Recovered!

After almost one year and a half omg I finally had put on some time to try recovering this blog I started 4 years ago,and thank God it works. Time runs really very fast and it really waits for no one. I never had the chance to write again for I suppose a long long time nor some of my classmates because each of us are trying catch-up with daily changing situations day by day.

To the bsn4d, we are maybe having our own different errannds from what we used to be; but we ran in circles in this life, no matter how busy you are or how things seems to be getting more difficult, we would at some point always go back to where everything starts; circles are never-ending like our moments that lasts forever.

Rand Matthew Celis, RN
Gent, Belgium
September 11, 2011

Going Our Own Way...Welcome 2010

Its been a really long long time since I have written a spot in this blog. I still want to keep
that spirit soaring high though at times I am weakened by a dismantling state of depression here in Europe. Im almost 1 year here in Belgium at with that comes a feeling of homesickness that I am always having dufficulty with. I cannot write as good as I am before since my writing has became only a seldom pick-up and concentrating on Dutch would only somehow alter your consistency in English.

I never knew any fresh news from my classmates, especially for some who would loggen-in in Facebook now and then. The supposed 2nd reunion was really not a big success but still 10 or more of them had the chance to get-together last Dec.09 for a night and I think we still have a nice flow of camaraderie. To my dear friends of BSN4D I wish that this 2010 will be a good start for our continuing friendship and a good year for each and one of us...

Wishing You All The Best in Everythings....

Reunited...

Ive been really so much busy lately with various things...I cant think of a moment where I was never busy at all, I think that is also because its getting cold here in Belgium and things are really rushing its own way. It never came to me that I am here for almost 10months and still counting.

Well, I still have the ego of writing or atleast even updating the blog; the most recent news I got is that some of us are also segueing in at the outstake of living abroad...I had the opportunity to call or hear some of my classmates here in Europe..Kris Martin in UK and Aiza Mabayag in Slovenia...

I also have contact to Donna in Singapore and most of the time I do chat with Silas in Canada... Recently Novie flew to Malaysia also to seek opportunities. There are still unconfirmed news I heard like Goergina in Dubai and Jane in Saudi I never got confirmations over this. Let me share to you some of the reuniting picstures I saw in facebook of my beloved friends for the past three months..

I think time flies too fast. We are aging...we have to earn, we have to work, we have to become productive and evolve during the time that unfolds...but atleast going back for once in a while is a healthy remembering for me of what I have become..

till the next post..

BSN4D FOUNDATION OFFICERS

BSN4D - 07 FOUNDATION ORGANIZATIONAL CHART

Von Ryan Gustilo
PRESIDENT

Josie Joy Dinorog
VICE PRESIDENT

Genny Seridon
SECRETARY

Edward Ross Occeno
TREASURER

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Francisco Decena
CHAIRMAN OF COMMITTEES

Mary Cris Ann Maru
VICE CHAIRMAN

Lovella Sales
COMMITEE SECRETARY

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Jarine Marcial
CHAIRMAN - Committee on Administrative Affairs

Genevieve Vivas
Georgina Hojilla
Sheena Grace Palacios
Roxanne Ito
BOARD MEMBERS


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Jan Mark Lavilla
CHAIRMAN - Committe on Research and Evaluation Procedures

Omega Grace Tupas
Novie Mae Muyco
Oliver Marcasote
Francisco Torilla
BOARD MEMBERS


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Jerhart Quezon
CHAIRMAN - Committee on Finance and Audit

Liszete Jane Villones
Maileen Tan
Infante Marlon
Thesa Jaspe
BOARD MEMBERS


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Rand Matthew Celis
CHAIRMAN - Project and Development Committee

Dexie Eve Nepomuceno
Leomel Tingson
Mary Cris Nava
Raymund Joseph Cubid
BOARD MEMBERS


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Dysa Apolinario
CHAIRMAN - Committee on Business and Public Affairs

Nycinth Mae De Asis
Aaron Granada
Ernestine Uy
Rochelle Ann Villanueva
BOARD MEMBERS


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BOARD OF TRUSTEES

Jessa Mae Pacheo
Jane Fuentes
Charish Paredes
Denmark Berlin
Madonna Abang
Aiza Marie Mabayag
Catherine Grace Delotavo

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Benedict Padasas
Donna Grace Plotena
Silas Jinon
Xenia Dee Mana-ay
Kim Villanueva
Joeralph Salcedo
Jecca Cerezo
Cris Martin Santiago
Glenn Yanson
Riza Isabel Lopez

The following names represented are duly approved and delivered as the official officers of the said organization. Any relevant subjections will be legally proceded following a due process system.

