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#3month rule

… is OVER! :)

But stil, I got to fix loads of things for myself before another one! :)

Thank you… in a way.. you made me see things in a better view. :)

moonlight sonata.

I don’t know why, but I’m feeling melancholic these past few days. Maybe there’s a reason, maybe not. And to aid to my perfect f*cked up feeling, John Mayer’s gravity is my ultimate comfort..

“Oh, I’ll never know what makes this man

With all the love that his heart can stand…”

…Ah, the blend of misery and music makes me want to breakdown on this serene night.

a letter to patients & relatives alike. (past, present,future)

Dear Patient,

Good day. I know for a fact that your sick, and that’s why you’re here. Either you’re just having a simple systemic viral infection,  or full blown cases like coronary artery disease, with hyperactive airway disease, pneumonia, myocardial infection or just using your health insurance and maximizing your benefits, one thing is for sure - you need me - your nurse, the one and only.

Now, let’s get things clear so we can have a harmonious, stress-free relationship and to maintain effective communication. First things first, we’re not you’re helpers, nor your yayas, your gardeners, your PAs. We also don’t take someone else’s job (helper, maintenance, information system) We have their numbers for that but please, if you can, don’t expect us immediate, and i mean super fast, response to your queries. They have other things to take care of as well. Unless you’re in the middle of a life-and-death situation, in which if we can cover their jobs, we’ll do it, no questions asked. Otherwise, let them do their work.

Two, can you kindly say ‘please’ and ‘thank you’ when you’re asking a favor from us? Because honestly, we have TONS of things to do than wait for you to comeback if you’re asking us to watch over your 2 year old kid and you buying downstairs or whatever. Or perhaps if you’re asking us to change the diaper and the like of your patient that you can OBVIOUSLY do on your own. And don’t ever use the defense, “it’s our JOB” because I can tell you, 101% that we’re doing things out of humanity than it being included in our job description. That will always hit a raw nerve. ALWAYS.

Three, we really don’t know why your fees skyrockted like that. Do not take the toll on us when you’re bills are perhaps nearly blowing your savings or you’re being forced to rob a bank. We’re going to come up with a sensible explanation, we’ll try, but we can’t provide sure-fire answers. That’s why some of us we took up nursing, we hate math and accounting. So bill concerns are not really in our league, unless that requires explanation of the medicines we’ve given during your stay. Please ask the office concerned. Especially regarding your hospitalization. Be very vigilant of the fees their paying, their policies, etc. DO NOT expect us to answer those question that we’re not sure of and then telling us after that we don’t know. We’re going to explain pathophysiology but NEVER expect us to answer how your insurance works and admission concerns. It’s their job, let them do theirs. We’re already juggling 15 patients and we have to remember this and that, please don’t add to the burden.

Fourth, nurses are not perfect, though our job requires perfection. And don’t you ever use the line, “You’re holding the lives of your patient! You should do this blah blah”.. We get it. Don’t you know that every single day, we’re praying before we go to our duties to set things right and to heal you? Heck, even before we sleep, its YOU who we think of.. Your lab exams, your condition, the doctor’s order. Even in our dreams, your face and everything related to you are sometimes being dreamt about. That’s how dedicated and absorbing we are.

Fifth, we don’t know when and what time exactly your doctors will make their rounds. You’re not their ONLY patients neither they don’t have personal/emergency situations AWAY from the hospital. Just wait for them to make their rounds and when we’ve answered you, please refrain from instigating some more. They make their rounds almost always. If they don’t we will pester them. If you have concerns about anything, ask your physician if he’s already there, NOT asking the nurses if they can ask your doctor to do this or about this concerns. That’s why they’re checking up on you. You need to be responsible, too. That’s how a healthy relationship should work.

Sixth, nurses are human beings, too. We get hurt a lot. And this is being amplified if we’re being demoralized everytime. We don’t show it, but we’re hurt. Sometimes we just want to scream at you but then we keep our lips shut and let tears fall silently at home. We go on straight duties to take care of you, to attend to your needs, to make sure everything is working for you. I hope that it will be the last time that I’ll hear a patient tell a nurse, “What kind of nurses are here in this hospital? All of you don’t know anything!” Sorry to burst your bubble, but we know. We actually know who they good doctors are, for how long you’ll be staying, and what your sickness are. But of course, you have doctors and its their job to tell you so, we’re just here to affirm their diagnosis. We’re unsung heroes in our own right. Some nurses can’t be with their families during holidays and even cannot even attend to their family’s needs just to be with you. We have to fulfill our oath to make patients well even if we’re not well physically, emotionally and or spiritually. We have to put on a smile even if we’re already tearing up inside.

