Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows! Finally!

Finally! I got my HP7 book! :D care of my aunt of course :D They just arrived here from UK! One month vacation :D TOXIC week pa naman.. argh.. must resist urge to read... :( Med books first haha :D

anyway, here's my book :D UK version ;) my aunt got me the "adult" version, nde kid-like ung book cover, which is nice :D

Apple's WWDC'07 on June 11-15, 2007 (SFO)

Steve Jobs (Apple's founder) is having a keynote speech 10:00am PST June 11, 2007 (Around 2:00am June 12,2007 Philippine Time). He will be introducing the beta of Apple Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard! Can't wait. and syempre some other surprises! :P baka nde na ako makatulog nito hahaha :P

My 2nd Year in Med School....

Can't believe that I'm already in 2nd year! Quite a number of interesting subjects. A big jump from the basic sciences! And I think we got quite a nice schedule for this sem.. although nakaka-toxic parin tingnan ung sched... haha Currently, our section have the following SEMESTRAL subjects... Pediatrics 1, Obstetrics 1, Clinical Pathology, Preventive Medicine 2, and Psychiatry 2. And our YEARLY subjects.. Medicine 1, Pharmacology, Microbiology, and Pathology... Quite a number..

Monday : 7am-12pm Pathology, 1pm-2pm Pedia
Tuesday: 7am-12pm Pharmacology, 1pm-2pm Obstetrics, 4pm-6pm Clinical Pathology
Wednesday: 10am-12pm Microbiology, 1pm-2pm Obstetrics, 2pm-5pm Medicine 1
Thursday: 10am-12pm Psychiatry, 1pm-2pm Obstetrics, 2pm-4pm Prev.Med., 4pm-6pm Clinical Pathology
Friday: 7am-10am Medicine1, 10am-12pm Microbiology, 2pm-5pm Medicine 1

I'm already dreading my Thursday schedule... sobrang puno... kahit 10am ung start... Hope I'll get through it !!! :D AJA! Fighting! :P

Pharmacology Haunting as early as enrollment..

quite shocked when we submitted our 2x2 BnW ID picture to the Pharmacology department during enrollment. Ma'am Bee said that we will have a short quiz right after the first lecture! *gasp* Dra. Llamas was there, she said that it will be a 50-point SHORT quiz, essay type.. *another gasp* Read Chapters 1-4 daw.... waaahhhhhh can't get myself to read the book... still on vacation mode.... :(

Yahoo! Unlimited Storage!

I just noticed my email already got unlimited storage! thanks Yahoo! Mail :D

My First Out of Town Med Mission Experience

May 18-20, 2007

UST FilChiMSA (Filipino-Chinese Medical Students Association) went to Gabaldon, Nueva Ecija for it's summer medical mission. We were accompanied by our adviser Dr. V. Lim and his wife, Dra. A. Lim. Only four of us (Dora, Gayli, Mic, and me) was able to join the mission. Konti lang kami. The medicines that we brought were sponsored by the Knights of Columbus.

We left Manila at around 2pm in the afternoon (May 18, 2007). It was a long 4-hour trip, but it was not boring. Dr. Lim had lots of stories to tell. Lahat ng clinical experiences niya nakuwento niya. It was quite interesting. Madami din kami natutunan. Also Dra. Lim, who was a cytology specialist. Can't really tell it all here, baka humaba ung post ko haha kasi talagang 4 hour non-stop ung story-telling. :P

We arrived at Gabaldon at aroung 5pm. Sabi ni Dr. Lim, it was his first trip with FilChiMSA na nakarating sila ng may araw pa. And the views were beautiful. Ung road kasi was between Sierra Madre and another mountain hehe nde ko alam ung other one. Wala kasi akong digicam!!!! Under repair pa din kaya sobrang *sigh* hehe Anyway, mga members din ng Knights of Columbus ung mga contact ni Dr. Lim in Gabaldon. We were adopted by one of the members were we stayed.

