So now I'm a graduate

It hasn't really sunk in yet that I'm already a graduate. Yes, I am now a graduate. I finally have my first title that I could append to the end of my name, BSN, but that really is not what I'm seeking for. The title I want is much shorter and simpler, yet adds a lot to the respect and wisdom of a person, MD.

I wish I could share a lot of my thoughts right now, but then again it would be too long for an average reader to follow. Maybe soon I'll redesign my blog to suit a particular focus or area. I want to write about something important and has impact to society. Maybe soon enough I'll realize that calling.

To somehow share some of my glory during graduation I'm going to post 2 of my favorite shots. The only thing wrongs with these photos is that it was taken by a compact camera. Had it been a dslr, the shots would be glorious.

13 days

it's been 13 days since i've posted. there has been a lot of things that happened during the course of the 13 days.

one things is that it's my sister's birthday today. i already greeted her a happy birthday on her facebook wall. i hope she gets to read it soon enough.

second, there have been a lot of issues regarding my public servant life. a lot of people with a negative character that's beyond the capability of measurement keeps on hammering us down. forcing us to submit to their own will. well i tell them that w

e're no muslims, and they are no god for us to submit to their will. i know one day, the real God from heaven shall smite them of their since and banish them in hell for all eternity.

third, my own project in the sc has been in the hangups for a while now. it's been delayed for two weeks. i wonder what's the delay all about? i'm just waiting for the proposals to be signed. there's absolutely nothing there that would merit it to be delayed for two weeks. now i wonder why can a person, who has no objective reason in the world to delay it will not sign it..? hmm...

lastly, i saw megamind (picture below) with cy. it's such a wonderful animation. i haven't seen that kind of story concept before. it amused me for awhile. it made me forget my problems in life for a while.

this is a sure damn good movie. i recommend you guys watch it on the big screen in 2D. :P

It's not a towel!

as i was browsing through my email and chatting with my fellow YFCs in the fb chat, i encountered an old email that was so cute for me. it's about a dog that looks like a towel. he's so cute, i'm sure you guys will feel the same.

here he is...

told you he's cute. :)

the return of the comeback.

i've been on hiatus for around 7 months now. i guess it is about time i get back into blogging again. hopefully soon i could catch this blog up with the things that happened in my life in the past 7 months. i really did planned to do blogging before to help improve my writing skills, but when the lack of inspiration and flowery words are your opponents, it really does need something that could motivate you to write.

anyway i'll end here for now. maybe tomorrow i could write something nice.

oh and by the way, I LOVE MY YFC FAMILY. :)

Why should you vote straight for FORWARD MDC?

Why should you vote straight for FORWARD MDC? Here are some of the reasons.

1. We are responsible with our academics.

We have members who have WPAs that reach as high as 94.21, consistent honors awardees, scholars and members of the MDC Top 100.

2. We are socially holistic.

Our members are affiliated with various social organizations that render them socially open minded and responsible citizens. Our members are part of UP League of Filipino Students, United Nations Youth Alliance Philippines, Ayala Young Leaders Congress, Red Cross Youth Council, Philippine Swimming Team and HEMSA.

3. We have the leadership skills.

We all have experiences in leading teams and groups of fellow students and leading them to success. Some of our members are experienced student council leaders from other schools and here in MDC. We experienced being a follower to being a group leader to being class presidents and hopefully your future Student Council Leaders. We have a member who is a President Gloria M. Arroyo Leadership Excellence Awardee and another who is part of the prestigious Ayala Young Leaders Congress.

4. Our platforms are holistic.

Forward MDC's platforms are straight to the point, pro student and socially responsible. We aim to engage every aspect of student life that needs improvement and we don't just stop there. We also aim to influence our fellow students to be responsible citizens with various projects that connect MDC to the outside world.

5. We are engaged.

We are engaged in various projects that aim to improve various aspects of Philippine society. Examples of these are the Earth Hour, Brigada Eskwela, Philippine Association of Administrators of Student Affairs Convention, Philippine Association of Administrators of Student Affairs Convention and Takbo Para Sa Kalikasan.

6. Our goal is to uplift our institution to new heights.

This includes our experiences as students in our beloved college. We aim to make our student lives to be much more memorable and beautiful. It is our aim to hear words such as "I am a proud MDC Student/Madocian." and "Ang sarap mag aral sa MDC." from all of you. We wish everyone to be proud of the MDC culture and student life and be living examples of our core values, the 6 Cs, for future generations of MDC students to witness and follow.


