Monday, December 31, 2007
The Year That Was
The Year 2007 has been bittersweet for me, but I guess it wasn't as bad as I thought it would be.
January - February = I passed the board exam, attended the pinning ceremony, thus, officially becmoing an RN. The last time I saw my college friends in one complete happy group.
March = Paperworks and school requirements.
April - May = Reviewed for NCLEX which turned out to be a complete and total waste of time. Dreaded each and every review day. Literally wasted two months of my life. Honestly didn't learn a thing. Overdosed in Coke float. Read: Cokefloat everyday, 6 days a week for two whole months. I wouldn't have gone to class if it wasn't for the much awaited Coke float after the review.
June = Sudden change of plans. Ditched NCLEX review and went for NZ application instead. Enrolled for IELTS review on impulse. Reviewed for 2 weeks which wasn't FUN at all, but was soooo much better then NCLEX review. Took the IELTS at the end of June. Signed the contract under AIMS.
July = Started volunteer duty at NOPH. Became aware of the harsh realities of life. Literally changed my whole outlook in life. Met new friends.
August = Continued volunteer duty. Met more friends. 4-day trip to Cebu with NZmates for medical check up: blooper-filled but fun. Dominado Reunion. Met cousins from US, Canada and Manila for the first time. Met sooo many relatives from all over the world. Had the most drunken house party ever which I could barely remember. Lake Balanan. Bahura. LITERALLY THE MOST FUN AND MEMORABLE EXPERIENCE OF THE YEAR.
September = Sad goodbyes. More sad goodbyes. Everyone left and it was once again just "us". I remember not wanting to go to Tita Bel's because I knew the house was gonna be soooo neat and quiet and the pool would look so peaceful and lonely. I actually boycotted a couple of dinner's and afternoon's at Tita Bel's because it just wasn't the same anymore. Sad and depressing moments. Surgery Ward Outing at Mam Eva's place. Attended the outing right before I suddenly stopped showing up on duty. Went to Cebu with Mom and bro. Lost my friggin' shades.
October = Days and days of apartment hunting. Packing everything. Threw and gave away more than half of my belongings. The stressssss of moving to another place. Adjusted to the new environment. Late birthday dinner with 6 Kulto friends. Overspent as usual. Bought my first major purchase of the year: a Sony Digicam. Met more Canadian cousins for the first time. Dolphin watching. Getting an akward sunburn. Read: T-shirt lines. Did not show up on duty for the whole month.
November = Went back on duty for one day then disappeared again. Went to Cebu with Mia and her presscon group. Major shopping spree. Scary trip home. Started my wooden heart pendants obbsession.
December = Officially went back on duty. Met more friends. Got a new domain. Lost my less-than-half-a-day-old USB flash disk. Spent a lot of time thinking about my past and future plans. Becamse obssessed with anything dark pink.
So there, those were the memorable events for my Year 2007. Not bad for my first yea of being unemployed. I'm sure there are events that I failed to inlclude but I'll just add them later when I'm in my normal state of mind. It's 3pm and I haven't slept since last night.
I just realized I had eaten my words. Earlier this year, my parents had been encouraging me to apply for volunteer duty either at NOPH, HCH or SUMC. But I had other plans then and volunteer duty was not on my list. I swore I would never set foot in any hospital, especially NOPH. ack then, it was the last thing on my mind. It was like the worst of the worst last option in the world. Back then, my plans did not include anything nursing related. I had something else in mind. But my parents did not approve of my plans and did everything so that my plans wouldn't push through. I didn't speak to them for weeks. But I later on just had to give up because there really was no pont in fighting. They were firm with tehir decision and they were more powerful. So I had to surender.
Right now, I can't and I refuse to say they were right all along. I still believe that if I had done things my way, I still would've ended up where I am right now, only happier and more content. So far, giving up that plan was the hardest and most painful part of my 2007. But that's life. Tomorrow's gonna be 2008 and I'd like to leave that grudge in 2007. Actually, I'm trying to leave ALL my grudges behind. I believe these grudges are small enough to be left behind. Trying, and I'm not sure if I can do it, but I'm trying.
As for my New Year's Resolution, I hope to have a life so I could write something in my planner so that I could convince myself that I didn't waste money into buying a fancy planner only to be left lying somewhere in my room.
For the rather serious personal resolutions, I think I have a about five, which I plan to start soon. I will tell you about it when I've achieved it. I was actually gonna start it today but my horoscope said I shouldn't rush. That I should give it time and that today I must learn and observe. So I'm gonna do just that and probably do it in the next few days. It involves other people. And if I succeed, you will hear about it. If I fail, You probably won't.
Tomorrow's gonna be another day and another year. Clean slate, everyone. =)
HAVE A HAPPY NEW YEAR! TRY TO BE GOOD THIS YEAR!
