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Heroes Volume 5: Redemption (Season 4)

 

I'm done with Season 4 but instead of feeling excited, I was so disappointed when I read that Heroes was already canceled. Heroes is one of my favorite series and I would really love to see how it would end. Just when Sylar is becoming a good guy, and Claire showed everyone what she could do, the show got canceled. Oh well, another one down from my list of must-see-until-the-end series. Now, I only got 3 series to watch - Grey's Anatomy, House and Glee. Actually I'm looking for a new one like CSI, but CSI got 200++ episodes including its franchises so good luck with that.

Cinderella's Sister

After three days of very slow and poor connection, at last it was restored and  I was able to watch the last episode. Still, it was a tear-jerker but I had a few rants about it. Well maybe not rants just comments. Like why the hell did Jung Woo just gave up on her without really fighting? It felt like he just stayed on the background taking care of her. Fine, he told her that he likes her or something but there was no real competition. There were no desperate moves. Anyway, it says melodrama not romance. LoL. 

Another thing that made me quite disappointed was that when I realized that the scenes that I was waiting were not really part of the episodes! You know, the snow scene wherein Eun Jo was holding flowers; Jung Woo was wearing white and Ki Hoon was wearing black and they were like fighting in the snow; the bar scene where Eun Jo slapped Hyo Sun.  I thought they were like part of the trailer for the drama or something but I found out that they were not really part of the series. Those scenes were made for the music video of It Has to be You by Yesung of Super Junior. And oh, by the way, I super love the video. Eun Jo looked very pretty when she smiled back at Jung Woo on the motorcycle, and Jung Woo looked so gorgeous when he smiled and winked at her.

Anyway, I super love the last scene. The one where the two sisters were hugging at the Father's office, and the spirit of their Father were like touching them both. It felt very nice.

Beautiful Dead: Summer 

So just what I was dreading - they traveled back in time! I felt kind of saved when Hunter said earlier that time travel won't do because Summer is getting weak. But then, time was running out and Darina could still not figure out who the killer was so as their last resort, Hunter time-traveled with Darina. He said that it was possible since Darina was there when Summer was shot. And you know what happened? Darina and Hunter chased after the shooter and was able to knock him down. It says there that he like slammed on an invisible barrier which is actually Hunter then Darina stepped on his wrist to pin him down. My reaction? If they were able to make contact with the living while they were back in time, would it not be possible to like stop Summer from being shot? Like knock either Summer or Ezra down before the shooting. I know it would change the present and would be very bad or something but did it not cross Darina's mind? Hahaha... 

Speaking of Ezra, so another guy in Darina's collection but I don't think he would be in the picture anymore since he was the one who shot Summer. Okay so Ezra is insane and maybe would be sent to a mental hospital if not in jail; Logan died in here - killed by Ezra; Phoenix is already dead when the series started; Matt died on the first book... My fingers are still crossed that Brandon won't add on her collection. And now, after Logan died, it felt like Lucas was getting ready for a competition  with a zombie boyfriend. Aargghh... Should it really be like that? I mean, should everyone really want her? 

Anyway, I'm looking forward for the last book.  

Foodtrip, Laughtrip and a Guilty conscience

Foodtrip...

Syempre, after ng bonggang breakfast ng AM shift where we ate and ran, hindi nagpatalo ang PM shift. Kung mukang fiesta ang AM, mukang birthday party naman ang PM shift. Medyo may naabutan pang food sa PM kaya nakakain pa ako ng macaroons. Pero muka talagang birthday nung buo pa yung mga food nila. Haha, I saw the pictures kasi. We also brought food for our night shift pero hindi ganun ka-bongga kasi naman 5 lang kaming kakain. Kaya mukang super midnight snack lang. Haha... We had pancit, Andok's chicken, custard cake, tokwa't baboy at Rocky Road ice cream! Buti na lang walang patient... boarders lang sa LR. Actually nag-karon din ng isang 6cm at isang fully na super magkasunod inakyat pero ok lang. Kasi nga super help ang mga tao. Feeling ko nga parang hindi ako DR. Taga-gawa lang ng papers. Haha... Super thankful ako sa mga ka-duty ko.

