January 2011
Last Hoorah
I thought choosing a ward duty as my last one in ORL would benefit me as I brave my way into pedia. But no. Here I am, typing this entry at 3:30am, I just finished all the things I needed to do. Its just so unlucky for me to have 4 admissions all decked into clerk beds while my intern had no admissions at all. On top of that, when my intern had to go down to triage for a couple of hours, thats...
“I’m a surgeon, but I think my job is for me to let my patients avoid going...”
– Dr. Jimmy Flor, Head and Neck Surgeon
quite ironic but its true. The difference is that an ORL specialist can treat his patients both medically and surgically and still get credit for either path he takes.
ENTicing
Just came out of my rotation in ENT (Ear Nose & Throat) or, as the more serious people would call it, ORL (OtoRhinoLaryngology). I have developed a deep appreciation for this department and my respect for the specialty has significantly increase. Being the son of a plastic surgeon, I was brought up with a mindset that plastic surgery is the only way and everything else is crap, one way or the...
Different Hues
Rotating in the different departments of PGH and being exposed to the wisdom and knowledge of thoroughbred consultants makes you identify what qualities you want to have and what mindset you should keep in check for you to become a doctor.
“The Philippines is such a crazy place, and yet you meet the sanest people in the...”
– A traveler I met in Vietnam
My favorite quote about the Philippines. Will work this line into a film some day :)
Woke up at 8am today. 2 hours later than planned. Damn it. Damn you GT5.
Addicting
Thats the only reason why I did not buy Gran Turismo 5 on my PS3, and did not make the extra effort to bring or buy a PS3 to my condo. I just came from Ian’s pad and we played the game. My plan was to play a couple of races and leave by 12mn. What happened was I extended up to 1:30am with me constantly saying “last race, last race”. Its just too fuckin addictive, that game....
So Little Time, So Much To Do
Honestly, the potential of the whole idea is still shining brightly. Avenues are closing due to difficulties in the process but it is indeed true to say that “when a door closes, another one opens.”
This newly opened door is something I’d like to call “profit sharing”. The idea is to pay the supplier at cost only and the revenue is shared by the investors, that...
“You’re hired!”
– Dad, after seeing the pictures that I took on their class reunion. Now he wants to use my humble skills in all his events.
Its always nice when people express their appreciation for the things you do for them.
Clerkship Realization
Sadly, i think the only way to get through medical school, clerkship and internship to be exact, without it taking away too much from you, is not to care. Its feels weird to go to class or “work” everyday with my mind set on doing everything I can and whatever is required of me but at the end of the day I find myself not caring about deadlines and consequences. But not caring...
“Amidst all the noise and all the laziness, I’m still dreaming of an NSX.”
– My Brain. why o why o why?
Balance
It just so happens that no matter how much I procrastinate, an opportunity to catch up with all the back-logged requirements comes up. I find it amazing how life or should I say the UPCM LU6 curriculum is fair. Its designed with balance in mind. I also can’t help but think that the laziness factor was considered when the curriculum was designed.
So now, I have no excuse to not finish what...
Falling In Love, Again
With hondas. haha. the scream of the vtec engine is something else. I just followed fuckyeahhonda.tumblr.com haha.
“Medical Internship will be the best year of your life. Your dad and I took it in...”
– Tito Franklin, My dad’s best friend.
if you want to get to know your parents more, attend their whatever reunions. Didn’t know that my dad was quite the charismatic guy, organizing events and shit. I just thought he was a square guy most of my life. Turns out, he had to talk about in front of his med school class. He’s just this very caring and well-informed person. He said a lot of good jokes tonight, again, something...
Sunday Fun Run
headed out with my friends from club 420 to Nuvali for some lunch. I rode shotgun in my friends bug-eye WRX. We were the “humble car” of the day since we were running along side a GTR, cayman RS and a 911 GT3 RS. Damn those sexy cars. Anyway, it was such an enjoyable site seeing other cars zoom by us with glorious engines. My vote for the best sounding engines of the day go to the...
Defective Ears
I sure heard Dr. Valdez clearly when he cleared me for weight training for my rehab. I remember that the only limitation that he gave me was to do my squats no over 90 degrees of knee flexion.
So now, every time I do my leg extensions, i feel a sharp pain on my knee which, all this time, I was tolerating. It thought it was normal to feel pain like that during rehab. It got me wondering when it...
