Well folks, sorry for not blogging lately. I've been whirring like a whirlwind lately. Been busy because my life is full of it.
Firstly, it's renewal time for all my work requirements and credentials. Last April 21st, a Tuesday, I have to sit to a full-packed fire safety class. I got to renew this every four years and my card will expire next month and the nearest date to renew was on this day. The class was so boring with lots of videos inserted in between. The instructor has a lot of sense of humor though but I fell asleep for quite sometime. It lasted seven hours then my card was granted after the class. Goal #1 was met.
Secondly, I have to attend the annual Hospital Pediatric Skills Fair. It was a Thursday, April 23rd. Another long day and a boring class. We got to update what's new about the pediatric practice in the hospital and talked about some changes and recommendations. The brainstorming was tedious and a little sticky with the senior staff, but it went well, though. Then goal #2 also was met.
Thirdly, my CPR (basic life support) card needs to be renewed also. I got to renew it every two years. It was a week after my fire class, on a Tuesday of April 28th. I mean this class was a blast and very interactive. It was not boring at all. The instructor was very knowledgeable and made the participants very productive by demostrating the procedures and process of resuscitation to a dummy. We got to get the exam after the class though, and I passed. Goal #3 was also met.
Then the one that really made me busy was the moving out on Saturday, April 25th. Me and my best friend Kuya George has to do packing a day before, before the biggest day arrive. Saturday morning two burly guys showed up on my doorstep and helped us transfer the boxes to the big truck. It was my third moved around Los aAngeles. I have to move out because my apartment needs to do some renovations and besides the new owner wants the place renamed. Good thing my Brazilian friend offered one of his house for me to rent for a much lesser price equipped with amenities, hehehe, gym and swimming pool.
It was a tedious and tiring process, transferring all the taped boxes, equipments, and furnitures. I have a lot of not necessarily transferrable stuff so I left them behind, sorting out the ones that needed to be brought to the new place. My friend was very helpful too, spending his precious time helping me for my transfer. I really can depend on him all the time. well, that's really what are friends are for. He's always there in times of my needs.
Also, I have to packed some clothes for my coming vacation to Seattle, WA with Kuya George. I couldn't wait for the impending vacation because deep inside me, I can really feel that I am already bursting and itching to get out from the busy life of Los Angeles and feel the atmosphere of another place. It must be real nice if I can really stay in a nice and quiet place like Seattle. Although I heard some rumor that Seattle is kinda rainy and gloomy. I hope my vacation will not be as gloomy as the place. hehehe. looking forward to it though.
Well, that's what had happened lately to me, hence the long absence. But rest assured I am in great spirits because me and Kuya George got to treat our friend from the Philippines who just arrived here. Kuya George and I went to see and meet Dr. Robert Lee from Cagayan de Oro. We went out on a Sunday night, partied at Mickey's Bar, enjoyed the go-go boys at Here Lounge, and sipped martinis and long islands at the Abbey. hehehe.
Well, I have to sometimes paint my boring life red or may be pink. And I had fun after I did it. That's life, sometimes peaceful, sometimes whirring like a whirlwind. What a life to live!
Tuesday, April 28, 2009
Sunday, April 19, 2009
Batch 4 Class Prophecy
(This was presented during the Batch 4 Graduation Rites of Homestead Schools, Inc., LVN Program ; March 21, 2009; at The Reef Restaurant, Long Beach, CA)
It was late spring of 2029. I just got home from my speaking engagement from Monaco in the French Riviera, to speak about IT trends of the 21st century.
I quit nursing ten years ago and decided to pursue my other degree in Computer Programming. Having finished my associate degree in 2004 at Los Angeles Institute of Computer Technology, I decided to go back to school to finish my Bachelor's degree in 2011 and finished it in 24 months.
Being knowledgeable and skilled in seven computer languages I decided to major in software and game programming. Together with my Thai friend, we invented MIRA which means Medical Interface Record Administration, a software program that files medical records and charts into a portable hardware. This discovery got rid of the traditional piles and storage of hospital charts and medical records by sending it to a portable computer storage. MIRA was a hit when it came out in 2018 and became the new trend and discovery of the 21st millennium.
NATTAVON (my Thai friend) and I initiated the program during our busy days at ICT and developed it into a computer interface, when we met each other back in 2011 for our bachelorship and then we have it patented, minted, and encrypted under our names. From then on every hospital around the globe tapped our interface and it became an instant worldwide success when we launched it seven years after we graduated from IT school. Now MIRA is also being used in all government and private offices all over the world.
I then moved to Seattle, WA and decided to put up our company there.
It was a Monday, after I got out from the stressful company meeting, my secretary handed me all my mails that day. Browsing through my mails I saw a sparkling silver envelope that immediately caught my attention. Curious about the envelope, I hurriedly opened it and there it says, "Homestead Batch 4 Class Reunion". It doesn't say where it came from but the reunion date is set on May 10, 2029; 7 pm at the Grand Ballroom of Hotel Buenaventure, Los Angeles, CA.
I can't believe my old students still remembered me despite of my long years of absence, after I quit teaching. I wondered how they got hold of my address. But I have a feeling that they knew about me because I was featured in Fortune Magazine, three years ago, as one of the top entrepreneur of the new millennium. So it won't be hard to keep track of me.
I then called my secretary to make a note of the date on my monthly itinerary and set me an appointment with my designer and hairstylist at Beverly Hills, not to mention the limousine service to pick me up for the said date.
Sitting in my office, memories flashed before me... the good old teaching days I had at Homestead Schools... mostly handling two Batches... Batch 4 and Batch 5.
God! I clearly remembered how it all began....How it all started..... How the students reacted about me... Almost 18 months for Batch 4 and 24 months for Batch 5 of togetherness. It was a brief, memorable, and unforgettable learning experience not forgetting the fun part, too.
