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Friday, October 21, 2005

Fri, 21 Oct 2005 05:07:39 GMT

Ok... I got no updates for a long time coz I got a very HECTIC schedule. I'm also sad to say that I'm leaving Xanga as my official webjournal. I have found a new one wherein even non-Xangans can post comments on my webjournal entries. This webblog will remain coz my entries since I started this up til this very moment still matters to me.

Anyway, my new webjournal is hosted by http://www.bravenet.com.

http://salvaaltea.bravejournal.com

Monday, July 25, 2005

Mon, 25 Jul 2005 07:35:40 GMT

OMG! I can't believe it! Iwas able to perform the First Aid CPR and AR/RB for both adult and infant and revive 'em (though it was just a dummy)! It was so tiring especially if you're compressing the chest area and giving the maximum blow to the adult victim.

I'm almost done with my caregiver course. I'll be out next week to have my on-the-job training to three different health institutions:

August 15-20 : Asingan Hospital

August 22-26 : Breaking Barriers for Children (Special)

August 29- Sept 2: Bahay Puso(home-for-the-aged), Bataan

I'm nervous with these schedules and I'm pretty sure, the above schedule is VERY stressful. Anyway, God bless and good luck to all of us!

Friday, May 20, 2005

Fri, 20 May 2005 00:43:00 GMT

April 25, my mom hired Manong Rocky to trim the chico tree located at the left side of our yard. My mom found a bird's nest in one of the cut twigs of the tree. On nest lives a newly-hatched bird maybe around two days old. The poor lil bird opens her big beak thinkin' that her mother is around to feed her. I pitied her so much. They said, she won't survived but I can't afford to just throw her away. I decided to take good care of her despite the knowledge the her chances of surviving is very slim. I tired to feed her with bits of cooked rice grain and I have a hard time doin' it. I thought she won't survived with such kind of food. I was wrong 'coz she lived with us for six days!

On the 26th and 27th, I really extent my patience in feeding her with bits of cooked rice grain using a tweezer and drop her water using a piece of cotton. There was an incidence wherein she defecated in on my palm while I'm feeding her. Hehehe! On the 28th, I've noticed her size increased and there were very fine feathers onset on her wings and thighs. I named her Birdie Bird. I was so happy with her growth!. On the next day, I've noticed she's also affected with the weather's changes. If its cold, I cover her with a piece of tissue paper to keep her warm. If it's hot, I move her nest where there is sufficient air. Around 4-6 pm of the same day, Birdie Bird impressed me and my mom coz she responded sweetly with our "Tweet-Tweet". She had a good appetite too. How lovely to see her attempt to stand as we feed her!

I checked her when I woke up on the 30th, she's still asleep. I thought she's not yet hungry so I let her enjoy her sleep. It was my Prelim Exam, so I left her custody to my mom. Due to unavoidable circumstances, Birdie Bird was left alone. My mom casted her vote for the PANELCO III election. She feed Birdie Bird but mom noticed that she is a lil weak. When I got home from SPI, I saw her condition. I tried my best to help her fight her sickness... but my best was not enough. I've witnessed how she casted her last breath on my left palm. As she finally rest on peace, her beak was half open... she looks like she's smiling. She died that way facing me as I cuddle her on my left palm exactly 10:40 PM. I can't help but cry. I loved Birdie Bird who is just 2 inches long from its beak to the end of her body and with a width of 1/2 inch. She's my first bird pet. But maybe her legacy is until there... I'm still lucky to have her with me, surviving without her real mom for six days. Maybe it sounds corny but the issue here is that we should not refuse to extend our helping hand to those who badly needed it... whether another human being or just an animal like Birdie Bird.

Wednesday, April 13, 2005

Wed, 13 Apr 2005 05:53:55 GMT

Above is a live camera of Hawaii's beach, Waikiki! I got this URL from one of my chatmates based in Hawaii, Mark who works in a TV station there.

