CHERRY RIVERA

ATENEO D MANILA UNIVERSITY

NURSE

Libis Health Center, East Avenue Medical Center, AFP-V. Luna Medical Hospital, Quirino Mem. Med. Center, West Crame Health Center, Ospital ng Makati, Mandaluyong City Med. Center, National Center for Mental Health, Pasig City General hospital, Fort Bonifacio Gen. Hospital San Lazaro Hospital, Phil.Orthopedic Center, Manila Naval Hospital

Music, Football (Go Broncos!! Go Packers!!), Animals, Watching Movies, Dancing, Drinking, Hanging Out With Friends, Reading, Sketching, Cars, Rollerblading, Trying Different Things, Going Different Places, Giving Advice to Friends, Working Out, &Shopping

To Kill a Mockingbird, Jane Eyre, 1984, Animal Farm, Da Vinci Code, Angels and Demons, Sidhartha Gautama, The Bonesetter's Daughter, The Kitchen God's Wife, The Catcher in the Rye, The Prince, If You Give a Mouse a Cookie, Green Eggs and Ham....If you haven't guessed, my favorite authors are Dan Brown, Amy Tan, and Dr. Suess!

The Hunt for Red October, The Rock, Gone in 60 Seconds, A Time to Kill, Who Framed Roger Rabbit, all them mobster/gangster movies, all them movies about football (and some about baseball and basketball)...this list can go on forever....

I love all kinds of music!!!

Law and Order, E.R., C.S.I., The Simpsons, Threes Company (RIP John Ritter), Roseanne, Saved by the Bell, Fresh Prince, Cosby Show, Gilmore Girls, 7th Heaven, and anything on the Discovery or History Channel

Nursing is a profession focused on assisting individuals, families, and communities in attaining, maintaining, and recovering optimal health and functioning. Modern definitions of nursing define it as a science and an art that focuses on promoting quality of life as defined by persons and families, throughout their life experiences from birth to care at the end of life.

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Remember...a layer of dust protects the Wood beneath it.

A house becomes a home when you can write "I love you" on the furniture

I used to spend at least 8 hours every weekend making sure things were just perfect - "in case someone came over"
Finally I realized one day that no-one came over; they were all out living life and having fun!
NOW, when people visit, I don't have to explain the "condition" of my home.

They are more interested in hearing about the things I've been doing while I was away living life and having fun.
If you haven't figured this out yet, please heed this advice.

Life is short. Enjoy it!
Dust if you must .......

but wouldn't it be better to paint a picture or write a letter, bake cookies or a cake and lick the spoon or plant a seed, ponder the difference between want and need?!

Dust if you must, but there's not much time . . . .

with wine/beer to drink, rivers to swim and mountains to climb, music to hear and books to read, friends to cherish and life to lead.

Dust if you must, but the world's out there with the sun in your eyes, the wind in your hair, a flutter of snow, a shower of rain. This day will not come around, again.

Dust if you must, but bear in mind, old age will come and it's not kind. . .
And when you go - and go you must - you, yourself will make more dust!

Share this with all the wonderful friends in your life...
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Everything that happens has a purpose, Every purpose is sculpted out of a dream And....Every dream is a stepping stone to a vision.

May all your Dreams come true, Not only Today but All Days...
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It is a question which often arises in the minds of girls that why do guys change from day to day? When a guy changes unpredictably mostly it happens because he is confused. Actually they are confused about what they really want from you, they just know one thing very clearly that they want you in their life. Some guys are slow in understanding their relationship and are not sure about what they truly want beyond knowing you. In fact a guy who do acts like that, likes you, but the problem is he don't know how much he like you and keep on assessing his inner feelings about you. So, he tries to do what it takes to keep you around him and when you get closer to him to the extent he is not ready for you to be he pushes you away. You can do nothing to move forward a guy who is stuck in a situation like this. What you can do is to wait because the hesitancy he is dealing with has nothing to do with you. Live your normal life and don't close your heart for other guys, until that confused guy make his move and is ready to give you something solid to build your relationship...

* A friend is one who knows us, but loves us anyway

* There is nothing better than the encouragement of a good friend.

* A true friend is someone who is there for you when he'd rather be anywhere else.

* A friend is one who believes in you when you have ceased to believe in yourself.

* It's the ones you can call up at 4:00 a.m. that really matter.

* Misfortune shows those who are not really friends.

* Do not protect yourself by a fence, but rather by your friends.

* Never explain--your friends do not need it and your enemies will not believe you anyway.

* Nothing changes your opinion of a friend so surely as success - yours or his.

* Never refuse any advance of friendship, for if nine out of ten bring you nothing, one alone may repay you.
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I can't give solutions to all of life's problems, doubts, or fears.
But I can listen to you and together we will search for answers.
I can't change your past with all its heartache and pain,
Nor the future with its untold stories.
But I can be there now when you need me to care.
I can't keep your feet from stumbling.
I can only offer my hand that you may grasp it and not fall.
Your joys, triumphs, success, and happiness are not mine;
Yet I can share in your laughter.
Your decisions in life are not mine to make, nor to judge;
I can only support you, encourage you, and help you when you ask.
I can't prevent you from falling away from friendship, from your values, from me.
I can only pray for you, talk to you, and wait for you.
I can't give you boundaries which I have determined for you,
But I can give you the room to change, room to grow, room to be yourself.
I can't keep your heart from breaking and hurting,
But I can cry with you and help you pick up the pieces and put them back in place.
I can't tell you who you are.
I can only be your friend.

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