Since it was Easter Sunday, the hotel we stayed at in Tagaytay was having a Easter Egg Hunting contest and I suppose that for the entire Holy Week, they had 2 cages full of bunnies near the entrance.  I guess this was for entertainment purposes, to keep the kids amused while guests waited for their rooms to be fixed.

So while waiting for OUR room to get fixed Annika amused herself by trying to feed the bunnies with a leaf of cabbage:

Man, those bunnies rushed for it like they haven’t eaten in 5 days.  It was a bit scary because it reminded me of this scene in I am Legend where Will Smith was forced into a corner by a gajillion zombies/vampires

I have 3 pamangkins that I live with at home - 1 nephew, Luis (the one I bragged about in my last post, teeheehee), and 2 nieces, Annika (4 y.o.) and Mika (2 y.o.).  Trust me, you wouldn’t want to be alone with these three kids when they’re all hyper because you will find yourself confused about who to listen to.  They will just talk, talk, talk, nonstop, and call your attention all at the same time!

My cousin (their mom), my sister, and I always joke about starting a journal documenting all the funny, witty, and interesting things that they say and do but never got around to actually making one.  Since I’ve already started talking about them (and I really can’t stop now, sorry!), I think this might be a good place to start this mini-project

There are only two for now, Luisms and Annik-dotes,  because I can’t think of a title for Mika. haha! (Help me think of one?)

To start off, a Luism:

Mommy: Luis, get out of the pool na.

Luis: *not listening, still swimming*

Daddy: Luis, get out of the pool na, let’s come back next time.

Luis: *in an obviously irritated and frustrated tone* Next time?!?! When?? When I’m dead??

Mommy and Daddy: WHAT DID YOU SAY, ANAK (Child)?? 

Auntie Denise: what, what, what? *jaw drops*

Before heading home, we made a quick stop at Gourmet’s Coffee and Tea to have some coffee and dessert. As we were waiting for our orders to arrive, someone asked my 5-year-old nephew, Luis, if he was happy. His reply was an honest: “I feel happy… and sad. Happy and sad mixed together!” I don’t know why, but this is one of the best answers from a 5-year-old. I mean, with a relatively limited vocabulary, he managed to describe quite accurately how he felt at the time. He really amazes me with the breadth and depth of his knowledge and understanding!

Anyway, I felt happy and sad mixed together, too. Details on the uber short vaycay in my next blog entry. It’s 2:34 a.m. and I have to wake up for my Basic Life Support seminar tomorrow. *sigh*

Since I haven’t been working nor studying for the past 9 months, you probably think that I was on an extended vacation. Tsk, tsk, tsk. Don’t let my inactivity fool you. Though I wasn’t working nor studying, I really wouldn’t consider all that idle time as vacation. Vacation should feel like you’re escaping from your daily grind and I don’t think I was in any sort of “escape” during those nine months. Vacation isn’t boring, and 90% of the time I was bored out of my wits. Everything I felt, experienced, and did, during those 9 months couldn’t be farther from my definition of “vacation”.

So after 9 months of non-vacation hiatus, I’m going on a semi-real vacation. I’m going to stay in a hotel in Tagaytay. (I know I’m pathetic but please indulge me! Nyahaha!) Yes, I know this isn’t much of a big deal. I know it’s not like going to Bohol or Thailand or somewhere that’s actually nice to visit, but for someone as deprived as I am, it’s good enough. heehee! It’s a “pseudo-vaycay” because I’m going to be working a bit from there as well, but let’s not dwell on this :p

I can’t believe I’m this excited about going somewhere so common, and so near (for an out of town trip). At some point, I could easily opt out of a trip to Tagaytay because it was too familiar and boring. Now, with less time and less resources, something that used to be so common has become a luxury. That 3 hour ride that I could easily give up is now something I am looking forward to doing.

It’s true that you learn to be more appreciative of all the things you have when you have so little. 

dianaslittlehelper posted an entry about cute rubber duckies a while back, and while I was exploring some Polyvore sets, I chanced upon this little cutie:

Perfect for Sudoku lovers!

How’s that for a nurse’s cap!

I asked Ms. Meg, the HR person for the Nursing division about the uniform for the training and she said as long as it’s all white, that’ll be fine. So, do you think I can wear this?

Haha! I really would like to wear something like this everyday! Those heels will DEFINITELY cut the circulation to my toes but they’re so cute that I totally wouldn’t mind!

Marion Cotillard at the Oscars

Marion Cotillard at a recent event:

Both are from Jean Paul Gaultier. The girl lurves herself some fishy! I’m not too thrilled about the second outfit first of all because it’s in peach and second because she has done the scaly look at the Oscars and though she pulled that look off like no one else can, I don’t think she can do the same look twice and only weeks apart… NOT loving it

Both photos from FabSugar.com

… I finally got to exercise a few muscles and sweat under the sun.

After ranting for a good two months about my application at a certain hospital, they finally sent me a text message last Friday asking me to come in for my physical exam yesterday (Monday). Off I went, expecting to be done before lunchtime, after all, how long can a simple chest x-ray, blood extraction, and specimen collection, take? But no. Oh no, no, no. Things should be far more difficult and complicated. After going to and from 3 separate buildings, having all the paperwork and fees taken care of, waiting for people to do their jobs, I accomplished almost everything at 4 pm, all ready to lay on the cold cement and sleep right then and there. I hadn’t slept the night before because my sleep-wake pattern is in a different time zone.

Today was no different. Still with not much sleep, still had to go back and forth… fixing, submitting, a seemingly endless number of paperwork.

GAH. I’m just about ready to crash as I’m typing this…

Photo from thefunhunt.blogspot.com

Update: I got in! :p I feel bad for those who got eliminated because of some *very* minor health problems. One very intelligent girl was deemed “unfit to work” because of mild asthma, one has her clearance on hold because of a slightly above normal platelet count… I thought I wouldn’t get in because they had me repeat my chest x-ray. Anyhoo I’m so excited! Thanks to everyone who sent congratulatory messages! *hugs*

Here’s another Geek-chic item that totally knocked my socks off… an Illuminating Wifi Detector Shirt! (Yes, it can really tell you the strength of the current signal in the area you’re in)

Now I’ll know (and so will other people around me) where the good wifi signal’s at without having to open my lappie or fidget around looking for a keychain wifi detector. My only complaints about this are: 1, it doesnt come in a more form-fitting shirt for women and 2, that it can’t tell if the wi-fi is free. Cool, huh? It’s selling for $29.99 and I will surely take this over a MNG plain tank (I’m not paying that much moolah for a plain racerback tank with “MNG” at the back, hun!) Check out ThinkGeek.com action photos and product details!