I did something stupid with my brand new lenovo laptop. DAMMIT. I'm frustrated with what I did so allow me not to get into the details. I'll be fixing the problem this weekend, to my dismay, need to reinstall operating system. HAGGARD. Oh well, tough luck boyfriend. :) I am so sorry. hihihihi ...

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This song pierces my heart to the core. Just made a few revisions to make the lyrics in prose form, here it goes:                                                                                                        ...

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Just finished my tasks for today. Not really medical related but more of on a personal note. I was able to run down to my bank, BDO in Quezon Avenue to close my account in order to transfer it to BPI. On my way home, I was able to inquire about opening a bank account in Metrobank, Q. Ave branch. The heat of the sun was at it's finest and as usual I had to...

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Earlier on today, our group had to interview a patient in the medicine ward of UERM hospital, charity section. It was not my turn to take the history and physical examination so I just had to observe my other group mates. It was boring, sitting just there... watching. So what happened was while I had to practically be there to support my group mates, the patient just beside our assigned patient was very friendly so...

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I couldn't find a pediatric patient with the same symptoms as the picture above; but you get the picture. HAHA. I am once again doing a paper.... this time on pediatrics. So there's internal medicine, surgery, psychiatry and pediatrics that requires a paper submitted containing the history, physical examination, clinical impression, differential diagnosis, treatment and management. KILL ME NOW. Medicine is getting challenging. OMG. Oh well. Sharing the history of present illness for those inspiring...

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The patient came in with a complaint of a growing mass on the neck. Four weeks prior to admission, the patient suddenly noticed a mass that is said to be solid, firm, non-movable, non-tender, warm to touch with redness over the area. It is said to be about the size of an old one-peso coin and located at the right anterior portion of the neck. It is associated with cough and colds. There were no...

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At some point in your medical life, you will get tired of studying inside your room. Thus, the existence of coffee shops and tea shops have been such a big relief for medical students. I usually study in Banawe since that is the nearest commercial lot within my home. I found this cool tea shop, Zen Tea. For only P50.00, I have fast wi-fi connection, outlet (unlimited) and really great flavored green tea. I used...

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I can give you 101 reasons why I can't have my own car. But, on top of the list is the fact that the place I'm residing is not flood-free. All the more reasons, why I am this close in finally giving in to my boyfriend's plea to live in the far away land of Las Piñas City when the time comes. But then again, let's see. P.S. All I ever wanted for this school...

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Fear is the ability to recognize danger leading to an urge to confront it or flee from it (also known as the fight-or-flight response) but in extreme cases of fear (horror and terror) a freeze or paralysis response is possible as defined by wikipedia. Imagine that... "in extreme cases of fear, a freeze or paralysis response is possible." I don't have to ask, since it is given that at one point of your life... you...

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Just arrived few hours ago from school, and for some weird reasons I feel like writing. I'm having a lot of positive energy. Uhuh, it's some first day high madness and it's kinda cool. I'm in the middle of organizing my schedule and my classes. Finally, I'm on my third year in medical school. Can you imagine that? I remembered the days when I was trying to figure out what medical school was all about as...

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I woke up today feeling such a big bummer. Yeah, life is a bummer sometimes. Define bummer free dictionary and it states that it means  "an experience that is irritating or frustrating or disappointing." Uhuh. Exactly what I feel. I cannot really elaborate the reasons why I am disappointed or frustrated because I promised myself to scrap out all the personal details from the world wide web. No one gives a damn tho. Hahaha. So if you're reading this,...

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