Unforgotten

I know it has been such a long time since I have updated this blog. I missed blogging too. I miss half of my favorite hobby since I was too focused on my work right now which is of course, taking care of patients. And aside from that, I just had my new laptop so, i thought it would be the longest time that I wont be able to update this.

Anyhow, its never forgotten and I still love talking to my readers. :) 

Someone sent me message like 3 weeks ago that she keeps stalking this blog, waiting if there would be any medical news or updates I can update. (Thanks to you girl, for sure Im gonna update very soon and thank you for waiting patiently. You are such an inspiration to me to continue things that was almost forgotten but was never forgotten)

I can't wait to update now na (haha!) 

Talk to you all very very soon. 

Lovelots,
Minjee

Friends For Keeps

 Friendship marks a life even more deeply than love. 

Love risks the degenerating into obsession, 

friendship is never anything but sharing. 

 

Friends are like walls. 

Sometimes you lean on them, 

and sometimes it's good just 

knowing they are there.

Leora. She's the kind of friend who accepts who you are

and helps you become who you can be.

Richelle. She's someone who can see your tears pouring, 

while others believe the smile you're faking.

Christine. The kind of friend who will stick by your side

through your worst times.

Jeddyza. Someone who gives to others without thinking,

and doesn't judge no matter what.

Shiela. A friend who thinks you are a good egg

even if you are half-cracked. 

Czarina. A friend who believes in you 

when you don't believe in yourself.

Charmaine. A kind of friend who stabs you in the front.

Deepa. She's someone who laughs at your jokes when they're not so good 

and sympathizes with your problems when they're not so bad.

Sarah. She's like a diamond. Precious and rare. She's the kind of friend 

who knows the song in your heart and can sing it back to you

when you have forgotten the words.

Marissa. The kind of friend who gives you a push when you need it.

She lifts you up when you feel low and guides you the right way

and never lets you down.  

Jolly.  She's someone who will tell you things you don't want to tell yourself. 

Each one of us have their own perspectives on defining their friends. Just like the saying, "tell me who your friends are and I will tell you who you are", but friendship isn't about whom you've known the longest. Some people come into our lives and quickly go while others stay and leave footprints in our hearts and we are never the same. 

Friendship is all about trusting each other, loving each other and being crazy together.

Things You Should Know Before Dating a Nurse

It feels just like yesterday when we said hello to the 1^st day of the 1^st month of 2016, and now, it’s almost February. And now that the so-called love month is fast approaching, let’s talk about nurse’s love lives, or more specifically, their “dating” lives. So, the tough people you see wearing white in the hospital while caring for others also date. Yes, you’ve got it right, date. So, *coughs* does that mean you get a chance to date that cute nurse you always see at the emergency department? But wait, first things first, what are the things you need to know before dating a nurse? 

We have the grossest stories about each part of the body you can imagine.

 

Don’t go telling us jokes that you think will gross us out and expect us to run for the hills, ‘cause with all the yucky scenarios we face at the hospital almost every day, there is only a small list of things that would lead us wrinkling our nose in disgust. We’ve seen it all, buddy. Wanna know the some of our stories, or are you tough enough to listen to them.

Work friends = Family

Considering the amount of time we spend at the hospital, facing stressful and sometimes even life-changing events, it’s no wonder our colleagues and coworkers have turned into what we consider as a second family. Please don’t go talking ill about them just because you’re pissed at something they did, or even for hating them for us spending more time with them (working) than we do with you. You hurt them, you hurt us, too.

We have long hours at work

We might not see each other as often as we like, but please bear with us. Our work requires a great amount of time spent with patients, helping them recover. We do shift works and there will be times when we’ll only just be prepping for work, while you just got off yours. Yup, schedule conflicts, lots of them, are you up for those?

We LOVE coffee

Who doesn’t? Especially in our line of work wherein we should be alert at all times. Coffee keeps us awake during a long night shift. We just couldn’t function without a cup of it to start the day. So, yeah, better start stacking up coffee supplies.

We may seem tough on the outside, but on the inside, we also human

We can seem too tough to others considering how we handle stressful situations in the clinical area, but also remember that we are humans, too. We are only tough on the outside, but on the inside, we feel deeply and are kind, too. We’ve got big hearts and we do have a lot of love to give.

We need caring, too

In the hospital, we’re the ones providing care to patients, running around accomplishing nursing tasks and many more, yes, we are the modern-day wonder women/wonder men. But at the end of the long and toxic day, we need caring, too. We need someone to care for us, to always be there for us, and to offer support and comfort even when it looks like we don’t need any.

