To train at a public or private hospital?
Jan 22, 2008 Education, Life, Medicine
One of our juniors asked which is better for training or internship, private or public hospital? And this question has been in my head also since the start of our post-graduate internship application.
I have been exposed to both private and public hospitals during our clerkship. I am now at the ancillary department so I am already out of hospital duties (yehey!).
To answer the question, I had to ask these things to myself:
1. Do I prefer toxic or benign duties? Read the rest of this entry »
Public hospitals cater for the common people so it is expected that you’ll have toxic duties. But in return, you are exposed to more learning: you get to encounter several cases, including the rare ones. On the other hand, private hospitals are expectedly benign, well except maybe for some selected large hospitals.
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Tags: clerkship, health, hospital, Medicine, pgi, post-graduate internships, residency training
How I got through with expenses at med school?
Jan 22, 2008 Blogging, Education, Internet, Making Money Online
Before I entered medical school, I have already anticipated about the expenses it will entail. I have applied for several scholarships but I was not qualified to most of them because of my parents’ income. Also, I belong to the mediocre, so my grades usually could not meet the cut off for these scholarships. I wanted to apply for Pinoy MD Program by the Department of Health, but the program was offered during our third year and it exclusively catered to indigenous people (well, I could qualify to it because I’m a Maranao), local health workers, barangay health workers, Department of Health employees or their children.
My parents are the sole provider for my books and sometimes, I feel guilty that at my age, they still provide me everything. I should be working at 23. I wanted to help my parents so I started exploring possibilities to help them. Read the rest of this entry »
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Tags: Earn Money Through Blogging, Making Money Online, Medical School, Scholarship Grants, Student Loans
What’s on My Mailbox: The Official Philippine Holidays
Jan 16, 2008 Humor, What's On My Mailbox
I am introducing yet another category of this blog which I will call “What’s on My Mailbox”. This will contain posts I got from my e-mail inbox. They can be general information, friendly reminders, or even the loathsome chain messages, spammy and scam mails.
The Official List of Philippine Holidays for 2008
Read up on Republic Act No. 9492LONG WEEKEND!!!! Tuesday, January 1 New Year’s Day
LONG WEEKEND!!!! Monday, February 25 EDSA Revolution Anniversary
(baka hindi i-declare, GMA loves to piss off the Aquinos these days)LONG LONG HOLY WEEKEND!!!!
March 20 Maundy Thursday
March 21 Good Friday
March 22 Black Saturday
March 23 Easter SundayLONG WEEKEND!!!! Monday, April 7 Araw ng Kagitingan
(in lieu of April 9)LONG WEEKEND!!!! Monday, May 5 Labor Day
(in lieu of May 1)LONG WEEKEND!!!! Monday, June 16 Independence Day
(in lieu of June 12)LONG WEEKEND!!!! Monday, August 25 Ninoy Aquino Day
(in lieu of August 21 & concurrent with National Heroes Day)October __ : Eid’l Fitr
(to be confirmed by the OMA: Office of Muslim Affairs)November 1, All Saints Day
(shiyet, it falls on a Saturday!)LONG WEEKEND!!!! Monday, December 1 Bonifacio Day
(in lieu of Nov. 30)and the grand momma of all long weekends, a 12-day extravaganza of a LONG LONG LONG LONG LONG LONG WEEKEND:
Wednesday, December 24 Official Last-Minute Shopping Holiday
(declared by Spanky H. Enriquez)Thursday, December 25 Christmas Day
(declared by GOD)Friday, December 26
(do you really think Pinoys will go to work on this day?)Saturday, December 27
Sunday, December 28Monday, December 29 Rizal Day
(in lieu of December 30)Tuesday, December 30
(see Friday, December 26 for reference)Wednesday, December 31 Last Day of the Year Holiday
(declared by GMA)Thursday, January 1, 2009 is still a holiday…
Friday, January 2
(seriously, no one intends to work on this day!)Saturday, January 3
Sunday, January 4
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The Other Boleyn Girl: My Most Anticipated Movie for 2008
Jan 16, 2008 Movies
I just finished watching the trailer of “The Other Boleyn Girl” in YouTube and I could not wait to watch that movie. With spectacular casts, Natalie Portman and Scarlett Johansson (two of my favorite female actresses) and Eric Bana, a historical plot, and great cinematography, this movie will surely make it to the top box-office hits.