Memories

It's really getting hard as you ride along with the chapters of your life. It's really true that its like puzzle pieces that you have to figure out. I have been for 6 months looking for my own pieces. Though I found a number of precious pieces, the search for it was an utterly tough journey.

It was not so long ago that I am sitting in the classromm of 49 people wishing to have a better future in the circumstance of being a nurse. Indeed, it is coming. I was with Donna on the phone just a while ago and she seemed satisfied with her profession. Though there are adjustments to be made but going through this dubious chapter is a milestone that we have to conquer.

Life is a continuous process. Though we never sit anymore in the same classroom and that we seldom hear or enjoy each other's company, still the influence of each one remains a key as we unfold the missing pieces in our lives...

Nonoy passes!!!

The ricefield has now turned gold... And harvest time has come... It's time to rejoice! We have food!

Benedict Trivilegio Padasas finally surpassed the 4-time hurdle (a.k.a. the NLE) he had for the last 3 years as his name finally showed on the list of board exam passers just this June 2009. Last July 23, 2009, I received a text message saying that the dear"ATOR" of the class has made it. And it is only fitting that it has come...

For all the work you've done and all the dedication you've put in the effort of garnering the two-letter title after your name, you deserve it Noy... 8-P

You have our warmest congratulations and we wish you the best of luck as you start your path of being a full-pledged nurse... We have just one request now that you passed. Bring in the food and drinks please 'coz we gonna celebrate 'til we all drop...hehe

Benedict Padasas, R.N.
Kudos to you, PRE!

Harry Poter in Kinepolis.

Sorry, I have to write this in dutch.

Dit zal de eerste keer dat ik een artikel van de blog in het Nederlands schrijven. Ik wil gewoon proberen want het is ook een tijdje geleden dat ik iets in het Nederlands opgeschreven heb.

Ik ben twee dagen naar de Gentse Feest geweest en ik vind het echt geweldig omdat het mijn eerste keer is om naar de grootste feest van Europa te genieten. Er zijn podiums overal en samen met aantal vriendinnen doen wij een bottochtje rond Gent en geniet de concerten en gratis straattheater in Emile Braunplein.

Na 6 maanden dat ik heb nooit een film in het cinema gezien heb ik donderdagavond naar Kinepolis gegaan. Eindelijk! Kinepolis is blijkbaar de grootste cinema van Belgie en dat bestaat in alle regio van Belgie. Vroeger, was dat de plaats van de premiere nacht van de films gelijk bekende Hollywood films of iets van Vlaanderen.

Ik heb de Harry Potter: Half-Blood Prince gezien en ik vind het wel interessant. Hoewel de film is niet zo geabstracteerd zoals in het boek had hij toch mooie scenarios die in vroeger harry potter films niet bestaat. Ik voel me gewoon op mijn gemaakt dat eindelijk wat ik doe toen ik in de Filippijnen was kon ik wel hier ook doen maar het is wel duur. Ik heb 9 euro voor de ticket betaald en iets voor te eten. Het was zeker een mooie ervaring. Wat vind ik "so cool" is dat je moet je eigen tiket afdrukken met jouw atm en dan moet je ook een "seat number" kiezen, en dat vind ik wel formeel want in de Filippijnen dat bestaat niet..haha. Trouwens, was dat dag een onvergeetbaar dag. Tot Binnenkort.

I have to write this in Dutch because its been a long time since I write something in dutch. I know if grammar wise I still have a lot of errors but its a nice thing to practice your craft. Its not so difficult to understand though.