Laughtrip...

We bought kasi yung next issue nung censored na newspaper. Katuwaan lang. Kaya lang nakalimutan dalin kaya na-disappoint kami. Haha... Joke lang. Super kulit kasi ng mga ka-duty ko lalo na yung isa. As in super kulit. Parang lahat na lang nagiging joke at katatawanan kahit seryoso na. Kaya ayun super laughtrip kami. Medyo natakot nga ako kasi super tawa talaga. Eh diba may tendency ako na after super tawa eh super lungkot naman or may hindi masayang mangyayari, like last-minute ka-toxican or something. Pero buti naman hindi ganun ka-toxic yung mga dumating kahit may fully. Grabe hanggang pag-uwi namin, habang nag-lalakad kami, tawa pa rin kami ng tawa. I will surely miss yung mga ka-duty kong yun. Super kulit kasama lalo na yung isang naka-pink. Haha... Dati kaya parang ayaw ko sa kanya nung nalipat sya sa min kasi parang astig-astig kumilos. Pero ngayon super like ko na sya. Ang kulit kasi, Laughtrip talaga ang mga kwentuhan.

Guilty Conscience...

We talked kasi again a while ago about sa mga pangyayari sa loob. Feeling nya daw kasi may mga staff na mainit ang dugo sa kanya. And then she was justifying kung bakit minsan eh pag may case sya, she doesn't go out of the room. Syempre I felt guilty kasi pag nagka-alaman talaga, bagsak ako nito. Sa'kin sya nag-kkwento tapos pag nagka-prankahan, malalaman nya na pati ako pala ay may sinasabi at nakiki-join sa mga kwentuhan. Actually wala na rin akong sinasabi ngayon. Tumatahamik na lang ako. Kung may sinasabi man ako, eh hindi lang about sa kanya. Diba lagi akong may kinekwentuhan ng mga reklamo ko sa buhay? Madalas kasi ngayon pag kasama ko kumain yung mga ka-duty ko sa AM or PM at wala sya, napapadalas na medyo napagkkwentuhan sya. Ang pagkakatanda ko eh, hindi na ko nakikidag-dag. Nakikinig na lang ako. Pero pag eto talaga nagka-labasan, patay talaga ako. Alam kong super mahhurt sya. She would feel betrayed. kaya nga hindi na ko nakikisali. Nakikinig na lang ako para kahit paano eh mabawasan ang kasalanan ko sa kanya.

How many cuts before I learn? LoL...

Once again, I was injured while breaking an ampule. Ang nakakaasar pa, nasugatan na rin ako around last week at the side of my thumb. Ngayon, doon ulit, Grabe ang lalim. Ang tagal dumugo. I had to tape it with a micropore tape para lang mag-stop ang bleeding. Hindi na rin kasi kinaya ng band-aid kasi super bleed talaga. Kita mo talaga na hati sya pati yung laman sa loob. Haaasyyst. Pero mas malala yung dati kasi toxic nun at maraming ginawa - sulat, sulat at sulat, break ng ampule, bigay ng gamot, scrub. Straight pa ko non... kaya ilang beses nag-reopen. Hahaha... tama naman yung way ng pagbukas ko. Siguro nasobrahan lang sa force kaya yung broken top eh medyo napadikit sa daliri ko kaya nahiwa. Nakakatakot talaga. Pwede nang tahiin. LoL. 

About sa night duty ko naman. Ok lang. May 2 lang na nanganak. Magkasunod pero ok lang kasi tulong din yung mga seniors ko sa after care. Tapos may isang LR pero andun lang, nakahiga kasama ang mga residente. Sabi nga ng isang senior ko, ginamit ka lang nila. Haha... eh kasi around 6AM pina-back to room. So parang pinag-stay lang nila yung patient para makapag-stay lang din sila sa LR at makatulog. 

