanted to sell kalamansi. an odd idea for a little kid.
just last week i was in the ICU taking care of this little girl and i asked her if she wanted to be a nurse just like her mom and she said no, that she wanted to sell things.......
its funny how as children we were content with such simple things. how insignificant experiences could shape our lives. out of all my experiences the deviled ice cream i magnolia fun house really made a mark, and how a trip to sanrio to buy bobby and kate erasers were very much treasured. what about being in a little halohalo shop in the market waiting for my mom to come back for me. i could picture these events in my mind like i could relive them over again, like they happened just yesterday.
yet they happened a long 20+ years ago.....
here i am struggling to finish training as a a pediatrician, struggling because i only have a few months to go until i become a senior, the last line of defense (hehehe!)
........a long way from selling kalamansi

the tale of the killer teddy

http://www.cnn.com/2006/US/09/26/killer.teddy.ap/index.html

when the MD gets sick

when i woke up i felt so bad and then i decided, its time i actually avail of a much needed R & R

series of unfortunate events

why it happens to some is a mystery.......maybe its a blessing in disguise

comfort item

every child had its own comfort item......i had my buyoyong.......a funny name, i dont even know how i got it but it was off white (im not sure if it was from frequent washing or not at all) with violet pasley designs that smelled like money and had ears (as i would call it) that i could gigil with my nails and fall asleep......my buyoyong....my pillow..... =)
i was back up duty last night, did not go home after 24 hour duty and went for another 24 hours and they woke me up at 2am on my second night to pick up a baby who had seizures at home in makati. just my luck! when i got back from the ambulance conduction i felt i had to get something for myself....i felt quite api! so i went to the convinience store and looked around......drink? chips? i went for the icedrop, cheese flavor! and at 3am i was munching on a cold snack in the tiny call room of the PICU. it was so simple yet so refreshing.......the cheese icedrop, my very own comfort item

a very relaxing day

last day of my leave
great lunch at C2
sauna and swedish massage at The Spa
coffee at Heat
mass at Lourdes
dinner at Cibo
haaaayyyy......can everyday be like today?!

Caleruega & Pat Dy

Tying the Knot

we have finaly started planning. really planning!!! we have announced our engagement to the important people in our lives and we have booked the two most important things for the wedding! the church and the photographer!

Coffee Talk

-daily candy-

Goldilocks awoke in Baby Bear’s bed in a foul mood, her head pounding.
Great, she thought, realizing Baby Bear’s bourbon flask was still clasped in her hand. Hangover. Hope these guys aren’t Sanka freaks.
Fortunately, they had a nice Sumatran blend. But which of the Three Bears’ machines to use? (You’d think she’d have figured this out by now. But whatever.)
First she tried Papa Bear’s drip machine: too watery. Then she tried Mama Bear’s French press: too strong. Finally, she tried Baby Bear’s AeroPress and found the small, nonelectric contraption delightfully easy to use.
She simply inserted one of the filters, dropped the grounds in, and added hot water. After stirring for ten seconds, she slowly plunged the press and extracted a perfect cup of espresso. (She could’ve made it into an Americano with some hot water, but she liked her caffeine in concentrated form.)
The AeroPress, unlike a conventional maker, doesn’t steep the grounds too long and provides uniform extraction, resulting in a brew that’s not bitter, not at all watery, and blessedly low in acid.
Or, as Goldilocks might say, juuuuust right.

foot spas and capuccino

i thought that i had always been an easy to please customer but today proved to be otherwise. i had my foot spa and because we didnt have a lot of time in our hands i decided against getting a pedicure. i thought the foot spa was not superb and when i went to the counter to pay they charged me the same rate for a change of polish as if i got a pedicure.....what a rip off!!! i wanted to go up to the woman who did my feet and tell her off but i decided not to. the day went on ok. we watched cars which we all enjoyed. then after a good dinner at cafe med i ordered my usual after dinner coffee and what i got was a watered down capuccino! if you could call it that. i had it taken back and they gave me a more frothy cinnamon sprinkled cup......looked good but......it still tasted like water! remind me never to order coffee when im in the mediterranean!

time pieces

True Love

some pictures speak for themselves
for the first time in a long time......SGD friends got together for the sending off party of one of us......hhhhaaaaayyyyyy =)

Shoes

what is it about shoes that make us girls ........ want to buy more!!! i love shoes

interesting realizations

last sunday, we went to mass and there were two other priests aside from the presiding, they turned out to be japanese. odd, and the sermon odder still. he said it in japanese and our priest translated it. it was interesting that everyone seemed to be listening

anyway, i just love my O2 atom! its everything i wanted. the only disappointement is that the camera takes so long to shoot that i feel that i missed the moment....

sometimes, some things dont turn out they way you'd like it. whether it is because you want things to be traditional or you just want things a certain way, sometimes it just doesnt happen. you sneer at it for years then you see that youve finally accepted things.....interestingly

my new gadget

i proudly present my new toy. its so neat! im so glad i got it....except that i accidentally lost all my data.....but then again.....i love it!

the lucky owner of a new racing helmet

surviving the ER

i finally faced my fear, not by choice mind you, and did my first duty in the ER. and before i knew it, it was time to leave! yes, there are a lot of things in life that we'd rather not go through but sometimes we have no choice and in the end we realize that the experience will help us grow up
as my ER experience........

