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 So there, I stayed for a month at the Institute, where I learned of many things...

This is me, looking busy. hahahaha!!!

(And yes, those curls are REAL)

And here I am looking at a bacterial smear.

(This was before I had my locks curled)

I learned how to perform various tests for isolation of clinically significant microbes:

This is a set of manual biochemical test for bacteria.

(From L to R: Urease, LIA, TSI, Citrate and SIM)

Breaker: Miss Abigail, please describe the various reactions (practice lang!) hehe

This is Shigella flexnerii.

(As seen on Mac Conkey Agar)

Say hello to Vibrio cholerae.

(As seen on TCBS agar.)

And of course, I also found new friends and colleagues...

Here's sweet Miss Abby, who I learned to love like a sister.

And naughty Miss Rose, who's been a Registered Medical Technologist long before I was born.

I really had soo much fun, and I also learned a lot of things, and knowing that Lady Luck is on my side, I can only think of one thing:

"Thank You soo Much, Papa Jesus!"

Currently listening to: As I Lay Me Down - Sophie B. Hawkins
Currently reading: Microbiology SOP :)
Currently feeling: happy happy

i don't really like to wake up in the morning without looking forward to doing something. i hate the feeling of looking for an activity to be busy with. others may be saying that it's fun to be going on a stress free day, hassle free one. but i ain't really like that. ever since college, i made to it that i expect a schedule to come up to my face as soon my eyes open. and i've said this to a number of friends. and they told me i'm weird. basta anything that's worth paying attention to, it's fine.

if i may analyze the culture or more appropriately, the practice of the Filipinos, i would say that a number of Filipinos are fond of this happy-go-lucky attitude. i never miss a day seeing the roads of manila with tambays or "stand-by's". i am certain they have things they can be busy with regardless if they're jobless. there's household chores or errands, but maybe they oblige themselves to do the manyana habit.  i definitely despise that. however on my end, i don't lfeel like being busy with household chores. i think i was born for greater things. that's why i entrust my laundry to the laundry shops, the car to car wash boys ...and my paper works to Liezel. but of course i give her a hand on that.

(sigh)i do not know how i will solve this problem. or is it a problem at all? maybe it's time to know some more people so i can expand my network. and that i must establish maybe a business or a small institution that will make me busy everyday. like today, i don't have anything to look forward to. we won't be going to baclaran anymore since we already went last night. and i'm avoiding malls...definitely a no!

the business thing maybe not so soon though. there's a lot of things coming up. the second semester is gonna unfold. and that would mean work. like what celebrities usually, all they do is work work work. they aren't complaining. they're bragging. photoshoot for work? tv guesting for work? endorsements for work? not bad eh. i went with a friend to do a photoshoot at the poolside of araneta colisum for his endorsement of Fern C on friday. in less than an hour...an instant P8k. really not bad. that's barely what someone would make in a month's work right? now no one will wonder if there's a pile of people lining up for big brother or survivor.... that can probably be the road to "work".

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 Well, let me tell you the story of how it all began...

                         The Medical Technology board examinations were conducted in the cities of Manila, Davao, Cebu and Baguio last September 5 and 6, 2009. Yours truly was assigned and accepted at the 5th floor of MLQU, room 514 seat number 11. She and some of her classmates were assigned in the same room, and so was together during the exams.

                          September 5 was the first day of the licensure exams. The subjects were Clinical Chemistry, Microbiology / Parasitology and Clinical Microscopy (Urinalysis and other body fluids). The exams went by without unusual occurences, except for the fact that she actually fell asleep for the better part of 15 minutes in each and every exam (due to an unwanted side-effect of a certain memory enhancer churva!).

                          September 6 happened to be a Sunday, and the subjects were Hematology, Blood Banking / Serology and Histopathologic Techniques and Medical Technology Laws, Ethics. Nothing unusual happened... to me. But a schoolmate was just so unlucky that he was late for a mere 10 minutes, and his examination was cancelled.  So there. All that was left of me was a broken pencil (broken by me, for good luck ~an urban legend says that if you want to have good luck on board exams, break the pencil you used right after!)

                         I actually bought a set of 3 Mongol pencils, and I used only one. I gave the other two to charity (to public elementary school students, who will, one day, take an examination like mine.)         

                            A few days (which actually felt like years to me) later, a very excited former co-intern of mine sent me this text message: "Sa lahat po ng nag-pray for me, maraming salamat po! ~Edelene Khae Torres, RMT." I was flabbergasted because I knew the results were to be released on September 10! I then excitedly asked her if she saw my name on the much-awaited list, and she said yes. Silly me forgot the power of technology, and the results were already released on the website on the night of September 9!

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That's ME, number 509.

                           Anyways, I'm just sooo glad I passed. What's more? BFF sent me this text message:

"Kristine Bernadette Mendoza, RMT. Naks, I'm soo proud."

                            That really made my day. *wipes tears*

                           So there. After all important people have been informed of the good news, Mom set me to work. She made me clean up all the reviewers which have been occupying a better half of my bed for almost two months, blah blah blah...

FAST FORWARD TO A FEW DAYS LATER:

                          I am now a trainee at St. Paul's Hospital, a target of mine ever since I was a student. The catch? IT'S A FEW EFFIN' STEPS AWAY FROM HOME! Isn't that suh-weet? I get to go and eat lunch at home. Plus, I was tied to an 8am to 5pm, Monday-Friday schedule, which really made my day. The staff oriented me on how to use the various machines, the ECG, the CBC machine, the Chemistry machine. I am just soo happy.

