~ From Big Al, via 'The Inspired Buffalo' ~

Anyways, I'm here for an update. In my current workplace napakadalang ng mga surgeries namin minsan pa nga walang patient sa hospital kasi they're just starting so sobrang bilang rin ang mga staffs and ung mga staff na-rorotate in all areas  pa especially kung walang nurse dun sa area na iyon. For example, if wlaa namn kaming case sa OR, at walang tatao sa ER, dun kami mapupunta ang masaklap pa, one nurse on duty lang every shift so if ever maging toxic, super toxic talaga kasi sa buong hospital 2-3 nurses lang ang naka-duty.

Anyways, last week nagkaroon ng himala, dumami patient namin, unfortunately all of them were patient for Caesarian Section and NSD. Yes, panahon na ng mga nanganganak.

And so last Friday, pinapasok ako ng maaga because we're having two CS so even if night pa ang duty ko napilitan na rin akong pumasok kasi nga isa lang ang duty dun sa 2-10 shift at nag-straight duty na yung isang morning shift. OK lang naman sa akin but what I didn't expect is the storm na biglang dumating.

Dahil nga nag-straight yung 6-2 shift, nag-absent na sya the following day so ako namn yung nag-straight, from 5pm  nung Friday dineretso ko na at ako na rin ang nagduty ng 6-2 shift ng Saturday. E biglang dumating si Ondoy at nagdala ng kabahaan, so yung duty ng 2-10 at 10-6 hndi na nakapasok kasi nga hanggang bewang na yung baha sa may paligid ng hospital. Ang masaklap pa e biglang may dumating na NSD patient. Ewan ko ba kung kelan nman bumabagyo at bumabaha dun pa naisipan nung nanay na manganak. So yung nursery may 4 babies na, dalawang NSD at dalwang CS. Sa ward naman ganun din 4 patients, ung mga mothers. Akala ko naman pagdating ng Sunday makakauwi na ako kasi pagod na ako at sobrang antok na rin. E hndi pa rin humupa ung baha at umuulan pa rin so ako pa rin ang nag 6-2 shift. Buti na lang pumasok yung 2-10 shift so nakapagpahinga ako, pero d na rin ako umuwi kasi night shift naman ako that day. Pero bago ako makatulog bigla pang nagkaroon ng patient sa ER. Yung patient nasugatan sa paa at kita na yung tendon nya, so akala nman namin i-OOR na sya that day buti na lang next day pa. Mahirap yun kasi wala kaming mga sterile na gamit. So yun nga pahinga lang ng onti then back to work ulit.

E dahil nga bilang lang ang staff at dahil rin sa bagyo at baha, yung mga staff na duty nung Saturday morning hndi na nakauwi at hindi rin napalitan. So nagdecide kami nung kasama ko na i-relieve na namin ung dalawang nurse sa ward kasi nga wala pa silang tulog. So yun yung experience ko nung binabaha ang buong Metro Manila. Kahit na almost 60 hours akong nag-stay sa hospital, feeling ko blessing in disguise yun at least kumikita ako at hindi ako naburo sa bahay. Buti na lang din at nasa mataas na lugar yung bahay namin so my family were safe sa flood. Although nakakalungkot kasi may mga kakilala ako na nagsuffer din dahil sa baha.

Anyways, dahil nga dun sa super long OT ng ibang nurses, yung iba, hndi na pumapasok until now so kahit kulang na kami sa staff lalo pa kaming na-understaff. E kahapon may dumating pang 22 patients. For executive check-up lang namn sila but still sobrang kulang ang staff so kanina, napunta ako dun sa nursery para alagaan yung dalawang baby (nakauwi na yung dalawa pang baby). Grabe, it's my first time actually na mapunta sa area na yun. Student pa ako nung huli akong nagduty sa nursery e so wala akong kaalam-alam talaga. Buti na lang at kahit iyakin yung baby ko hndi nman sya toxic. Mahal lang nya ako at ayaw nyang magpababa at humiga sa crib nya. Gusto nya karga ko sya parati. Kapagod yun buti na lang at around 1pm tumahimik na rin sya at natulog na sya sa crib nya. Buti na lang din at pumasok ung 2-10 shift nursery nurse at hindi ako na-OT dun sa nursery. Hay sana kasi umayos ung management ng hospital para hindi kaming mga nurses yung natotoxic. Kahit hindi namin specialty dun kami pinapasok, pano kung may mangyari, syempre liable kami doon db? Hay talaga...un lang masasabi ko.

