Yesterday's second reading

"...Not that I have already obtained this or am already perfect; but I press on to make it my own, because Christ Jesus has made me his own."

- from St. Paul's Letter to the Philippians

Grey's love!

The Grey's Anatomy season five two-hour finale was simply EPIC. There's no other word for it. It had me in tears and chills. This is a show I've followed all throughout college, and this episode has just renewed my love for it completely. I can't wait for season six. Anatomy and biochem and physio be damned; you know I'll be tuned in every week.

"Doctors spend a lot of time focused on the future.
Planning it. Working toward it.
But at some point, you start to realize: your life is happening now.
Not after med school, not after residency.
Right now. This is it. It's here.
Blink and you'll miss it."

Thanks, Meredith. :D

Turn! Turn! Turn!

To everything
Turn, turn, turn
There is a season
Turn, turn, turn
And a time to every purpose under heaven

A time to build up
A time to break down.

As I said, optimism over neuroticism. Positivity above all. Nothing to dampen my excitement. But, as Ruari said, there are certain things that have to be let go of. Inevitably so--I think I knew it all along. Here's to coming to terms, and looking nowhere but forward. :)

12 March 2009 :)

The list! I wanted to keep a record of it somewhere. Hehe.

Now that it's finally real. I don't know how to write about it. I'm so happy (yet a bit sad, too, of course), so thankful, so scared and excited all at the same time.

UPCM Admissions, thank you for not prolonging the agony. I was actually already preparing myself for the possibility that they release the list next week pa. And yet here it is! A day earlier than expected.

Of all the congratulatory text messages, Tito Joey's was one of those I loved the most.

The pleasure is mine. I told you not to worry. I believe you will be a good doctor. Save your energies and focus on becoming the best doctor you can be! :-)

Thank you, Jess. :) Now to find housing. Haha. Yay!

Talking sh** about a pretty sunset

It was a nice, slow weekend. I didn't really go out, save for a quick dinner with Ruari last Friday (Pancake House, where we ordered pancakes, potato salad, and meatless pasta). Tagaytay doesn't count much, since it's still technically our home. I specifically requested for us to spend our weekend there, for it was one of the rare occasions when I didn't have to attend any activity and had little work to do. I love my family for giving in to my wishes, despite Papa having to give up tennis, despite Monch's need to study for final exams, and despite having to face traffic on SLEX (we left at 4ish). We watched Slumdog Millionaire, ate good food, heard a good mass at Focolare, and generally enjoyed each other's company.

I think it was Karen who asked whether I liked sunrise or sunset more. Other than the fact that I'm rarely up to witness sunrise, I just love the colors of sunset. These were a couple of pictures I took on our way to Tagaytay, at around 6:00 PM. I wanted to capture the way the white, pink, blue, and purple lights swept across the sky, though I couldn't do much with a non-SLR camera inside a moving car. I still like the effect that came out--especially the way the trees fade like wisps of smoke in the second photo.

I spent the whole day at home today, primarily because I chose not to attend the Pi Gamma Mu induction ceremony. I figured the only use I'd ever have for it would be if I wanted to obtain a scholarship for a fellowship abroad in the future. I'm hoping that by that time, I'd have credentials other than my membership in an honor society that was expensive and didn't really do much for its members except to give them an extra line in their resumes. (Actually, my resume can read invited to the Pi Gamma Mu Honor Society, haha.) If ever, Ate Carol said I can still get inducted next year. Also, I'm leaning towards joining Phi Kappa Phi instead, since this one is an all-discipline honor society, not limited to the social sciences. Seriously, my parents have more important things to use their money on then my membership to two honor societies. Yay for more responsible spending!

Anyway, I spent today at home. I watched a few episodes of House Season 5, and slept slept slept. I'm still recuperating from my cold and cough; my voice hasn't gone back to its normal, non-sexy-bedroom state. I think the cool, fresh Tagaytay air did me a lot of good, though. However, summer has officially started (according to PAGASA), and the heat definitely doesn't help much.

The coming of summer has, thankfully, motivated me to finally start dieting for real. I'm not following any strict plan like the three-day diet, nor am I completely depriving myself of any type of food. It's more of making better choices, such as choosing to order a sandwich with tuna instead of one with bacon. Or opting for water instead of iced tea or any other sugar-laden beverage. I'm also trying to minimize on rice and dessert. The dessert part is harder, especially since we've just loaded up on treats from Rowena's--bañadas, cassava cake, and napoleones! :((

Let me end this post with a quote from Haruki Murakami's Norwegian Wood, a book I've put off reading for quite some time, and I don't really know why.

"I can never say what I want to say," continued Naoko. "It's been like this for a while now. I try to saysomething, but all I get are the wrong words -- the wrong words or the exact opposite words from what I mean. I try to correct myself, and that only makes it worse. I lose track of what I was trying to say to begin with. It's like I'm split in two and playing tag with myself. One half is chasing the other half around this big, fat post. The other me has the right words, but this me can't catch her."

Have a good week, everyone. :)