A lot of questions went through my mind.... like.... how did my students look like now..... and what they have been doing for the past 20 years. I wonder what they had achieved and became after finishing their vocational program. For sure everyone was successful and well established.
It's May 9, 2029; I boarded a private jet plane from Seattle-Tacoma (Sea-Tac) International Airport going to Burbank Airport. My limousine service picked me up and dropped me at my designer's store at Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills for me to fit and pick up my tuxedo...... then the driver dropped me off at the You-nique Spa in Santa Monica for my spa treatment. From there my hairstylist met me and treated my hair. I am a guy who just refused to get old so I decided to color my graying hair with a darker color.
After the sessions, the limo driver picked me up and drove me to the downtown area where he dropped me at Hotel Buenaventure for me to check-in.
The next day, I phoned my cousin in Long Beach and we decided to meet up at the hotel's restaurant at the lobby for lunch. VAL still looks the same. He is still the usual perky guy I knew since we were little. He is now the clinical educator at the Coronary Care Unit in Long Beach Memorial Medical Center. After a long chat we exchanged new numbers and parted each other's ways.
I immediately went back to my suite, took a short nap and then prepared myself for the reunion party after I woke up.
May 10, 2029 (the day of the reunion)..... At 5 pm ...... All I can think is my excitement to see everybody again! I was excited and nervous, at the same time jittery. I had some chills inside me and couldn’t calm myself. I phoned for the room service and ordered a bottle of Dom Perignon champagne to calm my nerves.
I took a shower and prepared myself for the party. I then took the invitation out of my suitcase..... Which is the sparkling silver envelope I got from the mail a week ago...... and prepared to leave.
I took the elevator and went down to the grand ballroom where the venue for the reunion party is intended to be held. The ballroom looks elegant and well decorated with white Greek columns and intricate chandeliers suspended from the ceiling. The room was stylish and classy. It was filled with a lot excitement and welcoming attitude. Everybody were frantic and excited to see each other.
I slowly walked in the hallway and had myself checked off at the registration table. I was smiling at the well-mannered lady at the table who gladly accepts my silver invitation. I did not notice her youthful beauty and brown toned skin. She was wearing a white fluffy georgette gown with pink-colored streaks. My God!..... it was CLAIREJANE! She was the first person I saw. She planned and organized everything. Why I didn't think of that? Besides she was the class secretary anyway.
When she was trying to scan the name at the invitation she yelped and screamed, stood up and hugged me so tight. I was a little bit embarrassed at the same time happy to see her. My God...... she's still pretty. We chatted a little bit and she told me that she married her first boyfriend. Now they have two kids, a boy and a girl. She finished her Masters in Nursing and now she is the Chief Nursing Officer at UCLA Harbor in Torrance. I asked her about her mom and she told me that she was already retired and was enjoying her retirement in the Philippines.
After the registration she instructed the usher to help me find my designated table. I was assigned at table 10 where I will be sitting with the dynamic quartet: NIMFA, MALOU, ELOISA, and MELINDA, who were sitting and intensely talking with each other at the table.
I didn't even notice MALOU at first because she looks gorgeous in a simple red Valentino sequined gown. Her hair was long and she looks like she had lost 20 lbs. She finally got married to a white guy and her kids are all grown ups now. They owned a casino in Palm Springs and they also have several nursing homes in that area. She indeed used her management skills as well as her nursing skills.
NIMFA looks stunning with her fitting black and gold layered gown with a slit on the side. She also lost some weight and now wears a size 4. She travels a lot with her husband, now that their children have their own family. Her hobby now is collecting antique furnitures and postcards from the countries they had traveled.
ELOISA appears primp with her pale lavender chiffon gown. She brought her husband too and they both look elegant together. She practices as a Coronary Care Nurse at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center state of the art Coronary Care Unit.
MELINDA and her husband were there too. She appears elegant in a black and burgundy v-neck fitted ruffled gown matched with a sparkling diamond earrings. Mel works as a travelling nurse in the east coast mainly in the New York-New Jersey area.
The quartet is still intact with each other. They still get in touch and update each other about their respective progress and success in life.
On the adjacent table on the left, I saw ROSELLE with her husband HERALD. Roselle looks great on a pink taffeta cocktail gown. They're both sipping wine and seem excited together. I heard that they both owned several class A restaurants around the Long Beach and Orange County area. Roselle gave up her nursing career and now manages their business and tends their four kids. I also heard that JJ, their eldest son, is in college now. Herald had pursued his Masters in Nursing and is now a faculty at USC College of Nursing.
Sharing the table with Roselle is EVA SELENE. She wears a lovely blue silk tulle gown with beaded embroidery. She is so formal and dignified yet beautiful in bearing. I heard she went back to Mexico where her husband became a mayor at their hometown. They owned a large and famous medical center in Mexico City. She had also sponsored a lot of medical missions in remote areas of Mexico.
Seated on the front table is MARK and KRYSTEL’s family. My God, they’re still best of friends.
KRYSTEL is elegant and pretty on her single strapped mint green Vera Wang silk cocktail dress. She is Mark's eldest daughter's God-mother. She and her good-looking plastic-surgeon hubby were so intimate together, talking and sipping wine as well as enjoying a wide array of hors d’oeuvre being served by the uniformed waiters walking back and forth the room. She met him while he was a resident physician at UCLA Brentwood when she worked there at the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit after she graduated from her RN degree. Now she is one of the "Board of Director" of her husband's well-known surgical clinic and surgery centers.
On the other hand, MARK looks handsome with his black Calvin Klein two button suit with white embroidered shirt and a light blue silk necktie. He was been divorced twice and had one daughter and a son from each marriage. He is now engaged and dating a catalogue model. He gave up his nursing degree and pursued his love for business. That's the reason why he owns a luxury car dealership in Carson. Also, he is managing a limousine service company where he met his fiancée.
