no.

Do you remember the first time you ever said "no" to anybody? Neither do I. Correct me if i'm wrong, that time, you were a toddler. Your parents wanted you to do something, but as normal as a negativist person as you were, you didn't do anything they told you. Now, where is this leading? I honestly don't know. What i'm sure of, is that I had another chance to have a good convo with Mara earlier. 

I can't tell everything however, I think to sum up the whole thing just leads me to a smart endpoint: LEARN TO SAY NO. Sometimes you have to stop being so so so nice to your friends that unknowingly, they are just using you for their own benefits. Am I being too selfless that pleasing others is becoming too much? Idk. Ugh. This feeling of wanting to learn how to watch out for my feelings too is kinda idkkkkk. Mara gave out a good advice early but how, where, when to start doing it? 

xo,

readysetdrool

Idk.

People used to tell me how I have this strong personality. The extrovert, noisy , she's friends with everyone type. Honestly, I don't know where this came from. Maybe 1st impressions? Idk. Or maybe, try figuring out what happened to me before how I got here. But yeah, sometimes it pays to just be nobody.

xo, readysetdrool.

Rich friends

BSN 4D. BSN 4 DATO!!! 

Someone is being all nostalgic right now. Missing her college barkada and everything in between. The only constant thing there is, is change; they say. But fuckkkk i dont want them to change. I love them just the way they are hoho char. Realllyyyy it's different when we're all being child like and kids at heart. Doing nothing, staring at random food whilst mentally calculating the calorie intakes, random movie nights, shots. EVERYTHING is just missable. :( Can i press replay for a minute or two and go back to the old good days?

-emotional beyatch 

xo, readysetdrool.

3 months post-grad

Living the most of being a bum and a couch potato right now with no income at all. This is really funny but I think i'm enjoying every minute of it because when July starts--review starts, everything will be thrown away again and i'll be saying hello to my books. Anyway, yesterday was...kind of a food day because yes, go figure. 

Post-graduation.

1 month post-graduation. What has my life been? Sun kissed. Literally. My skin got more tanned because I've been very busy with the clearance after clearance just to get my trasncript of records and to finally have no more strings attached to this University. Being in school every single day chasing Head nurses, clinical instructors and even doctor crushes. WTH. Totally draining! Fingers crossed my DR clearance will be cleared next week though. Can't do any more running. Too tired and too broke. hahaha
xo, readysetdrool.

thoughts

How we got into this mad situation, only doing things out of frustration

Trying to make it work, but, man, these times are hard - For the First Time, The Script

Degree

2 days has already passed and I still can't get the hang of it. I graduated. I passed nursing school without any failing marks. It's over. Welcome to the world of tambays, everyone might say,but, I don't think that's the most appropriate term for nursing graduates. Yes, we have this 2 months break before the review for the board exams but it's still a personal choice whether we work our asses off with part time jobs or become a total couch potato without any income. Heck yeah, after the completions and extension duties., I swear i will be looking for a part time job to keep me living and start practicing how to be independent.

Finally

After 4 long years full of rants, laugh-tears, agony, heartaches and mostly happy times, I earned my Professional Nursing Pin. For me, this small pin is a reminder to myself that no matter how hard nursing school was, I totally pwned it. With a total of about 24 case studies, more or less 25 drug studies, numerous patients, sleepless nights, not more than 30 readings and countless requirements, I got the pin without any failing marks. Nevertheless, it's more than enough to pay for everything. Thy self is still on this phase where everything is happening so fast-surreal-kind. All I can think of right now is how grateful I am for this achievement. Nothing compares these things because the hard work totally paid off. Although I kind of regret not doing that well while on the track and not getting those special awards I was praying for, it didn't matter anymore. Maybe God's telling me to push harder for the board exams. 3 days from now, I will be finally walking the aisle to have my graduation. 4 years = NURSING. Still can't believe it. T_____T

p.s.

Danica Armada, Fresh Graduate of Bachelor of Science in Nursing. (Man, that sound's awesome!!!)

xo, readysetdrool.

Friends!

Where to start writing...

Ideas.

There's no more room to wait for something that ain't coming back. No more reasons to wait because it's over. Months ago. Stop pushing yourself to believe what isn't gonna happen again. Just stop. 
xo, readysetdrool.

One more step.

Gala pictorial for the yearbook today. Considering it as one step closer to one of my life's biggest achievements.

Dogshow brothers. because we're so good in trolling. hoho

of course we wouldn't forget our insta poses. Lol my "approve" pose!

Photo with my dogshow brothers, Joe and Hanz. Our friendship is quite different because we only got this close when the head nursing rotation started. We were assigned at St. Dominic's Ward on different shifts yet we've always made it a point to troll people. lololol

With some of the barkada. Mona, Joe, Mara, Jezz, Jon and Kevin. 4D. Dato, Dugong Bughaw. Crazy people in one section is way way way  mad! 

xo, readysetdrool.

ICU

Assigned at the Intensive Care Unit last week and was told to take in charge of reading the ECG tracings of our patients. Became a telemetry nurse in an instant and heck it was fun / educational at the same time! One for the few things I will definitely miss about being a student nurse. Learning and being a boss at my own pace. Never better. The second photo's with our clinical instructor, Ma'am Dedel. I've been under her supervision for like countless times already and mind you, she's really really nice/ intelligent. :)  

xo, readysetdrool.

Thank-FULL.

Hitting me like shitloads of emosheyns. Today marks the last day of formal lectures for my WHOLE nursing / student nurse / college life. Some people have actually seen me goinf bersek about EVERYTHING. Ugh. I'm always left hanging every time I start talking about this thing. I'm just HAPPY. Feels everywhere~~
xo, readysetdrool.

The Lab

The newest chilling place for me and my friends! The Lab is a small bar near Chavez Street, Davao City ; just a couple of minutes from our Uni, San Pedro College. This place offers drinks and food served in laboratory equipments from beakers, medicine glasses to kidney basins! How cool is that? Plus the owner/s of the place are Medical practitioners (nursing graduates who are in med school now.) If you wanna relax from all the stress drilon and hagardo versoza of your life, noma na here at The Lab!!

Photos are in HQ.  

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Truth is.....

5 weeks more. it'll be worth it. 4 years of legit hard work and indescribable ranting.
xo, readysetdrool.

Valentine's day 2013

February 13, 2013 Welcoming Valentine's Day @ The Lab with le boys of my life. Tonio, Remie, Mikee Kevin, Shimca, Cindy, Gerone, Kuya Miko Kuya Da and Kuya Kevin! Thank you for the awesome night and for trying to punch, throw your shoes, slap, and whatever you're trying to do just cause you won't let me go home. Sorry for leaving early tho. Shitting bricks. 

Silly

Suddenly remembered someone asking me, WHY ME? I should've answered, "WHY NOT?". random.
xo, readysetdrool.

convo

Inside Mara's car...

Raul: Ba't para siyang lalake? Tinuturo yung dumaan na kaibigan namin.
Andie: Di siya lalake, may pagka boyish lang.
Ako: Eh kung boyish siya, ano ako?

SYNCHRONIZED ANSWER: BAKLA!!!!!!!!!!

hoshit. seems legit.
xo, readysetdrool.

friends

sometimes i feel blessed for having these bastards in my life. nothing matters when i'm with them. one of few things i will definitely miss about college - drinking with classmates because we just feel like doing it or maybe we're STRESSED. whichever.  

xo, readysetdrool.

wtf.

truth be told, i have fell in love TWICE. call it fate but i loved 2 men with the names starting with the letter D. mindfucked.
xo, readysetdrool.