A Mandayan Poem

Bahay Kubo sa Banban 1995

Hain yang Kanak bāy?

Danny C. Sillada

Ga-hanap ako ng kanak bāy,

Pero hain sa yang kanak bāy?

Sang butay, sang subâ, sang lungsod,

Sang lawod yaga anod-anod?

Yang mga ompô ga-laong:

Yang bāy ta amā ng ba’ong

Bisan unān pa ngini ka duõm

Kit-an sa gihapon yang dawom!

Madaya man o mahilawod

Modag-sâ gihapon sang bungtod;

Hanapon mo man o dili,

Molotaw yang kinabuhi!

Kung hain man ako ya-gikan

Amo yang kanak piyag-panawan?

Ngadto sang tumoy ng kalibutan,

Yang pag-hanap ko way utlanan…

Pero hain sa yang kanak bāy:

Ya-anod, ya-dagsâ sang baybay?

‘Kung ikit-an mo da yang kanmo bāy,

Lang-a ako daw hain mosubay…’

Translation:

Where is my Home?

I’m searching for a home,

but where is my home?

In the mountains, planes and rivers,

drifting into the sea?

The town’s elders once said:

a home is like a coconut shell –

no matter how bleak it is inside

you’ll feel at home even in its darkness!

You may drift upstream or downstream,

you’ll always find an open shore;

searching or not searching,

life will always find a path to follow!

Whatever reason why I’m here,

is the same reason why I wander far-off?

Into the distant corners of the world,

my search for a home is endless…

But where is my home:

lost, drifted and washed ashore?

‘If you have already found your home,

please, tell me what trail to follow…’

Personally, this is one of my favorite poems. Not only because it was composed in my native tongue but also it reminds of me of the person very close to my heart- My MAMA. Wherever life takes me, Nobody can hinder me from following the path I have chosen.

another hectic week

Last week was a hell (exams, you know). and this week is going to be yet another hell. and YES!!

-exam was over
-my PCI(Practicing Clinical Instructor) Rotation is coming to its end
-case defense was finished
-PCI notebook is still in progress
-never mind..
at least, last week was a good weeeekkk.
Putting aside my medical books and hospital duties i went to a comedy show with some friends hoping to put some life in our decaying nursing lives. my 200php was all worth it.

I didn't go to school today not because it's Student's day but because I'm still finishing my PCI notebook, and I'm having difficulty of just doing it up. tomorrow's the seminar of the Group 4.. Good luck guys. still have so many things to catch up this week..huhu..

Reality check:
Gotta be doing a paper jog to make up for my absent this day!!
Pancreoticojejunostomy is the opening of the pancreatic duct and anastomosing it side to side in the jejunum

What is LOVE??..

A group of professional people posed this question to group of 4-to-8-year-olds: "What does love mean?" The answers they got were broader and deeper than anyone could have imagined. See what you think ...

"When my grandmother got arthritis, she couldn`t bend over and paint her toenails anymore. So my grandfather does it for her all the time, even when his hands got arthritis too. That`s love." - Rebecca, age 8

"When someone loves you, the way they say your name is different. You know that your name is safe in their mouth." - Billy, age 4

"Love is when you go out to eat and give somebody most of your French fries without making them give you any of theirs." - Chrissy, age 6

"Love is when someone hurts you. And you get so mad but you don`t yell at them because you know it would hurt their feelings." - Samantha, age 7

"Love is what makes you smile when you`re tired." - Terri, age 4

"Love is when my mommy makes coffee for my daddy and she takes a sip before giving it to him, to make sure the taste is OK." - Danny, age 7

"Love is what`s in the room with you at Christmas if you stop opening presents and listen." - Bobby, age 5

"If you want to learn to love better, you should start with a friend who you hate." - Nikka, age 6

"Love is hugging. Love is kissing. Love is saying no" - Patty, age 8

"When you tell someone something bad about yourself and you`re scared they won`t love you anymore. But then you get surprised because not only do they still love you, they love you even more." - Matthew, age 7

"There are two kinds of love. Our love. God`s love. But God makes both kinds of them." - Jenny, age 8

"Love is when you tell a guy you like his shirt, then he wears it everyday." -Noelle, age 7

"Love is like a little old woman and a little old man who are still friends even after they know each other so well." - Tommy, age 6

"During my piano recital, I was on a stage and scared. I looked at all the people watching me and saw my daddy waving and smiling. He was the only one doing that. I wasn`t scared anymore." - Cindy, age 8

"My mommy loves me more than anybody. You don`t see anyone else kissing me to sleep at night." - Clare, age 5

"Love is when mommy gives daddy the best piece of chicken." - Elaine, age 5

"Love is when mommy sees daddy smelly and sweaty and still says he is handsomer than Robert Redford." - Chris, age 8

"Love is when your puppy licks your face even after you left him alone all day." - Mary Ann, age 4

"I know my older sister loves me because she gives me all her old clothes and has to go out and buy new ones." - Lauren, age 5

I let my big sister pick on me because my Mom says she only picks on me because she loves me. So I pick on my baby sister because I love her." - Bethany, age 4

