My Consoling Asylum

Nurses have become so in-demand these days as more and more people put priority over their health and with lesser people engaging in the Nursing course. That's why countries such as Philippines, India and China has been a great source of nurses to fill nursing job vacancies in countries such as in North America, Europe and Middle East.

Apart from Nursing per se, other professions related to the health or medical field are also gaining popularity, like nursing assistant. This role is a little notch under nursing but still pays good. Nurses aid or nursing aids are an example of nursing assistant. Once you are a certified nursing assistant, you will get a higher salary, although it may not necessarily be higher than a registered nurse's (I am one!). But still this is one great career that one should consider, especially if Nursing is not just for you.

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Oh how I wish the Halloween costume party I had back then when I was in my third year in high school. It was the only Halloween costume party that I had been into, as the other costume party I attended were that of Christmas. It was so much fun. We had to walk around the campus, all of us, with all our costumes and almost all the students' attention glued on us all. So what did I dressed up then? I wore that vampire costume and I was lucky I did not spend a lot at it as most of what I wore were borrowed from a friend or two.

I really miss those days that I wish to come back to it and relive it. It was fun. Schooldays were...

But I have to come back to my present senses now. And now, the Halloween is getting nearer again. I wonder what Halloween costumes would click these times. Well, I know it is about creativity and originality, but seeing similar costumes would definitely mean that that costume is most likely what's in now, as it what had occurred to their minds.

And talking about costumes, it is wise that when choosing what you would wear, it must pass the Halloween costume safety standards, so to protect yourself and the people around you. The party should be fun and blasting, and not disastrous and literally “blasting”. I have not received any invitation to a Halloween costume party yet so I have not yet any idea what would I be wearing if ever I received one invite. Hmm. I would like to dress sexy and kind of naughty. So my idea revolves around this sexy costume. Ha ha. How about that? Plain and simple yet hilarious and eye-catching, doesn't it?

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I instantly loved Lady Gaga’s “Just Dance” when Lady Gaga herself, together with two backup dancers, performed it live on Miss Universe 2008, so yesterday I tried to YouTube a good record of it for me download the video and convert it to mp3 by way of aTube Catcher, as it saves a lot of file size that way without compromising the audio quality.

So I keyed in the keywords, and to my dismay there weren’t a lot of results returned yet in YouTube yesterday. I think there was only around three to four results showed, which no official video of the song just yet (but it has a lot of results now!). So I had to do with the “unofficials”, and I found this one video very entertaining. I laughed my ass off with this, the funny nerve of him!

View the video here...

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I’ve never been so active in the blogosphere lately. But when I visit blogs I make sure I get a piece of cake that is worth eating, and browsing at Kuya Mon’s blog gave me a cake of the upcoming Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince movie.

I am a proud Potterhead, and although I was way behind some of my classmates and friends to have finally come to love the Harry series, I got way ahead of them when the books 5, 6 and 7 were released. I was always the first one to have the books that it is I whom they borrow the books from. It feels good, as it makes me a very important person.

So what’s up co-Potterheads? Here’s what we’ve all been dying for to see, to have a sneak peek at what’s going to happen in the Harry Potter 6 movie. So here’s the official trailer released last July 30, 2008. Below the video is a synopsis of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, which was actually a book review I wrote for our school publication after a month of the book’s release.

See the movie trailer here.

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Fire provides us warmth, especially on days of intense cold such as on winter. Without fire, cooking would have been way more difficult to do these days. It's all thanks to the ancient cavemen for discovering fire by rubbing stones together.

But fire goes more than just to provide warmth for temperature maintenance and heat to cook food. Fire, especially on fireplaces, also provide homes a “cool” means of decoration. It also lightens up the room with a romantic twist.

Nowadays, rooms can be installed with inset gas fires, wall-mounted gas fires, and outset gas fires in both traditional and contemporary designs. And if you think your fireplaces need a boost in terms of design plus practical usability, then you can choose to improve them by different style effects to suit your home's theme. Or if you fancy putting up electric fires, you can choose to set up from the traditional electric inset fires to the latest wall-mounted contemporary electric suites. It is just a matter of your taste, really, and how it will spice up your room's look and comfort.

At HotPrice, you can choose from a wide array of gas fires, electric fires and fireplaces. They offer hot deals, which prices are slashed off for big discounts. They are a UK retailer of room fires that offer only the best quality and service at the lowest cost. Our experience, product knowledge and enviable reputation deliver just that,” is their guarantee to you. They have even been featured on UK TV several times on home makeover programs such as 60 Minute Makeover and Better Homes.

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Heck, I'd never known there existed such a contest about flirting. And what better way to experience a little bit more of flirting than to hop on in? Flirting these days is just viewed, well, normal. Mind you, it flirting helps relationship too.

