Taylor recently released her newest album ‘The Tortured Poets Department’. I like the vibes. In my fave list are Fortnight, Down Bad, So Long London and Guilty as Sin?. I’m not yet finished listening to the whole album. 😆 I also started practicing the chords of Fortnight. Taylor’s insane for being so productive in doing this album especially that she was in tour (Eras) for the past two years. Memes are circulating about many wishing to be that productive even when busy or feeling down. 😅🙋♀️
…And it’s just now that I saw WordPress’s logo in the tab is like purplish-dark blue. Isn’t it light blue before?
Although my nose disapprove the smell of the sidewalks and street, I like the times when I walk home from work. The gap between toil and rest. It’s this moment when I can just ponder on how my day went.
‘Did I do enough?’ ‘I wish I’ve done better’.
These thoughts ran through my mind, but when I looked at the stretches of the sky, God reminded me that the world will always be bigger and I do not need to feel stuck in the pit of limitation.
I’m grateful that in the craving of the “better’s” and “more’s”, there are “enough’s” and “just right’s” that keep me in tune of the present.
Lord, as You are changing me, continue using me as vessel of change in other’s people’s lives. Be my strength, my God of everyday miracles.
I finally passed the exams for speech-language pathologists in the Philippines! I’m grateful and proud for being part of the first batch who took the exams!
The first thing I felt was relief because the agony of waiting is ending. Then I went to grateful, happy and satisfied. Everything was just… WORTH. IT. All the sacrifices, the hard work, the painful days I had to practice answering at least 100 or more questions 1-2 weeks before the actual board exam, the sacrifice of stopping to work, the days I had to pull myself together because my money can’t pay any more Starbucks.
Here is your registered speech therapist and we have taken our oath! Onwards we serve!
2nd day has come! I couldn’t wait for the exams to be over, I missed my cats. 😢 I wondered how my baby Jin was. I remembered her fluffiness and doe eyes. 🥺
Your future RSLPs. Taken after the exams at the test site.
For the day, I was more relaxed but wary since it would be a 200-item exam about clinical applications. The exam was more difficult than the first day, that’s for certain. Many maximized the time for answering since most stayed in the room until the exam ended at 3pm. I was very sleepy during the first hour! This got to do with the good rest I had the previous night. 😪 I didn’t bring coffee because it won’t do my stomach any good. I’m acidic and it’ll make me more nervous. I just munched my matcha chocolate wafers and thankfully the people near me were all awake so I was determined to stay awake as well.
I finished answering at least 30 minutes before the exam ended. It was an emotional moment when I saw that I had to shade the last 10 items. 🥹 I was thinking, “My gosh. I’m at the end of the exam. This was it.” All the hard work and sacrifices just flashed back through my head! The board exam was finally over! This was an accomplishment, I am proud to say I finished the exams well. This was all God’s grace I got to this point. God hears and God intervenes. I’m very thankful these 2 days went smoothly. 💓
What was a good way to end the exams? Samgyupsal and a toast to hard work!
5:30am was the call time for the exam so my friends and I got up at 4:00am to prepare. I was on edge the night before while packing my stuff because my sharpener was missing! But it turned out that it was inside another bag. 😮💨 I wasn’t as anxious as I thought I would be at the day of exam. This has been long-awaited and I felt eager to take it.
All smiles at 5am and waiting in line for the doors to open
We had a steady 10-minute walk to Ayala Malls Manila Bay from our lodging. When we arrived at the entrance, everyone looked exhilarated. Families and friends of some were present. Representatives from review centers (i.e., Gold Rank, Catalyst) were there to give their support. The best of odds were exchanged between me and the people I met with. We were waiting for the entrance doors to open and when it did around 6am, everyone was shouting in excitement! I was thrilled to be part of the first SLP PH board takers! 🙌
By the time we entered the exam area, I was highly attentive and careful with all the instructions given. Things were organized. The proctors were nice. They constantly guided us and gave reminders. Two of my friends were in the same room as I was and with that I felt comforted.
The first thing I did was to pray when I got hold of my exam paper. This was it!
The exam was difficult but possible to answer. Physically, my body was very tense and I got a headache mid-exam. Emotionally, I was getting impatient to finish it because it felt dragging. I was actually praying that time for strength and endurance to continually read, answer and recheck, and God just reminded me that one of my purposes that day was to shade the answer sheet. Box by box. One by one. My insides were crying! My hands were sweaty while I was shading so I had to shake ’em to air dry the sweat away. I made sure I got to shade all numbers and filled in the information needed for the exam (i.e., exam set type, exam subject). I think you can guess who was the last one to finish in the room? 😏
…And Day 1 is done!! I longed for my bed! My eyes were dead tired!
We were headed from the 5th to the ground floor when suddenly, two occupational therapists who stood by at one side greeted us and handed out treats to show support. This was encouraging after going through such an exhausting day. ❤️ The goodies were adorable!
“You got this! RSLP 2023. Trust in yourself and your abilities. You have been making a difference one effort, iyak, and word at a time since Day 1. We are rooting for you!” -Snack Note
The afternoon sky caught up with us and showed its gentle frame as we walked back to our inn.
At around 10pm, I was restless because my body felt tensed and my heart was pounding hard so I had to take an Advil and use my ever-effective, fragrant Pau liniment to steer me to slumber. 😴🤘
Four days since the SLP board exams and the results are not yet out. I’ve been refreshing a Twitter account that announces exam results but there’s no recent tweet. Whenever I remember about the exams in the middle of the day, I will literally ask God aloud to give me my ✨ license ✨.
Last night, my mom went home with French Baker’s hopia baboy as pasalubong and I loved it! 😋 I’ve never been a fan of hopia baboy but French Baker’s entered my hopia list ✅.
In the same evening, I attended a funeral wake. This person was said to be kind, gentle and loving. I saw how much flowers this individual has been given. It was by far the numerous and exquisite funeral flowers I have seen. This spoke how the fellow has built relationships with people. It was admirable. Leaving kindness, respect and love in others’ lives are things that will stay. I aspire to be this kind of person. I am an ambivert but mostly an introvert so I find it hard for me to connect with people but I hope along the way that I’d be able to build more lasting, meaningful relationships.
Upwards 
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