Aiza Mabayag Conquers Europe

I was actually trying to look for my piece of chocolate when I read one of Genevieve Vivas' comment in friendster to Aiza Mabayag "ui..tnx..ra kna gle s urope? Pa batyag k nmn..s blog or s fs...hehe..kw nmn dasn ha..ui tnx gd ha...kita ay kmu d n rand"...
I never knew this and I dont know where exactly in Europe but if anyone of you who has Aiza's international number post it here in the message box or comment nyu nah lng..I actually need the number kay mas cheaoer calls anf EU-EU countries.

The whole of my lower extremities is tremendously aching. After my 6days of night duty and not able to sleep so long because I still have dutch classes in the afternoon, I was relieved to finally take a rest but I still cannot. I still so have so many things to do and I was never been so busy like this since I was in Pinas.."daw evry minute counts plus pa sang dalaganay sa train and bus"...Its now 11:30 pm here and I still have to do some paperworks but if ever anyone of you who has the contact of Aiza..let me just know because maybe in the future I can come and visit...whaaaa! tulog ta!...

Love Moves in Mysterious Ways

I think that true love really find its way. I am very much pleased to one of a good-friend, a lifelong friend actually, a treasured BSN4D, and indeed a cherished groupmate who offically tied her vows to the love of her life.

It was a very peaceful ceremony in the house of the Lord. Marriage is a very sacred thing between two individuals sharing unconditional love. I never really had the details of everything but to Madonna and Marty, may the rest of your lives be filled with joy and happiness. What is actually common to both of them because they love music and that music will be the song of your hearts.


Truly, love will find its way.

Best Wishes,
from BSN4D Family.

Singapore will take you there...

I think we NEED to say farewell to one of the most divine jewel of BSN4D...a fighter who used to stand-up though wounded, a lover who give luch more than she received, a woman who has the strength of fire that burns garbages away...I will one day never be surprised if this woman has it all.

Singapore is one of the most powerful countries in Asia. Though small, the land had been the hometown to every tourist including people who realize that their dreams will come into a reality. It is one of the open cities of Asia like Hongkong that caters to a lot of employments including opportunities in health care and immigration as weel as crossing in some of the worlds influential countries such as Canada and the United Kingdom.

As what I have said, BSN4D are starting to conquer the world..for whatever decision Donna had decided, we as BSN4D family hopes that in times ahead the character that she had shown for years will undoubtedly her biggest edge in conquering her own weakness and difficulties...

Goodluck and Godbless...

FroM: BSN4D fAmIlY.

First BSN4D to take NCLEX

I dont really know if this is the first bsn4d since it is really so hard to catch up with the latest news especially now that everyone has to really face forward the what life has to offer..but it has been a tough year for turning 23, Nycinth Mae De Asis who had been in so many different situations until to finally take the exams. I dont know exactly the schedule or something but a source had confirmed that she was currently in Manila..so most likely the exam will be in Makati.. (May Cebu naman or wala??)

Nycinth is actually the one who recommend a review program to Oliver and Riza who eventuallly became victim of a fraud over the review program...that was well a tough year but apparently, this 23 year old had been very consistent in claiming risks and always ends up in succesful outcome.

BSN4D Family wishes a positive outcome of Nycinth's venture into the global market as she take the NCLEX exam and also for those BSN4Ds who are planning and has plan of taking further exams for a greener pasture to meet the global demands of healthcare...

Faith...A Key for June 09 NLE TAKERS

For those bsn4d who have faith to pass the board exam, We salute all of you for not giving up considering that it has been really a tough quest for that elusive title. It may not be very easy but ias they say "how would you know, if you wont give it a try"...

Faith sustain us during our daily walk. It uphold us through trials, temptations, and sorrow. Everyone has experienced discouragement and difficulty. Indeed, there are times when the darkness may seem unbearable. It is in these times that the divine principles of faith sets in that can uphold us and carry us until, once again, we walk in the light.

For those BSN4D who will be taking the board exam this june...carry faith into your hearts that beyond the most unbearable pain that you have encountered, you can find within comfort and peace through faith and may it will remain until you find your names in the List of Successful Examinees...Godbless!

