hopeless romantic!

I wish someone could sing this song for me. hahaha... This was a bit old but I just love the melody and lyrics!

UK SCAM?

I just received a reply email yesterday regarding UK hiring nurses. I think I have submitted my resume through Jobsdb or Jobstreet. I was so excited because of the offers mentioned (who wouldn't?). So, I started to google search and was really amazed what I have found. I realized this is a scam and has been victimizing nurses since last month (October). I even called the number mentioned in the message and doubted already because of the way the representative answered to my queries. He said I couldn't visit their office unless I have paid their training fee. No doubt, this is a SCAM! I'm just thankful I have searched first before saying goodbye to my P3,000. I almost fall for this!

So, to all my fellow nurses, BEWARE of anyone who will send you great job offers. Better think twice and try to research beforehand the credibility of a certain company/employer. Go to POEA/SEC as much as possible. I know there are so many of us who are looking for a brighter future but just don't rush into things. It will come in God's time...


Anyway, this is the exact email I received:


from United Kingdom London
to hospitalityresume@live.com
date Mon, Nov 16, 2009 at 9:11 AM
subject RE: YOU ARE SELECTED!
mailed-by live.com
REMINDER: Please READ & UNDERSTAND this email message, it is advisable for you to PRINT it.



After evaluation of your resume since we placed an advertisement over the internet & newspaper, we are pleased to tell you that you are SELECTED for the position of STAFF NURSE/CAREGIVER for a tertiary hospital in LONDON.

You should attend the FIRST & LAST British English Training on November 21 & 22, 2009. (Saturday & Sunday) from 9:00am-5:00pm. WE, EMPLOYERS ARE NOW HERE IN THE PHILIPPINES.

Call us for inquiries strictly from 1:00pm-5:00pm Monday-Friday:

Landline nos.: (02) 510-72-64
Cellular No.: 0926-720-82-20

We will start accepting inquiries starting November 16, 2009 (Monday) – November 20, 2009 (Friday) strictly from 1:00pm-5:00pm only.

NO PLACEMENT FEE! NO PROCESSING FEE! NO SALARY DEDUCTION OPPORTUNITY! Airfare, NMC Registration Pack, work permit & working visa will be shouldered by the employer, the only expenses that you are going to shoulder is the medical exam fee & British English training fee because this is on a DIRECT/NAME HIRE BASIS because our company is a consultancy firm being regulated by Security & Exchange Commission (SEC), we are NOT a recruitment agency & we are not under Philippine Overseas Employment Agency (POEA).

To better understand the process, we provide you with our application procedure:

Application Procedure:

Sending of resume thru email for Pre-qualification (done)

Once selected, you will receive an e-mail message from us telling you that you are selected for the position & we will ask you to prepare the necessary requirements listed below (done)

After we reserve a work slot for you, we will send an e-mail message requiring you to attend a 2-day British English Training which is a requirement by the employer (done)

After receiving our e-mail message, you can call us for inquiries or pay anytime the British English Training fee at our accredited payment centers (first step)

Attend the 2-day British English Training (November 21 & 22, 2009 9am-5pm), get the required certificate, orientation with the employer (November 21, 2009 9am-10am) & signing of employment contract (November 22, 2009 4pm-5pm)

After finishing the 2 day British English Training, receiving the required certificate, orientation with the employer & signing of employment contract, you can now submit the necessary requirements

While the documents are still on process you have to get an endorsement letter for medical examination (your choice of clinic/hospital as long as it is accredited by DOH, POEA & MARINA)

After we have received your documents (max. of 2 weeks after mailing the documents), we will start processing your work permit (max. of 4 weeks processing

After the approval of your work permit, we will start processing your working visa (max. of 4 weeks processing)

After the approval of your working visa, schedule for Pre- departure orientation seminar (PDOS), interview in the embassy for visa stamping & securing of pre-paid ticket advice

Deployment Date (maximum of 3 months if requirements are submitted on November 21 & 22, 2009)

British English Training fee is 3,000.00 (Philippine Peso), 100% refundable (no deductions) if not satisfied with the employment package. Refunds are process at our office after the orientation on November 21, 2009 Saturday at 10:00 A.M. Employment package will be discuss during the orientation. NO OTHER HIDDEN CHARGES.

