Oh no! Malapit na pasukan! Gotta be ready... Hehehe.

It's the day after Christmas. I feel relieved. I was satisfied with our celebration. My mama is great in occasions. She still manages to prepare food and at the same time saves the budget. I was happy to be able to remind everyone of the real meaning of Christmas. Now is the day to be serious on my schoolwork. I believe naman na God will provide me with energy and guide me on my decisions. Thanks Lord. I'm still waiting for the release here of the Brunner & Suddarth's 11th edition. I'll probably wait for New Year. If it's still not in, I'll probably gonna lose my mind. I wanna study that book. On this day ahead and on the days to come before our classes resume on Jan. 4, I will do all homework so I can make bawi of the low scores I got on the previous quizzes. So much for that. Ciao!

Christmas party na namin bukas and the next day bakasyon na! Yehey! Pero promise ko sa sarili ko, super mega ultra aral for the resume of classes, lalo na ngayon na final nang irerelease pati sa Pinas yung Brunner & Suddarth's 11th edition. I kept on asking Lippincott and finally they confirmed. I hope so that I'll find that book in C&E on that day. Well, I'm generally just fine. Meanwhile, ok lang kahit di ko kumpleto simbang gabi because of my duties. God bless to all and a Merry Merry Christmas.

Waaah! Di q nasimulan simbang gabi! Waaah! Sayang!

Here i go again wandering from my seat in front of the computer. It's a cold Sunday morning. I was awaken by a neighbor's dog that's continuously barking at about 2:30 am. I didn't went back to sleep because i believe i dont have much time to do all paperworks and studies for this week. I admit that this week is full of requirements for the prelims. But i still go calm because Christmas vacation is coming. Yehey! Better do everything needed. But i still have a problem. I don't have a medica-surgical nursing book yet. Im still waiting for Lippincott to release the Brunner & Suddarth's 11th Edition this December. Hope it would be available here also this December. That's why i keep on nagging them through email. I dont want to buy any other med-surg book. The 10th edition may be nice but since an 11th edition is coming soon, i better watch out for it. I dont wanna regret in spending my money by buying an old one while a new one is coming real soon at the same price. Anyway, our prof doesnt require us anymore to purchase a med-surg book bec. we already have our Foundations of Nursing by Lois White textbook wherein the medical-surgical nursing is already integrated and summarized. A med-surg book is only good for further reference and consultation. That would be a nice reason, though. But im already starting to get impatient. My conscience urges me to buy rather the 10th edition for me to have my own reference since the library has only one copy and a lot of students borrow it. I borrowed a 10th edition volume from my classmate and I feel that lighter feeling in reading that book compared to others. It may be because i trust Brunner & Suddarth's more. My other choice is the Phipps' Medical-Surgical Nursing, the 2006 release from Mosby which is also the publisher of Potter & Perry. I liked it because it was indicated to give info that's balanced and direct and it was well-respected. Also, the five authors are all with PhD degrees. Unfortunately, IT'S ONLY AVAILABLE IN HARDCOVER EDITION in C&E. Oh, how awful! It's just like the Lewis, which is also good and the one used by our professor. The newer edition will be out on March next year. On the other hand, C&E is the only bookshop i know where nursing books are the main priority and they're almost complete. Also, they give discounts to students. Just present your ID. Recto branch is where i usually buy. Very well, im stuck between choices: to wait in vain for the 11th edition or buy the 10th edition and regretting seeing others in the future with that 11th edition book. I know they carry almost the same info but i think they may have made the 11th edition a more user-friendly one. Also, the infos may be more updated. We know that trends change as time goes by. Anyway, it's up to God's will but I believe He will let me have that Brunner & Suddarth's 11th edition in no time for me to gain knowledge. Here are the four Medical-Surgical Nursing textbooks; which I believe and according to the statements of the authors, critic, reviewers, and customers online; are the BEST ones in this time. I ranked them according to my choice:



1) Brunner & Suddarth's Textbook of Medical Surgical Nursing, 11th Edition. Release date: December 15, 2006. Authors: Smeltzer, Bare, Hinkle, Cheever. Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.


