superWOMAN meets SUPERLORD!

Life, if you will call it such before being a Reloader was just simply going through the motions of living. Being a product of a broken family, I grew up held in the bondage of hatred, of angst and of pain. I tend to question God's existence and justice and would often blame Him for all the misfortunes that my family experienced. All the painful things I have been through, I went through it all with HUMAN EFFORT and NO DIVINE INTERVENTION. That went on until I have to leave our province to pursue my college education here in Davao. I have been very attached to school because of my extra curricular commitments that all the more I could not find time to have a personal relationship with the Father. I felt like I was SUPERWOMAN who can carry all the emotional baggages and still come flying if others need a hand.
After graduation, when all my extra curricular activities were drastically gone that is the time when I realized how I was so exhausted and I came asking, is there more to life than this? The answer took me by surprise that I could not say no for an opportunity to take my life into a 180 degrees turn. I said yes to an Open Cell and Youth Reload invitation and I just cannot say enough. I wanted more of Him, that is why I joined the Encounter God Retreat and that is the time when I've said SUPERWOMAN meets SUPERLORD.
As I face the world as a new believer, I can say that the year that was since my encounter has been a rollercoaster ride. I became a cell leader and became very active in organizing and hosting Youth Reload events. I enjoyed serving the Lord and leading people back to Him but there was really a time when I'm confronted with the idea of giving up because of persecutions, indifference and self-absorbed battles. My cell was closed and I started missing school of leaders classes and started drifiting back to my ugly past once more. It was a good thing that my fellow eagurls especially my bateleur family did not gave up on me, they were the glue that allowed me to stick to the one person that is holding my life - Jesus Christ.
After that victory, I resolved that giving up is not a solution whenever I felt tired and weary. I continued on the process until I graduated with the School of Leaders 3. I can finally feel that this eagurl is growing some mature feathers when I became a spiritual guide to my girls and started molding them into Christ-likedness. Now, I'm on my way of completeing my twelve. My desire is to win the multitudes for Jesus and that includes my family and friends.
As what Pastor Lagat says, "mao pa ni pero dili pa ni mao", I know that this is but the start of a long, winding journey with the Lord but I will not falter (never again) because with Him I can always be that scared little daughter behind the facade of a superwoman.

anong kurso mo?BSN ba?

anong kurso mo?BSN ba?
paki define nga ng BSN..marami na kasi siyang meaning ngayon eh.
Batchelor in Narseng ba?
ay oo, nga pala...
ang mga gumradweyt sa kursong ito talaga namang napaka "anytime, anywhere"
versatility, ingenuity, enthusiasm ika nga nila..

pwede silang BSK as in BINUHI SA KOREANO - ito yung mga NURSE- KOREAN TEACHER. talaga namang sa pang-araw araw na buhay nila ay kapiling na nila ang mga salitang anyong haseo, kimchi at mogi.

pwede din silang BSC as in BINUHI SA CALL CENTER - Ito yung mga NURSE - CALL CENTER AGENTS. Pamilyar sa kanila ang mga katagang inbound at outbound. Kagaya ng stethoscope, ang kanilang headphone ang kanilang newly found bespren ngayon. Graveyard shifts?sisiw lang yan sa kanila, ahem..sanay yata mag 11/7 ang mga yan.

pero karamihan yata ay BSIT as in BINUHI SA INTERNET - Ito yung mga NURSE - INTERNET TRENDSETTERS. Yun bang mga ginagawa ang lahat ng uso sa net,mapagkikitaan man o gamot sa simpleng pagkabato. Madalas sila yung nka online 24 hours sa ym, friendster o multiply. Sila ang laging numero uno sa friends' updates o di naman kaya sa who's viewed me.

meron din namang BSHT as in BINUHI SA HOSPITAL TRAINING -Ito yung mga NURSE -TRAINEE, ayan seryoso sa pagiging nurse. Nagtatrabaho na sila ngayon sa mga iba't ibang hospitals na madalas ay yung mga malalayo sa kabihasnan dahil ang training dun walang bayad kung hindi ikaw pa ang binabayaran..o di kaya sila ay CI na sa mga eskwelahang tumataggap ng mga di pa lisensyadong nars...ang saya naman ng life nila.

