…. December 19, 2005

Things have finally come to an end..well, at least, the waiting is finally over. Yes, I passed, and no, I’m not a 7th placer (though 2 of my classmates are: hello loreen, inyang!!!). ACtually, 5 of my classmates are in the top 10. Karen Yocor- #5, Loreen Cadiz and Jebseney Almedora- #7, Abigail Jamila- #8 and of course, the one and only CHATTY RANA- #9!!! …with an almost perfect passing rate of 99.64%, we are, no doubt, the #1 school of Nursing in the whole Philippines… so there goes the neighborhood.

As for the Christmas season, it is evident that we are smack right into the middle of a huge crisis, and yet we Filipinos, manage to pull out magic from our bags of tricks. But we also know that Christmas is the time to reflect on the meaning of Christ’s birth and the hope it brought to mankind. HOPE is the essence of that starry night 2000 years ago.

Let me just leave this blog with a challenge to everybody who reads it (hello kuya tongsy!!!) : Life will never the same as it was the year before, or will it be the way it is a year from now. So let’s live life to the fullest, and according the purpose which our Father has laid for us.

Happy holidays to everybody!!!

reality check December 9, 2005

friday, cagayan de oro

Me finally home! Well, I’ve been here since Monday and all I can say is that time does sure slip by the tip of your fingers like sand. One minute, I was a freshman at some lonely , far-off place, and now, I’m an unemployed, still-dependent 21-year-old, living with my parents. Enough with the comma’s and pointless chatter of my status.

What’s ahead of me? Only time will tell. So what will I share then? Perhaps I can tell you that the NLE was an experience I will never forget. From the first day in Cebu to the last (for two weeks), the Lord has been so great! His blessings so immense and more that what I deserve. There was never a time I felt anxious or alone because I felt the Almighty’s presence every step of the way. Remember my prayer request before the board? It still remains as is, but in my heart I seek what glorifies the Lord and if He thinks that my request would’nt be any good, then His will be done. I continue to pray for that and for 100% for SUCN because it’s our common vision, first and foremost.

To my batchmates, I can’t wait to see you again come January during our pinning ceremony. Party ta ha kay we must face the reality that it could be the last time na complete ta.