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A Frontliner Amidst the Pandemic Being a frontliner in these challenging times is a unique experience. We, as a health care provider don't get to choose our battle, we just fight head on, with no hesitations. We take our pledge seriously in saving lives despite the circumstances, day in and day out.  Working as a staff nurse taught me so many things. The entire experience may not be all astounding but surely I had a great deal of learnings and moments of pride. During the peak of pandemic, I have seen how the Trust is doing their best to be flexible in catering different needs for both patients and their staff.  The free meals were a very nice gesture and it means a lot! The windows in the neighborhood shouting "We Love NHS" in rainbow chalks are hugs to our soul. It inspires us to show up at work with confidence and determination despite of the unknown and uncertainty of what we would face the moment we step inside the hospital. The support we had was tremendous and it w

Westminster, London   It's funny that I have been here in the UK for more than a year already but I only got to visit London recently. As we all know, pandemic restrictions are present in most of 2020. Not just in the United Kingdom, but globally. However, work schedule gets in the way too! On a positive note, with the travel ban starting to ease up a bit,  we got the chance to finally explore the big city. Yey! Though, main reason for our travel is passport-renewal (Philippine embassy is located in London), we very much considered our trip as a 'much- needed' getaway!   From Isle of Wight, the trip takes more or less two to three hours going to London. A ferry from Ryde to Portsmouth for thirty minutes to an hour and a two hour train from Portsmouth to Waterloo station. Our trip was smooth and stress-free. Google/ Apple map comes handy and definitely made our life easy!    Here are some of the photos I have during our trip: The London Eye, Westminster The London Eye view i