"Love cards like Valentine`s cards say stuff on them that we`d like to say ourselves, but we wouldn`t be caught dead saying." - Mike, age 8

"When you love somebody, your eyelashes go up and down and little stars come out of you." - Karen, age 7

"You really shouldn`t say `I love you` unless you mean it. But if you mean it, you should say it a lot. People forget." - Jessica, age 8

"God could have said magic words to make the nails fall off the cross, but He didn`t. That`s love." - Max, age 5

once upon a student nurse's LIFE

SPC students sharing their clinical experiences, funny clinical experiences..hehe

student: excuse me, ma'am...mag-terminate na po ako ng IV.
CI: Okay...go ahead, you terminate yourself. Do it on your own.
student: huh? ma'am? ah...sige po... (*scratches head and walks away)

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7-3 shift, endorsement time: Out base Hospital Ward
student nurse: good morning endorsements, Room 2**, john d****, in due to...(staff nurse interrupts..)
nurse: ay, ay sir, next patient na lang Em Je Ech(MGH-May Go Home) na na!! (hehe)
St. N: umm, yes mam (unsa daw??)

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Out base Hospital Ward:
a student nurse (ambot taga asa) approached a head nursing student from SPC
St. Nurse: Mam pwede maghulam kadali ug MEMS drugguide..
SPCian: ai mam, MIMS imo pasabot?? (sabay hatag sa MIMS drugguide)
St. nurse: Yes mam, MEMS!!..(haha)

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a watcher approached a nursing aide
watcher: mam asa dapit and St. L**** ward??
NA: ai ,mam naa pa sa taas nga floor..
Watcher: ai salamat nurse, ganiha pa man gud ko pangita
NA: ai mam dili ko nurse, NURSHEENG ED ko mam.. hehe

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OR: the circulating nurse (a St. Nurse) is ready for instrument reporting..
St. N: excuse me doctors R******, E******* and L*******, first and initial counting of Sponges, Needles and Instruments is CORRECT (argh, di ba dapat COMPLETE??) hehe
there was silence....

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ER rotation....
NGT insertion sa isang patient...NOD had a hard time inserting the NGT tube....
pt: unsa man na oi...gilok kau...
NOD:mam...kinahanglan jud ibutang ni..cge mam last na lng ni
(Inserting the NGT)
(CI instructing)
CI: mam, kung musulod si sir..TULON lng...aron mahuman daun!!

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Endorsement by a St. Nurse staffing @ St. M**** ward.
St. Nurse: Patient *******, under the service of Dr. ******, with chief complaint of ??????, on DAT, VSq4, never VS (neuroVS)qh, I/O q shift.
Staff: Unsay Never VS???

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(NOD INSERTING IV) (PAGKATAPOS)
(HE TOLD ME)SIR PAKIKUHA DAW UG SPLEN (AHAHAHA)
ME: HA MAAM?
NOD: SPLEN BA KANANG DRI GUD (WHILE POINTING AT THE PATIENTS ARM)
(AW SPLINT DIAY)

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NOD:(ENDORSMENT) ON LOW SALT LOW PROTEN DIET

SO HINAY HINAY LANG TA SA BABOY UG SA CHEKEN!!!!

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Student writes charting on ward notebuk: with IVF infusing well at right cephalic vein....etc.
CI: asa man diay na imung IV sir? dba sa ulo nah?


(ay, chaka na. asa daw ang cephalic vein?) oki. pagmata

barkada getaway

It's already quarter past one in the morning. almost everyone is quite asleep. the neighborhood is at peace. but me, KayC and June-anne are still very noisy. laughing and eating. Tatet just came by for some chit-chat and went home afterwards. He's just so tired. lol.

Earlier this evening, we roamed around the city aimlessly for like three hours with Tatet as our driver.lol. Our first stop was at Jack's Ridge. we looked for a place there to eat but we ended eating at my crib instead. i just bought lechon manok for 130 Php. after that we went to Matina shrine, stayed there for almost an hour and then back to downtown. we dropped by at McDo Ilustre. We ordered five Apple pies coupled with McFlurry all at my expense, and only to find out that I've spend 400Php in just four hours. Anyways, it was all worth it. I was with my high school classmates this day.

the exams was just done, and I could care less.

PS: Happy bday PAX (my college buddy)

whatta getaway

what a blastful day i had. the exam came to its end at last. it was but a waste of time.lol.

Happy birthday Drew!!

Thank God, our exam in MS was over. It was a bit difficult, but I managed to answer all of the questions, far-out questions though.lol. After the exam, I went to Andrew's crib with my classmates and barkadas for a birthday treat by drew. we just ate and ate, and laugh and laugh until we have nothing to ate and laugh. lol. I particularly ate voraciously on lechon(roasted pig) and Pinoy style spaghetti. Of course who wouldn't love those. lol

After the heavy dinner session, I played poker with the rest of the gang. And mind you, it was my first time to play poker, and I just fell in love with it. lol. We all just enjoyed Drew's b-day. the rest was all but fun and fun. Well, I'm looking forward for another poker session.lol

Reality reality:
still have to study Christian Ethics and Asian Civilization for tomorrow's exam.