The weather was humid and hot but not as hot as Manila. That night, pagod na din kaya lang nagpractice lang kaunti for BP hahah :P

(pic borrowed from Gayli's Multiply)

May 19, 2007
This is the day of the mission. Had breakfast in the host's house, then we went to where Dr. Lim was staying, and there he was, ang daming patients! Mga 9am na after he finished. Then we went to Bantug, mga 30 mins ride lang from Gabaldon. Dun ung community na pinuntahan namin. We have to cross a river and ride a "kuliglig" to go there.

the Kuliglig

my Kuliglig moment haha

We got there at around 10am, and we started working right away! Ang daming patients! Although most of them had the same complaints like cough and colds, may mga iba na medyo complicated. It was quite fun too, taking histories. It's like practicing the profession already, and also with a little pressure since they call us doctors na din kahit we're still studying.

Mic was my partner, we were consulting Dr. Lim about this patient kasi meron daw thyroid mass.
Gayli and Dora were partners too :) picture moments nila
Dra. Lim and Kuya Richard were the ones in charge of the medicines and "Purga"
Precribing meds, HAGGARD na!!! haha

Kakapagod! We had lunch at around 12:30pm and resumed the mission 1:30pm. May mga iba na hindi na nakabalik, pero still ang dami pa ring patients. We finished at around 3pm. And ubos na ung mga vitamins na meds namin.

the "team" and the people who helped us

After the mission, we headed back to Gabaldon, and had merienda in one of the councilor's house. Siyempre, hindi naman ALL WORK AND NO PLAY ung mission. We went to Dingalan, Aurora. Kaya lang we had little time. Good thing it was only an hour drive from Gabaldon. Ang ganda ng beach dun. Although nandun kami sa fishing village. hehe

On our way to Dingalen
Wished i had my cam with me... ANG GANDA NG MGA VIEWS!!!! argh!!!!
the three pics were taken with my iPaq, not bad

After that trip, we headed back to Gabaldon, visited the Mayor, then had dinner. Siyempre the night didn't end. We had VIDEOKE!!! hahah Dinala ni Dra.Lim ung Magic Sing niya hahha :D Napasabak nanaman ako sa kantahan! kakahiya..... (-_-)''' and the star of the night was DORA!! Kaya alng nde niya nacomplete ung 20 songs niya for the album :P *peace* tayo Dora :P

the much awaited duet of the year! haha "A WHOLE NEW WORLD"

Then....
LOW BATT NA...

May 20, 2007
We went to church, had breakfast, did a little pasalubong shopping. Then we headed back to Manila.....

It was FUN! Learned a lot of things too. ;) DID YOU KNOW? That eating mangoes can also prolong PTT? That is why it is not advisable to eat too much mangoes if you're on cupressin medication ;)

One of the most memorable summer I ever had ;)

More pics on my Multiply site marktu.multiply.com and also gaylinel.multiply.com

Bookworm mode "Train Man" by Hitori Nakano

So after the election, we went for a stroll in the mall. Was surprised that SM North EDSA's the Block has a FULLY BOOKED store! Got excited haha, went through the bestsellers section. and got interested with this book "TRAIN MAN" by Hitori Nakano.

An instant bestseller when it was first published in Japan, Train Man became a multimedia sensation, generating a smash-hit TV series, a blockbuster film, and multiple manga series. Now here's the novel that started it all.

That part at the back of the book caught my attention. This book must be good :D So I continued reading...

Boy-- bashful and not overly brave --- defends girl from obnoxious drunk on a Tokyo train. Girl sends boy a thank-you pair of pricey Hermès teacups. Boy's a geek and doesn't know what to do next. End of story for most nerds -- but this one turns to the world's largest online message board and asks for help, so for him it's just the beginning. This matchless love story is told as a series of Internet chatroom threads: As Train Man, our hero charts his progress and unveils each new crisis -- from making conversation to deciding what to wear on a date, and beyond. In return, he receives advice, encouragement, warnings, and sympathy from the anonymous netizens. And Train Man discovers the secret to what makes the world go round -- and proves we really do live in a universe where anything can happen.

hmm It was really interesting. And knowing myself as a hopeless romantic person who likes reading hopeless romantic kind of stuffs too. And what's more, he's into the internet and was "geeky" too. I decided to get it. haha I might get some dating lessons from it too ;)

Reading through Chapter 1, I'm having fun reading it. Funny and smart. ;)

You guys should get this book too ;)

P300 for MY VOTE!

hahaha, first time that ever happened. Barangay pa ang nagpamigay ng 300pesos dito.
here's the story..

my second election, and they tried to buy my vote.

