LIMBO

i had more inclination to believe Darwin’s Theory of Evolution, don’t get me wrong, i am catholic and i do go to church but let’s face it, it’s more plausible than coming from dust or someone’s rib. but then, i came across this comment:

“kung ang tao ay galing sa unggoy, ba’t yung iba mukhang kabayo?”

got me thinking for 3 secs, then… NYAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

PUSH

i've just read that Sutherland has opened it's recruitment site on the third floor of Robinsons Place Iloilo, and teasers are all around saying "something exciting, definitely enticing and totally mesmerizing" is about to open "SOON" in iloilo. the article further sates that it may well be Starbucks. hmmm. i kept looking for the mermaid lady in the banner but can't find her. and isn't green their official color? but it does kinda look like one of their christmas themed banners. another hmmm.
more than 60 or 600 Starbucks store closed in the US, and a handful in Australia,
why open in a small town like iloilo? hayambot. i bet, mga ambisyosa kag yummy boys naman na ang unod permi, kon madayun. kag isa lang man ka tall frappe na laban ila orderon, kag lima ka straws. hahaha. or ma brewed tapos madala laptop kag tambay to death. wah. baw gina imagine ko na kung cnu ang makita ko to laban-laban... kasarang... nyahaha!

iloilo is really on the move. clients for call centers are eyeing the province, megaworld is taking over the old airport and talks about that coffee joint. the mayor, the upperclass, the working ilonggos looking for jobs, may be ready. but is iloilo, the land, prepared for this? the mayor is pushing for the approval of a coal powered plant to make this a reality. is it wise to risk the environment for money?

typhoon frank happened just a couple months ago. iloilo was hit the hardest. let's not forget that.

ARSE

one week down, 8 more to go at posh and modern hospital.

although a staff offered to do tandem US with me (which i paid forward.hehe), chief is still an ass.
the following is in hiligaynon because i don't want anything lost in translation. besides, is there an english equivalent to my expression, kasarang?

hamakin, ang tanan nga nkabutang sa table nga mga papel sa interns lounge, mga IE, kag kung ano pa da, gin pang haboy ya ya tanan sa basurahan! wala man lang nya gin tan-aw kon importante o anu, basta gin haboy nya lang ya. k ga kalat lang kuno. teh isa to sa nkatungtong ang IE ko, doctor's order sang pasyente kag ang consent form. ga sala man ko pangita eh. mayu lang pag tan-aw ko sa basurahan, ara pa to tanan. teh kon gin kwa na to b sang utility?? mahimu sya bag-o nga doctor's order? sya pa sign sang lain nga consent form? kasarang ah!

daw gago lang. para sa diin ang lamesa haw? pang display lang? pati mga locker gin pang tan-aw nya ya. hambal sang upod ko k may ma inspeksyon kuno. teh indi sa kabalo maghambal haw?? SAPAT ah! tak-an ko ah.

ILOILO II

i was amazed to find a handful of informative sites about iloilo, mostly blogs. so to be able to keep track of them, i've added a new bloglist, below the jumping, pink sheep herd. the sites range from history and heritage, current events and of course, food. the flavours of iloilo site had a lot of mouth watering pictures, so proceed with caution if you are hungry. or like me, who is not in iloilo at the moment AND is hungry. huhu.

enjoy the sites. meanwhile, i've gotta go slaughter some corned beef.

HYPOGLYCEMIA

in my ten months of internship, and additional 10 days for demerits incurred, i learned that every center has that certain something that makes it unique, popular, and dreadful. like:

DREADFUL
*SPH - that jackass badong and his penchant for giving out demerits just because. to buzz you just to make you look for his steth??
*IDH - patient load. nuff said.

UNIQUE
*SPH - the buzz system. jolts jude right out of his sleep everytime. haha!
update: the weird intern's lounge ceiling... you need to duck in certain areas to avoid TBI. i was a victim twice, when i suddenly stood up because of the buzz, and while i was hurriedly coming down the stairs.
*IDC - icing on hams, measuring of grip strength even if the problem is back pain only (nyahaha! la konek lacheng!), ENS, tata (isa pa gid ka nyahaha!), jacky (ari pa gid) tita del and big momma.
*PORI - ultrasound everywhere, scented paraffin, abundant tissue paper, manang carenderia pa lista lang. hehe.
*CALINOG - miss hazel. :o)
*JANIUAY - last duty day blowout by the only staff--miss karen.

