Been working a lot lately, doing a lot of ot since I need to replenish the funds and save some more. Our hospital been high census lately due to the firestorm that happened last week. We're far from the fire but the smoke affected our air quality, thus people with respiratory problems had asthma attacks and such. It's been getting better though, still busy but more manageable now, in time for the Thanksgiving holiday. I'm still working eve of thanksgiving then off for 3 nights.

We'll be having a small lunch Thanksgiving celebration on my side then we'll drive to Mission hills for dinner with Mike's relatives. The day after which is the "Black Friday" sale we'll just stay local. He doesn't wanna drive to Cabazon outlet so we're just gonna store hop here in southbay and maybe pass by South Coast Plaza or Rodeo drive(*insert devillish grin here*) Naaah!!!just kidding, I'd been spoiling myself way too much and all shopping I will do is for christmas gifts for loved ones.

- oil change acura rsx
- buy Mike's costume for halloween( we've decided not to be in a "couple themed" costume coz the male counterpart of my costume is too basic/boring.hehe
- buy goodies for the trick and treaters
- finalize the halloween night out (we still have to desginate a driver *meaning the person who can't drink that night.
- review for Stat midterm
- renew my cpr card
- update my blog with the happenings last month (ie..my disappointing LV experience, Hawaii trip, my loot) wasn't expecting that some peeps are actually reading my blog and waiting for my Hawaii post..thanks hoppers=)hehe

Late Morning Socal experienced a 5.4 intensity earthquake. The center of the tremor was at Chino Hills around 45 mins drive from my location and what was I doing when this happened u might ask???SLEEPING hehe=)

For a backgrounder I worked my usual 7p-7a sched then headed to the Nurse's Skills Fair for 2 hrs then drove home. After a quick shower I hit the sack then went to La La land very soon after..

So when the quake happened it still woke me up for like umh...5 seconds??
I heard the painting on top of my headboard rattling and something else but I just went back to sleep again then maybe woke up after few minutes and thought "Was it real or just a dream?" then went back to sleep again.

When it was time to wake up. I saw missed calls from Mike and parents. He said he's been trying to call me but it was busy for more than few minutes and said "Just making sure ur ok..baka nahulugan kana ng cabinet or painting dyan.. then mockingly laughed..
All I could say was " Ay!lumindol pala talaga.."

It was game 6 between LA and Utah Jazz and mom was too lazy to cook last Friday so we end up just ordering in. We tried Pizza hut's new dish Alfredo tuscani and a supreme pizza with stuffed crust. The pasta was actually good. It's creamy enough and the chicken was cut generously. No wonder they're trying to advertise their place as Pasta Hut as well. Mike dropped by to have dinner with us and watched the game. It was a good nite in together.We pigged out and cheered for the Lakers.We capped off the night by eating ice cream from Dreyers and LA advancing to Conference finals.

We just saw Iron Man. I liked it but Mike enjoyed it more.Pero Grabe,the movie tickets increased again.It's now at $11.50/p good thing we bought our tickets fr Costco(LOVE this place) which we got only for 15 for pair.Savings of eight dollars na.Then we dropped by Walmart 1st to buy chips so it's cheaper, with the way the economy here is going we had to find ways to save.So, we can still afford to go out hehe Anyways, excited though with the movies coming up the following weeks


1. Chronicles of Narnia
2. Indiana Jones
3. Sex and the City
4. The Incredible Hulk
5 The Mummy

Ay!dami pla. I guess I better head back to Costco for more tickets.

ok!So,I was on hiatus for quite sometime. Things were ARE STILL crazy lately and I'd been bugged by laziness to blog about it. But I will post what happened with my February=)

2 down 1 to go..I hope to get all my patients back tonite.They all behaved last nite.Then I have 4 days off again..I hope to get the same schedule again next week just in time for our anniversary rendezvous,yihee,*excited*ok,off to bed now.

January- Started the year with nothing big. I was just studying my *ss off for my last semester in the program
February- We'd been together for half a decade.whoah!lol.Start of 4th semester, I realized how much I enjoy skiing and that it is my goal to be good at it.
March- Advanced Med-Surg was a breeze for me and really enjoyed being an ICU sn
April- Psych was making me crazy(hehe)Goodness!so much paperwork and had to attend a lot of alcoholic anonymous meetings for my paper,my car got side swiped in the parking lot=(
May- Preceptorship at Torrance Memorial, Joan went home in time for my graduation,
June- Graduated finally!!followed by dinner party at TGI Fridays,another party for me at our house,Nurse's nite at Club Harry O's.Hired at Long Beach Memorial.
July- Hired at Torrance Memorial hospital, got serious with reviewing for NCLEX. Planning a Vegas getaway after taking the boards.
August- took the boards and in 2 days, RN is now officially attached after my name=)Vegas getaway was fun(gamble, watched plays and cirque de soleil, dine and shop then shop some more)
September- Torrance Versant RN residency program started,Our (Mike and I) birthmonth,and ofcourse got ENGAGED!!!
October- Wedding talks, decided that I cant go home with Mike on the holidays to Pinas
November- adjusting to nite shift,
December- Mike's departure,parent's got into an accident.Thank God they're ok but car is totalled

