New PBB Housemate Grand Winner Named

A Brazilian-Japanese model had won the 2014 PBB grand champion. He is no other than Daniel Matsunaga who bested three other girls in person of Mariz Racal, Vickie Rushton, and Jane Oineza. It was a great victory for the only guy among the big four, comprising of three girls and one guy. It was crazy there now in Manila.

I only knew of the results when a news magazine Rappler from the Philippines had posted the turnouts of the online and text votes on Facebook. There were two voting system that were being implemented for the remaining four participants that was set up by "Big Brother". It was the BBS (for Big Brother Save) and BBE (for Big Brother Eliminate). These two voting system were a little bit of a controversy because people got to vote against a person whom they wanted tp eliminate as well as save. The difference between the votes will be the net worth votes and will declare the grand winner. Daniel got the highest net worth votes hence he was proclaimed the grand winner.

There were complaints too that how come a non-Filipino won when in fact the show was titled Pinoy Big Brother. And there were people who defended Daniel's win saying that the show was also named an "All In" meaning it's for everybody.... celebrity or non-celebrity.... Filipino or non-Filipino. And plus the fact that Daniel had been already known to everyone having a sense of being a Filipino by heart which he also proved when he was inside the yellow house.... maintaining his humility and exhibiting the traits of Filipino.... industrious, patience, brave, and resilience unlike the once who were also his fellow contestants that really doesn't even act like a Filipino despite of being a truw blooded one. How ironic indeed!

For me I like him to win as well because he really exemplifies being a Filipino despite of his Brazilian blood. He had lived in the Philippines and had adapted to the culture and customs of the country. He also show love and respect to the flag, the country, and it's citizens. He also played his share to be a law abiding citizen and had inspired a lot of people of all walks of life. For me he is deserving to be called the grand champion.

There were divided reviews about his victory yet this has to sink in to everybody because it was the reality. The winner was been proclaimed and he was the fit winner for the stint. Some people were just sour graping about it yet there were a lot of people who got inspired and happy for Daniel's instant victory. He is an epitome of a handsome yet down-to-earth person whom Filipinos love to emulate despite of being a foreigner. His humility and kindness was very infectious and had drawn a lot of sympathy and likeness for his magnetic personality. I am so ecstatic about him and hope he will stay humble and grounded.

When his mother came to visit him at the house he melted like a candle. People had seen the soft side of him which even had titillated and intrigued a lot of people to see such a young and strong man succumb to emotional breakdown. He thought he is the only one who had no family visitors except his loyal dog among the four of them but he was surprise when his mom showed up who flew half the globe to be with him in the house and it was even coated with candies when he won the contest. What a blessing in disguise. It might be his mom was his lucky charm... maybe huh!

Yay! I'm happy... I'm glad..... I'm inspired..... as well as in love when Danny won. This just proves that even a non-national can win a TV show contest despite how patronizing it's title is. Danny had paved the way for those who aspire big and for those who is truly blessed. Luck just really spread it's magic stroke at the right time and at the right place. A very inspiring feat indeed for the ever handsome and charming Danny Matsunaga. Can't wait for him to soar and catapult his career to a more high level of performance. Congrats Daniel Matsunaga for being the new PBB 2014 grand winner. God bless you Danny!

Ang Benepisyo Ng Pagdasal

Sa ngayon medyo nakaluwag na ako dito sa work. Kagabi.... naku napaka-busy talaga. Hindi ko nga alam kung paano no nalampasan ang gabi pero sa awa naman ni Lord natapos ko din ang dapat matapos. Talaga namang nakapagtataka kung papano nangyari na matapos ko ang santambak na trabaho kagabi despite na unang araw ko lang kahapon. Kataka-taka talaga.....

Pero kung tutuusin wala namang trabaho na hindi matatapos eh. Kung may pasensya lang ang isang tao at hindi iniisip n amahirap ang isang gawain ito ay matatapos sa tamang panahon. As long na nag-eenjoy ka lang na gawin ito, ito ay madaling malampasan at matapos. Although, kagabi ay talagang mabilis ang mga pangyayari pero hindi ko lang namalayan ang oras at natapos din ang dapat matapos. Nasa tamang sistema and kalkulasyon lang nakasalalay ang paggawa ng isang bagay. At siguro depende na rin sa taong gumagawa kung ito ay magaan sa loob nyang gawin ang isang bagay. At ako'y naniniwala na ang pormulang ito ay isang sandigan sa isang maagap na tagumpay.