POPULAR
*CALINOG - light patient load; the wonderful, friendly, smart and uber nice staff; sumptuous lunch, kriskat and frequent small meals. hehe.
*PORI - light patient load, friendly PT staff, naps in the afternoon, close proximity to AmLeg, gracious MD's-- i got hamon and queso de bola for christmas and the christmas party food was sponsored by them.
*SLEP - lightest patient load.

what i'm getting at are the different things i've observed at posh and advanced hospital, such as:

*separate treating areas for female, male, bring down pt's, hand treatment area, and a VERY impressive gym area-- mirrors all around, treadmills, cross trainers, ergos, sorta walk unit, parallel bars and a carpeted area for the cardio section.
*orderly decking system, no overlapping.
*separate female and male dressing rooms for pts, with open lockers and hangers.
*separate toilets and shower rooms.
*complete hydro equipment
*a number of traction units and separate cervical halters for each patient.

aside from the impressive different category, here's some erm..different stuff:

*US using two heads, AT THE SAME TIME. meaning, the head is HOT when it touches the pt's skin because you need to set the intensity and time beforehand, as you don't have a third hand to do that.
*US at 8 friggin minutes.
*US using mineral oil instead of gel.
*two standard HMP for paracervical mm. apparently, their cervical HMP's are flatter than my chest. haha!
*pancake method for PWB. i don't have my wadsworth, so i wasn't able to check.
*dead bug exercise. as charlton put it, ENTIRELY dead bug, like death by tsinelas.
*strictly no eating, even inside the intern's lounge. --this probably is the worst. especially for the interns. work them to their wits end, and deprive them of food? hypoglycemia, people!

i've been there only two days. let's see what else i'll find out in the next 8 weeks.

KAMISON

i started my volunteer work at a very posh and modern hospital yesterday. as a licensed professional, i expected to be treated as such. as a colleague. i previously volunteered for two hospitals, so i thought i knew what to expect on my first day. i was wrong.

"mag busy-busyhan ka. kung wala kang ginagawa, mang agaw ka nang gagawin. mag ligpit ka, mag assist ka." SHIT. why does it feel 2005 again? i felt like i was there to make the grade. i felt like i have to please the staff. i felt like my license was a joke.

the chief was an ass, acting like warmth are just for the staff. abi mo gwapo ka? kasarang! a female PT shot daggers at me because i had my patient on a plinth that had her ID on it. that bed was made by me, BITCH. make your own bed. it doesn't mean that because you're the ones that get paid, you are above us. what is it that you attach to the end of your name again? PTRP is it? well, guess what? i have that at the end of my name too. in fact, you should be extra nice to us, because we help you for free. yeah you do recognize that in the end, and you call it "certificate" but i can also get that somewhere else, somewhere where the chief says THANK YOU everytime before i leave.

i thought of not coming back today. i'm very transparent, and i have a big mouth which i tend to open at the wrong place and time. i don't wanna work under those conditions, especially if i know i don't deserve it. then i looked down and saw my brand new kamison and pantilets. they were DHL'd to me by my mom. gin baklan gid ko ni mama bag-o k tungod ma volunteer ko. indi pwede nga magastuhan sya sa wala.

i now resolve to finish what i started, (unless one of them reads this first, and fire me. haha!) 9 hours a day, 5 days a week, for 9 weeks. save for a few people & my kasimanwas,it's a shame that for an institution with all the latest technology and progressive vision, certain people in a certain department can be narrow minded. is it because of the possibility of a job, that i have to endure your snottiness? if that's the case, no, thank you. not only is it not in the job description, but most importantly, I DON'T KISS ASS.


