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Making a Wish List

arlene — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 14:44:35 +0000

Christmas is still many months away but I have already started my Christmas wish list. =) There’s already a digital camera in there, a Nike running shoes, a treadmill and also this Sony VAIO laptop. Am sure my wishes won’t make Santa go bankrupt. And if he thinks i don’t yet deserve all that and he will ask me for a best choice then i’d for sure go for a new lappy. I need one so that this lappy i have now will be handed down to my daughter. I know one day she will need a laptop for her studies. The desk top at home is not at home anymore. It’s now with my brother.

Marketing Duties

arlene — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 12:37:13 +0000

A marketer’s duty is to do promotion on company products or services. Right here in our institution, the college marketing promotes the college services and the hospital marketers promote the services of the hospital. It takes a week or two in training personnel to do the promotional products because it takes sometime familiarization on the products. For some companies, marketers need some time to prove to themselves the quality of the product. That is same with me! If i like using a product and i can prove it that it is good then i would recommend it. Not just a product but same with food services, food tastes, and food places. =)

A Year-long Plan

arlene — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 12:17:47 +0000

I am making a point that this year will be a healthy year for me. It does not mean that healthy year i not be admitted at the hospital. No. What i meant is that i will look fit that is why as much as possibly am doing a regular exercise at least 30 minutes every day. I want to look fit and trim. One of my problem is my stomach – not so much bulging but for a lady, it should be flat. That is why I am checking out this stomach fat loss website that cater to the information every person wants to know on how to deal with stomach fats without undergoing invasive stomach surgery.

There are several meds they are promoting and it is Leptovox that is top on the list because it burn fats fast. If you order it online, it’s way cheaper than buying it on retail. Check it out now before supply lasts.

If i will use Leptovox surely i won’t need a year to get to look fit. But let me do some more thinking.

Supplements for Women

arlene — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 03:51:51 +0000

I had a physical examination done the other day and yesterday. There were several blood tests and other routine tests done, and also chest x-ray and ecg done. Result? Fit to Work but I am treated for urinary tract infection for one week. For sure it’s what i’ve eaten. When in the dorm, i only fed myself with pancit canton. I think the last time i had pancit canton was last Tuesday morning. I just love pancit canton. With that result yesterday, i decided to eat canton sparingly and also eat more fruits and nuts and also take some supplements for women. I think am also at the age where i should take care of myself by taking supplements especially when am nearing my menopausal years.

Oh the antibiotic am taking now is Ciprofloxacin 500 (Proxco) .

Health Clips Review

arlene — Thu, 03 Jun 2010 15:12:26 +0000

Last year i remember that the CSU here showed some health clips for free to all interested medical students. It was open for all but i did not dare watch because i’ve seen most of the clips here in the office adjacent to my office and some looks gross. Worst case of eczema is not a nice sight. I know those who are inflicted by it are not also happy with how their skin looks. That is why family and friends needs to extra tactful in commenting on people with skin problems. In general, skin diseases or skin problems is really a worst nightmare especially for those who really take extra care of their skin. I sound like a broken record when i remind her to give extra care on facial skin because to me, the acne she has now is not a joke. So skin care medications and acne treatments should be best recommended by the right physician. Not just buy over the counter creams without prescription because who knows the situation will get worst.

Another Monday!

arlene — Sun, 30 May 2010 23:55:17 +0000

It’s another Monday and this day will be a different day for the Doctoral students. Big day in the sense that they are going to defend their research today. I think there are 5 of them that will present. The Graduate School Dean and some professors will come all the way from Capitol University to attend the whole day event. My boss would like to prepare something special for lunch so in a bit later I will be off to the kitchen to assist. Some ingredients are not yet bought but i am glad i will not be assigned to go out for that because it is still early (not yet 8 in the morning) but am already sweating tons.

I can’t do my personal errands today, like checking health savings account which i think a very good one to know more about for health investments, enrolling my daughter in high school, going to MMA to pick and mail the school records requested by my classmate, and also finishing some tasks online. But if I still have time later in the evening, will try to finish some of them.

So, it’s another Monday – a busy one! I love busy Mondays. I hope you, too!