Saturday, March 26, 2005

Sat, 26 Mar 2005 00:29:00 GMT

I'm in equilibrum now... though I haven't took a vacation yet. Before anything else, I wanna review what had happened these past few days.

March 12	Anatomy and Physiology (Module 2) Exam. Gesh! Got hard time memorizing those medical terms! I neglected to memorized the 12 cranial nerves, with that, I lost 13 points already! Damn! Thought I wouldn't pass the exam, but when the result came out the day after, luckily, I made it! =)
March 18	Lunch with STI-Urdaneta Faculty & Staff. we went out to have a fine dine in at Matutina, a resto known for seafoods here in Pangasinan. It was a lot of fun but right after the lunch when we came back at the office, a not-so-good news made us lost our tongue for a moment. =(
March 19	Return Demo (Sponge Bathin' an Infant/Baby). I was 5th of the student who performed this skill. It was so crap of me! I forgot to sponge bath the baby's back and put some petroleum jelly before puttin' the diaper! Honestly, I don't have real-life experience in bathin' a baby coz I'm the only child and I guess, I'm not fully concentrated coz of what I've heard yesterday that's why it didn't went good. Anyway, the baby is just a doll! Lols!
March 20	Children's Day at Skill Power Institute (SPI)-Urdaneta Sort of a family day too. Coz my married classmates brougth thier kids (ages 2-12) and their husbands with 'em. I brought Pamela with me. She is a 6 years old daughter of my mom's co-teacher. We brought these kids to observe their behavior and how they interact eith the toys that are appropriate for their ages. A simple party was held too: parlor games, foods and token-giving to the participants. Token includes balloon, candies and angel figurines. It was a lot of fun!!! Wait.... gotta work out with the reaction paper! Lols!

With regrads to the "planned" vacation, I chose Vigan City, Ilocos Sur.I missed this place so much. Those UNESCO claimed heritage ... old house and churches resembling Spanish, Japanese or American era's architecture. And of course, the Vigan bibingka (a native delicacy) and what I'm hearin' (but not yet tasted) Vigan empanada. And yea, I wanna dropped by Candon to buy some calamay & chichacorn. BUT I COULDN'T MAKE IT THIS SUMMER! =( Some unavoidable circumtances and HUGE CHANGES are goin' on. It seems that I'm gonna start from scratch again... huhuhu!! Even the trainings I'm supposed to attend on April 25-28 (OSEEP) and May -5 (Exam Preparation) are hangin'. Actually, everybody in the school where I'm teachin' is hangin' too!

Talking about GOOD changes, why not check out my website? It has a new look...

http://www.salvaaltea.cjb.net

Before I'll end this post, I would like to say to y'all., "Changes are part of our lives... whether for the better or for the worst. And we are bound to adapt with it coz this make us into a better person."

HAPPY EASTER for tomorrow. Hunt that egg! hehehe! Til here!

Monday, March 14, 2005

Mon, 14 Mar 2005 02:12:51 GMT

I BADLY NEEDED A BREAK! I've been into a lot of stress and my body need some rest. I'm supposed to write things about what's goin' on with me these recently past weeks but I couldn't. Guess I'm just tired. I'll just update once I've got a rest... got to home early today! What I want to do now is to have a vacation. I'm looking forward to visit two possible destinations.

Vigan City, Ilocos Sur

Bolinao beach at Bolinao, Pangasinan

What do you think?

Monday, March 07, 2005

Mon, 07 Mar 2005 01:44:15 GMT

Tomorrow will be the International Women's Day and since March had been declared as Women's Month. I'm definitely proud to be part of the feminine community though I hate the monthly period! All those pain and ucomfortable feelings brought by the hormone changes. Gesh! Too much of that! I'm here to pay tribute to all women out there whom I look up to. Here they are ...

Princess Diana

Sandra Bullock

Destiny's Child

Corrs's Siblings

Avril Lavigne

Korina Sanchez

As far as Xanga Community is concerned, I look up to Lisaya Mani (aka Hybrid_girl) weblog. This lady is a certified Net girl. I love reading her posts so I was a lil disappointed when she announced that she'll end up her diary but then... I'm grateful she considered the comments and now she's back and even better.