Basta dito yan sa Caloocan

The Barangay Kagawads were going around here and telling to people to stop by the Barangay Hall kasi they can give us a ride to the Voting station. The school was almost 4 blocks away from the Barangay. And so we went there. To my shock, they gave this Sample Ballot, campaign daw kasi na Vote Straight 9-0 to the administration's local candidates. Ang nakakatawa, parang sabi, basta ung local candidates lang ung vote straight 9-0, bahala na daw sa Senators. And they asked us to sign na parang "attendance sheet." and they handed 300 pesos. Binigay daw sa Barangay, natuwa daw kasi full support daw kasi for that candidate.

Grabe.... 300 Pesos? For my Vote? Thank you na lang, at least may pang-sine na ako hahaha.

Politics!!!

"Vote Buying"?????

Yesterday, one of the Kagawads of our Barangay approached me. The kagawad asked me who I was going to vote for in the Local Elections (Mayor, Vice Mayor etc.) I answered I haven't really decided who to vote for. Then the kagawad told me to vote for this candidate and his team. This candidate promised to help the Barangay if he got a straight vote from our Barangay. WHAT THE?! The Kagawad told me to vote for them, so that our barangay can move forward daw. Kahit this time lang daw na "pikit-mata" akong bumoto. Kung di daw tulungan after that candidate wins, eh bahala na daw in the next elections. WHAT THE?! What has become of these people!? As much as I wanted to help the barangay, they shouldn't be using this kind of reason just for them to get the votes and the "incentives." Sa kanya na rin na nanggaling na kaya hindi kilala ung barangay namin because we only have a few voters (around hundreds lang daw). Unlike other neighboring barangays na nasa thousands. Should we be doing this just to get noticed by the higher ups?

It's sad but it is the reality.. I have confidence in this candidate, he did well naman during his term. But if he really did went down to this level.. *sigh* does politics do these to people? But definitely I won't be voting straight for the local elections.. There are some people in his team that I don't really trust... may artista pa... tsk tsk.. oh well.. that's Philippine politics for you.

My First Minor Surgery aka the "Tuli" Experience

May 06, 2007

FILCHIMSA had it's Medical and Surgical Mission with the Knights of Columbus in San Lorenzo Ruiz Academy. It was a very exciting day since we will be doing minor surgery which was mainly circumcision! :D

Me and mic was first assigned to the Medical section. First time to do history taking and more or less "diagnose" the complaints of the patients. We were even allowed to prescribe medicines. Basta for minor complications lang like colds, coughs, sore eyes, headaches, pero pag medyo malala may doctor naman dun na pwede namin i-refer to. Parang crash course for pharmaco, dun lang ako natuto magsulat ng prescription, how many tablets and explain to the patient when to take the medicine. After the medical part, we were then assigned sa surgical section. Assist muna, then the doctor taught the procedure while he is doing it. At first, I got a little scared, parang ayaw kong gawin. But still I was able to do the procedure. Naghati kami nung isang Filchimsa member sa isang patient. She did the anesthesia part, then I did the main procedure which was "cutting" the prepuce, and stitching the first half, she did the last half naman. After that I wished may isa pang patient, I was more confident after doing the first one :D

Mic and I took the pic in my room hahaha We were not able to take pictures of ourselves during the mission hahaha :D

the *new* Taiwan Experience

hmm i shouldve have written this a long time ago.. haha this post was meant to be posted on May 2, 2007

anyway, here goes

We had another Taiwan trip. Well, it has been part of our "tradition" since my father's relatives are there in Taiwan. So we go there almost once or twice in a year. Basically, what we do there is to visit our relatives, buy some Taiwanese foodstuffs in the grocery, look for cheap bargains. and basically REST. It's quite seldom that we go sightseeing, since we basically went around Taiwan when I was younger. And usually it's just my dad and me or my dad and mom who goes there. Minsan lang na kaming tatlo umuwi ng Taiwan. This year, the whole family of three went to Taiwan. And luckily, we went there during the weekends. Kaya my uncle had the time to take us somewhere.