British English Training will be conducted at our office at:

21st Century Nurse Consultancy
Human Resources Department
10th Floor, The World Centre Building
330 Sen. Gil J. Puyat Avenue
Makati City

Only 20 applicants have been selected. We will only accept those selected applicants who paid on or before November 20, 2009 (Friday) until 12:00 P.M. and we will automatically replace those who will not comply.



REMINDER: PLEASE BRING YOUR ID DURING PAYMENT

You can pay thru RCBC Bank Nationwide, Please ask for the Cash Card Sale/Reload Slip & just follow the format below:

Please check CASH CARD RELOAD box
Date: YOUR DATE OF PAYMENT
Cash Card Number: 6019 7105 0568 9752
Cardholder’s Name: Alan Cleverly
Cash Load Amount: 3, 000.00

You can also pay thru LBC Nationwide, Please ask for the REMITTANCE FORM & just follow the format below:

Very Important Notice: Please advice the LBC Teller that your payment is thru REMITTANCE CARD

LBC
Shipper Information
Name: YOUR NAME
Address: YOUR ADDRESS
Phone No. YOUR LANDLINE OR CELLULAR NO.
Signature: YOUR SIGNATURE
Remittance Details

Pls. check REMITTANCE CARD under BRANCH PICK-UP
Amount: Three Thousand Pesos (3,000.00)
Remittance Card No.216 003 7355

Consignee Information
Name: Alan Cleverly
Address: 10th Floor, The World Centre Building
330 Sen. Gil J. Puyat Avenue
Makati City
Phone No. (02) 510-72-64



You can also pay at any:
Villarica Pawnshop
Tambunting Pawnshop
SM Department Store Customer Service/Payment Center (except SM Makati Branch)
Please ask for the G-CASH SERVICE FORM & follow the format below:

Date: DATE OF YOUR PAYMENT
Sender’s Information
Name: YOUR NAME
Amount: 3,000.00
Check the portion of CASH-IN
ID Type & ID Nos.: PLS. WRITE YOUR ID NO. & TYPE OF YOUR ID
Moblie No. : PLS. WRITE YOUR CELLULAR NO.
Address; PLS. WRITE YOUR ADDRESS
Reference No.: TO BE FILLED IN BY THE CASHIER


Recipient’s Information
Name: Alan Cleverly
ID Type & ID Nos. : NOT APPLICABLE
Recipients G-Cash registered GLOBE No.: 0915-610-14-64
Address: 10th Floor, The World Centre Building
330 Sen. Gil J. Puyat Avenue
Makati City
Reference No. TO BE FILLED IN BY THE CASHIER
Subscriber’s Signature: TO BE SIGNED BY YOU

After payment, please text us the following information at 0926-720-82-20 for slot reservation:
Your Full Name:
Place of Payment:
Date of Payment:
Time of Payment:

After texting us the payment details we will text you back VERY IMPORTANT INFORMATION & we will reserve your work slot

We offer FREE FOOD & ACCOMMODATION for those selected applicants coming from the province. We reimburse transportation expenses just present to us the OFFICIAL RECEIPTS/TRAVEL TICKETS of your travel expenses.

As a company policy, all payments should be made at any RCBC Bank / LBC / Villarica / Tambunting / SM Department Store. If you are from the province & there’s no RCBC Bank / LBC / Villarica / Tambunting / SM Department Store in your place, please don’t hesitate to call or text us for instructions. Please bring the proof of payment with you on the training dates so that we can accommodate you & we will replace it with an official receipt. No payments are accepted during training days & we will not entertain walk-in applicants who are not yet paid. Names of paid applicants are forwarded to the Information desk/guard on duty for them to easily identify who are allowed to enter office premises & attend the training.

