Renounce
Sometimes, people say things. And when the speech center of my brain seems to process logic and words rather hastily, there must be an opportunity to rectify hasty statements; Hence, I bring you “Renounce Rialto.”
i. “I don’t like Nursing.” Whew… this is a big one. Right now, I truly and deeply love this course. A reader can see how exhilarated I was on the entry “I passed the NCLEX-RN with 75 questions.” I witnessed how broad the scope of nursing during my clinical. Now that I am a registered nurse, there would be endless learning, especially which I am working in a cardiac unit. In a few years, my plan is to obtain a Masters degree. I saw how systematic and methodical nursing practice is, and since I am trained and continued to be trained this way, I will be a systematic and methodical nurse. The rationales for loving nursing are the endless possibilities of learning, and at the end of a very busy and tedious day, one can say that a nurse made a patient smile when the former gave the latter his morning care, or provide a warm blanket before sleep time. From little things to big things, nurses would be instruments for excellent healthcare, and I am in the process of being a whole part of it. Go ADPIE (Assessment, Diagnosis, Planning, Intervention, and Evaluation).
ii. “Jessica Zafra is the greatest writer.” Let me correct this statement by writing: Jessica Zafra is one of the greatest writers. After reading different authors other than the revered one, it came my thinking that she is just one of the greatest writers. Greatness is subjective and can be defined in different ways. Semantics played a great role in this change of view.
iii. “I never liked Japanese animation and food.” I now like anime and sushi. In terms of nutrition and palatability, sushi seems to be the best bet. I can now finally say that American foods are less desirable. American food such as fries and burgers are high in bad cholesterol as opposed to one. In terms of entertainment, the graphics and story in anime seem to be unique and refreshing. Movies nowadays are a bunch of graphics bonanza, but poor in storyline. Most anime that I watched (Castle in the Sky, Final Fantasy: Advent Children, Ghost in the Shell, Metropolis etc.) are rich in graphics and can be considered having great storyline.
iv. “I don’t want to exercise.” In the lieu of nursing as my profession, being healthy seems to be the preference. Arguably, nurses are role models, and having moderate exercise can be enough.
v. “I don’t like OPM.” Dahil walang “for life” at “forever” na radio station dito.” Being “jologs” would seem to be the cool thing. Hey, most people like TFC. Arguably, GMA network seems to appeal to majority of Filipinos with great taste for entertainment. Mediocre entertainment (can be TFC) seems to appeal to Filipino Americans. Enough for the digression, I like OPM now. Most of the music here are very much commercial, and Clear Channel has monopoly for the radio. What I do not like is when a company is explicitly dictating what will artist and music will I listen. Hence, I like OPM now.
vi. “I will never join friendster.” Arguably, I am friendster’s prodigal son. I joined it last 2003, and seem to be against its philosophy, then withdrew my allegiance. Now, I joined friendster for one objective: shameless self/blog promotion.
