i refuse to live in a bubble

last night, i went back to the clinic to get the results of my chest x-ray and complete blood count (CBC) tests. (did i get it right, nursing kids?)

OMG, chest x-ray and cbc?

yup. my hypohondriac self got the better of me when one of my neck lymph nodes started to ache and add this to the fact that i've had persistent coughs and watery eyes for about a week now. the thing is if you added this to the days when i've had the upper respiratory tract infection, i would be coughing for more than 2 weeks now-scary threshold. so there, i told bossing that i might go to the doctor to have them check my aching lymph node.

yippee! i don't have TB! nor emphysema! nor lung cancer!

actually the tests were somehow inconclusive. the x-ray says that i don't have anything extraordinary in any of my lungs. the blood tests do confirm that i have some kind of infection but not in the lungs. yep. not in the lungs.

i did confirm the doc's suspicions that i could be allergic to dust, air pollution and smoke. this meant that basically, i'm allergic to my job.

i also shared with the doc that i've had some strange allergic bouts with alcohol and chocolates, but i'm not that certain because i've yet to take allergy tests.

WTF! i'm allergic to the sweet life too?

so there. if i followed the recommendations to the dot, i might as well live in an antiseptic bubble.

to h*ll with allergies. that's what antihistamines are for.

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and i thought i were supergirl

i hardly get sick. the last time i did was almost 2 years ago in the first quarter of 2005. last monday though, i had to pay a visit to the hospital to have me checked.

relying on an inhaler for 3 whole days didn't seem like a great way to live. it turned out that i had some bacterial infection in my respiratory passages. no surprise, i might say. the green mucus with black streaks said it all.

i skipped work for 2 days in a row as advised by my physician. back in the office, it seemed that i spread the germs and our room was almost deserted yesterday. hence, the team meeting was cancelled.

actually, i'm still not feeling well as there's still a slight pounding on my temples but i have to get back on my feet. work is piling up. there are people to meet and places to go.

time to down my pill.

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feelin' bob

BOB MARLEY lyrics - "Waiting In Vain"


www.OldieLyrics.com



1, 2, 3:

I don't wanna wait in vain for your love;
I don't wanna wait in vain for your love.
From the very first time I rest my eyes on you, girl,
My heart says follow t'rough.
But I know, now, that I'm way down on your line,
But the waitin' feel is fine:
So don't treat me like a puppet on a string,
'Cause I know I have to do my thing.
Don't talk to me as if you think I'm dumb;
I wanna know when you're gonna come - soon.
I don't wanna wait in vain for your love;
I don't wanna wait in vain for your love;
I don't wanna wait in vain for your love,
'Cause if summer is here,
I'm still waiting there;
Winter is here,
And I'm still waiting there.
---
[Guitar solo]
---
Like I said:
It's been three years since I'm knockin' on your door,
And I still can knock some more:
Ooh girl, ooh girl, is it feasible?
I wanna know now, for I to knock some more.
Ya see, in life I know there's lots of grief,
But your love is my relief:
Tears in my eyes burn - tears in my eyes burn
While I'm waiting - while I'm waiting for my turn,
See!

I don't wanna wait in vain for your love;
I don't wanna wait in vain for your love;
I don't wanna wait in vain for your love;
I don't wanna wait in vain for your love;
I don't wanna wait in vain for your love, oh!
I don't wanna - I don't wanna - I don't wanna - I don't wanna -
I don't wanna wait in vain.
I don't wanna - I don't wanna - I don't wanna - I don't wanna -
I don't wanna wait in vain.
No, I don't wanna (I don't wanna - I don't wanna - I don't wanna -
I don't wanna - I don't wanna wait in vain) -
No I - no I (I don't wanna - I don't wanna - I don't wanna - I don't
wanna - I don't wanna wait in vain) -
No, no-no, I, no, I (I don't wanna - I don't wanna - I don't wanna -
I don't wanna - I don't wanna wait in vain) -
It's your love that I'm waiting on (I don't wanna - I don't wanna -
I don't wanna - I don't wanna - I don't wanna wait in vain);
It's me love that you're running from.
It's Jah love that I'm waiting on (I don't wanna - I don't wanna -
I don't wanna - I don't wanna - I don't wanna wait in vain);
It's me love that you're running from.

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i've always loved this song. it's easy on the ears and i love singing it but i don't want this to be my song. dang...

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please hold while i transfer your call...

enter the world of call centers

http://www.callcentermovie.com/movie/movie2.html

/laughs like a maniac...

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random mumblings

from wheresmycow

1. Grab the nearest book.
2. Open the book to page 123.
3. Find the fifth sentence.
4. Post the text of the next 3 sentences on your blog along with these instructions.
5. Don’t you dare dig for that “cool” or “intellectual” book in your closet! I know you were thinking about it! Just pick up whatever is closest.
6. Tag three people.

Karin Schelzig, ADB. 2005. Poverty in the Philippines: Income, Assets, and Access

"There have often been considerable leakages to unintended benificiaries as a result of a lack of clear criteria for the screening of prospective benificiaries. Elite capture has been another problem, especially in one program, which sought to target the 100 poorest families in every local government unit. The selection process became highly politicized."

TAG: If you read this, consider yourself tagged.

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