Arriving from the door, is ABBY and JHOAN with their respective families.
ABBY, appears chic with her Maria Clara inspired Pina dress with intricate lace and embroidery, custom made by Monique Lhuillier, a famous Filipino designer. I didn't even notice her because her coiffed hair is decorated with a fresh pink cattleya orchid. She looks stunning with the dress on her slim figure. She brought her Navy Captain husband who serves as a chaplain at the navy base in Camp Pendleton.
After finishing her VN program she enlisted the Navy and availed the scholarship grant for the RN program. She is now finishing her Masters in Nursing and is planning to be a nurse anesthetist at the navy hospital.
And there’s the class topnotcher, JHOAN, looking lovely with her vintage pink salmon embroidered gown, appears excited to see everyone, giggling with Abby at table 11. She also lost weight and still looks younger. She is now working as a humanitarian nurse attaché in Sweden at the UNICEF international office. She spearheaded the cholera and typhoid eradication program in east Africa during the year 2020 outbreak. She is now a famous epidemiologist and had authored five successful communicable diseases books. She also travels sometimes all over the globe, doing speaking engagements about her chosen specialty.
Sounds of laughters in the back table caught my attention. I turned around and checked it out. It was RON and EDWARD with their respective families looking enthusiastic at each other.
EDWARD, who looks dazzling in his black coat-and-tie Armani tux, was laughing out loud with Ron. Edward brought his beautiful wife..... his first girlfriend. They were blessed with two lovely twin daughters. Edward is the achiever of the group.
After finishing his LVN program he enrolled in the RN program at UCLA and graduated with high honors, and then he pursued his Masters and Doctorate degree. While in the nursing school, he recorded his first self titled hip-hop album in 2014 and the carrier single climbed up the billboard charts at number one for 47 weeks. He won three Grammy Awards a year after that. And now he is a very respected and successful Hip-hop artist.
Tossing a glass of wine and laughing with him on the same table is RON. Ron appears confident in his smooth black elegant Ralph Lauren vintage suit. Ron finished his RN program too, but is not practicing his profession. He is now doing his real passion which is spinning music. He is currently a successful and renowned disc-jockey all over the world and was been to several dance circuits everywhere. He also married his first girlfriend and was blessed with seven kids. His wife is very supportive to him and also travelling with him sometimes wherever he goes.
The night grows deep and I took advantage of it by hopping from table to table updating my former student’s success. It was a satisfying feeling that each and every one of them was successful in their own chosen career. I asked them if they happen to get hold of some of the faculty from the school and according to them they don’t have their current addresses. It just happened that they got hold my office address and phone number from the magazine that featured me.
It was already 12 midnight and the waiter announces the last call for the drinks. Everyone is still talking and giggling at each other - reminiscing the good old memories of college life. No one has manifested signs of fatigue and boredom. Everyone is still restless, excited, and interacting with each other as if they don’t want the night to pass or die out.
But still every party has to end..... and we all have to say our littlest goodbyes to everybody..... until we see each other again...... if God permits.
It was late spring of 2029. I just got home from my speaking engagement from Monaco in the French Riviera, to speak about IT trends of the 21st century.
I quit nursing ten years ago and decided to pursue my other degree in Computer Programming. Having finished my associate degree in 2004 at Los Angeles Institute of Computer Technology, I decided to go back to school to finish my Bachelor's degree in 2011 and finished it in 24 months.
Being knowledgeable and skilled in seven computer languages I decided to major in software and game programming. Together with my Thai friend, we invented MIRA which means Medical Interface Record Administration, a software program that files medical records and charts into a portable hardware. This discovery got rid of the traditional piles and storage of hospital charts and medical records by sending it to a portable computer storage. MIRA was a hit when it came out in 2018 and became the new trend and discovery of the 21st millennium.
NATTAVON (my Thai friend) and I initiated the program during our busy days at ICT and developed it into a computer interface, when we met each other back in 2011 for our bachelorship and then we have it patented, minted, and encrypted under our names. From then on every hospital around the globe tapped our interface and it became an instant worldwide success when we launched it seven years after we graduated from IT school. Now MIRA is also being used in all government and private offices all over the world.
I then moved to Seattle, WA and decided to put up our company there.
It was a Monday, after I got out from the stressful company meeting, my secretary handed me all my mails that day. Browsing through my mails I saw a sparkling silver envelope that immediately caught my attention. Curious about the envelope, I hurriedly opened it and there it says, "Homestead Batch 4 Class Reunion". It doesn't say where it came from but the reunion date is set on May 10, 2029; 7 pm at the Grand Ballroom of Hotel Buenaventure, Los Angeles, CA.
I can't believe my old students still remembered me despite of my long years of absence, after I quit teaching. I wondered how they got hold of my address. But I have a feeling that they knew about me because I was featured in Fortune Magazine, three years ago, as one of the top entrepreneur of the new millennium. So it won't be hard to keep track of me.
I then called my secretary to make a note of the date on my monthly itinerary and set me an appointment with my designer and hairstylist at Beverly Hills, not to mention the limousine service to pick me up for the said date.
Sitting in my office, memories flashed before me... the good old teaching days I had at Homestead Schools... mostly handling two Batches... Batch 4 and Batch 5.
God! I clearly remembered how it all began....How it all started..... How the students reacted about me... Almost 18 months for Batch 4 and 24 months for Batch 5 of togetherness. It was a brief, memorable, and unforgettable learning experience not forgetting the fun part, too.
A lot of questions went through my mind.... like.... how did my students look like now..... and what they have been doing for the past 20 years. I wonder what they had achieved and became after finishing their vocational program. For sure everyone was successful and well established.