Dumating ako kagabi na medyo tuliro kasi kulang nga ang tulog ko. Galing pa ako sa clinical rotation ko nung umaga at nakatulog lang yata ako ng tatlong oras sa hapon. Unang araw ko sa linggong ito at dumating ako na may nakabadyang dalawang admission. Sa kalagitnaan ng shift ay may isa pang transfer tapos may isa pang COC (chang-of-condition) na nangangailangan ng pagkatakot-takot na charting and documentation. Halos hindi na ako makakandaugaga kagabi kasi sa admissions pa lang halos kulang na ang oras ko considering na mga bagong pasyente talaga ang mga ito at kailangan kong umpisahan lahat ang mga routines for the new admissions.

Salamat naman sa aking angking talento sa pag-type at sa aking maagap na pagdesisyon (quick thinking).... hehehe, at aking nalampasan ang gabing kasumpa-sumpa. hahaha. Nagbibiro lang po ako..... Pero I just took it easy with calm attitude at walang bahid na pag-alala. Salamat na lang at nakapag-pray ako bago ako nag-umpisa sa trabahao. I think prayers always to do work in every thing I do.

Ugali ko n apo kasing magdasal bago ako gumawa ng isang bagay at salamat naman at halos lahat ng aking mga dasal ay effective naman. Talaga namang sadyang mabait lang si Lord sa akin. At halos wala yata akong hinihiling na hindi nya sinasagot. Feeling ko tuloy ay napakasuwerte kong tao talaga, at hindi Niya ako pinapabayaan. Nagpapasalamat na rin ako sa aking mga magulang na sya talagang nagturo sa aking magdasal palagi para maging matiwasay ang bawat araw araw. At sadya namang napakabait na Lord talaga at sinagit naman ang aking mga taimtim na dasal.

Ang formula sa isang dasal ay ang pakikipag-usap kay Lord na para bang nangyayari sa personal. Na iniisip mo na kaharap mo si Lord at kinakausap mo sya na walang halong pagdududa kung di pagtitiwala lamang. Na bukal sa iyong puso ang mga salita na iyong binibigkas at nais iparating sa kanya, na buong puso mong inilalahad sa kanya ang iyong mga hinaing at pag-asa na ikaw ay Kanyang tutulungan. Na ang iyong paniniwala ay buo at walang halong pagdududa. Ganun po ang aking nararamdamn sa tuwing ako ay magdasal at walang anumang bumabagabag sa aking pag-iisip. Na bukal sa iyong kalooban na gawin ang isang bagay para maayos ang iyong paglalakbay. Iyon po ang aking mga ginagawa sa tuwing ako ay magdadasal. At salamat naman at hindi ako pinapabayaan ni Lord.

Salamat naman at nairaos ko rin nang marangal at matagumpay ang aking shift kagabi kahit kaliwa't kanan ang mga distractions pero lahat ng mga ito ay aking napagtagumpayan naman. At salamat naman at ako ay napapaligiran ng mga consistent at confident na mga tao na talagang marunong lang talaga kung ano ang dapat nilang gawin. Napakabait po talaga ni Lord sa akin. Natapos ko rin ang dose oras nang walang halong pag-aalinlangan kasi alam ko na nandidito lang si Lord at hindi Nya ako pababayaan.

Wala na talaga akong maisulat ano? Hehehe. Pati pa ang aking pagdadasal ay nai-blog ko na. Pero wala naman akong intensyon pero gusti ko lang maibahagi sa mga tao ang formula ko sa tagumpay. At ito ang isa sa mga naka-contribute sa aking mga tagumpay sa aking mga pang-araw-araw na gawain. Halos wala na akoong maireklamo pa kasi sa 25 years kong pagiging isang matagumpay na nurse ay halos walang araw na hindi ako nagdadasal. Sa aking pakiwari... ang pagdadasal ay isang parte na ng aking buhay at hindi na ito mawawala pa. Kaya mga katropa ugaliing mag-dasal bago kayo magtrabaho at hindi po kayo bibiguin ni Lord. Good luck po sa inyong lahat!