Plot Summary (from IMDb):
A sumptuous and sensual tale of intrigue, romance and betrayal set against the backdrop of a defining moment in European history, “The Other Boleyn Girl” tells the story of two beautiful sisters, Anne (Natalie Portman) and Mary (Scarlett Johansson) Boleyn who, driven by their family’s blind ambition, compete for the love of the handsome and passionate King Henry VIII (Eric Bana). Both women shall share the King’s bed, but only the one whom Henry loves the most shall rise to the throne and take power as his Queen of England. One sister shall fail, and the other will pay a high-price for her success: her life. But which sister shall it be?
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Tags: Movie Reviews
Flashback: Self-Evaluation: How well do I know myself?
As part of our Community Medicine in first year medicine, we were asked to evaluate ourselves. Here are the twenty things I found out about my self.:
1. I like myself. Definitely I do. I was born with four limbs, with complete hearing and blessed with eyes. I am also here in this college, that’s so much to be thankful for. I know where I am going, what are my aspirations in life. My life is definitely likeable. I enjoy life most definitely.
2. People can trust me. Though there are times that I unconsciously burst out a secret, I can still proudly say that I am trustworthy.
3. I never put up a good front. What people see outside is what they will also dissect inside.
4. I trust myself – my feelings, my deeds, and my abilities.
5. I enjoy people – with different ethnicity, religion and beliefs. I can mingle with everybody. I never was choosy when it comes to friends. As long as I feel comfortable talking with him/her, I befriend him/her. I never was snob to anybody. I never considered social status as a requirement for friendship.
6. I know what I want in life and how to fulfill them. Being a medical doctor was a childhood dream. I have met many obstacles but never gave up. There even came a time that I thought I couldn’t make that dream a reality. That was when I received a low grade in Biology back in high school. But fate led me to the right path - for my choice, i.e. on the biological field, one step away from medical school. And now that I am here in medical school, I would give my utmost best to do good and eventually fulfill my dream – that is, being a doctor.
7. I enjoy being the sex I am. When I was in my elementary years, I was boyish. I thought being a member of the opposite sex was an advantage since as I have observed, there were few restrictions from parents. Being a girl would be less fun, so I thought. But when I was starting to reach my teenage years, I realized that it’s fun being the sex I am. I started to act a typical teenage girl do. And now, I am so much enjoying being a woman. Read the rest of this entry »
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Self-Esteem Inventory
Jan 15, 2008 Life
I scored 58%.
This inventory has statements built into it to detect how honest your responses are. Is it possible that in your effort to appear to have a high self-esteem level you did not anwser all the questions acurrately? If so you might want to take the assessment again to get a more realistic picture of your self-esteem level.
Indications are you are comfortable enough with who you are to not hold yourself back from having a happy life.
You are certainly aware you are not perfect and you have moments of self-doubt. At times you might even chide yourself, and be overly sensitive to the criticisms of others. However, none of the above makes you distance yourself from others for long, or stop moving toward your goals. While you may not be comfortable in certain social situations, they do not intimidate you to the point of fleeing. Nor are you so riddled with self-doubt that you are rarely able to speak your mind, or defend your position on a particular issue.
Fortunately, like most of us your sense of self-worth does not allow you to make a habit of devaluing yourself unrealistically. You do not forget to pat yourself on the back for a job well done. In relationships you do not habitually play the role of tyrant or lamb. Overall you are well balanced and adjusted.
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Flashback: Why I thought the internet was evil?
Jan 15, 2008 Blogging, Flashback, Internet
Another one of my Xanga entries: Why I think thought the internet was evil?
Internet is EVIL, don’t you think?