It's May 9, 2029; I boarded a private jet plane from Seattle-Tacoma (Sea-Tac) International Airport going to Burbank Airport. My limousine service picked me up and dropped me at my designer's store at Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills for me to fit and pick up my tuxedo...... then the driver dropped me off at the You-nique Spa in Santa Monica for my spa treatment. From there my hairstylist met me and treated my hair. I am a guy who just refused to get old so I decided to color my graying hair with a darker color.
After the sessions, the limo driver picked me up and drove me to the downtown area where he dropped me at Hotel Buenaventure for me to check-in.
The next day, I phoned my cousin in Long Beach and we decided to meet up at the hotel's restaurant at the lobby for lunch. VAL still looks the same. He is still the usual perky guy I knew since we were little. He is now the clinical educator at the Coronary Care Unit in Long Beach Memorial Medical Center. After a long chat we exchanged new numbers and parted each other's ways.
I immediately went back to my suite, took a short nap and then prepared myself for the reunion party after I woke up.
May 10, 2029 (the day of the reunion)..... At 5 pm ...... All I can think is my excitement to see everybody again! I was excited and nervous, at the same time jittery. I had some chills inside me and couldn’t calm myself. I phoned for the room service and ordered a bottle of Dom Perignon champagne to calm my nerves.
I took a shower and prepared myself for the party. I then took the invitation out of my suitcase..... Which is the sparkling silver envelope I got from the mail a week ago...... and prepared to leave.
I took the elevator and went down to the grand ballroom where the venue for the reunion party is intended to be held. The ballroom looks elegant and well decorated with white Greek columns and intricate chandeliers suspended from the ceiling. The room was stylish and classy. It was filled with a lot excitement and welcoming attitude. Everybody were frantic and excited to see each other.
I slowly walked in the hallway and had myself checked off at the registration table. I was smiling at the well-mannered lady at the table who gladly accepts my silver invitation. I did not notice her youthful beauty and brown toned skin. She was wearing a white fluffy georgette gown with pink-colored streaks. My God!..... it was CLAIREJANE! She was the first person I saw. She planned and organized everything. Why I didn't think of that? Besides she was the class secretary anyway.
When she was trying to scan the name at the invitation she yelped and screamed, stood up and hugged me so tight. I was a little bit embarrassed at the same time happy to see her. My God...... she's still pretty. We chatted a little bit and she told me that she married her first boyfriend. Now they have two kids, a boy and a girl. She finished her Masters in Nursing and now she is the Chief Nursing Officer at UCLA Harbor in Torrance. I asked her about her mom and she told me that she was already retired and was enjoying her retirement in the Philippines.
After the registration she instructed the usher to help me find my designated table. I was assigned at table 10 where I will be sitting with the dynamic quartet: NIMFA, MALOU, ELOISA, and MELINDA, who were sitting and intensely talking with each other at the table.
I didn't even notice MALOU at first because she looks gorgeous in a simple red Valentino sequined gown. Her hair was long and she looks like she had lost 20 lbs. She finally got married to a white guy and her kids are all grown ups now. They owned a casino in Palm Springs and they also have several nursing homes in that area. She indeed used her management skills as well as her nursing skills.
NIMFA looks stunning with her fitting black and gold layered gown with a slit on the side. She also lost some weight and now wears a size 4. She travels a lot with her husband, now that their children have their own family. Her hobby now is collecting antique furnitures and postcards from the countries they had traveled.
ELOISA appears primp with her pale lavender chiffon gown. She brought her husband too and they both look elegant together. She practices as a Coronary Care Nurse at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center state of the art Coronary Care Unit.
MELINDA and her husband were there too. She appears elegant in a black and burgundy v-neck fitted ruffled gown matched with a sparkling diamond earrings. Mel works as a travelling nurse in the east coast mainly in the New York-New Jersey area.
The quartet is still intact with each other. They still get in touch and update each other about their respective progress and success in life.
On the adjacent table on the left, I saw ROSELLE with her husband HERALD. Roselle looks great on a pink taffeta cocktail gown. They're both sipping wine and seem excited together. I heard that they both owned several class A restaurants around the Long Beach and Orange County area. Roselle gave up her nursing career and now manages their business and tends their four kids. I also heard that JJ, their eldest son, is in college now. Herald had pursued his Masters in Nursing and is now a faculty at USC College of Nursing.
Sharing the table with Roselle is EVA SELENE. She wears a lovely blue silk tulle gown with beaded embroidery. She is so formal and dignified yet beautiful in bearing. I heard she went back to Mexico where her husband became a mayor at their hometown. They owned a large and famous medical center in Mexico City. She had also sponsored a lot of medical missions in remote areas of Mexico.
Seated on the front table is MARK and KRYSTEL’s family. My God, they’re still best of friends.
KRYSTEL is elegant and pretty on her single strapped mint green Vera Wang silk cocktail dress. She is Mark's eldest daughter's God-mother. She and her good-looking plastic-surgeon hubby were so intimate together, talking and sipping wine as well as enjoying a wide array of hors d’oeuvre being served by the uniformed waiters walking back and forth the room. She met him while he was a resident physician at UCLA Brentwood when she worked there at the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit after she graduated from her RN degree. Now she is one of the "Board of Director" of her husband's well-known surgical clinic and surgery centers.
On the other hand, MARK looks handsome with his black Calvin Klein two button suit with white embroidered shirt and a light blue silk necktie. He was been divorced twice and had one daughter and a son from each marriage. He is now engaged and dating a catalogue model. He gave up his nursing degree and pursued his love for business. That's the reason why he owns a luxury car dealership in Carson. Also, he is managing a limousine service company where he met his fiancée.
Arriving from the door, is ABBY and JHOAN with their respective families.