Unfortunate State Of Being

I have a confession to make. Although I have to keep it as a secret , I am compelled to tell you which will no longer be a secret anymore. Take it to the expert so they say but see how does it prevails when you were alone waiting for someone to connive for your downfall. It was very devastating to witnessed such evil doing.

Can't really fight for more but just enough to survive for the better. I am so thrilled that I have enjoyed my indpendence. I am just a human being, prone to worldly mistakes where I can learn the best, preventable yet provokable. It's a sad thing to know that there's a lot of people who always plot for someone's unfortunate mishap and it is very irritating having felt and seen it in person. I just don't know why these people had existed but believe me they were everywhere.

I have to do something so that this course will be broken or else another person will be heartbroken. It is sad though to witnessed somebody succumb to these people's evil doing yet it happens. Kind of unbelievable but I am just amazed how it happened every where. I've been a victim several times in the past, but I am a person who doesn't really want to deal with this kind of people. I always ignored them because if I will succumb to their maneuvers the more they will bring havoc and misery to other people's lives. What I mean is the more they will become brave to spread their evil doings.

There were only two things to do, either face them and tell them that you don't like what they are doing or just ignore them totally so that they will realize that it doesn't work anyway. Believe me there were some people who are very persistent to unfold their evil ways..... maybe because they feel they draw power from it. And these successful people had been doing it perfectly in the past that is why they have the courage to just bring havoc to other people's lives. Such a pity though.....

I guess these things happens in our society as a means of balancing nature. Everything that happens around us has its negative counterparts. For example, happiness with sadness, peace and chaos, love and hate, light and darkness, and so on. The list would be limitless. The world we live in are full of those because it would be awkward or maybe substantially boring if every thing are always positive or every thing ar ealways negative, such an unfortunate state of being but it is literally the reality.

Life would not be successful if there were no failures. From childhod to adulthood I guess we were born to have it all. We always learn greatly from our mistakes. Life is full of it. It is where we draw our strengths to make the best of every situations in our lives. Successful people always affirmed that they could not reach the pinnacle of their success without the existence of their failures. They always testified that their mistakes had made them strong to make the odds and that their failures had made them learn strategies not to commit the same pitfalls. That's why having exposed to these failures and mistakes makes some people become resilient and more intrepid to keep fighting and forge themselves towards the not-so-easy ladder of success.

That's why I really sympathize those people who always gave up to these "negative people" and not able to stand against them. My heart always goes to those who always succumb to depression and not able to cope themselves because their resources had been depleted. I am always soft hearted to those who always found themselves fighting against the odds trying to be resilient and hopeful that there's always sun behind the clouds and feel that there's always a bright light at the end of a tunnel. It inspired me much to see these people stand from the wreckage of life's inexistence. I am so touched about such situations.

It made me tearful seeing those stories of rising up from all the negativities of this world. Seeing oppressed people rise against those who abused them. Witnessing people who become successful from the rubbles of poverty and inequities. It's heartwarming to watch those people who inspired others to succeed by setting as a good example laying out their own formula of success. The world will be a better place if there were more people like these who not just strive to make this planet livable but a better place to consider a home. Haist..... I hope it will happen in th enear future. Ciao!

Whole Week Routine

Sa ngayon wala na yata akong maisip gawin kung di ang mag-isip kung ano ba ang aking isulat ngayon. Wala namang katakam-takam o kalunos-lunos na dapat isulat pero kailangan kong magsulat kahit isa man lang. Eto na lang kaya.... Hayaan ko na lamang kung saan ako dadalhin ng aking isip at kung ano na lamang ang ipokpok ng aking mga daliri sa keyboard. Kumbaga medyo freestyle eto.... medyo randomized thoughts ba.....

Ok... simulan na natin ang blog na ito. Unang-una ang buhay ko ngayon ay halos nakatuon na lamang sa trabaho. Imagine within seven days dalawa lang po ang off ko. Off po ako ng Lunes at Martes at ito ay ginugogol ko na lang po sa paglalaba kung Lunes at maybe pagliliwaliw kung Martes.