1. It’s a huge temptation. I need not cite examples why did I say so.
2. It’s time-wasting. Imagine?! You were just chatting with some friends, posting on message boards, blogging, and visiting some sites and then you suddenly came to your mind, cursing yourself because you already spent 7-straight hours in front your PC. “Stupid! It’s our session tomorrow yet I didn’t bother to read some of our topics. Study now, bitch!” But when you scan your books and encounter some boring words, especially those that requires you to get a dictionary and search them up, you’ll feel sleepy. Sometimes, unknowingly because maybe your eyes are tired, you fall asleep that when you woke up, you were late for school already!
3. It’s costly. One of our parents’ monthly habits are nagging about the internet bill, especially when you’re using broadband connection. You can still hear the voice of your mom, half-yelling, “Because of this, *holding the bill* you’ll have a 10% less from your allowance.” But it’s fine with us, as long as we have internet connection. We can endure the nagging and a less from our allowance but we can’t endure the thought that we’ll be offline for months.
4. It ruins some lives. When you have ample time, why don’t you try visit some internet cafês, you would think for a moment that you’re at a war zone. But all you see are students, busy clicking the mouse, playing Counter-Strike. Read the rest of this entry »
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My wishes to all for the year 2008!
Jan 15, 2008 Life
This was entry obviously is very delayed. But I will post it nonetheless. This should actually be put under my Flashback category because this was the same thing I posted on January 1, 2005 as my New Year’s wishes to all my readers. Anyway, I think these wishes will still be applicable for this year and the coming ones.
1. Good health and a healthy living to everyone.
2. I hope calamities won’t find their way again.
3. Prosperity to everyone.
4. A job for the jobless.
5. A nice school year for the students. Less hardships in exams and less terror professors.
6. Good relationship among families and friends [yeah including their special friends/boyfriends/girlfriends].
7. Harmony among neighborhood.
8. Unity among people.
9. Lessening of crime rate, drug problems, political conflicts and religious hostilities.
10. And lastly, world peace.
I WISH YOU ALL A HAPPY NEW YEAR. :p
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Tags: New Year Wishes
A Short Metaphorical Story
Jan 15, 2008 Literature
Pencil maker to pencil: Before I send you out, remember these 5 things and you’ll be a great pencil:
1. You are capable of many things, only if you allow yourself to be held in someone’s hands.
2.You will experience painful sharpening from time to time, but you’ll need it to become a better pencil.
3. You have the ability to correct mistakes you make.
4. The most important part of you will always be what’s inside. And;
5. on every surface were you are used, you must always leave a mark.
The pencil understood and promised to remember. He bore in mind what the pencil maker said and he lived happily ever after.
- THE END -
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Tags: Fiction, Short Stories
Flashback: Watching movies with your dad? Think again.
Jan 15, 2008 Flashback, Hacks and Tips, Movies
I dug up my entries in my Xanga and it’s a shame to realize that I was posting non-sense, boring posts (I couldn’t even think that I had readers!). Most of them contained mushiness and some with hint of humor. And oh, I was also fond of giving tips, nonsensical tips at that. So now, I came up with putting my favorite Xanga entries under one category which I will call “Flashback.”
This was my post where I provided “some tips” to my readers if they are planning to watch a movie with their fathers. The post was in reference to my dad. We were watching Troy and Kill Bill Vol. 2 at that time, when it was newly released in CDs, when suddenly dad came in, spoiling the fun by asking a lot of questions and expressing his “thoughts” about the movie.
So here are the tips:
1. If you’re watching a sequel and he happened to haven’t watched the first part, tell him beforehand that it is a sequel. Well, you wouldn’t want to reiterate the whole part 1, right? Just tell him you’ll borrow the part 1 next time so he can watch it.
2. Do not watch any foreign film with subtitle in it with him; dads have tendencies of reading aloud every word.
3. Should you feel like watching sexy romantic movies, make sure your dad isn’t home. You wouldn’t want to receive another dose of his sermon, right? And chances are, you’ll end up always fast forwarding when there are kissing and bed scenes. Mwahaha. Read the rest of this entry »
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Tags: Movies, Online Tips, Xanga.com
