TOP 3s (tagged! part 2)

THREE NAMES THAT FAMILY or FRIENDS CALL YOU:
1. Nelson
2. Bobot
3. Bot

THREE MOST IMPORTANT DATES IN YOUR LIFE
1. June 23
2. March 9
3. July 19

THREE THINGS YOU’VE DONE IN THE LAST 30 MINUTES:
1. Changed the bed sheets
2. Made my baby sleep by singing a lullaby
3. Checked my emails

THREE WAYS TO BE HAPPY EVEN IF YOU’RE JUST AT HOME:
1. talking to my wife
2. web browsing
3. playing with my son

THREE PERSONS YOU MISS:
1. My parents
2. My siblings
3. My barkada (sorry, I answered groups)

THREE GIFTS YOU WOULD LIKE TO RECEIVE:
1. a house and lot in Guiguinto
2. a brand new car
3. a grand negosyo package

THREE OF YOUR FAVORITE HOBBIES:
1. writing for my blogs
2. watching tv
3. window shopping

THREE PLACES YOU WANT TO GO FOR VACATION:
1. Pinas, syempre
2. Hongkong
3. Paris

THREE FAVORITE (ALCOHOLIC!) DRINKS:
1. wala akong paborito
2.
3.

THREE THINGS FOUND IN YOUR POCKET/BAG:
1. wallet
2. hanky
3. cellphone

THREE FAVORITE COLORS:
1. blue
2. green
3. brown

TOP THREE HANGOUTS:
1. my house
2. neighbor’s house

3. malls

TOP THREE SONGS YOU LOVE SO MUCH:
1. Ikaw Lamang (sentimental value)
2. Gold (masarap kantahin)
3. Hindi Magbabago (masarap din kantahin hehe)

TOP THREE WHO YOU THINK (OR HOPE) WILL ANSWER THIS SURVEY
1. hmm ala ako maisip eh
2.
3.

TOP THREE “THINGS” SPECIAL TO YOU:
1. my wedding ring
2. my white gold necklace
3. my camera

TOP THREE THAT MAKE YOU HAPPY LATELY:
1. just staying in the house with my family
2. blogging
3. web chatting with family back home

TOP THREE REASONS YOU ANSWERED THIS SURVEY:
1. just want to have fun
2. to do something new
3. to get this posted on my blog

TAGGED! Part 1

I got a tag in Facebook from a high school friend, Amjelee, who’s based in the US now. Let me answer them here on my site. Here it goes:

If I tagged you, it’s because I want to know more about you.

SEPTEMBER 07, 2009

1. WERE YOU NAMED AFTER ANYONE?
- Uhm, I’m not sure. Lola Naty initially named me EDGAR, after her movie idol, Edgar Mortiz, and nicknamed me BOBOT. But my aunts didn’t like “Edgar” and changed it to NELSON. Where they got that, I don’t know.

2. WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU CRIED?
- Hmm.. hindi ko na matandaan

3. DO YOU LIKE YOUR HANDWRITING?
- yesss.

4. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE LUNCH MEAT?
- pork.. hehe…

5. DO YOU HAVE KIDS?
- only one… INIGO BOY! Check out his site HERE.

6. IF YOU WERE ANOTHER PERSON WOULD YOU BE FRIENDS WITH YOU?
- of course, bait ko yata….

7. DO YOU USE SARCASM?
- sometimes

8. DO YOU STILL HAVE YOUR TONSILS?
- yup.

9. WOULD YOU BUNGEE JUMP?
- i like to try!

10. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE CEREAL?
- quaker oats

11. DO YOU UNTIE YOUR SHOES WHEN YOU TAKE THEM OFF?
- no. it goes straight to the rack.

13. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE ICE CREAM?
- cookies and cream