ABBY, appears chic with her Maria Clara inspired Pina dress with intricate lace and embroidery, custom made by Monique Lhuillier, a famous Filipino designer. I didn't even notice her because her coiffed hair is decorated with a fresh pink cattleya orchid. She looks stunning with the dress on her slim figure. She brought her Navy Captain husband who serves as a chaplain at the navy base in Camp Pendleton.
After finishing her VN program she enlisted the Navy and availed the scholarship grant for the RN program. She is now finishing her Masters in Nursing and is planning to be a nurse anesthetist at the navy hospital.
And there’s the class topnotcher, JHOAN, looking lovely with her vintage pink salmon embroidered gown, appears excited to see everyone, giggling with Abby at table 11. She also lost weight and still looks younger. She is now working as a humanitarian nurse attaché in Sweden at the UNICEF international office. She spearheaded the cholera and typhoid eradication program in east Africa during the year 2020 outbreak. She is now a famous epidemiologist and had authored five successful communicable diseases books. She also travels sometimes all over the globe, doing speaking engagements about her chosen specialty.
Sounds of laughters in the back table caught my attention. I turned around and checked it out. It was RON and EDWARD with their respective families looking enthusiastic at each other.
EDWARD, who looks dazzling in his black coat-and-tie Armani tux, was laughing out loud with Ron. Edward brought his beautiful wife..... his first girlfriend. They were blessed with two lovely twin daughters. Edward is the achiever of the group.
After finishing his LVN program he enrolled in the RN program at UCLA and graduated with high honors, and then he pursued his Masters and Doctorate degree. While in the nursing school, he recorded his first self titled hip-hop album in 2014 and the carrier single climbed up the billboard charts at number one for 47 weeks. He won three Grammy Awards a year after that. And now he is a very respected and successful Hip-hop artist.
Tossing a glass of wine and laughing with him on the same table is RON. Ron appears confident in his smooth black elegant Ralph Lauren vintage suit. Ron finished his RN program too, but is not practicing his profession. He is now doing his real passion which is spinning music. He is currently a successful and renowned disc-jockey all over the world and was been to several dance circuits everywhere. He also married his first girlfriend and was blessed with seven kids. His wife is very supportive to him and also travelling with him sometimes wherever he goes.
The night grows deep and I took advantage of it by hopping from table to table updating my former student’s success. It was a satisfying feeling that each and every one of them was successful in their own chosen career. I asked them if they happen to get hold of some of the faculty from the school and according to them they don’t have their current addresses. It just happened that they got hold my office address and phone number from the magazine that featured me.
It was already 12 midnight and the waiter announces the last call for the drinks. Everyone is still talking and giggling at each other - reminiscing the good old memories of college life. No one has manifested signs of fatigue and boredom. Everyone is still restless, excited, and interacting with each other as if they don’t want the night to pass or die out.
But still every party has to end..... and we all have to say our littlest goodbyes to everybody..... until we see each other again...... if God permits.
Wednesday, April 15, 2009
Feeling Like A Paparazzo
It was a slow day in the morning and I was browsing the internet. I feel lazy to get up on bed so I decided to just lay on bed and decided to scan scan my emails as well as my facebook and friendster account from my laptop.
After manipulating my laptop for an hour a yahoo messenger window suddenly popped up. I was startled at first. I immediately checked who it was. My God, it was Doreen, my best friend from France. We chatted for thirty minutes, trying to checked on each other's situation and condition.
After the chat with her, I think my back was already sticking on my bed. I still feel lazy to get up from the bed. Then suddenly another yahoo messenger window popped up. It was my nephew in Florida. We chatted each other for twenty minutes trying to check how each other is doing and giving each other brand new intrigues of each other lives. I also inquired about my grand-nephew, grand-niece, and niece-in-law which he told me are very healthy and sound.
We finished chatting at one-o-clock and by that time I felt some moderate back pain because of too much lying down. I immediately got up and prepared for a warm shower which relieved the back pain and changed. Looking at the four corners of my room, I felt sick and tired of staying in it for the whole day, so I suddenly think of going out to relieve my boredom. Anyway, I am off again today so I decided to shop a little bit.
I am trying to think what to accomplished today while I am out so I decided to gather the three pants that I bought since last year that needs to be altered because the inseams appears longer and awkward to look at if being fitted on.
I dropped the pants at the dry cleaning place I used to have my dress dry cleaned. The lady who owns the place does the alteration, so I just left my pants there and told her that I will pick it up on Friday.
I went back to my car after that and try to write checks for my two parking tickets that I accumulated for this month because I failed to put enough coins on the parking meter and the time lapsed. So when the parking enforcer came while I was away, he issued the ticket.
The other one was incurred because I parked on a residential place that needs to have a parking permit for the residents that live on that area. That's why I always hate street parking a lot. For that two tickets alone I paid a whopping $91.00. It sucks though but I need to pay it or else if it accumulates I will receive a notice from the city controller's office and the more my car will be in trouble if I get cited the next time around.
I dropped the bill at the corner street mailbox then I headed to The Grove, and decided to spend a little money for a little shopping spree. Apparently, the word little ballooned and made into an enormous loss of cash from my bank account.
I first stop at Gap and decided to buy some undershirts because I think it's gonna be summer soon so I needed a colored under shirts for my hospital uniforms. I bought 6 plain colored ones and 3 printed ones, a pair of khaki long pants, and a flesh short jogging pants with a red stripes on both sides. I paid a whopping $248.46 for what I just bought.
Next stop, Abercrombie and Fitch. Thinking that I will have my vacation to France and London this coming July I decided to buy a green polo shirt. Upon entering the door I was happily greeted with a smiling pretty and skinny female and male models. The male model was shirtless showing off his ripped abs and blue boxer shorts on the waistline against his low-waisted blue jeans. I was planning to take a picture of the male model, but I got embarassed so I changed my mind suddenly. In short, I gave up about the idea of it.