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Gusto ko sanang i-congratulate ang FEU for winning the UAAP Cheerdance Competition pero hindi ko matanggap na hindi nakapasok sa Top 3 ang UST Salinggawi. Actually marami silang sablay, pero ang masasabi ko lang nagpakita sila ng mga new stunts kanina with a very high difficulty level kaya they don't deserve to be not in the Top 3. Pero d bale I hope next year gagalingan ulit nila and be back with revenge pero hopefully, sana yung mga stunts na ginawa nila kanina hindi ma-recycle at gamitin ng ibang school...ayokong maging bitter kaya I'll end this entry na.

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Anyways, we celebrated Louis' birthday kanina sa Mexicali. Like the Buckaroo's, Mexicali also opted to decorate their interior in a Mexican-like setting, giving diners a Mexican atmosphere. We ordered the following El Reno Classic Cheeseburger,Combo 2 Taco Plate, Jalapeño and Cheese Flautas and Mexicali Nachos.

We like the Mexicali Nachos (worth Php 215 for sharing). The tortilla chips was topped with fresh salsa, cheese sauce, sour cream, olives, re-fried beans, guacamole and jalapeño and with additional Php 50.00 (for sharing) you can ask them to add ground beef.

On the other hand, I didn't enjoy the Jalapeño and Cheese Flautas (Php95.00), it was ok but I guess my taste buds were not yet used to the taste of jalapeño.

The Combo 2 Taco Plate (Php 205.00) comes with nachos and salsa and because you can choose what kind of tacos you want, Jes and Louis ordered ground beef and roast pork tacos. I enjoyed the roast pork more compared to the ground beef but both of them were good.

The El Reno Classic Cheeseburger (Php 155.00) is what I'm looking forward to eat actually but somehow the taste of the beef patty is kinda different. It is not the usual taste of the burger patty, but after a while magiging okay na rin yung taste nya. It also comes with nachos and salsa.

Overall, I didn't enjoy my dining experience here even though I really wanted to enjoy it, maybe because I'm feeling sick or maybe we chose the wrong food.

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After eating at Mexicali, we stroll for a bit, buy some stuffs then ate again, this time sa Buckaroo's naman. Actually we just wanted to eat a pizza so we ordered their Bacon Double Cheeseburger but after a while we decided to eat pasta too so we ordered Spaghetti Meatballs.

The Bacon Double Cheeseburger was kinda disappointing. It is less cheesy compared to their Ranchero and it's full of onions. The Spaghetti Meatballs on the other hand is too sour for me.

Jes then asked a waitress if they have anything that they could give to a birthday celebrant. After a few minutes, the waitress came back with a dessert, The S'more.

It's graham crackers, chocolate and marshmallows on a grilled pizza dough with strawberry, chocolate and vanilla ice cream topped with wafer sticks. This is much better compared to the foods that we ordered.

Overall, if we didn't have the dessert I'll think it's a wrong move to eat again in Buckaroo's. Now I'm wondering if we just got lucky on our first try there.

When we arrived there, wala pa masyadong customers, kakabukas pa lang kasi ng SM at that time and so we have time to enjoy the ambience of the place. Talagang niyakap nila ang concept na Wild West with matching cowboy hats on display pati yung style ng tables and chairs akmang-akma sa theme nila.

We ordered one of their classic pizza, the Ranchero (toppings include: ground beef, pepperoni, ham, sausage and bacon) and one burger, the Chuckwagon Burger (Bacon Cheese Burger).

1/4 slice of the 8" Ranchero

The Ranchero was toasted/grilled perfectly, hindi sya nasunog as in sakto lang talaga giving the crust of pizza a perfect crispiness. The toppings were also sufficient at hindi kulang. What I really liked in this pizza e yung sufficient amount nung cheese na nilagay nila, hindi sila nagtipid kaya talagang cheesy yung pizza.