Anyway, so bago kami nag-kaantukan, laugh trip muna. Meron kasing newspaper na naiwan. Eh medyo censored yung newspaper. Actually hindi naman talaga super x-rated. May pag-kabastos lang. We read it hanggang antukin kami. Haha... Laugh trip kasi nakakatawa yung mga story ng mga taong sumusulat. Para kasing ewan. Mag-sulat ba naman about sa sexual life nila. Nakakatawa pa yung mga title. And kasi masaya din yung mga ka-duty ko. Ang kukulit. 

Tapos nung morning, madaming food na dinala yung AM shift. Syempre, nakikain kami ng breakfast. Haha... Inantay pa talaga namin dumating lahat para makakain. Hindi ko alam kung gutom lang ako nun pero ang sarap kumain. Parang hindi naman ako talaga nagugutom nun. Siguro masaya lang kasi kumain pag marami kayo at magugulo pa. Hehe...

A Twisted Tale of Cinderella and her Stepsister

A bratty Cinderella... A cynical Stepsister... 

A modern day adaptation of Cinderella with a twist as our Cinderella, Goo Hyo Sun, plots revenge against her evil stepsister, Eun Jo, for years of pain and suffering.- dramacrazy.net

I've been seeing Cinderella's Sister in KBS World before but I just ignored it. First of all, it doesn't look like the usual Romantic-Comedy Korean drama that I love. I don't really like series with heavy drama so I stayed out of it. But while I was browsing for Korean dramas, I found out that Cinderella's Sister had high ratings in Korea. I also read good feedback about the drama. So for a change, I decided to watch it.

After watching just one episode, I already got hook with the drama. Moon GeunYoung is really good. There were a lot of yelling, anger, hatred and stuff but I was actually enjoying it because the actresses/actors are all good. I did not know that Moon GeunYoung can act like that. Eun Jo rocks with her mean-sister attitude.

At first I was irritated with Hyo Sun with all her bright and bubbly attitude. And then 8 years after, I hated her for making Eun Jo believe that Ki Hoon abandoned her. But then, after the father died, I pity her because the bratty Cinderella is now alone with her evil stepmother and cynical stepsister.

As for the two princes,  I hate their characters for some reasons. Although I like Ki Hoon because after every mean things that Eun Jo had done, he still likes her. I only hate him for hiding his true feelings which makes Eun Jo misunderstands everything.  I also hate Jung Woo for just following and following Eun Jo and not saying anything about how he feels. Well, anyway, I'm only halfway through the series so  I just have to wait more patiently for them. What I love about them are their smiles. They both look cute when  they smile. 

Anyway, as what I've said before,I'm only halfway through the series so  there's still so much to watch. I usually blog after finishing a series but I 'm feeling the need to blog something so I decided to blog about this drama. Maybe I'll blog again about this after finishing everything.

Four Deaths... Four Mysteries...

 Something strange is happening at Ellerton High. 

Jonas, Arizona, Summer, Phoenix…
All dead within a year.

Okay... I haven't finished the series yet but I'm already blogging because the last book won't be out until October and I'm not sure if I would still be able to remember everything from the first book. I'm not a writer so I'm only going to give my comments as a reader who loves fast-paced books but sometimes becomes dumb and lazy.

Beautiful Dead is a series by Eden Maguire about Darina who must help 4 friends/schoolmates who died and came back as zombies or what they call the beautiful dead to solve the mysteries behind their deaths. She must help them or else they're going to be trapped in limbo forever... or something like that.

Jonas Jonson is the first to die, in a motorcycle accident. But there are many unanswered questions, and the three deaths that follow are equally mysterious. 

