Anti-cervical Cancer Vaccine shots

Today, Monique and I are scheduled to be given the second (out of three) shot of the Anti-cervical Cancer Vaccine. The vaccine is not literally preventing the occurrence of cervical cancer, but rather it helps your body to develop antibodies against HPV-which is the leading cause of genital warts and cervical cancer.

A bit of overview:

What is genital HPV infection?
-Genital human papilloma virus (HPV) is the most common sexually transmitted infection. While most infections clear on their own, some infections can persist and lead to serious diseases. Certain types of HPV can cause genital warts while others can cause cervical cancer and other less common cancers such as those of the vulva, vagina, anus and penis.

How does one acquire HPV?
-Anyone who has ever had genital contact with another person can have genital HPV. Both men and women can get it-and pass it on- without even realizing it. Most sexually active people get genital HPV. You're more likely to get it if you have sex at an early age, multiple sex partners or a sex partner who has had multiple sex partners.

Fast facts:
-there is no treatment for genital HPV itself, most of the time your body fight off the virus on its own
-an estimated 12 Filipinas die of cervical cancer per day
-you can be vaccinated against HPV

Enough of the serious part, here are some pics of how the session went down..

heart their promo material

family's Ob-Gyne, Dr. Te-Santos

I admit, I'm afraid of the shots

x marks the spot, I'm 2/3 way to being protected

Monique got her shot on her buttocks

For more info, visit www.helpfighthpv.com

Go visit your Ob-gyne now and get protected! :)

Love,
me.

Not the lazy days

Hi guys!!!

I can't post things for the next days or weeks, I'll be leaving for Manila and try find a job.

It's not the lazy days, it's just I'm sure I won't have so much free time in my hands.

Mwah mwah.


Love,
Me.

Oath Taking Ceremony

March 23, 2011
CAP Auditorium
Anda St., Davao City
1:30 - 6:00 pm

Another step in fulfilling my parent's dreams! :)

Here are some of our pictures:

Invitation/program guide and our PNA pin

Monique and I

3rd year groupmates: Josie and Monica -IMY girls! mwah

with Monique's friends and Maam Sandi (our level head coordinator) 

Regine, Isabelle, Mac, Michelle, Monique and Imman

4th year friends: Icy, Eloisa, Kaye, Lea, Dorothy and Kristian

Review-mates and fellow Ateneans Angel and Jennifer

with some of my review-mates from other schools

Everyone is so damn happy!

Look at Isa and Regine..

uber-ly elated Isabelle

Regine's killer smile!!!

And me.. Well, this happened to me..

this is what happens to a no-brand shoes when an enormous sexy chick like me wears it!

and to the rescue, Imman. He tried to remove the other heel just like in mentos commercials

my hero! :)

I kept one heel as remembrance and he kept the other one too...

Despite that, Im still happy!!! :)


Love,
me.




P.S. I'm happy to see couples during the ceremony. Napapanahon ang love teams!! :)

Michelle and Edward, Regine and RJ, Dora and Kristian

Ako kaya, kelan magkaka-loveteam??? echos! ^__^

Thanksgiving Party for the new RNs!

February 17, 2011.

Mom asked me to make homemade polvoron for the family gathering. So, I asked Mom to call Auntie Shokbee (her cousin who is great at baking and cooking) to ask for the recipe cause I forgot na.

Auntie Shokbee excitedly told Mom that she's been monitoring the release of the much-awaited-by-the-whole-family result of the Nursing Licensure Exam which Monique (my sister) and I took last December 19 and 20, 2010. Mom got excited (more nervous, actually) too. And when she told us, we got A-N-X-I-O-U-S!!!

February 19, 2011

Mom and I were in the store when her phone rang... It was Auntie Shokbee calling. I know that the release of the result would be on the next day, but a third of me was anxious again with shivers and sweat to match, a third is slightly excited and the last third of me was trying its best to calm myself.

And suddenly, Mom said that both me and Monique passed the exam!!! I was literally jumping and screaming and dancing and tears are starting to flow.. :D

Almost at once, I grabbed my laptop and checked for my and my sister's name on the site.. And YES, it was there!!! :)

I called Dad and Mom called Monique. Monique arrived and asked if it's confirmed.. I tricked her and told her it was only my name that appeared. She was sad. Then SURPRISE!! Both of us were jumping and screaming.

Dad won't believe that we passed, he needs to see our names daw. Duh!? So I gave him the URL. And then we went to him and we had another episode of  sceaming and jumping.


February 22, 2011

We had our thanksgiving party.

Here are some of the pictures:

Souvenirs for the visitors! :)

with our gifts! :)

Me with the tarp from Papa.

Monique and her tarp (and her tissue! haha!).

Our gifts!!!

happy and pretty nurses! :)

Are you ready to see these new angels in the sick room? :)

Well, see me there!

Love,
Me.