Schedule of Activities on November 21 & 22, 2009 (Saturday & Sunday):

November 21, 2009 (Saturday)

Attire: Smart Casual

9:00-10:00 a.m.: ORIENTATION (you can bring your parents, nearest relative or your husband/wife)
10:00-12:00 p.m.: British English Training
12:00-1:00 p.m.: FREE Lunch
1:00-3:30 p.m.: British English Training
3:30-4:00 p.m.: FREE Snack
4:00-5:00 p.m.: British English Training

November 22, 2009 (Sunday)

Attire: Semi-Formal

9:00-12:00 p.m.: British English Training
12:00-1:00 p.m.: FREE Lunch
1:00-3:30 p.m. British English Training
3:30- 4:00 p.m.: FREE Snack
4:00-5:00 p.m.: Signing of Employment Contract

FREE Training Materials will be provided such as Original DVD copy of the training, plastic/brown envelope, pencil, eraser, ball pen

Here are the list of requirements to be submitted during training days if available on hand, TO FOLLOW IF NOT AVAILABLE to be placed on a green plastic envelope:

1. Updated Resume with or without picture
2. 4pcs. Passport size picture (white background)
3. Valid passport (if available, only needed during Embassy interview)
4. Employment Certificates (if applicable)
5. Diploma or training certificate
6. Transcript of records
7. Birth Certificate
8. NBI Clearance (if available, only needed during Embassy interview)

NOTE: NO EXPERIENCE REQUIRED BECAUSE THERE IS A FREE ON THE JOB TRAINING WITH SALARY, WITH FREE ACCOMMODATION AND FOOD ALLOWANCE WITHIN THE CONTRACT PERIOD IN LONDON.

We, Employers will be leaving by Monday next week November 23, 2009.

Sincerely Yours,

Alan Cleverly
Chairman - Marketing
21st Century Nurse
81 Oxford St.
London W1D 2EU
United Kingdom

BEST BLOG AWARD

WOW! My very first award in blogosphere! *lol* Thanks to Bambie/Sunshine of My Thoughts, My Heart, My Turf and Marice of Life Can't Wait

Now, the rules in accepting this award:

To accept the award, post it on your blog together with the name of the person who has granted the award and his/her blog link. Pass the award to 15 other blogs that you have recently discovered and think are great! Remember to contact the bloggers you've awarded to let them know they have been chosen for this award.

So I am now passing this on to the following:


Make the Gift

Live for Life

Euphoria

Lakambini.org

More on Health

Dream Home

Meiyah's

A Mom's Life and Loves

From This Side

Lover Mushroom

A Little Boy's Blog

Meow Diaries

Bitz 'n Pieces of My Life

My Red Apron

Simple Pero Rock

happy...more than ever!

Finally, I have learned how to change my background theme. It has been 4 years figuring out what this template thing in my blogspot account all about...silly me! I hope you like it. Next thing I have to learn is how to make my personalized badge. *lol*

Nostalgia

Since I became a fan of Old Philippines and Karaang Sugbo in Facebook, I have always wanted to write an article about the Philippines in yesteryears...

I'm really fond of reading these kind of articles. I like to reminisce the past especially my younger years. And it seems I was already born at the same time with our grannies...Here are some of the pictures I grabbed from these pages.




Oh...the picturesque view of the Cebu Capitol Bldg! What a nice view! The street was so wide then and still no traffic. Cebu Doctors' University Hospital was not yet existent so I guess, this was way before the 70's.





My all-time favorite beverage, Coke... I could still remember these old bottles. I think there are still few of these bottles circulating now in our local stores. Additionally, the model is one of the greatest actresses in Philippine history --Gloria Romero. Her beauty is so immortal!

















We used to have this kind of computer way back in 80's - 90's. And favorite was the Super Mario Bros.! *lol* My childhood revolved in this computer gadget and made those years one of the happiest moments of my life.

Fallin' For You - Colbie Caillat

I love this new song from Colbie so much! Want as well post the video and lyrics here...



LYRICS:

I don’t know but
I think I maybe
Fallin’ for you
Dropping so quickly
Maybe I should
Keep this to myself
Waiting ’til I
Know you better

I am trying
Not to tell you
But I want to
I’m scared of what you’ll say
So I’m hiding what I’m feeling
But I’m tired of
Holding this inside my head

I’ve been spending all my time
Just thinking about ya
I don’t know what to do
I think I’m fallin’ for you
I’ve been waiting all my life
and now I found ya
I don’t know what to do
I think I’m fallin’ for you
I’m fallin’ for you

As I’m standing here
And you hold my hand
Pull me towards you
And we start to dance
All around us
I see nobody
Here in silence
It’s just you and me

I’m trying
Not to tell you
But I want to
I’m scared of what you’ll say
So I’m hiding what I’m feeling
But I’m tired of
Holding this inside my head