Chuckwagon Burger (Bacon Cheese Burger)

The Chuckwagon Burger, on the other hand, was also great. Medyo mahirap lang sya kainin pero tamang-tama yung pagkaluto dun sa beef patty and although hindi namin mkita yung cheese, lasang-lasa naman sya and together with the beef juices, lumabas talaga yung sarap nung burger.

All in all, I can say that my experience in Buckaroo's is not what I'm expecting. Beyond expectation sya and to think that the food price is not that costly, hindi sya ganung kamura but still affordable and the price is worth it naman. I just hope na sana kapag tumagal sila they'll not change the amount/serving of each ingredients in their products para hindi masira yung quality na inooffer nila today.

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12/29/2008

Have you ever doubted yourself? your abilities? your skills?

Well, this is just a random rambling about my insecurities but still I needed to let it out. So here it goes.

Before entering college, I'm very sure that I really wanted to become a nurse. Although I know what kind of job the nurses have, I had a different image of them. Not the usual one, I envisioned them to be a compassionate one, a person that brings hope and cares a lot for the patient's well-being.

During college, I saw the difficulty of the path that I would undergo and once asked myself if being a nurse is a good choice. I thought God already gave me His answer to my doubting mind. Why? Well aside from not being prepared in the college exam, I am able to pass it. Then even though my college interview is actually a mess, I was able to pass it too. Well, at first I thought I did ok in that interview but when I heard what kind of interview my classmates had, I thought how come I passed my interview when I took that interview as a joke. I thought nobody would fail an interview or rather that interview is just for a show, for formality sake only and nothing else. But hell I was wrong. There are people who didn't make it in the college because they failed their interview. So I thought maybe I'm just a lucky guy because aside from not answering the interviewer in English (they're asking me in English but I still answer them in Tagalog) I still passed it. Then I thought maybe this is God's answer to my doubting mind. If He had other plans for me, surely I'm not studying nursing in one of the best nursing colleges in the country. At that time, my mind was set. I'm destined to become a nurse and I will do a great job. I'll become a very good nurse.

But after college, my mind doubts again. Aside from the fact it's very difficult to find work, I felt that I chose a wrong course, wrong career. I asked myself, why I took nursing when I should be taking this kind of course. Why nursing, when I love doing this kind of job. etc. But still, I endure. I look for job. Review for my NCLEX. But still doubt clouds my mind.

I already passed my NCLEX. Then I thought maybe this is God's answer to my doubting mind once again. To believe that I am really destined to become a nurse. I don't know. Maybe, maybe I should really stop doubting myself. Maybe. But I'm still having difficulties. I hope someday, everything will go smoothly. Without any troubles. With a happy ending. Is it even possible? I think this is the time that I should say, "In God I trust."

So that's my entry long time ago, ang drama no? Right now I have little doubt about myself being a nurse pero I'm still wondering why among the batches, our batch (Batch 2007) ang pinakaminalas. Bilang lang siguro sa amin ang masasabing masaya sila sa naging takbo ng kanilang career as a nurse. Almost all siguradong hirap pa rin maghanap ng work as a nurse at ang ilan opted to choose a different path already.

Siguro kung swabe lang ang naging buhay namin, we already have 2 years of experience at kung sawa na kami magtrabaho dito sa Pilipinas we can now work and look for greener pastures out there sa ibang bansa. Pero hindi e, this is the reality of being a nurse in our time. Mas marami pang naging call center agents at med reps kesa sa naging nurse. Ang iba nga napunta sa linyang napakalayo sa nursing e.

I'm giving myself two years time at kung wala pa ring nangyayari sa buhay ko, siguro magbubusiness na lang ako, ang problema ko lang parang hindi ko ata kayang pumasok sa business world e..pero let's see and try, kung kaya ko ngang tiisin ang hirap ng naidulot ng pagiging nurse ko, ano ba nman ang konting tiis pa, db? Maybe my luck is in there?