Bad Hair Day

arlene — Sat, 29 May 2010 13:17:10 +0000

For the last 2 months, every day is a bad hair day. It is because of the hair style. Uneven cut at shoulder length gave me that crazy kinky flying ends of my hair. Now i want to have this relaxed but i have to wait another month so that it would be a bit longer. I really don’t like flying hairs. It makes me long for my hair back in college days and even during high school. I had a long straight, very straight black hair. Back in the early 21st century i began to feel that my hair are falling. I always have a handful of my hair laying on the floor. So one time i was told to buy some a jar of hair loss treatment for women – they said it was from Brazil, but i did not faithfully use it so until now am still experiencing this bad hair loss plus the untamed natural curls that gives me a really bad hair day daily.

Sleep Enducer

arlene — Thu, 27 May 2010 09:08:44 +0000

A month ago, i met someone whom i shared several thing things in common. As part of our getting to know each other we have shared so many stories of our past. We talked like we have been friends for a long time already. I even came to a point sighing that how i wish i have met him long long time ago at least last year so that we would have spent time together longer. He mentioned that he was so down last year when a relationship broke apart. He was very devastated to the point that he can’t sleep and he needs the help of best sleeping pills to give him the much needed sleep a person should have. I haven’t tried taking sleeping pills ever even at the lowest of my life because when i can’t sleep, instead of pills I either watch movies or read until my lids fall to sleep.

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As he shares his past sob stories, my heart really went out to him. Maybe if we have known each other that time, I could have always invite him to watch movies with me and then maybe he will recover more quicker.

Anyway, as of this writing, he is now doing ok and can sleep like a baby. I told him that I am sure it’s a sign that he has recovered and has moved on.

Uniforms for Medical Work

arlene — Thu, 06 May 2010 08:21:08 +0000

My mom worked in the hospital since she was single until her retirement at age 30. Her white uniforms have accumulated throughout the years. ONe time we wonder what to do with them because they can’t be hand down to anyone as they are whites. Several years before her retirement, they switch from whites to colorful scrubs. I love their different colors for different days. Mom had quite a set of those too until she retired. The nice thing about those scrubs is that, she still wore them at times although she is not working in the hospital anymore.

In their department they have their scrubs tailored locally. Others have it ordered online. When the wearing of scrub suit started there was some resistance. But working in medical environment it is just a must that everyone must wear medical uniforms. Long time ago, scrubs were just for OR uniforms but now, no — the style and the comfort it gives to the wearer has gone out into the other service departments.

Now, check out these cool colorful tops. The department where my mom worked had similar cuts like these:

If you order them online, you have the a lot of colors to chose from. Maybe this will also interest you:

I love the springy color for this top.

If you check out the site of nursing uniforms, you will also find scrub jackets, pants of different styles, and overcoats. Tshirts are even available.

Sleeping Positions Indicate Personality

arlene — Sun, 02 May 2010 04:31:17 +0000

From the yahoo news this morning and i love to share it with you -

There was a research going on that sleeping positions can tell what is our personality. They have come up with the 6 common positions and they are:

Fetus position – A whopping 41% of participants sleep in this curled-up manner. Women are twice as likely to rest like this and it is listed as the most common position. These sleepers are said to have a tough exterior but are still sensitive and may appear to be shy but warm up quickly.

Log position – If you sleep on your side with both arms down, you are a social, easy-going person who is trusting, sometimes to the point of being gullible. The study showed 15% of people sleep like a log.

Yearner position – A close third is the side-lying position with both arms out in front of the body, with 13% of partipants sleeping like this. Yearners are noted to be open-minded and still cynical, suspicious, and stubborn about sticking to decisions once they are made.

Soldier position – These sleepers lie on their backs with arms down and kept close to the body. This 8% study is said to be reserved, quiet, without fuss, and hold themselves and others to a high standard. Soldier sleepers have a higher likelihood for snoring due to the flat-back position, which may not cause them to wake up often but may result in a less restful night’s sleep.

Freefall position – Those people who lie on their bellies with arms under or wrapped around a pillow with head turned to the side, make up 7% of the population studied. Freefallers are brash, outgoing, and are very uncomfortable with criticism.

Starfish position – Sleepers who lie on their backs with arms up near their head or the pillow account for 5% of participants. These people are good listeners, helpful, and are uncomfortable being the center of attention. People who sleep in starfish position are more likely to snore and to suffer from a poor night’s sleep more often.

Am grabbing the image used in the news so that you will have an idea on what is starfish position:

For me, i usually sleep in fetus position and starfish. But since i gain weight, the starfish position makes me snore. So i instructed my family that if am all out sleeping and snoring, they should wake me up so that i could roll into a fetus position.

When am angry, i like to sleep using the freefaller position.