I’ve been spending all my time
Just thinking about ya
I don’t know what to do
I think I’m fallin’ for you
I’ve been waiting all my life
and now I found ya
I don’t know what to do
I think I’m fallin’ for you
I’m fallin’ for you

Oh I just can’t take it
My heart is racing
The emotions keep spinning out

I’ve been spending all my time
Just thinking about ya
I don’t know what to do
I think I’m fallin’ for you
I’ve been waiting all my life
and now I found ya
I don’t know what to do
I think I’m fallin’ for you
I’m fallin’ for you

I can’t stop thinking about it
I want you all around me
And now I just can’t hide it
I think I’m fallin’ for you (x2)

I’m fallin’ for you

Ooohhh
Oh no no
Oooooohhh
Oh I’m fallin’ for you

i'm back...

It took me several months to post again here. I have been very busy with my review lately. There were so many things happened in my life last year (2008). Firstly, I resigned from my work as a staff nurse last July. Secondly, I've got a cute niece. My sister-in-law gave birth via c-section last August. She is really an angel! Oh God, I missed my niece so much. Lastly, I have passed an examination. I owed it to our God Almighty!

With You

I've been listening to Chris Brown's music lately, especially this one!

another survey?

a survey...

argao

Last June of this year, me and my friends went to Argao town to attend our friend's wedding. I was very excited though a little exhausted because I came from a night shift duty. After work, I immediately went home just to freshen up, then headed to the bus terminal. That day I planned to sleep on the bus but I couldn't because I enjoyed the sceneries. Additionally, I was also afraid to sleep because I didn't trust my seatmate. You know what I mean -- only in the Philippines! Anyway, this was my first time to visit this place because whenever we would go south we'd just passed through this town. I really did not get a chance to have a better view of how Argao looked like. So, last month, I did!

Argao is just a small town found somewhere south of the Cebu province and surrounded by neighboring towns of Sibonga, Dalaguete and Dumanjug.

Well, my friends and I went straight to the plaza where the municipal hall is situated (since the wedding was officiated by the Mayor!) While waiting for my friend's (the bride) turn, my other friends and I roamed around the plaza and took some pictures as a sort of remembrance.

What I really struck at was their centuries-old church, St. Michael.

I'll post some pictures soon.

my real world??

July 16, 2008 --- I just couldn't forget this date. How could I? This is the first day of being unemployed. It's so pathetic! I hate the fact that I am not earning and yet, asking again allowance from my parents. It seemed I'm turning back the time - when I was still a student. Anyway, I do have several reasons why I gave up my job but I'll just keep that to myself.

Right now, I keep myself busy by learning things around this so-called, blogosphere! I enjoyed reading from other persons' blogs hoping to find interesting ideas.

Well...this will be for now! Till next time...

a weight loss study

Low Carb And Mediterranean May Be Effective Alternatives To Low Fat Diets, Study


A new large scale 2 year study by an international team of scientists concluded that Mediterranean and low carbohydrate diets may be just as safe and effective as standard medically prescribed low fat diets for losing weight and if continued beyond the weight loss target, may confer long term health benefits. A particularly noteworthy feature of the study is the high proportion of participants who stuck to the diets for the whole 2 years: 85 per cent.

The study was led by researchers from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) in Israel and is published in the 17th July issue of the New England Journal of Medicine, NEJM. Other members of the study team came from Nuclear Research Center in Dimona, Israel, Harvard University, Boston, US, The University of Leipzig, Germany and the University of Western Ontario, Canada.

The authors wrote that one of the main difficulties of assessing the safety and effectiveness of weight loss diets is that trials usually have a high drop out rate and don't last long enough.

For this 2 year trial, they intensively monitored 322 moderately obese adults of mean age 52 years, and mean BMI (body mass index) of 31 that had been randomly assigned to one of three diets: low-fat, restricted-calorie; Mediterranean, restricted-calorie; or low-carbohydrate, non-restricted-calorie. 86 per cent of the participants were men.

The trial was conducted at the Nuclear Research Center in Israel and "involved unparalleled and significant cooperation between staff, participants and their spouses", said the authors in a press statement.

The workplace cafeterias underwent a sort of "health revolution" to provide the right foods for each of the three diets and to integrate easily with clinical requirements. For example, dishes were clearly labelled using different colours for each diet, and participants and their spouses had nutritional counselling and education on how to stick to the diets not only at work but also at home.