January - February = I passed the board exam, attended the pinning ceremony, thus, officially becmoing an RN. The last time I saw my college friends in one complete happy group.
March = Paperworks and school requirements.
April - May = Reviewed for NCLEX which turned out to be a complete and total waste of time. Dreaded each and every review day. Literally wasted two months of my life. Honestly didn't learn a thing. Overdosed in Coke float. Read: Cokefloat everyday, 6 days a week for two whole months. I wouldn't have gone to class if it wasn't for the much awaited Coke float after the review.
June = Sudden change of plans. Ditched NCLEX review and went for NZ application instead. Enrolled for IELTS review on impulse. Reviewed for 2 weeks which wasn't FUN at all, but was soooo much better then NCLEX review. Took the IELTS at the end of June. Signed the contract under AIMS.
July = Started volunteer duty at NOPH. Became aware of the harsh realities of life. Literally changed my whole outlook in life. Met new friends.
August = Continued volunteer duty. Met more friends. 4-day trip to Cebu with NZmates for medical check up: blooper-filled but fun. Dominado Reunion. Met cousins from US, Canada and Manila for the first time. Met sooo many relatives from all over the world. Had the most drunken house party ever which I could barely remember. Lake Balanan. Bahura. LITERALLY THE MOST FUN AND MEMORABLE EXPERIENCE OF THE YEAR.
September = Sad goodbyes. More sad goodbyes. Everyone left and it was once again just "us". I remember not wanting to go to Tita Bel's because I knew the house was gonna be soooo neat and quiet and the pool would look so peaceful and lonely. I actually boycotted a couple of dinner's and afternoon's at Tita Bel's because it just wasn't the same anymore. Sad and depressing moments. Surgery Ward Outing at Mam Eva's place. Attended the outing right before I suddenly stopped showing up on duty. Went to Cebu with Mom and bro. Lost my friggin' shades.
October = Days and days of apartment hunting. Packing everything. Threw and gave away more than half of my belongings. The stressssss of moving to another place. Adjusted to the new environment. Late birthday dinner with 6 Kulto friends. Overspent as usual. Bought my first major purchase of the year: a Sony Digicam. Met more Canadian cousins for the first time. Dolphin watching. Getting an akward sunburn. Read: T-shirt lines. Did not show up on duty for the whole month.
November = Went back on duty for one day then disappeared again. Went to Cebu with Mia and her presscon group. Major shopping spree. Scary trip home. Started my wooden heart pendants obbsession.
December = Officially went back on duty. Met more friends. Got a new domain. Lost my less-than-half-a-day-old USB flash disk. Spent a lot of time thinking about my past and future plans. Becamse obssessed with anything dark pink.
So there, those were the memorable events for my Year 2007. Not bad for my first yea of being unemployed. I'm sure there are events that I failed to inlclude but I'll just add them later when I'm in my normal state of mind. It's 3pm and I haven't slept since last night.
I just realized I had eaten my words. Earlier this year, my parents had been encouraging me to apply for volunteer duty either at NOPH, HCH or SUMC. But I had other plans then and volunteer duty was not on my list. I swore I would never set foot in any hospital, especially NOPH. ack then, it was the last thing on my mind. It was like the worst of the worst last option in the world. Back then, my plans did not include anything nursing related. I had something else in mind. But my parents did not approve of my plans and did everything so that my plans wouldn't push through. I didn't speak to them for weeks. But I later on just had to give up because there really was no pont in fighting. They were firm with tehir decision and they were more powerful. So I had to surender.
Right now, I can't and I refuse to say they were right all along. I still believe that if I had done things my way, I still would've ended up where I am right now, only happier and more content. So far, giving up that plan was the hardest and most painful part of my 2007. But that's life. Tomorrow's gonna be 2008 and I'd like to leave that grudge in 2007. Actually, I'm trying to leave ALL my grudges behind. I believe these grudges are small enough to be left behind. Trying, and I'm not sure if I can do it, but I'm trying.
As for my New Year's Resolution, I hope to have a life so I could write something in my planner so that I could convince myself that I didn't waste money into buying a fancy planner only to be left lying somewhere in my room.
For the rather serious personal resolutions, I think I have a about five, which I plan to start soon. I will tell you about it when I've achieved it. I was actually gonna start it today but my horoscope said I shouldn't rush. That I should give it time and that today I must learn and observe. So I'm gonna do just that and probably do it in the next few days. It involves other people. And if I succeed, you will hear about it. If I fail, You probably won't.
Tomorrow's gonna be another day and another year. Clean slate, everyone. =)
HAVE A HAPPY NEW YEAR! TRY TO BE GOOD THIS YEAR!
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