Of course, the woman I look up to since I was a lil girl is no other than my mom, Cora. We've been through a lot and I saw her passion in a lot of things particularly arts, plants, needlecrafts and cooking. Aside from that, her patience and courage in facing life's difficulties had been my paradigm in facing the obstacle I'm facing in my journey.

Alright, that's it! To all women out there irregardless of age, race, and society standing, Happy International Women's Day!

Friday, February 04, 2005

Fri, 04 Feb 2005 01:57:54 GMT

From I.T. to Medical

I'm making a big leap, hoping this step would lead me to a brighter future. From the title itself, I'm taking a leap from being an Information Technology (I.T.) pro to medical. I'm currently enrolled in a six-month to seven-month caregiver course. When I was a lil girl, I dreamt of becoming a dentist or a pediatrician. But when I finally took up college, I ended up choosing IT to be the career I'm about to prepared with.

So why the sudden shift? Well, I'm taking the opportunity to have a live-in caregiver employment in Canada. Taking this employment give me a big chance of becoming an immigrant there after two or three years, isn't that great? Below is the ten (10) modules of my caregiver course:

1. A Caregiver in the Workplace
2. Anatomy and Physiology
3. Care of Infant and Child
4. Care of Elderly
5. Care for People with Special Needs
6. Food and Nutrition
7. Managing a Healthy and Safe Home Environment
8. First Aid and Emergencies
8. Personality Development
10. Communication Skills

The above modules consists the lecture part of the said course and I'll have my 240-hour on-the-job training or internship afterwards. Hopefully, I'll finished this course by July or August.

Wednesday, January 05, 2005

Wed, 05 Jan 2005 00:43:49 GMT

YO GO GIRL!

ABS-CBN last night and I can't help not tho update my Xanga. =) Yes, that girl is no other that Sandra Bullock. Well, she's one of my fave Hollywood stars since I watched Speed with her co-star Keanu Reeves. She's also cute, gorgeous and funny in Miss Congeniality. Honestly, I love Sandra not just being a Hollywood star. She's one of a kind beauty. Aside from that, she's one of the few girls who are contented with their natural breast. We all knew Hollywood go gaga over nig boobs and of course, reast enhancement yet Sandra is not affected to that. What surprised me about her is when she donated $1M for the US Aid, America's help for the victims of tsunami in Asia. Isn't that great?

NOTE: The tsunami disaster last December 26, 2004 caused a total of 155,000 deaths and some are still missing, and millions of casualities in the affected countries such as Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Thailanf, India and others.

Thursday, December 30, 2004

Thu, 30 Dec 2004 04:22:40 GMT

NATURAL CALAMITIES in ASIA

December 2004 marked a very disastrous event in Asia. It started out with the typhoon that affected our country Philippines where hundreds of people died. Most of these people were washed away by flashfloods, buried alive with landslide even building. The scene made my heart broken as I watched everday the disastrous event happened in our country. Imagine, Aurora and Quezon provinces that were once filled with green, tall trees became a mocca sea where hundreds of dead people, destroyed properties are floating on it. I thought that was the worst scene I've ever saw 'til another breaking news flashed in our TV screens this weekend.

The world's most powerful earthquake (magnitude of 9) in more than 40 years erupted underwater off of the Indonesian island of Sumatra on Dec. 26. It sent walls of water barreling thousands of miles, killing a reported 80,000 people in almost a dozen countries. (Sources: New York Times reporters; The Associated Press; LandScan population database)

Above is the latest update with the deadly earthquake and tsunami that hit Asian countries (Sri Lanka, Indonesia, India, Thailand, Maldives).

I've experienced a strong earthquake when I was 10 years old that killed thousand of lives here in our country. It has a magnitude of 7.7 but the one hit the above Asian countries are definitely scary!

Hit this site from New York times: Asia's Deadly Waves

The above photo is a image captured by a satellite... just click it to enlarge.