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Just an update from my E-learning blues…

Sadly, I wasn’t able to attend again because of heavy rains, interrupted LRT operation, also the main purpose of me going to school are my group mates whom incidentally are not there also, I have to get something from them and so I didn’t attend. Actually, I was ready to go to school, I has holding my money and ready to go out of the rain when I learned that they weren’t there, I immediately retrieve.

My mom was able to read my blog about this. She knew that I am not attending this class because at times, she is also here at home… She read my post in front of me and then she just said…

“Dianne, umattend ka na nga, binabayaran ko yan ehh…”

and so, my conscience bugged me so much and that I said to her…

“Oo, sige sa susunod na schedule aattend na ko…”

Hopefully, I can attend it already… I am soooooo hoping… =)

Thursdays were supposed to be my rest day… but sadly, I have this “E-Learning” thing that I have to attend. This is a special class where in I have to sit in front of computer, watch videos and read modules for maximum of four hours about a certain lesson. This is 5% of our lecture grade for NCM 103-B which is our major subject for this semester.

This E-learning thing started when I was in level III. I finished all the modules during the first semester of my third level but when I learned that it didn’t affect my grade, I become lazy attending this class and that is why during my second semester on my third level, I wasn’t able to finish it.

Dianne, Mag-eelearning ka ba? Wag na! Nakakatamad ehh… di naman nakakaappekto sa grade yann…
Dianne, what time e-learning natin?
Di ako magee-learning gagawa ako ng homework at mag-aaral…
Di ako magee-learning, uwi ako ng probinsya ehh…
Di ako magee-learning, matutulog lang ako buong araw…

Those were the phrases you would often hear during Wednesdays…

They say that E-learning is our training for our NCLEX examination if we want to go abroad. True enough, it really does. In some ways, it helped me understand my lessons with the videos and notes it gives. I don’t know how much it cost but surely, it isn’t cheap and this is one of the reasons why I have high tuition fee. They also say that this E-learning thing is exclusive for FEU only, no CDs are available and it is not available on the internet. This is a program from other country and that is why we should be lucky for having this opportunity but are we?

I am sure that my fellow batch mates have the same feelings as mine. I mean, we are given a rest day but we can’t have it. Given the fact that we are so bombarded with school works and overflowing toxicity with just about everything, we really need some time for ourselves. I see the importance of this e-learning and I know that it is for our own good but I believe it’s not healthy anymore.

I am guilty of having not to attend at this e-learning class because I have “more” important things to do like group works and for my community immersion. At times, I arrive late because I have to catch up with my sleep and usually e-learning schedule is as early as 7:00 AM.

I am having a hard time doing my e-learning because mistakes in the exercises given could mean a 5-minute penalty. You have to wait for 5 minutes before you can continue your module. It’s a lot of time especially if you are cramming to finish the module. Videos ran for 1 hour or more before you can move on to the next, imagine the time… now you see why there are a lot of US who take for granted this class…

As what I have said, I know the importance of it but the importance of it is for the future… how about the NOW? I have sooooo friggin’ big and bulging eye bags… I need some rest and I need to fulfill more important things that comprises the NOW which I am talking about.

Tomorrow, I will attend my e-learning class but definitely, I will be late again. See how “Pasaway” I am? I just prioritize the NOW things and things, which have higher weight if I don’t fulfill it. Am I not doing the right thing?

I am just against this. I am sorry I have to blog about it… LOL!

During our first meeting in my Speech class, we were asked 5 questions related to our “getting to know you” activity. I can’t remember the other questions but one. The question was…

“If you we’re a thing, what would you be and why?”

Why did it struck me? Because of all the things in this world, I can’t think of what I’ll be. I want to be something important and then when I think of it, I change my mind because I think of something more important than that, then I can’t decide.

Some of my classmates answer that they want to be a pillow, slippers, rice… while they were reciting, I thought of a thing… and that is, a love letter…

Why love letter? Simple… I just want to be a manner of people being in love, because with love… people become happy and I want people to be happybecause of me. Mushy right? LOL! Maybe you we’re thinking or looking for something about nursing here. Well, here’s the good part…

After I have recited, I suddenly thought of something nursing-ish… and that is to be a Blood Pressure Apparatus or simply a Sphygmomanometer.

Why? Because…

I can handle pressure!

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I am honestly not a fan of reading unless it is a requirement. At first, I thought reading Doctor to the Barrios by Juan Flavier is boring but I was wrong. Knowing the chronicles of a Rural Reconstruction Worker is a privilege for me as a student nurse who is studying about community organizing.