First things first - about the covers. The main reason why I gave the series a try is because of the covers. I love angels and I'm trying to find YA books about angels - fallen or not. I thought at first that there would be angels because of the angel wings. And also, at the back of the first book it was written there - "the sound of beating wings echoes inside her head". So I actually thought that there would be angels. Then when I opened the book, I was quite disappointed when somebody said - "A good addition to zombie fiction." Zombie fiction? So they're zombies and not angels. And when you say zombie, the first thing that comes to mind are those flesh-eating scary, bloody creatures that came back to life that they kill in Resident Evil. Haha. But the series did not give me that kind of impression so my curiosity still kicked in plus when I got to the bookstore they were having a sale! So I bought all three and started to eat them one by one. Lol. Anyway, I like the covers but I think the first one should not have been like that. In the second and third book, the covers have Arizona and Summer respectively. But the first one, had Darina which I think should have been Jonas. And Darina is not dead so I really think they should have put Jonas there. Anyway, in the fourth book, it had Phoenix and Darina together.

Haha... So much for the cover... Anyway, I'm not the author so what do I know? She wants Darina there and not Jonas... Lol.

It's been almost a year since Arizona drowned in Hartmann Lake. Suicide, it would seem. But something doesn't add up... Drowning herself in a lake does not sound like strong, confident Arizona: Ellerton High School's high-maintenance drama queen.

Next, I'm going to comment like a dumb reader. The only thing that I did not like with the books are the names. There were a lot of names and I could hardly remember who is who. Hannah, Jordan, Logan, Ezra, Parker, Matt, Bob, Lucas, Jon, Troy, Mike, etc.. I was very confused while reading the first book because of those names. I only remember who  were important like Matt for the first book, then Kyle and Jon for the second. I know, there should be a lot of names because they were like high school kids with friends and stuff but... I don't know. I think I was just too dumb to remember all of them. Haha... I only got a hang of them when I got to the third book. Or maybe I was just like, you're not too important so I don't care who you are, so I did not make any effort in knowing and remembering who they are. Hahaha... 

Springtime sees Darina once more in Phoenix's arms. But spring is also a reminder of the hail of bullets that killed Summer in a random shopping mall shooting almost a year ago. Can Darina and the Beautiful Dead catch Summer's crazed killer?

For the romance part, I think Darina and Phoenix are sooo cheesy together. I quite pity them because they love each other so much but they can't be together and do whatever they want to do because Phoenix is already dead. The only part which I don't like is the part wherein everyone wants her. I really hate that when it happens. I already forgot the names of those who  like Darina but I think there were around 2 or 3 of them aside from Phoenix. And I'm crossing my fingers that Brandon won't be an addition to Darina's collection.

Anyway, I like the stories of the first two books. I like the stories behind Jonas especially Arizona. I'm half-way through the third one and I'm quite hoping that they won't be time-travelling again for the third time to solve Summer's case. But I think, while reading it, there's an 80-20 percent chance that they would resort to time travel again which somehow defeats the purpose  of Darina who must be investigating on how they died and not time-travelling to know what really happened. Because it feels like, if they can do time-travel, then why ask Darina's help? Why not make the Beautiful Dead time-travel all by themselves and solve their own cases with Hunter? Anyway, I'm not the author so I should be minding my own business...LoL.

It's the moment they've been dreading - time to solve Phoenix's mystery. Everything has been building to this but Darina knows that revealing the true circumstances of Phoenix's death will lead to their final parting.With time pressure mounting and the risk of Phoenix being sent back into unending limbo, Darina puts herself in danger, and so the mystery of the Beautiful Dead builds into a heart-breaking climax ...

Over all, I like the series. I could hardly believe how fast I was reading it. I was actually like taking my time in reading Summer because I don't want to finish it yet. Haha silly. So, maybe I would be updating this after I finally finish Phoenix which would be released around October.

Not alive. Not Dead.

Somewhere in between lie the

She is waiting in the air...

 It was the beginning of a summer that was as short as a star's twinkle....

and as long as an eternity.

