Monday, September 15, 2008

blog-a-roo

hopped on to a new spot. yey!

hopefully, i'd make more sense here than everywhere else i've been.

it's been a long time since i've got the time to post something more than just meaningless rants.

so, what's up with me? (yeah, i'll just talk about me 'coz i dunno nothing about anything or anyone else. hehe. i'm really getting used to this no-TV and no-radio lifestyle.)

currently on my 3rd rotation/5th month of internship. it sure ain't hell easier than clerkship. but it's more fun, i think. i am allowed (and quite unfortunately, expected) to do more stuff now than when i was a clerk. yey! so far, i've inserted IV lines on kids (including a 1-year-and-10-months-old), done mantoux tests, "troubleshot" indwelling catheters, suctioned chest tubes, done skin closure on an amputated leg, done first-assist on an appendectomy... and DELIVERED A LIVE, TERM BABY IN AN AMBULANCE! hehe. well, i actually didn't do much. when i arrived, the baby was already doing his external rotation anyway. after making sure there weren't any cord coils or entanglements, i just pulled him out and then kept him warm. did more pediatrics than obstetrics, really. but nonetheless, it felt great. another reason to smile more widely before going to sleep. :D

I WAS ON THE ERASERHEADS REUNION CONCERT! :D and yes, sobrang bitin talaga! i came there straight out from my last duty in Surgery, with barely any sleep. my knees, feet, and basically every inch of my body, were already cursing me hours before the concert even started. gates opened at 3 pm, and we were there around 5 pm. we decided to come early 'coz since we got cheap tickets (yes, our humble stipend can't support a leisurely lifestyle), we needed to be there before the others did to have a good spot. and that, we had. we were less than an arm's length to the railing separating the VIPs from the Patrons. but the long wait was very well worth it! when the big screen flashed a digital 10-minute countdown timer, my heart skipped with every second. and i just totally lost it when from under the stage a platform rose, bearing buddy, marcus, ely and raimund with their instruments. people were already wondering what their first song would be, and they were very much right in choosing Alapaap. the crowd jumped and sang with every chord and word. and the fireworks that followed just made it all the more spectacular. the hour went by with the group singing their hits and us singing with them. there were hardly any breaks after every song, the longest of which is just for sound check. i felt nostalgic hearing Kailan again, remembering that when i first heard it, i was in the fifth grade, i was on the school bus on the way home, and we were stuck in traffic 'coz it was raining. hehe. after Shake yer Head, i think, was the time when ely slumped down on his guitar, the digital 20-minute countdown timer appeared and the lights when out onstage, signaling the intermission break. the wait drove me crazy... not just because i'm a really excited fan but also because i was becoming more and more aware of my tired body, and the other people rubbing and bumping against me. i again felt my age weighing down on me. things like these didn't bother me before, so perhaps i really am just becoming older now. hehe. the 30-minutes seemed like an eternity. it dragged me until finally the lights went on again and the eraserheads, sans ely, appeared with ely's sister, lally. that bit was seen on TV so guess it wouldn't have to talk about it anymore. it was both liberating and binding. it felt great to be told that i would now be rid of the smelly bodies surrounding me... that polo and i can finally have a look around... and that we can finally go home. at the same time, we were bound by speculations as to what just happened, which made me text co-interns in neighboring hospitals for news if ever he was brought there. all in all, the experience was very... refreshing. after being caged between the hospital and malls, it felt great to be attending something as big as this. it was like coming up to the surface for air. :D

i pray for more blogging time. hehe.