What's next?

What’s next?

I graduated last June 8 2016(and yes that is a major turning point in my life, I will be making a separate blog for that) and I took the Licensure Exams for Nurses last year, November 26-27. Oath taking took place last week of January 2017. Everything happened so fast. Like in a blink of an eye some of my milestones already happened. 

A lot of my classmates spent their time in different trainings and seminars that would be very helpful to them secure a spot in the clinical setting. Some of them entered medical school already. While others are just waiting for the next school year so they could join the medical school as well. As for me? Hmmm.

Here is my plan.

-look for a job after oath taking so I could save money and be able to pay for the trainings needed.

-apply in a hospital near me because convenience is a big factor in looking for a job.

-stay for a year or 2 in this hospital so I could be able to embark on a journey elsewhere and finally embrace the life of an Overseas Filipino Worker.

- save money for my medical school, help my parents start a business that would help them send my sibling to school and for us to have our source of living.

-finally, to go back here in the Philippines to fulfill my dream, or should I say my calling of being a Doctor.

The plan is simple. But the process is so hard. Between February and May it was a struggle being in the office. Don’t get me wrong dear. The people I am with are the nicest. I miss them a lot. But things made it so hard that I just want to leave the job and never come back (which I did). I understand the nature of the work. It is not my first time working in the BPO setting.  However, this time I am handling a backend office account (one of the things that made the work bearable). My schedule is 12mn-9am. When I heard our team leader dropped the bomb about this I was sure that my stay is heading to its end. 12mn?!?! Are you joking?!?! But hey I am an employee and that is their policy. I endured the struggle of the schedule. I even performed well during the hands-on period, I got the lowest error rate in our batch. Another feather on my hat with this work, I was able save a bit. Just enough for me to pay for some trainings and seminar that would add spice to my credentials. And one door opened after the other. Making me realize that the hospital at the top of my mind may not be the only choice for me. That there could be a better option. And yes, it’s true. I was able to land on a decision to dump the initial plan and try a new one. This time with a government hospital so much accessible to our place. 15-20 mins walk I guess so. I will be taking my examinations this 6th of June. I am really nervous. Though my board rating is a glaring 84.30% that does not provide me an assurance that I could ace an exam again. But just like what I always say. All I need to do is do my part well. And God will fill the gaps. 

Maybe you are wondering what am I doing now? I am on duty as a company nurse. Of course, I will not put the name of the company. Confidentiality!!!! Yes, while I am typing this entry I am on duty. Being able to make a blog entry while on work simply means one thing. I AM NOT BUSY. MADAMI AKONG TIME! HAHAHA.I can even take a selfie.

You may be thinking, what happened to the backend office work. That one, hmm I resigned already. But I have needs so I applied for a new work. A work that is less stressful. A work that is on a morning shift and a work that has less restrictions. I am enjoying this work for the sole reason that I it is on a morning shift. But geez, if you are a nurse do not waste your skills and intelligence in a place like this. You will just grow old and rot. Kidding. I will just stay here for a week or two and I’ll leave. I just need a transition. I need to chill first before embarking on a new journey. A journey that would be so tiring yet fulfilling. If we would look back on that bullet points that I enumerated above I am not yet even reaching half. But hey dear! Progress is always progress. It is better to take small steps than to stagnate. One thing these past few months taught me is that we need to consider the possibilities life would offer us. We must be firm with our goals but at the same time be flexible with our ways. We need to accept that things may not work out the way we want it to be but be brave enough to try workarounds that may lead us to the same path we are rooting for.

The first 5 months of adulting is kind of challenging. But it opened my eyes to more things I never knew I was capable of. So in my mind all I can say is “hey life?! What’s next?”