Tuwing Lunes po, sa umaga pag galing ako sa trabaho sa gabi umuwi na ako diretso sa bahay para matulog. Kung minsan pag sinisipag ay pupunta muna ako ng gym at mag-exercise ng dalawang oras tapos uuwi na at matulog. Paggising ko sa hapon ay uumpisahan ko na po ang aking laundry then mag-update ng news sa TV habang naghihintay matuyo ang laundry. Tapos sa gabi ay maaga po akong matulog para bumawi uli sa pagod ko sa pagtatrabaho over the weekend. Di biro po ang magtrabaho ng dalawang job sa weekend. Kung minsan kung di pa ako inaantok sa gabi ay manood muna ako ng mg apelikula sa Netflix hanggang sa makatulugan ko na lang po ang movie. Hehehe.

Kinaumagahan ay tatanghaliin akong gumising kasi sinusulit ko na po ang matulog kasi ito na po ang last day off ko. Kadalasan ako po ay gumigising ng alas onse sa umaga tapos po ay pupunta po kao sa gym para mag-jogging at swimming. Paglabas ko ng gym ay pupunta ako sa paborito kong restaurant sa Hollywood para kumain ng healthy. Tapos nyan ay pupunta ako ng library para magbasa at mag-aral sa aking lecture or clinicals the following day. Uuwi ako nyan ng hapon at mag-prepare ng aking mga pangngailangan for the next day then ipagpatuloy ko po ang panunood ko ng movie sa Netflix. Bihira na rin po aking manood sa sinehan ngayon kasi medyo mahal n apo ang entrance. Mas maigi na pong manood sa Netflix ngayon kasi halos bago na rin po ang mga palabas dito tapos marami pang mga indie films na mapapanood.

Tuwiing Miyerkoles, Huwebes, at Biyernes po ang aking klase sa clinicals kaya maaga po akong gumigising, mga banda alas kwatro para hindi ako ma-late. Sa simula gigising muna ako pero di pa ako aahon nyan. Nakadikit pa rin ang likod ko sa kama, tapos after 15 minutes tatayo na ako at pupunta sa kusina para mag-init ng tubig at magkape. Tapos bubuksan ko ang TV para manood ng konting balita sa umaga o di kaya buksan ang aking laptop at magbasa ng news sa Yahoo, either way. Tas nyan, mag-paplantsa na ako ng aking scrubs na isusuot para sa aking clinical duty.

Mga banda alsa singko-media, ay mag-shower na ako nyan at pagkatapos mag-toothbrush, then mag-lotion at mag-jell ng aking buhok. Di ko na bino-blow-dry ang aking buhok kasi maraming buhok ang nalalagas. Pagkatapos nyan ay magbibihis na ako at aalis na ako ng bahay. Pagkalabas ko sa porch titingnan ko kung may pagkain pa ang lalagyan ng aso tas punuin ko ng dog food yun tapos yung water container ay pupunuin ko din. Tas aalis na ako mg abandang alas sais-kinse.

Magda-drive ako nyan ng thirty minutes papuntang clinical site, which is malapit lang sa bahay, nasa La Brea Avenue lang kasi ang Hnacock Park Rehab so medyo hindi naman ma-traffic ang way, unlike sa mga lugar papunta sa Torrance, Playa Marina, or Long Beach. Pagkarating ko doon maghahanap pa ako ng parking, swerte ako kung may parking malapit sa facility. Then mag-antay ako hanggang dumating ang alas-syete tapos papasok na ako sa facility para i-met ang mga estudyante.

Mag-pre-conference kami nyan hanggang las-otso tas kukuha na ako ng assignment nila. Then mag-medicate kami hanggang alas-onse, medyo i-supervise ko kasi sila sa pag-prepare ng gamot para sa G-tube kasi medyo mabusisi ng konti.Pinapa-break ko sila tuwing alas-onse tapos pagbalik nila mag-finger-stick na kami para sa blood sugars then after that i-cover namin ang insulin dependeng on the result of the accucheck blood sugar. Tas i-send ko na sila for lunch at magkikita kami ng ala-una para sa post-conference.