Remember, for us to be able to fully fulfill our platforms and the words we shared with you, we need to be the ones in office. So choose us, choose FORWARD MDC.

I have cast my vote

Always vote for principle, though you may vote alone, and you may cherish the sweetest reflection that your vote is never lost. -John Quincy Adams

today is my first time to vote. and this is one hell of an experience. first of all i am the only voter in our family who will vote in taguig. the rest of my family are voters in makati. i woke up around 6:00 am and i immediately drank my morning coffee and took a bath. i left home around 6:30 am in the hopes of being in my precinct at around 7:00 am. my precinct was at tenement elementary school and i already made my research as to where the location of my precinct is. i took a cab up to tenement and eventually made it to the school by walking. i followed what seems to be this long line where the voters of that precinct didn't have the proper manner as to properly fall in line. they just cut wherever they want! when this man tried to cut i shoved him around my shoulder and to his shock abandoned his attempt and just cut the person behind me. when i reached the school, which is jam packed with voters, jejemons and jeje caps, i then searched for my cluster. and then in such horror i saw that my cluster wasn't there. i checked my note as to what my precinct is and to my dismay, it says tenement elementary school (annex). that's when i asked around where the annex is and found out it was nearer to my house than i thought.


after realizing my mistake i walked out to the highway and took a jeepney to C5 and then took another one towards my real precinct. when i arrived there, the atmosphere was totally different. yes there are also many voters there but not as many as my previous location, but there is this relative peace and order. people know where to go, the teachers are very accomodating and there are relatively no jejemons there.

once i got to my room i was happily assisted by a teacher to the holding area. there i waited for around 45 minutes to cast my vote. i chatted with a few people and made a few laughs too! i also saw these old men flirt with young girls and i was just like stuck in between the two. my wait was relatively stress free even if it was hot because the people i waited with had a sense of humour and weren't impatient.


when it was my turn to vote, i happily showed my id and took my ballot together with a folder and a smartmatic marker. i tooked a photo of my ballot and took out my list of politicians to vote. me forgetting to eat breakfast proved to be disadvantageous since my hand was shaking as i was shading the oblongs at the ballot. nervous that i shaded partly outside the line i nervously approached the PCOS machine and inserted my ballot. to my relief my vote was registered and i proceeded to have my nails dabbed by indelible ink. i then placed my thumb print to the official list and signed off. my part was finally done. i have cast my vote. i pray that my choices are God blessed for the sake of our country's future.




and as i was leaving my precinct i took a final photo of my first election day. i'm the one on the left with the black and gray cap and olive green shirt.

gotcha

*DISCLAIMER* NONE OF THESE PICTURES ARE OFFICIAL YET

as we move forward with our thesis, the results of our pilot tests are as follows:

and...


looks like we discovered something significant this time. as for what these pictures are and what they mean, my mouth is all hush hush.. :P

heat

today was the very first day we get to move forward with our thesis. and most of it really was just plain old spontaneous. i mean from the very ether that we once thought was part of the physical world came the idea that we should take that one giant leap for our goal, to be part of the nominees for best thesis.

well then again we're not really satisfied with a nomination now, aren't we? so we're gonna step up and level up tomorrow when we real challenges begin. so far the only thing that was out of place was the 2 petri dishes that sucked balls and the concentration of bleach with water. aside from that it was a big success.

so here is a video about what we did, the process of mixing agar and the use of the autoclave. enjoy watching our being spontaneous.




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lead

today why my first experience to be the worship leader of a YFC worship. the worship itself was unplanned yet it was a great experience with God. it was God sent. =)

hit

two of my childhood friends had an argument during the wee hours of this day. and this is not the type of argument that can be resolved through mere apologies and talks. this is what they call, lamat ng pagkakaibigan natin, and me and another friend of ours are just watching in the sidelines as one beats out the other.

for those of you who are reading, and if you have longtime-childhood friends, please take care of what you guys have. don't let petty decisions and egos do shit to your friends. don't let personal urges force you to commit such stupidity. in short terms, bok di tayo talo.

18 years of friendship, may lamat na.