Syempre yung surgeon (which is also the Medical Director) alam nyang sabik na akong magkakaso kaya last Saturday bigla nyang sinabing, "duty ka ba sa Monday? May Lap Chole ako, 7 am." Sabi ko naman opo duty ako, 6-2....and so kanina nag-scrub na ako. Hay! wala lang nakakamiss talaga ang ka-toxican ng OR. Mas gusto kong may kaso kahit sobrang OT at ang hihirap ng kaso ko kesa naman sa wala akong ginagawa at natutulog na lang.

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Tinanong ko pala yung isang senior OR nurse kung sobrang galing ba nya nung college sa Anatomy and Physiology kasi ang galing-galing nya. E hindi daw, through experience lang daw kaya medyo ok na sya sa Ana-Physio. He then told me na one way daw kaya natuto sya kasi everytime after the surgery rineresearch nya yung case so by the time na may same operation medyo may idea na sya....sa isip ko ganun pala un sana sinabi nya nung nandun pa ako sa hospital na maraming kaso..o well at least ngayon alam ko na gagawin ko para maintindihan ko ung operation na ginagawa.

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Ngayon gagawa na ulit ako ng bagong category: OR Manual kung saan ilalagay ko yung mga nangyayari sa akin sa OR at mag-share na rin ng info about sa surgery that I have assisted now and before. So to begin with here's some information about:

LAPAROSCOPIC CHOLECYSTECTOMY

Definition: Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy is now the gold standard treatment and is the commonest operation performed laparoscopically worldwide. It is a minimally invasive approach that involves specialized video equipment and instruments that allow a surgeon to remove the gallbladder through four tiny incisions, most of which are less than a half-centimetre in size.

Lap Chole OR Set-up

Procedure: Laparoscopic cholecystectomy requires several small incisions in the abdomen to allow the insertion of surgical instruments and a small video camera. So, the surgeon makes a small incision at the navel to insert a thin tube carrying the video camera. The camera sends a magnified image from inside the body to a video monitor, giving the surgeon a close-up view of the organs and tissues. The surgeon then inflates the abdomen with carbon dioxide, a harmless gas, for easier viewing and to provide room for the surgery to be performed. Next, two needles-like instruments are inserted at a different place. These instruments serve as tiny hands within the abdomen. They can pick up the gallbladder, move intestines around, and generally assist the surgeon. Finally, several different instruments are inserted to clip the gallbladder artery and bile duct, and to safely dissect and remove the gallbladder and stones. When the gallbladder is freed, it is then eased out of the tiny navel incision. The entire procedure normally takes 60 minutes.

My Experience: Well, it was really an easy operation once you know what instruments are needed and the sequence of the operation. As a scrub nurse, I can say that having this kind of operation instead of the traditional one or the Open Cholecystectomy make our lives easier because first, the operation needed only few surgical instruments aside from the hand instruments needed by the surgeon to do the operation laparoscopically. Second, we can also relax during the operation especially when it is not a toxic one. But this kind of operation doesn't mean success everytime, sometimes due to some factors, surgeons may do open surgery when they find it difficult to continue with laparoscopic approach.

Credits:

http://www.siumed.edu

http://www.aasthahealthcare.com/Laparoscopic-Cholecystectomy-Surgical-Treatment.htm

May malungkot, may masaya pero ngayong iniisip ko, mas marami atang lungkot kesa sa saya e, bakit kaya ganun, will there be a time na masaya naman ang buhay ko without worrying that problems will be just around the corner. Naiinggit ako sa mga taong parang perfect ang buhay, all of their plans fall perfectly in place, pero ok lang I know naman my experience will help me to become a better and stronger person, sana lang wag sumobra dahil baka hindi ko rin kayanin ang problems. Tao lang ako at hindi superhero.

