Archive for January, 2007

Four hundred years ago, another well-known English guy had an opinion about being alone. John Donne. He thought we were never alone. Of course, it was fancier when he said it. “No man is an island entire unto himself.” Boil down that island talk, and he just meant that all anyone needs is someone to [...]


Scream Room

28Jan07

Frustrations has this incredible way of sneaking up on you…
Sometimes you think, you’ve got it.  You think you’re okay.  In control.
Then you realize it was all a joke.
You figure out that you never had the reigns in the first place.  It makes you so angry and betrayed that you want to lock yourself up in a small room [...]


Into The Fire

22Jan07

Come on, come on
Put your hands into the fire
Explain, explain
As I turn and meet the power
This time, this time
Turning white and senses dire
Pull up, pull up
From one extreme to another
From the summer to the spring
From the mountain to the air
From Samaritan to sin
And it’s waiting on the end
- “Into The Fire” by Thirteen Senses


I’ve just done something I know I’ll regret sooner if not later…
And here’s the thing:
I’m not telling…


I started on my work as a Nurse Trainee last Monday and it was fun.
Somewhere in the middle of my giving of daily medications did I actually realize that I missed doing those stuff…  You know, being a nurse.
It wasn’t as easy as I expected it to be.  It was quite tough since I was [...]


I just got off from my first day of work…
And I can’t wait to go back again tomorrow.
Can you believe that?  Most people won’t as they seem to dread the workdays… Maybe I will in the next month or two since almost everyone in the ward seems to be asking me if I was sure [...]


My first surprise for 2007 is that I’d be working sooner than I thought. Most people would think this isn’t such a great surprise, but for me, it’s one of the best. I’ve been bored out of my wits staying at home and being an ‘errand girl’ to my mother. At least, [...]