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Monday, July 27, 2009
Dahil kawawa na ang blog na ito bilang ang lest entry pa ay noong thrid year undergrad pa ako.. I will put an entry today.
Yes, I am now a medical student, class 2014 from UP College of Medicine. Isa lang masasabi ko sa medschool. Iba.
At dahil marami oang adjustments, ang hirap timplahin ng mga tao. I belong to a class composed of slected 160 people, the brightest and the smartest daw. the cream of the crop (or crap?! minsan kasi ganito yung pronounciation ng ibang prof, di ko sure kung sadya. lol!) anyway, as such. ang hirap talaga. I mean, everybody has an opinion. things are more complicated. mahirap makisama. hahaha! at syempre, dahil ako ito. hahaha! siguro at times, ganoon din ako, playing the devil's advocate and all.
hai.. so before i continue studying for my impending doom that is my OS203 exams for tomorrow, i am practicing my extensor digitorum, flexor digitorum supercialis and profundus, and all that she-bang, typing this half-coherent blog entry.
Well, madami siguro akong angst ngayon. I mean, I have so many questions, and I can't find answers. Or maybe because, until now, a month after, I still can't find a group of friends I am really comfortable with.
Gawd! I just want to scream! hai.. maybe i was just expecting too much from myself.. and from other people..
i hope things will be much better.
I miss my ph friends. my highschool friends. i miss my former life. :)
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Saturday, May 23, 2009
Frustrations and Advocacies
So, I am quite surprised that the DOH reported a confirmed case of an
infection caused by the a(H1N1) influenza virus. A 10-year-old girl who
came from the US with her parents and just got back to the country. The
thermal scanner, they say, did not detect her. Of course, it only works
if the patient had the disease (symptom: fever). The patient came in
the "window" period. There is an infection but not enough to actually
cause the disease. One day after, the girl had the disease, and bam!
Philippines is not safe anymore. At least, not to those who can not
afford the costly Tamiflu.
Next part: my rantings. I hate the
fact that I postponed my vacation because of that friggin' pandemic. It
is better to be safe. And I am quite proud of the Philippines, that
even if we have this abysmal health system, we are quite safe from it.
I
hate the fact that the only way we can get the virus is through a
random person who has the money to go out of the country, catch the
disease somewhere else, and come back with a pasalubong - a(H1N1).
And
how much a tablet of Tamiflu costs? Php 150+! A half-day worth of a
minimum wage earner in the country! There is no generic drug available.
Only those who can afford to buy that drug are safe. The rest, the
majority, is vulnerable. In fact, much vulnerable. They aren't
well-nourished; their hygiene and sanitation, depressing; knowledge
regarding the disease, poor; their access to health care, severed.
So
there. When we see a few deaths in developed countries like in the US
and in countries in Europe and Australia. We can observe fatalities in
developing countries like Mexico. The question is this: Is the
Philippines ready for this?
I can just only hope.
Still,
I am advocating for the Universal Health Care in the country. And more
equitable financial schemes in health insurance, i.e. PhilHealth.
I
want to live in the future that the majority, if not all, has an access
to efficient and quality health services, to cheaper drugs, to
qualified and trained health professionals, to more effective
information and public health system.
Just let me know if you
are interested in this advocacy. Again, the youth is one of the biggest
sector in this society. And we should know better!
Posted at 05:05 am by arkantos
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Wednesday, January 23, 2008
hmm.. medyo mahaba ang lecture about diagnostic virology kanina. tapos biglang HIV/AIDS lecture. toxic. nakakapagod. tapos kung anu-anong genetic disorders sa patho. buti na alng wala kaming pasok bukas. after ng classes, practice na agad for sayaw manila. medyo nafrufrustrate ako kasi parang hindi ko nagagawa ng tama yung mga steps. hai..wala sa focus...! paano ba naman, may exam kami sa nutrition-lab sa thurs! at sa malamang sa malamang lang, super memorization na naman yun. nakakapiga pa ng utak. ito pa. student council thing na naman. hay. ang gulo. ang dami ko kasing iniisip. ang tagal ko tuloy makapagdesisyon. hindi ko alam kung yung mga taong gusto ko sanang makasama ko sa party ay available pa. ang konti lang namin. hindi ko alam kung magkakaroon ng awkwardness between us. hay. kasi sa kakaunting tao sa batch, 46, kapag tumakbo ako, ay magkakaroon ng dalawang party. sa isang party, mga 6 na incoming 4th yr na un. hai. tapos mga kaibigan ko pa. ang weird lang. pero di ko alam. ang alam ko lang, ang sabi ko sa sarili ko, tatakbo ako kung mananalo kami sa lantern parade ng 1st prize. pag other place, hindi na ako tatakbo, at any cost. pero nanalo nga kami. ngayon, ang laki ng dilemma ko. hay.
growing pains siguro ang tawag dito. mas maraming nangyayari. ang bibilis.
sana mamaya. ok na ang lahat. pero parang malayo yung mangyari. putik. the fear of rejection. the fear of being embarassed. the fear of being under the scrutiny of many critiques' eyes.
ewan ko. i need to take a stand. and i think, all leaders stood. i think, it is my time now.
