[Something to gross you out] (",)

These pictures were taken in our lab room last Wednesday. With the first picture, before the experiment, it was just a plane agar plate. Monday night, we chose a specific place where we could gather some bacteria, smear them on the agar plate and put them on the incubator. When we took them out last Wednesday, that was how the supposedly clear agar plates looked like. I swear it looked so yucky with those tiny dots, [cultured bacteria] And smelled awful too. So gross, i know. Hahaha.

[Simple Joys...]

*hearing my all time favorite song "Overjoyed" played in piano at work today. Loved it. I was just right on time. So happy to hear it.

*chilly breeze The weather was just right this day. Neither too hot, nor too cold.

*this:

curly tops


i got this from Dells. it's a little boy praying on his knees. this is all we need right now. PRAYERS.
*playing tong-its. haha.

[Confusion]

numbers make me gag. really.specially when they all look like this:

4x5+12x4-8x3=4x3(x2+3x-8)
5x3+10x2+3x+6=5x2(x+2)+3(x+2)=(5x2+3)(x+2)
x4-19x2+25=x4-10x2+25-9x2=(x2-5)2-9x2=[(x2-5)+3x][(x2-5)-3x]=(x2+3x-5)(x2-3x-5)

i know for some these are so easy. not for me though. i wasn't born a math wizard. that's why i admire those who are really good in math. haha. i just hate anything that has to do with numbers. [must be the reason why i can't even manage my own savings.] let me do anything but solve math problems. in college, my favorites were International Marketing, Business Ethics, Anything with English/Literature or Geography. now that i'm into nursing, i enjoy chemistry, and anatomy. (",) 'bout you guys, tell me what are/were your fave subjects. (",)


[What Cath Loves right now:]

*her new job.


my Aeropostale jacket. did i just say i love it? the color and the little butterfly. (",)



going back to my roots. (",) red head no more.

Just a thought: "Missing someone gets easier everyday because eventhough you are one day further from the last time you saw them, you are one day closer to the next time you will." True?

[New Job Updates]


it's a wonderful feeling that i can be of help to other people, such as our patients each day. everytime i'd prep patients, i'd see to it that i don't hurt them. i enjoy what i'm doing. i'm getting excited even more with i can do, or i can offer when i become a nurse someday. sometimes, i even see my grandmothers in some of our patients. one of them looks like Mama Bernie and one of them looks like Mama Loleng. now i'm missing my grandmas even more. :) we can't help it if we do get attached to the patients. after all, it's us who make their appointments, prep them before the doctor sees them, talk to them, etc.
i also get to visit the chapel. i try to at least go there everyday to ask for God's help in everything that i do, thank Him for all the blessings and pray for all my loved ones.

but sometimes, i also miss my former job. i even visited them one time. i can still feel how much they care for me there. i just feel bad that i had to lie to them because i moved to another job.

[On typhoon Katrina]

My dad's in Baton Rouge, Louisiana right now. Together with Sir Pat and Tito Vic, they are trying to gather reports whether there are Filipino victims/casualties in the area. They drove for 17 hours to get to the place. I was just talking to my dad earlier on, he said that it's heartbreaking to see people who lost their houses, belongings, properties. I can't even imagine how they're going to start all over again. :(

Let's pray for the people who were affected by the killer typhoon.

[Labor Day Weekend]

Where: Polynesian Isle Hotel and Resort, Wisconsin Dells
Who:Kuya Rommel, Ate JV, Ritzel, Angelo, Mommy, Daddy, Cath, Jell, Poopie, Paul, Milk

the resort

skies

skies again

groupie

milk, paul, jell

the boys

jell and i

poopie and i

mr. suaves

upside down

defenders of the universe

my tattoo

downtown wisconsin dells


[On Goodbyes...]


I am grateful that my dad works in DFA. [Dept. of Foreign Affairs] Yes, I get the chance to stay at different countries, learn about their cultures, meet a lot of people, but there is also a sad part.. all good things also come to their end, that's when it's time to say goodbye... [to all the friends you've made on your several years of stay in a certain country, to break the bond you've made...]
I wish that in this life, we never have to say "goodbye." For me, it's the saddest word ever said. Just thinking about it crushes my heart. So when it's time for me to bid farewell, I would just say it in a subtle way, like, "no goodbyes, ok? just see you later, i'll see you soon.." That lessens the sad feeling of saying goodbye.

Surprise despedida for Tita Edna's Fam


a cake saying "Paano Na" [joke kay Chaeds=)]




Meanwhile,
[see what bored people can do.]


once upon a time, there was a bald plastic cup man

who grew purple hair, lots of 'em. did i say a lot???

jell must've liked him. coz she wanted to lick him.

or maybe not, coz she poked her finger right into his nose. haha!

Bowling Naman [For Tita Eds as well]


[from top left: the place,bowling alleys,the balls,my trashy looking bowling shoes,forever friends,best bud,me and paul [marami nagsasabi, bagay daw kami.harhar!myles pa rin.]



Heart and Soul
When: August 17, 2005 8 pm
Where: Ravinia [Highland Park, IL]
What: Aretha Franklin's Concert

I Say A Little Pray'r For YOu, Chain of Fools, It's my Turn, Have you EveR been In Love, You make me feel like a natUral WoMan...


it was so much Fun!!! fantastic sHow!!!

more pictures:

my buddies, Kuya Rommel, Ate Mary
This pic was taken before my allergy attack. Man, I'm thinking that I am now allergic to anything I eat. Supposedly, I am just allergic to seafood.