SOURCE: Reblog from Nursing Crib written by Liane Clores, RN

(http://nursingcrib.com/news-blog/things-you-should-know-before-dating-a-nurse/attachment/date-a-nurse/ )

Let's Talk About Love

Alright. Let's talk about love. Since it's Love month, let me give a shot on this article. I apologize if I have used my face there above. 

When you are inspired, to a person, things, even songs, a lot of emotions are flowing through your veins then into your brain, and then of course, would pass and stay in your heart. 

Okay, let's say I am inspired today so let's talk about love. What do you know and how do you deeply understand what is love? I mean I know, most of you reading this article already have special someone on their lives. 

Love is a variety of different feelings, states, and attitudes that ranges from interpersonal affection. It can also be refer to an emotion of a strong attraction and personal attachment. It can even be a virtue representing human kindness, compassion and affection.

But I wanna talk more about the most interesting of all. The interpersonal love.

I have experienced loving someone who doesn't even mine, someone who doesn't love me back and even someone who doesn't know I exist. Through that experience, It made me realize love doesn't exist. I suddenly became a love hater. But as what they always say, don't say words as if it's last. Coz, you might just swallow everything what you have said. But everything really happens for a reason especially about love. When I met the one special person, who were my friend and later on became my boyfriend, he accepted me for who I am. Saw every darkest side of me yet still there stood up for me even he have soooo many reasons of giving up. He was my lakhy man. 

But when time came that change governed, it also made me lost everything. Memories were shattered. I actually dunno what really happened. I dunno why it turned out like that.

Choosing the person that you want to share your life with is one of the most decisions any of us makes. Ever. 

Because when it's wrong, turns your life into gray and sometimes, sometimes you don't even notice until you wake up one morning and realized he has gone by.

Yet sometimes, If it's already destiny and probably God made a way for you to be together, then you are very lucky. that's the time you could say you really are meant to be. 

Once in a while, you don't see that the best thing that is happened to you is sitting right there on your nose. But that's fine too. It really is. Because I've realized that no matter where you are, or what you're doing or who you with, I will always love you. Always. 

Advance Happy Valentines Day everyone. :) I just wrote today coz i can't predict my work on Valentines day so maybe I'll just advance writing this one.  Enjoy and thank You for spending your time reading this one. :)

New Year. New You. Happy 2016!

Today is the first blank page of your 365 page book. The new year stands before us, like a chapter in a book, waiting to be written. 

Look to this day for it is life. In it's brief course lie all the realities and truths of existence; the joy of growth, the splendor of action and of course, the glory of power. For yesterday is but a memory, and tomorrow is only a vision. But today, well lived makes every yesterday a memory of happiness. And every tomorrow is a vision of hope.

 Look well, therefore to this day, live for today! :)

Happy happy New Year everyone! Oh well, since I am a working human being and no exception for being absent on spending a special occasion, I spent my first ever New Year's Eve on bathing, giving medications to patients who also needs care and love. Char. 

 Our Post Night Duty Pics

But of course, we can't celebrate New Year without fun? It was still a blast because I spent it with the new found friends and God granted my wish to control the busy shifts which happens everyday. 

 Missing home on my first day of new year. Woke up already late afternoon. :(

 Dear God,

Thank you for granting my wish today. Please bless us more everyday and give us strength to do our duty with passion and motivation. I know you are always there watching us work. Please don't get tired of giving us blessings and of course, listening to my dramas over and over again. Please bless my family Oh God. I can't live without them. Each one of us can't. We work for our family. Please give them strength and happiness for us to have more courage and inspiration to work hard and live happy even without their physical presence. 

Today is a brand new day and I promise Oh God to do my best as I can everyday and to glorify. I want to make sure Oh God that I spent time loving you and loving other people because that's what life is all about. I don't want to waste this day. Please bless my new family and friends here abroad Lord God because we only have each others back whenever we feel lonely and blue. I thank you for giving them and I want to be the best for them as well. Thank you God for everything. :)

With so much Love for U,
Bujun

For Everyone. May the New Year bring you an abundance of amazing opportunities, beautiful moments and joyful experiences. May your positive actions and attitude inspire others. May you be brave enough to take on and overcome rewarding challenges. May you find yourself in high spirits and excellent health. May you love with all your heart and find peace in even the most turbulent of times. May the love you give always find its way back to you multiplied. And may you forever be filled with the hope and strength necessary to make your dreams a reality. 

