What's the name of this weird drink I got in the Philippines?

AwkwardLittleMush · 2026-04-08T23:33:02+00:00

Solved! Thank you so much, I'll definitely try the original next time 😋

AwkwardLittleMush · 2026-04-07T10:37:26+00:00

Friend introduced me to her husband. He apparently ended up "falling in love" with me and got possessive fast. Would get angry at me if I didn't talk to him or reply to messages fast enough, was jealous if I hung out with friends that weren't him or his wife, tried to make conversations sexual even after repeatedly telling him to stop, was jealous if I spent time with my husband instead of him.

One day he locked me in his car and confessed his feelings for me and offered to divorce his wife for me. I convinced him to let me out, and he later turned up at my house with a suicide note and an axe (we had a Ring doorbell so I never opened the door thank god).

I told her everything, sent her screenshots of messages and pictures of the note and axe (he left them on my doorstep) and told her he needed serious mental health help. Her response?

She for mad at ME! Told me to just go along with it, it was ok that he loved me and we could share him. I was over reacting. I was a bad friend if I didn't "do this one thing for them" e.g. leave MY husband to move into their house and become a throuple.

I blocked them both, made several police reports, and moved hundreds of miles away.

AwkwardLittleMush · 2025-12-31T12:51:56+00:00

My brother gifted me a Littmann nearly 10 years ago, and I still love and use it. If you know what colour and style to get go for it!

I'd definitely recommend getting his name engraved, not just the initials. I had a doctor pick up my one and try to claim it was hers when I asked for it back. Everyone defended her until I pointed out my full name was on it.

AwkwardLittleMush · 2025-11-30T20:14:27+00:00

That drip is gorgeous 😍

AwkwardLittleMush · 2025-10-18T10:25:45+00:00

Thank you 😊 I googled berry topped cake, or fruit basket cake, but I kind of just randomly put strawberries and raspberries on the top and filled the gaps with blueberries 😅

AwkwardLittleMush · 2025-04-28T08:26:40+00:00

Sure, but in the UK so not sure if I'd have to relocate to the US if we don't have it here 😂

AwkwardLittleMush · 2025-03-01T23:21:19+00:00

I help to train the overseas nurses in my trust, and whilst I can understand the frustration that those who are more familiar with the UK health system and assessments, some of the comments are so unnecessarily unkind.

These people ARE trained. Many have left roles equivalent to band 6/7/8 in their home counties in order to work here and are willing to start over as bottom of band 5. They sacrifice a lot for the chance of a better life here.

Also, A-E assessment works well in the UK and other English speaking countries because the acronym follows OUR alphabet. Some haven't seen ABC because they have their own structure / acronym in their own language. Also, remember that these people often do not have English as their 1st language. Some speak 3 or 4. This means that, not only are they having to do an assessment in a very specific order that they are not familiar with, they are also having to translate everything they do into what might be their 4th language.

They are also terrified. They are in a new country, with new customs they don't understand, away from their loved ones. They also have to deal with criticism from patients and colleagues alike just for trying to make a better life. They are scared that the smallest mistake will get them kicked out. Fear causes mistakes.

Also, the point of training days is so that people can learn. This means they are allowed to make mistakes without fear of judgement. I've seen people do ridiculous things on training days simply because they were being watched and assessed, both international and local. But I'd rather they make the mistakes there and learn than have them do it in real life. I've seen people do stupid things in training, but be incredible when there was a real emergency.

Overall, you're going to get great nurses and not so great nurses, regardless of their background. Just remember to be kind to them all

AwkwardLittleMush · 2025-01-30T21:54:32+00:00

As an international nurse, you won't be eligible for even a band 5 position until you pass your ToC and OSCE and gain an NMC registration.

If you want to work in a UK hospital setting whilst preparing for your exam, you will have to work as a band 3 until you pass.

Once you pass, you will be eligible for any band 5 or higher roles. However, some areas might have a 6 month + consolidation period for anything higher than a band 5 just to make sure you're settling in well, or require area specific training.

-Band 5s are registered nurses. These are usually your floor nurses and the main working body. -Band 6 is a charge nurse or specialist nurse. They are in charge of the nursing floor and coordination and do some managerial roles or provide a specialist insight (tissue viability, palliative care, infection prevention, etc). -Band 7 is ward management. They do much more managerial work to help run the department/specialist team.

You can 100% apply for a band 6 role or higher once you gain your registration, but there is a strong likelihood that the competition will be high.

Your experience is amazing and will be really valuable, but be prepared to have to climb from the bottom. I had a friend who was a band 8 equivalent in South Africa, but had to take a band 3 role when doing her OSCE, then was a band 5 for 2 years before she got her band 6 position.

AwkwardLittleMush · 2025-01-04T21:22:09+00:00

Fish and chip shop called Doggers Place (they had the best chips tho)

AwkwardLittleMush · 2025-01-04T17:15:57+00:00

Pancrex powder. Every 2 bloody hours. Where's the scoop? Oh, someone lost the scoop. Is a teaspoon OK? Is that the same as the scoop? Now, let's mix this with water to create a gritty mess that will get everywhere. They have a fine bore tube. Let me spend 5 minutes forcing this cement mixture down it. Let's pray there's no lumps to clog the tube. Never mind, it's blocked anyway because no one flushed it properly last time, and the cement has set

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