Apr 26-27
Did our "shopping" of foodstuffs hahah, mga basic needs of taiwanese goods :P

Apr28
We went down South of Taiwan. My uncle took us to this little island XiaoLiuQiu (小琉球) and we rode a boat. Took us 2 hours to arrive at the port and 45mins to arrive at the island. It was HOT! but still Manila is hotter... anyways, in that island you go around by riding a scooter. And i don't know how to drive one. ahah Buti na lang we were 6, and my uncle was the one who drove for me. (i should learn how to ride one! Every taiwanese knows how to ride one! :P) It was fun, there were many tunnels and caves there. One of its attraction was 美人洞. "Beautiful Girl Cave" Then may isang place na parang katulad sa Mt. Makiling, wherein you squeeze through the tunnels to get to the other side. It was a fun experience, and the sea breeze was literally "seeping" through the tunnel, kaya ang sarap ng feeling when you're in the tunnel, very cool and breezy. We also went to the beach where there is this Cone Stone.

We stayed in the island until around in the afternoon. Then we were back on the road again. We stopped at this coffee shop near the beach too.

I had a Mochaccino! :D very yummy! :D

From there, we went to Kenting (墾丁) which is like the "summer" capital in Taiwan, because of it's beaches. :D We stayed there overnight. Kinda ironic since we have many beaches here in the Philippines but still we went to the beaches of Taiwan. And it was VERY CLEAN! compared to what we have here in the Philippines. They also had night markets there. Very cool!

The next day Apr. 29
We went to Taiwan's National Museum of Marine Biology Museum/Aquarium. It was also very interesting. Being able to see the things that we just saw in the laboratory preserved. They have it alive there! Like the garpikes, the stingray, the sea urchins, and starfishes. We can also touch them too. Just like that in the Guam's Underwater World and also in San Francisco too! Philippines should have one too.. *sigh* What's different about this place is that they also have pools where you can play with the water. Shallow pool for the kids mostly, with fake dolphins and whales.
We also met a 原住民 (or parang mga aborigines) there. She was very friendly, tapos when she found out that we were from the Philippines she said that their language is similar to Tagalog. She asked us if it's "ina" and "ama" for the Tagalog of dad and mom, and it really was! They use the same too. Then she asked what "pig" was in Tagalog, and I said, "baboy" and it was the same too, although they call it "vavoy" There are similarities, but not the whole language, medyo nainfluence din daw ung langugage nila with Japanese din.

I want to go there again! :D

So... Who are the 3 Senatoriables you WON'T VOTE this coming May Elections?

I actually read this in the blog, Political Pinoy wherein the blogger also got the idea from an email of his readers. The email. went like this:

I got this idea from RJTV when I was channel-surfing last night. This show was hosted by an old lady, who had the strangest voice I had ever heard, and 2 old men who does nothing on the show, but to sit down at both ends of the old lady. Their topic was �Name 3 Senatoriables You Wont Vote For?�.
Now, I ask you. WHO ARE THE 3 SENATORIABLES YOU WONT VOTE FOR? And explain why you wont vote for them!
My 3 Senatoriables that I wont vote for:
1. Alan Peter Cayetano - He is a member of the Cayetano dynasty in Senate. His father, whom I regard as a good Senator, was the late Sen. Renato �Compa�ero� Cayetano. His sister is current Senator, Pia Cayetano. Tapos sasama pa siya? Hello? Hu-hu!

2. Koko Pimentel - Remember his political ad? Its something that talks about their surname. So - - - what about their name? It doesn�t mean that if your father is good, you�re good too. Remember the political satire/allegory of the old Kapamilya sitcom �Abangan ang Susunod na Kabanata�?

3. Richard Gomez -Wala siyang kredibilidad, porket ba hindi siya kukunin ng GO para tumakbo, didkit naman siya sa administrasyon. Tapos nung hindi siya pinatakbo ng administrasyon, nag-independent naman siya! What a sore loser!

