diversity  

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Tonight, my cousin’s boyfriend came to have dinner with us. He’s from Ireland I guess, and he has British accent that seemed to be difficult to understand sometimes. hehe... By then I noticed something: different countries around the world really have diverse customs and practices. For an instance, on the dining table, I observed he has a different way of using the utensils unlike what Filipinos usually do. He, with proper etiquette, was guided by my cousin the time he was choosing his food ‘til the part he was using his utensils (maybe in his country, he used to have many utensils that function differently but to sum up those things in the Philippines, you can merely use a fork, a spoon, and the plate with nothing else involve). Also, it was his first time to eat “lechon manok” and “liempo”; he appreciated both though. What’s more, he didn’t pray before we eat, maybe because he has a different religion apart from us. Those things I observed were among the few I hold on to about him. Nonetheless, he’s one hell of a nice guy. I have nothing against that man and I’ll give him two thumbs up to be paired with my cousin. As a whole, he enjoyed the night in our house because he was welcomed (Filipinos really are hospitable!)

Flourish movie  

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Earlier, I watched the movie entitled Flourish starred by Jennifer Morrison and Jesse Spencer, both from the drama House M.D., and Leighton Meester of Gossip Girl.I didn’t expect that the movie will be funny... and the audience should watch the movie from the beginning ‘til the end because it has a different storyline. It was like partly psychological I guess. Though the film was ok, and the actors and actresses showed the different side of them unlike what they used to portray in their selected drama series. Still, I encouraged everyone to watch the movie, which was also produced by Jennifer Morrison herself.

visit the movie’s website: http://www.flourishmovie.com/

David Cook  

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COOK! COOK! COOK! Yeah I’m happy that he actually won this season! I never was a fan of American Idol but I was longing for David Cook to win rather than David Archuleta (no offense to DA fans). With his originality, simple, and rocker-ish disposition, Cook was able to capture the hearts of the many, leading him with too much votes against Archuleta. oh well, I patiently waited for the airtime of the show in our country since I first heard the news Thursday morning from the internet and the show will be aired Thursday evening. was it worth it? I mean, I already knew who won the contest yet I still watched the show….. YES OF COURSE IT WAS WORTH IT!!! then again… congratulations to David Cook and thanks to all the voters… \m/ rock on!

*picture courtesy of http://www.msnbc.msn.com/

great exercise  

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Early this morning I went biking, from our far far away home to kilometers away landmark in Davao. First, I prepared myself by sleeping early and waking up early as well. I cooked my breakfast and drank my cup of coffee so that I’ll have the energy to push myself on riding my bike. Then, I stretched my body to avoid muscle cramping and of course to warm up myself. It was delightful during the ride because the weather was cold, there was no traffic, and I was able to fulfill my plan of exercising through biking. So, I went to many places… somewhere my wheels can take me… and it was awkward seeing other people looking at me when jeepneys or other vehicles pass by (maybe they were just amazed how a woman can do all the biking on the main road). Normally, only men of different ages, outfits, builts, with various types of bicycles do all the biking in my city. Hence, you can rarely find a woman riding her bike (like me!).

Anyhow, it took me at least two hours to tour around and buy some food (yum2x!). In the middle of the hour, I almost surrendered. My body was too tired to manipulate the pedals and I’m out of water supply. However, I diverted those feelings by turning on the radio (which is part of my cell phone). With earphones in, I then surpass the tiresome moments by exerting more effort to pedal around. So, with the beat of the music and my goal to go home and rest, I started biking again. go go go! During those two hours of wandering around the city, I have encountered the sunrise. It was all over me… I was like refreshed when the rays of the sun was absorbed by my damp body… by the way, do you know that the sunrise is also good for our body? I mean, it was known that vitamin D can be synthesized by the body in the presence of sunlight and this in turn will aid the regulation of the body’s absorption and use of minerals such as calcium and phosphorus. Actually, there are many things about ultraviolet rays and all but I’m not good at it, eh? Enough for the loads of details, what I’m gonna say in the end is… my joyride was successful, I felt great right after, and I wind up shocked! hehe… because when I changed my shirt, there was a dark mark on my anterior and posterior upper area. Maybe I was too much exposed to sunlight that it left me with memorable outline!! Thus, lesson learned: when you’re out planning to have an exercise or whatever and you know that somehow you’ll be expose to sunshine…. wear some sleeves!!! (sleeveless shirt not allowed, please…)

season 4 finale of HOUSE  

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I eagerly watched the final two episodes (I’m not sure if those were the last) of this season’s House M.D. The titles were as follows: House’s Head (1) and Wilson’s Heart (2). It was surprising because there were many twists on the storyline and another character has to left the show (who will that character be? watch out for that!) However, thinking about it deeply, everyone’s involved with solving the problem. I mean, the two episodes were really big deal... and you have to watch it over and over again because you’ll gonna miss House for quite sometime. Fans ought to wait ‘til next season which will be on September this year. But don’t worry, the next season will be more exciting, with more episodes than Season 4. I suggest that enthusiasts should watch again House from season one to four so that by the time you finish all the episodes, Season five will be aired in our favorite channels (or torrents will be available online.. hehe). Hail to you Dr. House and I’ll sincerely bow my head in front of you if ever I’m gonna meet you in person… promise! *right hand raised

plan plan plans...  