Kapag bumalik na sila mga bandang ala-una, i-met ko sila sa activity room tapos mag-start na kami ng post-conference. I then reviewed their day by gathering their individual experiences for the day. Isa-isa silang magsasalita kung ano ang mga natutuhan nila that day. Pagkatapos nyan i-review namin ang mga diagnostic procedures na ginawa that day, kung wala kukuha kami ng dalawa sa book tapos i-discuss namin sa meeting. I will also review them one disease and pathophysio tapos pagawa ko sila ng individualize care plans. Sometimes, binibigyan ko sila ng calculation practice. Matapos ang aming post-conference mga banda alas-tres-media. Tapos i-dismiss ko na sila. So pretty much ito ang routine pag may clinical day ako tuwing Miyerkoles, Huwebes, at Biyernes.

Tapos uuwi ako nyan para magpahinga kasi may duty ako nyan sa gabi sa nursing home. Nagtatrabaho naman ako nyan na isang RN Supervisor between 7 am to 7 pm (12 hour shift) sa facility tuwing Biyernes, Sabado, at Linggo. Medyo mahabang gabi naman ito at ang trabaho ko dito ay mag-admit ng mga bagong pasyente at mag-cover ng buong building para supervisor. Tapos pagkaumaga ay magtuturo ako nyan sa clinical sa ospital sa isa namang school na pinagtuturuan ko. Nag-te-teach naman ako dito ng 7 am to 3 pm during Saturday at Sunday. Kitam.... very hectic ang schedule ko.

Tapos cycle na naman. Bali busy talaga ang life ko for the whole week. Mahirap pero okay lang. Anyway gusto ko naman ito kesa maburo sa bahay at walang pera. Hehehe. Kaya yan lang ang mga nangyayari sa aking buhay sa buong Linggo. I hope may natutunan din kayo sa akin. Salamat po sa inyong pagsubaybay. Ingat po kayo dyan mga kapatid. Paalam na!

Good Bye Genie!

This week it's been all over the net, about the sudden demise of the famous comedian actor Robin Williams. He committed suicide wherein the cause was still not known. It was a big lost for the film industry because this actor was a very talented one. His fans was been mourning so much. I myself was a fan!

Robin Williams was been an actor for a long time. A very fine actor per se. He is also a very gifted comedian. I love his impromptu jokes and I love the benevolent man he is. I just cannot fathom that he died this week, and I am really puzzled why he committed suicide. Depression can really eat up a person to a point of taking their lives without any reason at all. All of a sudden Robin Williams was been robbed from our midst and the culprit is depression.

Depression is a very bad thing. It doesn't chose it's victim. In fact, it will devoid someone of it's dignity and cause a lot of misery to the one afflicted. It lessens a person's worth and rob them of their senses to a point of harming and killing themselves without even thinking of the consequences of their actions. It is very detrimental to a person's soul and dignity. Imagine yourself without a sense of worth which had succumb someone to commit suicide. That's how depression works.

That's why if you know somebody with depresssion please don't just ignore them. Offer them your compassion and love. Tell them that you love them and that you are there to care. Sometimes they will just shut you but don't gave up on them. They need you during their most tryuing times. Sometimes chemical imbalances in our body causes it so please seek medical help immediately to balance all those chemicals by taking medications. Sometimes medications has its worst side effects so watch out the person when on medication. And most importantly, watch out the person if they say they will kill themselves because they will be capable of carrying the thoughts.

Going back to Robin Williams, I am saddened that he passed away this early of his life. He was young and that he will be missed. That's because he succumbed to depression and he was probably lonely. Too sad! He was a genius.... a very talented person. For sure people around the world who idolized his jocous nature will surley missed him. I am very devastated how depression ruin a person and that it never chose a person to topple. Even a most well-loved person was had swooned on its spell. Very gut wrenching and heart rending.

Robin Williams was an epitome of a successful comedian. I like him in Mrs. Doubtfire. He was fabulous in that movie. I love him in Jumanji which really gave me some heart pounding goosebumps. I venerate him in the movie by Ben Affleck and Matt Damon, "Will Hunting", which put him on a pedestal having won an Oscar Award for best supporting acting in a movie role. I even cherished him for his cartoon charater Genie in the movie Aladin. She was very very cunning, funny, and clever in that movie. That's why I titled this blog for this character as a salute for his talent. He was the most sought actor nowadays which gave him an in-demand status. But too bad he was taken away from us by the most dreaded depression. Good bye Genie! I will miss you so much! Rest in peace!

