I hope y'all like my new blog layout! 😅
It’s been several months since my last travel and it already felt like 2 years of being stuck in the UK. My adulting era has paved to its fullest during my long haul stay as I juggle a Monday-Friday job, carry my own flat chores and facilitating my residency status (which was approved!) Last March, I took the ‘Life in The UK’ exam on the same day that I landed in the country—and it was truly promising.⭐️ Since then, I kept reminiscing how I made throughout this overseas life. Did I make my 25-yr old self proud? 
Here's my bucket-list check for my quinquennial British life. This might sound boring and a little self-centered but all thoughts are of my own 

Adieu to My First Job!

Just to brief things up,this is only the longer version of my resignation message to my workplace as I prefer to post this somewhere that I could express freely (which is here,in my blog!) ;)
DISCLAIMER: All thoughts are of my own and some statements are in Filipino language.No direct person is pointed out on whatever criticism I made on this entry.

RN life so far..(and company outing)

It has been a month since I've started working in the hospital and so far, I still couldn't say whether I liked it or not.Maternal Care isn't really my forte during my nursing studies before but between that and the medicine ward,I guess I prefer to stay at the Ob-Gyne for a moment. I started as a dope here since I have very little knowledge in maternal care whether it's CS or NSD or even a Gyne case.Yet as I've had numerous duty days previously,I came to learn more about it. This adjustment mode is gonna take a pretty long time to endure Sometimes I ask myself, "what other positive interventions should I do?" Yet,many people say that it's always hard the beginning but once you get the hang of it, everything will drive in smoothly. And I just hope it happens to me someday~


The whole Ob-Gyne staff :)

Anyhow,I had my first ever company outing at Coolwaves Waterpark Ranch at Bulakan, Bulacan last April 16th. I never thought that it was that near! Haha.Like it only took us an hour and half from Ortigas to the venue.
Me,Ma'm Raissa, MJ, Gladys, Cecil and Ma'm Weng at the back part of the bus.

Here's a polaroid shot with Ma'm Dom :)
We reserved 2 cottages there and for a whole day tour,we grilled,swam and played parlor games.Seriously,is that what they really do in company outings?Like one of the parlor games was a banana eating contest---but this one's different. The banana's covered with chocolate powder and you have to eat it first before you eat the whole banana (and you can't use your hands to eat it,btw)! So us, Junior staff were the contestants and apparently, I came in second!hahaha :)) We have a picture of it on Facebook.

The Ob-Gyne Junior Staff! Ma'm Aira,MJ, Ma'm Dom,yours truly,Ma'm Joyce and Gladys

and to narrate it less,here's a video of our whole outing made by one of our Seniors, Ma'm Jen :)
This is pretty much,my second all-girl family next to my college sisters.But this time,I'm the youngest here.I have so much to learn on this love-hate relationship I have with work itself. Once again,I apologize for having this as a very late entry that it didn't make it as an entry for April. I had a straight 16-hr duty last week from 2pm-6am and it was...stressed (because I wasn't ready!) -__-
Anyway,we'll see what happens next.

'til then!

RN duty-duties

Nothing much has really happened last month aside from my first duty experience as a "Registered Nurse"(RN). It was a 2-week exposure at the hospital where we got assigned as a either a Staff nurse, a ward clerk or an Auxilliary aide for the day. I got assigned in an OB-Gyne ward which is more of a women/pediatric extension ward since there is another ward for the real pregnant and post-partum patients. The exposure taught me a LOT. Forget the lax duty hours but this is real work already! Expect the hectic work even if I had an experience of handling 4 or more patients before---this time is different.Haha.Like on our first day of 'Nurse work', we kinda finished late with just handling ONE patient! So there ya have it, the "newbie effect"---nakakapanibago as I could say. The whole shift is a work of charting and carrying out doctor's orders and medications.But I believe that work will be fine once you get used to the hospital's system. It's just a matter of adjusting to the new environment for now.
Anyway,I had a fun time with my group aka Team JessyJ as we call ourselves during the 10 days training. :)

The girls of team JessyJ plus our clinical instructor, Ma'am Lyka :)

And here is the whole pic of batch 2 ❤️

We went out at Metrowalk for shots after our case presentation day.It was pretty much,the first time that I hanged out with my co-trainees as well.

