More than a feeling

It’s so hard to believe almost another year has gone by since I last posted! The months came one after the other much faster than I expected. Now it’s summer once again, and so many things have changed. For one thing, I’m nearly done with clinical clerkship. This means I’ll be graduating yet again, this time from medical school, and will be separated from the wonderful friends I’ve made in the last four years. :( So as much as I’m happy to finally get my degree, I’m also dreading the inevitable changes. In fact, I was writing a rather serious post about graduating and internship but decided to keep things light instead.

I’m looking forward to the summer break as always, even if it’s SUPER SHORT and will never in any way compensate for the tortuous months I’ve spent as a hospital slave. Here’s my summer/post-revalida bucket list! :D

1. Go out of Manila, and as far away as possible. I doubt I’d be able to travel anywhere far, but I don’t mind. Get me to Coron or Boracay or Bohol or any other beach (please!!), Corregidor, Sagada, Baguio, Pangasinan, Batanes, Hong Kong, wherever! As long as it’s a different, preferably nontoxic environment. :)
2. Go around Manila, too. I wanna eat at all the new restaurants and go to Mercato Centrale and all the other markets I’ve never had the time to go to thanks to clerkship. And of course, that Intramuros and/or Pasig River tour my classmates and I keep talking about but never actually did.
3. Shopping! Not the most practical thing to do but I just want to update my wardrobe (especially since half of it doesn’t fit me anymore… sigh) and go to all the new shops. And I’ll have to buy blouses to wear under that white short-sleeved jacket.
4. Read lots and lots of fiction. I started readingThe Godfather right after my oral revalida and now I’m reading young adult stuff ’cause they’re easier to read. I’ve been into fantasy books recently because they’re an instant escape. Just finished Lauren Oliver’s Delirium and while it’s not the best book ever, I’m still a fan. :)
5. SLEEP A LOT. While I can still do it without guilt.
6. Watch Kaos at Resorts World.
7. Renovate my room. That means rearranging the shelves, throwing away the junk I’ve managed to accumulate, painting the walls and hopefully having some new furniture.

While I don’t think I’ll accomplish even half of this list, I’m just very thankful to finally have a break. The possibilities are endless. :)

Fast Forward

(Via Bryant Thompson)

My summer vacation has come and gone before I could even blog about it. Now there are only two days left before clinical clerkship officially begins. To say I’m nervous is one big understatement. Our first rotation is Pediatrics, and I’ve no idea at all how I’m supposed to approach kids (adult patients are already difficult enough :p). I hope I’ll eventually get the hang of it after a few weeks.

I’m also pressured to decide on where I’ll be going for internship–right now, I don’t have an idea at all, except for the hospital nearest to our house. I guess this is really it. It didn’t even occur to me until today that my classroom life has finally ended, even more so next year. Time to face the music and plot how my life will go from here, after years of just sitting in classrooms and drifting around. Good luck to me and all of those feeling the same way. :)

my favorite season

(via somuchforreality)

One more week to go before summer officially begins! I have no idea what I’ll be doing and where my life will be headed after this school year ends, but that’s another story. It’s time to be positive!

I hope I can hit the beach, relax, sleep as much as I want to, read all the books I’ve stopped reading, eat lots of good food and just go places. Just thinking about it makes me excited. :)

Some people see things that are and ask, Why? Some people dream of things that never were and ask, Why not? Some people have to go to work and don’t have time for all that. — George Carlin

More Vogue

I’m not even a fan of the big adult Vogues, but here’s Robert Pattinson and Emilie de Ravin in the March 2010 issue of US Vogue. (Source) Not only does RPattz look good in Wayfarers, he pulls off the John Lennon-ish round glasses too. And I admit Emilie looks quite pretty here (the Valentino dress helps a LOT). I know I sound like a fangirl, but I’m still excited to watch Remember Me later next week even though I know it won’t be any good. :p