Wedding of the Year...

Everyone was really excited about the pictures..and finally its here..its just a couple few photos but it is really with strong, insatiable emotions.

I am just relieved to know that still BSN4D is like a family. I think that is now the most important lesson that we have learned during the years that we are in the corners of our classroom. Though life seemed to be rapidly changing, we us BSN4D remains just the same..maybe changed to become more professional and responsible but the spirit of oneness remains genuine.

Congratulations and Best Wishes to Genevieve Vivas and Husband, we hope for the best of everything..

Comment lng ko...haha

---tawa gd ko ni gehn sng posing mo hu ah..ngaa? remember ko gd sng una ang mga angelina moves mo sa classroom..amu kah gd gyapon..


---bongga kah gd lovella sales, nag gasto kah gd halin manila-dumaguete?? or nagpuli ka gd bacolod for vacation..den attend kasal??

---kim villanueva and kokac occeno, hmbal niyo ma attend kmu..wla d kita-ah inyu itsura?? aswangon kda kim sa siquijor..halong

---baw janmark abi ni dexy wla pa sweldo mo, ngaa ara kna dumaguete..may planu pah to sa tni mahulam cmu..haha..i think because lapit lng ang san carlos sa dumaguete??


--nag hotel kmu?? pension?? pila kmu ka days guys??

--baw kiko starring man, absent sa duty?? josie -frank wla??

--novie bongga ka na gd yah.;kng diin to ang demand..dira ka man
go eva fonda?? bsi kmu na ni Hayden?? indi man??

--Donna kamusta si Hayden mo?? whaaaaa..abi ko bridesmaid ka don,
gn change?? anyways grabe gd cleavage mo sa isa ka pic..taray..

last but not the least.. BB Gandanghari nag change imu aura, abi ko
ang outfit mo pang BB Gandanghari, nga-a nag Vice Ganda kna?? haha.
anyways..diva gyapon ahh..medyo careful lng kay Hayden. haha..
Lolit Solis musta?? haha

--Go BSN4D.

There's a lot yet to enjoy in the Philippines!

Goodbye Singleness

This will be just a very short article about one of the finest BSN4D of our time about to get married on the 21st of MAY (tsakto!?)..and that is also I think Silas Jinon's bday... I really have not much time right now because of so many things to do...I cannot anymore speak good English or even write though' it seemed to be just like normal. I had stopped writing screenplays anymore, I was changed by the world I am right now but that doesnt change me as a person..

I just have to say to Gehn that marriage is a gift..and thus it should be nurtured. Life's greatest joys are found in the family. Strong family relationships require effort, but such effort brings great happiness in this life and throughout eternity. In our Heavenly Father's plan of happiness, a man and a woman can be sealed to one another for time and all eternity.

For Gehn Vivas..."todo na toh'..haha..I cant' be in the wedding..of course..haha..unless someone would sponsor a flight ticket.. but I think the presence of some BSN4D will be enough to somehow retain the spirit of friendship and family as one..

For Vivas all I have to say is put God in the center of your lives. As couples help one another, and kneel together in prayer, God will guide you. Your companionship will sweeten through the years; Your love will strengthen AND your appreciation for one another will grow.

P.S. (knami sng ring moh..nami eh prenda..haha, check nyu lng fs ni gehn for further photos http://profiles.friendster.com/12272599..thanks)

Best Wishes

from BSN4D Family

Pinoy Nurses Seeking US Jobs are Becoming Few...

"ONZE LIEVE VROUW" a nursing home two blocks away from the university.

They cater for dementia patients and almost 100 elderly residents with fully furnished rooms until 3rd floor that is therapeutically managed.

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The Trade Union Congress of the Philippines (TUCP) yesterday said the number of Filipino nurses who have sought employment in the United States during the first quarter of 2009 has gone down by 10.5percent.

Citing records of the US National Council Licensure Examination (NCLEX), TUCP secretary-general and former senator Ernesto Herrera said that from January to March this year, a total of 4,194 Filipino nurses took the test for the first time.

