flunked

last january, i took the nclex-rn examination back in manila.  i was on my days off then but the problem was i wasn’t ready.  i had the chance to reschedule the exam but i still took it – it was a bad choice.  it was sort of jumping off from a cliff with a parachute on but not being sure if it will work or not.  then came the results after about two weeks in the mail when i was back here.  when i saw the white envelope, i knew i flunked:

we regret to inform you that you did not pass the nclex-rn examination.  enclosed is your nclex-rn candidate performance report.

i did so bad.  i mean very bad.  out of 8 content areas of the examination, i got 6 of them as below passing standard, 1 as near the passing standard and 1 above the passing standard. 

enclosed is a board of registered nursing request for repply/repeat examination application to reapply for board eligibility to take the nclex-rn examination.

if the exam is not taken again within two years from the date of the last examination, the application will be considered as abandoned and the files destroyed.  that is one reason i have to reapply, and next time i have to make sure that i am ready for it.

ripoff

here’s a screen shot i got from the web of the iphone 3g plan pricing in my home country:

as of now the exchange rate of 1usd = 44.6 php.  now let’s do the math: the freaking iphone 3g 16gb will cost almost a thousand –  yes, a thousand dollars for the prepaid kit!  goodness.  what-the-fuck were they thinking?!  my mouth just went agape when i saw this pricing scheme.  it’s just . . crazy.  but crazy as it is, iphone 3g will still sell in the philippines but for me, this is a crappy no-no.  fuck it.

08-08-08

in chinese culture, the number 8 is a symbol of prosperity, wealth or fortune.  the combination of 888 is believed to be lucky, as three times the prosperity.  today is the start of the 2008 beijing summer olympics – no wonder they won the bid.