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Showing posts with label doodles. Show all posts

10.01.2009

Pakonti-konti

Ang bagal ng internet connection ngayon. Parang yung speed ng connection nung mga 2003, nung panay ang babad ko sa internet cafe sa kanto para magFriendster at magresearch ng lyrics ng mga R&B na kanta sa Lyrics.com. Hay I love you PLDT DSL!

Kanina lang, may nabuo na akong blog sa utak ko. Pero dahil mabagal ang connection, putol-putol din ang aking train of thought.

Hindi pwedeng hindi ko banggitin na maraming lugar na ang apektado ng pagka-moody ni Mother Earth. Luzon, Samoa, Vietnam, Indonesia, pati Georgia, Atlanta. Menopausal na siguro si Mama Earth. Tama na please.

Miss ko na camera ko. Hindi naman talaga yun akin ng buong-buo. Nakiki-camera lang ako kay Papa. Ayun, dala niya sa Mongolia ngayon. Sad. :| Gusto kong mamasyal at magpindot buong araw.

Umuwi na rin ang mga pinsan ko sa Manila. Nakaka-miss agad. Walang kuya at ate. :| Ganito talaga siguro basta panganay noh?

Pero kahit ganun, masaya pa rin ako ngayong araw. Pagdukot ko sa bulsa ng bagong laba kong shorts, aba! May papel! Pera! Bente? Singkwenta? Isang daan? Hindi. Isang libo!!! Kung saan, kelan at paano napunta ang isang libo sa bulsa ko, wala akong alam. Basta alam ko, may isang libo na ako! Woohoo!

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Naisip ko na andami kong ginagawa tuwing nagda-drive ako mag-isa. Tulad ng..

  • pagkuha ng picture. Picture ng mga taong dumadaan, kotseng nakakasalubong, sunset, etc. Pag nakatigil ako sa red light, pati sarili ko, kinukunan ko na ng picture. Pangit lang ang mga angle, nakafocus sa mga butas ng aking ilong, masisilip ang utak ko.
  • pagkanta ng malakas. Kahit nakasara ang mga bintana at di naririnig ng mga tao sa labas, halata pa ring kumakanta ako kasi makikita ako sa loob na papikit-pikit sa pagbirit. Yaks.
  • mga nakakadiring habits. Tulad ng pag-yawn na sa sobrang laki ng bunganga, kita na ang aking spleen. At tulad na rin ng pangungulangot, pagtanggal ng tinga, pagkamot ng kili-kili, pag-ayos ng bra kung nakapuwesto ba ng tama. Feel at home ako sa kotse eh, ano ba.
  • pagsayaw. Kanina, banat ako sa pagsayaw habang naka-red light. Woohoo, may pa-snap snap pa!
Ang masaklap nito, andami ko na ngang ginagawang kalokohan habang nagmamaneho, lagi ko pa talagang nakakalimutan na hindi tinted ang aking mga bintana! Huwaaa.

Ayun lang muna. Pakonti-konti. Goodnight.

9.29.2009

Yaaay!

I literally threw my fists up in the air just now! Season 5 of How I Met Your Mother has started and I am done with Ep. 1. Plus, I am waiting for my eternal server to finish downloading Episode 2! Yaaay! I love this show, obviously.

And oh, this page is sporting a new do. The previous layout was just so.. hippie and puberty-ish hahaha. Hence, I decided to go lite and classy, a contrast to my heavy and disorganized thoughts. So here it is. Yaaay!

I also named the page 'El Cuaderno". Eversince I learned how to write, I've always kept old notebooks so I could write on the extra pages. I never had a real diary, all my diaries are ordinary notebooks, as in the one you use for your English class. And yes, I once used a Lesson Plan as my diary! Now, I still write in my notebook but I want this page to be my online journal. As with my personality, please don't expect my posts to make sense all the time. :p

I spent the day lounging around and being lazy, aside from my activities with Mom of course. It was already 4 pm when I realized I didn't take a bath yet. Eeek. But now, I'm all fresh and clean! Yaaay! Lame hahaha.