I walked around the store until I landed on the third level trying to look for that green polo shirt but my feet drag me to where the printed Tees are and my erratic mind changed my premeditated plans.
I took a burgundy and blue printed shirt and decided to keep it and then I went across the next stall and peruse another gym short. I brought the three items to the nearby counter and paid for what's it worth. I paid $88.00 for all the items. While on the counter I was tempted to test the perfume being displayed and was about to get tempted to buy it but I immediately brushed off the idea.
After paying, I was rushing to look for the elevator and hurriedly drag my self out of the store before I could pick another item which will add up to what I just spend for the day. Upon exiting the AF Store I glanced at the cute model again and went to my car to leave the shopping bags full of newly-bought clothes.
I felt hungry so I decided to go back to the open yard and decided to go to the Farmer's Market and eat at my favorite Brazilian Buffet Place called Pampas. I grab the big plate and piled a little of the Caesar's salad with two slices of marinated tomatoes, a handful of fried rice, a slice of poach spiced-squash, and a little of the garlic-sauteed kale leaves, then I ordered a slice of top-sirloin steak, a cube of garlic beef and two spiced Brazilian sausages. I also grabbed a can of Brisk lemon-iced-tea drink and headed to the counter to pay for it. The meal cost me $ 15.35 plus tip.
After eating the hearty dinner, I roam around the Farmer's Market trying to take several pictures of what it gonna offer to the customers. I then went inside the Banana Republic Store and peruse the men's dresses. I couldn't find something nice so I decided to pick three more printed Tees, fit them and then paid for it. The damage is a whopping $73.00.
It's almost seven-fifteen so I decided to go to the Barnes and Nobles to just try to window shop for books but I ended up buying Stephenie Meyer's "Eclipse" and "Breaking Dawn" which is the last two books of the Twilight saga. I already finished reading the two books "Twilight" and "New Moon" so I decided to just finished the whole saga. I can't wait to go back to the story again and dawdle on Edward Cullen and Bella Swan's vampire romance. I wonder what will happen to their cut short romance according to the last book that I have read.
I continued perusing the bookstore until I saw a lot of people standing on the 3rd level reading area. Well, guess who I saw there. I saw Mrs. Candy Spelling delivering a speech about the launching of her new book "Stories From Candyland". I just went to the little corner and started clicking my camera until I got enough picture of the famous Hollywood wife and author.
I went down to the first level and paid for the two hard-bound books I took. I paid $42.00 dollars for both books.
Coming out of the bookstore and walking East toward the fountain place I heard a live band playing with their blaring music on the air. I immediately went there intrigued and doing some reality check.
I saw the poster-ad near the fountain which says "Ballas-Hough Band in Concert tonight at eight-o-clock. I walked around towards Abercrombie Store and stand near the North-side of the stage when I saw Tony Dovolani of DWTS walking towards the stage. I asked him if I can take a picture and he immediately agreed.
Karina Smirnoff with Maksim Chemerkovsky was also there so I grabbed Karina and took a picture with her, apparently Maksim was been mobbed by bunch of teenagers so I decided to just take his picture without me.
Near the side of the stage there stand Tom Bergeron, the host of the show. I called him and asked if I can take just one picture which he agreed, so I snapped my camera right away while he fakely smiled back at me.
The cover act of the concert finished playing and the people were anxiously waiting for the Ballas-Hough Band to start.
After ten minutes of waiting the band gathered up together on the backstage. Lance Bass was there and also Lacey Schwimmer and Lil Kim. Tom introduced Lance Bass on the stage and Lance introduce the new Ballas- Hough Band to the eager and hyped audience.
Derek and Mark along with the band members played eight songs then they went back to Barnes and Nobles for the official signing and picture taking. After the mini concert I left the place and headed to the parking area and left for home.
Well, if I stayed at home and do nothing I shouldn't have seen the "Stars" and have pictures with them. I shouldn't have tasted how to be a paparazzi begging for the "Stars" to have pictures for my own silly purpose. I shouldn't have gone shopping and wasted an enormous amount of dollars which is a whopping $557.41.
What a day of spending a whole lot of money. What a shopper and paparazzo I am.
After manipulating my laptop for an hour a yahoo messenger window suddenly popped up. I was startled at first. I immediately checked who it was. My God, it was Doreen, my best friend from France. We chatted for thirty minutes, trying to checked on each other's situation and condition.
After the chat with her, I think my back was already sticking on my bed. I still feel lazy to get up from the bed. Then suddenly another yahoo messenger window popped up. It was my nephew in Florida. We chatted each other for twenty minutes trying to check how each other is doing and giving each other brand new intrigues of each other lives. I also inquired about my grand-nephew, grand-niece, and niece-in-law which he told me are very healthy and sound.
We finished chatting at one-o-clock and by that time I felt some moderate back pain because of too much lying down. I immediately got up and prepared for a warm shower which relieved the back pain and changed. Looking at the four corners of my room, I felt sick and tired of staying in it for the whole day, so I suddenly think of going out to relieve my boredom. Anyway, I am off again today so I decided to shop a little bit.
I am trying to think what to accomplished today while I am out so I decided to gather the three pants that I bought since last year that needs to be altered because the inseams appears longer and awkward to look at if being fitted on.
I dropped the pants at the dry cleaning place I used to have my dress dry cleaned. The lady who owns the place does the alteration, so I just left my pants there and told her that I will pick it up on Friday.
I went back to my car after that and try to write checks for my two parking tickets that I accumulated for this month because I failed to put enough coins on the parking meter and the time lapsed. So when the parking enforcer came while I was away, he issued the ticket.
The other one was incurred because I parked on a residential place that needs to have a parking permit for the residents that live on that area. That's why I always hate street parking a lot. For that two tickets alone I paid a whopping $91.00. It sucks though but I need to pay it or else if it accumulates I will receive a notice from the city controller's office and the more my car will be in trouble if I get cited the next time around.