Now? Who are the 3 Senatoriables you wont vote for?

The blogger also posted his 3 Senatoriables:

As for me, the 3 Senatoriables that I won't vote for are:

1. Alan Peter Cayetano - I hate political dynasty esp. in the Senate. His father, whom I consider as a good senator, is the late Sen. Renato Cayetano. His sister is incumbent senator, Pia Cayetano. 2 members of the same family is just not my cup of tea. (with that i am adding the Estrada's and the Pimentel's too) Plus, i seriously doubt that he has anything to show for in terms of accomplishment in Congress or in his district except that he consistently targets the First Family just for the heck of media attention and projection to land on national early evening newscasts without any proof at all.

2. Antonio Trillanes - I hate mutineers. Wala silang disiplina. They should exhaust means within the system first before doing something which will definitely hurt the economy and the institutions we have.

3. Gringo Honasan - I hate mutineers period.

Now, who are the 3 Senatoriables you won't vote for?

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This was really a great idea! I also thought of the candidates I won't vote for but there are MANY of them...
anyways, my TOP 3 Senatoriables I won't vote for are:

1. Chavit Singson - He is not very credible. Although I'm not a supporter of Erap, I can't help but wonder why this guy suddenly spoke ill of Erap. What are his reasons? Why did he suddenly betrayed Erap? And one more thing, I was able to watch one of the episodes of ABS-CBN's Forum 2007, which featured 3 Senatoriables, each from a different party, and had a little debate. Topic of the episode where Chavit Singson was one of the candidates was about Corruption. With him were Kiko Pangilinan and Peter Cayetano. I was surprised that Chavit Singson was "bobo." His answers didn't connect with the questions. there was also this question from the panels that he didn't even understand! His answers were crap! I don't want to have a Senator who speaks crap all the time!
2. Richard Gomez - (can i also include Ceasar Montano?) - anyway, as much as I don't want "artistas" in the political realm, Richard Gomez is one guy who I don't trust either. I was wondering why does he keep on pushing himself into the political parties, first was the opposition, then the administration. What the? He's worser than the "balimbings." I remembered that he also represented a party-list before, pero natalo ata. I don't like his guts and attitude. We can all see how bad his attitude is even on television. Sour-graping on the Kapamilya network, kasi wala siyang project then jumped into the Kapuso network. As if he's a good actor or host.. Tapos host pa siya ng ASAP? As if he has a good voice.. And now Senator? Hah! How desperate...
   
3. Tessie Aquino-Oreta - First, the dancing, then the jumping to the administration ticket, then the "I'm Sorry." Are these people really that desperate!?
   

To be honest, I don't see enough credibility with the Senatorial candidates.. even the local candidates.. Politics in the Philippines is really really trash... but there is a candidate I will surely vote for, Chiz Escudero!

Kayo ba? Who are the 3 Senatoriables that you WON'T VOTE?

Dismayado...

3 days.. no phone line.. the phone that is connected for DSL... nakakainis.. PLDT is really the WORST company!

Was looking for an alternative, Globe sana, I called them up, and sabi nila meron daw sa area namin for DSL only, walang phone line. Super saya ko. Then the CS noted that we go to their business center in SM North EDSA to confirm kung covered na ung place namin. So we went there, and to my dismay... we're not yet covered... argh... kala ko pa naman I'm released from PLDT's bad service... I thought that may other choice na kami.. Sayang.. But at least magkakaroon na din sa area namin.. sana sooner... Sobrang money -eater na ang PLDT esp sa DSL nila.. oh well...

PLDT S**CKS!!!!!