=(

fatigued

yes i am fatigued. i average about 4 hours sleep this past few days. i haven't done my ncps and i barely make good scribbles in my blog.

i want to go and worship once more. i wish it's worship day already.

untitled

it's been so long since i have posted here in my blog. to be exact, it's been 102 days since my last post last year. a lot of things have happened and as i scribble these texts that i'm typing i try to ponder, was there any significant changes or improvements in my life since that 102 days have passed?

a hobby

when i was in high school i used to have this hobby called magic: the gathering, magic cards for short or mtg to be shorter. not only is this a hobby for me but also a good side line business. cards are not only collectibles but also profitable as well. the things is, ever since i went to college, i've never had a hobby like this. i'm lost searching for a hobby that not only fun but also could complete me as a person. mtg did that for me before, but not anymore since i no longer have the finances to maintain the hobby. i'm hopeful there is something out there for me that i could do and share with my friends too. the only requirement i have for whatever it is, is that it shouldn't cost too much money.

a sport

i don't really have a sport. i used to play basketball when i was a kid but no longer. i could no longer do my infamous legendary shot from the half court. yes, it was a feat i could normally do before but not anymore. i'm searching for a sport that could help me improve my physical skills, especially my hand-eye coordination, my body image and my over all physical health as well.

advocacy

i do have a lot of advocacies that i exercise regularly in a daily basis. my number one advocacy is all about the environment, ever since i've learned about carbon footprint and how it affects the environment i always try my best to reduce my carbon footprint as much as possible. i also would like to recommend to other people to reduce their carbon footprint as well. i reduce my carbon footprint by doing any of the following:

1. i no longer ask for any plastic bag whenever i buy anything from any store. except whenever i really really need to (emphasis on really).
2. i mostly buy things that are made from recyclable material. so that's paper, plastic and bottles.
3. if i don't need it, i don't buy it. there's no need to use the three R's if you haven't used anything in the first place.
4. i walk, a lot! whenever i can i usually skip my last jeepney ride home. and mind you 1.6 kilometers is not an easy distance to walk alone.
5. whenever i'm alone at home, i use sunlight as my light source. not only is it free but nature friendly too.

my second advocacy is all about education. i'm really lucky since i'm blessed in terms of being educated. even though i had a lot of set backs i'm still lucky enough to have a mind that could think critically. and the thing is, with our present economy and social status, not all of the youth gets to have an education that could help elevate their economic status. and the sad thing is some of them are not even interested in learning anymore relevant. they only have time for games like dota in their heads. this is a really saddening fact. and it's really difficult for someone of my standing to even make a dent in the improvement of our education. this is why i try my best to teach to anyone who asks me questions about things they have difficulty understanding. i believe that somehow my small acts could at least change one persons view about education. that this is something we students should prioritize. something that we should hang on to. something that we should invest to.

medical school

i took the nmat twice already. and i'm not really sure about my performance with the second one. as usual i'm hoping for the best and not really expecting anything. but i do hope God answers every bit of my prayers and give me that astonishing 99 this second week of may. i just watched the movie 21 last night. i say this is a really good movie. i really admire the lead character and he's genius. i wish i was just like him. smart and hard working. i only have the smart attribute, and i'm just the average smart, not the uber smart. he's just like me, he wants to go to medical school too. and he's just like me again, someone who wishes that there is more to life than just money. we both have the same problems, we both don't have the money for medical school. we both have the same plan, we both aim for scholarships. i just wished that it would work out for me in the same way it did for him in the movie. i really want to get into up college of medicine. it's my dream school. it's what i've been building my studies for. it's a goal i want to achieve. and though in know it's not impossible for me to get there, there this just this feeling that i can't shake off.

blog year end special

last year around 11:59:50, i was standing right infront of our home counting off the last 10 seconds of 2008. today i'll do exactly the same, and at the same time also looking back at the last 365 days of my life. there were good times and bad times. most of which i'll remember for the rest of my life.
i'm really looking forward to this new year. i hope it is filled with the same joy and happiness that 2009 has given. to 2009, i bid farewell and to 2010 i welcome you with open arms. i know will have wonderful moments in life and love. :P

Merry Christmas to all!

merry Christmas everybody! hope you guys have a very special day celebrating the birth of our lord Jesus Christ.

manila doctors college christmas tree

on my way to zamboanga city in 8 hours.

this will be the first time i'm going home to my province this decade. it's been so long since i went home there. the year that time was 2000. i was a fresh graduate from elementary and had recently been accepted to the manila science high school.

but did you know that zamboanga city is independent from the 3 zamboanga provinces? namely zamboanga del norte, del sur and sibugay. yes, it is its own city just like any city here in the metro. it is also one of the oldest cities in the country and one of the largest in the world in terms of area with a total are of 1,483.3849 km². it's native language is chavacano. i guess i should start practicing my chavacano skills.

i'll buy myself some vintas when i get there.

love is like fluids and electrolytes

love is like fluids and electrolytes.