My condolences to his loved ones he left behind with puzzled thoughts. That how depression works. It will confuse your love ones leaving them puzzled why the victim took his life. It will rob your love ones the ability to know why the victim kills himself. As what the saying says........ depression takes away a person as well as your love ones.

In closing let me leave this statement from the actor himself: "I used to think the worst thing in life was to end up all alone, it's not. The worst thing in life is to end up with people that make you feel all alone." - Robin Williams.

Complexities Abound

I am quite agog with the fact that my vacation is looming. I just can't wait for another two months for it to happen. I just wanted it to happen soon but I have no choice instead to accept the reality that it is still far. That I have to wait for it as patiently as I could. That's why anticipating for the known is kind of unknown to me. I'm not quite use to this.

Yeah.... I'm quite burned out now and my only means of escape is to wind up vacationing some where I can be at peace and be away of the stress that's surrounds me. It's very tiring to have been to such and much more terrifying to have it experienced. It seems that your life is always succumb to it and it will devour all your being because you feel that your life was been enveloped by it. It's not cool actually to be in such a very delicate situation.

Changing environments can actually hinder the severe effects of stress. Your body will eventually recognize the change of the place. It's either two things will happen. First your body will calm down and adapt to the new environment or second your body will develop some defense mechanisms to protect the body from the harsh reality of the new environment.

There's such a saying that says, "Affirm it, visualize it, believe it, and it will actualize itself." Which is true to me sometimes. Trying to believe that a certain thing or event will happen will actually make you realize it to happen. Thinking is believing and it will trigger you to make your best to make it happen. Thereby, I always make a lot of effort to do a lot of planning before embarking on a certain venture which always make ssense to me.

It seems that life always depends on what we make it. It is always our own decisions that always affects how our life is supposed to happen and realized. Although some people can influence our decisions but it is us who really make the final decision so that we can make the difference. Choosing the right decision is not always easy. Sometimes we chose the bad once yet once we didn't achieve what we wanted we still go back to where we're at and then start all over again until we get to what our ideal goal originally was.

There's always a lot of eye opener being laid out in front of us, yet we have to select the right one to make change. Sometimes we make ammends for our own individual decisions to make ourself at peace with our own burdens. That's how we tend to soothe our own morals just to make sure that we are okay. Pleasing our own satiety in order to get fulfilled is always effective but it depends on our own individual approach as well.

Sometimes complications arise yet we always geared ourselves to make our defenses grow. Yet it never dawned to us that these happens because it is our body's natural defense mechanism to fight or stress.

Our body is complex and it always makes a lot of guarding and surveillance in order to protect itself from harm. That's how intriguing and magical things are. I never thought I could right this blog without the complexity of the functions of my brains. We think because we need to know what we have to do next. Thinking is the natural anticipation that the body is doing to protect itself from harm. Sometimes we tend to overthink and then we are always prone overhauling ourselves to the ill effects of our bad decisions. Then there will be learning after that.

We always learn from our mistakes and it always goes to the cycle after we made our own decisions. Everyday we learned from our bad moves and some easily make it through by learning form them yet some didn't because their foundation might probably be weak. Our body is a sea hormones and these hormones helps transmit some signals to our brain thereby affecting how we think and function.

Now that clarity was imminent to me, I know now that life is indeed complex and not simple. Yet the complexity of life makes our solar system more unique. There were always a lot of possibilities out there but there is always a single you that can always decide for you. Again, affirm it, visualize it, believe it, and everything will actualize itself in front of you. Have a nice day fellas!

Reflections Of An Amateur Traveler

Getting ready for my incoming vacation is a mix feelings of anticipation, excitement, and anxiety. Things are just needed to be prepared to avoid the rush at the last minute. I myself is a very organized person so I needed to get ready every thing that I need before the big day comes and embark on my travels. I always have a habit of triple checking every thing before I leave, so preparing for this vacation is a big deal for me.