9.27.2009

Ondoy and Planet Earth

Ondoy, Ondoy Go Away, Don't Dare to Come Another Day

Yesterday, I was wondering how come there was a News Flash every fifteen minutes or so on TV. I was only hearing the opening music for the ABS-CBN news flash but I didn't really pay attention. I was only aware of what really happened til last night, when Cristine Reyes was begging for help as she was stuck on their rooftop with her family for eight hours. Little did I know about the extent of damage that Ondoy brought to Luzon.

I remember Manila to be prone to flood. But this one is crazy. Cars floating, people swimming amidst rainwater and even posh subdivisions seem to be floating as well. This picture from Yahoo images broke my heart.


People are swimming towards higher ground for safety. On my Twitter account, I read a lot of updates from local celebrities. The one that struck me most was @iloveruffag's post:

Chard said it was like the end of the world in Marikina. Pitch black, hundreds shouting for help,food. Most were angry,others were crying.
While I and other Davaoeños are so lucky to be in a typhoon-free zone, I think it is best for us to offer prayers for the victims of this typhoon. God bless the Philippines.

Weird Planet

Dad and I were chatting via Yahoo Messenger earlier. I told him about Ondoy. Then, he told me it snowed in Mongolia for a day then it stopped. Yesterday, it was freezing and today it was sunny and warm. His Mongolian officemates remarked that this was the first time they experienced such moody weather. And we both remembered the Red Dust in Sydney the other morning.

We only have one conclusion: Planet Earth is acting strange.

In other news..

Our cousins visited us! Yey! They live in Taytay, Rizal so we haven't seen each other in a gazillion years. Ate Jet and Kuya Jas used to visit us when we still lived in Bataan. We were growing up together when we were kids but sadly, we grew apart in the later years because my family and I moved to Davao. They're both older than me by four to six years (I never knew they're exact age) and they've always given me that "older sibling feeling" that I long for. It's nice chatting with them and their mom, Tita Flor. Our conversations have mostly evolved on how it was before when we were kids and how we are now. They still can't forget that I wanted to join Miss Philippines! Gaaah! It's truly great to have them here even for a few days.

9.22.2009

Tagalog Tuesday

Magtatagalog na ako. Pagod na ako sa kaka-spelling and grammar check.

Sa ulo ng mga balita..
  • Nakapaglagay na ako ng $2000.00 sa pitaka ko. Dati, pinahawak ako ng $6000.00. Oo, sumagi din sa isip ko ang tumakbo papuntang money changer. Pero bago ko pa man nagawa yun, ni-remind agad ako ng Tatay ko na dugo at pawis ang sinakripisyo niya para dun. So, okay. Kanina, $2000.00, katas ng Mongolia. Di ko maitatangkang itakas yun, kundi maraming mamumulupot sa gutom.
  • Kasama kami ni Mama at ni The Boy sa travel agency kanina. Bago kami umalis, sabi ni Miss G, "Magkapatid kayo?" Buti nalang di ko narinig. Kung narinig ko pa yun, nako! Tatanungin ko muna siya kung sino sa tingin niya ang mas matandang kapatid. Kung ano man ang isasagot niya, doon nakaratay ang hustisya! :))
  • Nakita ko ang kaklase ko nung elementary sa TV. Pareho kaming taga-section 4-Bataan, teacher namin yung kulot ang buhok na madaldal. Yung kaklase kong iyon, matalino, tahimik at maitim din. Sayang di ko naging seatmate, kundi potential puppy love na sana yun. Waaa. :) Andun siya sa TV nung isang gabi, isa siya sa mga volunteers ni Noynoy. Lalo siyang umitim kasi nakadilaw siya, eh bawal kaya yun sa aming lahi. Wala lang.
  • Naisip ko lang.. Kung hindi kaya ako magFacebook, may makakaalala pa kaya sa akin? Mawawala nalang ba ako bigla sa balat ng lupa? Mapuputol ba lahat ng friendships na nabuo ko hango sa totoong buhay at hindi sa FB? Ang puno't dulo ng lahat ng ito, importante ba talagang may Facebook? Oo, sagot ng mga naglalaro ng Farmtown. :|
***

Boredom.

