Grand International Food Feast

It's a Saturday duty once again and Mam Barney and I decided that we'll be having the grandest and biggest food feast ever as we celebrate our last Saturday Night Duty Food Tripping.

 And so we decided that to have the grandest food feast ever, we'll be bringing foods from all around the world, three foods from three countries. Mam Barney decided that she'll be bringing Kimbap & Kimchi from South Korea, Pad Thai from Thailand and Baklava from Greece (or is it from Turkey...I don't know).

I, on the other hand, decided to bring Kani Sarada and Melon Pan from Japan, Minced Chicken and Mushroom in Lettuce Wrap from Vietnam and Ponchesitos (a Spanish milhojas variant, I think) from Spain.

It's an overwhelming food feast but I guess something went wrong because for every Saturday night duty that we have, this is the first time that we had an emergency case. The bad thing is it is not only one but two cases, fortunately enough they're only minor cases (emergency appendectomy and CTT insertion only :) )

But nonetheless, the food feast that we had is awesome and Jops (the only guest who arrived) brought us some Chilean Red Wine. And we were also grateful to him, because without him we may not survive the toxic night that we experienced. :)

Its A Serious Seminar, So Why Are We Talking and Laughing?

It's our PDOS today or Pre-Departure Orientation Seminar but before that we need to fill out some forms first in Aureus for our OWWA documents..and the hell, I just realized I don't have a Philhealth number and a Pag-Ibig number too which is a requirement. I need to settle those things immediately!

Anyways, we were already briefed by Majoy on PDOS and sure enough what she told us is all true, it's all about the Middle East and there are lots of advertisement. And so we can't help it but to chat and talk to each other and sometimes we talked too loud I guess some people were irritated to us, but what can we do, we can't relate to the discussion, it's as if we can bring all those lectures regarding the Middle East in our destination, right?

Anyways, it's a miracle I didn't fell asleep while listening in our seminar, to think I'm from night duty and I haven't slept at all.

After the seminar, we went to Robinson's Ermita to have a halo-halo from Razon's. We took this chance to have a bonding moment with our co-workers. If last time our group was joined by the two people in Solihull, today its the people from Good Hope Hospital (Ritz and Roma).

After eating our halo-halo, we got excited and went to the nearest Netopia station to see the house of Ritz and Roma in UK. We told them that they already have a house even though they still don't have their visa. Hehe :)

After some picture taking, we then went home good thing my duty for tomorrow is 2-10, para kasi akong nagtriple shift form night, then 6-2 then 2-10...kapagod lang talaga..hehe :)

A Favor to My Tatay Ge

Sir Ge requested me if I can get his CI duty last Saturday then suddenly Mam Barney and I decided to have our visa appointment on the 17th...unfortunately it's my 6-2 HNOD. Good thing Sir Ge knew what are my plans are and he accepted to relieve me from my 6-2 HNOD, sya na daw.

Anyways, instead of being absent, I decided to have a night shift instead para hindi rin kulang sa tao si Sir Ge sa umaga.

So Mam Barns and I had a working breakfats in Mcdo to settle our documents first. Then we went to Ecoplaza to meet up Jen before going to the VFS office. We then realized na nandun din pala si Betheliza or Lhieza for short. After a few minutes of guessing who's who, nagkikita-kita rin kami and nagkausap-usap. We also met Leah and Majoy (the two of them will be working in Solihull).

After our appointment, we had our lunch in the Dad's/Saisaki/Kamayan for a buffet lunch pero Kamayan na lang yung available for lunch pero ok lang.

After that we decided to go to Aureus to fill out some forms na kelangan daw pero dahil ubos na yung time at traffic pa, we decided that we'll do that tomorrow morning na lang.

Buti na nga lang din at ganun dahil ayokong dumiretso sa OR wearing a semi-formal clothes baka magtanong sila kung saan ako galing, may problem now is how to tell my co-staff that I need to go out early and being OT is not an option for me.

It's A Chinese Night

Yup! Yup! Its Saturday Night again and we decided to have a simple dimsum and dumpling night pero dahil sobrang init we decided to include halo-halo for the night food fest...and so we decided we will call this night, the Chowking Night. Our plan is to order some foods in Chowking fastfood chain but unfortunately they told us that they won't deliver in the night...just a weird thing dahil hindi ba mas malaki ang kita ng ganun lalo na't gabi pa!