Firstly, I don't want to bring things that are unnecessary and that I don't really need to wear and use. It will save me space, money, and time as well. That's why preparing early is very essential and important. I just don't want that my previous mistakes in preparing for a big trip like this will be repeated again an dthen regret about it later. I already had a big lesson from those experiences I've had before and I don't want it to happen again and ruin my excitement.

For this travel I just wanted to travel light because some airlines nowadays were charging so much for the baggages. It is not really necessary to bring a lot of stuff because it can also make you preoccupied where to leave them when you needed to check out of the hotel. And also, I don't want to get stuck in the airport just for the customs to devilishly rummage the contents of my luggage. I've had had some terrifying experiences before about it, so I don't want to experience those again.

Hopefuly this trip will be more fun and educational at the same time. I just can't wait for it to happen. I just wanted to hasten the time right now just to escape from the stress aand demands of work as well as enjoy myself with the planned trips and at the same time have fun in traveling and cadidly meet some new friends. That's the purpose of traveling ..... to meet and treasure new found friends with respect and dignity as well as enjoy without the worries of work leaving every thing behind my back just for a while.

This will be the third time I went to Paris and my ultimate goal this time is to climb the famous symbol of France, the majestic Eiffel Tower, visit the second largest museum in Paris, the Musee de Ornay to see and believe Rodin's art works in person, and pay homage at the tomb of Napoleon Bonaparte in the most renowned the Pantheon. I've been to Paris twice before but I never climbed the towering Eiffel Tower yet, so this time, on my third visit, I decided to do it and have a spectacular 360 degree view from the top. Another thing that attracts me about Paris was the arts so this time I wanted to see Rodin's famous sculpture masterpiece "The Thinker." I cannot wait to see it! I am very excited about this trip.

Plan is, I will cross borders so it will be more exciting. Me and my friend planned to go to Germany, Brussels, London, Netherlands, Luxembourg, and of course South France. I will be there for a little more than twenty days. Plenty of days to travel and have fun and enjoy the beauty of each place that we will visit. Hopefully, it will be a very exciting and promising vacation. I cannot wait to do it. Can't wait to see and met ny dear friend as well. So pumped up to do it despite it's still two more months to happen.

Another goal that I needed to accomplish on this trip is to tour around France and the neighboring countries in search of a very nice, majestic, famous, and grandiose churches of France. Churches like the ones in Rheims, Strassbourg, Cologne, Bonn, Maastricht, and Luxembourg. A very ambitious trip but who knows we can actually realize and fulfill it. It entails a lot of walking and traveling so it is very apt for me who now is used of running and exercising to trim my weight. That's why I cannot really wait for it to happen. Excitement is the best surprise of all. Hope it won't ruin the trip.

I am now polishing my French just in time before I leave. I just don't want to ruin my trip not learning it because in my past experiences French people could be mean if you don't try to speak their language. I personnally experienced it and I don't want that repeated again either. So far, reviewing all the basics is all I need to know and I will be okay. Sometimes my friend does all the talk and I do all the nonverbal actions like nodding and smiling at the other party. Hahaha. Pretty more convenient, huh.

This trip includes four countries but I feel the vibes already. I just can't imagine how to do them but God will always be with us. This is an insane plan but I am confident that we can do it. Thankfully, I needed to express my gratitude to you all for your incessant follow through and hopefully I will hav etime to make a very imaginative and creative blogs for you to follow me. I promise that I will blog more efficiently thi stime. Cross my heart...... Have a nice day every one! Au revoir!

Early Monthly Tasks

Seems like the weather in California tonight is crazy. It's 85 degrees outside on this dark gloomy night and it was raining quite a bit. It is crazy because it is so hot and humid outside despite it was raining lightly. Raining on this Summer night? That was really crazy indeed.

But anyways, I am at work tonight. I was very busy doing the psychotropic monthly checks and I just had took my thirty minute break so I decided to make a blog just to get rid of my stress by venting out what I have in mind right now. Hopefully, this act will be very therapeutic for me.

I know how stressful work at and how much more if I am swamped with piles and piles of paperworks to do. I have to finish this until tomorrow because the reports will be needed by Monday. I was the one who usually assigned to the audits of the psychotropic meds and monitoring so I have to budget my time just to finish it by the deadline.

This time of time was always the busiest for me because I have to finish the report and then it will wane out after that. Although I still have other paperworks to oversee yet my schedule were already been budgetted evenly just enough to finish the reports that were needed every month.