I dropped the bill at the corner street mailbox then I headed to The Grove, and decided to spend a little money for a little shopping spree. Apparently, the word little ballooned and made into an enormous loss of cash from my bank account.
I first stop at Gap and decided to buy some undershirts because I think it's gonna be summer soon so I needed a colored under shirts for my hospital uniforms. I bought 6 plain colored ones and 3 printed ones, a pair of khaki long pants, and a flesh short jogging pants with a red stripes on both sides. I paid a whopping $248.46 for what I just bought.
Next stop, Abercrombie and Fitch. Thinking that I will have my vacation to France and London this coming July I decided to buy a green polo shirt. Upon entering the door I was happily greeted with a smiling pretty and skinny female and male models. The male model was shirtless showing off his ripped abs and blue boxer shorts on the waistline against his low-waisted blue jeans. I was planning to take a picture of the male model, but I got embarassed so I changed my mind suddenly. In short, I gave up about the idea of it.
I walked around the store until I landed on the third level trying to look for that green polo shirt but my feet drag me to where the printed Tees are and my erratic mind changed my premeditated plans.
I took a burgundy and blue printed shirt and decided to keep it and then I went across the next stall and peruse another gym short. I brought the three items to the nearby counter and paid for what's it worth. I paid $88.00 for all the items. While on the counter I was tempted to test the perfume being displayed and was about to get tempted to buy it but I immediately brushed off the idea.
After paying, I was rushing to look for the elevator and hurriedly drag my self out of the store before I could pick another item which will add up to what I just spend for the day. Upon exiting the AF Store I glanced at the cute model again and went to my car to leave the shopping bags full of newly-bought clothes.
I felt hungry so I decided to go back to the open yard and decided to go to the Farmer's Market and eat at my favorite Brazilian Buffet Place called Pampas. I grab the big plate and piled a little of the Caesar's salad with two slices of marinated tomatoes, a handful of fried rice, a slice of poach spiced-squash, and a little of the garlic-sauteed kale leaves, then I ordered a slice of top-sirloin steak, a cube of garlic beef and two spiced Brazilian sausages. I also grabbed a can of Brisk lemon-iced-tea drink and headed to the counter to pay for it. The meal cost me $ 15.35 plus tip.
After eating the hearty dinner, I roam around the Farmer's Market trying to take several pictures of what it gonna offer to the customers. I then went inside the Banana Republic Store and peruse the men's dresses. I couldn't find something nice so I decided to pick three more printed Tees, fit them and then paid for it. The damage is a whopping $73.00.
It's almost seven-fifteen so I decided to go to the Barnes and Nobles to just try to window shop for books but I ended up buying Stephenie Meyer's "Eclipse" and "Breaking Dawn" which is the last two books of the Twilight saga. I already finished reading the two books "Twilight" and "New Moon" so I decided to just finished the whole saga. I can't wait to go back to the story again and dawdle on Edward Cullen and Bella Swan's vampire romance. I wonder what will happen to their cut short romance according to the last book that I have read.
I continued perusing the bookstore until I saw a lot of people standing on the 3rd level reading area. Well, guess who I saw there. I saw Mrs. Candy Spelling delivering a speech about the launching of her new book "Stories From Candyland". I just went to the little corner and started clicking my camera until I got enough picture of the famous Hollywood wife and author.
I went down to the first level and paid for the two hard-bound books I took. I paid $42.00 dollars for both books.
Coming out of the bookstore and walking East toward the fountain place I heard a live band playing with their blaring music on the air. I immediately went there intrigued and doing some reality check.
I saw the poster-ad near the fountain which says "Ballas-Hough Band in Concert tonight at eight-o-clock. I walked around towards Abercrombie Store and stand near the North-side of the stage when I saw Tony Dovolani of DWTS walking towards the stage. I asked him if I can take a picture and he immediately agreed.
Karina Smirnoff with Maksim Chemerkovsky was also there so I grabbed Karina and took a picture with her, apparently Maksim was been mobbed by bunch of teenagers so I decided to just take his picture without me.
Near the side of the stage there stand Tom Bergeron, the host of the show. I called him and asked if I can take just one picture which he agreed, so I snapped my camera right away while he fakely smiled back at me.
The cover act of the concert finished playing and the people were anxiously waiting for the Ballas-Hough Band to start.
After ten minutes of waiting the band gathered up together on the backstage. Lance Bass was there and also Lacey Schwimmer and Lil Kim. Tom introduced Lance Bass on the stage and Lance introduce the new Ballas- Hough Band to the eager and hyped audience.
Derek and Mark along with the band members played eight songs then they went back to Barnes and Nobles for the official signing and picture taking. After the mini concert I left the place and headed to the parking area and left for home.
Well, if I stayed at home and do nothing I shouldn't have seen the "Stars" and have pictures with them. I shouldn't have tasted how to be a paparazzi begging for the "Stars" to have pictures for my own silly purpose. I shouldn't have gone shopping and wasted an enormous amount of dollars which is a whopping $557.41.
What a day of spending a whole lot of money. What a shopper and paparazzo I am.
Monday, April 13, 2009
A Day At The Griffith Observatory
It's Sunday, and it's Easter Day. The sun is out and the weather is incredibly cool.
After going to church I called my best friend George to go out visit the Hollywood Hills. So we opted to drive up to where the observatory is. It was been a long time when I went there, so we decided to go up the hilly side of Los Angeles.
We went down the hill and drove around Los Feliz area to find some nice outdoor restaurant. Inside the car, we agreed and decided to eat salad so I brought him at The Figaro. We immediately spotted an open metered parking and headed to the restaurant. The restaurant is French-themed and very tylish.