The participants also filled in electronic questionnaires developed specifically for the study.

The results showed that:

* 95.4 per cent of the participants stuck to their diets for at least 1 year and 84.6 per cent for the whole 2 years.

* The group on the Mediterranean diet consumed the most dietary fiber and had the highest ratio of monounsaturated to saturated fat intake.

* The low carbohydrate group ate the least carbohydrates and the most fat, protein and cholesterol and had the highest proportion of members with ketones in their urine.

* The average weight loss was: 2.9 kg (6.4 lbs) in the low fat diet group; 4.4 kg (9.7 lbs) in the Mediterranean diet group; and 4.7 kg (10.4 lbs) in the low carbohydrate group.

* The average weight loss was greater among the 272 participants who kept to the diets for the whole 2 years: 3.3 kg (7.3 lbs) in the low fat, 4.6 kg (10.1 lbs) in the Mediterranean, and 5.5 kg (12.1 lbs) in the low carbohydrate groups.

* The relative reduction in total cholesterol to high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (the so called "good" cholesterol) ratio was 20 per cent in the low carbohydrate group and 12 per cent in the low fat group.

* Among the 36 participants with diabetes, more favourable levels in fasting plasma glucose and insulin were reached by those on the Mediterranean diet than those on the low fat diet.

* Liver function and inflammatory biomarkers improved in all three diets.

The authors concluded that:

"Mediterranean and low-carbohydrate diets may be effective alternatives to low-fat diets. The more favorable effects on lipids (with the low-carbohydrate diet) and on glycemic control (with the Mediterranean diet) suggest that personal preferences and metabolic considerations might inform individualized tailoring of dietary interventions."

Lead author Dr Iris Shai, a researcher at the S. Daniel Abraham International Center for Health and Nutrition in the Department of Epidemiology at BGU, said that the weight loss achieved by all the diets were "comparable to results from physician-prescribed weight loss medications".

Shai said that "clearly, there is not one diet that is ideal for everyone".

"We believe that this study will open clinical medicine to considering low-carb and Mediterranean diets as safe effective alternatives for patients, based on personal preference and the medical goals set for such intervention."

"Furthermore, the improvement in levels of some biomarkers continued until the 24-month point, although maximum weight loss was achieved by 6 months. This suggests that healthy diet has beneficial effects beyond weight loss," she added.

The authors acknowledged that one limitation of the study was the low percentage of women (14 per cent).



"Weight Loss with a Low-Carbohydrate, Mediterranean, or Low-Fat Diet."
Shai, Iris, Schwarzfuchs, Dan, Henkin, Yaakov, Shahar, Danit R., Witkow, Shula, Greenberg, Ilana, Golan, Rachel, Fraser, Drora, Bolotin, Arkady, Vardi, Hilel, Tangi-Rozental, Osnat, Zuk-Ramot, Rachel, Sarusi, Benjamin, Brickner, Dov, Schwartz, Ziva, Sheiner, Einat, Marko, Rachel, Katorza, Esther, Thiery, Joachim, Fiedler, Georg Martin, Bluher, Matthias, Stumvoll, Michael, Stampfer, Meir J., the Dietary Intervention Randomized Controlled Trial (DIRECT) Group.
N Engl J Med Volume 359, Number 3, pages 229-241, July 17, 2008.





Taken from:
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/115308.php

starting over again

by: Natalie Cole

And, when I hold you in my arms I promise you
You're gonna feel a love that's beautiful and new
This time I'll love you even better
Than I ever did before
And you'll be in my heart forever more

We, we're just too young to know
We fell in love and let it go
So easy to say the words goodbye
So hard to let the feeling die

I know how much I need you now
The time is turning back somehow
As soon as our hearts and souls unite
I know for sure we'll get the feeling right

CHORUS
And now we're starting over again
It's not the easiest thing to do
I'm feeling inside again
"Cause everytime I look at you
I know we're starting over again
This time we'll love all the pain away
Welcome home my lover and friend
We are starting over, over again

If we niver lived alone
Then we might have never known
All of the time we spent apart
All we did was break each other's hearts

