My 2011 Ends

Just trying to recall some significant memories. Maybe I could look back on this post many years from now. 

1^st Qtr (Jan-Mar)

Jan: My year didn’t start well because of some financial problems. It ended with a bang because of AOC. Feb: No Valentine. March: Didn’t graduate. Read more...

But though I wasn’t able to march last March, I was hired at Spruce DNI. I got ahead from my batch mates. Read more...

during our business review at the boardroom
(clark, me, duchess, madelyn)

The Seniors Night. I attended though I wasn’t graduating. I came just wearing t-shirt, pants, sneakers – while others came with their glamorous attire. See more...

2^nd Qtr (Apr-June)

Not much of excitement. Mostly work and travel. See more...

3rd Qtr (July-Sept)

Aug: The first time my dad offered me some beer. Hahaha!  

eph, cham, jammer, zee, me, paula, wawex

MYOH Experience. This was my second time. Got another free MYOH Pair.

My Birthday. Lots of surprises. Lots of cakes. The day was fun!

karl, raven, me, jamela, tope

End of my job. My contract must end by the 24^th, but my last office was the day before my birthday.

Sept:  Just doing nothing. Hahaha!

4^th Qtr (Oct-Dec)

This was the time when I was just downloading movies and music. Sometimes I help in the farm chores. But basically, just sleep, eat, watch movie, (sometimes) jog, workout, then surf the net. Just fatting my ass out.

Oct: My cousin Angeline married an Australian – Adrian. I was part of the entourage and my partner was a beautiful Australian name Jess!

me and jess

Dec: Sendong hits Cagayan de Oro December 17, 2011 – midnight.

Proctored the Nursing Board Exam.

paula b, me, brogy, ganz, cals, pao ang

Did outreach for the flood victims. See more...

Conclusion


This year was amazing. Made lots of new friends and lots of cool experiences. There were gifts which same in unexpectedly - during my birthday, Chiqui, and my new Samsung Galaxy Y. 


With this, I'll be looking forward to a better me. Hope to have a very fruitful year ahead. 

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Christmas Outreach for the Victims of Sendong

Because of the Tragedy which happened midnight of December 17, 2011, Butter (Barkada name) and CDO-ASSET (Cagayan de Oro Alliance of Students Supporting the Entrepreneurs of Tomorrow) organized an outreach.

BUTTER GOES TO BALULANG December 20, 2011

4:00-6:00

My day started early since I still have to attend Simbang Gabi at Xavier University Chapel. After the mass, I immediately went home to change outfit and prepare some stuffs, then immediately headed to Carmen market to meet Cals and to buy stuffs.

6:00-7:00

At Carmen market, we bought ingredients for the food we plan to cook – we planned to give them cooked food and packed water since those were the immediate needs of the victims.

After buying, we cooked the food at Cala-anan – our place.

8:00-1:30

Slice. Cut. Chop. Cook. Pack. We finished preparing everything around 1:30pm. Eph was also there to help us.

We then headed to Nazareth, where we all should meet with Brogy and Ganz. Along the way we picked up Nhaia to assist us.

2:30-4:00

After preparing everything and loading all our goods, we set off to Balulang.

As we enter Balulang, you can already see how devastating the place was. You can see the river side.

Here are some images I got from the net. 

I wasn’t able to take note which part of Balulang we gave out the foods we prepared. We were able to give out more than 120 units of packed food and almost 200 units of packed water.

We left the clothes we got by the chapel of Balulang, where there were volunteers. We entrusted our clothes to them that it will reach the victims.

It really feels nice to help others, most specially strangers. You don’t know them, they don’t know you. And it really pays the hard work if they appreciated your act.

I got home, very exhausted. I slept and woke up the next day.

The following day, I realized it was a whole day without eating breakfast, lunch and dinner.

CDO-ASSET GOES TO CONSOLACION December 21, 2011

4:00-6:00

Simbang Gabi then went home.

I waited for Ghai’s message since there was no final coordination the previous night.  

9:00-10:00

I had breakfast with Ghai at Tapsi Time, Dvsoria. Went back home to change clothes and get some stuffs, then to Carmen market.

10:00-12:00

Bought more stuffs. Waited for Binz and Romz. Cala-anan. Lunch.

12:30-6:30

Slice. Cut. Chop. Cook. Pack. It was already getting dark so we already lit the candles we had. Good thing my cousin, together with her friend was there to help us.

7:00-8:30

Giving out of goods. We passed by group of victims, lying by the street across Maxi’s – so we stopped to give them food. They even asked for water.

Our second stop was in front UCCP, for the victims staying under the flyover.

