Reports

A minute ago, I finished my report in fundamentals of nursing that will be presented tomorrow morning. It is all about the different fields of nursing. It's a powerpoint presentation, actually. I initially planned on writing it down on plain manila paper or have it in acetate form but I decided against it since two of my groupmates already have their laptops.

I'm choosing between hospital or institutional nursing and nursing education. Why? Avenues for progress in nursing practice are very open in both since I'll be compelled to upgrade my skills in seminars and in the clinical area. I also want to teach someday after I get my masters.

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Leda already has a Globe number thank goodness. She's been a Smart loyalist ever since so I'm a bit happy because with the 232 function, I'll be able to call her anytime at a lower cost.

A random sketch from rand0msketches.

I got this from Ate Jo's blog.

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What Rudolph Means

You are wild, crazy, and a huge rebel. You're always up to something. You have a ton of energy, and most people can't handle you. You're very intense. You definitely are a handful, and you're likely to get in trouble. But your kind of trouble is a lot of fun. You are a very lucky person. Things just always seem to go your way. And because you're so lucky, you don't really have a lot of worries. You just hope for the best in life. You're sometimes a little guilty of being greedy. Spread your luck around a little to people who need it. You are balanced, orderly, and organized. You like your ducks in a row. You are powerful and competent, especially in the workplace. People can see you as stubborn and headstrong. You definitely have a dominant personality. You are well rounded, with a complete perspective on life. You are solid and dependable. You are loyal, and people can count on you. At times, you can be a bit too serious. You tend to put too much pressure on yourself. You are relaxed, chill, and very likely to go with the flow. You are light hearted and accepting. You don't get worked up easily. Well adjusted and incredibly happy, many people wonder what your secret to life is. You are influential and persuasive. You tend to have a lot of power over people. Generally, you use your powers for good. You excel at solving other people's problems. Occasionally, you do get a little selfish and persuade people to do things that are only in your interest. You are truly an original person. You have amazing ideas, and the power to carry them out. Success comes rather easily for you... especially in business and academia. Some people find you to be selfish and a bit overbearing. You're a strong person.

What's Your Name's Hidden Meaning?

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A bit of good news.

Ma'am Pe, our teacher in health care 2 last trimester, is still our teacher in foundations of nursing, CHD, and strat. Initially, I got the news from Ian that she's indeed our teacher in "one of our subjects" which turned out to be two subjects, strat and CHD, but earlier this morning news came straight from Ma'am Pe herself that she'll be our teacher in foundations too. How nice, I thought. Ma'am's really a competent teacher and a little strict for my liking. She'll be with us Mondays and Thursdays the whole day.

Now for a bit of bad news to balance the meal, Leda's edol(her laptop) still hasn't got a genuine OS. I told her to install pirated OS but she had divided thoughts on it. I played the devil's advocate (I'm really good at this) and encouraged her to take my advice through our correspondence in Friendster. We'll it's not half as bad if it's properly done. Genuine OS is just way beyond the normal budget students like us have.

That would be all for now.

Bye.

New Year

The whole family, sans father, greeted the new year together. Papi Ben was even there, though he didn't participate much in the picture taking and stuff. He just ate New Year's Eve dinner inside the house.

It was fun. We rarely get to stay together in a single place for five minutes these days. But father didn't call. Maybe he had work or couldn't get through the busy phone lines. He called yesterday though and that alone will suffice.

Mama and the twins hit the sack before three and I at five.

Love and Peace!

I did a Trigun marathon. Trigun was showed during my elementary years but then I never got a chance to watch it. Not until now.

It didn't waste my time, true. But I have to admit that the tearjerker moments became increasingly heavy as the show progressed. And I didn't expect that factor to motivate me to finish the whole series in one sitting. The plot seemed confusing at first but thank goodness it was patched up in the middle of the show.

Vash was just too reluctant to blow up people's heads and when he did, he cried, showing his softer, human side. And his brother was just plain evil.

Sigh. I had high hopes that he would kill his brother. But he didn't, which was a total disappointment. At least, that's my interpretation because it seemed to have had a semi-hanging ending which wouldn't seem that way if one took a closer look at the last episode.

Merry Christmas

I have finished reading the seventh book of the Harry Potter series. I enjoyed it as much as I enjoyed the first six. Although I'm quite convinced that it was just too rich for my own liking. I think I'll give it a 7 with 10 being the highest.

I'm reading Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett's Good Omens. I hope it's a good read though. The book was recommended by Ate Aisu.

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Merry Christmas to everyone!

The second one.

I posted Gossip as a comment at my own Friendster profile page and my cousin happened to read it. It's not the first time that she has read my poems since I have since made it a habit that I should post poems as a comment at my profile page.

She said it was nice and she told me that she wanted to read my other poems. Sadly, I don't have a compilation of all my poems. I made it a point to mention that when I replied. My other poems are stranded in Kuya Neil's A Poetry Club and the others are with Kei-chan. The others need revision too.

Contrary to popular belief, the writer should take time to reread and revise his poem if he sees it fit. The poem has to get pruned and mature at some point in its immortal life. That's what I learned after Kuya Neil told me that poems, indeed, can and should be polished.

Well, here's another poem that I wrote just a week ago. But the whole concept has been in my head for months already. I'm glad that I have written it down. I passed this one along with Gossip as a Paseo entry.

(Paseo is the official literary publication of my school.)

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Marked
by Rudolph C. Anongos Jr.

In sun we’ll find a place to stay
beneath our lucid dreams that may,
in time turn into what is real,
if Time gives time for us to heal,

In moon we’ll both walk hand in hand,
on muddy puddles or on sand.
Should early downpours come, we’ll stay
beneath our lucid dreams ‘til day.

The fiercest foes were made this way.
Like you and I, the others say.
We are not ones with hate so strong,
still one of us won’t breathe for long.

Our flames of bloodlust, passion fans.
To this light rhythm, should we dance?
We are both marked. Our wills may sway.
Our lucid dreams all seem so gray.

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And by this, I have made this journal the journal wherein all my poems will be placed along with my thoughts.