I don't want this to end.

I just realized that the past Christmas vacation is going to be my last 3-week long Christmas vacation. I can't believe it. It's going to be at least 3 months before I graduate. The real world is inevitable.

Here are my plans after I graduate:

1. Review for the Local Board Exams.
   
2. Take the Local Boards. Pass with flying colors. Sana top-notcher.
   
3. Take the NCLEX, CGFNS while scouting for a job as a nurse at either St. Luke's Medical Center or Medical City.
   
4. Work as a nurse 2 years tops at either the ER, CCU, ICU, OR. (Departments shown in order)
   
5. While working, I would process my VISA, Passport, and other immigration stuff for working at USA.
   
6. While I am working in either New York, New Jersey, Los Angeles, Chicago, Boston, I would like to pursue either a Master's Degree or I'd like to proceed with Medicine.
   
7. Hopefully, I'll own a posh apartment.
   

Ayun. I'm ambitious. Hehe… But before I head out for my real world goals, I'm here to ask for my last school incentive to my parents, my titas and titos. So, here it goes:

1. A Php 50,000 shopping spree.
   
2. Mac Book Pro 17"
   
3. Sony Cybershot DSC T-200
   
4. iPod Touch 16 GB
   
5. Gold's Gym Glorietta Subscription for 1 year

Watching Oprah three times a day has become a habit of mine for the past 2 weeks. Oprah is shown at 9 in the morning at the Hallmark Channel (Channel 37 for Sky Cable Subscribers), then at 11 AM at Studio 23, and at one o'clock in the afternoon at Hallmark. Actually, there is still a primetime showing of the talk show at 9 in the evening but I don't watch that. My eyes are glued watching either Grey's Anatomy, The Amazing Race Asia, and Pinoy Big Brother.

Today, the Studio 23 episode was enlightening. Really.

See, I've been stuck for the past few months wondering how great life would be if I could be rich in an instant. I dreamt about having my own place at One Rockwell or at the Manansala Tower or The Residences at Greenbelt or even have our own house and my own room at Bel Air, Makati. You know, the good life. How great it would be to have my own car and money without having to worry about the payments for utilities because I have sufficient money in the bank to cover it. But, today's show revealed that even in the tiniest place, people could actually live comfortably and happily. The episode asks us this question: How much do you really need?

I pray that I may genuinely realize the value of what I have and be content and be happy with it.

I want to congratulate myself for not missing any workouts this week. Woohoo. I love it. I hope that I'll be able to maintain this.

I'm deeply disappointed that I didn't follow my study schedule for the board exams. Oh, well. I could start over.