(last statements, wag masiyadong intindihin. ang gulo lang. hehe! have a nice day!)
Posted at 02:07 am by arkantos
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Sunday, January 20, 2008
ilang buwan din akong hindi nakapag-blog. naging sobrang busy din kasi ng buhay ko. atsaka, napgtanto ko, wala namng "bloggable" na nangyayari sa akin.
bukod sa nadepress ako dahil sa anatomy. hmm..nagkaroon ako ng hidwaan sa isa sa mga dati kong pinaka-close na tao.. nawala ang cellphone ko sa library, na pera ko ang ginamit na ipambili.. 2 beses kong naka-alitan yung isa kong classmate: isa, may sigawan at iyakan, yung isa, may walk-out at hulugan ng rugby.. mga piling "momentous" moments sa mga bagay na personal..
hmm.. maraming nawala, maraming naidagdag, may mga ilang-ilang pagbabago sa buhay ko. pero hanggang ngayon, ang ako ay parang ako pa rin. siguro, mas malakas kaysa dati, mas naging responsable, mas naging matalino, mas naging masama (hahaha!). ewan. siguro ngayon, nararamdaman ko ng tumatanda ako. big time! hahaha! at sana lang, hindi ako tumatanda ng paurong...
anyway.. gusto ko lang talagang maglagay ng something sa blog na ito. kasi nagiging waste of webspace na lang ito.
haha!
at gusto ko lang idagdag!!!
NANALO KAMI SA LANTERN PARADE '07! Best Lantern! Merriest Group! Best Facade! (4th yrs)
haha! go ph! inggit lang ang iba. bitter pa. hahahahaha!
Posted at 11:41 pm by arkantos
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Saturday, May 26, 2007
Haha! Kawawang blog.. masiyadong maraming space..lol! wala na kasing entry.. hmm.. wala naman talaga akong gustong sabihin e!
hmm... wala talaga e.. pag nagkaron na ako ng inspirasyon..
calliope ng buhay ko.. nasaan ka na? oh, where art thou, oh calliope..
hmm..korni. cg. matulog na lang tayo. morning!
Posted at 02:31 am by arkantos
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Saturday, April 14, 2007
Greatness inspires envy, envy engenders spite, spite spawns lies.
Voldemort himself created his worst enemy, just as tyrants everywhere do! Have you any idea how much tyrants fear the people they oppress? All of them realize that, one day, amongst their many victims, there is sure to be one who rises against them and strikes back!
It was, he thought, the difference between being dragged into the arena
to face a battle to the death and walking into the arena with your head
held high. Some people, perhaps, would say that there was little to
choose between the two ways, but Dumbledore knew - and so do I, thought Harry, with a rush of fierce pride, and so did my parents - that there was all the difference in the world
Age is foolish and forgetful when it underestimates youth...
There is nothing to be feared from a [dead] body, Harry, any more than there is anything to be feared from the darkness. It is the unknown we fear when we look upon death and darkness, nothing more.
However, like many creatures that dwell in cold and darkness, they fear light and warmth, which we shall therefore call to our aid should the need arise.
Killing is not nearly as easy as the innoccent believe...
They are quotes taken from the sixth book of the Harry Potter series, entitled, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. I am actually rereading this in anticipation of the last one, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows to be released, I believed, on July 21 of this year. Well, I can't wait to lay my hands on it.
And my vacation will not last long...I have a couple of days left and I will be plunged again into a world of toxicity and sleepless nights... At least I will only be taking six units this time..
