Yuletide Greeting

Merry Christmas!

From our family, to yours :)

Boastfuls

This is my favorite photo of my super med friends to date:

Kulang lang ng dalawa, Rap and Cess. Next time na lang. :)

Twenty Six Awesome Years

Nothing beats celebrating your special day with those people who are close to your heart.

I turned 26 last December 21 and I was so happy because my parents went to Manila just to spend time with me on my birthday. Although my brother, sister and cousin were with me in our unit, I wanted us to be complete because it's the first time in years that Daddy was home for Christmas. Not to mention, I may be spending my birthday away from them in the next years to come so I had to grab the chance that I can still celebrate it with my family. 

On duty, I prepared a little something for my group mates and the Surgery residents. 

Photo from Khat's Instagram

Photo from Bebs' Instagram

From Doc Diego

When I was asked by the residents about how old I am, I proudly say that I'm already 26 years old. Before, I used to be shy about my age because I have issues about my extended adolescence. Now, it's just a matter of understanding that that's how life in med school goes and that every year added to your age is a blessing. I'm lucky that I get to see the sun rise day after day while there are some people who would do anything for that. Not only that, an added year means another 365 days of learning that can mold you to be a better person. Being proud of my age affirms that I am truly blessed and that I'm thankful to be alive.

Looking forward to more years of awesomeness!

Brain of a Backpacker

I saw this photo at Hostelbookers.com's Facebook Page:

This is one of the many things I found in the internet after reading so much about backpacking. I have never backpacked before but I would like to try it (if things turn out fine), before internship starts. My family and friends know that I'm always up for a little adventure so they weren't surprised when I told them about my plan.

I usually hear people rambling about how they should've travelled more when they had the chance. Personally, I had those regrets too. So now, with my newfound wanderlust, I think whatever that was illustrated in the photo is slowly rubbing off on me. Except for the "Bafflement at anyone working 9-5" because I get baffled at my own working hours. Lol.

So now, I'm planning to go locally, explore nearby provinces because I'm still a noob. As my med friend Tracy told me, "...just go with it.wag mo nalang isipin yung mga sinasabi ng mga tao. Hop on a bus, and leave the city."

I think I will do just that when I finally have the chance. :)

Christmas Time at Roxas Boulevard

Despite the sad stories about Roxas Boulevard, there were some things I saw that cheered me up. Being a December baby, Christmas is one of my favorite holidays so I have a penchant for Christmas-y stuff. Like these lights:

Greetings from the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas

I also love how the Cultural Center of the Philippines decorated their building with different designs of star lanterns. 

The combination of the Christmas lights of the Bangko Sentral, Manila street lights and the CCP Fountain is just so charming. 

Despite the succession of bad things that happened to me this year, the gravity of the all the blessings I have received makes up for it. I have a lot of things to be thankful for but it'd probably bore you if I list those down. Hrhr. For me, these lights signify hope and all the good things that's in store for us in the coming days.

What do these lights mean to you?

Annoying Vehicles and the Sad Story of the Steel Family

One night, my sister, Charmaine and I decided to jog along Roxas Boulevard. Traffic was hellish and there were a lot of motorcycles passing along what should've been a pedestrian area.

While we were jogging, a van zoomed past by me ON THE PEDESTRIAN AREA and it was close enough to hit me. The driver didn't even bother to honk his stupid horn to warn the pedestrians. Feeling annoyed and all, we still managed to jog up to the CCP Complex. 

But what really broke my heart is how the following sculptures were dilapidated.

Notice how the arms of the "Steel Family" were broken off

Steel Dad's arms were gone

Steel Mom's arms were broken off too...

Steel Boy's forearms were broken off while
what was left of Steel Girl is her shoe

Steel Dog's tail and one front leg was taken off.

I've got to hand it to the local government for trying to improve Roxas Boulevard but if the people will not learn how to respect public property and disobey the rules, wala rin. I just hope that the people will learn to take care of public property and follow the rules so that everyone can enjoy hanging out at Roxas Boulevard. 

Posing Kitty

Hello, meet my baby boy:

Chiyo!

Alright, I have a lot of nicknames for our pets. You can say I'm a crazy cat lady but I really don't mind. Kthxbye.

Photo courtesy of Ate Richie.