i'm K⁺and she's Na⁺. i'm confined in the interstitial and she roams freely in the intravascular. wherever she goes a lot of others follow. she's so near yet so far. but when we get so close together, there's still this semi permeable membrane that keeps us apart.

love is like fluids and electrolytes.

december blog up: nmat, missing stops and a few more.

after a long absence i write again here in my blog to post some updates. hopefully i could write here more regularly since one of the reasons why i started this blog is to practice my writing skills. anyway here is a few updates about me in order of how i remember them. :D

i missed my stop...

yes, and it happened so fast. it was my last jeepney ride home for today and i was thinking about this someone. we aren't really close, not even a dent close. but i was thinking about this person in such a deep manner that when the jeepney stopped at my destination, i didn't get down. not until i realized that i'm seeing the place i'm no longer supposed to see for that ride. good thing i realized it soon enough and i was able to get down a good walking distance from home. i find it really funny since this is the first time this has happened to me in a real long while.

nmat, national medical admission test

today i took the nmat for the first time in la salle taft. i was really nervous since i didn't study at all. and to think i was aiming for a 99 percentile. but i know from the start that it was impossible. it took 5 1/2 hours for the entire 400 items to be answered. part 1 was 200 items for a good 3 hours which included a lot of abstract reasoning with figures and numbers. what really took my time was the visual perception part. looking at those images really took a toll in my body and brain. and the aircon was pointed at me. i should've brought paracetamol. part 2 was a bit more familiar and easier for me to answer. it's a 200 item test for 2 1/2 hours. it covered biology, physics, social sciences and chemistry. and as expected the psychology and socio-anthro subtest destroyed me. huhu.. i should've enrolled in a review center. hopefully i was able to do good with the test. well hopefully God heard all my prayers and gave what i asked. i thank Him for everything.

youth for christ

yes! they're my new family now. i had so much fun when i am with them. the camps, the bondings and the worships. this family brought me closer to God, and i am glad i made the decision to join their ranks. they've opened a lot of doors for me to enter. and i promise i won't waste any of those opportunities this family gives me.




for who we are is what God makes of us. for all is as God wills it.

