Another day, another dollar

After a very loooong hiatus….I’ll be part of the workforce again. I’m not sure how this will turn out but what I can say is that this move does feel right. I hope I still feel the same way three months after.

The BIG Three-O

My brother says that it’s all down hill from here. I said “I hope not because I don’t think I’ve even reached halfway UP the hill yet” hehehe. Faith, family, friends….what more could one ask for without coming off as selfish?
Reaching the age matching that of the tail end of a calendar month isn’t as bad as most people state. Like the saying goes, don’t knock it till you tried it.
I am indeed blessed and I have God to thank for my health, family and friends. I don’t even think that I deserve this much.

Now that that's over...

I’m not sure if I did well enough to pass that freak of an exam. All I know is that I wasted time coming in to review class because the topics discussed were way off mark with the actual exam content. I have to hand it to the BON. IF they wanted to discredit review centers in general, they did a good job. IF they wanted people to fail on the first day of the exam and pass on the second day, they did a good job. IF they wanted to piss us all off, they did a good job. I’m sure these aren’t any of their goals. I’m just in the mood to buy a one way ticket to bittersville, stay there for a few days and fan the flames circulating in the rumor mills.
Now that that’s over and done with…I hope the heavens open up because I’ll be sending a barrage of “please let us pass” prayers for me and my friends.

Unlocking the E62

First thing you need to do is call Cingular and ask for the subsidy unlock code. There's no way around calling the carrier for the code, for now. Once they email you the unlock code, all you have to do is follow these simple steps and voila, you have an unlocked E62. Here's the unlock procedure:
1 Insert non-Cingular SIM card
2 Power on the handset
- Undo request will display
3 Press the # key once
4 Press the P key once
5 Press the W key once
6 Press the + key once
7 Enter the unlock code
8 Press the + key once
9 Press the 1 key
10 Press the # key one time
- the handset is now successfully unlocked

No Brainer

Memory plays a large and important role in learning. The way I see it, there's nothing to analyze and think about if nobody's sitting on the seat of consciousness. Right? Anyhooo, this rant is largely about my inability or agonizingly slow endeavor to remember what I've read numerous times. I'm getting tired of making up silly stories just to remember terms and disease conditions. It was fun at first but I'm running out of stories to tell myself. Creativity isn't exactly my strong suit. For example, just to remember which is which (you see how easily I get confused?) with rubella and rubeola I remind myself that the latter comes first since it only has one L therefore it's your garden variety measles whilst the former has two L's and therefore is a more specified kind of measles...the German one, hehehe. See how silly I have to be just to remember something so simple? Man, I kill me sometimes. Another one is Hodgkin's disease. Guess how I remember the cancer cells in this disease. It's similar to a local actor's name!
Don't get me wrong, I see how effective making up stories and making connections to names and processes where there is none but why can't I just REMEMBER things automatically? Rote sounds good.

It's story time once again. What shall it be about now?

The Heat is On!

I can't believe how hot it is...CNN Weather says we clocked 36 degrees celcius the other day and the local weather people says it's bound to get hotter as the summer season peaks. I would gladly do my crazy dance if that meant rain. RAIN, PLEASE, RAIN! Did the dance, no rain.
Moving an inch without perspiring is almost impossible to do and turning on the A/C 24/7 isn't an option so the next best thing is walking around the house half-naked. HA! Now, how am I suppose to study?

Breaking the Barrier

It's so frustrating when one tries to do his best yet it doesn't seem to be enough. At least one thinks he does his best.

The results of the self-tests I've been taking are very disappointing yet very telling. They reveal a constant score of 58 to 62 out of a hundred. Dismal. I've taken almost 1000 questions and 58 to 62 out of every hundred of those comes to... NOT EVEN CLOSE TO READY. I am thankful though. At least I know where I stand...or wobble. This evidently shows that I should work triply hard on the content now that d-day is fast approaching. I refuse to believe that I have hit my intellectual ceiling but it sure feels that way because fo the results. Breaking the mediocre barrier will be difficult but I know that I'm up to the challenge.

Snob, NOT!

I remember saying to myself, “she’s beautiful but probably a snob and an airhead” the first time I saw her. That was almost four years ago and I have since dropped the snob and airhead bit and added smart and fun loving when describing her. What I noticed about this dame back then was her ready smile to people whom she were already friends with and that she gives people she didn’t know the cold-shoulder. I wanted so much to be on the receiving end of her charming smile, that privilege however, didn’t come until later on. Much later. Better late than never, I always say.

So, what else can I say about this feisty and fashionable lady? She’s quite intuitive when it comes to the realm of relationships and the heart. She likes chocolates and that Pooh character to death :-) and I mean to death! I’m not a discerning music lover but from what I can see (or is it, hear?), her taste in music is first-rate and the way she can recall the titles and lyrics, it would give any jukebox a run for its money.

I consider having known her at all, a milestone in my life and getting to know her better, a blessing. Live long and prosper, friend!

Happy Easter!