"Ellen is a Medieval English form of Helen. Helen originates in Greek language and means "torch of light". In Greek mythology, Helen is a famous figure, known as Helen of Troy. She was a daughter of Zeus, described as a beautiful woman. Her abduction by Paris triggered off a series of events which finally ended in the Trojan War. In Christianity, Saint Helena is the one who found the relics of the True Cross upon which Jesus was crucified. Throughout centuries, Helen has been one of the most popular feminine given names."

ORIGIN:Greek

PRONUNCIATION:EL-ən

MEANING:Torch of ligh

Annyeong!I go by the name of Ellen Marie (엘렌). Im a Filipina, born and raised in the Philippines. Im currently living and working in Al Ain, Abu Dhabi, UAE. Im a crazy kpop-fanatic, Blackjack and VIP (according to my brother) and im kind of obsessed with G-Dragon.

How do you like my blog entry title?! Cool huh? That's right coz im cool! *V sign* hihi

Boy bawang..what better title to make? You may think it sounds stupid (coz it really is stupid hahaha) but you'll find out after reading my entry what its significance is.

before i start, i would like to apologize for
#1. not doing the photo update like what i have promised on my last last entry.
#2. deleting my last entry. actually, i didnt delete it, i only kept it as a draft. it's too confidential now and i might get myself in a really big trouble so i decided to not publish it hihi

sooo..yeah. i hope you forgive this little dorky me :)

So now to begin with, let me introduce myself to the public. A lot of you know me already since i stated who i am in the profile section in the corner of my page (wut?!?!?! hihi). But i still wanna introduce myself, the upgraded me.

My name is Ellen Marie Hilario Belarma, RN. That's right everyone, i am now a registered nurse. (NOT! since i there's no oath taking ceremony yet lol) But WTH i am still an RN. I passed my NLE last July 2011, aint i great?! hihi.

Let me tell you what happened last Saturday, August 20, 2011...
It was night time already, i was baby sitting baby Lian, mthe baby my uncle "adopted" from his co worker (it's a long story why he "adopted" the baby hehe). At the same time, i was also trying my luck with the internet connection in my phone. Then when i got tired of trying, i decided to get my other phone (the smart one) from my cousin's room.

4 messages received. Who could it be?
I opened it and found out it was from my friends, Mae Ann umma, Xilu-sshi, Xina onni, and Analee my onee-chan.

The messages contained the same thought. They were congratulating me bit they didn't tell me why. I was soo nervous. I thought, OMG is this what i think it is?!

I replied to Xina onni first telling her, "YAH! Dont joke around, babo!" She called me after a few seconds. Congratulating me still, when i asked her if it was about the board, she said yes and that made me cry. We both cried on the phone, just like a few months ago---when i failed and she passed. But this time, it was no longer tears of sadness, it was trully tears of joy. I mentally thank God for the wonderful blessings. After her call, Xilu called too. COngratulating me saying i finally made it. We only talked for a few seconds because she's on duty that time. Then my aunt called a few minutes later, saying she's so thankful me and my sister passed. She said the one who told them the good news was my friend, Xina onni. Xina onni got the news from Xilu so I should really thank her so much for all the efforts haha. After the call, i texted my friend Rica from Pangasinan. I told her the results are out and that i passed. I was kinda scared for her, she's my good friend and we've been together at Baguio, what it she didnt make it?! However, God is good. Rica passed too as well as her room mate ate Hazel. Among the 12 of us from our dorm at Baguiio, only the 4 os us passed. I feel sad for the rest of them who failed. I've been there before so i know the feeling very well.

So that's all i could tell about how i found out. I am so thankful. God is trully good and got bigger plans for me that's why i didnt make it at my first try.

Now about the Boy bawang thing...
You see, during the review some lecturers tend to get boring after a few hours of speaking in front. As a reviewee, i need something to make me stay awake. BOY BAWANG comes to the rescue. Every morning, Rica and i would stuff Boy Bawang and other foods in my pencil case and in the pockets of my jacket. During the intensive phase of the review, we used my starbucks tumbler as a container for the growing varieties of food (boy bawang, sunshine, sweet corn, spicy oishi, cracklings, etc). It did help us somehow and made us a bit popular too. lol.
Soo there you go, the magic of boy bawang in the lives of Rica and Bim :)

SO if you wanna pass the board exam, bring boy bawang with you during the review sessions.. hihi ^___^

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