life
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The Superwoman Syndrome
“The SUPERWOMAN Syndrome” Ito dapat yung main concept ng research proposal ng bestfriend ko para sa grad school. Kailangan daw kasing “ma-enlighten” ang lahat ng tao especially yung mga ladies tungkol sa Superwoman Syndrome. She asked me to help out kasi kailangan niya yung mga related literatures tungkol dito. I was in Manila that time. [...]
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EMPLOYMENT, Personal Stories, STORIES
Confessions of a Nurse and an English Teacher
I was once one of the many fresh graduates who found themselves in a “lost” situation after graduation and earning their much awaited professional license. I’m a nurse by the way. And after the board exam, I had my first taste of the reality most nurses and other professionals face in our country: UNEMPLOYMENT. It [...]
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Bukol Tales
Ilang minuto na ang nakalipas matapos akong malaglag sa duyan. Sa damuhong duyan. Habang tinitingnan ko yung sugat dahil sa pagkakahulog ko, naalala ko Ang kabataan ko. Madalas akong madapa o di kaya ay malaglag sa kinalalagyan ko. At habang inaalala ko, naramdaman kong biglang kumirot yung hapdi sa bagong sugat sa tuhod ko. Sh**, [...]
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COMMENTARIES, Health, Humor, Medical Information, MISCELLANEOUS, Personal Stories
Chocolate High: Confessions of A Chocoholic
Toblerone. Kitkat Butterfingers. Hershey’s Kisses. Lindt milk chocolate. Ferrero Rocher. YUM! Tulo laway na naman. Uyyy… aminin mo, natatakam ka din diba? I just can’t help it. My parents would always tell me I always had a sweet tooth mula pa noong maliit ako. Mawala na ang lahat sa diet ko wag lang yung sweets [...]
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A Day in the Life of a Nurse, Health, Personal Stories, STORIES
Confessions of a Nurse and an Insominac
Tick tock, tick tock, tick tock. Every tick of the clock means another second spent WIDE AWAKE. Without me noticing, the SUN’S UP! Here I am, UNABLE TO SLEEP. Another night, another day. THANKS TO INSOMNIA. But what is INSOMNIA? It is the difficulty of initiating and/or maintaining sleep, or nonrestorative sleep, associated with impairments [...]
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A Day in the Life of a Nurse, EMPLOYMENT, MISCELLANEOUS, Nursing in a Different Land, Personal Stories, Working Conditions
Oops! May Sakit Ang Nurse
Isa sa definitions ng salitang ‘NURSING‘ ay “It is a HOLISTIC approach of nurturing a sick individual back to health.”. TUMPAK! ‘Di ba yan naman ang ginagawa nating mga nurse sa ating mga pasyente? As much as possible eh gusto natin silang gumaling. Bawat aspeto ay pinagtutuunan natin ng pansin para mapabilis ang kanilang paggaling. [...]
