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LIFE: Student vs. Employee

What an adventure it was tonight going home from my work area which is just 15- 30 mins away!

While I was walking along Ayala Ave. fishing for a cab that’ll ride us home under the heavy rain which was slowly soaking me, I realized how exactly opposite life is now being an employee compared to being a student. When i was still in college, I always hope the rain would fall a little harder night before a class day even though it floods around UST so that the classes would be suspended early in the morning. But now Im praying that the rain would stop so that every employee could go home easily and safely for we have work to do in the morning, we have patients to attend to, we have lives to save!

Salawikaiin ng mga hopeless romantic

Zsa Zsa Padilla sings Through The Years at the necrological service for Dolphy.

True Love

Freshly picked fruit from out neighbor in Bicol

Two kinds of unlovable people.

Some people are nice only when you are talking to them, im front if them or your presence is being felt by them but once you have turned around and/or gone away, then they start saying things you wont imagine these people will say about you.

And then there are these people that try to say what they wanna say about and/ or to you by shouting or murmuring while you are far away or is not directly talking to them.

These kind of persons are whom I hate the most. Why cant they be brave enough to be able to say the things they want to say about you face to face. COWARDICE. Backstabbers.

Misunderstandings and childish quarrel will be lessened if less people avoid this kind of attitude.

If you wakt to say something to someone, may it be good or not, be brave enough and face him. That will be a lot better conversation.

Lady Gaga’s speech at the Born This Way Ball in Manila

Straight from the heart!

People should really be open minded these days.

Graveyard Duty (RPh)

There are three things I love about graveyard duty:

1. No traffic. Since almost everybody is already homebound by around 2100H.

2. Time flies. Because of the amount of work, which is relatively just enough to get through the night, I dont even notice that its already 6am and we’re about to go home.

3. Night differential 

There are also three things I dont like about graveyard duty:

1. Eyebags. It is harder to sleep during daytime because of the hot weather and bright sunlight.

2. Transportation hazard. Lots of bad people roam around after dark.

3. No office hour = No drug Info = Harder questions from the phone that needs to be answered. (HAHA)

* But in general, graveyard duty is the schedule that I love the most.

Butchoy: our wonder dog. :)

He who makes every frowning face smile.  )

The Dolphin Show

Ocean Adventure
Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority

Sail Away!

(Boracay, Philippines)

Love Sucks

"Have you ever been in love? Horrible isnt it? It makes you so vulnerable. It opens your chest and it opens up your heart and it means that someone can get inside you and mess you up. You build up all these defenses, you build up a whole suit of armor, suit of armor so that nothing can hurt you, then one stupid person, so different fron any other stupid person, wanders into your stupid life... You give them a piece of you. They didnt ask for it. They did something dumb one day, like smile at you, and then your life isnt your own anymore. Love takes hostages. It gets inside you. It eats you out and leaves you crying in the darkness, so simple a phrase like 'maybe we should be just friends' turns into a glass of splinter working its way into your heart. It hurts. Not just in the imagination. Not just in the mind. It's a soul-hurt, a real gets-inside-you-and-rips-you-apart pain. I hate love." ~Neil Gaiman

Selecta Ice Cream: Magnum

February 29, 2012 was a leap day. Extra 24 hours of our lives that comes once every four years. A day when everyone tries a little harder to make that day count.

That Wednesday afternoon, we completed our Medical Exam in a reputable hospital where my friend and I are applying as pharmacists. That way, we made our Leap Day count. :)

Because #magnum was trending in the Philippines the night before (Februaru 28, 2012), my friend and I were talking about it almost the whole time we were together. Because I wasn't quite interested about #magnum that evening, I never checked what it was about so at first I thought I was a gun or something but to my ignorance, the trend happened to be an Ice cream that Selecta launched that evening. So we ended up going to a 7Eleven Convenience Store to buy and give it a try.

I bought Magnum: Almond.

The chocolate coating tastes like cadburry chochettes; sprinkled with bits of almods that isnt too much to overpower the chocolate. The Ice Cream inside is the usual Selecta Vanilla flavor.

It costs 60 pesos. 

As a foodie with sweet tooth , I would recommend Magnum: Almond.

It satisfied my taste buds and it is pretty cheap! :D

yosi?

It was supposed to be a boring evening, alone at my dorm room with some TV host frantically speaking in the background while I was trying to read for a pharmacology quiz in two days when I thought of doing something unusual for someone like me that time (3rd year, 2nd semester just began: College)

So there was my spontaneous self, as usual coming alive again because of the monotony of life that week, when I thought of doing something new, something that I used to hate from people: puff a cigarette( my first). I bought a stick of Marlboro Lights Menthol from Manang sidewalk vendor infront of Wendy's Dapitan and then went in front of Pampanga's Best which I chose because of the dim lighting and smoked my first stick of yosi. I didn't like it. I think every first timer will never like it unless he/she is a hypocrite. It tastes bad, not only your breathe but every string of your top clothing and your fingers will smell like you just burned a house and the nausea it brings feels almost like a hang-over (to the first timers).