The book was similar to the movie “Mumbaki” staring Raymart Santiago wherein it also tackles about the accounts of a particular barrio and a particular indigenous tribe towards an educated, organized, mobilized and peaceful community only that the book is more emphasized and detailed.

I know for a fact that rural reconstruction is not an easy task nor a trouble-free job, it entails not only your blood, sweat and tears but your life. I was exposed to a community set-up and I was literally exhausted in making a community diagnosis. I know that what we did way back in our AHSE days was nothing compared to the hardships and struggles of the rural reconstruction worker and I idolize them for that.

My understanding broadens when reading this book. Growing in the city, I was not exposed to superstitious beliefs the barrio people have and on how the barrio people live their everyday life without the modern technologies I am enjoying now. This book showed me the kind of life they live and those other factors that you need to consider especially when you are dealing with them. You can’t just simply impose new things to them even if you meant improving their lifestyle. You have to be one with them and being one with them is very difficult. People have different perceptions and preferences, you may see new improvements this time but as it pushes through you’ll see that those improvements are slowly failing. Why do such things happen? When there is not enough rapport and when the barrio people don’t see the relevance of the said “new things” in their life, it should be short-termed. We have to impose things the way they understand in order for it to be successful. Change is something that comes slowly especially if you are trying to change people, it may definitely take a lifetime. Upon knowing the situation barrio people have, I feel their need for help.

I am glad that there was an organization like the Philippine Rural Reconstruction Movement present in our country. The volunteers are not merely volunteers but for me they are heroes because they sacrifice their living even if it was already favorable for them and I believe that the road they chose is the road less traveled by, I salute them for that. I won’t enumerate everything that are at stake in this reaction paper anymore but I would like to give credit to their service, bravery and dedication because to deal with the problems of the barrio people separately will make them a failure. This is not about individuals; this is about the whole community of different people with different way of thinking.

If only the government prioritize this problem right from the start, most of the barrio people will now have improved lifestyle and health condition and they already gained self-governance. We should be the ones extending ourselves to those barrio people. I hope that there will be more rural reconstruction workers in the future also; the movement will expand as there are a lot of indigenous community that needs help and that the present rural reconstruction workers will never lose hope and strength despite all of those challenges in store for them. To train a rural reconstruction worker is hard but losing a rural reconstruction worker that is serving for so long is harder in terms of experiences.

There is no assurance in this job, but when you see the progress, it will make you fulfilled. “The only stability in the world is God. Stability is faith- faith in our Lord, and strength in our faith”. They wouldn’t have done this without the guidance from the Almighty.

This is my assignment for my community organizing subject. We are asked to react on the novel Doctor to the Barrios by Juan Flavier in relation to our concept. I honestly haven’t finished the book until now. LOL! Actually I have applied some of the topics there on the book because I am now on my community immersion program. This is just a one-page reaction paper.

What am I up to nowadays?

I am on my immersion program, I am assigned at one of the barangays in Silang, Cavite to do community organizing with my group mates. I am to know the community’s problems and help them do something about it. I am to live with them for 3 days a week for 1 month. I am now on my second week and so far its going on its smooth sides but I know there will be a lot of rough sides also…

While on our way home, my group mate asked me if I would like to join her for a cup of coffee, and so I, craving for Starbucks in a week or two, easily agreed without thinking that I am still on my community uniform which is a plain white polo shirt with black slacks and black leather shoes. I suggested that we go to Robinsons Ermita because it is on our way…

We left our heavy luggage at the Robinsons Department store baggage counter. Before we go to Starbucks, she said that she’ll just buy something at the Robinsons Supermarket and so, me and my other group mate waited for her outside the supermarket…

While waiting…
Lady: Miss. may iniitay kayo?
Me and my group mate: (looked at each other first) Opo, meron po…
Lady: Ah… (she walked away but immediately turned back at us again…)
Lady: Hindi ba kayo tiga-NESTLE?
Me and my group mate: (looked at each other again…) Ay hindi po…
The lady walked away, without saying nothing…
Me: Grabe ahh… ang mahal ng tuition natin tapos pinapagkamalan lang tayong ganun… hahaha!
My groupmate: Oo nga eh.. haha!
Me: Halika na nga, mag-ID tayo para din a tayo mapagkamalan… hahaha!
then my other group mate arrived… we told her the story then she burst in laughter…

(Do we look like some sales clerk from Nestle? hahah)

One thing I learned from the experience… Don’t stay near the supermarket when I am on my community uniform, if I don’t want to be a victim of some mistaken identity…LOL! (is that even a learning? hahaha)

Honestly, I was pissed off but I can’t do anything but to laugh, laugh really hard until now. LOL!