The Journal
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WHITE UNIFORMS, UNFAMILIAR FACES, AND A FAMILIAR CALLING
July 1–2, 2013 | First Duty Days, New Beginnings, and the Conversations No Textbook Could Prepare…
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FOUR DAYS, TWO DREAM DEPARTMENTS, AND A VERY VEGETARIAN SURPRISE
June 24–27, 2013 | Of Hospital Orientations, Career Ambitions, and a Canteen That Apparently Disapproves of…
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THE COMFORT OF A BEAUTIFUL EXCUSE
There was a perfectly reasonable explanation for why I had not finished what I was supposed…
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MY BRAIN HAS APPARENTLY RESIGNED WITHOUT NOTICE
On forgotten nursing concepts, old textbooks, and the embarrassing discovery that knowledge does not come with…
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THE COIN WAS NEVER THE PROBLEM
I think about that afternoon outside the sari-sari store differently now. I can still picture the…
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WHY SHOULD EVERY FLOWER LOOK LIKE A ROSE?
On individuality, the strange business of fitting in, and the courage to remain yourself. I have…
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AN APPETITE FOR TROUBLE, WITH EXTRA GRAVY
March 5, 2013 | Of Filipino Delicacies, Family Errands, and the Curious Case of the Missing…
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GOLD-PLATED PROMISES AND OTHER CHEAP IMITATIONS
On love, flattery, self-respect, and the rather expensive mistake of confusing attention with affection. I have…
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SOME KNOTS RESENT BEING RUSHED
On impatience, complicated circumstances, and the peculiar human desire to have everything figured out by Wednesday…
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IF NOBODY REMEMBERED YOU, WOULD YOUR LIFE STILL MATTER?
I sometimes wonder whether the ants outside our house have any idea how insignificant they appear…
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Welcome to SuperAnjVenture
Life has never been particularly good at following my plans, but it has certainly given me…
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SOME QUESTIONS CANNOT BE ANSWERED IN A CLASSROOM
Why Nursing? | Of Intensive Care, Frightening First Encounters, and a Profession I Almost Questioned There…