 

Yukito Kunisaki is on a journey, seeking a girl with wings who flies in the sky, as mentioned in a childhood tale. During this journey, he settles down in a small town, trying to make some money. There, he meets a strange girl named Misuzu. Misuzu quickly makes Yukito her friend and invites him to stay with her. Yukito decides to stay in the small town, and continue searching for the winged girl his mother had searched for in her life. - animefreak

I feel so tired and weak after finishing the anime Air. It was super nice but soooo sad. The last few episodes made me cry so much I was bawling and crying my eyes out. How could a short but nice anime made me cry and sad this much? Whenever I see Yukito and Misuzu together I feel sad. After watching the anime, I proceeded with the movie, but it was still the same - I think I got dehydrated.

I  was hesitant at first to watch Air because I thought it was like one  boy and so many girls  running after him- but not actually. The series  was very sad but it left a very nice feeling in me which I could not  explain. It's one of those anime which you could not really explain why  you love it so much. Air left a big impression in me. Even though I feel  sad whenever I remember what happened in the end and whenever I see  Yukito and Misuzu together, I still love it. I  really love it soooo  much. I am very glad that I got bored and finally decided to watch it.  Words can't really express how I feel about it. Air really touched my  heart. I'm not exaggerating or something because that's the way I  honestly feel.

 

The ending was very sad, but somehow, the two children walking down hand in hand on the beach at the end made me smile (while crying so much). It was like their love story was redeemed or saved. Because I believe that the two children were the reincarnations of Kanna/Misuzu and Ryuya/Yukito. And also, I think the curse was already lifted or the pain was gone because Sora, the crow, which is also Yukito, flew the happy memories of Misuzu to the girl waiting in the air. 

Oh no, just thinking about the end makes me cry. Air is damn good. 

Scrubbing days are over...

Technically, not really sooo over. Yun nga lang, hindi na everyday as in everyday unlike before. New probationary staffs were already hired so somehow sila na. So, dun na ako sa DR for I don't know how long. So expect laboring moms, babies being born, TAHBSO, pelvic laps, annoying residents... whew. Last week, I went for a 16-hours duty. Grabe walang tigil. TAHRSO, CS, nahaluan ng hernio sa kabila, tapos CS ulit at NSD... The other day, pelvic lap lang and TAHBSO, no laboring moms. Kaya lang yesterday was unbelievable. Akala ko hindi ko mararanasan yun. After scrubbing in for a pelvic lap, 2 ang nag-table. Hindi lang yun, may stat CS from ER na hindi maiakyat dahil walang gamit. Nasira kasi ang autoclave machine, pero nagawan naman ng paraan. Pero grabe, preparing the instruments pa lang, nakakapagod na dahil sa paghahanap at pangungulit. So, bali 3 na ang naka-table. Eh may D&C pa na nasa kabila na. Kaya my partner was on the other side at ako ang naiwan sa DR. Ayun, prep ko yung 3 naka-table. Hindi ko alam kung anong uunahin ko. 3 Bata ang hinihintay kong lumabas. Sabi ko, bahala na ang papers. Importante unahin ko yung baby - ID band at footprint. Mas mahirap kasi pag hinuli yun. Buti na lang sinalo ng isang senior ko yung CS. Tapos maya-maya natapos na rin yung D&C kaya yung partner ko na dun sa isang NSD. May dumating kaming LR pero buti hindi sya toxic. Ikot kung ikot ang pwet. Grabe talaga. Feeling ko, kaya ko yun kung 2 NSD lang na parehong pay at may anes. Kaso may CS pa nga at yung isang pay walang anes. So hindi ko na talaga alam. Super toxic ng araw na yun dahil nga nakisabay pa ang pagkasira ng autoclave. Grabe. Buti may students. At least hindi ko na piroblema ang paghuhugas. Grabe talaga yun. Sana hindi na maulit. Pwede bang mag-scrub na lang ako palagi? Kahit super long cases pa yan. Haha... Ano naman kayang meron bukas? Sana kalmado.