First Sem

Medicine is like a monster that eats flesh: the sort that eats everything and leaves nothing behind, no bones nor clothing. It devours all your capacities but even then, it still wants more. It haunts you in your sleep, while you eat , when you breathe, and even as you walk or talk. If you [...]

Surviving the unexpected

Back in 2006, the bus that I was on got robbed by ten to fifteen armed men.
Just last night, I almost drowned for wanting to STUDY on a Saturday.
It was not raining when I left my apartment for school. I arrived in the histology lab at around 9 am and only a handful of my [...]

Quotable quotes from UP Profs

I got this through an email a couple of weeks back. This is a compilation of quotes from UP profs from different campuses. There’s no way of verifying these quotes but some of it I do recognize from my UPLB profs. Some of the quotes poke fun at other universities but I hope everyone is [...]

Food Crisis

Last night, I was fortunate enough to catch BBC’s World Debate on food crisis. The  panelists were some of THE authority in finance, agriculture, economics, and politics plus a farmer who wanted his side to be heard. The debate was intense but substantiated what causes the world wide crisis in food and how to potentially solve [...]

English and Comic Relief c/o Dense Modesto

This has got to be one of the most painful videos I’ve ever seen. And mind you, it has little to do with Janina San Miguel’s weak attempt at English. At least the girl tried, so let her be. Melanie Marquez must be this 17 year old’s idol, for all we know.

Actually, it would [...]