My first day at RSI

Last Monday I went to RSI for my orientation and observation, but last Tuesday was really my first day. How did it go? Let me walk you to my day....

It was a rainy Tuesday when I woke up. After breakfast, my heels cant seem to rest on its own seems like i have to keep on roaming the whole house as if waiting for something to happen, lo and behold, my my favorite shoe strap snapped!!! I have a 12-hour shift for the whole day and thank God He didnt let me leave the house. Otherwise i would have to deal with that at work. So i got into my other white shoe,then hit the road. Driving along Aurora Blvd isn't much of a breeze with all the stop lights and jeepneys. At 5:15 am slow and buxxing jeepneys were surrounding me. Some were even cutting me on the road. I got passed Edsa and went to the other side of Aurora BLVD, here comes my dilemma, there were two roads in front of me which i have absolutely no idea which on t choose. So, I stopped right smack in the middle of them. It was raining, more buzzing jeepneys were pointing at me (good thing it was raining so i wont be bothered much of there howling buzzes). I called my dad twice but no respond. I was thinking of calling off from work. Too worried I might be lost and be late. I opend the window and shouted at the stout man. I asked which road goes to Betty-Go, "Betty-Go ano?" He has absolutely no idea where Betty-Go is. I panicked all the more. I asked where does these two roads go, he answered, one is going to Sta. Mesa the other to Espana. Its isnt the perfect day and time to go road mapping on where am heading especially at 5:30 am, raining, first day at new work location, and for a lady driver like me. Anything can happen here. I asked again, "which road goes to Gilmore?" He doesnt know!! What kind of a bystander is he anyway? So I asked again, which road is going to Aurora Blvd where?  I kid you not, he doesn't know! For a second there, I closed my window, hit the first gear and turned my wheel to the left and went up the flyover. Then everything went clear. I was now under the trains shelter. What does it mean? Im at the right path. then i carefully drove to look for a building with a "Dialysis Center" on it. I found it and parked in front it. I want to pat myself in the back for a job well done. Thank God again for that, He probably felt my fear and took the driver seat from me. Getting in the building I wanted to share that experience to everyone even to the guard, but of course my friendly friends werent there to tell me, good job or wow that was so frightening, thats so brave of you, yada yada... So I got there and realized my day is just about to start. Remember it s a 12-hour shift.

How was the 12-hour shift? Tiring, but its dialysis, which i love and am passionate about. However, it'll be new set of protocols, new patients and of course new people to work with. That's where the challenge comes in, and its exciting!

We may be used to the things we have been doing, but its not an excuse to be over familiar with everyday redundancy, rather we must be more expectant of any circumstance that may come its way and treat it as a surprise that can change our view. Add spice, it adds on to life =)

Be Joyful ALWAYS...something to share about

(Every single one of our dreams is coming true-coz we serve a God who gives us dreams and brings them to past)

I love people, and I love learning from them. I am in constant search of people whom I can be inspired, and draw new life from. Let us just say I am more interested in meeting and knowing new people and simply learning life from them, rather than me telling them about myself (unless of course asked). Just last July 2007, before the World Conference, one of the delegates from New York, Lynette Lewis, came and gave a women’s seminar. But because I sooo love my work and patients, I opted not to attend. But God is so good to bless me friends who gave me a cd audio of the talk, which ill be sharing in this blog. The talk was especially about women, who are in constant waiting where their joy seems to fade away because of being too consumed of their dreams.

Every single one of our dreams is coming true-coz we serve a God who gives us dreams and brings them to past. The dreams we have are all from God, he will not impress it in our heart if it wasn’t from him, but tendency we want to rush it (right?). If things don’t seem to go on our way because we think our dreams won’t HAPPEN (yet), we become discouraged and broken. But God is in the business of fulfilling our every dream. Just like Mary, when the Angle of God told her that she will bore the child of God—she asked how it could be when she is a virgin and doesn’t have a husband. Just like her we too question God sometimes on the impossibility of our circumstances, when he tells us or impresses us beautiful things, his promises, we ask him ‘how could it be?’ But she believed Him that the Spirit of the Lord is going to come upon her and the power of the Almighty will over shadow her—coz nothing is Impossible with God. Of course there we’re a lot of struggles that Mary went through, though the Bible didn’t have to mention them in detail, we women, different dream from hers, under goes the same struggle—WAITING.

