Addicted

Well, not entirely. I don't have the original DVD, game (or console, for that matter), plushies and figures of Meet the Robinsons. I'm actually regretting the fact that I didn't watch it on silver screen during March 30, 2007. There was a whole bunch of MtR merchandise in the bookstore and toy stores and I just rolled my eyes on them. I deeply regret it.

My favorite character in the said movie would be Wilbur. Aside from the fact that he's comical, I find his determination to fix everything at the expense of his existence commendable. Not many people are willing to risk their lives, their very presence in a parallel world, thirty years in the future, only to keep a promise to somebody important to him.

I particularly felt proud of him when he went to the past to let Lewis see his mother; staying true to his end of the bargain. Wilbur had that look as if he was ready to give up being "Wilbur Robinson" of the future and let his existence be erased, and that shows courage beyond anything else.

"Look, I messed up. I left the garage unlocked, but I tried like crazy to fix things. But now it's up to you. You can do it, Dad." 

"I never thought my dad would be my best friend." 

"We agreed that.. if you fix the time machine, I'd take you back to see your mom..."

I don't usually change my wallpaper because I'm lazy like that, but Wilbur Robinson changed that.

 "Stay."

"Wilbur is the son of Franny and Cornelius."

But... Wilbur Robinson is still second to Jim Hawkins. :)

[Character (c) Walt Disney; photo, Googled]

The Past You Carry with You

So. I was cleaning my room for the nth time and saw this scrap of paper with ugly scribbles on it I recognize as my poor (left) handwriting. Not actually the thing I wanna share, but the content that I successfully decoded:

Discipline is necessary in all fields of this course, in every profession, in every state of life. Without it, life will be in disarray; everything will be in chaos and only disorganization will exist. Which is why them Clinical Instructors (C.I.'s) would pour their hearts (and mouths and hands) out just to "uphold" their own versions of discipline.

I guess only 1 out of 5 C.I.'s will really boost the confidence of their loads. Only one of them will evern try to truly assist the students to achieve their goals or, at the very least, guide them towards the right path for them to learn their purpose or what they really want to do with their life; let them realize what being a NURSE really is, not try to degrade them and bury them six feet under the ground. Only one will give a student nurse a "proper scolding" with good enough points that will be part of his or her routine for the rest of his or her practice.

Honestly, I can't see the point why they have to scold us: these people raising their voices, pinching our biceps or triceps or deltoid areas while we're suctioning, throwing away those Nursing Care Plans just because they do not turn out to be as pleasing to the eyes and brains of the all high and mighty C.I.'s. They are all probably ego-tripping; an excuse to grind us all to dust. But I won't delve too much on the matter because by then, everything will just be going around in circles. 

So, in closing, there's this nurse on duty (NOD) who said this statement, which I hope will be drilled into the minds of those all high and mighty, oh glorious yet uncompassionate Clinical Instructors: "Kaya hindi ako nag-C.I. kasi hindi ako strict. Ang prinsipyo ko tungkol sa ganyang bagay, kung gusto mo talagang matuto, matuto ka nang sarili mo. Hindi mo na kailangang maging biktima o kaya mapagalitan dahil lang sa strikto sila. (I didn't become a C.I. because I'm not strict enough. There's a simple principle I follow: If you really want to learn, you have to do it by yourself. You don't have to become a victim [of somebody's wrath] just because they're strict.)"

Touche.

So hear me, yo mothafucka. Stop ya goddamn yellin' and scoldin' an' yappin' an' getcha fuckin' butt offa lives.

Peace out.

--May 2008, 5:16 a.m.