Posted at 01:18 am by arkantos
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Saturday, April 07, 2007
Haha! Nakakatawa iyong host sa tv nung isang araw... babae siya, sa isang noontime show. Hindi ko lang matandaan, hindi naman kasi ako madalas manood noong mga ganun. Anyway, nabanggit niya iyong paghahanda at pagninilay ngayong Holy Week. Ang sabi niya, "ano ba ang dapat gawin ngayong TODOS LOS SANTOS?" Hehe! Adik. Todos los santos daw. Kailan pa naging all saint's day ang holy week?! hehe! Di ko talaga gets.. Baka semana santa.. come on... o mahal na araw... nagspa-spanish pa kasi e.. hindi naman alam ang sinasabi.. pero sige na nga, baka her bad lang talaga at isang innocent mistake. Pag palagay na lang natin na ang iniisip talaga niya ay semana santa, at ang nabanggit lang ay todos los santos. Hehe! Careful na lang sa susunod ija, marami kasing nanonood, baka maniwala sila na todos los santos ngayon. :)
Isa pang blooper, aka pamahiin, na natatandaan ko, iyong hindi paliligo kapag BIyernes Santo. Sa dad side ko, Aglipayan sila, Philippine Independent Church. Parang Catholic, pero may ibang paniniwala. Kaunti lang naman ang kaibahan. Iyong side ng mom ko, Roman Catholic. May paniniwala kasi na bawal maligo from or until a certain time. Iyon ay pag 3 pm, kung kailan namatay si Jesus. Sa side ng mom ko, bawal maligo after 3. Sa side ng dad ko, bawal maligo before 3. Eh...?! Paano kaya iyon?! Huwag na lang maligo?! Or sa loob lang mismo ng 3 pm maligo, hmm..mga less than a minute?! Hehe! Ewan ko ba.. at kapag minamalas ka nga naman, lagi ko na lang napapansin na kapag Biyernes Santo, napakainit at napakalagkit sa katawan ang pakiramdam. What more ang hindi maligo. At hindi ko rin alam ang kabayaran/kapalit kapag sumuway ka sa pamahiin na ito. SIno may alam? Paki sabi naman...
Last, bago ako matulog, iniisip ko kung ilang araw ba patay si Jesus. Ang pagkakatanda ko kasi, tatlong araw. Tapos sa ikatlo, doon lang siya nabuhay. Easter nga naman. Pero bakit ganoon, ang in-o-observa natin ay: pinako at namatay siya ng Friday ng 3 pm, at nabuhay siya sa Sunday ng mga 6 am (salubong). Kung tutuusin, isa't kalahating araw lang siyang patay, inconsistent sa Biblical accounts. Kung sasabihin niyo naman na it's just a mere representation, eh, bakit hindi standardized ang scaling nila ng time, mula palm sunday hanggang easter sunday... kung 40 days naman nanatili si Jesus sa Jerusalem. Sino kaya umimbento nito?
Anyway, anu't ano man, ang mahalaga ay ang pagninilay-nilay natin sa mga nagawa nating kasalanan. Kahit papaano, makakabuti ito sa pagkilala natin sa ating sarili. Maliwanagan at makaintindi ng mga bagay na kahit kailan ay hindi natin nabigyan-pansin dahil sa bilis ng pagtakbo ng oras, ng ating buhay. Ano man ang relihiyon o paniniwala.. hindi ito hadlang para maging mabuti tayong tao. Sabi nga nila, wala namang relihiyon ang nag-isip o hinangad ang masama sa kanyang kapwa.. :)
Happy Holidays... enjoy the vacation!
Posted at 01:45 pm by arkantos
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Friday, April 06, 2007
Natatawa at naiinis ako sa mga pamahiin ngayong semana santa. Naiintindihan ko iyong iba, pero iyong karamihan, ewan ko ba, parang may sira ulo diyan sa kanto ang nagsabi ng mga bagay-bagay na pinaniwalaan naman ng karamihan. Those who should have known better. Ewan. Example, kanina, habang nagbibisita iglesia kami, napag-usapan kung ano ang kakainin namin bukas. Basta, sa dami ng diskusyon kung ano ang dapat kainin, (puro seafoods, kasi kailangang mag-abstain kasi good friday, so walang meat, or their derivatives), nagmungkahi ako na kung bakit hindi na lang mag-ihaw ng isda? At ang sagot sa akin, hindi pwedeng mag-ihaw kasi bawal. Bakit, tanong ko naman, eh, isda naman ang iihawin. At ang sagot lang sa akin ay,
"Mangingitim ang mukha ng nag-iihaw sa buong taon."
Hindi ko talaga napigilan ang sarili ko sa pagtawa. Aba namang pamahiin iyon. Kamusta naman. Weno naman ngayon kung mangitim ang mukha. Pero, wala talagang ka-scie-scientific or logical basis. Parang may nantrip lang. O ma isang taga-ihaw ang naasar sa dami ng kanyang iniihaw at umimbento ng sarili niyang pamahiin. Iyong mga taong maitim talaga (genetically) o kaya iyong mga hindi naliligo ang umiitim ang mukha. O kaya naman iyong mga nasunog ng kemikal o ng araw. Pero, sa pag-iihaw? No way!