Joy is the muscle that strengthens us for the journey. The muscle that shows are the muscle we work, joy is not related to happiness, for happiness is related to happening, but joy is the sustainable force that is not dependent on circumstances. Joy is the muscle that keeps us strong and helps us wait. The enemy has a lot of ploys for us to give up, not only does He wants us to give up but even if you don’t, he wants us to be so consumed with disappointment and hopelessness that we don’t have joy anymore. 

Ecclesiastes 8:15, “….Joy will accompany you all the days God has given you.” Joy that becomes less attached to circumstance and more attached to the ultimate joy giver—God. Lets be a person where life is overflowing through us. Even in season of waiting when we don’t see our dreams coming to past, still we must want joy and life to overflow us. =)

Royalty defined

God is so awesome! that's all I can say. He never does short change you. Never!

            

Last Friday was our smallgroup meeting with the ladies, we usually have it on a Sunday but due to my transition of attending service at Metroeast I have to change our schedule. We agreed it to be on a Friday 7pm. Before, we meet on a Sunday 5pm at Fab! restaurant Holiday Inn, but just last week I kept praying for our new place for the coming Friday. I kept praying, no answer, and still I kept praying and praying to God. Then Friday came. I left the house 630 pm, since its a Friday, traffic was terrible. While driving along Lanuza drive, i was thinking maybe we can have it at Window Cafe, probably at Ahsin, or how about at kfc. Then i gave up thinking and while stuck in traffic I texted my smallgroup members to pick a place where they want our meeting to be held at the same time where we can have our dinner as well. A reply to my SMS came, it was Mjay, she said "why not here inside room 2205?" Oh my gosh! How can i forget, it's their victory weekend and that they are staying overnight at the Holiday Inn suites. I rallied a SMS message to all the other ladies that we would have our smallgroup at room 2205. everyone was excited, but I think I was more excited, almost teary-eyed. 

Simple story right? But here's why i felt that emotion. I always tell the ladies that we are all princesses, we are all royalty (1 Peter 2:9), we are part of God's family. Personally, I took that verse to heart and I would always tell that to others that they too are of the royal priesthood of God. For that reason, I chose the Fab! at Holiday Inn to be our meeting place for our bible study sessions. I want them to at least feel what royalty is. Then friday came, just when I was so problematic with the place, God provided. He was already there waiting for us. He prepared the best place for our smallgroup, for His lovely princesses. But what made me almost cry is that He didn't just provided THE place, but He VALIDATED who we are in Christ. He is just so awesome, i cant find the words to define my feelings but all I know is that we are indeed His princesses and we are serving a great, mighty, and a loving King... Galing :)

So for next Friday, I have absolutely no idea where it would be, but without a doubt God would definitely provide :) 

Here's some of our photos at the Fab! restaurant and last friday at room 2205 suite of The Holiday Inn. Royalty:)

1 Peter 2:9 But You are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people belonging to God, that you may declare the praises of Him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light. ......beautiful =)

Am starting it now!

Finally! For years now, i have always wanted to write and share my thoughts and life experiences, at least in my "Dear Diary" journal, which i call my "little black book"...  but would always get lazy to do so. Until a good friend of mine told me to go ahead (thanks much Jan!) and here I am, giving my shot. Though, I do have some poem and thought pieces at my multiply site, but, I have never yet updated them since 3, 4, 5 years maybe. Oh well, am doing something different now. This time, am starting not just my boohoos on my  so called "little black book" , but my life's journey. From my rants and raves, ups and down adventures, to my drama and crying moments, to kilig moments (i cant wait for this!!!), to my food galore adventures, to places I'll be going and have been to, about my faith, my family and friends, simply everything in my life. Oh how I looove life!! This is going to be great. Cheers to all!!! =)