After we ate, we drove to "The Grove" and decided to watch "Fast and the Furious". The movie was full of high-energy and full of high-powered action. Vin Diesel and Paul Walker matured a little bit but they still look awe-inspiring and captivatingly handsome.
After going to church I called my best friend George to go out visit the Hollywood Hills. So we opted to drive up to where the observatory is. It was been a long time when I went there, so we decided to go up the hilly side of Los Angeles.
I picked-up my friend and we drove straight on Vermont Avenue until we reached the Loz Feliz area. The traffic was unexpectedly smooth but when we got to the Greek Theatre area we noticed that the traffic was a dizzying rat race. What could we expect, its Easter Sunday and people are outdoors enjoying the feel of the nice weather with their families, setting out blankets on the lush green playground playing and talking to each other.
We stopped by the Greek Theatre to take pictures but the parking lot was apparently full so we decided to drive and head up the inclined hill and go directly to the observatory. When we were up there the parking was even harder and I have to intentionally turn around and let Kuya George guard the spot that was just vacated by the two burly guys whom we saw entering the biege Toyota Camry.
After I parked my car on that spot, we have to face the reality of climbing the hill on foot. There were a lot of people going up for the purpose of seeing the Griffith Observatory, some were leaving down the hill already with wide satisfying grins and happy faces. People young and old, adult and children, locals and tourists, and people of diverse ethnicity and race were seen coming and leaving the site. The climb was very tedious, punishing, and tiring but the moment we got to our destination the sight was awesomely spectacular. 
On the west side of the hill we can visualize the famous Hollywood sign standing gallantly and proudly on the bare portion of the Hollywood hills. I immediately took out my portable camera and shot few pictures of the famous site.
We then headed to the grounds of the observatory. The deep green lawn appeared well-manicured where people are sitting with their folks talking and taking pictures, capturing the wholesome image of the newly renovated building. The building was been closed for a year for renovations and gone are those gold painted domes... now colored vintage green. And the walls appeared to be newly painted, too.
We went inside the edifice and checked the exhibits and shows. We also took some pictures of the building's well decorated interior. People were just excited, eager, and curious about the exhibits and the children were even explorative with the displayed telescopes, manipulating every bit of it and trying to pretend that they saw the galaxy from the bright blue sky on a broad daylight. The exhibits were all informative and educational.
After perusing the exhibits we went out through the backdoor and there we can see the view of downtown Los Angeles from a distance. We also took several pictures but my Nikon digital camera ran out of battery so I opted using my iPhone's camera. We went to the spacious rooftop and continued taking few more pictures. The wind was intensely blowing hard and explicitly cold but the bright sun was proudly out and warm. Over all it was a nice warm day.
After an hour we went down from the rooftop and left the place. People are still coming eagerly and leaving the place joyously and satisfied. Even the parking area is still extremely full.
Kuya George cautiously asked me if we could hike up a little bit towards the Hollywood sign but I told him that my stomach was already growling. In short, I was extremely hungry after the tiring climb and one hour of roaming and touring the place. So we decided to leave and look for something to eat.
We went down the hill and drove around Los Feliz area to find some nice outdoor restaurant. Inside the car, we agreed and decided to eat salad so I brought him at The Figaro. We immediately spotted an open metered parking and headed to the restaurant. The restaurant is French-themed and very tylish.
I ordered an endive salad with sugar-coated walnuts and Kuya George ordered a romaine lettuce salad with pink caviar and succulent shrimp dressing and the drinks were a concoction of raspberry-mint and mango-mint which looks authentic and tasted awesome.
After we ate, we drove to "The Grove" and decided to watch "Fast and the Furious". The movie was full of high-energy and full of high-powered action. Vin Diesel and Paul Walker matured a little bit but they still look awe-inspiring and captivatingly handsome.After we satisfactorily watched the movie, I have to drive Kuya off at his flat and then I have to go home and prepare for my planned activities tomorrow. I will have a clinical class with Batch 8 at Imperial Crest Healthcare Center.
All in all, the day was fun-filled and stress free. I can't even complain.
Sunday, April 12, 2009
For A Start
Well, it came to my finical attention that I've lost a great deal of good times, by not doing some entry in my journal book lately. So here I am trying to renew my passion in recording my random thoughts the modern way, by blogging them online.
Writing notebook journals was kind of old school now, so I decided to put up this online journal for me to record my random thoughts for each day that I live. It's not that I got to write it everyday but may be record it randomly whenever my mood allows me scribble it here and share it to all of you.
Today is Easter Sunday, a good day to start this online blogging thing. At least it is a very convenient time for me to remember, and I get to always bear it in mind, that my blogging anniversary happened on this special part of the year. Not a good idea to anyone, but at least I will be able to get rid of the traditional way of writing my past experiences and memories in a journal book.
So, I hope this will turn out okay. At least I will be able to share my feelings, emotions, and my thoughts to all my friends and avid followers. I hope I will be able to get some honest opinions and comments about my blogs from them. And here I go, blogging away everything I feel.
Thanks guys!
Writing notebook journals was kind of old school now, so I decided to put up this online journal for me to record my random thoughts for each day that I live. It's not that I got to write it everyday but may be record it randomly whenever my mood allows me scribble it here and share it to all of you.
Today is Easter Sunday, a good day to start this online blogging thing. At least it is a very convenient time for me to remember, and I get to always bear it in mind, that my blogging anniversary happened on this special part of the year. Not a good idea to anyone, but at least I will be able to get rid of the traditional way of writing my past experiences and memories in a journal book.
So, I hope this will turn out okay. At least I will be able to share my feelings, emotions, and my thoughts to all my friends and avid followers. I hope I will be able to get some honest opinions and comments about my blogs from them. And here I go, blogging away everything I feel.
Thanks guys!
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