Cheap?

You don't really know the meaning of 'cheap' shopping until you've stepped inside 168.

If you're someone like me who regularly shops online or at Greenhills, you'll definitely shed a tear or two when you realize that you're being sold something for half the price it sells in the metro. Shucks.

I can only take 168 ONCE a year. This is ONLY the 2nd time I've been there.

That's how I can justify paying someone double or even triple the cost of something I really like. Coz the sellers I buy from go to the Manila area (or their suppliers) for me. And I wouldn't have to go through the hassle of traffic and the crowd there.

It was great fun though. Especially since I was spending my own hard earned money. There's no place where you can stretch your peso as much.

Once a year lang talaga.

Promise.

Off to duty..

I'll be going on duty again tomorrow at that small hospital somewhere near our place.. :)

It's been awhile. I'm kinda lazy and tired from the weekend..

But hey, I gotta earn back some money.. Hehe :P

It's Christmas!!

In 2 months, we celebrate the birth of Christ.
In 2 months, I realize that it's my 2nd Christmas as an MD and I'm still in the same place. I'm still in my room, living at home. Waiting EVER patiently. Sigh.

I only have a few weeks to complete my Christmas list. Scratch that. Make that one week.

I'll be going back to Boracay to work again in a week. By the time I get back, it will be the 7th of December. I'll be really busy with relatives, Christmas activities, and shopping, especially since Ginger will be away too.

I've always loved the holidays though.

Hmm... Now what should I give Stel???

Planner in 5days!!

WE collected 21 stickers in 5days!!

**Thanks to the Ophtha residents at Cardi too..

Off to the 2nd card... :)

I'm stupid..

I TRUSTED YOU.
After all this time. I thought I knew you. I thought I knew everything about you.

All you had to do was come clean and tell me the truth. I thought you knew me. I've been bruised and broken many times over. You're just like all of them.

I can forgive you. It will take time, but I can...

I just don't know how I can trust you. Again.

Why did I believe you??? Stupid me. Stupid stupid me.

The American Dream....

I was once part of the many doctors who wanted to go to the States to train. It was the land of medical excellence.. and I wanted to be part of the 'cream of the crop' AND earn big bucks as well. I was planning to leave for residency training only.. BUT definitely NOT for good 'coz my Stelly is back here.

Circumstances did not allow me to pursue such during the past year. I don't really know if it was a blessing in disguise... BUT I found myself finding a new place to set my sights on. I realized that maybe the US just wasn't for me. I couldn't really picture myself living there for long periods of time anyway.

It's now a year after the boards. A bunch of classmates and friends are already OFF to the land of milk and honey, taking their CS, going for interviews, trying to settle in. Reading their emails of their whereabouts made me a bit sad? (self pity alert here...) Or maybe a bit regretful?

Sigh. I find myself wishing that I was in the same place, having the same problems, running after the same thing.

BUT then I stop myself. AND I realize that there has got to be something better in store for me. GOD is in control.

Goodluck and Godspeed my friends! Hope we all get our heart's desires :)

Yup.. we'll be leaving for Baguio tomorrow...

Stel has duty on Sunday. Sayang :(

Some self-realizations and bouts of self-pity again today. Mood is a bit somber. Felt confused, and just not myself the whole day.

I wish I could just explain myself properly. Sigh.

Are we going?

To Baguio or not... that is the question.. :)

So sick..

People keep on asking me what I'm bound to do.. where I'm going.. when I'm leaving..

For the first time in my life, I've been able to enjoy my time at home, with my family, and friends. Been able to catch up with people I barely see. Been spending more time with my parents, and my siblings. Been valuing the time that Stel is still a first-year resident which still means less responsibility, and MORE time with me.

I may be unemployed. I may be broke. I may be spending a lot of time online, and at home. The future may seem uncertain.

BUT I've never been happier.

Sometimes I get so sick of people asking me the same things over and over again. I've never been a bum before. I've never had all this time before. (Thanks for your concern guys. If anyone is more worried about my future, THAT would be ME.. )

I'm praying. Trusting God. Waiting for His plans for me.

And yes, I'm doing something about it. A lot of things have come up that have made me re-think the American dream. I know it's all part of a BIG plan for my life.

I just have to be patient.

Too much crabs, and shrimps... :(

Ice cream... Cold drinks... :(

Sigh.. I feel so nauseous right now... Damn Dyspepsia.

Wish I had a Domperidone with me right this minute.. :(