La Dolce Vita

Fangirl Moment

-=mnel=- — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 07:07:16 +0000

I couldn’t help not to smile with what happened to me earlier. I was on my way back to the doctor’s callroom when I almost bumped into my new crush. I was about to walk down the stairs and he was incidentally climbing up and we were both on the same side of the staircase. To my shock, I suddenly blurted a shy “Hi doc” to which he replied with a simple hello. My heart was fluttering. Haha. I went back to the unit to check on my patient’s chart and we were standing side-by-side at the nurse’s station. I wasn’t minding him – or at least I was trying not to - but I swear I saw him look at me in my peripheral view. When he finished with what was doing, he tapped me on the back as he was about to leave. Hehe. I wish he didn’t notice that silly smile plastered across my face. Haha. Talandi!

At times like this, I wish Jen or Jessa were here. Back when they were still around, I’d immediately text or call Jen or Jessa and tell them about this very silly and childish fangirl stuff. Too bad I only have Mela now.

On Saturday will be their 40th day from death and we’ll be celebrating a mass for them. Mela and I are going shopping tomorrow for the things we need for the offertory. Who knows? I might be able to snag a few things for summer like discount shades from Fly Wear or a cute summery blouse to wear for my trips. Exciting.

And yeah before I forget. Of course this is just a fangirl thing. I still love Bee. Much. =)

Two Weeks More

-=mnel=- — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 13:06:11 +0000

There’s no stopping it. I can smell the end of my clerkship. It feels like we only started yesterday. Looking back to the months that passed, I can’t believe it’s almost over and soon, we’ll be wearing that white coat we have dreamed of for years. Daryl, Karen and I went to the tailor today to fit the intern’s uniform that we had made. It feels surreal to wear the coat on top of my uniform. It’s exciting to look forward to what’s going to be in store for me starting May.

But before everything else, of course there’s the summer vacation we’re all looking forward to. So far, I have Isabela/Ilocos, Pangasinan and Sagada in my itinerary. If I had it my way, I’d spend the whole April traveling, or in beach houses, battling it out with my friends on nice ping pong tables, or drinking away under the starlit sky. But alas. Money is still the name of the game. At times like this, I wish I were the daughter of a popular scion with a bottomless bank account. But then again I wouldn’t have entered med school then if my hands were full of businesses to run right? Just a few nights to go! I can’t wait!

Haunted

-=mnel=- — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 18:01:49 +0000

I am currently staying at the Medicine Conference Room which they say is haunted. I am not usually easily freaked out - well, not at least when there are other awake people around but there aren’t. The residents who also stay here at night are all fast asleep. I can’t. That’s the problem. So you know what I did? I discovered an endless night of music will make you more comfortable even if the pin light above you is flickering endlessly. God. I am scaring myself. Haha. Anyway, to keep me busy, I decided to google my new crush here in the hospital. Imagine my joy when I dug up his old friendster account and saw he’s single. Hehe. Such joy seeing him out of that scrubsuit and into a pair of casual jeans. I was looking for a nice picture of him in a tuxedo but can’t find any. I bet he looks cuter in that.

Someone pop my bubble please?

Second Chances

-=mnel=- — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 10:43:11 +0000

I can smell the sweet scent of summer. Despite the goings-on around me: the death of two close buddies, the unstable condition of another close friend and the recent involvement of yet another batchmate in a freak accident yesterday, I’ve realized how there’s still a lot of reasons to see the world in a better light. The second chances that life dishes out on us are more than enough reasons to celebrate life itself. It doesn’t have to be grand. Perhaps it’s as simple as snagging an expensive top on a weekend sale at 50% off, or it may be as life-changing as surviving an accident unscathed. It doesn’t really matter as long as they’re second chances for us to live our lives anew. Life is short and being grumpy just makes it shorter. So if there’s anything that I’ve learned while riding a rollercoaster in the past month: it’s to smile. And then the whole world just gets brighter.

I love you guys.

Still About Migs

-=mnel=- — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 14:46:45 +0000

I think I jinxed Migs by what I wrote the last time. Last Sunday, I received news that Migs was already out of the ICU and is doing better, but, yesterday, Migs was again transferred back to the ICU for close monitoring after his pulse oximeter showed desaturations. I don’t know what happened but a few days back, he was showing improvement already so I don’t completely understand why he’s having carbon dioxide retention and is now on acute respiratory failure. It’s a really difficult time for everyone: for Migs, for his parents and for us. Sometimes, I wish these were all just a dramatic scene from a movie… that a director would soon call “cut” and my friends would be brought back to life. Sometimes, I wish I could be just someone else… someone who never knew this kind of life existed.

I believe God has plans for me… for everyone affected by this tragedy. But inasmuch as I would have wanted to know the reason behind what’s happening to us right now, I know that only a mind full of wisdom could perhaps comprehend this situation. As of this moment, my mind is just blank and my heart is very numb. I wish this to be over.