Then last Monday we had a girls' day out at Trinoma and had lunch at WingStop.

yumyum boneless Teriyaki wings.I'd loved to try the other flavors next time! :D

So that's what I've been up to last time. I'm currently back on vacation while waiting for that golden call. Well, it's bound to arrive on the right time! #tiwalalang ;)

In the meantime,check out this mash-up of the year by Dj Earworm called "Do What You Wanna Do".

The things that I've looked forward to.

My apologies for taking too long to post another entry this month. Like I said last time, I became busy with my training to the hospital that I applied to. I had my first 2 days of duty last Mon-Tues and it was good :) I was assigned in an Onco-Surgical ward. It was my first time to handle cancer patients as well---and a first time to handle foreign patients! But as a trainee and a first timer, all I did during the shift were clerk work.Though sometimes I get to assist my mentor staff with the procedures. So there goes my #dutyduties experience for now. My next training will be around next month so currently, I'm on a break ;D

Anyhow,I was still able to witness the things that I've been looking forward to inspite of the busyness in training.

The Petite's Trend (#1)

Every blogger seems to have this particular entry about their latest style so I would like to create my own and call it as "The Petite's Trend".This is gonna be all about 'anything-goes-random' from the things I bought, my pastimes, and what I have been up to all throughout the month.So,here it goes!

My inaugural NLE speech.

June 27,2014.I passed the NLE board!! :""")

I really didn't expect this to happen after all my lapses during the exam days.Believe me, my NLE experience was not ordinary at all.It was time pressure and my clumsiness that led me into nervous breakdowns every end of the exam.It pulled me down to be hopeless--though i chose NOT TO.I say to myself that I need to stay positive no matter what,I believe that I did my best and really think of the answers and lastly,I don't think that it's just me who have lapses.Sabi nga sa min nung review,"kami ngang mga lecturer na nagka-discrepancy sa exam sheet,pumasa pa din eh."Indeed,anyone can pass with confidence and trust.

As a board-passer,I'd just like to take this opportunity to thank everyone extensively aside from the status I made on Facebook.Haha I was in utter joy and surprise while I posted that :)) So anyway..

my sweet goodbye to COLLEGE ;')

It's been a week from Hogwart's Day aka Graduation and it feels great and reminiscing! Yes, my 4 years in college has come to an end. Though in Nursing, we had 2 graduation days last week: Clinical Grad and University Grad.

The clinical grad (March 25) is a commencement ceremony after completing a thousand hours of RLE duties since we started during 2nd year college.Oh I remember the moment when we just had our capping ceremony last 2011...

Then last 2013, I became an usherette on the said event..

Me and Kristine,doing selfies during the 2013 clinical grad (lol)."i wonder how will it be by the time our batch reaches that point?"
And yet,here we are!Wearing gala uniforms and the Paulinian nurse's cap.

Me with my crazy crew,clinical graduation style!Haha ;D


It has been a great accomplishment after moments of travel-duties,graveyard shifts,community immersion and intensive practicum.I also received a certificate for being part of the BSN cheering squad---THAT is what i can never ever forget! "we run the world like n-u-r-s-i-n-g NURSING!♥

March 26.The day after that was the University Grad.We stayed at the school gym for 8 hours from Baccalaureate Mass to the Commencement Exercises--having said that the heat was immense!But anyway,the event was well worth it.Thank God I have made it this far. :')