This is the New Year! The New You. :)
Happy Happy  2016!

Last Day

Every story has an end. But in life, every ending is just a new beginning. 

Time flies so fast that we haven't noticed it's already been the 365th day today. 

All throughout the year, I thank God for giving me the chance to fulfill my dream and to experience life alone. 2015 gave me all the adventures I could ever asked for.  But, it's time to say goodbye.. :( 

2015. This year, God has given me a wonderful experience which I never expected to come. Thank you Oh God for giving such a blessing and thank you for making me believe that dreams do come true. I have so much in mind right now that I can't think anymore what to write. All I know is Thank you and to all the people I have hurt, please forgive me. To all the people I made a promise yet until now I wasn't able to fulfill it, please forgive me as well. I'll be able to give what you deserved soon. To my mama and papa, you both are great blessings God could ever give. I really really thank Him for giving you as my ma and pa.

Mama, I'm sorry for the past years that I have given you so many heartaches and burdens. I'm sorry for being such a hard headed human but I want you to know that I love you so much and that thank you for supporting me all the way. Being away from you is always been hard for you, I know that. But sometimes ma, It's for the good of everybody. It's not that I will be away forever. Just don't miss me too much because you know how much I am emotionally vulnerable each time I see you cry. Papa my everdearest. They know how much I am such a papa's gurl. It can't be hide. I remember the time when you first knew that I will be leaving home soon, you gave all your best to convince me that it was fake, Heheh. But until such time, maybe God made a way to let you realize that It wasn't, and that you are not dreaming, you supported me even if it will hurt you if I go away. Thank you Pang for everything.  I love you Both! 

To my Only Love Let destiny find its way for us to be together. I never expected anything but you came and accepted me for who I am. We may not be able to hold each other today, but I want you to know that you have my back. I support you in everything you wanna do. Take time, have fun and hoping to see you soon. 

 

to my new family here in KSA, Female Ward, my start has never been easy for you and for me. I have things that only I understand and sometimes, you tend to misunderstood. But as time goes by, I saw myself being with you as my family and friends. We all are away from our families and we were the only one who could defend, love and care for each other. Thank you for being mean, caring, bully, loving and most especially protecting me for everything. I am blessed that I came to this place and have met all of you. We still have a lot to learn about each other and hoping for the great friendship in the future.

 Ate Tin, my roommate and who served as my elder sister. Ate tin, more blessings and life to come for both of us. I remember the first time I came here and you were always there waiting for me to stop crying and offer me food even if we really don't have food to eat. And I hope, sabay tayong aalis.  More joys and laughter ahead of us!  More chickas and spending special occasions together, hehe. Kawawa naman tayo. Thank you for taking care of me always. ^_^

For Everyone We don't get a chance to do that many things, and everyone should be really excellent. Because this is our life. Life is brief and then you die, you know? So, it better be damn good. It better be worth it. And as I always say, if you let fear rules your life, you'll never have the chance to do the things to want to do. So don't be afraid to take a leap of faith. Coz until you spread your wings, you will have no idea how far you can fly. 

2016. Here I come! Please bring happiness and joy to our lives, Please be good to us. Make our everyday, beautiful. :) 

Regards,

Bujun

A Toxic Verbal Environment

Like I said on my previous articles, living on the different side of the earth is fairly amusing. But having a job is quite different. Pretty much outlandish.

I started working here as a military nurse, nine months ago. And within those months, I have experience and witnessed utterly a lot of good and bad things being on it..

Of course, aside from considering the fact that you are just an expat, you must obey all the laws and must be very careful on everything you do. You must have to adapt their culture and language as fast as you can for you to be able to continue to function and prosper. Most especially when you are working as a Nurse.

But one thing bothers me most. It's how some of these people treat nurses unprofessionally. They are literally verbally abusive. 

But first let me define you what a nurse is. 

nurse¹

nəːs/

noun

noun: nurse; plural noun: nurses

1.

a person trained to care for the sick or infirm, especially in a hospital.

"a team of doctors and nurses"

All we do is take care of sick people but what have we gotten? 

I know, I don't have the right to complain but we nurses have opportunities that are rare in other professions. The benefits which we received are not easily measured not are they limited to our paychecks and employers benefit packages.

