What a Worthwhile Weekend!
This weekend was a blast!
Well, all of my weekends are a blast because I really enjoy going out on weekends hehe… anything to get me out of school and my weekly routine I guess. However, what makes this weekend special is that I got to see what’s there to see in the 5th floor labor room of Medical City. I got to learn how to do gowning and keeping myself sterile. Man, those brushes hurt! Everything was cool. We were introduced to the Dinamap, which is a machine which detects the fetal heart rate and the intensity of uterine contraction. I was able to see Normal Vaginal Delivery, C-Section, D&C all in one day… and night for that matter ‘coz I stayed until 9pm. Right Greg?
What’s cool in the OR is that there’s music while you’re operating, so you don’t really have to feel very pressured. I guess. Hannah also mentioned that purple is a great color for the sheets and beddings because it masks the color of blood, to which I agree. I also got curious about the machine which measures APGAR of newborns. Cool really. It can even measure the temperature of the baby’s skin. Makes doctors’ work easier =) hmm… what else did I like? I guess, it made me again think of the sacrifice my mom underwent just to bring me into this world. It really is a humbling experience. I think everyone not just the med students should watch women in labor so that they will learn to appreciate their mothers more. Sometimes, people just forget how much their mothers went through to feed them, to make them grow. They fail to see how many dreams went unfulfilled because their children were more important to them than themselves. Only when they become parents do they realize how it is to sire a child, to feed him, to care for him and only then does it dawn on them how hard it is and will be. I don’t mean to be preachy or anything but I just find it unfair for the parents, the people who have done so much for their kids yet are not appreciated and are more often shunned by the younger generation. What is it with people today that we don’t realize the importance of sacrifice anymore? Have we become blind to the things that are the very essence of living?
Err… What else did I do for the weekend? Well, I went to RCBC to watch a play with Mike and his officemates. It was fun! Reminds me of how geeky I am. The title of the play was “Spelling Bee.” Initially, I was hesitant to go. I had an exam you see, finals in Biochemistry… but see I acceded. Nothing beats watching a good play before an exam. Makes you concentrate on studying all the more after you’ve watched it. (chuckles)
Anyway, the play was about ten children, high achievers, who were in for the greatest spelling contest of their lives – the 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee. Two of the spellers were picked from the audience, and two were celebrity spellers. In our case, we saw Cherie Gil and Francis ‘Chiz’ Escudero. The entire play was about how each character had struggled to be their best, some unappreciated by family, some pressured by parents, some smart ass bullies, some shy but talented… in the end each of the children learned that they are not defined by the dictates of society but by who they are for themselves and for what makes them happy. What I loved about the play was that it’s comic. I remember one of the spellers dancing ‘Single Ladies’ to a different musical tune. It was so natural they way the portrayed it that one would not hesitate to guffaw. I also liked the character of Leaf, the kid who was smart in his own way but was always thought of by his family as dumb. I also liked the line where Olive said, “Do you know that when I switch the first two letters of my name, it spells ‘I love’?” This play won awards in the US and from what I heard; Julie Andrews had been their guest speller. She was asked to spell supercalifragilisticexpialidocious (I’m not sure if I spelled that right, I’m a bad speller myself) but she misspelled it by forgetting a letter. It wasn’t too bad I’m sure; I would have wanted to watch it in the US if I had the chance.
The play was worth watching. Well, I liked Avenue Q more because of the musical score, but the storyline of this play was better. Plus, I learned some words myself. I listed most of them here according to how I remember it so I might not forget. I’m not entirely sure if they’re correct though. Don’t even ask me about the meaning because Merriam-Webster will definitely be better than me when it comes to that. I’m just trying to help the English teachers out there who need to think of a spelling list for next year. Hehe… Anyway, here they are: strabismus, aboulia, capybara, gerbil, omphaloskepsis, phylactery, strabismus, acouchie, sciapodus, porrect, steatopegic, tittup, sluice, crepuscule, vug, ilanguescence, waltenshauang, hallux, and cystitis… etc. most of the words are either foreign or are jargons so it’s quite hard to search it up. I understood only the med terms, thank you. The play still runs until the 4th of April, if I’m not mistaken. So if you have a chance, try watching it. I’m sure you’ll enjoy it, because I did.
Ciao!