14. WHAT IS THE FIRST THING YOU NOTICE ABOUT PEOPLE?
- smile.

15. RED OR PINK?
- red.

16. WHAT IS YOUR LEAST FAVORITE THING ABOUT YOURSELF?
- my height. I wish I were taller

17. WHO DO YOU MISS THE MOST?
- my family in the philippines.

18. DO YOU WANT EVERYONE TO COMPLETE THIS LIST?
- sure.

19. WHAT COLOR PANTS AND SHOES ARE YOU WEARING?
- navy blue unsleeved shirt and gray shorts, barefooted.

21. WHAT ARE YOU LISTENING TO RIGHT NOW?
- im watching GOIN BULILIT sa TFC.

22. IF YOU WERE A CRAYON, WHAT COLOR WOULD YOU BE?
- blue

23. FAVORITE SMELLS?
- orangy, paco rabanne, be delicious (DKNY)

24. WHO WAS THE LAST PERSON YOU TALKED TO ON THE PHONE?
- a friend

25. DO YOU LIKE THE PERSON WHO SENT THIS TO YOU?
- oo naman

26. FAVORITE SPORTS TO WATCH?
- basketball, synchronized swimming

27. HAIR COLOR? Natural or enhanced?
- naturally black

28. EYE COLOR?
- black

29. DO YOU WEAR CONTACTS?
- yup.

30. FAVORITE FOOD?
- pasta, adobo, ref cakes

31. SCARY MOVIES OR HAPPY ENDINGS?
- both

32. LAST MOVIE YOU WATCHED?-
- Hmm… Inday Inday sa Balitaw… Hahaha! Kase yun palabas sa Cinema One kanina…

33. WHAT COLOR SHIRT ARE YOU WEARING?
- navy blue

34. SUMMER OR WINTER?
- winter

35. HUGS OR KISSES?
- both

36. FAVORITE DESSERT?
- moist chocolate cakes

37. MOST LIKELY TO RESPOND?
- saan?

38. LEAST LIKELY TO RESPOND?
- no idea

39. WHAT BOOK ARE YOU READING NOW?
- wala sa ngayon

40. WHAT IS ON YOUR MOUSE PAD?
- I don’t use a mouse pad.

41. WHAT DID YOU WATCH ON TV LAST NIGHT?
- TV Patrol Linggo

42. FAVORITE SOUND(S):
- sentimental

43. ROLLING STONES OR BEATLES?
- Beatlles.

44. WHAT IS THE FARTHEST YOU HAVE BEEN FROM HOME?
- Middle east.

45. DO YOU HAVE A SPECIAL TALENT?
- special? Hmmm? Puro ordinary lang talents ko…

46. WHERE WERE YOU BORN?
- Guiguinto, Bulacan.

47. WHOSE ANSWERS ARE YOU LOOKING FORWARD TO GETTING BACK?
-  Hmmm wala ako maisip…

48. HOW DID YOU MEET YOUR SPOUSE/SIGNIFICANT OTHER?
- I met my wife in school when we were 10 years old. We were elementary and high school classmates.

Vacation at Last!

Today is the start of my 3-week holiday! I am so happy coz I badly needed this break to unwind after all that’s happening in my work area. I need to chill out a bit, to get my concentration back. Nurses who work in a very stressful work environment like mine should really get long breaks once in a while to keep their sanity intact. I think I deserve one at this point in time.

Before, I usually fly home to the Philippines to spend a long vacation there. But since my wife and baby are here already, I am not doing that anymore and instead I am taking a local leave. There are not much plans to go around the place, but just to probably visit a couple of malls and shops. It is still too hot to spend the time outdoors and we’ll probably wait until the end of summer before we start visiting zoos, and parks.

Here’s my plan for the next three weeks:

1.  Spend more time at home just chillin’ out, relaxing, and sleeping This is also an opportunity for me to be with my family more. I’ll also try to do a lot of cleaning and probably housekeeping of my paperworks.

2.  Arrange some stuff related to my family’s stay here e.g. opening  files in the clinic for my wife and baby, obtaining their insurance cards, applying for their local recreation IDs, and the national UAE ID system.

3. Visit the malls which  I like my wife and baby to see e.g. Bawadi Mall, Deira City Center, IKEA, Festival Mall etc.

4.  Check out flats we could rent so we could transfer soon.

5.  Go back to the gym! I have been saying this for the last two months, but because I was always too tired from work, I didn’t get the extra energy to continue working out.

So it’s recharging time now! If you need an on-call… I am not here! Hehe!

How would I look like if…

Have you ever wondered how you looked like, if you were a fashionista during the 1950s up to the 80s? Will you be sporting a different hairstyle? or will you be having a different fashion taste?

Here’s my peek into a world I’ve never been! I tried the different hairstyles and wardrobes of the earlier eras, and checked how I would look if I lived during those times. It’s like getting into a time machine! I had a good laugh doing this.

Want to try this on your pic? Visit yearbook yourself and start having great fun!

Enjoy!

Homesick :(

I woke up this morning feeling so bad about the world. I think I’m homesick.

I just arrived yesterday morning after a 9-hour flight from Manila to Abu Dhabi, and a one-and-a-half hour road trip to Al Ain. After the long travel, it just felt good reaching home at last. Mark, a neighbor invited me for breakfast so we could catch up on things and after that I crashed on the bed and woke up in the afternoon feeling hungry again. I cooked dinner and invited my buddies Miller and Remyr to eat with me. We had a long chat, and they left before midnight.

I started doing the chores around the house – laundry, dusting, vacuum. I unpacked my luggage and started arranging my cabinets. I checked my emails quickly and a few minutes later, I was found dozing again.

Only when I woke up this morning that I realized – hey, I’m alone again! I was not awakened by my baby crying for milk, or by my wife getting ready to leave for work. Nobody asked me if I want to eat breakfast now. I did not hear any kitchen noise. The TV was not on yet. The sweet dream is over. I guess, I am back to reality. I am home alone again.

