Taho!

You know it's gonna be a good day when you get to start it with a warm cup of taho.

Oh, the little things that make me happy. 🥹 Heehee.

Today's the last day of August. This means I only have 30 days left in the hospital/company I am currently working at. It has been my second home for eight years.

I am feeling all sorts of emotions...

Sad that I'll be leaving the people who have become family and friends to me. The bosses, doctors and employees from different deparments.

Excited to face a new chapter in my life, where I could grow and also share the lessons I've learned from my previous journeys.

I am quite nervous but also excited that classes (laboratory management) will start soon.

Woohoooo! You've got this, Icaroo!

Compatibility Testing

Love is just like blood, don't you think? Donor's blood must be compatible with the patient's, or else, may cause transfusion reactions, which will eventually lead to death.

You can't pour the wrong type of love on a person. If you guys aren't compatible, don't force it. At least you tried.

Unmatched

- blood units that have not undergone compatibility testing with patient's blood

- a person, single, enjoying his/her freedom

Standby

- Reserved blood units for patients who undergo major operations, waiting for the "right time". Units are returned to pool when patients' hemoglobin levels are stable and are within nornal limits.

- In love but not in a relationship, di pa sure

  Pwedeng pakawalan o isauli kapag hindi na kailangan

Matched

- Compatible, sure na sure na sure na makakatulong na mapahaba ang buhay ng pasyente

- pwede ring incompatible, pero at least natest. Incompatible blood will be returned to pool

- sobrang compatible, sobrang sigurado kayo sa isa't isa at nakakatulong kayo sa pag grow ng isa't isa.

- pwede ring incompat, pero no regrets kasi natry. Kapag inconpatible, move on na, don't waste your time trying to force something that wouldn't really work out.

Dear reader,

I hope you 'll get to pour your love on the right person, and I pray that you would also get to receive the right kind and the right amount of love.

In Case You Didn't Know

Phrases like "I love you" and "I care about you" are things I don't say quite often, unless I want to remind you, in case you forget. Because to me, these things are meant to be felt, not heard nor told. I don't have to tell you something you already know. You may confirm it if you are not quite sure of what I mean by the things I do, show, or make you feel.

But here's the thing...

You'll know that I love you if I pray for you and dedicate time for you despite my busy schedule.

You'll know you are important to me if I worry about you, despite having a lot going on in my life.

It means I care about you if I ask you how you've been and ask you random questions just to get to know you more.

It means I respect you, when I do not ask questions that are too personal, but instead, I wait for you to open up. I'll just listen. I won't judge you, but I'll let you hear my thoughts if you'd ask me. I want to be your safe space.

It means I support you when I try not to bother you despite missing you so bad. Because I want you to be happy doing the things you love, and I'll silently support you from afar, smiling, because I am proud of you.

I wish it is I who you end up with, but that's not what I pray for. I've learned to not be selfish by loving you. For in loving you, I always pray for you to be happy, that you get to find what it is that you are looking for and that you end up with a person who will love you with all her heart, whom you will love with all your heart as well.

I've never loved like this before.

This Is It, Pancit!

I'm finally going to travel ootc again, after 4 years. Traveling has been my reset button, to make me excited again to come to work and save up for my next travel, since I never really got to rest after passing the MTLE.

I'm about to start a new chapter in my career, which will be more challenging.

Yesterday, I finally submitted my resignation letter. I was supposed to submit it in the second half of September but received an email that I will begin working in the new hospital a little earlier than intended.

I cried happy tears while having a conversation with the hospital administrator. She was happy for me and was very suppportive of my decision. She even gave me some advice regarding management.

I've got until the end of September to have everything endorsed and done. Then I'll have a two-week-break before starting my new job.

I'm happy I'll be able to go back to SG and would go to Malaysia for the first time. 🥰 An early birthday present to myself.

A few months ago, I was having a hard time deciding what to do with my life, but when I surrendered everything to God and asked Him to guide me, things started falling into place.

Thank You, Lord.

Golden Hour

Abracadabra

"I shall create as I speak"

Change isn't something that happens overnight. No kind of magic can make it work, with just a snap of a finger. It's not like a light bulb you could easily switch on and off. It takes a lot of patience, conscious effort, hard work and consistency to get there.

But as I speak of the things I say I'd do, I shall work and do things to make them happen.