86 days to Christmas

There’s a really cute flowery countdown (among many others) at WishaFriend.com. Too bad, wordpress.com doesn’t allow flash.

So it’s 86 days to Christmas, and here are a few(!) early entries to my Wishlist.

1. A new cellphone in pink or red, that can take nice pictures, has expandable memory and is “roaming-capable”, preferably a Sony Ericsson or a Nokia. My Globe phone’s dead… again. So if you guys have been texting my Globe phone these past few days, that’s one of 3 reasons why you haven’t heard from me. The other two reasons are: “Globe network coverage in our area is practically negligible.” and “I am too lazy to reply.” which outweighs the other 2 reasons most of the time. Sorree… X_x My Sun phone’s perfectly intact though and you can still text that one for important stuff.
2. A pair of dressy shoes in silver/gold/copper to match any dress I’m gonna wear to future weddings. There are at least 3 of them to go this year: Lee and Madel’s, Ethel and whatsisname?, and Sir Richie and Romina’s.
3. An Energizer battery charger and rechargeable batteries
4. A pair of zips
5. A baby blue twin set (like what Lauren asked for and got several Christmases ago)
6. A bedsheet and pillowcase set in pastel colors (but NOT pale green nor orange coz those are the colors of our hospital gowns and sheets!)
7. Gym membership that is guaranteed to get me my ideal weight in < 2 months
8. Pretty earrings, bracelets and hair accessories
9. A small strawberry throw pillow to match the big mama strawberry pillow Dawn gave me for Christmas last year
10. A nice shirt with a funky saying. There used to be a green shirt at David and Goliath with a soccer ball design and emblazoned above it are the words “I kick balls!”
11. Boxes! Can’t get enough of those boxes!
12. Don Moen, Hillsong Australia CDs

And now for the things that “money can’t buy”. The really vital ones. Those that really matter.

1. A vacation!
2. Security of tenure
3. The “spirit of Christmas.” It’s nearing October and I still haven’t got that feeling. I have yet to hear a Christmas song over the radio.
4. A picnic with my friends at the Sunken Garden.
   We’re currently having a “Friends” marathon in the callroom; Sir Richie, Natzi and I would gather at the end of the day in front of the TV, sometimes while eating dinner, but mostly it’s (burnt) popcorn and pulpy orange juice we’re having. I’m not sure what Season we’re already on (4 or 5?) but it’s the one where Monica and Chandler’s love story unfolds. Oh Ross, Rachel, Monica, Chandler, Phoebe, Joey—they are such a funny bunch! And I miss my own funny bunch (rollcall!)—Phoebe (not Buffay), Lexi, Dawn, Lauren, Chatchie, Aureen, Karen, Pauline, Kuya Carlo, Leo, Lee, db… Whew! I missed the last “general assembly” coz I was on duty then. ^_^;; But I’m looking forward to seeing you guys at Lee and Madel’s wedding. I’m not on duty that day! Yehey! And thanks you two for having it at the nearby Malate Church.

Gang's all here! Flummoxed @ Dawn and Leo's wedding. January 2, 2008.

Post-Duty POD

I am post-duty POD and while five is a manageable number of patients to see during one’s tour-of-duty, 4 of them started coming in at 8 PM with the last referral arriving at 5 in the morning, which kept me up all night! @_@ The second to the last one was a very tricky case of DKA whose blood sugars were swinging like crazy. And then the last referral was just plainly insane (encephalopathic)! I was sooo tired and sleepy, my entire morning was spent on sleep! In the afternoon, I got a pedicure, did the groceries, watched a couple of FRIENDS episodes and did some decluttering.

My credit card bill arrived today. Managed to cut down my usage by 80% compared to the past 3 months. Yippee!

Son Ye Jin in My Wife Got Married

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