at hindi rin magpapahuli ang BSN - CPE as in CONTINUING PANINGKAMOT EDUCATION - Ito yung mga NURSE - ESTUDENT! Marahil sila ay nag rereview para sa NLEX ah este NCLEX, nag-aaral ng FINN LANGUAGE para madaling makalabas ng Pinas, umaatend sa halos lahat ng seminar na i-offer sa kanya o dili naman kaya ay nag-aaral ng potograpiya, culinary arts, adobo photoshop ah este adobe photoshop.

pero marahil ang pinakamalaking populasyon ng mga nars ngayon ay mga BSN pa rin..syempre naman...
BINUHI SA NANAY!
ano pa!!!
Nay, pamasahe!!!
Nay, baon!!!!
Nay, sanina!!!
Nay, LOAD!!!
Nay, Project!!!
(project gud!!!hui!!graduate nka!!!pagmata!!!)


disclaimer:
Ang tala pong ito ay di ginawa para mang-inis lalo na ang mangonsensya.Ngunit, datapwat, subalit ginawa po ito para i-larawan ang buhay-buhay ng mga nars na grumadweyt at nagkukumahog ng makita ang resulta ng board exam.
Nagpapatunay lamang na ang isang nars na tulad ko, tulad mo (kung BSN ka man) ay napakatalentado!
all around ika nga..yung iba nga, dalawa pa ang major course sa mga nabanggit


bato bato sa langit ang tamaan wag magalit!

book review: joyfully single

book review: joyfully single

author: Dr. Harold Sala

whoa!i have to give this book an "A". This is the first book I've read this 2009 and I must say this gave me a new perspective living as a SINGLE WOMAN in this COUPLE-FILLED WORLD. I love the concrete citations and practical solutions to most of the problems that singles are actually facing from handling one's fiances and other people's expectations.
It is a must read for people who still believes in the saying that
"true love waits"


***special thanks to annmae ong who gave me this book last march 04, 2008 as a bday present=)

In Bem's memoriam

During the last night of his wake, many (if not majority) of our batchmates came to pay tribute to our late friend, Bembem.
As one family, we all united in prayer and in reminiscing of what have been our times together with Bem.
Some told stories of their fondest memory with him, others express their regrets of losing touch while many chose to recount the many times that Bem-bem made them laugh and smile.
Being the funny guy that he is, he never ceases to crack jokes, to hop from one chair to another (or better yet from one classroom to another) and to make light of the situation.
That is why when thought of, people who knew him, always tell stories of how Bem-bem brighten up their gloomy days.
Though in mourning, we, the people who loved him, find comfort in the fact that he was just ahead of us...
Thus, his wake was a celebration of his life...
and each night was like a mini reunion for us all..

The last night was special not just because of the batch attendance but also because of the necrological service we had for him and also because of this text message sent by an unknown number to Bem-bem's dad..
here it goes:

I my dream last night, nagyaya ako..
di kayo sumama tapos nagulat ako bigla kayong dumating wearing my favorite black shirt,wow!color coding!
napaluha ako, i tried to hug you guys but i can't, tapos umiyak kayo..
naiyak din ako, kasi i saw myself lying on a coffin.
Buti na lang pala namatay ako noh?
At least, naging kumpleto tayo lahat kahit...
ANINO NA LANG AKO...

His death...it was not without a reason.(as many would like to put it)
His death...it served as a wake up call to us all that at any given time death can snatch a person away
His death...it brought us, his batchmates, back to our senses that one should never let the communication ties break lose to people who matter.
His death...it was with a reason..

we may not know it...
we may not truly understand it...
but we daresay, it was with a purpose..
for it reminded us all, just like this next Bible verse has reminded us, the truth about the lives that we live...

What do you know about tomorrow? How can you be so sure about your life? It is nothing more than mist that appears for only a little while before it disappears.
- James 4:14

So long Bem, we will miss you!

-IHMAcians'04