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Nostalgia (my 10th)

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2004 pear farm
Pear Farm 2004

pear farm 2005

Pear Farm 2005

^^^^^^___^^^^^^

The same place.

Different year.

The same person.

Different hair length

The same smile

and with the same idea in mind —

to have a photo in the midst of the pear flowers.

My last visit was in 2005.  Probably if i haven’t come back to the Philippines for sure the next years to come i will still visit the same place during the pear flower season.  The flowers will be in full bloom for just a week.  My first visit there was in 2003 and i wore a grey coat.  It looks so gloomy in the photo.  I made sure that during my next visit (2003 and onwards) i wore something with a lively color.  :)

See the green and orange? I just love it!

A Day at Naomi’s Botanical Garden

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Our Weekend Memoirs

As i mentioned last week, i had a quiet weekend and same this week, too. Since i have time to post so I am making this post my entry to OWM. I would like to share with you a few photos i took while visiting Naomi’s Botanical Garden in Ozamis City.

It was sort of an official trip so i really did not work full-time on taking pictures but i can say that the place is so great for a weekend getaway. We were there for the last night of the wake of Pastor LT Nermal and to attend his burial the next day.

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I did not sleep the whole night. Not even a minute of closing my eyes because i vowed to my friend that we will never sleep. But she did at around 4 am. hehehe…Anyways, i slept on our way back to Iligan city. :

Pink snow?

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I saw this while checking what’s outside our hotel room, while waiting for my companion retouching. We had almost an hour to freshen up but instead of taking a short sleep, i watched TV. imagine! I feel like am still 16 years old. lol! I should have rested. Anyways, i got interested by a pink patch of the ground. I thought to myself – pink snow? Well, it’s a pollen from this tree:

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~~ a green tree with pink flowers ~~

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~~ a closer view of the pink flowers ~~

I am really wondering what’s the name of the tree.

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~~ early morning sun! a promise of a bright summer day ~~

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~~ looks like a leaf with leprosy. i really wonder if this is a sick tree –

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~~ the sky at 7:00 a.m. ~~

Quick trip to Cagayan de Oro City

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Sunday afternoon, after the recognition program, i went to Cagayan de Oro to pick our commencement speaker.  Then after the graduation program, i also had the chance to send home the speaker.  It feels a bit refreshing to see different places in one day.  Sunday, i guess i was so tired i failed to take photos, but on Monday afternoon, on our way back, i just can’t stop clicking my camera.  So let me share some of these photos.

This can be used for TWThW, too.

This Way Thurs-Way

A Thursday meme of roads & its signs, signages, paths, passages, street scenes & the like. Hosted by Tink.

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– i forgot what’s the name of this street –

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– crossing the bridge –

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– i wish that someday i can eat at this place. –

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- i also wish that one day i can stop by and take lots of sky photos or sea scenes as much as i can.

His Name is Joseph

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I know that i have better photos to be shared than this but i just can’t forget the plight of this child.

Yesterday, the PASAP- Iligan Chapter went out to Gregorio T Lluch Memorial Hospital to distribute some goods in their OB Section (the ones that gave birth and about to give birth). We prepared 18 bags of little goodies (diapers, water, baby clothes, and small bed mat) and all was given away.

We still have enough bottled water that we were able to give away 2 bottles at the pedia ward and also single bottle at the medical wards. If you want me to describe a city hospital, oh well, there are really patients sections that i can’t help but hold my breath or just cover my nose or else what’s inside my tummy will be out. Yesterday made me think again that for sure i’m not destined to be a nurse.

Going back to Charlie, he was mentioned to us when we were about to go. The one who donated the diapers also gave a cash donation of P1000.00. Before Ma’am Cleo told us about the amount, Ma’am Joy (i think she is one of the supervisors, she went with us in going around) told us of Joseph. She told us of a patient (a child) in the isolation room, naked, no parental care and looks like a HEPA case. We of course can’t go into the room because there was also a TB case in that isolation room. Hearing her described the situation, our hearts went out to the child that we decided to use the cash for donation for a 1 unit of blood for him.

Since we can’t go into the room, we asked a nurse to go in for us and have his photo taken. And the photos she took could really touch you like you have to think over that the life you are having is so precious. After sometime, Joseph came out the room with his mother. I really dunno if that was the mother because she looks ok. Joseph looks so messy and soooo yellow. I have to hold my breath because it was an unpleasant sight.

Since the money was not enough and the blood will be purchased at here in my hospital, so i was given the task to find means that we can purchase the blood with that 1,000.00. To make the long story short, 1 unit of blood costs 2,200.00. Not 1500 as the nurse at the city hospital said. I have 1500 because i solicited 500. But since the blood will really cost me 2000, i have to see the HR secretary to tell me what i can do more. She then texted our own social worker and we were able to borrow the remaining balance to be refunded on Monday after we can process for the charity donation.

At past 11 last night, the nurse at the station texted me that they got the blood and thanked us for the help.

Oh, before i end this post, let me share a snapshot of us:

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– the 5 of the 6.  Am the 6th but was the one taking this photo. hehehee

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- In action at the pedia ward.

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- Before saying goodbye to each other.  (Jay taking the photo)

I am sure all of you had a great weekend!

An entry for:

Our Weekend Memoirs

AN UPDATE:

I was texted by the nurse Carol today morning.  Joseph passed away last night (Feb 22, 2010).  We still went back to the hospital to get this records then i read he died at 10:10pm last night.

Sad.
But at least he is now resting in peace.

TWTh – Divisoria View & This Way at CU

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This Way Thurs-Way

A Thursday meme of roads & its signs, signages, paths, passages, street scenes & the like. Hosted by Tink.

I was on an official trip to Cagayan de Oro the other week and i had breakfast at Mc Donalds Divisoria. After eating my breakfast, i then too the time to enjoy the view. Actually while eating i was already enjoying the view but took time to click my camera after eating already.

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After breakfast i went to Liceo de Cagayan University and then to Capitol University. I took so many roads and signage shots but id like to share this signage from Capitol University.

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I enjoyed walking around (after my official transaction of course!) in the big campus of the two universities i visited that day. I think it was a nice way to be slimquick in a natural way. I just walked and walked at same time enjoying the view and clicking my camera. I wish my camera lens can capture all the things that made my eyes spark with excitement. :)