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! ;)

Panda in Manila.

Who would have thought a pink panda exists?! Well not literally but it certainly is a pinky fine-dining cuisine! Last Saturday (021514), me and my friend had dinner in this resto called Pink Panda which is located at 4687 Santiago Street Corner B. Valdez Street, Poblacion, Makati City.

polaroid shoot with the panda buns :))
We actually had a hard time finding the place since we aren't familiar with the busy streets of Makati! Moreover,the place is below Y2 Residence hotel which is near A-venue Mall. My friend found out about this as she heard that this is one of Erwan Heussaff's newest ventures. And as we saw this panda-looking buns,we decided to try it. :)



As I was mentioning earlier, Pink Panda is a Southeast Asian Diner created by Erwan Heussaff together with the Hatch 22 group. It features a fusion of Thai, Vietnamese, Chinese, and Filipino food. The place is not exactly filled with panda stuff or anything pink (though they do have a few pink decors) but the whole ambiance is more on bamboo and retro panda art on the walls.So here's what we ordered:


Pink Panty(P110). I have no idea why it was named like that but it tasted as good as a red iced tea.Haha ;p


General P's Chicken (P270). Orange chicken with dried chilies and fried peanuts


Pink Panda Rice (P180).Yellow rice with bits of chicken, Chinese sausage and lettuce topped with chips.And I do find this similar to Yang chow fried rice,yum!! :)


Panda Buns (P220).Yummy, cute pork panda-shaped buns that you would feel awe to eat for!


Since it was too cute,we even took a selfie with it!!lol.

Here's to that feeling when you're going to eat a cute little treat.Hahaha♥
You guys go try it!!It is certainly,a must!Check out Pink Panda Diner or @pinkpandamanila for more info :)

VOTE FOR CARLA D. AS THE NEXT #CaliGirl!

Since CaliBurger is soon to open in the Philippines, they are now in search for the next #CaliGirl!!The winner gets to fly to L.A. and shoot the commercial plus becoming the brand ambassador for this year.So I'm inviting everyone to please support my DJ friend here,Carla Dunareanu!! :)
WHY SHOULD SHE BE THE NEXT #CALIGIRL??
"I should be the Cali Girl because like the Californian spirit,I love the sun,sand and music!!"

VOTING IS EASY!!
Just go to this site:www.premiumcali.com, click on Carla D's name then scroll down to put your name and e-mail add.
VOTING ENDS ON FEB.15th. So what are you waiting for?vote now!!

You may check out @CaliBurgerPH for more of their updates.And you can also follow @itsCarlaD for those who'd like to know more about her :)

'til then!
PS:new new layout!! :D i did all the drawing featuring me and my polaroid which I received last November.Here's how the actual looked like:

Talk about RASTACLATS.

I'd like to introduce this wonderful collection of armbraids from Rastaclats.

taken at Titan store,Two Parkade branch

Rastaclat (rah-stuh-claht): the cloth of the righteous.Rastaclat is dedicated to the spirit of Spreading Positive Vibrations® encouraging individual style, a sense of positivity and freedom of expression. The brand originated at Long Beach, California that sells hand-made accessories of fine quality.They create belts and bracelets made out of hemp or shoelaces.Plus,several of their designs are inspired from famous icons which makes it even cooler! :)
So when I was at Titan, I bought 2 pieces of the bracelets: turquoise and namo(blue & purple) design.The prices depend on the design so I chose two of my favorite colors (and I could've bought a camo one if only it was available.Haha!).



Check out www.rastaclat.com for more of their products.You can buy their products in any Titan outlets here in Manila.Just follow @titan_22 on Twitter for more details :)

New year shopaholic.

Once again, happy new year to all!Hoped y'all had a wonderful start of the year like I do over these past few days. I've been out with my family as we tour my Japanese relatives around the town;and we ended up shopping,shopping,and SHOPPINGGG! :D Not only that, it's like we've been through drinking sessions with them every night!So yep,it was liquor coma this week.But it was fun!I really enjoyed being with them. :)

Our companion during our vacay at the South. ;p
Moving on, it was my first time to go to SM Aura last Wednesday and it was awesome.Inspite that the department store was closed that time,we took a stroll on each store outside instead.Basically,the whole mall is just like a typical SM mall but with bigger shops.Then we had dinner at Mary Grace which is becoming one of my favorite restos already.Aahh,their pasta and cheeseroll is so delicious!Plus apple-cinnamon and honey tea ♥ You guys should try it if you haven't yet!


On that evening also,I went to see the Titan store at High Street to buy Rastaclats as a christmas gift for myself.Haha! It was quite pricey for a shoe-laced armbraid but I really like it with its genuine quality.I'll make a review about it. :)

That's about it for now."My agony" aka school's back for me tomorrow..am I ready for another batch of crammy shizz?! Well,think positive!I'll put my new layout here next week :)

'til then! ;D