Friday after that evening, as usual, we ended up drinking some in Tapsi to treat ourselves a little after a week's work at school, when I tried to puff my second stick, the second time was alot better, then a third stick until I thought I was going to be hooked up with it but because of my intoxication with a relatively lot of beer bottles, I forgot about the cigarette thing and it became irrelevant.

Morning after that, I realized that I am not capable of being a chain smoker because my body and brain wont tolerate the nicotine and I can not continue living as a chain smoker because of the obvious lot more reasons not to than the very few reasons to continue doing it.

As of now, I only smoke whenever im really stressed out and pressured or whenever a problem is about to consume me. I puff a cigarette to relieve my worn out mind and body and to calm me down when ever I am very angry or about to cry or shout out really loud. Sometimes I smoke because of peer pressure, just to look cool, but i do that seldom because I find that pointless and life threatening. :D

You will eventually get tired of each other; everyday quarrel and misunderstanding, routinary dates and escapades and sometimes even the sweet text messages. And then you will break up; try everything to loose contact with each other, fight against your own will to stop looking at your old photos; which will last for days, sometimes weeks. And then that morning will come when you'll suddenly, from out of nowhere, long for the good morning messages or good morning hug or good morning kiss on the forehead and you'll realize  that you miss that person, regret what just lasted for days or weeks and still, until the very end ignore the reality that you still love that person. So now you're back having daily conversations with him.

UP Baguio Oblation Run

December 16, 2011

On a freezing Friday night at Baguio City, just hours after I arrived at the coolest place in the Philippines. 

It draws its name from the Oblation, a statue of a nude man located in every University of the Philippines (UP) campus, which symbolizes "a selfless offering of one’s self to the country."

It was my first time to witness the Lantern Parade and Dance of the Brave (Oblation Run). I was with my BS Biology friends who are studying in UP Baguio, luckily one of them is a member of the Alpha Phi Omega who does the annual Oblation run as part of their tradition.

 

They entered the crowd unannounced and they left me dumbfounded. 

 

I stood there frozen like a statue, speechless and amazed on how brave these guys were as they run naked through the crowd of UP students shouting, figuring out who they were and waiting for some  precious roses from them.
All I did that moment was to tick my camera and capture some precious memories and hopefully get a nice  picture

And if given another chance, I will still watch Oblation Run not because of then naked hot guys but because I want to witness how they strive to preserve their tradition and continue the legacy of their fraternity.

Addicted to Richard Gere

It all started after watching Nights In Rodanthe which made my tears fall, then I searched for a couple more romantic movies and found Autumn in New York, after that I was addicted to him and downloaded some more movies which I think is soo good: Pretty Woman, American Gigolo, Amelia, Runaway Bride, Shall We Dance, Chicago and ended it all up with Unfaithful. Richard Gere is the best actor in a romantic movie plus he is soo handsome (more than George Clooney) especially when he was young!

I must stop now, he is really addicting!

1. Pretty Woman:

 

2. American Gigolo

3. Shall We Dance

4. Run Away Bride

 5. Amelia

6. Chicago

7. Unfaithful

 

8. Nights in Rodanthe

Pretty Woman and Shall We Dance are my new favorite movies 

(I already have watched them three times!) haha

He's religious, he's handsome, he has this wicked unique soft smile which melts every woman's heart, he's a great dancer (Shall We Dance), maybe a singer too (Chicago), he does not seem to age.

He is a great actor.
Richard Gere is the BEST!

12-07-2011: Nostalgic Me

time flew too fast! We visited Bataan delegates for SCUAA 2011 this afternoon and found some of our team mates in CLRAA 2007 still playing their games until the sun sets. hmm.. oh i miss training and playing my favorite sport all day for weeks of “quartering”, living with other priced (sometimes good looking) athletes in one venue, when our only problem is how to eat everything they feed us and how we’ll wake up so early to jog after a night’s chismisan. it was during that time when i realized and felt how wealthy the government is.haha! free uniform, free shoes, free food, allowances…I could not ask for more! I loved the athlete’s life…the good, if not the best life!

Dealing A Hang Over

Here are some tips, based on personal experience, on how to deal with a hang-over especially if you have an important thing to attend to the day after intoxicating yourself or if your parents do not know that you're a drunkard.

1. Never ever forget to turn your alarm off. You should wake up at the time your body wants to because otherwise you'll have a bad day; it's more like waking up on the wrong side of the bed or worse.