MUSIC TURNAROUND

And when I hold you in my arms I promise you
You're gonna feel a love that's beautiful and new
This time I'll love you even better
Than I ever did before
And you'll be in my heart forevermore

REPEAT CHORUS

And now we're starting over again
This time we'll chase all the rain away
Welcome home my lover and friend
We are starting over, over again
We are starting over, over again

you know you love me...xoxo...gossip girl

these are the songs played on some scenes in gossip girl. got them from imeem uploaders!

mysterious deaths in the icu???

here's another one to repost!



there was this case in the intensive
care unit were patients always died in
the same bed...

sunday mornings @ 11am, regardless of
their medical condition...

this puzzled doctors...

no one could solve the mystery " why
deaths happen on sundays @ 11am?"

mr. licauco & the ateneo paranormal
folks were called...

they arrived armed with special
photogenic equipments, infrared devices
& motion sensitive radar to detect any
presence...

so the next sunday morning, few minutes
before 11am, doctors & nurses nervously
waited outside the ward to see what the
mystery was all about...

some were holding wooden crosses &
prayer books to ward off evil
spirits...

when the clock struck 11am...

mang jose, a part time sunday janitor,
entered the room, unplugged the life
support system & plugged in the vacuum
cleaner...



hehehe:)

highway to new zealand...

Summary of steps for NURSING IN NEW ZEALAND

Steps Simplified

1. You need to take IELTS , 7.0 in all bands.
2. Apply at the Nursing Council of New Zealand (they will give you an approval letter so that you can apply for CAP )
3. Apply for the CAP in a New Zealand school ( they will give you an Offer of Place - you need this to be able to apply for a Visa.
4. Pay the school Fees.
5. Apply for a Visitors Visa
6. Go to New Zealand and finish the CAP.
7. Apply for a nursing license at NCNZ
8. Apply for a job and secure a job offer
9. Apply for a work permit
10. Start working!


for more information, visit -----> http://www.nurse2nz.blogspot.com

guys, i find this site very informative though i have not applied yet. just a piece of advice, there's no need to seek help from any agency. you can do it by yourselves! just BE PATIENT!!

new 7 wonders of nature!!

please vote our very own Tubbataha Reef, Chocolate Hills, Puerto Princesa Subterranean River National Park, and Mayon Volcano to be the new 7 wonders of nature.


here's the link:

http://www.new7wonders.com/nature/en/liveranking/

your votes mean a lot!

the so-called PRIDE!!

saw this post in my frienster's bulletin. just want to share this one here in my blog.



PRIDE
when you have it...
you always don't want to be the first to do the step to be with someone...
you always try to hide your feelings...
you don't want others to know that you're hurt...
you're afraid of letting someone know he's/she's special...
you're afraid of losing someone but also afraid to show it...
you're afraid to love someone whom you think can't love you back...
you're so aware of what others think that you can't do what you want...
you're not happy...
and in the end, you lose everything without even trying to have it...
AGREE?!

my nursing history...

before 2002

Being a nurse is quite tiring but much more fulfilling. Honestly, I did not see myself being a nurse at first. This was not my dream anyway! When I was still a kiddo, I really pictured myself as a doctor (at least, nursing is still related to medicine!) or an accountant. That was why, i took up first, medical technology course. However, I realized my first course was not for me and nursing is making a boom at that time! Almost everyone have said that I shifted course because I failed my first one. In my defense, I did not honestly. In fact, my grades were fair enough! However, I could not blame them.


after 2002

Eventually, I transferred another school. Slowly did I notice that I have finished my nursing course and realized that nursing is the only course that I can reach my American dream. Right after I passed the board exam, another dilemma came up which was appalling. I was torn between finding a local job and taking foreign exams. I envied my classmates and friends who were already employed and earning their own money, so I decided to look for an employer locally instead. Apparently not until I realized that my classmates were slowly quitting their jobs to take their exams and there were some who went abroad already, it was too late for me because i could not give up my job. I found it useless if I quit after a year working because I would not be able to get an employment certificate. So, I decided to finish my commitment here where I worked in before i will take different exams. I can not risk the money that will be spent for the exams while still working. I can not guarantee to my parents that I will pass the exams.


2008

After waiting another year, it's time for me to move on. Right now, I have already tendered my resignation to the office but this makes me so sad. I'm gonna leaving my workmates and will surely miss them!