2) Medical-Surgical Nursing: Assessment and Management of Clinical Problems, 7th Edition. Release date: March 1, 2007 (a little too far from now.) Authors: Lewis, Heitkemper, Dirksen, O'Brien, Bucher. Publisher: Mosby.

3) Phipps' Medical-Surgical Nursing: Health and Illness Perspectives, 8th Edition. Release date: March 16, 2006. Authors: Monahan, Sands, Neighbors, Marek, Green. Publisher: Mosby.


4 ) Medical-Surgical Nursing: Critical Thinking in Client Care, 4th Edition. Release date: February 22, 2007 (still far from now.) Authors: LeMone, Burke. Publisher: Prentice Hall.






You... Have you already made your choice among the four?

But im sure that whichever you choose among them will give you an excellent source of information essential for your nursing career.

God bless y'all and a Merry Merry Christmas!!!

Syempre e2 na nman ako. Anu bang mga significant na pangyayari ngaun? Wla nman. Ok pa rin ako sa pag-aaral ko. Lagi pa rin akong tinuturuan ni Lord ng mga bagay-bagay na dapat kong matutunan.
Pumunta aq sa C&E Recto khapon and finally purchased my Nurse's Pocket Guide 10th edition. I admit that I like it kc mas user-friendly nga xa. May mga nkakatuwa pang icons. Astig! Mejo frustrating nga lng kc hardcover lang ng Phipp's Med-Surg ang available. That wud b my 2nd choice Med-Surg book, next to Brunner's. Wla pa din clang Brunner's 11th edition kc di pa nga released eh. Pero sna ma-release d2 sa Pinas ngaung Dec din. Email ko nga ulet ung Lippincott. Kukulitin ko cla ng kukulitin. Then I have to set aside my money kc sakto nlang ata un pambili ng Med-surg book. Bumili din aq ng cd ng office 03. Ganda. Pero ibabalik q dun sa Recto kc ayaw gumana ng Xp installer. Naku bsta dpat marelease un bka kc bumagsak aq sa NCM102 eh. Hehehe. Pero di na aq ngmamadali mkabili kc di nman lhat samen may Med-surg eh. Optional lng kc nga may Lois white na all topics are there. We are also allowed nman to use all med-surg books. Cge iintayin ko c brunner's 11th. Hirap magsisi eh. Hehe. Pero parating din nman ang Pasko. Sna mag-rain ng napakadaming blessings.
Merry Christmas to everyone!!!

Ngapala reminder lang. Ung time and date sa pagpost ko ng mga entries ko ung actual time d2 sa Pinas. US based kc ung time ne2ng friendster. Kya ineedit ko sa correct time d2. Reminder lang. Ok? Cge.

Ngee! Wla na nman kme pasok ngaun until tom. Anu ba nagyari dun? Minove ung makeup class nmin sa thurs at fri. Bale mas mahabang tym na kumpara sa orig na four hrs. Mas lalo aq knkbhan eh. Kelangan q 2loy mag doble sipag. Wla pa nman din akong MS buk. Ngapla, 2mawag aq sa C&E bookshop knna. Sbi wla pa daw ung brunner 11th ed pero may nurse's pocket guide 10th ed na. Sa wakas. Bibili aq sa thurs or fri. Ngreply ung lippincott sa email q. Sbi daw Dec 15 pa ung publication. Bale pre-publication plng ngaun. Hehe. Ok lng. Tiis tiis pa. May cnabi saken ung nkausap q sa fon na 2006 MS book from Saunders. Tingnan q nga un.
Sayang kc sna na-share q sa inyo ung everything about mr. & ms. lyceum 06 pageant nung March kung saan aq kasali. Pero cge i'll find time for it. Cge...

