A Miracle, The Second Time Around

So I was telling you about how I got called by a hospital for an exam which I totally didn't study for? Well, got another miracle! I was called up for an interview! Oh yeah! But. Yes, there's a BUT. They set me a time where I was scheduled to have another appointment on the same day! Bummer. I know. So, I told the caller about it and she asked what the appointment was.

I think she was kind of disappointed that I'd turn down a chance for an interview. On my side, I was thinking that I would look really bad and unprofessional to simply cancel an appointment which I made a few days earlier just because of the interview.

Well, I came to my senses a few seconds later and told her that I will just cancel my appointment and attend the interview. Part of that was because she said that she'll just call me back but I know she wasn't going to do so.

I think I made a good decision. I have been asking for the chance to work in a hospital and here it is. The canceled appointment remains canceled. Although, I wanted that one too but I want to be a staff nurse more.

Did I mention already that I wasn't able to sleep that night? LOL. I was awake for a long time before I finally fell asleep. I was just too excited!

Of course, I studied up for the interview. I don't get chances like these often so I'm NOT going to waste it again!

The next day, I arrived about 45 minutes early and they told me to wait by the blue chairs near the stairs. There were two sets. One on the fourth floor and the other on the fifth floor. I didn't think it would matter where I sat so I chose to sit on the fourth floor chairs.

I was getting anxious when no one came looking for me at 10:45. The interview was supposed to start at 10:30. So I walked around and checked the fifth floor chairs if anyone was there. There were two people dressed in interview clothes but I didn't know them.

At 11, I walked around again. More anxious this time. That's when the two people asked me if I was there for an interview. I said yes. And they asked for my family name. I gave it. That's when they said that the interviewer had been looking for me. They were at the fifth floor! That's why no one was there on the fourth floor. Bad points on me.

The interviewer asked me where I was and what time I came in. I told her thoroughly my story and I hope she bought it.

So, the interview started 30 minutes late. We talked for about an hour and I was stuttering most of time from anxiety. But I was able to answer her questions as straight as I could and I was even able to answer a situation that was given to me. I got lucky. I picked the easiest one! Yey!

The interview neared it's end and the interviewer told me the tentative dates for the orientation, where to get patterns for the uniform, and enumerated requirements that I lacked. She also told me I was for physical exam and that I should go to the office for more instructions on how to go about this.

My mind was spinning then as there were too much info going through my head and I really wanted to know if I passed or what. What I do remember her say is that if I pass the physical exam, I'll be with them for the orientation next month. So...I passed? Right? Right???

I went out of the room thrilled. I had a huge smile plastered on my face and I was giggling. LOL. I remember heading for the elevators and went out on the ground floor. I just got in the jeepney heading for the nearby mall. The whole time, flashbacks ran through my head and the one question I kept asking -- did I pass???

When I got to the mall, that's when I came back to reality. I passed! But there were the assurances of people whom I texted and I also called up my mom, of course. They were more than happy enough to tell me that I did in fact pass the interview. WAAAAAAAAAHH!!!! I was so so so so HAPPY!!!

It was lunch and I didn't have the appetite to eat. I was too ecstatic!!! But I ate. It took me about an hour before I finally got to eat.

Now that I was ecstatic and full, I took out the list that I wrote earlier about what the stuff I was supposed to pass. That's when I got to really plan how I was going to accomplish everything before the deadline.

Physical exam, here I come!

These Dreams

Being a bum that I am, I have lots and lots of time to sleep and take naps during the day. But I get really weird dreams sometimes.

For example was my dream this afternoon while I was taking my afternoon nap. Earlier, my cousin and I planned to meet at 3 pm to play badminton somewhere but at around 2pm I took a nap. In my dream, I woke up and sent a text message to my cousin that I won't be able to make it because I fell asleep. I really believed that I was really awake and really did this. I woke up at 5:30 and checked my phone to see if my cousin replied to my message. At that time, my cousin also came in my room. Apparently, she just arrived. I asked her if she received a message from me but she said no.

Hmm...I don't know. It felt so real in my dream but it really wasn't.

Finding A Job

One of the biggest stresses of my life right now -- finding a job. Not just any job but a job in a hospital as a Registered Nurse. You see, it's been a year since I got my license but I still haven't found a job in a hospital.

It's not what you think. I didn't lie around my a*s for a year! I was working then. I had good pay working as a freelance writer. In fact, the pay was so much better than what I would have received if I had worked in a hospital. Plus, I get to stay at home and managed my own time. It was fun but it had to end.

I've been looking for work since the last weeks of January of this year. I have passed application letters and my photocopied requirements to hospitals, insurance companies -- to everywhere! I even passed applications to companies that wasn't nursing related but still no calls.

I did get a call from one hospital once. I feel like it was a miracle they even got my application since I didn't pass one to them. What I did do was pass an application to their sister hospital months ago.

Anyway, they called me up and scheduled me for an exam. I texted my friends who may have taken the entrance exam to that particular hospital and asked for some advice. They all said the same thing. It was hard and it was full of computations.

I know I should have studied a whole lot for that exam. It was even a miracle that I got called. But I guess I wasted that opportunity. I don't know.

The days prior to the exam were not as smooth as I had hoped. There were a lot of things in my mind, which I so unfortunately allowed to bother me and lose focus on the upcoming exam.

Oh well. What's done is done. I just hope that I get called for an interview. I really, really do hope with all my heart that I get called.

Now, I'm still looking for a Job.

The Explanation

Freedom, liberty, independence, choice, free will -- so many words but it all mean the same thing.

If you would recount in history there have been many wars that were fought for this thing that we call "freedom". Many have given up their lives in order to savor this sweet feeling and to allow their children and their children's children to fully experience what this word means.

Those battles are still being fought to this day among countries and people. But let us stray from those battles that use guns and focus more on the inner struggles of life. Particularly, mine.

That's the reason why the address for this blog is http://boundbychains.blogspot.com. That's how I feel right now. I'm bound by chains that's slowly choking me to death. I feel so emo right now. LOL.

But seriously, I am waiting for my freedom. It will come soon, I hope. While waiting for that to happen, I'm just going to write in this blog to help me cope with all the stress around me. Along with my other hobbies, it will also keep my sanity intact.

Please do come back soon for more posts. Next time, I promise not to make it sound so serious. :P