But during the same period last year, the number of first-time NCLEX examinees reached 4,686. For 2008, the number of first-time examinees was 20,746 or 3.5 percent lower compared to the 21,499 examinees in 2007.

“It is quite possible that the severe global economic downturn, which has hit America hard, has somewhat dampened for now the desire of some Filipino nurses to seek employment there,” Herrera said.

Herrera, however, said the US healthcare industry as a whole and hospitals there have been continuously hiring staff, “while other industries have been throwing out workers.”

He added that while some 5.1 million workers have been displaced in the US since the recession in December 2007, the healthcare sector still managed to create 30,000 new jobs every month in 2008.

Herrera underscored the need for nursing students to specialize in geriatric nursing or the provision of nursing services to the elderly to enable them to pursue their profession.

“The populations of America, Japan and other industrialized countries are getting very old. There is tremendous demand now for geriatric nurses,” he said.

Herrera added that if the country would continue to produce and export nurses, “we might as well make our programs highly responsive to the demands of the global market.”

“This way, fresh nursing graduates would readily obtain gainful employment overseas,” he said, warning that the huge oversupply of nurses is keeping their wages in the local front “even more depressed.”

“We now have more than half a million nurses looking for jobs, including the 67,220 who passed the local licensure examinations in July 2008 and February this year,” he added.

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I think this article depicts what really is necessary for us nurses to take actions of our unemployment. I did a tour in one of the nursing homes here where I have applied and I will be doing an evaluation work next week. I was very surprised how dementia patients were catered, I have no idea at all, even a bed bath because it was completely a different set-up. Thats the time where I saw that doors are automatic and bathtubs can be reversibly movable..huh!..

I had my interview with three respectable people, the head nurse, the director of the nursing home, and the assistant director...It was a very difficult interrogation but they have asked me to try out first...If it doesnt go, there are still a lot of nursing homes but I will show them how Filipinos take care of patients that they for years have never done.

Can we create our own destiny?

What do you think?

Last couple of days, Rand has been asking me to write out something for our blog. I answered him, "Rand, I forgot the account name and password that you gave to me thats why i cant post.", I thought I made the right reason. But I'm wrong, he gave me the account name and the password. Which leads me to another problem, that really blogs me off...that is...WHAT TO WRITE!!!...
To help me start with a topic, I started asking myself several questions. Something inspirational? news? experiences? sports? science?
Only one question remains.This a question on which men and women have pondered together for centuries. And this is a question which does not carry a straightforward answer. But as we go slightly deep to the surface quite a few explanations do come out.

Fate, destiny, resignation – they all seem to be synonyms up to a certain point. But, what if your whole life you’ve been a fighter and simply refuse to surrender in a certain situation? Can we rebel against our own destiny? Can we truly decide the way that we are going to follow in life?

These are all questions with no definite or final answer, but nevertheless, everything related to this matter also depends on our determination, our strength to defeat the obstacles we meet before reaching the ultimate aspiration.

A lot of people, who have been remarkably good at doing something during their lives, including business, sports, science etc, confess that fate seemed to be against them at the beginning and even throughout their career.

Most of them lived completely different lives before being successful and they are proud to remember those times.

It was indeed hard, most of them say, but they wanted to get to the top badly; nothing could have held them back from getting where they wanted. They also admit that they never dared to dream they would be so famous or successful in the future.

All these facts make us wonder, whether an apparently pre-established destiny can be modified or completely changed, if we manage to prove we really want something and we are determined to go all the way to get it, no matter what. And if we indeed can change fate, to whom should we demonstrate what we’re capable of?

Could there be a way to modify the data, which composes the famous book of life, just as easy as correcting something on a computer? And if that is true, how do we know that there wasn’t a mistake in the first place, and our determination does not do more than correct it?

Obviously, all that was presented before represents suppositions. Nevertheless, since there are different people who testify that their lives changed, this increases our confidence that we can do it too.

If we can’t control our destiny, we can, at least, contribute to what’s happening to us during our existence.