Wishing everyone a wonderful christmas filled with love and happiness=)

Goodbyes were never easy for me.So, when it was Mike's time to leave for Philippines you can just imagine how I felt. Everything was planned beforehand we would spend all our free times together that week. I asked to get switched from my work. We didn't go with our friends to Vegas and he would always come to my house after work.
Months before I already accepted that we're not going to spend holidays together. But as the day inches its way and sadness started to cripple in.Wala na.
I didn't plan to drop him off to the airport coz I don't want his relatives see me crying.So, after we said our goodbyes and hugs. I went straight to my car and drove home. Grabe!!crying to da max ako while driving. I decided to stop by the small botiques near our house so I can stop thinking about it. But I couldn't next thing I know I was asking for directions to LAX.tsk!As much as I hate driving there I still went. So, when I got there and he saw me and gave me tightest hug ever and all I can say is "Wala eh,dko matiis.

*His flight was delayed for 2 hrs so I was able to spend more time with him
*Now, all I want to think is 30 days will go by really fassssst...

It was raining hard and yet it didn't stopped us from going to SkiDazzle. I was looking forward to buy some clothes for our trip to the mountain but I couldn't resist buying my own ski boots.aaaaahh!!totally unplanned. but when I saw the ski boots and how well it fitted me.I gave in.It's so out of my budget but heck! I hate renting ski boots anyways so, I went for it. Even Mike end up buying snow boots.hehe. Then we went to check out some snow boards and skis. We we're both salivating looking at all those boards. All Mike could say was "kung ndi lng ako uuwi". I on the other hand was so close to getting the Rossignol Passion ski set(with binders and all).It was $220 down from $480.It's very much discounted but had to stop myself. If only we're not paying for our own wedding.lol My friends on the other hand was all souped up with winter gears on hand and burton boards and boots.lol Anyways, after shopping and claiming our free lift tickets for Snow summit and Big Bear we headed home.


-mahal ko carrying our boots-

*I'll post more pics later.

Everyone is celebrating Thanksgiving right now here in Cali. Maybe not as festive as others celebration but as long as were recognizing the essence of this day that's all that matters.

My family don't have any fancy dinner or any turkey festivity prepared but we prayed together before dinner and gave thanks to all the blessings we have. I am particularly greatful this year for everything that happened. I graduated from nursing school, passed my boards (with the least no. of ?'s at that=), got hired at 3 hospitals(one of those is my CHOSEN hospital) and ofcourse got engaged with my first only love. Above all I get to experience all those things together with my family.

I'd been having probs here at our house.So I decided to just go out with Mike. We 1st planned to eat at Kincaides but we end up in Chili's. When we were there I got a call from our house and it was the same issue.Heller!!Umalis nga ako pra lumayo sa prob pati ba nman dun sinusundan pa rin ako. Bad trip,but it never stop there all our orders MALI. Mike got a coke with unidentified floating object(ulkz!) then fries that was given to him were very few.I ordered sirloin steak but got rib eye with out mash potatoe then medium rare pa..Haayy!I didn't even asked the waiter anymore to change it dahil nawalan na ko ng gana.But my ever sweet fiance sharing me his honey roasted ribs and said he'll just cook the rib eye na lang daw sa bahay..hehe

My school friends and I had dinner at Eric's new house. It's been a while since we last saw each other so it's time for a get together again. Eric and JR cooked adobo while Paveena cooked spaghetti then I brought cake. Cynthia went straight from work then Joy and Steve came late. Everybody was happy to see each other again that even though we work at different hospitals the closeness is still there. We talked about our plans for the coming months like Cynthia's bday in Vegas, snowboarding at the mountain and ofcourse Steve n Joy's wedding at Palos Verdes. Shempre we also talked about our engagement(hehe) and Eric's new place. His house is nice it has 3 bedrooms and 4 baths. He shares it with his brother and sister. We're all so proud of him because at the age of 22 he's already a homeowner.