What, When and Wearabouts: July 2011

Wow.

It seems like everyone's gonna be hitting Tap House tonight, while I'm at home being a good girl.

KJ?

Whatever you say so. :P

Today marks the end of Block 2.

Next week's diving into the harshness of medical school and things will be learned the radical, complicated way.

So after a series of exams and reaction papers and love letters, I believe everyone deserves some time off to enjoy, party, and just chill.

But partying? Hello.

I have never viewed it as enjoyable since then.

Call me cynical but I don't see the point of getting all-dressed up only to return home in the early morn with the awful smell of cigar smoke in my hair and the grave certainty of not being able to wash it because I'm too tired and sleepy.

If partying aims to strengthen friendship bonds, then why not tighten your grips and experience hazard-free, happy times in school--where you all get to see each other everyday? Where you get to communicate more effectively in the absence of noise, and boom boxes? Where you don't have to worry about dragging a drunk and wasted friend home?

I'm such a spinster.

But I'd rather sleep things off, really.

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I don't know if I'd still have a chance to post here once Block 3 (that'd be Monday) has started.

So I'm compressing everything in this post...

First up.

Our college acquaintance party.

Sama-Sama sa Medisina.

:))

With our batch's proud mommy, Ranie. <3

Erwin.

I've been growing some fondness for this guy.

Cute!

By that I mean cute as a baby. HAHA. No malice please.

Melchor. Thessa. Kevin. Erwin.

Ranie and Patrick!

Risa in red. :))

Identical twins! Angeli and Angela.

Gwyn and Thessa.

Heavy dinner, huh?

Agape Meal.

A yearly tradition hosted by the Junior Class to welcome the Freshmen.

Marshmallows stuffed inside their mouths... Chubby Bunnies!

I was lucky enough to get to join a game. I don't know what it's exactly called, but we won!

Straight men from the Junior class danced for us.

I wonder where all their energies (and confidence) came from?

We were also assigned big brothers/sisters and I had Kuya Bryan Tan. :)

Shared him with Dalene.

University Acquaintance Party.

Pag-Iririmaw 2011.

There was a street dance and float competition.

I was never a dancer but I had no second thoughts on joining upon finding out that participants get to have plus points for the exams. That is how desperate I am. Or to make things less exaggerated, that is how low I expect the exam results to be. :(

Been classmates for a month, but the name of this guy (extreme right), I still don't know.

Bring an umbrella.

Because the weather has been gloomy and unpredictable lately.

Right, Thessa?

**Some photos are mine. The others I thank Dalene, Erik, Thessa, Ranie, and Zenia for sharing with me.:))

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Three very close friends have already told me to watch this video.

They said that this is so teenage dirtbag me.

At first I was so thrilled of the idea of looking like Katy Perry.

Now I don't know how to react anymore.

Even I couldn't disagree.

Most people think that I'm just the typical girly-girl.
But I'm thankful that my friends see through me and still accept me for who I am despite my being dorky and bored and KJ on Fridays. HAHA

Thank God it's Friday.
My parents are visiting me tomorrow...can't wait!

Have a great weekend everyone.

Much love,

Mela

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DISCLAIMER: This is NOT meant for anyone. The rain, the portico, the pillow-issue and the pretty girl in front of me just made a conducive mood for a cute(?!!!?) and nice(?:P) post like this.

You make me think of pillows.

And yes, if I try, I could imagine an entire conversation with you.

It would probably include references to shagging, nursing, people we both know, people we'd rather not know, food - anything under the sun, really - we both tend to be unorthodox anyway.

Then you'd try to taunt me, and I'd find myself wishing for a pillow so I could hit you with it.

That's usually why you make me think of pillows. I want to - need to - hit you, but I know I can't hurt you. I can't, in the same way that I won't cut my head off on purpose. I just can't.

Maybe that's when I know I care.
Anyway.

Sometimes, when you're all sad and emo and Dear World WHY, you make me think of pillows.

I find myself looking for a pillow because I want to squish you until you're all better.

A pillow's nearer, and yes, even though I know that squishing a pillow won't help you in any way, I still need to find one.

Maybe it's as much of a need to comfort you and squish you as it is of a need to be there for you all the time. I don't know, really. And I don't care anymore.

Because sometimes, you're my pillow. When I need to cry and wail and bawl and do all of those teary tearful tear-filled tear-something things, you try to be there.

I know I can't always have a pillow. I can't always have you, either.

Knowing that, though, means I have to try not to cry and need a little less, and in some weird way, that makes me feel better, because then I know I'm trying to be stronger.

And yes, you make me smile, as might a pillow. I come home and see pillows on the bed and think of comfort and safety and all those warm happy things, and it's the same way it is with you and sometimes, even if you're not there, I think that maybe you'd want to be there anyway and that's enough.

I can't fall in love with a pillow. I can't fall in love with you, either.

But the thing is, if it's all I can have right now, it's enough.

It's more than enough, even, and I wouldn't trade pillow-ness for anything.

Because this, with you, is worth more to me than something less with someone else, and I wouldn't have it any other way.

:)))

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(SKIP THIS PART IF YOU'RE NOT INTO READING. haha)

I'm buying new pillows tomorrow!

Haven't I mentioned about ze facial and back allergy?

They're pretty obvious if you see me everyday in school.
I usually use my hair to cover them despite my derma's warning.
I've been on oral antibiotic therapy for two weeks last month and the month before that but nothing happened.
The doctor suspected it to be of fungal origin so I also took oral anti-fungal medications for two weeks.
I can only imagine my liver's workload.
I couldn't stand the ineffectivity of the meds anymore so I tried on a simple experimental pursuit basing on our Epidemiologic Investigation lecture.

1.) Identify possible causative agents.
I acknowledged my doc's suspicion of a fungal infection. It would really break my heart if it's bacterial because I'm a freak when it comes to face and hand hygiene.

2.) Note risk factors.
Okay, so I had my towel, my powder sponge, my hair, the toothpaste (and mouthwash), my earphones, and my bath soap (since I use a different soap for mi face). I never thought of my pillows, right.
The plastic that contained it claimed that it was hypo-allergenic and washable. Arrgh. I got easily swayed, that's why.

3.) Eliminate all the risk factors.
Changed towels twice instead of the usual once a week.
Washed my sponge every other day.
Made sure that no toothpaste/mouthwash residue was left on my face after every brushing.
Never let earphone wires touch my face (aside from regularly disinfecting them).
Was also very careful that no single sud from my body soap should touch my face whenever I bathe.
I did all these for two weeks plus a healthy diet (skipped pork and beef and fastfood) with adequate to excessive water intake. Sadly, nothing happened.

4.) I thought the pillows were taking a toll on my slouched posture so I decided to lie flat on bed one night and the three nights that followed. After then, I noticed a gradual decrease in rash size (both face and back). Yey?

That remained an assumption until my 8PM-2AM and 4AM-8AM study shift last weekend. Was always to eager to sleep hence forgetting the posture concern. I did that for four nights and the rashes revealed themselves again.

HAHA.

The last two paragraphs were supposedly the experimentation, conclusion, validation, etc. parts.
I hope I made sense, at least?
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And for the last look...

Look #4

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