2. Expect headache and nausea so do not stand up from bed too fast. Never return lying down because it'll worsen the nausea.

3. Surely you are thirsty so drink a lot of water, sit down somewhere other than the place where you slept, take time and relax.

4. Eat some noodles, arozcaldo or anything hot that will your stomach up.

5. If you're lucky and were able to sleep at your place, take a good bath. If not, wash your face up, go home and take a bath. You just have to take a bath not only to remove the alcoholic smell but also to loose the dizziness and freshen you up. Do not use warm water.

*Do not move too fast, do everything slowly because otherwise it worsens the dizziness.

*Avoid things with alcoholic scent; it'll just ruin things up.

Then you will be ready for whatever again.

Cheers!

W Jones Cup 2011 -groin incidents

What's wrong with some players in the W.Jones Cup 2011. the other day, a Malaysian held Asi Taulava's balls and then during this evening's match, a Japanese player kicked Chris Tiu's groin

well, i just hope those weren't intentional

Noong isang araw groin-grabbing incident

tapos kanina, penis-kicking incident naman

isang bahagi ng term paper namin sa literature noong college (Para Kay B)

Ang pag-ibig may may iba’t-ibang mukha depende kung paano mo ito titingnan, depende kung paano mo ito mararamdaman at depende kung paano ito magiging bahagi ng iyong buhay at pagkataon. Walang quota ang pag-ibig dahil maaaring maging maligaya ang lima sa bawat limang umiibig.

Sa limang kwento ng pag-ibig sa kauna-unahang nobelang ito ni Ricky Lee ay maraming matututunan na makakatotohanan tungkol sa kung paano talaga ang dalisay na pagmamahalan ng dalawang tao.

Hindi porke’t masama at mapait ang alaala mo tungkol sa isang bahagi ng iyong buhay ay kalilimutan mo na ang lahat tungkol dito, na maski ang matatamis na alaala ng kung papaano ka unang umibig ng lubusan noong iyong kabataan ay iyong buburahin. Sa tunay na pagkakaibigan nagsisimula ang malalim na pag-iibigan na tumatagal nang habang buhay, kahit ano pa man ang mangyari, kahit na minsa’y i-deny ka ng taong mahal mo. Ito ang itinuturo ng kwento nina Irene at Jordan, na kahit na liku-liko ang kalsadang kanilang dinaan ay nakarating pa rin sila sa masayang magpasawalang hanggan.

Libreng magmahal kahit kailan mo naisin, ngunit hindi mo maaaring mahalin ang lahat ng tao sa mundo, hindi mo maaaring mahalin, in a romantic way ang mga pari at madre, hindi mo maaaring mahalin ang mga hayop, halaman at bagay, ang kaparehas mo ng kasarian at hindi mo maaaring mahalin sa ganitong paraan ang iyong mga kamag-anak, lalo na ang iyong kapatid. Hindi maaaring mahalin ni Sandra si Lupe at ni Ester si Sara kahit na natatangi ang pag-ibig nila, kahit na ito’y gusto nilang ipaglaban sa lahat ng tao sapagkat mali ito dahil ang pag-ibig rin nama’y may sariling rules and regulations na para rin naman sa dalawang nag-iibigan at sa pag-ibig kailangan paganahin din ang isip muna kaysa puso, kaya nga ba’t may mataas ang posisyon ng utak sa puso sa ating katawan.

Walang totoong lugar ng Maldiaga at walang totoong tiyak na lugar sag lobo na love-less at parang mortal sin ang salitang pag-ibig dahil lahat tayo ay nasa mundo at buhay ngayon dahil mismo sa pag-ibig. Nagiging manhid ang tao, nakakalimutan kung paano umibig kung pinalaki siya sa ganitong paraan, walang pag-ibig, walang affection at titingnan ka ng masama kapag sinabi mo ang salitang love. Ganito marahil sa Maldiaga, ang lugar na bawal ang kahit anong love at doon lumaki si Erica, ang babaing manhid sa pag-ibig ni Jake, ang babaing kahit anong gawin ay hindi makaramdam ng pag-ibig dahil hindi niya alam kung ano ito, kung saan galing ito at kung papaano ito, ngunit matiyaga si Jake, matiyaga ang tunay na pag-ibig, ito’y naghihintay, naghahanap, kahit ikamatay pa ang tunay na pag-ibig sapagkat magiging Masaya lamang ang isang tao, sa tunay na pag-ibig, hindi sa huwad at sapilitang relasyong mag love raw sakanila.

Ang ultimate lesson siguro sa nobelang ito ang kung paanong maghintay sa pagmamahal na ibalik sa iyo, kahit na mamatay ka pa sa sakit na iyong nararamdaman dahil alam mo sa sarilim mo na kahit kailan ay hindi mapapa sa iyo ang iyong iniibig at sa huli ay hayaan na lang ito, mag let go at mag move on.