So ito na ang kuwento ko:

Last week, sinimulan ng current hospital ko na wag papasukin ang ilang staff ng hospital (ang wild guess namin, wala silang pampasweldo sa kanila) so kaming mga nasa OR (na parang swinerte dahil hndi kami nadamay dun sa lay-off kuno)ang naging reliever sa mga areas na walang nurses. Iniutos ng higher ups na dapat one OR nurse lang ang nasa OR complex every shift (kmusta naman yun db?) so kapag dalawa kami (yun na ang marami) ang isa pupunta sa ER or sa ward. Ok lang sa akin para ma-enhance naman ang nursing skills ko na mukhang tuluyan ng nawala pero parang everytime na papasok kami doon hindi kami napupunta sa OR, nakakapagod din yun para kaming permanent pull-out, e OR nurse ang inaply namin dun e.

Nakuha na rin namin yung sweldo namin last week at nagulat kami ng malaman naming trainee ang status namin dun sa hospital kaya kakapirangot na Php150 a day lang ang sweldo este allowance pala namin. Hindi sya makatarungan actually dahil parang lahat ng hirap at effort naming pagandahin ang OR nila ganun lang ang bayad sa amin. Ang masklap pa, nung araw na nakuha ko ung sweldo, sa ER ako naka-assign, e nung araw na yun Php 1000+ ang naipasok ko sa hospital tpos ang sweldo ko hindi man lang kumalahati dun sa naipasok ko!

Syempre hindi dyan natapos ang problema ko, after makuha ang sweldo, dumiretso kami sa dati naming hospital na pinagtrabahuan pra bisitahin ang ilang OR staff at planuhin na rin yung birthday nung isang staff. After nun sumabay ako sa isang senior staff pauwi. Akala ko ok na ang lahat sa araw na yun kaso may pahabol pa pala...Madaling araw biglang nagtext yung senior staff na kasabay ko, nagagalit sya sa akin. Ako naman itong nagtataka kung anong nagawa ko, yun pala nalaman nyang sinabi ko dun sa isang staff yung sinabi nya sa akin, e wala naman akong bad intention sa ginawa ko, basta in short ayaw na nya akong pagkatiwalaan.

Syempre nung sumapit na ang umaga, tinext ko sya ng sobrang haba to explain my side (hindi kasi nya sinasagot yung tawag ko, saka naka-duty na ata sya). Buti na lang nung gabi na, triny ko ulit syang tawagan at sinagot naman nya at nag-explain ulit ako at nagexplain din sya ng side nya. In the end nagka-ayos din kami at forgive and forget na daw.

After nun, following day another dilemma came around sa buhay ko. Nagdecide na ung mga kasama kong i-boycott ang hospital na pinapasukan namin. Hindi na nila kaya yung ginagawa sa amin na parang bolang pinagpapasa-pasahan, at yung turing sa amin ng ilang staff na porke't kilala namin ung medical director e parang almighty na daw kami umasta so they're talking behind our backs e kami nga itong nagpapakasuper humble na at lahat-lahat. Basta ready na silang umalis with or without any hospital na pwedeng pasukan. Ako naman itong pilit nag-coconvince sa kanila na konting tiis pa, kasi mas gusto kong may sure ball na hospital kaming babagsakan kesa naman tuluyan kaming mawalan ng trabaho at mahirapan pang maghanap ulit. Then after several days, napilit ko silang maghintay lang muna to see some improvements (kung meron o wala, dun kami magdedecide...syempre after pa namin kausapin si Medical Director)

Then, birthday na nung OR staff dun sa dati naming hospital. Night before that ok na ang plano, as in ok na sa alright pero kinabukasan binulaga kami ng sobrang lakas na ulan na nagdulot ng kabahaan sa Kamaynilaan. E 6-2 shift pa naman ako pagdating ko dun sa area, hala lagpas bewang na ang baha, pinilit nung FX driver na ibaba kami sa destination namin pero in the end gumive up din sya. 3 hours late ako at iniisip kong umuwi na lang pero napilit ako nung night shift na pumasok (wala kasi syang kasama at hindi rin sya makauwi kasi nga baha), pero in fairness kahit lagpas, lagpas ang baha sa bewang ng mga tao, nakarating ako sa hospital na hindi man lamang nabasa. Ang masaklap lang sa araw na yun Php150 na ang nagastos ko (dahil hindi ko sinunod ang instinct ko na magdala ng tsinelas, so bumili pa ako ng tsinelas na worth Php50 tapos yung pedicab na may motor e kumikitang kabuhayan pa at Php100 ang singil sa akin), hindi pa kasama pamasahe papunta at pauwi, so in short nagastos ko rin yung sweldo ko for that day, abunado pa ako dahil hindi pa counted ang pamasahe ko at siguradong may kaltas pa yun kasi 3 hrs late ako. Natuloy naman yung birthday party pero hindi na kami nag Star City, kumain na lang kami sa Congo Grill at uminom ng kape sa Starbucks.