                          Now, little did I know that Papa Jesus really did had plans for me. A staff was bound to undergo a Microbiology training program at the Research Institute for Tropical Medicine. This staff, Ma'am Thet, was actually having second thoughts about it. She asked me once about what section I really wanted to specialize in, and I told her that I wanted to specialize in Microbiology. She then excitedly asked me if I wanted to undergo the training, because she had other plans, and I said yes. So she hurried to the Medical Director, and said that I will take her slot. The Medical Director said yes, and poof! I was now bound for training.

This is my room assignment at the Residence Hall.

And these are my keys.

                             Can you believe it? MY KEYS. And living quite far from home? Amazing, neh? Plus, I never heard anything derogatory from my very protective Mother about me going away for an almost entire month.

To be continued...

Currently feeling: tired and happy

i decided to just dont sleep since i have to work today. so while waiting for the 1 hour gap, i'll just blog. we just came from manor and we had a great time. it was so much fun. maybe the reason i'm not complaining that i'm puyat again. i was with marison, georgia, jackie, raul, plus two other guys. then when we went to eastwood andun sila paolo, mark, alex at marami pa. kaya sobrang saya. one thing i regret though is not being able to wear a halloween costume. sayang talaga, i realized that when we were there already. paolo was the only one wearing a costume. and he didn't fail. such a head turner. lol

another thing, im sure everyone here in manila experienced the strong winds yesterday. we were playing xbox till 3 am saturday and we can feel the force of the wind from our bedroom. then ronald called me to move the car to the vacant lot because a branch of a pine tree fell on it. good thing konting scratches lang ang nangyari. ang daya because yung mark III at expedition ang inuna. biased. the good thing about it was the typhoon was so quick. in less than a day it left the country already. when we were playing basketball before noon it was already sunny so it was like "that fast"? well i am sure that the quickness of it benefited tha majority. thanks a bunch BRO. whatever... i have to go now... the jollibee breakfast's arrived.

i feel i'm useless. hontestly. i don't think i will be able to vote next year. supposedly, it'll be my 3rd eligibilty year to vote, first one was in 2004, then 2007 then next year. i thought i would be able to beat the deadline. i took the initiative to ask my friend if she could help me with the process and make it simple for me since i don't feel like falling in line the whole day just to vote. the thing is for the last few days, i've had the chance to listen to the news on the radio while i'm driving. i've heard about people lining up the sattelite offices the whole day just to  register. and apparently, my friend is mayor fred lim's granddaughter, so i don't have to fall in line. however, though i've been living in manila for the last three years, all my IDs are addressed in caloocan at my parent's house. hassle right? so i spent a couple of hours begging our barangay captain to issue me a barangay certificate. he was hesistant at first but well, i still need an ID. but it was kinda late so it really won't mean anything. and besides, i had to attend my flexibility class in an hour. i really feel frustrated. there goes the issue on exercising the right to vote, and the responsibility of registering on time. come may 2010, i will be a bastardized citizen of the Philippines. i will not have any role on that historic day. 

to pamper myself, since i felt kind of low and tired, after our dinner at Little Asia, we are now having a foot spa. yucky dami dead skin. at last nagka chance ako maka online and check my facebook and mag blog na ren. one thing good about a mac is it's user friendly compared to my pc. i hope i can get my own soon. and later before I sleep, i will be putting this patch, on the soles of my feet, like a detox thing. i really should start eating healthy food.

yes! kakadating ko lang it's 11 pm, we just came from the advance screening of astroboy. batang bata. i thought i won't like it but i did. is that really the story? or one of those made up stories?  kaso lang i feel guilty not showing up sa moa for the pond's segment at the pfw. ang layo kasi from the advance screening so i had to beg off. 

i feel kinda ok kahit na maiksi ang araw ko today. mga past 12 na kasi ako nagising. then when i went online, online din si carla. it's been a while since ive seen her. palibhasa sikat na. but im so happy for her. ako kaya kelan ang break ko sa showbiz kahit creative writer man lang? just dreaming

we are on our way to audrey's birthday in antipolo. it's 1:30 pm and i just woke up. i haven't eaten anything so i think this would mean gluttony. my bad. i shouldn't even be saying that. a few seconds ago, we passed by the infamous marikina river and saw this mountains of garbage on the riverside. To say that it looked awfully bad is an understatement. You can visualize the way the place looked on the day of the storm surge. At that moment, i thanked Bro for keeping me safe that day, and at the same time, prayed for my countrymen who suffered emotional, physical and financial damage during that fateful day.

on another note, i still have no idea what i'll be doing for the rest of the day. one thing that is certain is that i will go rest as soon as we get home. my eyes need toothpick to keep it on, to say the least. oh and i'm so proud to be given this jersey of the fearless ronald tubid of ginebra. it's the first time i'm publicly wearing it during my work out sessions. their next victim: the alaska aces!

as i'm writing this, i'm at the csb campus waiting for someone (secret). yipee. parang welcome back thing for me. the last time i walked along the streets of taft was in july pa. eh that was in the evening pa. it felt like yesteryears. the sound of the lrt, the fashionable people walking, the green and white surroundings. i wish my college years never ended.  buti the valet person still remembered me that i didn't have to worry about parking.

i was told though, that alumni can enter the campus until 5 pm only. what if there are events like foundation week? usually that lasts until midnight. does that mean alumni can't celebrate with their friends in there anymore? i haven't asked anyone about it but i will try to know the reason why there's such a rule now. btw, maybe it's kinda surprising that i'm with a foreigner in the pic. this is leandro and he's a brazilian. he's in the PI to get modelling jobs. i'm so intimidated by his nose so later i'll go to belo megamall to inquire about rhinoplasty. seriously...