PS: on a lighter note, for the first time ever, i used the whirlpool on a patient. yey! thank you, posh and advanced hospital and to the super nice staff that showed me how.

GLITTER

i just wanna say
THANK YOU, BIE
for letting me be silly, even if sometimes, it's deMANing.. :) (like above)
for being patient when i rant and whine
for telling me i'm the most beautiful, everytime i get insecure
for acting convinced that i "cooked" that sinigang
for going with me so i won't get lost, even if you've had no sleep
for kisses in the morning, night and always before you leave
for leaving your cabal game when i make noises in my sleep
for checking up on me last heavy rainstorm
for shared laughs at trivial things
for holding me when i cry
for 47 wonderful months
one more to go

API 47 MONTHS BBIE!
LOVE YOU SO MUCH!

ANNEX-ED

1:27 :: dukol! hehe!
2:07 :: "HOY! PAMATI KAMO!" haha!
2:53 - 3:09 :: bes... wahahaha!
3:35 :: "STUPID!!!"

QUARTER

i know it's late. but only in blog time. :o)
better late than pregnant.
i mean, better late than never. hehe.
happy birthday babie! 9/9/83


menu:
pancit molo
lechon kawali
butterscotch with candle :o)
LOVE YOU MUCH!

ILOILO

i arrived at terminal3 thirty minutes past three for my 8:50am flight to iloilo. i've always done this because i hate waiting. i have always managed to get on the plane. imagine my surprise when the, uh, person that gives you your boarding pass, told me that i can't be admitted anymore because the system was already closed and she can't issue me my pass! she said i could rebook. the next freakin flight is 7 hours away!

cut to, i paid the extra fee for the 3pm flight and it cost more than half of my entire roundtrip ticket! dammit! anyways, i got on the 3pm flight. i was there an hour and a half before. they can't get me the second time. oh no.

i got to reading their inflight magazine and came across this article. they have this on other cities too, but i am paying special attention to this for obvious reasons.

iloilo (area code +33)

WHERE TO SLEEP

Enjoy a wonderful sunset view at Hotel Del Rio, located at M.H. Del Pilar Street, Molo, Iloilo City, tel: +33 335 1171 to 74, email: stay@hoteldelrio.net, www.hoteldelrio.net

WHERE TO SHOP

You can check the Central Market, the House of Sinamay (Osmeña Street in Arevalo), Asilo de Molo and Local Manufacturer’s Trade Center for handmade crafts, souvenirs and pasalubong for friends and family

WHERE TO EAT

Ted’s Old Timer Batchoy, which has many branches around the city, is the household name in Iloilo when it comes to batchoy. This local noodle soup made of pork innards, crushed pork cracklings, vegetables, chicken or beef, shrimp, broth, and miki noodles is a must-try Go to Tatoy’s and Breakthrough on Villa Beach (for the fi sh sinigang, sizzling crabmeat, and grilled scallops with butter and garlic), or Joy-Joy Seafood and Fishpond Fishes (for the adobado na alimusan)

WHAT TO SEE

Visit centuries-old churches (Guimbal Church, Miag-Ao Church, San Jose Church) and grand turn-of-the-century Spanish houses around the city

LOCAL LIFE
Luigi Gimenez president Phoenix Pharmaceutical Inc.

Best breakfast
The Hotel del Rio, Days Hotel, Sarabia Manor and Amigo Hotel have great breakfast buffets plus tapsilog

Best night out
At Smallville on Benigno Avenue, there is Flow Bar for up-to-date music and a yuppie crowd, Freska for the best bar chow and MO2 for karaoke rooms

Must-eats
Pansit molo (with egg!) and batchoy Must-buy Buy dried seafood items and delicacies like biscocho plus fruits in season, mangoes and the best siniguelas!

Insider’s tip
Iloilo has pretty much everything - just research what you want to do!

molo with egg? is this Luigi Jimenez guy really from iloilo? i am from Molo, my family has been making pancit molo for years, and i've never heard of pancit molo with egg.
breakfast at hotel del rio/sarabia? if you have money to spare, then by all means. but if are a traveller on a budget, breakfast at hotel may be pricey.

i should be featured on that magazine. haha. here's what my version is gonna be.

iloilo (area code +33)

WHERE TO SLEEP

For the budget conscious traveller, Highway 21 or Century 21 is the way to go. Clean rooms and cheap rates. Highway 21 is near Sarabia, so you could also head to Sarabia and use their pool.