Korean MVs

I can't help but notice how nicely done Korean Music Videos are. Most of their videos usually star tv/movie actors and actresses. And usually you won't see the song artist in the videos. I once watched a documentary regarding korean music videos in ArirangTV. They said that this brought about the trend in the Korean Music Industry, making the song more appealing to the people. And I'm not talking about songs that are part of OSTs of a movie. These are songs from the artists' album (called singles). Comparing it to American MVs, I must say that Korean MVs are way way way better! Movie Quality talaga! :D And they are very touching ;) Here are some of the Korean MVs. Some of my fav songs :D

SG Wannabe- Partner for Life


SG Wannabe - Slow (the continuation of the first video)


KangTa and Vanness - 127 Day


Brian Joo - 일년을 겨울에 살아 (I Live A Year In The Winter)


Se7en - 잘할게 - I Will Do Well

And many more! :D Oh, one more thing... I think this one is very nice too, not quite sure, but this MV is like introducing the new album of the artist. They are SG Wannabe and the album is Sentimental Chord. The MV contained 3 songs from the new album. Very nice :D The MV is 21 mins long, it was split into 3 parts in youtube. Here they are ;)

1/3

2/3

3/3

其實還愛你 "I Still Love You"

Very nice song.. *sigh* by 阿 of FIR

here's the video and lyrics.. i'm trying my best to translate everything.. ahah my chinese is a little rusty... will update this post once it's done :D

我讨厌阴天的风
冷得那么刺痛
只有你能够抚平所有的寂寞
昨天的风筝在角落
被谁丢到了路口
我很不想让你找到离开的理由
每一夜闭上眼睛
我看到了恶梦
你微笑但是旁边的人不是我
天空切开一道裂缝
直接割到我心中
不想装作脆弱
也不想爱得懦弱
其实我非常爱你不想失去你
难道我没有权利说我不愿意
你给了他的吻
虽然只有余温
可知道我多渴望抓住你的心
我知道他很爱你你怕他伤心
我每天假装开心害怕你离去
可不可以任性
求求你不要去
藏在我心里最后一句
其实还爱你
可不可以任性
求求你不要去
藏在我心里最后一句
其实还爱你

Deathnote Mania!

just started watching the anime and i'm liking the course of the story. Basically, a student got hold of a "death note" which can kill people just by writing their name in that notebook. By default, the person will die of a heart attack unless you specify what kind of death you want that person to die of. So this student started killing the criminals. The police, on the other hand, became "suspicious" of this "killings" and now they want to catch who this killer is.

Bum bum bum... hahaha

anyway, found the lyrics of the ending song of Deathnote. sounds nice ;) With the English translation, the romanized version, and the japanese character version ;)

Alumina
Vocals: Nightmare

A momentary sparkle twinkles within the flowing time
I’m a Believer who can keep walking so to engrave into this world’s memories

I had a dream that no one else could have and I threw away everything that I didn’t need
Thoughts that I can’t surrender dwell in my chest

Even if I’m still in the rift between reality and ideals and my feet are bound by shackles of sacrifice
My overflowing impulse isn’t fully repressed because I have a heart that yearns powerfully

“Pretense” “Fear” “Vanity” “Grief”; I won’t be weak enough
To be apprehended by the various negative things; I’m a Trickster who doesn’t know loneliness

The groups of buildings that pierce the night sky, I look up at the air in which stars and such are invisible
And ask myself, “Won’t I be lost?”

Things like being smeared by those who overflow in this entire city or being infatuated won’t happen to me
Because at the end of the road that connects to the future, I want to see something that’ll grab onto my hand

I close my eyes and it surfaces in my sea of consciousness: the moment when I’ll get the ideal that I’d pictured

To merely receive limited “life” in this world and rot away is equal to being stupid
Go toward that which no one else can have- the crystal known as “my oneself”

The fact of piercing through the whitewash will turn into the truth someday
I want to keep believing in it stubbornly; It’s just my faith. The absolute truth.

A momentary sparkle twinkles within the flowing time
I’m a Believer who can keep walking so to engrave into this world’s memories

Arumina
Vocals: Nightmare

Nagareru toki no naka matataku setsunateki kirameki o
Kono yo no kioku ni kizamu tame arukitsuzukeru Believer

Dare ni mo mirenai yume o mite iranai mono wa subete suteta
Yuzurenai omoi kono mune ni yadoshite

Mada riaru to idearu no hazama ni ite gisei no kase ni ashi o torarete mo
Afureru shoudou osaekirenai tsuyoku motomeru kokoro ga aru kara

