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ennui.

Two of my courses for this semester ended today, and I think this will free up so much of my time. I’ve been studying so much in the past few weeks, but I still feel… dumb. Mastery of public health requires so much praxis, and I feel that my work experiences should add more value […]

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Write down history.

I’ve switched to digital journaling this year, but sadly (and unexpectedly), my iPad broke down. I wasn’t ready to say goodbye to the first quarter of my entries for 2021. I lost the habit a few weeks after, because I felt like there was nothing good to write anyway. Our region (or the “NCR+ bubble”) […]

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April 15, 2019

Everyone looked forward to this Monday because it was the premiere of the last season of the Game of Thrones. I’m not one to dread Mondays, but this week, I did. Maybe I craved the iced coffee not to wake me up, but to help bring out the frustrations I’ve been putting off. Cravings… Satisfied? […]

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March 7, 2019

As I sit here and let the days pass me by, May I never lose sight of the things that matter. As I grow deaf to the sound of mouses clicking, of telephones ringing, May I never forget the voices of those who I have sought and have reciprocated the seeking, Inviting me to go […]

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Time Capsule: 2018

If I were to describe this year with one word, that word would be GROWTH (just like everyone else). This year felt like forever! So many transitions have happened all at once. I didn’t really claim 2018 to be my “year”, but come to think of it, I’m embracing it.😊 Who I was at the […]

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Evidence-based Musing #1: The Impostor Syndrome among Medical Students.

Also known as reklamo with a basis (complaining with a basis). Disclaimer: This is not meant to be an actual paper. I just found it to be interesting. Forgive my mistakes in formatting.   Throughout my first semester in medical school, I have always felt like I was not really progressing in any aspect at all. […]

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22nd Cake Day!

Figure 1. A happy me @ Nasugbu, Batangas Ito ang ni-tweet ko noong bisperas ng aking birthday: “Ganto na pala pag tumatanda. Mas gusto mo na lang na regalo ng mga tao ay oras at presence nila. More on the inner side na yung mga New Year’s Resolution. Ganern.” At totoo nga iyan. Sa puntong ito, […]

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Clavel

Dearest Lola, You left us on a Thursday morning, not even daring to finish the entire week. Either way, no one will ever be ready for this, anyway.  We all agree that you have lived a good 83 years. You have incessantly went on to tell us how you were so tired already, despite being […]

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Quarter Life Crisis?

Ayowww, I am now a medical student! Akalain mo ‘yun? Kahit ako, hindi makapaniwala dahil ANO BA TONG PINASOK KO joke-one-half-joke only. Napadaan ako ulit sa nilalangaw kong blog at nagbasa ako ng mga luma kong post. Ang cute cute. Sinimulan ko pala tong blog na ito bago pa ako mag kolehiyo. Kitang-kita rin siguro […]

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Para Formal: “I don’t want that white coat”

I didn’t think this thing would blow up!!! I wrote this on one sad night full of Epid last year… I guess I felt a little stifled by everything that I still had to go through before I could finally fulfill my purpose in life. I guess I just want to put it here na […]