We also drove by in Consolacion and under the bridge.

8:45-9:30

Was at Park Café to get some air. Incidentally met some friends – sturya-sturya dayon sa mga stories/experiences.

The experience was very rewarding. The feeling that you were able to help in own simple ways was very fulfilling. I hope somehow the victims had a “little” sense of “merry” Christmas – though I know it wouldn’t be merry after all.

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Proctoring the Nursing Board Exam

It was last December 18-19, 2011 when aspiring Nurses took their Board Exam. I was invited to proctor at SAC Bldg Liceo de Cagayan together with my friends Brogy and Ganz.

Last Wednesday, December 14, 2011 was our schedule for Briefing at PRC. The SOPs were very tedious. Lots of things to remember and lots to fill up. I got “information overload” one the first half of the briefing. The other half, just pretended I understood so we can go out the room and have some air. The briefing lasted for almost an hour. We ended beyond 6pm.

Saturday before the board exams, Bagyong Sendong (Washi) hit CdeO and some board takers were affected by the flashflood. Some of them took the exam, while the others didn’t.

The first day was tiresome. Many blanks to fill up and you have to guide the examinees correctly. Everybody started on together and on time.

8:00am marks the start of the exam up until 10:00am. 2 hours of nothing to do but to stare at the door/window, at the prettiest girl in the room and a lil chitchat with you partner proctor.

What bothered me while proctoring were those examinees that were flooded. Even without uniforms, and other papers (OR, NOA, etc) they came to take the exam. This sight bothered me the whole day.

The schedules were 8:00-10:00, 11:30-1:30 then 2:30-4:30.

We used the break time as eating time – late breakfast at 10, then late lunch at 1:30.

The second day was easy. We just have to check very minimal things (as compared to the first day), then wait for the exam booklets to arrive.

The schedules were 8:00-10:00 and 11:30-1:30 only.

Second day means new room to proctor. Still there were examinees who were victims if the flood.

After the last subject and receiving our pay, we didn’t get out the campus. Instead we greeted some of our nursing friends, had a lil talk, some fist-bumps, high-fives, and picture taking.

Paula B, Me, Brogy, Ganz, Cals, Pao Ang

The experience was great! Examinees (obviously) older than me [us] call me [us] “Sir[s].”

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December 17, 2011 - HELP CDO

I was in Xavier Heights from a Christmas Party. Well it was a candlelight party because there was no electricity and signal. I know I needed to go home but I got anxious of the very heavy rain and strong winds.

Past 2am when the rain slowed down but the electricity is still out (whole city) and so we decided to go home with some of my friends – the other stayed overnight.

As I reached the vicinity of SM, the road was very messy – some trees fell and many twigs scattered all over the road.

Near Pryze Plaza where many ads were posted, now were like torn papers.

2 of my passengers asked me to drop them at XU Campus, and so  decided to take the new bridge. As we were passing, there were a lot of people running all over – I just realized, they were hit by the flood. I wasn’t able to take pictures, but the image is still fresh in my mind. Many vehicles parked by the bridge - ambulances, trucks, motors; many people helping each other. And to my surprise, the flood reached the floor of the bridge (there was this part where it overlapped the bridge).

I wasn't able to pass, so I went back and tried Carmen Bridge. While passing the bridge, you can see the flood, also by the floor of the bridge. 

Dvsoria was so dark that even with my car’s head lights, I can barely see my surroundings. It was also my  first time to see Pabayo St flooded.

2 of my friends (passengers) dropped at XU and 2 more to be dropped at NHA and RER.

Passing through Velez, I could see people all over the street, especially in near DXCC, NMMC and Sabal Hospital were flooded and I thought I couldn’t pass by the flood.

As I reached the Marcos Bridge, I parked went out the van and checked the flood. Crap! People were already on the roof, there was even a man on the other sided shouted “naay bata oh…!!” (“There’s a kid here…!!”) – pointing on the flood. I got back in the van because it was really very teeming – people were everywhere.

In my mind I was thinking I really need to go home and see how’s my family doing. I dropped the other 2 at their place and headed straight back home.

On my way home, I was already on the streets of Kauswagan I saw people standing by the sidelines – People near Kong Hua, Water District, Pasil, soaking wet. They were also hit by the flood.

Thank God our home was not flooded – though a tree fell on our fence and the antenna of our radio got bent.

The images I saw while going home kept flashing back in my head. It really gave me Goosebumps.

Here are some links to check: [1] [2] [3] [4]

Many died; many lost their loved ones and houses. I hope many will also help. Let us help CDO.

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