04.27.12

Just one good day to break the ice! I've been staying at home for the past few days and today, I went out at the town's plaza with High School buddies for our batch meeting regarding the incoming Alumni Homecoming on the 22nd of May. (Oh diba?)

It was one good day to finally get the 4th and 5th installment of Percy Jackson Series from Rangie. I've been eager to read them for months now. I went to Rangie's house together with the best buddy, Mary Rose to get the books and return The Sea of Monsters and The Titan's Curse which I borrowed from him too. As Mrose said, it's been years since she last stepped at Gie's doorstep so I insisted to take a photo of her inside Gie's house. Here it is.. Tentenenennn... 

Okay. So much for that. I could not detail the things agreed upon on the meeting but I have a feeling this will be a fun get-together. More fun this time! It's good to see your good friends again after quite sometime. Hmmmnnn...

I couldn't let the others pass without having a fish eye photo. Haha among the additions were photos of Bimbom, Trixie and Glydee. (I'll make a separate blog about my Fish Eye fascination.Hehe) 

The rest of the day went out well. Chatting and watching the sunset at our version of the Baywalk. On our way home, Cling, Mrose and I dropped by for a Cornetto bite. Yummy! And then I went home with a smile on my face. =)) 

Let me share to you one of the best quotes about friendship I knew from Rangie:

 "truly great friends are hard to find difficult to leave and impossible to forget"

-Randolf, G.  

Please do know I am quite trying to maintain this blog. Hehehe... God bless us all!

Love, 

Alchang 

SUMMER!

I recently don't enjoy my summer that much. There's this rotating brownout that's sadly making my head hotter nowadays. Well, I am certainly a TV person. I love to watch "It's Showtime" in particular among any other TV show. HAHA Showtime's really exceptional (aminin!). This brownout really is depriving me of the right to enjoy  watching that show. My goodness!

What I had been doing lately? Okay. I'll admit it. I've been reading books lately in preparation for you know! HAHA. This may sound quite praning but never mind. Mostly my classmates had started reviewing in the review center in preparation for the December 2012 NLE. Oh gush! I admit I was tempted to go with them but I think I should take time to read my books before going into formal lectures once again by August. So indeed, I must brace myself! Haha It really pays to be prepared, I figured! Apart from that, I've been enjoying though not often, some swimming stuffs,  which I am putting hopes into improving my dextroscoliosis. If you'll ask if it  improved my posture, I can't tell. However, my cousin Kristle (Lyn2x) told me I don't slouch that much anymore. YAAAHOOOO! And one more thing, several people told me that I looked leaner the past weeks. That's one thing I am so happy about since my friends do know I am underweight for my height and for my age. They even say I look more of like a grade six pupil than a college graduate (That's so mean! Nyahahaha). I must admit, a number of people mistook me to be an early teenager because of my body structure. But rest assured, I've been eating a lot lately! HAHAHA I've been enjoying also the time I have with my father since he's going back again to KSA on May 1st (Mother's birthday.. ouch!) after a short vacation here. Oh! Oh! 

Some things I would like to do are go on snorkeling or scuba diving perhaps in Duka Bay or go on an inter-island trip before I go into formal review classes this August. I don't know. Only God knows where the seasons will bring me. Fingers crossed for summer! To my buddies, see you soon! I so miss you all! 

Love,

Alchang

P.S. Please bear with these some amateur blogging. 

A NEW CHAPTER UNFOLDS

I had actually been planning weeks ago for this blog but it is just this time when the plan pursued. Well, I had time constraints, loss of focus, some preoccupations and had no internet connection for weeks now. Reasons. Reasons. Blah. Blah. Blah. Hahaha Boooo!

March 29, 2012- THE DAY! We had been waiting for that day. I had been suppressing the excitement for the fear of not being able to savor my final days in college. As so they say, graduation is not the end but a beginning. A lot of things are about to happen after graduation. You still have the fear of passing the board exams and finding a job. It makes me preoccupied to think about these things. But honestly, I maybe a bit anxious but I am not afraid of what lies ahead. As Luke 1:37 would say, "For nothing is impossible with God". I just surrender to Him the future. He had been with me since then and for sure, that is how He will be even after the last leaf of every tree falls or even after planets collide. 

Isn't it so right to be thankful? God has indeed sustained me all through the FOUR long years of struggle. I am sure you would believe if I say IT WASN'T EASY. I endured the hassles of hospital duties, return demonstrations, practical exams, Problem-Oriented Nursing Records, case studies and presentations, ward classes and all things that left me sleepless in some of those days. We all did. I thank God for the honor of belonging to the first batch of the new BSN curriculum. We started in first year college with 11 sections and among that 11 sections, only 43 students were left. I wouldn't take all the credits. I thank all the people behind this victory- my parents, my friends, my cousins and uncle whom I've been living with for the past four years, my mentors and many more! They are like one of this world's best people. That was indeed GRACE! Now, it is truly a great reason to sigh and have that big smile on my face. We made it!

Hello tomorrow!

I also would like to share some lines of our pinning song. Here it is:

"It only takes a spark

to get a fire going 

and soon all those around

can warm up in glowing

That's how it is with God's love

once you've experienced it

You spread His love to everyone

You want to pass it on"

**insert teary-eyes here** I was honestly moved with the song's lyrics. I agree with what the song wants to say. With how God has been good to me, I don't have the right to deprive goodness to the people around me. I certainly should pass it on. To God be the glory!

This one's my cousin's personalized gift.
It was really a commendable effort!

Special thanks to my cousin, Kristle who went home from Marawi for my pinning ceremony which was a day after my graduation in lieu of my father.