I'm madly and unequivocally inlove with Nursing

I would like to start this blog entry with a quote from JK Rowling:

"There is an expiry date on blaming your parents for steering you in the wrong direction. The moment you are old enough to take the wheel, the responsibility lies with you."

On being in love..

Yes. I am madly in love.

I'm Scared

If anyone from work reads this and you get offended by what I write, let me be the first to apologize. I feel like I've been hiding out my feelings lately and if I don't write about it, I'll go crazy.

Desensitization - I don't even know if that's a word but I've been hearing that word for a long time. I'm scared of being desensitize. If it wasn't for my Dad, I would've cried but typical me, I didn't like anyone, especially my Dad, to see me shed a tear. It's been only a month and I feel like I'm becoming a different kind of nurse.

Aswangs in my room

I really don't know what to write. But my senses tell me that I should click [New Post] and start writing.

I can't sleep with the lights off. I just can't. I don't know what the rationale is but the idea of waking up without glaring at the bright light of the florescent scares me. Maybe it's because I watch too many horror films? or maybe I got it from my other sister, Dyan, who's used to sleeping with the lights on as well. Or maybe, just maybe, it's from the aswangs in my room!

Bucket List (inspired by my sis, Dyan Go)

No, I'm not dying and I don't fantasize about it. There may be a couple of times (especially on a bus ride) that I imagine such horrid image but I'm don't obsess about it. I think it's just amazing to think of all the things that you want to do (no matter how impossible they may seem) and day dream about doing it.

So here's my Top 10 list (not in chronological order)

From An Unemployed Nurse Volunteer

July NLE 2011 results were recently released and I vividly imagine myself almost 2 years ago during the release of my examination. I imagined myself staring intently at the computer screen, clicking the Refresh button every 5 minutes or so just to check if the results were released. And there it was. I shouted like crazy, hugged my mom, called everyone I know. It was one of the happiest moments of my life. 2 years after, here I am.

Happy Birthday Letter

Kelvin,

Today is your birthday. Can you imagine? We’ve been celebrating your birthday together for 6 years. I know that we’ll continue this celebration till we’re old and gray and I can’t wait for that to happen. Wouldn’t it be nice to stay at home, be cuddled together on a couch, probably sipping our cups of coffee, with only the blaze of the fire place as our company? You’d be all wrinkled but it wouldn’t matter anyway because I’d be looking at the same man that I’ve loved years before. I’d be looking at the very same eyes which I dearly love because I see my future in them.

My 80-year-old Self

I've written about what I missed during my childhood (Shatong) and it's got me thinking into how the future would look like 55 years from now.

My present consists of listening to classics such as The Beatles, Bob Marley, The Beegees and Debbie Gibson songs. What would 'classics' mean when I'm 80? Britney Spears? Backstreet Boys? Kpop? LADY GAGA?! Would I, 55 years from now, be listening to a Retro Radio Station and listen to 'Hit me Baby One More Time' instead of 'Yesterday, all my troubles seem so far away'?

Shatong (inspired by #wheniwas13)

I think my mom is pretty much relieved that I was born in the late 80s (LATE!! i'm not that old) because it was a less expensive childhood compared to the present. When I was young, all i had was a stick that I'd pick up anywhere and play 'shatong' with. Now, children might not even know what 'shatong' is. There are a few things you can learn when playing 'shatong'. You learn Physics because you get to calculate the speed and velocity of the stick depending on the direction you want the stick to go to (of course, that's for kids ages 8-13 years old with an advance knowledge in science). But for a regular kid like me, I just learn patience and persistence which is tough to learn for kids these days when everything can be done in a touch of a button.

What to do in Spiderman-moments

I've had so many 'sablay' moments in my life. I actually believe that at least 80% of my existence is made of those moments. What does 'sablay' means anyway? Does it mean tripping over a newly-ironed, white nursing uniform on your way to work? Or simply the things that happened in the song 'Ironic' by Alanis Morissette?