Hoooh! Grabe. After 5 days ng bakasyon, natapos ko rin ung ginagwa qng revision ng mga guides sa health hx sa adult, pedia, at pregnant client; p.e., ncp, teaching plan, at drug study. Naka-organize na ngaun sa isang clear folder. Just being ready for the challenge of our main rle competency w/c is the nursing process. Binaboy q lng kc last sem ung gnun kya mejo mbaba lng nkuha q overall.
5 days na kmi wlang pasok. Nung thurs eh balita may bagyo daw pero di nman sinipot ni reming itong metro mla. Nung fri daw dpat pero wla din. pero actually, gnawang holiday un ni gloria para 2loy2loy na ung bakasyon. Natakot nga aq bka tambakan kmi ng lecture ni maam kc ala psok. Tapos ngaun, kinansel ung duty nmen sa di ko alam na dahilan. Pero bukas may make-up class kmi. Buti nlang.
Hay. E2 nmang pinka-iintay kong Brunner & Suddarth Textbook of Medical-Surgical Nursing 11th Edition, wla pa rin eh alam q Dec. 1 p released un. Kinukulit ko nga ung website ng lippincott para madaliin ung release d2 sa pinas eh. Hehehe. Nbasa nyo ba review ko. Ayun nireview ko khit d ko pa xa nbabasa. Hehehe recommendation lng. Kc alam q nman na un ang da best choice na med-surg na book. Eh best-selling ba nman ung 10th edition nun sa mga med-surg book sa buong mundo. Pero cge. Intay intay nlang. Tiis nlang aq d2 kay lois white. Mgbabasa n rin lang aq ng buks sa lib nmen. Ayoko kc magsisi. Gus2 q tlga un. Sayang lng pera q kung iba ung buk na bibilhin q eh gus2 q nga un. And im sure it will be a big hit in nursing education.
E2 nmang lyceum eh ayaw i-update ung site nila. Tgal-tgal na eh. Musta nman un? Gus2ng gus2 q na magpost sa lyceum forum. Dead link kc ung sa knila dala ng update na di nman kumpleto at di nman ata tinapos tlga ng husto. Ay naku. Makausap ng ng diretsahan ung m.i.s. dept.
Hay. Grabe ang tgal q na nka-upo d2. Ilang days na rin dahil sa aking desire to excel at mkabawi sa studies. Pero ok lang. Natumbasan nman eh. At alam q na c Lord lage nkbantay saken. Hooh! I like this freedom of posting entries. Parang ngttxt lang. Hehe. Pero may mga times cguro na very formal ang ipopost ko, pag tinotopak. Hehe. Buhay pa nman ung blog ko sa Blogger ung talagang pinaghirapan ko pero inulit ko ung design ulet. Pero diplomatic aq dun pramis. Pero d2 kc mas mapapancn ako. Hehe. Naka-update lagi friendster eh. Oki? Cge. Til next time.
Ay oo nga pla. Let's pray for the victims of typhoon reming in region 5. I join the people there in prayer...

It may seem like this will be my first blog post. But actually, it’s not. I have created two blogs in the past on which I posted sensible entries. The reason why I made a new one is that I have been restricted by the social norms of journalism. I have been very careful of my grammar and have stated my ideas in a diplomatic way. I have also utilized mostly the English language so that every race can easily understand. I have also posted topics and images hoping that people would like my blog so they'll always come back to check them out again.
But it was then that I realized I have not totally paid attention to my self-freedom in creating blog entries. My goal for blogging was to express myself but also put into consideration the perception and interests of other people. I did it so that people would pay attention to my hardwork. But because of that, it took a long time for me to finalize my entries for posting (almost like this one). I don’t want regretting something, you know. But actually, I'm really exhausted with that conformation.
All I wanted to do now is to freely express myself more. Let’s get a little bit more informal now. Of course, I should also show the world that I am proud of my own language. Long live Filipinos!