Tama na kasi ang trip

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>PAALALA LANG PO HA:
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>eto eh galing sa isang taong...
>hindi sa nakikielam.. .
>pero gusto lang makatulong.. .
>(SANA naman)...
>at makapagbigay ng opinyon...
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>uulitin ko lang ha...
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>wala sanang masaktan...
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>KATOTOHANAN lang...
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>HINDI BA KAYO NATATAKOT??? ...
>as in sa mga bagay-bagay. ..
>hello??...
>getz,...
>saan pa ba..
>kundi sa mga LOVE life issues...
>na tipong imbis na maging seryosong usapan...
>eh nagiging pang-"TELESERYE" pa ang dating...
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>don't you know that it's not something to "LAUGH" about...
>it involves PEOPLE..
>people with feelings...
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>nws...
>ang akin lang naman eh..
>based from experiences ha!...
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>ang love ay hindi minamadali.. .
>hindi pinipilit..
>at lalong hindi kina-career. ..
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>IT COMES NATURALLY...
>(hahaha... take it from me!!!... )
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>as in magugulat ka na lang isang araw...
>magigising na SIYA ang nasa isip mo...
>hindi pinilit na isipin ha...
>basta NAISIP mo na lang basta...
>mapapangiti ka na lang...
>at basta na lang gagaan ang pakiramdam mo...
>na tipong kahit mukha ka ng tanga...
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>ngiti ka pa rin...
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>hindi nababase sa tagal ng pinagsamahan. ..
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>hindi rin sa ilang beses na pagkakausap sa phone...
>lalung-lalo nang hindi sa dalas ng pagte-text.. .
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>may MAGIC kasi yan eh...
>magic na hindi naka-cast ng kung sinuman...
>MAGIC na matagal na palang nandun...
>hindi mo lang namamalayan. ..
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>isusugal mo ba yun???...
>yung feeling na sobrang wala ka ng hahanapin pang iba???...
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>ASA PA!!!...
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>kaya nga eto lang yun eh...
>wag na kasi kayong magmadali...
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>unang-una...
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>dahil ba natutuwa ka sa kanya???...
>o kaya naman naaaliw ka???...
>naswee-sweetan ka ba ng sobra sa kanya???...
>kinikilig ka ba pag nakikita mo siya???...
>at nahi-high kapag naririnig mo na ang boses niya???...
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>eh teka muna...
>baka naman infatuated ka lang....
>o kaya naman kagaya nga ng sagot mo...
>BAKA naaaliw ka lang...
>dahil kakaiba siya...
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>tsk!!!...
>ang saklap nyan!...
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>pangalawa...
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>GAANO MO NA BA SIYA KAKILALA???. ..
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>madali ba siyang mapikon???.. .
>pano ba siya mabadtrip??? ...
>madali bang mahalata na may topak siya???...
>ano bang suot niya pag nasa bahay siya???...
>shorts ba o pantalon???. ..
>nakasando ba siya o naka-t-shirt lang???...
>matagal ba siyang maligo???... .
>kumakain ba siya ng vegetables?? ?...
>tamad ba siya???...
>mas gusto ba niyang manood ng tv kaysa magbasa ng libro???...
>nagpe-play station ba siya???...
>tatlo ba ang pamangkin niyang lalaki???...
>makukulit ba yung mga kamag-anak niya???...
>green ba ang kulay ng gate ng bahay nila???...
>sa village ba siya nakatira???. ..
>may sakayan ba ng jeep na malapit sa kanila???...
>nagsisimba ba siya linggo-linggo? ??...
>kasama ba yung pamilya niya???...
>at nagdadasal ba siya bago matulog???.. .
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>in short...
>alam mo na nga ba???...
>ang mga bagay-bagay. ..
>ang mga simpleng bagay tungkol sa kanya...
>na nagdedetermine ng sarili niya...
>as in kung sino ba talaga SIYA...
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>pangatlo...
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>KAYA MO BA SIYANG TANGGAPIN??? ...
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>as in TANGGAPIN ng buong-buo...
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>sa lahat ng trip niya sa buhay...
>sa lahat ng katopakan niya...
>sa lahat ng pag-iinarte at pag-dadrama niya...
>sa lahat ng kasalanang nagawa, ginawa, at gagawin pa lang niya...
>sa lahat ng naiisip niya...
>sa lahat ng sasabihin niya...
>sa kilos niya...
>sa pananamit pa pala niya...
>sa pagsasalita. ..
>sa pananaw niya sa buhay...
>sa pagtrato niya sa tao...
>sa lifestyle niya...
>sa uri ng pamilyang meron siya...
>sa uri ng kaibigang kasa-kasama niya...
>sa style niya pagdating sa love...
>sa kasweetan niyang natural...
>sa paglalambing niya...
>sa tawa niyang pagkalakas-lakas. ..
>sa manners niya...
>sa pagmumura niya...
>sa bisyo niya kung meron man...
>sa mga pang-aasar niya sayo...
>sa style niya pagdating sa pagsolve ng problema...
>sa problemang maaari ka ring masama...
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>pang-apat...
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>KAYA MO BANG MAGING TOTOO???...
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>kaya mo bang makita yung sarili mo...
>na kasama pa rin siya ha...
>sa isang sitwasyong pag naisip mo eh...
>mapapaiyak ka na lang sa sakit...
>nang dahil din sa kanya???...
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>kaya mo bang magmukhang tanga...
>as in umiyak ng dahil sa kababawan...
>ibuhos ang mga nararamdaman mo...
>kahit na puro kababawan nga lang naman...
>as in kahit sa harapan niya???...
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>kaya mo bang maging barubal pag kasama mo siya???...
>yung tipo bang wala ka ng pakielam...
>mawala man ang manners mo...
>na wala ka naman talaga...
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>in short...
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>KAYA MO BANG MAGING IKAW KAPAG KASAMA MO NA SIYA???...
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>yung tipong hindi ka nahihiyang ipakita kung sino ka
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>dahil alam mong...
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>HINDI MO LANG SIYA TANGGAP...
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>TANGGAP KA RIN NIYA...
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>BUONG-BUO RIN...
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>MGA TAO!!!...
>tama na kasi ang trip...
>tama na ang pagmamadali. ..
>oo masarap ngang mainvolve sa isang tao...
>pero diba mas masarap yun...
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>LALO NA KUNG ALAM MONG TOTOO YUNG
>NARARAMDAMAN MO...

Confessions of a pharmacology student final act

I PASSED PHARMA!!!

Confessions of a pharmacology student part 3

it's finals week this week and i'm in cramming mode. i hate being forced to study since i'm an extremely slow learner, and extreme for me is an understatement.

pharmacology is it

the moment has come and now i have to study those drugs again. i tell you they should've had a naming system for drugs similar to those in naming organic compounds. i didn't live up to my promise that i'll give myself a month's worth of preparation for the finals. now i only have 2 days left. i just finished the cardio drugs awhile ago and later i'm off with the rest. hopefully everything i've read will stick through my mind until exam day.

video of the week