May 13, 2010

In this blog, I would be just describing the details of my day- May 13, 2010.

Boredom kills

It does, really. Having two weeks off from hospital duty is harder than I thought it would be. I guess I was used to being busy with all these school requirements, spending at least 3 hours of sleep or no sleep at all, only being able to eat dinner, being frustrated with NCPs, drug studies and pathophysiologies, and being preoccupied with some random thing (like listening to youtube or staring blankly). The routine I’ve been used to has been difficult to break. Not only did I gain additional weight, I’ve spent hours staring at the computer screen, just trying to figure out what productive thing should I do. 

But then again.. 

Boredom makes  ‘things’ happen…

     Out of boredom, I  visited movie2k.com and watch-movies.net (my online source of free online movie streaming). I browsed over the movies on the website’s list. August Rush- this movie title suddenly crossed my mind. It was a movie which was recommended by my close friend, Hazeline as well as my classmates- Giovanni and Margareth (*peace* for stating your names here). I remember myself saying that I would consider looking into that movie, and it was only now that I decided clicking the button for that movie.

The movie was awesome! I’m not great with this critquing stuff or giving reviews, however, If I would rate this movie, I would give it a 5/5. Perfect! The following are the most memorable quotes in the movie for me:

•   You know what music is? God’s little reminder that there’s something else besides us in this universe, a harmonic connection between all living beings, every where, even the stars.~ Wizard
• The music is all around us, all you have to do is listen.~ August Rush
• Sometimes the world tries ot knock it out of you. But I believe in music the way that some people believe in fairy tales. I like to imagine that what I hear came from my mother and father. Maybe the notes I hear, are the same ones they heard, the night they met. Maybe that’s how they found each other. Maybe that’s how they’ll find me. I believe that once upon a time, long ago, they heard the music and followed it.~ August Rush 

   It may be kinda weird if I would have also met August Rush. I mean, could someone be so persistent as to believe that his family is still there, with the evidence of only seemingly hearing them? I guess, that made the character of August Rush- a freak. The other boys in the orphanage didn’t have the attitude that August had. He was positive that his parents were still there and that he could find them. The story was a fairy tale type. The boy learned how to play guitar, piano, compose and become a conductor with such small span of time. Prodigy huh?  

If only people would be like what the movie has portrayed, that they would have an understanding even with the absence of words.  If music could also be a bridge for people to meet, to fall in love, to reconcile,and to reach out what they would really want to tell. Fantasize. I don’t know may be that could really happen in real life. Just may be. 

One of the clips that I love most in the movie:

Falling slowly

Awww… This song was covered by Lee Dewyze and Crystal Bowersox  in a duet in American Idol season 9. It was my first time to hear the song and I didn’t know that it had earned an Oscar award. wow. It was a soundtrack in the movie, “Once,” which I haven’t watched yet. I looked into the plot though, and I didn’t quite like the ending of the story where the girl goes back to her husband after having an affair with this guy.. Poor guy.. I’ll consider watching the movie. (I wish I hadn’t spoiled myself by reading the story already.)

Well, here is the original track, and also the cover done by lee and crystal. I’ll be posting also some of the lines that I liked the most.. Uh.. the whole lyrics actually.haha. 

Glen Hansard - Falling Slowly Lyrics

I don’t know you
But I want you
All the more for that
Words fall through me
And always fool me
And I can’t react
And games that never amount
To more than they’re meant
Will play themselves out

Take this sinking boat and point it home
We’ve still got time
Raise your hopeful voice you have a choice
You’ll make it now

Falling slowly, eyes that know me
And I can’t go back
Moods that take me and erase me
And I’m painted black
You have suffered enough
And warred with yourself
It’s time that you won

Take this sinking boat and point it home
We’ve still got time
Raise your hopeful voice you had a choice
You’ve made it now
Falling slowly sing your melody
I’ll sing along

Original:

Donating Blood

Yeah! Finally, I was able to donate blood. My brother arrived at home saying that he met one of the ministers of our sister church and that they were finding donors with the blood type A. Me!!! I was excited to hear that news that I would really like to go immediately to the blood bank. My two brothers and I went to to the hospital. My younger brother stated that since he didn’t have something to do, he opt to accompany us. My older brother told him that it would be better if our lil’ bro would come in case I was going to faint. Faint? sheesh. you wish.haha. just joking. 

  I would admit that I did had  a ’slight fear’ (if there was a term liket that), because the volunteers or the people in-charge of getting blood were hard up finding a vein where they would get blood from. They said I had ‘cute veins,’ really saying that it was small for the needle. The woman who was assigned to me requested the other lady to be the one to get blood from me. That’s when I felt that ’slight fear.’ They should be confident in front of the donors. How could I be sure that they wouldn’t fail, that they may prick my other hand with that needle? Hmm.. 

Well.. it was successful anyway. The other lady was able to obtain my vein with the needle. I felt itchy. I don’t know why. It feels itchy on the portion where they have inserted the needle into my skin. Weird huh? Well, since it was my first time to donate blood, they asked me to rest for more that 10 minutes. They were concerned that I might feel dizzy, collapse or fall. It turns out that the daughter of the one who was to receive our blood gave us a lift back home.

Tired.. tired.. there I finally finished with my blog. That was what happened today. Join me .. In my everyday adventure.. be amazed how boredom works in you. haha. (just joking) 

anyway, good night.