Napansin kong panay akong binibisita nito. Madalas sa hapon, 1 to 4 pm. At sa gabi, 8 to 10 pm. Ito yung mga oras na nakatanim ang pwet ko sa plastic chair sa harap ng computer, naghahanap ng magagawa sa mundo ng internet. O di kaya nakahiga ako sa kama at nagbabasa ng isa sa mga sangkatutak na libro na di ko matapos-tapos basahin. Minsan, nakatunganga sa tibi at nilulunod ang sarili sa mundong hindi akin. At minsan, wala lang, nakahiga at humihinga. Simpleng buhay.

Madalas nagpapasalamat ako na hindi ako lalake. Kasi kung naging lalake ako, God knows kung ano ang mga pinanggagawa ko habang bored. Tulad ng magcomputer, at mag-ano.. online games. Saka yung ano.. magwork out. Saka yung iba pa. Basta! Buti nalang hindi ako naging lalake.

Babae nga ako pero hindi naman ako yung pa-girl. Hindi ako yung tipong kukuha ng digicam at itututok sa sarili, kukuha ng mahigit tatlong libong litrato ng sarili sa loob ng isang oras. Hindi rin ako yung nakatingin sa salamin at binibilang kung ilang pores ang bumukas, nagsara at lumobo ngayong araw. Hindi rin ako yung tipo na nagluluto pag bored. O sige, sinubukan ko minsan pero nasira lang tiyan ko. So wag nalang. At hindi rin ako mahilig mag-exercise. Oo, gusto ko magkaroon ng flat na tiyan. Pero umaasa at naniniwala pa rin ako sa himala.

Matagal na ako naghahanap ng solusyon sa aking pagka-bored. Given na hindi ako pwedeng magtrabaho sa ngayon, ano ba ang gusto kong gawin? Gusto kong magnegosyo. Gusto kong kumuha ng isang katutak na litrato ng kung ano-anong bagay. Gusto ko matuto ng French, Spanish, pagluluto, pagsayaw ng Salsa at Rumba, at pananahi. Gusto kong magsulat tungkol sa iba't ibang kalokohang pinasok ko. Gusto kong pumayat. Ang dami ko palang naisip na solusyon noh?

Naisip ko na ang boredom ay tunay na produkto ng utak na bored. Kung hinahayaan lang ng tao na tubuan ng lumot ang utak niya, tiyak na mangyayari yun. Iba ako. Gusto ko laging nasa "fun run" ang utak ko. Siguro, bored ako kasi napapagod din sa kaka-fun run ang aking neurons. *nerd*

So anong gagawin ko tuwing sasapit ang aking golden hours? Hindi pwedeng wala. Hindi ko na hahayaang katukin ako ng boredom. Run brain run!

9.17.2009

Amazing Race?



In the last two days, I visited a doctor twice and a lawyer once. And I drove around the city with my sister and with brown envelopes tucked in our armpits sweating from the Davao heat. Eew.

It was all because my sister applied for this overseas thingy. She went for it on a whim, just to see how far she goes. And two days ago, we received a list of papers to be gathered. It was one big scavenger hunt. Today, we were on panic mode, trying to accomplish every thing before the day ends. I was driving as if I stole this huge van that is so unfit for a pandak woman driver like me. Every accomplishment on the list leads to another task. Ooh, it is so Amazing Race. And we're competing with eighty other students (plus their stage moms, dads or sisters) from all over the country. The funny thing is, my sis and I are trying to run after a deadline that already passed by. September 15!!! But since the documents came on the day of the deadline, thanks to bagyong Maring, we were given a leeway of two days. Two days!

