Wednesday, June 20, 2007

B-A-T-C-H-O-Y



Batchoy, a noodle soup which originated in the district of La Paz, Iloilo City in the Philippines....but for me, batchoy is the official food of BCSG, our psychotherapy group! hahaha... i dont know why i'm putting this on my blog...hahaha.....maybe because i dont eat batchoy before...if there's one person responsible for letting me eat this food, it was my adoptive mom...PEACE ma!...i have no choice but to it that batchoy i have eaten batchoy for 6x pa lg....call me weird! but i only eat the noodles and the meat...well, for the reason that i don't understand the taste of the soup...haha...

Monday, June 18, 2007

For all things you've lead me through and taught me
And for promising me that you will never leave me
Through and through you've shown me the ropes
Helping me in anything and everything I face
Everyday you're there for me by simply calling your name
Rarely do I get to thank you enough.
So on this special day, I do exactly that.
Thank you for being my father!

Sunday, June 10, 2007

assessment


....if my memory serves me well, im already on my 2nd month on being a PGI already...whew! how time fleet so fast.... as i am observing the JIs now, i cant help myself but to turn back to the time when i was also a junior intern. yah right! ive been there too! doing paperworks everyday, answering questions to consultants/ residents (lucky if i can), whoops! not to forget, crying in the corridor and asking myself why i have entered this arena? but all those things did a great help to me...

so how's life being a PGI now? i admit, things are lighter now, 'coz no pressure on doing paperworks, hey! dont get me wrong....i have learned so much in doing hx taking, monitoring, and other things, i havent learned in the four corners of our room...

so, what's the greater responsibility we've been talking before? well, i think its imparting to the JIs what we have also learned from our consultants, residents, previous PGIs, and other hospital's staff the things that they too had taught us...imagine! it was just a year ago..

another responsibility i've been referring to is managing patients...being a PGI is not just seeing patients at the emergency room or at the out patient department and referring it to the residents...i thinks it more than that...by this time, your initial assessment and management to the patient is important...every meds, labs, and other diagnostic tools you've been requiring to every patients serves a purpose...your clinical eye is being tested..in what sense? well as the patient is entering the room, your mind tells you is this an emegency case or not? thus this patient needs to be admitted or not...well, so many things are juggling on your mind..
well, for now, all i can say i'm just enjoying every bit of my rotation and its worth enjoying!

Monday, June 04, 2007

STAR



I HAVE FOUND A HARD TIME RECALLING THE TITLE OF THIS SONG...
I DONT KNOW, BUT THIS SONG REALLY APPLIES TO MY LIFE..THIS WAS INTRODUCED TO ME BY MY HS TEACHER WHEN I WAS 1ST YR HS...

GO THE DISTANCE



I have often dreamed
Of a far off place
Where a hero's welcome
Would be waiting for me
Where the crowds will cheer
When they see my face
And a voice keeps saying
This is where I'm meant to be

I'll be there someday
I can go the distance
I will find my way
If I can be strong
I know ev'ry mile
Will be worth my while
When I go the distance
I'll be right where I belong

Down an unknown road
To embrace my fate
Though the road may wander
It will lead me to you
And a thousand years
Would be worth the wait
It may take a lifetime
But somehow I'll see it through

And I won't look back
I can go the distance
And I'll stay on track
No I won't accept defeat
It's an uphill slope
But I won't lose hope
Till I go the distance
And my journey is complete

But to look beyond the glory is the hardest part
For a hero's strength is measured by his heart

Like a shooting star
I can go the distance
I will search the world
I will face its harms
I don't care how far
I can go the distance
TillI find my hero's welcome
Waiting in your arms...

I will search the world
I will face its harms
TillI find my hero's welcome
Waiting in your arms...