Tapos the following day, pumayag na akong sumama sa mga kasama ko na maghanap at mag-apply sa ibang hospital pero out of 4 hospitals na pinuntahan namin, sa isa lang kami nakapagbigay ng resume at other requirements tapos hindi pa yun for immediate employment...maghintay lang daw kami ng tawag. So in the end, naisip naming magtitiis na nga lang talaga muna kami sa current hospital namin. Pero bago matapos yung araw, nakausap nung supervisor namin yung Medical Director and she explained to him our situation, sabi nya, ok na daw ang lahat, naayos na nya yung sweldo namin (ito ang titingnan namin ngayong araw ng sweldo kung ok n nga ba or hndi pa rin) saka medyo maghintay lang daw kami at makakaraos din daw yung hospital.

Then after nun, so far itinigil na ang pagpupull out sa amin sa kung saan-saang area...nakapirmi na kami sa OR ulit at may mga bago na kaming OR instruments...sana lang mag-tuloy tuloy na sya at umasenso na yung hospital...

O db parang lahat ng mga yan nangyari lang sa loob ng isang linggo, pero para talagang buwan ang lumipas....Nakakapagod!

Book: BRIDA

Author: Paulo Coelho

"When you find your path, you must not be afraid. You need to have sufficient courage to make mistakes. Disappointments, defeat and despair are the tools God uses to show us the way." - Magus

 "Nothing in the world is ever completely wrong, even a stopped clock is right twice a day." - Brida's father

“Never stop having doubts. If you ever do, it will be because you’ve stopped moving forward… On the other hand, you must always be careful never to allow doubt to paralyze you. Always take the decision you need to take, even if you’re not sure you’re doing the right thing. … you’ll always be able to turn a wrong decision into a right one.” - Wicca

Finished reading Paulo Coelho's Brida, who follows the story of Brida as she tries to become a witch. Along the way, she met two teachers of the Tradition who teaches her various lessons about life and most importantly about  love and finding her Soul Mate.

I cannot say that this is one of my favorite books of Coelho. The novel was written in a very simple way like The Alchemist but unlike the latter, the ending of the novel is not that satisfying at all. There are parts in the novel that are interesting and engaging but there are also parts that are boring and dragging.

But like any other Coelho books, Brida teaches us about the mystery of life and love and how we should not be afraid to move on in our everyday lives even though we do not know what to expect and what we are about to face, as Coehlo said in the book: everyone faces the Dark Night and everyone moves forward because we have Faith.

 QUOTABLE QUOTES:

• Life is about making mistakes. Cells went on reproducing themselves in exactly the same way for millions of years until one of them made a mistake, and introduced change into that endless cycle of repetition.

• Finding one important thing in your life doesn’t mean you have to give up all the other important things.

• Play your part and don’t worry about what others do. Believe that God also speaks to them, and that they are as engaged as you are in discovering the meaning of life.

• Being human means having doubts and yet still continuing on your path.

• Accept what life offers you and try to drink from every cup. All wines should be tasted; some should only be sipped, but with others, drink the whole bottle.
  How will I know which is which?
  By the taste. You can only know a good wine if you have first tasted a bad one.

• Learning something means coming into contact with a world of which you know nothing. In order to learn, you must be humble.

• Sometimes we set off down a path simply because we don't believe in it. It's easy enough. All we have to do then is prove that it isn't the right path for us. However, when things start to happen, and the path does reveal itself to us, we become afraid of carrying on.