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Its been three days since my last day of school. until now, I have no planned activities for myself to enjoy with. I’m stuck at home ( which in fact is what I usually do), merely banging my head on the internet, drinking too much coffee, sleeping like a dragon, and of course, ‘eating all I can’ meals are some of the things I achieve in my everyday life as of the moment. I used to be not that type of person for this summer because some things were hindered by the hectic schedule for hospital duties. That’s why, maybe, by staying at home and doing nothing is some sort of unwinding action to compensate for the stressful life behind nursing course. However, I’ve decided that starting today, I’m gonna shift my lifestyle. Though not fond of making schedules or plans, I want to be busy for the entire day. First, I plan to wake up early in the morning to have an exercise (riding my old school Japanese style bicycle). Then I’m going somewhere during the day, if strength still allows me to move. Next, in the afternoon ‘til night, I want to be with my friends because it’s been a while since I last saw their warm faces. So, I hope all these things will work out, as planned… yet I guess… I bet… something’s gonna happen, messing up my schedule for the day (and I honestly believe that 75% of plans does not work out just fine; that’s why sometimes I hate plans!). It’s better to act base on impulses... or should I say, on the spot decisions will work out sometimes and they’re more enjoyable.

coffee for your health  

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Before I start with my posts… let me share something about coffee, since I’m currently indulging one right now… and it’s my fourth cup actually. Anyway, coffee is good for our body, especially if one is very much inclined to it. The caffeine per se has many advantages. First, drinking coffee helps fight signs of aging. Because caffeine is an antioxidant, it facilitates in expelling the “dirt” inside our body. Hence, when you always drink coffee, you may look younger than you expect (what's the explanation?? nah! too tired to explain). Next, coffee will stimulate the body and the mind, making you activated for the day’s work. The impulses will become strong, palpitations may also occur. However, I guess drinking coffee may not necessarily indicate that an individual will become intelligent. Coffee can merely make you alive or energetic thus making you cope up with things. Also, it directly stimulates your mind to have more focus (therefore, don’t rely on coffee too much if you’re asking for good grades on exams or whatever, hard work plus coffee may be good factors to add up with our way of life). Another fact about coffee is that it might help fight diabetes mellitus. Base from studies, drinking at least five or more cups a day will be helpful to avoid the existence of diabetes especially to those people who’re prone to such disease (and I’m one of them, *freaky!)… So, knowing some of the advantages of drinking coffee, why not give it a shot? I mean, drink coffee as much as you can and make it a priority in your food pyramid (not water?)… hehe… cheers amigo!

love your career  

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Today would be my last day of duty in the hospital. The week’s over and I’m happy that again I have more time to surf the net and watch my favorite Japanese drama. it’s relieving that next week will be our last exposure for this summer so I will be able to relax more often and will compensate for my lost times or gimmicks with my close friends. So, the best thing I guess about pursuing a career is to endure the trouble or stressful weight behind it. If you succeed on that part of undergoing a traumatic life, after that would be the satisfaction and happiness one can gain especially when things gone wild at first and suddenly little by little, everything will be concealed by hardwork and achievements. Hence, my advice to you, especially to student nurses, is to be happy always and love what you’re doing because only in happiness can you forget that the path you chose is difficult and only in learning to love what you’re doing can you be successful on the career that you chose for yourself.

the Hottie and the Nottie  

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Together with my friends, I watched the movie ‘the Hottie and the Nottie’ merely to unwind after a stressful day in school. The film is very typical because you get to predict that the ‘nottie’ would then become ‘somebody’. Starred by Paris Hilton (also as an executive producer herself) and Christine Lakin, ‘the Hottie and the Nottie’ will surely make you say “eeewww” and will create other mix expressions because the movie is hilarious and disgusting. On the other hand, I’m not a fan of Paris Hilton though but as we observed, all she did in the movie was to be gorgeous, sexy, and seductive (which of course was her role, and in real life, is her character). It’s just funny because Nate Cooper, the guy in the movie, refused to be with Paris despite the fact that Paris was really HOT in that scene (shown in the end part of the movie). Anyhow, it’s better that people will also watch the movie and judge for yourself if the film is good or what.