WHERE TO SHOP

You can check the Central Market, the House of Sinamay (Osmeña Street in Arevalo), Asilo de Molo and Local Manufacturer’s Trade Center for handmade crafts, souvenirs and pasalubong for friends and family.

i'd just add ukay-ukay at molo, near st anne convent and super at the back of robinsons place iloilo, mabini wing. a lot of good clothes can be found at ukay-ukays. ria bolivar swears by it.

WHERE TO EAT

i suggest Decos for batchoy. it's all over the city, it's cheaper, and even their small bowl, special, has all the ingredients as the big bowl. unlike with Ted's, you get little toppings if you get the little bowl. it's said to be the first ever batchoy in Iloilo, it just didn't get commercialized.
breakthrough for their baked scallops, crabmeat, kinilaw na isda, grilled managat and sibingan.
allan's at oton for everything else seafood like grilled bangus, talaba, pasayan--because it's cheaper here.
for the cheapest talaba beside the beach experience, head to villa beach like our haunt, gary's talabahan or seakogon.
fort manokan at bolilao or gen.luna for their chicken, since mang inasal is everywhere in the philippines.
patpat's kansihan for their kansi lawas. mmmmmm!
balbis at SEBA for their fabulous palabok! i've been eating there since i was a kid!
grilled burgers at american legacy, near marymart mall.
bird house also at SEBA for their cakes and pastries, or JD bakeshop for their popular revel bar.

WHAT TO SEE

churches are good but they are spread far apart from each other.
if you come in january, enjoy the dinagyang. if you come earlier, you can watch the fireworks display at villa plaza on the last eve of their fiesta.
if you are a devout catholic and fancy being sweaty among a crowd, come in february and see the jaro fiesta in action.
during summer, there's batchoy festival. (dunno if they still do this, but i was able to attend one). there's also bantayan festival in guimbal.
if in december, you can go to cpu or pototan for the lights, join the pantat festival at zarraga, or walk with the iskolars ng bayan for their lantern parade.
on any other given time, you could visit the jaro convent/palace or watch lapida makers. haha!
you could also feast your eyes on our designer jeepneys! we, by far, have the best looking jeepneys in the philippines! ever seen a starex jeepney? only in iloilo!
drive by coastal road and see the virgin beaches. seafood there is also cheap and yummy!

LOCAL LIFE
ZAO president of Herself; bum

Best breakfast
Luis Linagaan! if you've had too much booze at nearby smallville, shelsyd or bolilao, a steaming bowl of pata will do you good. You could also go to the fishing port at wee hours, and be just in time for the unloading of fresh seafood and you can have it sinabawan or what. hehe. now that's really freska! haha!

if you prefer the silog breakfast, there's always quorum, near a gas station in front of sanAgustin university. it's open 24 hours a day. am a longsilog fan. hehe.

Best night out
this depends on your taste. if you wanna see and wanna be seen, then smallville is for you. they have 3 or 4 clubs there plus private karaoke rooms. i've read from a local paper that this is where the kids of influential families meet and hang out with friends. hmmm..

if you're the chill out type, you might enjoy casitas. lots of cottages with pillows and the ground is of loose white pebbles. shelsyd for reggae music and their sizzling salpicao. balai in front of csj offer grilled talaba and cheap beer.

if you want really cheap beer, go to taytay. it's not really named taytay. hehe. see, it's on muelle loney, off lapuz bridge. there's a sari2 store across the road where you can buy beers at truck price. you could just park your car and hang out. great if you've brought guitars along, you can have your own jamming session on the side of the road. there's no c.r. for girls so you can either pee on their makeshift portalet (i'll never pee there again. haha) or walk to nearby 24-hour Ted's.