Now this is my crazy crew,university graduation style!! :))
Do check out my facebook and instagram for more pics with my other college friends.Indeed, my college alma mater gave me a new life as I used to say before. I remember how excited I was when I first entered there: Chemistry was our first class on that very first day and I even got lost in looking for the classroom(the Chem. lab).Haha! That was also the moment when I met the new people--my blockmates.I actually gotten to know some of them from Facebook already especially the ones I met during the orientation.Haha.And that's where cliques started to form in class.The first clique that I have gotten into were avid in going to Gateway or Mcdonald's (courtesy of the school's Mcdo Shuttle Service). At some point, I thought I was going to eat chicken fillets forever!.LOL. Then as time passed by, I moved on to another clique. It was called 'IZUNIA' which was derived from the second letter of our names :)We used to be a fun group, but it fell apart as some of us became closer to another clique and one shifted from another course. However, I stayed in touch with the one who shifted because she was my closest friend on our group. Soon enough, I'm on a different clique again together with my other closest friend from "IZUNIA".So yeah, I really tend to hang-out with different groups in class rather then settling myself to a permanent group of friends. Because with a permanent group, it has always been a 'one for all-all for one' decision and I do not like it that way.Hence, I always have different partners when it comes to dyad activities...until me and my other closest friend surprisingly jives up with my point of view(and vice-versa).Okay,too much about friend stuffssss :p

It was not only my blockmates who formed my life way back then. Happily, I get to join the cheering squad for the College Freshman Society (CFS)and there, I also get to meet new people from different courses. I never thought that I'd still be dancing throughout my college life! On my 2nd year, I get to join the BSN cheerdance squad aka The Real Life Champions. This is where I met my older fellow schoolmates from Nursing. I knew I was a dope at first but thanks to them, they have taught me to do stunts and improved my dancing skills.I cannot believe that I learned how to do cartwheels,backrolls and other skills.Those after-duty practices had certainly build up my confidence and how to balance my time amidst the academics.

At first, I was thrilled to learn my major subjects from the course.I find it very interesting to learn more about the human body from Anatomy to maternal and child until...shit happened on Medical-Surgical.It was supposed to be exciting to learn further about body diseases; but with an unattractive approach of teaching(Say,sharing life experiences instead of referring to the book)?I don't think a single concept could be retained then!It is hard doing self-study on vague terms. Maybe that's why I cannot even manage to finish one chapter of the book!Thus, I started to lack interest on the subject.Then eventually, I hated it when we needed to apply it at the OR---then I hate it even more(or perhaps,the MOST) when we studied about Acute Biologic Crisis and had an exam on it.ughh.I started to despise my course since then like the pressure is on from our cut-off grade and the overflowing requirements.I had no choice of shifting since my full hatred began between my 3rd and 4th year.Though on the other hand, I adore my minor subjects instead.And yes, I enjoyed my minor subjects very much especially the social subjects :D Thank you to the CASE faculty for their kindness and support. They are the best professors, I should say.Haha! Aside from the subjects,I would also not forget our #TEAMFLOATING days on our thesis! We started from 9 balls and ended with 9 balls. Ergo, that's consistency marks the spot! ;p

So my college life has been filled with love-hate situations that lead to new point of views.At the end, I had the craziest crew friends.I have gone to places I have never been and perhaps, I did things that I never thought I could. The duty exposures has fed up all my curiosities on being a nurse.My college bucketlist would have had a lot of check marks if I had made one from the start!And that is something to be proud of.A Paulinian created by the image and likeness of God. :') Although, this ain't the end for my nursing journey yet! There is still, the deadly board exam.

So yeah, I might remain idle here again on the coming days. But I'll try to make more new entries soon!
'til then!! CONGRATS TO US ALL, BATCH 2014!!!!