Maybe, although we were supposed to have a less fortunate destiny, if we treat others the right way, if we are always honest and always mind the truth, somehow bad fate will go around us, showing us that we can make our own destiny.
On the other hand, we cannot help wondering what happens to a person who starts off with a wonderful destiny, but during his or her life commits a series of unpardonable mistakes.

Will that destiny change?

Could it be true that we actually get the destiny we deserve? Persons who suffer tremendously for having lost somebody dear to them or persons born with a disease or a handicap, will answer no! There are a lot of innocent people in pain, so the theory that we get what we deserve is not always accurate.

But what if we have to pay for the errors others committed? Would that make us think deeper before carrying out something we are not really proud of, fearing that some innocent human being will pay, in the future, for our present actions?

There is no doubt that opinions are split when it comes to such a subject. However, meditating on this kind of themes helps us understand ourselves better and, hopefully, gets us closer to appreciating our fate and destiny.

Lavilla starts as Nurse in the Barrio

A nice hit this summer for BSN4D Alumnus Jan Mark Lavilla, 22, diagnosed with Type I DM will be as a barrio nurse starting his hitching ride in San Carlos. Correspondent Dexie N. confirmed Thursday (8PM - Pacific/Manila) that the said procedure consist of 3 months hospital exposure and 3 months mountainous journey. This was unveiled based facts as she had a one-on-one with JM as she was in charge for a family member who was admitted at the General Surgery Ward.

The NARS program of the Arroyo administration is supposed to be a “stop-gap measure" against unemployment amid the global financial crisis. Under it, at least five nurses will be sent to each of the 1,000 poorest towns in the Philippines and will be paid at least P8,000 monthly for one whole year.

As BSN4D onced tagged Lavilla having the "community nurse characteristic" especially the "face" as Oliver was always stressing, this was not an easy decision to made as Lavilla have declared that he had a great time in GS Ward for 10 months and was so hesitant to leave the said institution. With an 8000 pesos per month and an experience that is practically a memory, the mountainous region of Negros Occidental is truly a gift for an experience that is worth more than the skills of an
expert critical nurse.

The Trio Strikes Back

They have waited for this moment to arrive and now it is happening. The Hinigaranons are once again joining their forces as all three are currently having their duty at Hinigaran Emergency Clinic as volunteer nurses.

Novie(Eva F.), Donna(Mrs. _ _ _?)? and Cubid (Winona the Diva) were very dashing in thier girly scrubs as they are scolded and humiliated by some of the so-called (pihu-nurses).

Novie on the other hand is planning a career abroad since her brother was currently
in USA and also planning to seek opportunities in the Mid-East. With a questionable
weight of 92lbs. (patambok ka gd nov' para ka cope up sa stress, wla nah toh bla make-up)

Cubid is very busy, this dashing cavalier proved once again that he is the ultimate diva with over 173friends in Friendster... 128(foreigners) rest(local) 75percent are male or a combination of both and the current friendster shout-out "Tambay habang buhay....Gosh"..sooo gay.

Donna is like Pops Fernancez after breaking up with Jomarie..haha. After how many days of battling with chickenpox, this 22 year old - "BSN4D Annabelle Rama" is ready to bask in the sun as Mrs _ _ _? hahaha. New phone? tawgi koh b.

Novie, Donna, and Cubid are only one of the BSN4D's List of Competent Nurses...

Riza Finally Landed at The Doctors Hospital

After an incomprehensible wandeling of fate, Riza Lopez was finally settled to her utmost destination at The Doctor's Hospital Inc. She had started the volunteer program for nurses last March 16 and was at this moment still trying to recover form her forgotten-nursing-concepts.

After an incredulous events that swindled her out from the box, not to mention the job hunting experiences, job exams, bottles and bottles of beer, party moments, and who can forget the swindling experience with Oliver on a so called "review instructor"...oops give my five bucks back!

This stricken soon to be 23 y.o. rocker, RH avid fan, colored-pants wearer, Roso Cobana tamabayer, and was allegedly distinguished having motion and behavioral disturbances (looking fixedly on another side) as this was according to her the lackness of billirubin during her few weeks of life...is now one of the BSN4D's competent list of Registered Nurses.

Rock On Riz!