Anyways, because they won't deliver, we decided to order in the nearby resto, Noodle King that is. Kaso as usual hndi pa rin sila nagbago, after an hour pa namin nakuha ung order namin at yung Halo-halo nila, naging juice na...

But all in all, ok naman ang food, nabusog kami...hndi rin kami na-toxic dahil walang case pero hndi rin peaceful night namin dahil tawag ng tawag yung intern dahil lang sa CD case...yun pala hindi daw tatanggap ung OR-CD ng case from 7am to 12nn dahil may power interruption sila and all their cases would be sent in our OR...e wala naman kaming memong nareceive...so ayun nagalit si Mam TJ sa OR-CD...but everything ended well naman.

I Hate Doing Medicals

Mam Barney and I decided to have our medical today. Ok lang naman yung pa-medical and everything, what I don't like is giving some stool specimen. I can collect the specimen at home kung malapit lang yung lab but the thing is it's so far from home and the time limit for the stool is 2 hours only. So we decided to do the stool collection in one  of the fastfood chain. And in all fairness ang hirap gawin dun ha especially when people won't stop from pouring in the restrooms. But after a minute or so ayon we already have the stools that we needed kaso naabutan naman kami ng lunch break and our stool, ok lang daw sabi ng mga personnel dun na kahit matagal na yung stool...so ok lang pla na sa bahay ko na lang gnawa yun.

Anyways, dahil busog pa kami we decided to have a coffee in Starbucks at dahil Happy Hour rin e d enjoy!

Happy Hour Promo of Starbucks :)

Almond Jelly Frappe, Caramel Soya Frappe and Tiramisu Cheesecake :)

While drinking coffee, tumawag si MJ. I forgot parehas pala kaming for medical exam today pero kung ako ok na ang specimen, sila ni Ye hindi pa daw.

After drinking, we return to the lab and do our medical exam. In fairness buong araw ang ginugol namin for that. After submitting our stools, we had a dental exam, blood extraction, x-ray, physical exam (which is a bit longer for the guys), IQ and personality test then finally eye examination.

Our medical flowchart...pero parang hindi naman nasunod.

And I Redeemed Myself

I know that they'll be dropping in UST today but I don't know if they'll be seeing me again, so it was a big surprise for me to see them in OR and looking for me.

Pero knusta naman ang tinawag pa nila para itanong kung asan ako e si Mam V at syempre humirit itong si Mam V, feeling ko tuloy nakahalata na siya. Anyways, to avoid the same mistake that I did last time, I decided to join them instead of joining Sir Ge and Sir Mar. But I told the latter that I'll call them or they call me when they're already done playing.

We ate some siomai, then went to Mcdo to buy some drinks and sundaes. We discussed our future and I already told them that me and Mam B might be leaving soon. They're sad and worried if there decision to come back is the right one or not and so I told them that is better to gain some experience rather than to be stuck at home doing nothing.

After, eating and chatting, we decided to go home and I accompany her in her way going home. Humirit pa tuloy siya na kelangan ko daw ba talagang sumama, sabi ko delikado ang daan. Then when I'm about to join her in crossing the street, humirit ulet sya na hindi ba sya marunong tumawid, sbi ko na lang para safe but I opted not to join her na lang baka maging awkward ang feeling namin sa isa't isa.

Anyways, kahit almost an hour ang pagsasama namin, buti na lang sila Sir Ge e hndi pa tapos sa paglalaro nila ng dinaanan ko na sila.

It's a Sticky, Sticky Night...

Because we're craving for some kakanin and we still don't have a tribute for our own food (Filipino food that is), we decided that for our theme last night we'll be a kakanin night. And because some people will come over (they'll be sleeping over because the call time for their medical mission is so early) we decided to bring lots of kakanin. Jops decided ot bring some pistachio ice cream (for Mam Barney I guess...)

 

Last night is one of my favorite Saturday night due to the foods that we brought. I'm always craving for the kamoteng kahoy na suman and good thing there's one. As well as ube halaya...the only thing missing is the kutsinta, which is the thing that I'm craving the most.

Anyways, we had a good night, no cases and all. I had another session with Jops regarding my moves to my love but I decided not to tell him my dilemma (the thing is I don't know if I'll still pursue it or not due to the fact that I'll be leaving soon and it might hurt her).