The Eiffel Tower(s) of Dagupan City

OF course, an 81-storey, 1063-feet, 324-meter tall tower (Eiffel Tower, Wikipedia) cannot be seen in Dagupan City. My dad actually mentioned that Dagupan's land is soft so a building that high would have been impossible to build (Ernie Go's know-it-alls). But we have the perfect sites just like that famous landmark in Paris which may not be the most aesthetically challenging to the sight but it will certainly be the most appetizing in taste and in ambiance.

The Elemental Awesomeness of Extreme Spectacularism.. Legen (wait for it..) DARY! - My Harry Potter 7.2 Review

It was awesome.
We waited an hour for the gates to open with fellow fans. Our game plan, 'To look like complete idiots for a day and just run for it..". Batikan la ya! The excitement's just rushing in as one of the security guards appear at the bag checking area of the entrance. I look at the other opponents and there they are. One with a Starbucks coffee. One wearing a Gryffindor scarf which I wanted to rip off. Others just lurking by hoping to be as subtle as they can so that they may appear as a regular muggle when in reality, they're wizards as well. Wizards like us. I would use the Alohamora charm to open the gates followed by Imperio to the guards but it just wouldn't be fair. And where's the fun in that, right?

My Review

To my fellow college 'drop-per', 'fail-er', irresponsible, selfish, narcissistic friends

I graduated from high school last 2003. After that, I've decided to take up BS Nursing which is a four-year course. I graduated from college last 2009. Mathematically, I took up Nursing for 6 years. I was stupid, selfish and irresponsible. To make the long introduction short, I (a word that rhymes with suck but in past tense and starts with the letter F) up.

It's just great that I have the most patient and wonderful parents but still, it's probably the greatest regret that I had. I was selfish. I kept thinking that this isn't what I wanted. I wanted something else. I made that my reason to drop subjects, fail classes, be downright stupid. I transferred to another university just so I can start out fresh and yes, it has helped me a little to make it through but sometimes, you couldn't help but feel a little left out especially when you realize that everyone is younger than you.

So I make this blog to my fellow college 'drop-per', 'fail-er', irresponsible, selfish, narcissistic friends who are stuck in college

Goodbye to the Muggle World

Lately, 50 percent of my tweets is about the upcoming and last installment of the Harry Potter movie, Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows Part 2. For a girl who followed JK Rowling's writings for the past 10 years, it feels like the end of a good Christmas vacation. Non-fans would probably not understand. The books would last forever but it's the anticipation of the movie that I would miss the most.

What's so great about JK Rowling anyway?

The Bida and Kontrabida of Filipino Soap Operas

It's 7 o'clock and already, the family's about to start dinner. Dad calls everyone to the table with his infamous script, "How many times do I have to call you?" but Yaya refuses to eat and counters back, "Mauna na kayo." - a scene common in the Filipino household. It may not be the exact scene but more or less, it is like that. The question is, why does Yaya refuse to eat? Ding, ding, ding! Alas! We have an answer. It's because Mara Clara or Mula Sa Puso or Ikaw na Sana is on.

I was practically in that scene before. Of course, we don't have Yaya's (we have butlers who carry us to our table and put food on our mouth - wishful thinking). But I grew up watching these telenovelas from ABS CBN and GMA. And in a span of years, I finally found out the secret formula of a Filipino Soap Opera.

About the Title

I've decided to put my writing prowess (clears throat) into good use and start this new blog. I probably have at least 3 blogs which I've started but this time, I swear to myself (like how I swear to do the dishes after dinner) that I will continuously write as much as possible.

About the title. I guess, it would seem pretty obvious. I do have a big forehead. I wanted the title to be 'The girl with the Lightning Scar' or 'The Lost Daughter of Superman's Dad'. Unfortunately, none of those are true. So this is me, giving out to the world (whoever you are) that I have a huge forehead that thinks a lot. Even when the situation doesn't need thinking, it still thinks. Sometimes, I have this strange feeling that I have an autopilot, just running through my brain even when I'm on manual mode.

So here we go..