Katumbas nito iyong pamahiin na kapag nasugatan ka kapag Good Friday, eh hindi na ito gagaling.
Kamusta naman iyong libu-libong nanganak o manganganak ng napaka-decisive na araw na ito. Eh di, hindi na gumaling ang mga sugat nila?! Hindi kaya inaamag/ ninanana/ nabubulok iyong mga genitals nila?! Kasalanan ba iyon?! Paano iyong mga libu-libong inooperahan?! Ilalagay pa sa bingit ng kamatayan ang mga taong mag-papa-apendectomy, na ipapa-cancel ang operasyon niya kahit poumputok na ang kaniyang appendix, para lang ma-obserbahan ang walang kabase-basehang paniniwalang ganito. Hai..
Hindi ko talaga alam kung bakit ang mga tao bigla-bigla lang naniniwala s akung anu-ano. Kung sinasabi nila ito para sa kanilang paniniwala sa kanilang relihiyon, dapat mag-isip-isip tayo muli. Hindi kailanman ninais ng Panginoon na mapahamak tayo. Hai.. Kaya nga tayo binigyan ng utak para mag-isip, para madifferentiate ang tama sa mali. Hindi iyong basta-basta lang tayo naniniwala sa kung saan-saan, kung kani-kanino.
Ewan ko ba. Hindi ko talaga mapaliwanag. Napaka-gullible natin. Sana lang hindi tayo mapahamak.
Posted at 01:46 am by arkantos
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Ngayon, naghihintay ako. Naka isang semestre na na naman ako. Naipasa ko naman silang lahat. Mukha namang maayos. Naexcempt pa ako sa OrgChem. Akalain mo yun!? Grabe, nung nalaman ko yun, natawa lang ako sa sarili ko. As in sa sarili lang (hindi tulad ni Tonicci na nag-ingay sa buong dorm, tumalon, tumakbo at nagsisigaw mula sa kwarto nila palabas, sabay kuha ng cellphone at hala, pinaalam na sa buong mundo). Andoon lang ako sa baba, nag-aaral. Kasama ng iba, na may test pa rin sa susunod na araw. Na-excempt nga ako, pero sapat ba na ba iyon?
Siguro naging close na rin ako kay Iris, medyo na-adopt ko na rin iyong attitude niya. Dati rati, inaasar ko siya na , "The Worrier is a Child", eh, isa naman akong malaking worrier. Sa bagay, mas madali nga namang pumuna ng ibang tao kaysa sarili. At ngayon, hindi ko maiwasan na mangamba na mababa lang ang makuha kong grade.
Yeah, grade conscious ako. Eh, hindi ka naman sioguro mabubuhay sa MaSci, at sa UP, lalo na sa PH (at kung may pangarap ka magmed), kung hindi ka GC. Lalamunin ka lang ng systema ng buo. Buong-buo. Competitive ang environment. Nakakalungkot, minsan. Pero ganun talaga e. Ginusto ko ito e.
Naiinis ako sa mga taong lagi na lang tinitignan, tinatanong, pinapakailaman ang grades ko. Para bang lagi na lang nila gusto ako kumpetisyunin. Ano bang pakialam nila? Tataas ba ang grades nila kung malaman nila ang grades ko? Absurd! Naiinis lang ako. Kasi hindi ba nila alam na wala naman akong pakialam sa grades nila. At privacy ko iyon. At hindi rin ba nila alam na ang pagtingin sa mga bagay, tulad ng grades, or sulat ng iba, na walang paalam, ay pwedeng grounds para sa isang civil case? Nakakainis, kasi akala mo na nauunawaan na nila ang nararamdaman ko, eh, hindi naman pala. Mapagpanggap.
Hanggang ngayon, may mga tao pa ring nabubuhay sa Medieval Ages. Tulad ng isa kong kaklase, na kaibigan dati, na pinagdidikdikan ang prinsipyo at pamantayan sa buhay sa akin. Eh, wala naman talaga akong pakialam doon. Naiinis ako kasi hinuhusgahan niya na ang buo kong pagkatao, knowing- or unknowingly. Para bang kilala niya na ako. Eh, kung iyong sarili ko nga, hindi ko pa kilala, siya pa kaya? At dahil doon, hindi na ako masiyadong sumasama. Noong una, napagtitimpi ko pa e. Kasi nga naman, galing sa isang napak-strikto at konserbatibong pamilya. Tsaka, binigyan ko rin ng oras para makilala ako. Pero hindi ko kayang makipag-plastikan. Kaya, I just drifted..away.. para wala na lang gulo.
