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By ingrid
@ridingbet (66854)
Philippines
September 2, 2018 2:00am CST
This was the only color allowed when we wear sweaters, jackets, or frocks when I was a staff nurse in Kuwait in 1986-1990. The sweater I used in the picture is an Adidas navy blue sports suit; it has the jogging pants that is still with me.
The sweater, or the jogging shirt, is still wearable- there are no holes yet, and it is used by my son at home when it is cold.
The picture that I attached is me during my night shift at the pediatric ward in a government hospital in Kuwait. We wore whole dress of white, with white stockings and pair of white shoes. We were only 4 on duty for 9 hours from 10PM to 7AM; morning duty of 9 nurses at 7 hours from 7AM to 2PM, and late shift (or afternoon shift) of 6 nurses at 8 hours from 2PM to 10PM.
The 3 frocks, I gave to my sister when she went home, but I used the 3 when I was on night duty there in Kuwait.
Here in the hospital, we wear skirt and blouse for morning shift, and pants and blazer for clinical instructors for afternoon and night shifts.
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@cherriefic (10399)
• Philippines
2 Sep 18
Reminds me of my Mom. She was also a nurse when she's still around.
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@cherriefic (10399)
• Philippines
6 Sep 18
@ridingbet Yes unfortunately. That's 8 years ago. I still miss her every now and then.
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
5 Sep 18
i am sorry. you used the past tense of the verb IS, does this mean your nurse-mother is now deceased?
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@cherriefic (10399)
• Philippines
6 Sep 18
@ridingbet Yes unfortunately. That's 8 years ago. I still miss her every now and then.
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@ilocosboy (45155)
• Philippines
2 Sep 18
You rock on your younger years, you could be the beauty contestant because of your petite body, height and charm.
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
5 Sep 18
@MALUSE hahaha! 
no, this user is somebody who speaks the same regional language as i do, and i consider some of my Filipino male friends here as my 'kabsat' or 'virtual siblings/brothers'. only they, and not all Filipinos do i address them as 'kabsat'.
no, this user is somebody who speaks the same regional language as i do, and i consider some of my Filipino male friends here as my 'kabsat' or 'virtual siblings/brothers'. only they, and not all Filipinos do i address them as 'kabsat'.1 person likes this
@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
5 Sep 18
humbly speaking, i was considered to be a contestant for our town's feast day celebration during my senior college year, but i declined so another classmate joined. 
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@ilocosboy (45155)
• Philippines
5 Sep 18
You could be the Margie Moran now but of course its your passion should be followed and that is becoming nurse.
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@LadyDuck (502148)
• Italy
5 Sep 18
@ridingbet You still are Ingrid, but when we were younger it was different.
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
5 Sep 18
thank you, but i agree with your statement... "i WAS a pretty woman. hahaha. kidding.
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@acelawrites (19272)
• Philippines
2 Sep 18
It could be so cold in your duty, so the whole dress might not be appropriate.
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
5 Sep 18
yes that is so true. i used to wear 2 frocks and that navy blue sweater.
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
5 Sep 18
it is older now, way older. i was just 26 years old when i went there. i am now 58 years old, but yes, i still have my own facial features like the scar between my eyebrows ( glabella).
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@aureliah (24687)
• Kenya
11 Sep 18
@ridingbet You are still the same. Only the years have passed
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@yoalldudes (35030)
• Philippines
2 Sep 18
That is nice you kept memories and souvenirs from younger years.
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
5 Sep 18
yes and i still have my pictures from film strips of 110, 125 and 136 size of YKL or Kotak film rolls.
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@Shavkat (141906)
• Philippines
5 Sep 18
@ridingbet I am not sure if where I put them. For the reason that my mother started to pack them in boxes.
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
5 Sep 18
that is true kabsat. how are you? yes, kabsat, i still have some old shirts, shorts, and blouses, even my nurses' uniforms in Q8, under my possession. remember the shirt "love a nurse, you'll never regret" discussion? that was in 1979 yet.
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
3 Nov 18
no. but there was one Jordanian who kept on following me when i walked from the church to the market in the capital city of Kuwait. he was trying to talk to me, wanted to buy me bottles of perfume, but i declined. he spoke English well, but he is an Arab, and i have my perceptions about Arab men
@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
5 Sep 18
yes, and i have some picture saved yet.
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