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And so, kahapon, kahit gipit at pilit nagtitipid, I spent too much money even if it is against my will, medyo napasubo nga ako pero isa lang ang nasa isip ko, today susuweldo ako at ang ginastos ko mababawi ko. Yun ang akala ko pero hindi ko alam na hindi pa pala kami susuweldo ngayon, at hindi namin alam kung kelan namin makukuha ang sweldo namin (o kung may sweldo ba talaga kami).

So saan ko ginastos ang mga ipon ko?

Well, dahil nga hindi pinapalabas ang And I Love You So sa mga SM Cinemas, we (some of my friends in OR) decided to watch it in Trinoma Mall yesterday. Syempre unlike SM Cinemas mas mahal ang price ng mga cinemas sa Ayala-owned malls. So there goes my savings.

So while waiting for the showing of the film, naglakad lakad muna kami and then we spotted Red Mango and decided to try their Frozen Yogurt and so another savings of mine was spent. Pero worth it naman kasi masarap yung yogurt nila, akala ko hindi ko magugustuhan pero mali ako.

At dahil dinnertime na rin, we decided na kumain na ng dinner before watching, e andami ng tao sa mga resto so we chose one resto na konti lang ang tao. We decided to eat in Bigoli. We ordered their Bigoli Bunch (Pasta/Pizza Bunch) which includes the following: Cheese Overload Pizza, Spaghetti Bolognese, Fettuccini Alfredo. We also ordered Italian Chicken.

Well, I can't help but feel disappointed. Sayang ang pera namin dito sa resto na ito. Almost tasteless yung mga pasta nila especially yung fettuccini while yung chicken sobrang alat. Although masarap naman yung pizza pati yung breadsticks nila. Yung customer service naman nila ang pangit din. Kung hindi pa namin tinawag yung attention nung waiter, d nila lilinisan yung table namin and nung nilinisan naman parang hindi nalinis, kasi ang nilinis lang nya e yung nakikita nya. Hindi rin kami bingyan ng plates at utensils (o ganun ba talaga dun, kinakamay ang food?) kelangan pa naming humingi.

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After watching naman, I decided to look for a book. Yung Amber's Spyglass ni Philip Pullman yun kasi ang gustong birthday gift ng ate ko kasi gusto nyang matapos na yung Dark Materials ni Pullman e tinatamad na syang magbasa ng ebook. Unfortunately wala akong makitang copy sa Powerbooks at National Bookstore. They then told me na to try looking at Fully Booked and luckily meron sila pero may nakita rin akong compilation na nung tatlong book. E wala naman kaming copy nung first two books (Golden Compass and Subtle Knife) so I decided (after asking for opinions and debating with myself) to buy the book kahit sobrang mahal nya. Sabi nga sa akin isipin ko na lang daw na investment ko yun for the future.

Pero my spending didn't end there. Pauwi na dapat kami when my Mom texted me to bring some snacks, e tamang tama naman pinag-iisipan namin na bumili ng Krispy Kreme and so dun ako bumili ng snacks pero hindi ko pala kayang bumili ng one dozen kaya 6pcs na lang ang binili ko. At dahil around 9pm na yun at pa-close na ang malls, yung doughnut na available e limited na rin, naubos na, sayang kasi gusto ko pa naman yung Hershey's Special Dark Chocolate at Hershey's Cookies and Creme nila saka yung Original Glazed nila.

After that inaya ko na silang umuwi kasi feeling ko kapag hindi pa ako umalis dun may mabibili na naman ako but they told me na sarado naman na ang mall e so no need to worry wala na akong mabibili pero bigla kong nabulalas na open pa ang Starbucks. So we ended up nga dun pero after namin pauwiin yung dalawa naming kasama. Birthday plan kasi nung isa yung pag-uusapan namin doon e mahirap kapag nandun sya d kami makakapag plano ng maayos so pinauna na namin sila. At kahit na 6-2 shift pa ako, sumama pa rin ako.

Umalis kami dun past 12 midnight na at nakauwi ako sa bahay ng around 2am na. Then yun nga gumising ako ng 4am para pumasok na sa work. Buti na lang mabait yung kasama ko kanina sa OR at pumayag syang matulog muna ako kahit 2 hours lang before kong gawin yung trabaho ko (wala namang patient so ok lang).