But anyhow, I learned a lot.
  • I have better anger management skills. We had the documents photocopied and to our surprise, the photocopies missed two inches of the original page. I was at ultra panic mode that time. But instead of breaking down and burning the whole photocopy stall, I got all the docs and took them to another stall. Simple. No energy wasted for harsh words.
  • I am now able to choose wisely. Example, I bought Palabok instead of pizza. Haha, lame. :))
  • My (reckless) driving skills improved. I press the horn for three seconds at intersections to ward off those unruly taxis that sprout out of nowhere. Hehehe.
  • I have, for the nth time, discerned the difference between the effects of "action" and "reaction". Action gets you somewhere, reaction gets you nowhere.
***

The Boy's mother is really the nicest and most sincere.

Their family is on a trip to the other side of Mindanao. I was calling up The Boy to hear some updates but he didn't answer his phone. No biggie. Minutes later, his mom called me up and had a little chit-chat with me. It's like he took on the conversation that The Boy and I were supposed to have (minus the mushy gushy stuff of course). She even asked about the "Amazing Race" that we had. Awww.

She is truly the nicest. She never says anything that she doesn't mean. Behind a great guy is indeed a great mom. :)

9.15.2009

Dang!

Why didn't I think of this?! I had all the time (and resources hahaha) when I was single! Sayang, she got to score on so many hot guys pa naman!

I don't think I can dare to make a Pinoy version of this. I might contract so many diseases in ten kisses pa lang! Plus, not all Pinoy men are hunky, desirable and "respectful" compared to those French men that the Taiwanese girl kissed. Haha.

And no, I don't need a better idea.

9.14.2009

Identity Crisis

A house wife is a woman who opted or was designated to stay at home to do the household chores and focus on taking care of her kids.

I practically do the same. I stay at home and do a long list of household chores. Only, I am not married and I don't take care of my kids. Instead, I am taking care of my recovering mother.

So what am I?

A bum? I hate being called a bum. I am busier than most of the people my age who choose to stay at home and get allowance for just staying online on Facebook.

I know I'm too old to have identity crisis. And although, I was trained to become a nurse, what I'm doing now is still quite different. So I prefer to call my self a house daughter. Or a stay-at-home daughter. A daughter who chooses to do hands-on care to her mother instead of leaving her under the care of someone who just needs the money. :|

So yesterday, the second season of my House Daughter series officially started. The first season was last June and it only lasted for a month. This time, it's gonna be tougher and more exciting, like every drama series should be. Hahaha. Dad's gonna be away for two to three months and I'm figuring out on how to twist and turn and scrimp and save the budget that he left for us. Gaaaahh. Hope I won't go insane. :)

9.12.2009

Update

My dad's leaving the country this Monday so I've been terribly busy helping him prepare his stuff and preparing myself for his absence as well. Pffft. Part of this preparation is doing some adult stuff. Oh no, not the one you're thinking about.

Banks, billing offices, ticketing offices. Sheesh. These places only mean one thing to me: waiting in line. I hate hate hate standing in line for what seems like eternity. But what can I do, for as long as I'm in Pinas, I have to live with it. Gaaaaahhh.

Anyhow, I've been feeding my mind with some good stuff lately. Positive thinking. And it's taking effect on me. Gooood. :)

Here are some of the photos I worked on an hour ago.

Sunday tomorrow. Turning in early. Goodnight. :)

9.07.2009

Converted

I am now a Paramita convert. :)

Verse 1:
Nahihirapan na ang aking isip
Nauubusan na ng sasabihin sa iyo..
Nanlalamig na ba ang pag-ibig mo sa ‘kin..
Giliw..

Verse 2:
Nalilito ako, nais kong sagipin ang ating
Nalulunod na pag-ibig
Nguni’t handa akong palayain ka
Kung ito ang ‘yong hiling
Gaano man kasakit sa akin
Ibibigay sa yo
Ang tanging pakiusap lang
Wag mo akong kalimutan..

Refrain:
Kay rami nang nagdaan
Na pagsubok sa ting pag-ibig
Kakayanin pa kayang mabawi pa
Ang mga nasabi nang masasakit na salita..

Kung ito ang yong hiling
Gaano man kasakit sa akin..
Ibibigay sa yo..

