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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

I started blogging with my personal life and experiences, insights, using the free service of Xanga.com few years back. I was enjoying it because I got to interact with many Xanga-ers (Xanga users), and some of them even became my constant contact these past days. Through it, I've also learned ...

Internet users, especially the teens, nowadays are vulnerable to malicious acts in the web such as online frauds and scams, pornographic sites and others. Here are some of seven web safety tips from Illinois Attorney General, Lisa Madigan for teens for a friendly internet environment: 1. Never post personal information online. 2. Don't ...