My LAST 3 months of 'Duty-Duties'

Okayyyy,lets recap from January where my Intensive Nursing Practicum started.Basically,my year of clinical duty started with a lot of travelling(or shall we saying touring perhaps!). I had a duty in a health center,a school,community immersion part 2 and our hospital duty at Cavite.
For January,we had our individual duty scheds on different areas.Going solo flight is very nerve wrecking at first---let alone,you need to prepare a health teaching and some other activities for your assigned area.Though one of the good perks there is that 1)there's no call time and 2)NO CLINICAL INSTRUCTORS.hahaha! On the first two weeks,i was assigned at Industrial Valley Health Center, Marikina City. Duties at the community are always lax;Yet,this one's even LAX-ER as it seems!As in,we spent most of the time there eating and looking over mild cases of patients.But the lax hours break down during Measles vaccination day.Pretty much,vaccining the kids for anti-measles has been the highlight of my stay there! :) Moving on,I was assigned at St. Mary's College QC for school nursing on the last 2 weeks of the month.My duty there has been my most favorite duty experience since I adore interacting with kids :)It was nice getting to know the staff as well and even if there are physical exams everday,I still enjoyed it because that's the time where I get to talk with the students (mind you,they are friendly.haha!).Until now, i do miss addressing each and everyone as 'Madam' from that school.haha ;p
February 'til March has been a month of out-of-town duties.On the first week,we returned to Bagac,Bataan for our 2nd dose of community immersion.This time, we had a different set of foster families as we implement our program. We taught them how to have their own business such as making pastillas and manicure/pedicure. Of course, the home remedies for common illnesses are also taught to them.On our last day there, we conducted a medical/dental mission which was chaotic.Let alone,almost all families lined in for a check-up!
The week after was the start of our intensive hospital nursing at St. Paul Hospital Cavite.We stayed there for a month every 4 days a week!I had this homesick feeling at first but I get to recover it as thankfully,my crazy crew were my roommates!! ;D So it has always been fun bonding with them after duty. Well moving on,we had a 12-hr shift there as I got assigned from a semi-private ward,payward,OR and ER.As usual,the morning shift(6am-6pm) has always been the busiest especially in the wards.However, the wards are usually filled with mild cases only (unless if it's in the medical ward). And another thing that's mild and lax is about my duty at the OR on a graveyard shift!(6pm-6am)We never had a single major case for 4 days!!So it was not really our fault why we had time to nap during the night shift.Though even if were lax,I still don't like that kind of shift;It makes me feel anxious having the thought of being alert and awake throughout the night.hashtag damaged body clock.On the last week of duty,I was at the ER and likewise,it was pretty mild (again).Haha!Unlike other hospitals in the city,the ER used to be crowded but in here,it was so mild you could spend the whole duty packing some sponges instead!Hahaha :)) Yet I enjoyed my duty there since the staff taught us more about hands-on nursing procedures.

So there goes my last dose of duty-duties!! THANKFULLY,I'M DONE WITH IT AFTER 3 YEARS!!! It's been an adventure as we head from north to south and to many other places in Manila.
'til then! I'll post the pics soon.Stay tuned for my college-ending entry! ;)

(091413) feeding program.

Once again,i apologize for neglecting my blog.Last month has definitely been harsh and busy even if we have a duty break and intrams.I was doomed, finishing ze deadly thesis and requirements (plus,the never-ending make-up classes). -__- Hence, I knew this was coming eversince this whole schoolyear started---that it's gonna be a whack.And I would highlight the fact that there has never been a day without CRAMMING. Sigh,anyway 5 more months to go!
Moving on, here's to share one of the activities I've documented during our duty days. We conducted a feeding program at Parang,Marikina City.:) So this is what I wrote:


"Last Saturday, Sept. 14 2013, the BSN groups 4B and 4C conducted a health teaching and feeding program at Brgy. Cruz Compound as part of their implementation for their community diagnosis. It was the kids then, who became their audience that time since most of the adults at the barangay were at work. The program started with a health teaching about Leptospirosis and Dengue which are very common to occur this rainy season.

The health teaching of both illnesses includes its definition, mode of transmission, signs and symptoms and preventive measures. And part of it is to encourage them to go to the nearest health center when they are not feeling well already especially when the illness’ signs and symptoms occur. The kids were very participative during the whole teaching as they read our visual aids. Though, we still provide them with fliers for them to get more information about the illnesses.
After the health teaching, the group also taught the kids about proper nutrition.