Madaling banggitin pero sadyang napakahirap gawin ng salitang let go at move on. Ito yung oras na sinasabihan mo yung sarili mo na tama na, palayain mo na ang sarili mo at kalimutan mo na iyon, kahit na sa puso at isip mo ay hindi mo kaya.

Hindi naman talaga tayo nakakapag move on o nakakapaglet go. Natututo lang tayong mamuhay nang iba naman, nang wala na sila, nang tayo na lang ulit mag-isa, kung paanong nagsimula tayo sa buhay. Masasanay din ang tao sa ganito, at kapag dumating na ang oras na iyon, masasabi mo na, na ikaw ay nakapag move on na, na ikaw ay nakapag let go na.

Masarap umibig at ibigin pero sa bawat saya ay mayroong luhang kapalit, kagaya ng pag-ibig, hindi sa lahat ng panahon ay maligaya, minsan kailangang tumulo ang iyong luha para ika’y matuto, para sa iyong pag-ibig at para sa iyong iniibig.

UST Sets Guinness Record of the World's Largest Human Cross

GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS. UST Sets Guinness Record of the World's Largest Human Cross 

It's finally official! Thomasians made history when 13,266 participants marked the UST campus with the world's largest human cross on Ash Wednesday, 9 March 2011. As a bastion of Catholic teaching, the University of Santo Tomas continues to spread the light of faith as it endeavors to build the church, the nation and the family. Go USTe!

N.B. Although actual turnout of participants was close to 20k, the official count only recognized those who swiped their ID's both when entering and going out of the field, as relayed during the instructions. (Apparently, not everyone was keen to swipe on their way out) Nevertheless, the new record is set, and we congratulate the whole Thomasian community for such an achievement! Go USTe!

celebrating my first night of being a pharmacist

it was a sunny Wednesday morning, i did not know what to do, where to go or what to expect. my heart was pounding. it was the morning after our board exam.
i went home after the exams not sure of passing and because of alot of expectations, im too shy to face people at the moment. i just wanted to melt.
so i decided to meet up with him (the only constant guy in my life for six years now). it was a pretty long ride, i was exhausted and hungry when I arrived at my destination so he made me sit directly at the dinning table. yes i was hungry, but sitting beside him is enough for me. that moment, i felt invinsible.

i was alone watching Dead Poets Society using his laptop when i saw a tweet from joie which linked the exam results from prc. suddenly, my heart's beat was more than the definition of a tachycardia! it was only a day after the exam and there was i, staring at the link which will dictate the rest of my life.

funny as in may seem, but i was too afraid to open the link so i logged out from both facebook and tweeter and shut my cellphone off. all i wanted was some time of isolation from the world.

realizing that i had no choice because one way or another i will know the results whether i like it or not, i opened the link, eyes closed.

i searched for my friends name first and they all passed! i was too frightened to type mine in the "find" tab so i scrolled through the page until "M", stoppped and prayed. and there was my name
"MANINGAT, MARIA EDA INFANTE"

my tears was unstoppable.
"Thank You God" seemed to be the only words left in my vocabulary.


then he came in.
he was the first person who knew that i am, that time a registered pharmacist. (i wanted him to be the first one actually) i hugged him and tears came falling again. that became the best moment of my life right now. "euphoria" falls a little short for the perfect word to describe it.
i was hysterical but he was just so calm, like nothing life-changing happened in my life. i thought at that jiffy he really does not care after all.
i asked him to buy a few bottles of beer, so we did. while in his car driving along a deserted road beside an ocean, i was almost shouting my lungs out and kind'a like a fake cd which says the same phrase over and over again. it was a moment when you can almost say "I can die right now!"
the view was breath taking, the stars shone brightly which lit the dim winding road, the ocean seemed to reflect the light coming from the stars and there was i, sitting in the passenger seat right beside the gentleman that i always wanted to be with.
it was almost midnight when i called the celebration off because im almost drunk and I dont want to be drunk on my first night of being a pharmacist.
as we were walking away from the kubo along a cliff, i told him again the same phrase that i've been telling him all night long and then I ended it up with:
"Bakit parang hindi ka naman masaya for me."
and he answered: "Because Im not that surprised."
...and everything became perfect. my though was almost like "I can die right now!"

what more could i ask for?
what else of a celebration can be happier that what just happened?

he is i think, the only guy who accepts me for who i am.
i asked him one week ago if he'll hate me if i fail the board exam, and after asking that question, i felt stupid with what he answered. of course he will never ever hate me. he never did and will never do.

like what a famous song says:
This is the moment, i thank God that Im alive. This is the moment i'll remember all my life. I have all i've waited for and i could not ask for more!