But isn't just unfair how you treat us? When you speak, you speak awfully as if you are talking to an uneducated person. We are also humans. You say we are not doing our job, you keep on ordering and demanding precisely a lot of things, always telling nurses that we are wrong, you refused to talk and acknowledge us. you are judging and criticizing and makes us erode our confidence and many many more things.

This job isn't as easy and distressful as you may think. You truly have no idea what nurses do. 

 But I don't want to stereotype. There are still those people who appreciate nurses. Those were the kind of people who truly knows a nurse job. And sometimes when seeing a nurse is on too much stress, some will give refreshments to lighten up the burden. (I love those kind of people. It makes me smile whenever I remember some of them. ) And of course, a single thank you is enough to embrace the stress with joy and laughter. 

Stick and stones may break my bones but words can also hurt. Stick and stones break only skin while words are ghost that haunts. Pain from words has left its scar on mind and heart that's tender. Cuts and bruises are getting healed its words that I remember.

In the future, I wonder if all nurses could withstand these kind of mistreatment. Well I guess, I just hope and pray that God will make a way.

Hello Cold Days!

Yeah. I probably have  the most superficial happiness in the world. For 25 years, I lived on a tropical country and being away from it and living on a different side of the earth, is quiet amusing. 

Please forgive me but I can't help but be delighted on this wonderful season here in Saudi Arabia. Even before, I know for the fact that this country has only two seasons. The scorching heat  of Summer and the naked trees and frosted leaves of Winter.  

The walk in the cold winter day seemed brisk and refreshing as the shivering powdery ice-cold breeze gently kissed my cheeks and frozed. Here and there were squares of warm yellow light where perhaps families enjoyed hot cups of cocoa as they watched movies or gazed into the flickering flames of the fireplace. I walked on. The wind tossed with more force against my face, but it didn't deter me. Within a few minutes, the playful, frisky wind turned into a snarling beast hurling tiny pellets of pain at my stinging cheeks. I turned for home. The coat, hat and gloves that had seemed so warm when I had left home now gave no resistance to the roaring beast seeking to kill me with breath of wind and ice. My numbing feet slipped and slide on the treacherous pellets mounting a sidewalk attack. Excitement mixed with fear propelled me on towards home. Home where I could shut the door on the howling beast of winter. 

 But you know what's the best thing in Winter? Its when you're with your family and friends. 

These kind of people would make your winter enjoyable and unforgettable. 

HAVE A NICE COLD DAYS EVERYONE! ^_^

Dreams do Come True: A Story of Success with Shiela May De Lara

Sometimes, when we want something especially when we want it bad enough, it's a natural thing that we do everything just to achieved it. But most of the time when we don't get it, we tend to feel like the world is unfair and then we gravitate to lose our deepest hope. 

But we never realized that some things are not meant to be. That sometimes, some prayers are not yet ready to be answered. And that everything has its perfect time and to always, always never give up on dreams. 

Just like this one friend of mine. She's one great example that dreams do come true. 

That you should never have to lose your faith, for your dream. And it was her American dream. The dream that she have waited long enough to become a reality. 

And at last, after a long time of her wishful thinking, she embraced her approved immigrant visa with open arms and a wave of joy and laughter. 

And now, she can finally say "Aloha!"

Ate Shei,

When I first met you I never thought you'd have a special place in my life. You've been unexpectedly good, caring and truly an amazing friend and at the same time an ate that I will surely treasure and will be missed for lifetime. Even though we just became friends for a short period of time, (8months) at least I can say I am proud to be your friend. 

As what people say, you hardly find true friends here abroad. And I am pleased to say that You're one of the greatest true people I have ever met. Thank you ate for the motivation, friendship and love. 

You're indeed a great ate to me and I know and absolutely happy knowing that your dream of being with the one you love is finally coming true. I hope and pray that we will still see each other someday. 

Thank you for being you and for making me smile when I'm on deep thoughts. I will missed your smile, your simply being you. And I want you to know that you maybe out of my sight but never out of my mind. You know, goodbyes are not forever. Goodbyes are not the end. They simply means I'll miss you and until we meet again. 

You're one heck coolest people I have ever met and May GOD bless you and protect you wherever your destiny takes you. Always pray and always keep the faith. 

Love you ate Shei and I will miss you..soo much. :) Take this as my goodbye letter because I dunno If I can still able to tell it to you personally most especially with the maasalama.. 

THANK YOU ate Sheila and GOD BLESS YOU! 

Yours Truly,

Bujun