1st Year! (2004~2005) The Year of Chicken study!
During my 1st week in Liceo de Cagayan University I was kind a noiseless and I only speak to my sit mate. Just think of it all of us came from different provinces like Bukidnon, Butuan, Camiguin, Ozamis, Zamboanga, Lanao del
Throughout this 1st year of my nursing student career, I had a huge modification in my learning habit. Way back in my High School life I definitely don’t study that much. I barely review my notes and I study only a day before the examination day. Now, I really need to read my notes every night because Nursing is a hard course and a very expensive course. At first I don’t like this course but I learned to love it every time I gain achievements in my subjects.
Oh! One thing I forgot… I also play online games and I spend most of my vacant time playing. But still I can pass in my subjects because they are all Minor subjects… I usually say to my minor subjects “Chicken…” – Easy to pass... LoL… (Arrogant)
In summary, I’m doing good in my academic even I play online games... LoL…
2nd Year! (2005~2006) The Year of hard working and success!
I was very happy this time because I passed the 1st level with a good grades (1.4 ~ 2.2) but in the other hand I can feel the pressure in this level. This time I’m enrolled with full unit so every weekdays I go to school 6am and go home @ 9pm on the same day for 5 days. Just imagine how hectic was my schedule does. In addition, I have a lot of subjects to review. Lectures and Skills, I focused more to my skills because it was more on memorization of procedures word by word. My level this time is called NCM501200, we have some duty in hospitals but our task there was to get the Vital Signs of the patients only. My brain is starting to bend more and more and at the same time I’m loosing weight too. My cheek bones are visible like a drug user and my waistline was down to 25… even me I can feel my self that I’m too light… Can you imagine that?! LoL…
This year also I joined the Liceo Theater Performing Arts (LITPA)… I experience how to perform in a theater in front of the public… We had this very cool Filipino stage play titled “DALAGANG BUKID” directed by Hobart Savior. I’m one of the casts there but not the main cast… LoL… We usually sing, dance and act to entertain our audience… I really had a great experience in this group…
In academic, I have this 2 subjects that I really need to strive hard to pass… care to ask? Anatomy and Biology… Every time that we have a quiz I get a deteriorating grade but sometimes I get fair grade. One day we had a Long quiz in Biology(70 items).. Dude! I almost cried because I can’t answer even a single question! I reviewed my notes last night but I couldn't remember anything… Mental Blocked?! Yeah maybe!.. My best friend is sitting in my left… He looked in my paper and he looked at me…I saw his facial expression that (Wondering why my answer sheet is clean). He asked me in a silent way “Bro, what’s wrong? Why are you not answering”… I told him what I feel and he felt pity and he offered me his answers… “Here bro copy my answers”, but I refused instead I gave my papers to our professor and said… “I’m sorry ma’am, I've read my notes last night but I really can’t remember anything today” (My Eyes starts clouding with tears)… Then she said “I’ll give you a special quiz next meeting so make sure that on that day you’re prepared.”… I was really in trouble at this time because I can really sense that I’ll fail in those subjects… I temporarily stopped playing online games and I use my vacant time for studying Anatomy and Biology… Well in the end.. In God’s mercy I passed the subjects… lol..
We graduated as Associate in Health and Science Education (AHSE)… This is the sign that we are now stepping to the proper nursing career…
3rd Year! (2006~2007) The Appreciation of Life and the Year of my 1st failure!
I can say this is it! At last I can now wear a full white clinical uniform. In this level (NCM501201) we will have our capping and budging ceremony to be officially welcome us to the proper nursing career and to have a title of a Student Nurse. We're now ready to be exposed to the real hospital settings. Our first exposure is Delivery Room. It was a very unforgettable experience when I had my 1st case for a mother giving birth to his 1st baby. I appreciate my mother when she delivered her baby boy alive. My felt like my heart is melting because it is not easy for a woman to give birth. When they start laboring their life is in danger like 50-50. Some of them may die after giving a birth or in the other hand the infant dies, worst case is both mother and infant dies. I was the one who perform the New Born Care, I gave him the 1st bath in general I was the 1st one who gave a care to her baby. That specific moment I appreciated life. After that I called my mother and shared my experience and I was thanking her for everything for delivering me alive and healthy.
In Academic, I failed in lecture subject NCM501201 (Maternal and Child Health Nursing). I really can’t understand or relate to those topics because almost of the topics are dealing with woman nature. So I don’t have that urge to learn the topics. In stead I play online games most of my vacant time. I have a girlfriend already that time and we’re classmate. Every time we’re having a quiz she wanted me to copy her answers but I refused because I really don’t copy/cheat. I preferred to be failed rather than pass by cheating. So in the end.. I failed, so I have to re-enroll this subject in 2nd semester. I enrolled that subject again in 2nd semester. I have 2 subjects only Maternal and Nursing Research. I go to school twice a week only Monday Maternal and Tuesday Research. The rest of the day I PLAY ONLINE GAMES!.. Yeah baby!!!.. LoL..
4th Year! (2007~2008) The Regrets!
Most of my batch mates including my ex-Girl friend are candidates for graduation this coming march 2008. That’s the time I start regretting. I realize that I failed because I give time for my own pleasure like playing Online Games. Now I modified myself, I slowly stop playing computer, I start studying hard and in God’s mercy I passed the level of NCM501202 in 1st Semester of this year and also NCM501203 in 2nd semester the same Year.