We taught them how to make a vegetative juice made up of kamote leaves and calamansi. At the end, we had our feeding program by serving the kids with lugaw and juice. Happily, the kids were very satisfied about the activity we had for them."


In addition to that, I met this little boy over there and uhmm,doesn't he looked familiar?the little boy version of Sam YG perhaps?hahaha! :p No wonder,this cutie has middle east blood too! :))
'til then! *credits to Sophie for ze pics. :)

Duty at the Mental.

I bet this was one of the factors that boosts this sem's stress level! At this start of the month, we had a duty at National Center for Mental Health for 2 weeks.We were at morning shift every monday to friday and our stay there has left us with a lot of learnings :) It was a different kind of experience among the other clinical areas that we've encountered.Like it wasn't the usual 'ward chores'in the hospital but it was more on patient-interaction and therapy.



so this was taken from the entrance of the hospital. Sisa was taken as a 'psych model' there representing the mentally-ill patients admitted here. Actually it was a big hospital which consist of Pavilions of different sorts of psych patients.They don't look like clinical wards though,but they look like a jailhouse which i can't believe at first sight.well anyway.


We had a tour around the hospital on the second week of our stay there. As what I've said, the patients were classified on each pavilion based on their type of mental illness/cases.



There's even a Shangrila pavilion in the area but no,it's not for the elite! Haha :)) This is a pavilion for teenage boys. There's also another pavilion there in which they used to call it as "the Boracay pavilion". It is where regressed patients(adult patients whose intellectual thinking has regressed into a baby) stay.Since those patients think that they're still in the mother's womb, all of them are naked and mostly are in fetal position in the sides of the room.



Sooo this is our assigned pavilion aka the Chinese Pavilion!! This is were the Chinese men who have schizophrenia are admitted and as what they've said,it is the most calm pavilion among the others--And i kind of agree with that.Because as we toured along the hospital,we saw several patients who are being restrained (male or female)or isolated in a room due to mania. It was terrifying. Although we can never escape from seeing things like that there..seeing the eccentricity of all things. Honestly i was very nervous when we entered the Pav. for the first time.The patients were so eccentric at its finest! Some are naked,some have their own imaginary friends...And when they eat,it's like there's no tomorrow as they can finish 10 cups of rice,dammmn! o_O However, my views on them has changed during our sessions with them. Indeed,you'll never know them once you get familiar to them. Our sessions with them includes a lot of therapeutic actvities like dancing,singing,recreation,entertainments,arts&crafts and more.



Here's a bunch of crayons that we provided for their play therapy.It's actually one of those activities that I got impressed at them :) We played 2 songs (a happy and a sad song) and while it was playing, they need to draw something of what's on their mind then after that we get to interpret their drawings.There was really a meaning behind what they've drawn that time like as for my patient,he drew the Philippine flag because this is something that he usually sees before (he once told me that he often goes to Luneta Park).So yeah, it was neat! :-)

After several of therapy sessions, we had a Socialization Party as a means of ending our interaction phase to our patients. It was kind of emotional to my other classmates since they really got attached with their patients.Well, let alone that they were very nice people! They may act odd but they're nice to talk to. maloloka ka sa mga ginagawa nila,haha! :))
aaand that ends our duty day for the whole schoolyear!


'til then!

**credits to Sophie P. for ze pics :)

Coffee&Company

It's week 2 of uber stress and it's at its peak already.-__- Well, we've been having duty at the Mental Hospital lately and so far,it has been a fun experience.Setting up some therapeutic activities with the schizophrenic patients was hyped! :)) At first, you may see them frightening based on their crazy not-so-down-to-earth attitudes.But once you get to interact with them,you'd realize that these people are just mentally disturbed resulting from either abuse or trauma in their lives.So yea,too much mental stuff for now--i'll be writing a separate entry for this next time!