Lastly, your nurses love you. Whether you believe this or not. Because we’re here to care for you, and make sure you’ll get out alive. We want to touch your lives, we want to uplift you and restore you. Most nurses wish their patients well, especially those who have been good to us. Others are simply being ignored, or we uplift their names to the Lord, to forgive them for they do not know what they are doing.

So if you haven’t thanked a nurse in your life, do it NOW. Because you never knew what great lengths we have done just to keep you alive. Offer a simple smile, a simple compliment. You’ll never know how ecstatic we are when a patient, even just one, realizes our effort.

Sincerely yours,

Your Nurse

your smiles are light.:)

i don’t know why but i really love smiling, unlike some of those whose smiles are too damn precious you need something to open their mouths.

so, i had a terrible day yesterday. i was on straight duty. a 6am-2pm shift duty for a nurse is waaay too tiring, you have to make the labs & exams done, doctors rounds, giving the bulk of the medicines to your patients. imagine the toll when your supervisor tells you that you’ll go straight til 10pm. i’m pretty sure you’ll be dead as a log when you go home.

but you know what made my day? a patient complimenting that eventhough i was working for 16 hours, my smile made it seemed like i didn’t went on for a straight duty.:) these are the best perks of being a nurse, it’s when they appreciate the effort that you’re doing to take care of them and make them well.

Cool Contest from Ms. Shen! :)

I’m following Ms. Shen’s Blog eversince like she sharted it, so in her third anniversary, she’s been generous enough to share her blessings!

Contest Time: Shen’s Addiction 3rd Anniversary Giveaway!

Finally! The day has come!! It’s Shen’s Addiction’s Third Anniversary!! :) I certainly didn’t think it possible that I’d be able to accomplish again another giveaway like the ones from before and yet, here it is. Blessings just kept on pouring that the trials that hardly matters. Now, it’s high time I share those blessings to all of you who have supported me for the past three years. I’m so very happy that I get to do this again!!
Without further ado! Here it is!
For a chance to win some fabulous prizes from brands like ….
Pond’s, Bobbi Brown, Avon,  Kiehl’s, Ellana, The Body Shop, Kerastase, Neautrogena, House of Obagi, Revlon, Sakura Bella, One Naturales, Clinelle, Maybelline, L’oreal Paris, L’oreal Professionel, Myra and more!!!…
all you have to do is do follow the Mechanics below.. (read the rest of the post for a surprise!)Are you ready?
Mechanics:

PART I:
1. *Subscribe via E-mail —> Click here. Please don’t forget to activate your e-mail subscription! :) And please don’t unsubscribe once this contest is finish. :)2. **Follow me via Google Friend Connect if you have one.3. Please like Shen’s Addiction Facebook Page (facebook.com/shensaddictionpage) and share this contest! :) (share button is above. thank you!) (please provide link)4. Please follow me on Twitter (twitter.com/shensaddiction) and please retweet this contest! (retweet button above! thank you!) (please provide link!)5. Please re-blog or post this contest and share them to your readers!! If you don’t have a blog, place them on your Facebook Note! :)

6. Email me at shenscontest@gmail.com that you’ve completed no.’s 1-5! :)

example:
1. Subscribed (my email is janedoe@gmail.com)
2. Followed at google connect (username: janedoe)
3. Liked you on FB (name: Jane Doe) and Shared it on my page! link here _____
4. Followed you on Twitter (@janedoe) and retweeted it! link here _____
5. Posted this contest to my blog! (link: janedoe.com/shens-contest)

7. Comment below that you joined and the email you used and Tell me what brand of cosmetics/skin care/beauty gadgets you’d like me to feature on my blog! :)

example:

Hi Shen! I joined your contest and emailed you my contest entries ( janedoe(at)gmail(dot)com ). I would like you to feature more Ellana products!!

PART II:

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2. Please grab my Blog Badge (found below or the side bar). Just copy/paste them on to your “HTML gadget”. Adding this on your sidebar will gain you ONE ENTRY!

If you have done the above-mentioned additional ways to earn entries, please add the links and website(s) of the blog where the badge was installed along with the email to the main mechanics.

example:
1. Subscribed (my email is janedoe@gmail.com)
2. Followed at google connect (username: janedoe)
3. Liked you on FB (name: Jane Doe) and Shared it on my page! link here _____
4. Followed you on Twitter (@janedoe) and retweeted it! link here _____
5. Posted this contest to my blog! (link: janedoe.com/shens-contest)

I want more chances to win:
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Your blog badge is now on my blog (link)

How I will compute your contest entries:Jane Doe: 1 completed PART I + 3 liked/shared sponsor entries + 1 Blog Badge entry = 5 entries (I will then proceed to include 5 Jane Doe names on the raffle)

Weekly Announcement of Winners

March 23: First batch of winners
March 30: Second batch of winners
April 6: Third batch of winners
April 13: Fourth batch of winners

It is only fair to everyone that if you already won, you can’t win again on the succeeding week to give others a chance to win, too! :) All’s fair for the love of beauty, Pretties!