Month of March! The graduation day of my batch including my Ex-GF… My Ex-GF invited me that time to attend her graduation but I never come. Instead I went home to our province to escape the sadness and regrets. But still I was deeply sad and lonely. I regret for not doing my best in my studies from the 1st place. If I had done my best maybe I was there too wearing Toga, and receiving my Diploma with my real batch(2008). Well that’s life!... We are the one who’s making our own future. Sabi nga nila “Ang pag sisisi ay nasa bandang huli!”…
5th Year! (2008~ 2009) Another Failure and another Chance!
1st Semester in this Year I enrolled NCM501204. I completely stopped playing online games already, I studied hard and I used my vacant time for my academic. Unfortunately, I failed in one subject Medical and Surgical-2… It was really a hard subjects for me, the disease are all complicated that I was having some difficulties to comprehend. My Father is so mad at me and he wanted me to discontinue my career as a Student Nurse because I’m not doing my best. So I packed all my things and went home to our province. I was kind a depressed because I want to finish my course because only 1 semester is left. I started hating my father that time because I can’t feel his care. His trust and patience melt down so every time I make some mistake even it’s minor mistake he will scold at me and keep on telling me that I’m a stupid that’s why I failed in my subjects. Dude!.. that’s really hurt!... I always heard painful foul words that aggravate my depression. One day I suddenly think that I should commit suicide to end everything. Ooops! Stop!.. It was just a plan anyway! LoL… As the enrollment for the 2nd semester approaches, my loving mother talked to me and she said they had a conversation with my father last night. They want me to give a another chance. My happiness can’t be described that time!... She then said " you start packing your things tonight so you can go back to Cagayan de Oro tomorrow and enroll for this 2nd semester".
I re-enrolled again the subject I failed during the 1st Semester. Just like before I only have 1 subject at this time. NCM501204. Believe me or not I gave it all in my study. Every day I’m excited to go to university. I always got passing grades in our quizzes, exams, and oral recitations. I can say I’m better than last semester in my study. In God’s mercy again I passed.
6th Year! (2009) My Student Nurse career Ends! GRADUATION DAY!
1st Semester I enrolled NCM501205 the hardest and final level of my Nursing Student Career. I talked to my father and mother before I enrolled my self in this level. I told them that I can’t promise to pass in this level. But I guarantee you that I will do my very best of my best of my best to pass in this level. This is the most stressful in my whole nursing life. No time to have fun, no time for outdoors activity, no time for playing online games. LoL… I even rarely visit my social networking sites. Too much work to do in this level… PONR, CASE STUDY PRESENTATION, COMMUNITY NURSING, HOSPITAL DUTY, COMPLETION of OR and DR CASES, PROJECTS, LECTURES, and etc….
The Day of Judgment! We are all waiting for the list of candidates for Graduation. The grades are still on process… We heard some rumors that only few can graduate… Our over all class president conducted a meeting to us… We all signed in a paper to demand to our dean to increase the candidates by making adjustments in our grades… The picture is just like we’re having a rally in the hallway of Nursing Department… We waited for numbers of hours… At 4:30pm the door of Nursing Department opened and the professors went outside and bringing some papers. They announced to us verbally that they are assigned to every section to give the grades… So everyone was shouting, some are afraid, some are laughing, and some are quite.
We are 12 sections in total, so 12 different rooms and each room 1 section… That moment the surrounding is very quite… you can’t hear any noise Everyone was silent and praying… And they start calling us 1 by 1 alphabetically… The silent suddenly disturbed! We can hear from other rooms that some of the students Joyfully shouting!.. “Yes! Thank you Lord! Pasado ako! Wooooh!.....” suddenly one of my classmate shouted also and saying that words too!.. Holly Cow!.. Lahat kami kinabahan at medjo excited!... when my family name was called… before I stand I closed my eyes and start praying silently this “Bismillahirah, Ya’Allah kung ano man po etong lalabas na result na makukuha ko yun po ay ang kagustuhan mo. Sana bigyan mo po ako ng lakas ng loob para kayanin kung sakaling hindi ako pumasa”. And I started approaching toward to my Professor. And she showed me my grades! Then in the last part it was written there “PASSED”… I was jumping like a grade school boy with joy and I hugged my professor tightly saying “Thank you ma’am” my tears suddenly dropped.. I couldn't stop it!,,, I signed the grading sheet with my signature My eyes is clouding with tears of joy!. I was just really happy at that time and the first thing I did was to call my mother and father. My mouth was shaking that I couldn't talk properly.
My mother keep on asking me what happen? Why are you crying? She thought I failed again!.. LoL… So I kept on saying “Pumasa ako mamang!... Graduate na ako!....” Then the tone of my mother’s voice was changed. She cried also after hearing that news!... Then I called my father still he can’t understand what I was telling to him. Then he said “Ah na Alhamdulillah!.. Sunat ka panalamat ka ko Allah(S.W.T)” in English: “Thank God! You should pray a sunna and thank God for that blessing”…
October 29, 2009 – Graduation Day!
October 30, 2009 –Pinning Day!
My family came to Cagayan de Oro to attend my Graduation Day and Pinning Day. ^_^
As you can observe natagalan ako sa pag aaral.. LoL... Pasaway kasi! LoL
Thank you for reading! God Bless!