Nanlalamig na bang pag-ibig mo?

Hiling, Paramita

Marilog Monday

Today's a national holiday so my family decided to drive up the mountains and enjoy some cool breeze. So we went to Marilog, one of my most favorite get-aways from Davao City.

Everyone's quite tired. By 7 pm, the whole household was fast asleep. Haha. I'm tired too. I had to get up at five thirty am to cook spaghetti as our baon. Baaa. But anyhow, it was all worth it. Inasmuch as I would like to post the cool pictures we had today, I'm just all out of energy.

I'm so thankful we decided to take that trip because I'm so bummed out with some personal stuff that's making me bonkers in the head. So yey for me, I got some time out. If there's anyone in the fam who got the most benefits from today, it was me. Haaah.

Gotta rest my restless mind. Goodnight.

9.06.2009

Sundays

I love Sundays because of the following reasons:

1. I have to make myself look good for church and what happens after that.
2. I can practice applying makeup on my mom who's willing to be a canvas for that purpose. Yey.
3. Lunch! Sunday lunch always has to be good. Today, we ate at Pizza Hut. Love.
4. Long afternoon naps. Or,
5. .. long afternoon TV marathon. Today, my sis and I watched 3 episodes of 90210 on Velvet. Then, by four o'clock, it's always a toss-up between The Buzz and Showbiz Central. We can't get enough of showbiz chismis!
6. Sunday dinner! Great homemade food!
7. In between all of these is the time for God. It's great just to be in His presence and to receive chunks of spiritual nourishment. :)

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Eew

My mom and I were walking at SM today. We were trailing far behind my dad, bro and sis because mom still walks a bit slow. We came across this fifty-something foreigner, in his white shirt, denim shorts and tennis shoes. As he was coming near, he was staring at me so I thought I knew him from somewhere. Maybe a husband of an aunt perhaps? I wasn't sure. When he was finally close enough, he suddenly waved his hand at me! And he was even raising his eyebrows in a way that an old man shouldn't. Ugh.

I'm only 22. And I never got attracted to American guys. Well, I was, before. But he was half-Pinoy and he was young. And if ever I get to have a foreigner for a boyfriend, I want someone who's in the same level (and the same age) with Channing Tatum or Josh Duhamel. Not someone who's eons older than me. Naks, ang feeling naman o. Kinindatan nga lang ng kano! Hahaha!

The same scenario happened before and it got me thinking.. Hmm.. Mabenta pala ako sa poreyners ha?! And it also got me wondering.. Since most foreigners like certain types of women, does that mean I really look exotic? Hahaha!

9.04.2009

Friday

Interesting day. I went to my sister's school to get her report card. Since it was card giving day, parents of all shapes and sizes came to claim their kids' hard-earned or maybe lazily-earned grades. KC's classroom was all the way up in fourth floor, so I met a lot of teenagers on the way. Being surrounded by puberty, hormones, glasses, braces, pimples, and awkwardness, made me feel old for one millisecond. Though I still have those drastic hormonal shifts, I'm certainly way past puberty. Suddenly, I miss highschool. Not the school per se but the feeling, the hype, and the awkwardness, yeah.

Amidst all the mothers doing beso-beso, the dads giving firm handshakes with each other and laughing their business-ish laugh, I had a weird moment. A doña-looking mom approached me and said, "Hi! Sino ang anak mo? Ang bata mo pa and may anak ka ng fourth year!"OMG. I wanted to scream, "Because I AM REALLY YOUNG!" But I remembered my Christian values and the dozens of other Don and Doña parents around so I just smiled sheepishly and said, "Ay hindi ko po anak, kapatid ko." And her expression changed from glam doña to embarassed doña. Haha. Nevertheless, I still talked to her after that. It's always nice to rub elbows with people, especially the rich ones. They might hire you after the conversation. Haha. Oh no, she didn't hire me.