“Itsuwari” “Osore” “Kyoshoku” “Urei” samazama na negatibu ni
Torawareru hodo yowaku wa nai kodoku mo shiranu Trickster

Yozora o tsukisasu biru no mure hoshi nado mienai sora miage
“Mayoi wa nai ka” to jibun ni toikakeru

Kono machijuu afureru mono ni mamire utsutsu o nukasu you na koto wa nai
Asu e to tsunagaru michi no hate de kono te ni tsukamu mono o mitai kara

Mabuta o toji ishiki no umi ni ukande omoiegaku risou o te ni suru sono toki o

Kagiri aru “sei” o kono yo ni uke kare yuku dake wa oroka ni hitoshii
Hoka no dare mo ga mochienai mono “jibun jishin” to iu na no kesshou e

Kireigoto o tsukitoosu koto itsuka makoto e kawaru
Katakuna ni shinjitsuzuketai It’s just my faith. The absolute truth.

Nagareru toki no naka matataku setsunateki kirameki o
Kono yo no kioku ni kizamu tame arukitsuzukeru Believer

アルミナ
歌: ナイトメア
作詞:咲人
作曲:咲人

流れる時間の中瞬く刹那的煌きを
この世の記憶に刻むため　歩き続けるBeliever

誰にも見れないユメを見て　要らないものは全て捨てた
ゆずれない想い　この胸に宿して

まだ現実と理想の狭間にいて　犠牲の枷に足をとられても
溢れる衝動押さえきれない　強く求める心があるから

「偽り」「恐れ」「虚飾」「憂い」　様々なネガティブに
とらわれるほど弱くはない　孤独も知らぬTｒｉｃｋｓｔｅｒ

夜空を突き刺すビルの群れ　星など見えない宙見上げ
「迷いはないか」と　自分に問いかける

この街中溢れるモノにまみれ　うつつを抜かすようなことは無い
未来へと繋がる道の果てで　この手に掴むものを見たいから

瞼を閉じ意識の海に浮かんで　思い描く　理想を手にするそのときを

限りある「生」をこの世に受け　枯れゆくだけは愚かに等しい
他の誰もが持ち得ないもの　「自分自身」という名の結晶へ

キレイゴトを突き通すこと　いつか真実へ変わる
頑に信じ続けたい　It’s just my faith. The absolute truth.

流れる時間の中瞬く刹那的煌きを
この世の記憶に刻むため　歩き続けるBeliever

Celebrity Look-alikes hahaha

the Lenten 2007

Let's take a little of our time to reflect, to think, and to appreciate everything that Jesus sacrificed for us, to show His Love for us.

"Give not over thy soul to sorrow; and afflict thyself in thy own counsel. Gladness of heart is the life of man." - Ecclesiastes

Med students like to complain? :P

Another blog entry from Medscape: Is Your Med School Perfect?

Kendra Campbell -- I’ve noticed on campus that I frequently hear people complaining about one thing or another related to our med school. People complain about things like the staplers not be refilled quickly enough, the cadavers not being taken care of properly, professors not writing fair questions, and there being too many students on campus. It seems like some students are always complaining about something. In addition, it appears that no matter what the complaint actually is, many students always end their rant with, “well, what can you expect from a Caribbean school?” or “well it is Ross University.” Why are some people always unhappy about something? And why do they blame it on the school, even when it’s something like other students not taking care of the cadavers?

Personally, I rarely complain about anything. Don’t get me wrong, I’ve definitely had my complaints here and there, but in general, I don’t really think there are that many problems here. And more importantly, when there is a problem, I don’t necessarily see it as the fault of the school, nor do I blame it on the fact that this is a Caribbean medical school. I mean, if someone doesn’t refill the staplers the second they’re empty, does that really reflect poorly on the school? Sure, there are some issues that are definitely in the school’s purview, but isn’t that a part of life? If I walked into an Ivy League medical school right now, would I find all the staplers filled to the brim, the cadavers in impeccable condition, and every professor perfectly designing test questions and without any faults? Somehow, this seems very unlikely to me.

Obviously, my school has its faults, but I don’t see any good reason to randomly complain about it all the time. If there really are important issues, they should be properly brought to the attention of the administration. And does it really make sense to automatically blame everything on the fact that our med school happens to be Caribbean?