I've been doing this job for years already and yet I am still not accustomed to the stress. I don't know why.... but it seems that it is just the same thing over and over again. No variety and challenge but just the same old routine which even too boring for me already. But I don't complain because I am a complacent person and I am always patient all the time.

The night had run smoothly despite of the quiet roll of the rain outside. I am so pumped up to just finish my audits and then chill a little bit and check out some of the staff if they're okay. Other than that, the night was just routinary and nothing that special. What could you expect working in the weekend. I mean it's just my lucky night I guess.

I was quite sleepy earlier but all of a sudden my sobriety had waned down a bit for a reason I don't know. I guess t just wears off by itself. Strange but amazing! Anyways, I am quite fascinated lately about the audit earlier because I have to redo at least three charts earlier because of a very not so proper entries in the computer. Although it took me time to figure it out I am glad that it went fine and was finished.

I had finished two books already so I kind of set around the last book tomorrow becauzse I have plenty of time to do it tomorrow. I am glad I started it. It was a blessing that I was in the mood of doing it earlier. At least I lessened the workload and I am very happy that I got to start it little by littlw. I think I deserve ptting my shoulder and encouraging myself to do productive actions.

Well, so far so good. I am glad I have a good night tonight at work. I am forever grateful that I am blessed with nice and helpful people around me. What could I have done without them, huh? Anyways, have a prosperous day and hope you all enjoy your day. Ciao!

Don't Know Much

Haist! I'm so confused today. I don't know what to do. As if I was struck by the so-called "senior moment." Don't know what had happened but it seems that I am just pre-occupied about something. My goal right now is to get enough rest but it seems that very much needed rest is kinda evading me.

I am so exhausted lately. I can't think that much. I just wanted to kick it off and keep calm. I was off Thursday and Friday but it seems that it is not enough to call a rest. I am very very exhausted and I don't know what to do. I can't wait to have a vacation. That is why I am so looking forward for my vacation in October. I am very excited now.

I went to the Aeroflot Airline last Thursday afternoon in Beverly Hills to modify my vacation flight in October. I am glad I made it or else with my very hectic schedule I might probably haven't done it. Thanks for my two days off and I got to fix this dilemma.

Anyways, I went there to have my flight return schedule changed. I added anothr whopping seven days to my original 12 days vacation making it almost a twenty day journey. I paid only $50.00 for the penalty of changing it. Not bad either. I was so happy it was already done. Hopefully, I will enjoy this vacation who knows.

I guess I have to scour my shelves and look for the French Study Book that I have bought before. I guess I felt rusty about my French so I needed to resurrect as much as possible some of the basic knowledge that I have learned. Since I was not practicing it constantly it had affected me a lot to communicate with the French.

I mean I still can recall some but talking in a fluent manner will probably render me a laughing stuff. I don't know, I much be probably second guessing. I mean, it is shocking to go to another place and not be able to talk to them in their native language. It is a scary situation.

Like me, I am more keen about people talking to me. That's probably because of my surgery before. I am still wearing my hearing aids just to amplify the sounds to make it suave to my hearing taste.

The vacation is nearing so I must probably focused on my French and not risking the moment that I should enjoy. Hopefully all will be well just in case I stumble in one in the future.

My mind i sreeling right now. I am still confuse of what I am going to do. I mean I am probably not expecting thi sto happen but it happened. And the feeling like melting on your knees still haunts me and make the situation more manageable. Very interesting!

I don't know much about France, but I am trying to research everything that I needed to know about this beautiful country. When I was a child, I still remember how hard life is there. It was a struggle but it the end I survived all the ordeals. Maybe I am stoic, who know but I still don't know much.

In my itinerary, I pointed out some places to go. This was just a plan and I know it will be changed anyway. So far, I am good and I am just happy about my new ticket. All I have to do is just listen to my instinct on what to do. I really missed my "mum and pup" for helping me grow up as a very responsible person.

But oh well, I just take each day one at a time and just be thankful for the Lord God for all the challenges that had came to my way. It was a toug journey but life must go on, so they say. Have a nice day and keep on coming and reading my blogs. I am forever thankful of all the trust and love.