Parking in my sis school is very tedious so I opted to park a few blocks away, near my friend EJ's apartment. On my way home, I decided to pay him a visit. Bums need to visit bums at all costs! He was in his usual groggy self even at 3 pm. I missed that guy. He's truly a friend and a brother, one that I and our friends can kiss on the cheek or embrace without having any secret desires. And even though a lot of people claim that he's changed, I still know he's the same guy from before. How? He helped me back out of the parking space.

On my way out of Juna Subdivision, I passed by a house of my friend. I was merely passing by when I decided to visit Terro as well. Long time friends need to visit long time friends at all costs! Lol. Terro has been a friend since grade school, one of the very few people I enjoy having deep conversations with. And so, after almost ringing the doorbell of the wrong house, I had a good solid 15-minute conversation at the tindahan sa kanto. It's the kind of conversation that ends up with both of us being happy for each other. We're truly good friends.

I'm happy to have visited my two friends. Visiting friends is like refreshing good memories and rekindling flames in my happy thoughts. I felt unloaded after I talked to both of them. Well, til the next cardgiving day!

9.01.2009

Tidbits

  1. I realized something - I've been treating this blog in the same way that I treat anyone introduced to me for the first time. I've been awfully shy and superficial all this time. Maybe I still need more time and more posts so I can grow into this page.
  2. I'm still wondering.. What is the best thing to do with my life? Weeks ago, it was a non-emo, non-philosophical answer. Now, it has turned otherwise. By the time I find my answers, I hope I can still write it here.
  3. I'm a newbie in Facebook. I only started using it since April and haven't stopped eversince. It's crazy. My mind can't stop thinking of cool status messages that I could post. Or old pictures that I could share. I've become this hideous FB monster! Now I wish there was a "No Facebook Week". For sure, I can definitely finish all the work that I've been putting off since April. And my real-life friends would surely try to make real-life connections with me instead of writing on my Wall or Poking me on FB. As Dad said, it's just a matter of self-control. Tough luck, that's the number one thing I don't have. Haha.
  4. Speaking of online accounts, I've revived my Multiply account. I was on the verge of abandoning it, eversince I stopped posting my photography works there. Now I realize how I need an online gallery and I'm too lazy to build a new network on Flickr. Unlike Flickr, Twitter was rather interesting and user-friendly, so I made one there instead. Teehee. :)
  5. The buzz that Noynoy Aquino is running for President bothers me. It's like picking a yellow mango from a tree only to realize that it's still green and sour inside.
Ayan! I've posted enough blahs on this page, proof that I'm rubbing elbows with it. Bukas ulit! :)

8.31.2009

Flowers and Money

Floral Love

Edited a few photos today. This has to be my favorite set. :) I took some of these photos in our farm in Tupi, some were from the Agro Fair at SM. I don't have a green thumb but I''ve always loved looking at green stuff. :)


Love or Money?

If someone offered you $1,000,000.00 for a night with your wife / husband, would you accept it?

Most of us would probably say no, basing on the premise that love cannot be bought. But last night, I watched a very eye-opening movie that showed what could happen if someone actually traded his/her loved one for money. The lead male character was named David, an architect and her wife was Diana, a real estate broker. Earlier in the movie, they were enjoying a life of abundance until they were affected by the recession. The couple got laid off from their repsective jobs and they were losing their budget day by day. They were troubled with how they could pay off their debts and mortgage. One night, David decided to take Diana to Las Vegas. There, they met a billionaire named John Gage who was severely attracted to Diana. And afterwards, everything else happened on a whirlwind.

The title of the movie is Indecent Proposal, starring American actors and actresses whose names I have no idea at all. Haha. But since I started watching it during my bedtime and it kept me awake for two more hours, it's a good movie after all.

8.30.2009

Semi-Lazy Weekend

Saturday was busy. My dad and bro went out of town so only the Tres Marias - me, my sister and Mama - were at home. My sis joined the PMT chuva in their school and she's currently an officer. She and the other officers among her batch had a Silent Drill last Saturday at the UP Mindanao Campus, where they were invited to perform an intermission number for the sportsfest of several ROTC students from various schools. And because I am such a stage sister, I dragged The Boy to accompany me and went all the way up the bukid to watch them.