life's predicament

they say you cant have your cake and eat it too......why is that?
i was an only child for 7 long years and an additional 2 years when i was literally adopted by my aunt. so i guess you can imagine where i am coming from.....a brat who want everything? id like to look at it as an optimist who thinks things are there for the taking, its just a matter of taking the right steps
to give up my principles or to be tough enough for major changes.......that is one hard decision! why cant i keep my principles and stay where i am....it is because i have to deal with people with a different view of how life should be, of what is important and most of all, of how to handle situations.....
what im most afraid of now is that i waste my time thinking and making up my mind and then ill find that someone else has made up my mind for me. that would be one sad day.......a misserable day that can actually happen.....so what to do? take it into my own hands or wait it out like the true optimist that i am? after all, it might, after all these years, get better
life's predicaments
if i let go of what i have, will i find something better? or is this the best there can be? how will i know?
life's predicaments
the easy way out and live life in commonality or put myself on that limb and live life the way i would want it to be? which is more important?
life's predicaments.........

first paychecks and those who mean the world to you

i can clearly remember last year when i got my first official paycheck, i finally made my own money, little as it was. being in my late 20's i was actually a late bloomer in that field of my life compared to my friends from high school who have been earning since forever and are now way up there in the carreer world. being the pauper that i was (and sometimes still is) my first purchase was ofcourse everything i bought over the holidays which were waiting to be paid off but the first real thing i bought proudly with my cash was driving shoes for my piggy........
looking back now i think, does it always follow that the first thing you buy with your first paychecks are for those who mean the world to you?

of fights and victories

its been 3 days since manny pacquiao had defeted morales. the proud pinoy that i am, was ecstatic when i overheard the news while having lunch. i wish i had watched and cheered with the crowd as they announced his victory. yes, i am a sucker for special events and always want (wish) im always there when history unfolds. wish, because my better half chooses to always be on the ho hum. the hype is always too much trouble. can melodramatic me live with commonplace him?
just as the pacquiao vs morales fight had begun, i had started a fight of my own. it was one of those "it kind of got out of hand" situation
think......think......think.......
have you ever had days when things just became better and you get confused if it really did become better or you're pretending things are better because you're just too tired to sort things out.........
maybe its the weather (rainy days have always placed me in a drab) or who knows.....................
haaaaayyyyy..............
so when pacquiao comes home victorious, where will you be?

days of our lives

Chapter 1
The Longest 15 Minutes of My Life
it was a long day, i was from duty and was tasked to take care of a rapidly breathing asthmatic in the ICU.....with 2000 other things on my mind i was told i was to get up to the NICU because i was to transport a 29 weeker to a hospital 14 kilometers away.....in a bassinet with warm water filled gloves to keep the baby warm and me to keep it breathing! the first thing i told the ambulance driver was to keep it easy on the turns! bagging the patient and keeping my eyes on the pulse oximeter and glancing outside hoping to see the hospital where we were headed.....i thought we were never going to get there......but we did.....phew!

Epilouge
i got back tired, from the travel, from the tedious endorsement, or just from all the stress, i dont know but i laid down for a couple of minutes after checking that my asthmatic was ok and then the nurse told me i had a phone call.......i was to go up to the NICU because preterm twins were delivered......booohooohooo at 3 in the morning!!!!


Chapter 2
My First Mortality
after a few hours of rest at home i was back in the nursery and i was told i might catch a congenitally deformed preterm whose mom was having her prenatal check up......curious about the history i went to the labor room and was surprised to find that people were hyped up about something.......i should have known, the mom was being taken to the delivery room for a stat CS! with everything ready, i waited....true enough the baby did look weird i dont think it had a chance.......hence my first death certificate......
and if that wasnt enough i had another preterm catch who was thank God a-ok!

Chapter 3
Rewarded
finally from duty the next day, i planned to endorse right away and as i was going about my already late endorsement another preterm was about to come out! when we first saw the baby we thought it was an abortus.....but the parents said they were aggressive so we stabilized this 600gramer and surprisingly she was a fighter!
so i went home sad yet rewarded hurrying on my way to attend the wedding of one of my best friends from nursing and what a wonderful wedding it was.......haaaayyyy.......
and to top it off i had a great evening with my sis and my love and my fave coffee at a great movie

Chapter 4
Feeling a Bit Ignored
after a few days i came home from a loooong duty and i just couldnt have my way!
bratty? hmmmm not really especially when you ask nicely even when you're cranky yet get a "i dont need to explain to you, i just dont want to do what you want" and then get ignored the whole night until you finally fall asleep out of sheer exhaustion.
and then the next day as if nothing had happened.......so i start the cold war......and nothing......as if nothing was the matter........are guys a bit dense or dont they get the fact that you're upset..... or was i just plainly being ignored until i get tired and come around (which i HATE!). is this a preview of what lies ahead? will i be able to take it?
GGGRRRRRR

positions and responsibilities

its funny how sometimes things just fall into place and you're suddenly in a position you always wanted....well, maybe you did something to get there but because you like what you're doing then it seems like you didnt really do anything......
ive always wanted to be a neonatologist. i remember being in clerkship and being in the nursery and just realizing this is what i want to do......so here i am

Even on the most exalted throne in the world
we are only sitting on our own bottom.
-- Michel de Montaigne

my fave comic strip

new year with a bang

this year's holiday season turned out to be unique.....
the first time i had spent the noche buena without an actual noche buena......and new years eve eating kentucky and yellow cab.......when i think about it, i find it a little depressing.....sabi ko na nga ba when everyone was so hyped about the holidays and days before i felt still so out of it (can you imagine moi not in the mood to celebrate my favorite season?!) there was something wrong.
does it signify things to come or am i just getting too old for the hoolabaloo of the yuletide?
still the optimist that i am, i tackle each day, yes with less fervor, but still hopeful that this year will bring exciting events like planning for everyones long awaited wedding bells.....
none the less my new year came with a bang......
may the whole year be was bright and beautiful as the night sky of ortigas during NEW YEAR 2006!