Whatever flirting is to you, I am quite certain you do love to flirt. Do you get that Victory Hair whenever you do? But what's Victory Hair? It's the magic that happens between a good-looking girl and a handsome guy, both with sexy styled hair, which both get pretty messed up when they meet or when a spark is made. That's how Victory Hair is made!

When you flirt, what are the pick-up lines you use? What's the sloppiest line you've ever heard from someone?

“You captured my heart... So I have to capture yours, and we're cool.”

Will that suffice? Will that keep you from achieving Victory Hair?

Whatever!

So why not test your own flirting abilities by participating Extreme Style by VO5's Ultimate Flirting Championship game and you can gauge how effective your flirting schemes are.

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I could not be any happier that my 3-month training as a nurse in Davao Regional Hospital (DRH) has come to its official conclusion yesterday. The Culmination Ceremony went mighty fine, thanks to all the trainees for their support and cooperation, and most of all for their trusting me as their, err, President. And so much more thanks to my officers who were there to back me up whenever I needed help. It would not have all been possible had you not helped me all along. I appreciate it very much…

If you would go back to my previous post (although that was somewhat a sponsored post) I spoke of our meeting, us officers, for the Culmination Ceremony. It was not until I got home that day that it suddenly occurred to me to include a community singing of us all trainees. That idea was initiated primarily by my listening to my phone’s stored mp3 songs, particularly “Next In Line” by After Image. And so immediately I sent a message to all my officers about the idea, and they said it was a clever one.

Continue reading in my other blog...

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I am lucky to have finished college with grades all aced. Although others may not regard it as luck but hard work and determination, I really would say it is the former. Fortunately, I graduated cum laude: I didn't expect it but I prayed for it. I had a grade which I thought would de-list me from being a cum laude. If I graduated merit-less, I still would have accepted it, as I was really lazy during my college days, especially on my last two years at Nursing.

I have realized that even without determination and hard work, you still can ace your grades. The basic, stocked knowledge in you and your innate skill at any academic work are your ultimate and primary aids, and perseverance is just second. I am thankful I was born with the passion and skill for writing, as it is what helped me a lot during college.

Let's face it, there is a lot of writing at school. When you do your quizzes, you write. When you sit your exam, you write. Even when you just copy lessons, you write. But more so when you do thesis and research papers. These involve a great amount of essay writing, so you really have to make a persuasive essay in order for your papers be approved with good remarks.

When you do essays, it is important to make the essay outline first, so you will be guided what topic you will discuss in each paragraph. Whatever type of essay it is that you write, whether definition essay, argumentative paper or analysis, it is but right to pack it with details of truth or your credible opinions. It is also important to choose properly the words to be utilized to amplify credibility and facilitate better understanding. You can win with words if you compose a paragraph with lines that are all coherent to the other lines in the essay you write.

Remember that your good grades at college are a great determinant your future success, so take your writing skills to the next level...

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Computer games have evolved so much, and I am so thankful I have been a witness to this fast evolution of video games. Back in the days, we used to play family home computer (as it is commonly called that time), these are the machines that require you to push on a slide panel at the side to eject a cartridge. But that was years ago, and video gaming machines of these days have become powerfully ergonomic, and we call them these days the “consoles”.

What do you love to play then and now?

The Sims, Pokemon, Backgammon, and mostly word games such as Scrabble, Text Twist, Bookworm, Boggle are my favorite games. Among all these, what I am drawn more to is the Pokemon, that although I have played the games already, I still play the same games over again, even up to now, on my phone, nonetheless. I admit I was also addicted to Ragnarok some years ago but I have shook off the habit of it. When I play games, especially the role-playing ones, I really would consult online communities or guide for me to play the game successfully. There are various sites that becomes the meltdown of all gamers, like in the GameHuddle Campaign. Here is another site for the gamer in you to help you get connected with other players in the world. You can create your own profile, showcase your game collections, communicate with other gamers, blog about games and make reviews of the latest game releases, and everything that is game-related.

I just have joined a forum online and it really helps, so just like any forums, this, GameHuddle, too will help.

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Darn, I want to get rich and have all the fun I wanted in life. Perhaps I am just too exhausted from my 3-month hospital training, without the pay. I am loving the training, but I would love it more with the salary. At least I will be compensated. But, sadly, I (we) don't receive any form of compensation. And yet, fortunately, the training is coming to an end, and it will happen on Friday. Hurray!

Because of this training, I have been behind in a lot of things. My blog, for example, has not had many posts as what it had prior to my training. Another, I only got few hours for myself to have fun, to enjoy the games I like playing, and to try out new things for experience sake, like playing online casino. Gee, it will make me rich. And I really need the jackpot! Ha ha. Oh yes I have been whipped by goldrush Goldrock. Can I earn gold with playing casino online? Not literally, perhaps, but the prizes sure are big. And when I say big, it's this BIGGG. You wait till my training ends and I can have all the time in the world for me to play the games I want. And who knows, it just might make me rich...

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