Hospital rotations are back on track for us little nurselings. Our group is supposed to be (the schedule still needs a little tweaking) doing RMC OPD come Monday until the end of the month. Then we'll move to RITM (Research Institute for Tropical Medicine) for our pm shift there for November. And finally, Ospital ng Maynila, medical ward for the December rotation.

Two weeks ago, I was hoping that we were to be assigned at the Kawit hospital, as claimed through text by Kuya Mike, where delivery cases are plenty. It turned out that I was hoping dearly in vain, as accurately predicted by [info]aisushi . There is still Curative II, however, so my hopes are still high that before the end of the school year, our major and minor cases would have been completed by then.

My books for this trimester will not be included on the list of money issues to be tackled. Thank God for Ate Grace and her daughter's books. The books are one edition behind but I'll make do with them. I have to. Besides, it's never been my problem if my books are borrowed and old. Heck, I got 1.25 in my pharmacology by feeding off photocopied pages with the colored one at the library. The two books will instead go to another list which is the still-to-be-bought-books-even-after-graduation. Pharmacology, Fundamentals of Nursing (borrowed an old edition from Apple), and Suddarth and Brunner's Medical-Surgical Nursing. From time to time one's got to do his homework and remember theories.

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That would be all, I think. ^_^

Ian asked me to host the tribute for him and I couldn't turn the favor down. I already asked a lot of favors from him, like sleeping over at his place when my supposed to be moving day to my dorm got canceled, and he's too busy to host the tribute itself. It's high time to return them and help him. Poor guy was forced to be the ex-com president, thanks to our coercive efforts. Well, he's not failed us once. Ian gets the job done. He deserves anyone's help. Mine for instance.

Last term, I also hosted the said event along with Therese, who's from another class, and we nearly, yes nearly, made fun of ourselves by being so clumsy at first, then a little throughout the event. Our inexperience and obvious lack of preparation showed and I'm pretty sure a lot of the older students and the faculty members noticed. Hopefully, tomorrow won't be the last tribute's rerun.

I'm not new to the stage - or being in front of a large crowd. I was very active in the drama club when I was in high school, though I didn't write about it much here on LJ. But I find acting different from emceeing/hosting, however. You have to be formal and tactful at all times. And being the funny man doesn't seem to work on octogenarians. But this time, Therese and I are a bit more prepared.

Hehe.

You can't say hehe on stage by the way.

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Finals is on Friday. And I have yet to re-read my notes. Heaven help me

Inbox

Just received this text message from Joemari, a high school classmate, who's pursuing a degree in chemical engineering in UP Diliman.

Mga natutunan ko sa college:

-mas malaki ang eyebags, mas cool.

-ok mag-cram, lumalabas ang tunay mong talino at diskarte sa buhay.

-di mo kailangan mag-breakfast sa bahay, pede yan gawin sa classroom habang nagkaklase.

-kahit ayaw mo, magiging madasalin ka. pagdadasal mo na absent o wag dumating ang prof mo kung di ka nakapag-aral.

-okay lang ma-late wag lang ma-absent.

-pag sinabi ng classmate mo na di siya nag-aral, humanda ka na, peperfect niya ang quiz.

-di uso ang humble. kahit wala kang alam wag ka pahalata nasa nagdadala lang yan.

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Even though I found a few of what he stated true, I believe that cramming is, in general, not a very healthy thing to do.