Must-eats
of course, batchoy, everything seafood, linaga ni luis, kansi, and fruits in season. barato d ya! baye-baye, which you can also buy on the way to/from the airport. pancit molo, the best gyapon amon luto. nothing has come close. haha! hmmm.. this gives me an idea...

pancit bihon or canton, meatballs and siopao at roberto's. namit! had it for my mom's birthday last week.

also, balut and grilled chicken skin near don benito hospital. the best i've tasted so far.

Insider’s tip

learn to speak ilonggo, and don't be afraid to make friends, we are, supposedly as what others say, malambing. just never, ever be ma-angas or tikalon, and never understimate our city.

there's nothing an ilonggo hates more than you making like the big guy from the big city and us the meek probinsyanos who you think just had electricity hooked up yesterday. at least, that's how i feel. this country mouse has Splinter for a grandfather, not Mickey.

SPORADIC

nene virgin and batch leader. hehe.

Samahan ng mga Ilonggang Lovable And Beautiful. nyahahaha!

mimi: imagine, wala sang may nagkaon sang tyan ka bangrus.
zao: dali lang gid mi ha, imaginon ko anay. wehehehehe!

tika^!

busog lang kami ah. unlimited rice daan sa mang inasal.


nino & me at mama's salon.

ANNEX

3:16-3:23 | jini: migo2x, coke gne.. iced tea na lang.




wait best seconds, betweeb 0:59-1:03. BWAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

PILO

well, i went to the concert together with dean, angelo and carol. by now, everyone in the world knows what songs were sung, and that the show was cut short. everyone knows why.

but here's what could've happened if they played till the end.

----- Original Message ----
> From: Julie Anne Caimol
> To: eraserheads@ yahoogroups. com
> Sent: Wednesday, September 3, 2008 9:33:52 AM
> Subject: [eraserheads] Re: the could have been... "and ely said,
'hindi, kakanta ako'"
>
>
> resend
> hindi ko naisama yung last paragraph kanina
> sowee
>
> Eto pa, para sa goosebumps na matindi-tindi, got this from peyups
> din. Yung main source, di ko na nakita, safe to say na peyups ang
> source:
>
> eto daw pala yung dapat manyayari sa last song at encore. na-leak ito
> noon pa:
>
> When Magasin was to be played, the screen behind them would have
> montages of various news and magazine clippings of them. It would
> flash alternately with shots of the band and audience until the song
> reached the coda where Ely sings "...ay centerfold ka naaaa...woo hoo-
> hoo, haaa-haaa" part of the song. Then there would be fire works and
> a fountain of sparks, going on til the last note of the song. Then
> the hydraulic stage would be lowered and the band would make a "fake
> ending".
>
> The lights would then go out.
>
> My sister said the band would wait til the crowd chanted "more". "It
> would take two beers' worth of chanting "more" she said. Then in the
> darkness, a very dramatic keyboard solo would be heard, and it would
> be the opening chords of Para Sa Masa.
>
> The hydraulic stage would rise again and there they would be.
>
> After Para Sa Masa, they'd switch into Overdrive. With the crowd
> pumped within an inch of insanity they were to hit us with Pare Ko.
> And then we would slow down and reminisce with Minsan.
>
> Finally, they would perform Huling El Bimbo. Again, after the last
> refrain, at the coda (la la la laaa...) the grand fireworks display
> would go off, fountains of light surrounding the stage. The next la-
> la-la parts would see fireworks from behind the general admissions
> section, and as the song ended there would be a burst of confetti all
> over the audience.
>
> Then the hydraulic stage would be lowered for the final exit. Those
> were the plans for the Ultraelectromagneti c night. It may not have
> happened as planned but at least we knew they were going to give us a
> show we would never forget!
>
> We asked my sister if the band knew about all these plans and she
> said they did. In fact they were so excited about all the gimmicks
> and couldn't wait to party with the audience. "Nag-usap pa nga sila
> kung may mga kailangang saluhin na kanta just in case (di na kaya ni
> Ely)," she said. "And Ely said, hindi, Kakanta ako!"

GOOSEBUMPS.