I wasn't a PMT officer so I was pretty impressed with what they did. March here, march there, straight line here and there. Their uniform is truly gorgeous; it made them look like they were from the PMA. And I guess the highlight was the rifle-throwing tricks that made the audience gasp each time. The crowd went wild too when they danced Nobody, a Hagibis song and some budots tune.

My sis comes from a classy private school. The audience in the program were from the not-so-sosyalan schools in the city. If the program happened during our time, there would be rampant backstabbing and nasty side comments from everywhere. However, this time, it was very different. I was standing among the audience and I never heard any rude remark or vicious comment from them; they just sat and enjoyed the show. If they gave any extreme remarks, either they were amazed or they were gushing at one of the hot cadets performing. Good to know that times have changed, if it did.

Today, Sunday, was oh so lazy. I went to church in the morning and stayed home in the afternoon, watched four episodes of 90210 and daydreamed of food. :)

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I'm still in this happily-in-love bubble. Can't stop heaving sighs punctuated with a smile. Basta masaya. :)

8.27.2009

Pink Ba?

Earlier this year, nagkasakit ang nanay ko. Bigla naming nalaman na may ruptured aneurysm sya. Delicate yun na kondisyon; nagstay sya sa ICU ng mga tatlong linggo, habang ako ay naka-"admit" din sa Watcher's Area ng Davao Doctors Hospital, natutulog sa mga upuan na parang nakasakay ng Bachelor Express papuntang Butuan. Nagkaroon ako ng bedsores doon, pramis.

Nung mga panahon na yun, ang consciousness ni Mama parang switch ng ilaw - on and off. May mga araw na gising sya at nakatitig sa akin o sa mga bisita niya. May mga araw din na parang mantika siya matulog. Ngayon, after five months, nasa bahay na siya, nagpa-praktis maglakad at magsalita.

Nagkukuwentuhan kami ni Mama kaninang umaga tungkol sa time na nasa hospital pa sya. Eversince, lagi niyang sinasabi na wala syang maalala sa nangyari nung sumakit ang ulo niya hanggang sa nakalabas siya ng hospital matapos ng mahigit isang buwan. Pero kanina, bigla niyang nasabi na may naalala daw sya.

Pink na kuwarto, nakahiga sya mag-isa, malamig, may glass na mga pinto at may mga taong dumadaan-daan sa labas.

Ang una kong naisip, "Shef umabot si Mama sa purgatoryo."

Pero bigla ko ring naisip, pink ba ang kulay ng mga kuwarto sa ICU ng Davao Doc?

Ewan sa buwan. :)

***
Trabaho!

Limang buwan na ang nakalipas mula nung ma-ospital si Mama. Limang buwan na rin akong hindi nagtrabaho.

Bago nangyari ang mala-telenobelang kabanata sa aming buhay, nagtuturo ako ng English at kabulastugan sa mga batang Koreano. Dakdak ako ng dakdak mula alas tres ng hapon hanggang alas nuwebe ng gabi, pera na agad. At dahil mataas ang sahod at laway ko lang ang puhunan, nalihis ako sa aking pagiging nurse.

Malayo na rin ang naabot ng mga kaibigan kong nurse na. Ngayon, pag tinatanong ako ng mga echoserang taong hindi ko close kung anong trabaho ko, ang sarap sumagot na Company Nurse ako ng Lopez Group of Companies or OR nurse ako sa Mindanao Heart Center. Pero hindi eh. Simpleng nurse ako na piniling magsilbi sa Nanay kong mas kailangan ako kesa ng mga empleyado ng mga Lopez.

May mga taong ibinabase ang buong katauhan mo sa iyong trabaho. Kaya kung minsan, ang sarap magsinungaling tungkol sa aking hanap-buhay. Ang sarap sabihing pari ako, o professional wrestler or miyembro ng Secret Service para lang matahimik ang 35,000 na echosera sa mundo. Minsan di naman masusukat ang halaga ng isang tao sa kanyang trabaho lamang.