Winners will be randomly picked via random.org. :)

I will contact the winner via e-mail. Winners have 30 days to reply with the needed information of claiming the prizes. No reply within the said period, the winnings are forfeited.

Contest Duration:March 16 to April 13, 2011 I know it’s a bit tedious. :) But I tell you, everything is worth it! There are tons of prizes to be won and you’ll enjoy them, I’m sure! :) So, goodluck to those who will join!! I can’t wait to receive your entries!!


Open only to Philippine Residents
Sorry, dear readers abroad. But due to the problems I encoutered in my last giveaway with the postal service. I have to refrain shipping abroad. :(

*Only activated e-mails will be honored to be fair to everyone! And it’s only when your e-mail is activated can you receive e-mail updates for my posts. :)
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The difference between men and women after a break up

supershecky:

fuckyeahgoldandvintage:

Men

Break up day:

A week later:

A month later:

Women

Break up day:

A week later:

A month later:

hahahaahah

(Source: sou-fa-mcfly, via thatweirdkidrc)

Common sense? NOT.

today, i’ve learned just about now how people can be that insensitive.

i know this is a nega rant, but allow me to do so.

@ Ms. Cecille Van Straten site (aka Chuvaness) she posted a blog a docu on BBC entitled, “The Toughest Place To be a Driver”. And yes, the Philippines was the country chosen for it. I’ve watched most videos, especially the last three parts and I was moved how hard Filipino masses live and how they get through one day at a time, with that wage and with that working hours. Hell, my work in the hospital is already draining just for 8 hours, without a family to think of, how much more when you’re the breadwinner who needs to bring home something so that your family can eat?

So I posted a comment about it and read previous replies of the readers. However, I fumed upon reading those comments of the two bloggers who were insensitive enough to post their comments. I know that in the web, no one can really censor you from explaining yourself.But their comments are bewildering! Imagine blaming the poor man in the video, saying something like why do they still have sex and have children when they do know that they don’t have If you’re uneducated, surely you won’t know how to use a contraceptive. And using that new age mumbo jumbo shit wherein you control your destiny?!? This people really don’t have class! I feel so angry at them, I wanted to slap their faces when I see them in person. They don’t know how hard it is being poor. Sure some had this rags-to-riches  moment but then I know some people who work 3 jobs a day and still in the poverty line.

I don’t honestly know what the fuck is going on with their filthy minds. Looks like to me that they are the ones who needs a proper education. They haven’t seen the ways of the world. There is more to life than what they have viewed and I’m pretty sure they haven’t seen it yet. And they always blame someone for something. GEEZ.

So guys, before you say something, please use your MIND. You have neurons, for goodness sake! USE THAT WELL, otherwise, please pray you’ll morph into an insect when you wake up the following day. Seriously, some people need to have their heads banged on the wall to see different side of things.

And please, NEVER use that common sense shit - it’s not really common, you know.

a happy valentines.:)

and my date?

MY FAMILY! :) we had fun fun fun. we haven’t gone out for a looong time you know. :)

first stop, eat all you can! :)

you know, i really am not in love with cabalen.. i’m more of a dadz and saisaki but my bro and pops were THAT hungry so we end up eating here. my mom was suggesting that we should have tried yakimix but alas, we already have eaten here. sayang.

haha! but would you believe i had two plates?

my bros munching on, three plates! would you believe it?

so after the crazy meal, my mom suggested bowling! and we agreed because we don’t know how to play… and through this i’ve learned that my mom kicks ass in this sport! so many strikes.. i’ve lost count!

and this is me making pa-cute while holding a bowling ball. boy, this is heavy! just imagine how frail i am… the ball seems half my weight!

i really don’t know how to play, everytime i rolled the ball, it always goes to the gutter! sucks.

a good shot, i aimed for 7 pins.. i think.

we had two good games, and had our picture taken on photobooth. :) i feel lazy to scan the pic so maybe next time i could..

my brother and i bought my mom a rose (since my dad is to unromantic to do so. how can guys be so insensitive? geez.)

we ended up going to S&R after this and yes, ate two big slices of pizza and two large scoops of ice cream. and i feel so full.

so who said that valentines are for lovers only, huh? believe it or not, it’s the best valentines i ever had. :)

so what’s your story? :)