Anyway,part of the busyness last week was our Thesis title defense last Saturday and it all went great!! 9 BALLS babyyyy! The sweat of revising topics on the last minute and staying up late just to do this whole thing has paid of very well! :') Although we were warned about how bloody our topic is for some reasons.haha!Either way,cheers to TEAM FLOATING!! (yours truly and Rio C.) :)

Another happy part that we had last Saturday was that i had a cocol date with Sam YG together with my crew friends! :">

so..i met him again.♥ Being with a public figure has always been starstruck-ing especially when it's your celeb crush :">
It was a day full of pick-up lines and chitchatting.He was very sweet and entertaining if you asked me.and i bet it's one of those moments that i'll never forget about him. ;) Indeed,"wag ka na sa ibang lalaki,dun ka na sa dj".HAHAHA! There's gonna be more to come soon,hopefully!♥

On the other hand, there will be an open house at The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf on March 17 from 10am to 11:30am featuring their new drinks.





I thank coffee for keeping me company throughout this hectic week--or perhaps i should say,a HECTIC SEMESTER.The brew of the coffee beans just kept me awake and has made me a lark of my own for the sake of school stuff. Hence,i can't wait for this to end next week!!.it's just one more push and i'm done!


'til then!

PS: HAPPY 13!! #3rd ;)

the CREW-ventures! (Dec.10-14)

ONE OF THE BEST WEEKS EVER.

We had our Nursing Week last week where i get to go on business in school.Yes,I was happily able to sell my accessories and button pins there and it was crazy! :D i never thought that the HS/GS students would go loco on my 1D button pins.haha :)) and aside from that,i also sold style watches, earrings, necklaces and homemade bracelets. It all went for a good cause ;)

Besides nursing week in school was our 'crew-ventures' with my awesome friends. After a month-long of fucked-up sched,I guess we took this week to have a winding for ourselves as well. So here goes our activities:

12/10.we went to UP Techno Hub for sightseeing and dinner.
12/11. I went to Correctional,Mandaluyong for gift-giving while the others at Welfareville for health teaching in the morning. I wasn't able to take a pic at Correctional because it was prohibited since it's a jailhouse for women. Then in the afternoon,me and my friends went at Subspace Coffee. ohh i just adore the purple ambiance there especially now that the cafe's full of hanging teddy bears in the ceilings! ;D

12/12. it's 12-12-12 and we've no plans on that day! #REST

12/13.one of my most unforgettable days of my life♡. So at first,we went strolling at Megamall.Then we went to Shaw to watch Magic 89.9's BNO live!



me at the Magic studio! :D




and here are the boys doing ze show on a "Healthy Gang Thursday" :)

Mr. Station Guy made us go inside the studio during the commercial and after that, we watch them do the whole show.



Here is love survivor,Jojo playing "Yes-Maybe-No" with G Tongi.it was very hilarious :))



and here comes Sam YG with his epic facial expressions.and ohh boy,he even danced the Gangnam style at the studio.haha! :"))

After that segment was another commercial and during that,we were able to talk to them and take pictures with them.Btw,i gave them a box of donuts from Country Style as a gift and i handed it over to Sam YG. gahhh he was so kind,i even introduced myself to him :"">



a group pic with the gang!



with the gorgeous ms. G.Tongi :)



and here's me and my ultimate celeb crush,Sam YG. i'm sooo happy that i finally get to meet him after 5yrs of listening to him in the radio.Yes,i've been hearing him since he was still in 99.5RT.thus,it's been a wish come true ♡


We were able to talk to them after the show.It was a great night and so,my friends had a sleepover at my house and drank the night away.yeahhh mennn!!

12/14. We celebrated our friend's birthday,Sophie at Subspace.We were somehow overloaded with cake over there and also,we met Toff Tiozon from MYX VJ Hunt 2009.Our pics are on my friend's facebook account :)


Overall,our crew-venture was a success and wish-fulfilling.i hope we could do it all over again. :""") well,there's more to come!

'til then!


*click HERE for more BNO pics.password: the meaning of BNO.