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- Vigan Holloween
We arrived at Vigan after plowing through heavy traffic. The plaza near the old church looks very different from what I remember. Now there are several fastfood joints, cafes, bars and hotels in the surrounding area. Good thing there are things that didn’t change: the Spanish-style buildings, the kalesas (horse-drawn carraiges) and — best of […]
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- First Stop: Baguio
We had a change of plans. My dad decided to visit Baguio before proceeding to Ilocos. We’re currently in our hotel room, enjoying the cozy mattresses and cable TV. The weather here is great: just the right mixture of cool mountain air and warm tropical sunlight. I’m still stuffed from the complimentary buffet breakfast but […]
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- Going On A Trip
I’m going to Ilocos Sur with my family to visit my ninety-something grandmother. It’s been more than a year since I last saw her, and I’m sure she’ll be glad to see me — and my brand new doctor’s license. My parents plan to visit Baguio on the way back. Hopefully, I’ll be able to […]
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- Elite Flash Mob
I agreed to accompany my friends to the pro-Davide rally at Batasan yesterday. I didn’t know what I was getting myself into.
The crowd gathered infront of the Congress building were composed mostly of priests, nuns, lay persons, Catholic school students and — from what I can tell from their clothes — members of the upper […]
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- Jimmy Neutron, Meet Bill Gates
I was watching Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius on the boob tube because there was nothing else to watch.
Funny moment: when one of Jimmy’s contraptions, the Slumbertron 9000, malfunctioned, its screen flashed the infamous Windows BSOD. Looks like the boy genius wasn’t smart enough to switch. (Or, like yours truly, couldn’t afford to.)
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- Burning Bush
It’s no secret that I don’t like the current US president. His neo-colonial War on Terror and his indiscriminate use of 9/11 as justification for his shady military campaigns can make any Filipino liberal foam at the mouth. So as tribute to the American President on his Philippine state visit, allow me to re-post a […]
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- Small World
I received my first invitation to join Friendster around five months ago, but I didn’t quite get it back then. The six degrees of separation concept is indeed fascinating, but its application to online community-building did not strike me as a brilliant idea at the time.
After reading several testimonials however, I decided to give it […]Popularity: 8% [?]
- Sick Puppy
Leave it to a virus to spoil my week. Rabid displays of enthusiasm for being accepted into the PGH’s Department of Internal Medicine will have to wait. Right now, I just want to lie in bed, prevent my nose from getting too clogged, and avoid any physical activity that involves anything more than getting up […]
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- Lucky Bastard
I just took the practical examinations.
I didn’t perform as well as I wanted to, but the good thing is that I didn’t act like a blundering idiot. I’m such a lucky bastard. In the previous entry, I pointed out that I was in an internet cafe searching for the latest COPD treatment guidelines. Well, the […]Popularity: 6% [?]
- Busy Bee
I have five more days of “pre-residency” to finish and it’s back to being a semi-employed physician. Our performances in the upcoming practical exams will pretty much determine if we’re accepted or not. I’ll be hitting the books in a few hours. Hopefully, the rush hour traffic will have subsided and my room will be […]
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