Nagmove-out na rin ako sa dorm, after isang semester. Nagmove-out lang ako. Nothing eventful.
Iyon lang. Gusto ko lang ilabas ang iba sa napakaraming hinaing ko sa buhay. Baka kasi mabawasan ang depresyon ko ngayon. Wala lang, inaatake na naman kasi ako. Baka bukas, maayos na ang lahat.
Posted at 01:28 am by arkantos
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Saturday, March 24, 2007
Sigh of relief? Tapos na ang production namin, tapos na ang Hyman endless nights, tapos na ang unknown sa OrgChem, tapos na ang formal written report at oral report sa NatSci4, tapos na ang dance recital sa social dance...
Sigh of despair? Nangnganib pa ako sa OrgChem lec, may test pa sa CompaAna, may test pa sa NatSCi4, may 2 papers pa sa PI...
And now, I am so close from being desperate..from being depressed..
And now, my depression mode is coming back again, in a cyclical, almost predictable (but I can never predict) manner...
This is the time that I burden myself with the thoughts of failing.. in my acads.. and in general.. with my life..And I am afraid of failing..of losing..of hurting...
I am just afraid.
All because... my body is aching.. my mind is throbbing... my heart is hurting... my soul...well, i need some serious searching..
Hai... I should better stop myself from worrying too much.. but it is inevitable.. and I do not have much people to console to.. Of course, they, too, have so much troubles. Why should I burden them with mine?
I really think I am falling into this abyssmal and infinitely dark and deep pit... And, guess what? Nobody's going to catch me.. Maybe nobody knows... Maybe they just do not care...
Anyway.. I just want to share the lyrics of the song by The Fray.. "How to Save a Life"
Step one you say we need to talk He walks you say sit down it's just a talk He smiles politely back at you You stare politely right on through Some sort of window to your right As he goes left and you stay right Between the lines of fear and blame And you begin to wonder why you came
Where did I go wrong, I lost a friend Somewhere along in the bitterness And I would have stayed up with you all night Had I known how to save a life
Let him know that you know best Cause after all you do know best Try to slip past his defense Without granting innocence Lay down a list of what is wrong The things you've told him all along And pray to God he hears you And pray to God he hears you
Where did I go wrong, I lost a friend Somewhere along in the bitterness And I would have stayed up with you all night Had I known how to save a life
As he begins to raise his voice You lower yours and grant him one last choice Drive until you lose the road Or break with the ones you've followed He will do one of two things He will admit to everything Or he'll say he's just not the same And you'll begin to wonder why you came
Where did I go wrong, I lost a friend Somewhere along in the bitterness And I would have stayed up with you all night Had I known how to save a life...
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 .:Me:. Mark Austine Fabian Gawaran. Schools: from Manila Science High School to University of the Philippines-Manila Birthday: March 25
Sa baba nito ay ang TAGBOARD ko
Outside of
my Comfort Zone
janis
(gilagid)
lenlen
(juday monay)
robert
(boyband)
mimah
(silent)
bench
(abused worker)
coy
(koiapiks)
ruben
(gamemaster)
gela
(absent)
How do I love thee? Let me reckon them
I love you
like a tree that needs a stem
Like a puppy that necessitates its mother’s milk
Nourishes and fosters my life in every ilk
My love for thee is incessant and interminable
Outstrips the murmuration of starlings that at times fall
Akin to the much of the sand in the coast of Cannes
The same rapture satiates the spirit of that of man’s
I love thee in every
rim He made you
The wit and lure; the
zeal and apathy; the things you do
Aphrodite, Athena,
Artemis, Demeter and Hestia
Availeth! Nothing
compares to my inamorata!
I thou need thee for I love thee
Not that I love thee because I thou need thee
And that such I love thee liberally, wholly, boundlessly
And that I love thee not of anything but of love itself
I love thee that I never doubt of it
I love thee and it’s stronger than Death
I love thee and not alters when it alteration finds
I love thee and has no remedy but to love thee more
I love thee that my saved-up wishes start to come out
I love thee and madness it may seem
I love thee so rich that which submits to the arbitration of time
I love thee for I love thee and it is
[i notice that many people post some lyrics
in their blogs but i want to be unique that's why i
post my poem here.]
[...and i wrote this when i was in my third
year in high school. it is for a project...]
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