I was talking to a student the other day, and she had previously attended one of the top medical schools in the U.S. She had to leave because of personal reasons, and she ended up deciding to come here to finish her medical education. She was telling me how our campus is absolutely amazing compared to the U.S. school, and that we are way more technologically advanced. I think a big problem with the complainers is that they have never actually been to another med school, so they don’t really have anything to compare it to. Is it possible that the dissecting tables are just always shinier on the other side of the campus wall?

I’d love to hear from all of you on this topic -- whether you attend a top-rated med school, or one that’s not very well known. Does your med school have a lot of problems? Do students frequently complain about one thing or another? And do they always blame it on the school, no matter the true cause? Or does your med school happen to be perfect?

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Quite true, I guess it is inherent to every student to complain. We almost complain about everything. Lahat napapansin natin, mga questions na binibigay sa exams, pati mga pagkain sa canteen pinupuna.
So what do I complain about our medschool? Nothing much really, only some profs who doesn't teach well. Oh yeah, I really hate it when we take exams in the Anatomy lab.. The smell is bothering during the exams, it's hard to concentrate. I guess un lang. My other complaints doesn't really affect the whole student body anyway. hehe

maybe fewer exams? :P hhaha

"No Med Student is an Island"

Early this morning, I came across this article from Medscape Blog

No Med Student Is an Island

Ali Tabatabaey -- For most of the X-generation robots attending med school during our times, life is about day-to-day patients, disease, prescriptions, discussions, and the whole thing all over again. Not many of us dare to disclose our human emotions, and even if we do have such feelings, it’s something we hold to ourselves for those lonely moments when no one is around to see. And so the real tragedy of being a med student unfolds: the lonely human, facing a world of emotions!

It seemed like a normal shift, checking on the patients, organizing the files, writing notes, going to the interns’ room to rest, seeing your colleague crying her eyes out…

“I’m sorry. Did I bother you? I’ll come back another time.” It was like being shocked with 10000 volts of electricity. She’s one of those disciplined interns who do the job and leave out the accessories, hardly losing her frown while at work. I was stunned.

“No. Thanks, I’m ok. I have to get back to work anyway.”

“You don’t look OK. You can go home if you like, I’ll cover for you.” And I’m one of those people who just can’t keep their nose out of people's business! “Is there anything I can do? I might be able to do something if you tell me what’s wrong.”

“Have you seen the patient in room 9?”

“Yes.” A 2.5-year-old girl who has spent the last 10 days in a coma. 12 days ago, she came down with a fever and vomiting. Her condition deteriorated by the minute, and now she is brain-dead. It was probably viral encephalitis or a complicated tumor, but no one knows for sure. Her family has not allowed further investigations. “What about her?”

“She came in a couple of months ago with a febrile convulsion. She wasn’t my patient, but I remember her clearly. She was a beautiful girl, bending down the side of her bed. I walked in and called her a naughty girl!” The stream of tears running down her face refused to be controlled by the pathetic attempts made by the wet tissue in her hand. “Is she really dead now? How could she turn like this in two days? We probably missed her diagnosis the first time.” Frustration, anger, sorrow and many more emotions flooded her. I was muted by the enormous emotions overwhelming her. I had nothing to comfort her. “Why her? Why so fast? Isn’t there any hope? Isn’t there any justice?”

The truth is that the girl is in fact dead, at least as far as the neurologist is concerned. There is nothing we can do except to keep her body alive. The story had become more tragic now that I knew a bit more about her, but still there was nothing we could do. We had been beaten by a virus. My fellow intern knew all this too but … In such times of hopelessness, we need someone stronger to hang on to. All I could think of was praying at the holy shrine. Maybe this way she could calm down a bit. She accepted.

I guess all of us X-generation robots attending med school still have a touch of humanity deep down inside. No matter how rock solid we try to be, the so-called everyday events around us are so powerful, that just when you least expect it, they will push you over the edge. One day we will all break into tears. It’s just not the same day for all of us.

Two days later, room number 9 was empty again.