before 2009 ends, i would like to post this blog...

location: pagadian city
activities: i had fun hanging out with high school friends. everyday we meet up at Gaisano City Mall. always had house party and it was so much happiness seeing classmates from elementary and high school. nice to be back home. nice to stroll around the city like we just walk here due to fare hike here. but it was fun. yesterday, i'm with my classmates. the egelz. we met @ twins palace. went to plaza and stroll around. picture picture everywhere and pretending like we're tourists in the place. dinner at alacart. Jastine was the treasurer of the night. went to peryahan after and ride the horrifying octopus ride. it was Reynel's fault. hahaha.. He really grab me and push me to ride that "non-therapeutic and uninsured ride". tried the perya games and it was a lot of fun. went to McDo after. they had no coke float or even sundae. so dot some fries. went home at 10 with Melvin. glad!!!!

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!

For a change

    Now, people are thinking what would their new year's resolution would be. Me? I had been thinking this for months now. Everyone who knows me would say, I'm so dependent with my friends. I can't live in a room alone. I can't go out without somebody else. I can't make my own decisions. I always ask my friends' point of view, which is not too bad but too much can lead to something different… DEPENDENT! So, from this day on, I want to be the person who can stand alone.

Who can sit in a bench alone.

Walk through the school pathways alone.

Eat in the canteen alone.

Go to the mall alone.

Watch movies alone.

And decide for myself.

 

    Also, this day, I'm gonna make a wishlist for 2010. It's a list of the things I want to do, want to have and want to accomplish. Sounds selfish? Ayt… it's something I want for my life before another year would end. Here it goes.

• Advance white water rafting
  
• Long curly hair.
  
• Go to Bohol and explore the land.
  
• Attend the Singles Conference.
  

…. That's it for now. I'm gonna update this every now and then.. :D

the white water rafting adventure

Last Saturday, the long awaited event that was planned for decades has finally come. Despite of the left and right Christmas parties, the white-water rafting adventure was finally pursued. The night before, I was attending a house party at Grand Europa and went home around 7am. It was a bit cloudy and rained that morning which made the environment more exciting. We waited in front of Mister Donuts and ride the jeepney up to the starting point. We had a sidetrip at Macahambus cave and it was nice to know some historical places of Cagayan de Oro. As one of the tour guides quoted "this place was very important for the Kagay-anon's because they won!... in a battle." (hahaha… it was funny because we thought the Cagayan won an award because of the cave… hahaha) Anyway, when we arrived on the starting point of the rafting adventure, the guides had a demo on how to paddle, how to swim, what to do and what to expect. So, we're a little bit nervous but excited! The icy green-blue waters complement with the heat of the sun. Then, we're off to go. I'm with the Abao's while Marie and Kevin were with the Mariquez's. Ate Chang ignored to have Marie over our raft because she's… hmmm… noisy. Hahaha… On the first half, Kuya Kitty and Kuya Jason was in front of the raft, Me and Monet was in the middle then Ate Chang and a two tour guides were at the back (forgot their names *peace*). On the second half, Monet, Te Chang and I tried to be the captain of the raft. On the last part, Kevin and I switch rafts so I was with the Manriquez's then. Truly, Marie was very energetic and earsplitting. But it was fun to be with them. Even on the not-so-threatening rapids, she was shouting and screaming like we'll never survive that part. She even made a bad idea to let the guides count as she did. Hahaha… Cool!!! We went over 14 rapids not including the minor ones. We jump into the water for many times. We saw exotic and wild animals (including the wild horse, wild cow and wild goat). We saw the lava deposits of Mt. Kitanglad, the big stones and the lava area. It was tremendously fun! It was fun enjoying the nature, taking pleasure of God's wonderful creation (like we saw mountains forming like a sleeping woman), having the most wonderful time with your friends and family and experiencing extreme sports. With this great experience I learned a lot of things and realized something in life:

• I envy seeing the people in the area living so simple. Riding on their handmade bamboo raft carrying a bunch of bananas in exchange of sardines.
  
• I had been a tourist of my own country. Like, I was really amazed on their place and they were like "uh… naamaze ka nai?" hahaha.. Ignorante!!
  
• Lastly, life is like rafting. You have to be strong, be still, secure yourself and reach over the rope and the people around you when going over the rapids which are the difficult times of our lives. And like rafting, when going over the rapids we have to enjoy and laugh at it instead of letting the rapids overpower us in which we may stumble or fall. Let it be like an adventure and a nice experience. And after each rapid, don't forget to say, "HIGH FIVE!!!!" wohooooo….

new things for a new year

new year's coming up! and i had lined up a lot of things to do. that would include my blogs. i already had a new layout for UNLEASHED and so glad. it's nice as you can see in the header. by the way, i was the one who took that picture. it was in MOA last November 22. nice right? yah, i know.. hahaha.. hmmmm.. i was planning also to be a good photographer.. one of my wildest dreams.. hehehe... i'm gonna save for the camera they're talking about. errr. i don't really have idea about cameras. anyway, i'm loving my new blog before ending this year! have a happy new year everyone!

It’s Christmas time?

Lights around the trees

Gifts underneath the green coned-tree

Stars everywhere

Streets go traffic

Busy people

Unending noise of counters

Christmas carols

Christmas songs

This is what I observed around me. People are busy buying gifts (well, even Dave) and fitting clothes for Christmas parties. Kids cry out for their fave Christmas gifts. It's Christmas! And I hadn't notice it. For my 3 years here in Cagayan de Oro City, I really can't feel the Christmas spirit. Although the lights are everywhere and I can hear the songs wherever I go, I still don't feel the Yuletide season. It's a different thing when I was in my hometown. So different. Maybe because, there are no more Christmas parties in college. There will be no more exchanging gifts and there will be no more singing of Christmas carols. Sad L I miss being a kid. Dragging my dad to buy me a new pair of jeans, beg my mom to have my ultimate wish toy, busy practicing for presentations at school, getting excited to receive my gifts, money from ninongs and ninangs, caroling in the neighborhood with friends *sigh* When will that happen again?

OR exposure

8 hours ago, I had my first major case and it was super exciting! This is our last week of duty in the OR but is my first time. I had been gone for several weeks and just in time I came back, a precious case awaits me. I was a bit nervous knowing that I had no idea at all what to do in the theater, "VIRGIN" as what the doctors call. I was observing the whole time and it amazes me that before, during and after, all of them works so fast like it was just an old routine for them (well, it is). The task is a bit scary but still you have to have presence of mind on the whole duration and never ever daydream. It's hard but it's fun. I had seen what it is like slicing the abdomen, using the cautery machine to slice of the fats, and obtaining 1 liter of blood. Scary as it seem but it was amazing. It was really like the frog we used to dissectbut just bigger than that.. okay, let's just say a pig in a slaughter house. Same as that. After the muscle part, a lot of fat tissues around will follow but not like the pig's fats.. imagine the frog's fats... Yellowish like color and looks like small eggs. Ewww... Can't imagine to have that fats.