The worst part is that I’ll start working again tomorrow:(  

I think I need to go to a mall to divert my attention

Packing for home

I rushed to my flat after my day shift today. It was a very busy day. But what the heck, I felt like nobody could ever ruin my last day at work. This was the only shift when I felt like patients can be demanding as long as they want, doctors can write the longest orders as they wish. Whatever they do, nothing could stop me from taking my flight tomorrow morning!

I started packing my things in my suitcase. It was an odd feeling. I only packed a few shirts, and a few of my personal stuff. The rest of the bag has the things I bought for my family and friends.

How come I am packing only a few of my stuff? Isn’t home a place where I should be staying longer? Staying at home has seemed to become a temporary situation. I guess, that has been the case for quite some time now in my life. For the last 10 years, I had many homes.

But I guess, no matter how I look at it, home is still the place where you find your refuge. And that is where I am going.

Welcome 2009!

 

A few more hours and calendars will change. Gather all your round fruits, open all the windows, put coins in your pockets, fill the jars with grains, and turn all the lights on! 2009 is here! It’s going to be another new year.

Well, just like the last Christmas eve and Christmas day, I will not be celebrating the coming of the new year tonight with families or friends. I’m working tonight, and two more nights after that. Business as usual. That’s why I posted this quick greeting now.

In the Philippines, it’s a great time to be with your loved ones. I miss my last year’s celebration – the fireworks, the noise, the loud music, the happy greetings. Families would gather around the dining table for a midnight feast we call media noche.

But tonight, it’s going to be different. It’s not going to be a countdown of how many more minutes and seconds before the year is finally over. It’s going to be a countdown of how much more medications are to be given, how much urine the patient has passed, how many more call bells I need to attend and how many more charts I need to finish.

I may wish it’s going to be fun, but it does not sound that way.

I just wish that I get a patient tonight who will appreciate my nursing care to him. I think that would be enough consolation. And as the old belief would say, I would then get a whole year of appreciative patients. That would be fun!

Allow me thank all of you who never got tired visiting this site. Thanks for a whole year of blogging fun and interactions. I really appreciate the fact that you spend time reading my thoughts. I appreciate it more than you know.

“See” you next year, guys! Have a great new year!!

Cheers!!!!!

 

Fruit Diet

I have been eating quite poorly in nutritional value for the last couple of days. Just this week, I had adobong babsy, adobong chicken, cheeseburgers, hotdogs and  meat loaves. That is because I had to cook food that was easy to prepare,as I did not have much time to stay in the kitchen.

Aside from that, my meal times have been quite erratic. I usually load myself heavy before coming to work because I know the next meal would only be after 7 to 8 hours. My workplace is such a busy and stressful surgical unit so I only get something to eat when it’s less busy.

I feel guilty trying to advise my patients to eat healthy when my packed lunch in the staff fridge contained the oily adobo pork. I’m like a preacher that does not practice what he preaches.

So today is flush out day. I am only eating fruits and juices today to wash out all the toxins. I know I can not maintain this kind of diet for a longer period of time with my kind of work, but I promise to try eating healthy more.

Whew, it’s this time of the year when we write our new year’s resolutions, which get broken eventually. Hehe

My Name’s Hidden Meaning

Check out your name’s meaning by going to this site.

What NELSON means…

What Nelson Means

You are very intuitive and wise. You understand the world better than most people. You also have a very active imagination. You often get carried away with your thoughts. You are prone to a little paranoia and jealousy. You sometimes go overboard in interpreting signals. You are friendly, charming, and warm. You get along with almost everyone. You work hard not to rock the boat. Your easy going attitude brings people together. At times, you can be a little flaky and irresponsible. But for the important things, you pull it together. You are relaxed, chill, and very likely to go with the flow. You are light hearted and accepting. You don’t get worked up easily. Well adjusted and incredibly happy, many people wonder what your secret to life is. You are the total package – suave, sexy, smart, and strong. You have the whole world under your spell, and you can influence almost everyone you know. You don’t always resist your urges to crush the weak. Just remember, they don’t have as much going for them as you do. You are well rounded, with a complete perspective on life. You are solid and dependable. You are loyal, and people can count on you. At times, you can be a bit too serious. You tend to put too much pressure on yourself.

What’s Your Name’s Hidden Meaning?

Pumogi ako sa pangalan ko ha! Hehe!

my space

I am four days off. I decided to give my space a new look by doing some general cleaning and arranging. Here’s how my flat looks now…

I am lucky to have this spacious unit. I heard that in Dubai, a flat this big would cost around Dh 5k or about P60k a month. I am getting this flat for free because I decided not to take the housing allowance given by the hospital to those who wanted to rent outside the compound.

Thanks for the visit!