Pero di ko maipagkakaila na napapaisip din ako. Ano nga ba ang gagawin ko sa anakngtipaklong kong buhay?

Siyempre sa ngayon, nakatutok ako sa paggaling ng Nanay ko. Parang yan ang aking pradyek-pradyekan kuno. At pag gumaling na siya, ano na?

Madaling bumalik sa trabaho ko bilang tutor ng mga Koreans, lab na lab ako ng mga bata at matanda dun. Marinig lang nila ang boses ko, chikahan in barok English na agad. Pero nakakapagod din ang ingles ng ingles, grammar ng grammar. Napupurol ang kaliwang bahagi ng utak ko, di na ako makakasali sa Game Ka Na Ba.

Kung ipagpapatuloy ko ang pagiging nurse, tiyak na matutuwa ang sambayanang Maa. Pero ang siste, hindi ko talaga feel ang hospital. At masyadong matagal akong nagliwaliw na halos di ko na alam kung paano magcompute ng drop rate ng IVF. In short, mukhang napapanis na ako.

Pero pwede namang magtraining. Balak ko pumasok bilang trainee sa isang ospital, yung maliit lang para di mabulgar ang aking mga kalokohan. At balak ko talagang mag-specialize bilang psychiatric nurse. Magbinuangay mi sa akung pasyente.

Kung papipiliin ako, ayoko na bumalik sa puting mundi ng narsing. Gusto ko talagang maging doktor mula nung bata pa ako. Kaya lang naman ako nakumbinse mag-aral ng Narsing kasi maganda siyang pre-Med course. Pero palaka! Bente dos na ako at di pa ako nakaapak sa Med school. Kung kasing mura lang sana siya ng isang kilo ng durian...

Limang buwan na ang nakalipas mula nung ma-ospital si Mama. Limang buwan na rin akong hindi nagtrabaho. Namimiss ko ng gumala tuwing petsa kinse at petsa trenta at magpaka-bongga. Namimiss ko nang maglista ng mga mamahaling bagay na bibilhin ko pag nakaipon ko, at sa huli di ko naman nabibili. At namimiss ko yung pakiramdam na may na-achieve akong churvaloo sa aking buhay.

Hay buhay. Ano nga ba ang magandang gawin sayo??

8.26.2009

Kuwento Lang

Almost my entire day was spent at the Alexian Brothers Wellness Clinic. I took my parents there for a check-up and we ended up staying there longer than we planned.

I took Mom to the OB-Gyne. Dad visited his cardiologist. Haaaah. I can only wish that when I get older, I hope I don't need to spend thousands of pesos for hospitalization.

While in the area, I realized how I immediately wore my "health care worker" mentality. What to do, where to go next, what the doctor meant. It was a relief to know that after many years of not practicing, I still knew quite a lot of stuff.

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The First Car

My brother is in the age of having "the first car". In our family, "the first car" is never synonymous with "brand new car" or "flashy look-at-me car".

My first car was the one I had a few scratches on while trying to drive out of the garage. Or the one that caused traffic on an intersection because it broke down. It's the one I used to run errands to a nearby store just for the sake of practicing how to drive, while being careful that none of my crushes would see me actually driving that piece of junk. On Sundays, I used it to take our family to church. We would leave the house thirty minutes earlier just so I have enough reasons to drive slow and avoid getting caught because I didn't have a license then. And of course, the first car was the one I used for most of my escapes. Definitely, the first car is the one that gave me most of my experience.

Now that my brother is 19, he was given his own car. A Toyota Corolla 1990 model. Broken driver's seat door, screeches when you step on the break, no stereo, and the engine suddenly goes off when you stay too long on first gear. But it's black, with leather seat covers. And it runs smooth, no clanging sounds when passing by an uncemented road. Not bad.

Though bro still has a student license, he already drives around with me or our licensed family buddies. So far, the car broke down on an intersection, fell on the shoulder and locked my brother out with the keys inside. I wish him more learning experiences with the first car.