the devil wears prada

we watched last night. miko and ailen were on their way out we were on our way in on the 7pm show nice. meryl streep was great! i imagined babs would've done great in this role too. with me: steff, verle, niña, sandy and lala.

babsie

bab's tour being advertised on madison square garden

A Great Day - - what i need

A Great Day

From Funny Lady

When you're down and out
Lift up your head and shout

There's gonna be a great day

Angels in the sky

Promise that by and by

There's gonna be a great day/

We're gonna see a great day

Gabriel will warn you

Some early morn

You will hear his horn

It's not far away

Lift up your head and say

There's gonna be a great day

Great day

*Repeat

When the skies went darker, oh Lord!

Came Noah’s Ark, oh Lord!

Amen and Amen!

Amen and Amen!

He came in January, February,

March, April, May, June

July, and August,

September October, November,

De De December

'Twas was a great day

It was a great day

One of those great days

And on Judgment Day

If you believe

he will receive you and me

Gabriel will warn you

Some early morn you

You will his horn, hear his horn

It's not far away

Lift up your head and say

There's gonna be a great

We're gonna see a great

There's gonna be!!!! Be a great day!!!!

i really need this... i hope all medstudents get a great day from time to time. ~lz

mi herida fresca

(grades just released) pedia! you didn't pass me! my first shifting grade is 73 sumthin huhuhu even if it's remediable... i really resent it, i know i could do more if only certain things were easier for me. well... whatever... i'll probably just pick up garbage if i fail. ... off to read ophtha, another bothersome subject. sigh...

lz

early morning post

it's 7:30 am i just had to take a break. im really down after my coffee spilled in the car :-( yeah shallow. too shallow, but it's just sort of a breaking point, i know tina babe will understand when i say it's a pansit-spilling, calamansi-rolling kinda-thing hehehehe. everything just accumulates. AND! backaches are back. now count how many posts back that's it's just complains about life. i am beginning to feel unhappy about what i'm doing. i hate to think that some people gets to have everything placed on their laps and just have to study... if only i were given that chance sigh... (ophtha... ophtha... psych... psych...)

hay... hmmm... allright im ok now. im ok now. btw, yesterday we finally had the chance to go out during community pediatrics. we went to our community near loreto church and saw our very cute (but very dirty too) kids. well of course between me and my partner (verle) she virtually did all the asking except for some useless comments from me of course. i laughed at myself when i asked ron, my classmate from the US if he needed any help and he answered that his partner did the talking (language barrier thingy), i answered, "well im no different" hehehe thanks BERLY!

(reminder to self) i'll post about our big group discussion on the weekend ^_^

lz

my quizzted mind

what do you think of five quizzes all in rapid succession? well, three and two more accurately. oh! and one was a shifting exam actually 75 items neurosurgery in under 60 minutes... and that's hmmm... about never mind how many pages... and i have to drive home (need brainpower) wake 3:30 am and leave by 4:30 to be able to PARK... drive to school (less brainpower but nevertheless). well.. im not even reading this again to check if this is even coherent., i just got 3 hours of free time (imagine how happy i am) and i just want to debulk my load before i lose it.

seriously, if only i can live here in the medbuilding i would. in fairness, im passing, well hell im even getting good grades (btw, i got an 83/84 in derma-final grade-it's a quarterly subject) yeah, but i think lately things are getting more difficult and i want to continue PASSING. i don't want to relive my past. i'll probably just give up if that happens again. im DONE.

if anyone out there can HELP ME. please. it seems no one wants understands the troubles of the med students except us.

lz

back to the picture

New pictures from our highschool get together last May 22.

Formula Bar, Tomas Morato
No more people. We literally closed the bar.

Pier One, The Fort
There were still a lot of us

One more picture from Formula Bar early on the evening

More pictures here >>

Related :
Golden Dawn >>
Perpetually Recovering from the Night Before >>

poop, wala na! hehehehe

well, the title is an inside joke so i guess, let the people who get it, get it, right!? but anyway, this has been a week of (ehem) explosive happenings hehehe. a funny thing to realize that the one time we eat in the "up-scale" part of the eatery that shall-not-be-named is the time one irregreg goes on full blast on both ends, one on one end, and three with vague abdominal discomfort hehehe. an epidemic? we don't know, but it was fortunately a relatively "benign" week. rest up guys, i'll see you in school next week. i hope that goes poop, wala na! already

lz

when is small, SMALL!?

i though i knew how small was small. apparently, i haven't experienced enough of the world yet. yesterday, my mom and i got shown what is the biggest architectural blunder in my book (so far). i'm looking for an apartment near my school because i've been missing out on studying/sleeping time just to arrive by 0445-0500H in school just to be able to park. imagine this.. in the supposed """apartment""" there's room for one bed... literally. i cannot even outstretch my arms! i think the width of the space could have been only a square meter or less, almost like a sarcophagus really... and the most stupid thing is that i think the space for the bathroom was bigger than the supposedly apartment space!!! and the walls were not even flushed right and parallel, OMG i tell you i'll die before i'll move there... i'd rather endure my back pains, lack of sleep, and i do hope my grades won't suffer because i can't study and sleep enough... sigh... i don't know... i think i'm beyond complaining, i don't care anymore if my mom thinks of my comfort or sanity for that matter, i'll just make do with what i have and just let what the result of this be what it will be.

lz

Gynecologist!?

well... almost... nyehehehe... my ka-tribo's and me had a deal that whoever hits the jackpot at each of our subjects prelims will have to treat the group. the ever reliable obstetrics and gynecology department was the first to release the results of the prelims and i got the highest raw score in my subsection 96/120 (i know it's not perfect but it's already something to be proud of for us hahaha) it's roughly 86% transmutted to our B65 system. anywhooo... lucky me sandy aka. zander got.... drum roll please... 100/120 yeehee galing-galing ni zander ^_^ i'm preparing my tummy for the libre ha!

i'm so glad prelims' over, one of the more stressful weeks for a medstudent is really exam week. i missed going to the highschool classmate's celebration for getting the top spot in the architect boards (congrats architect bassig!) well... what can i do... studies come first... i the hell don't want to go through the entire ordeal of repeating a year feeling guilty of not studying for one night... thinking i could have made one more little effort... sigh... i admire all of us who don't miss a beat. most people think we can always make time. how i wish i could... really... some people go sleepless most nights of the week to get drunk, i don't. i try to accept my 3 hours of sleep just so i can park for free and at the same time trying to remember that the pH of the vagina in bacterial vaginosis is <4.5 compared to vulvovaginal candidiasis which can be normal and worry that my facilitator may make me stand the whole period reciting everything from the book ("don't open your books and notebooks please..."). im one big frustrated guy...

i wish my mom will find me a nice apartment, very near the hospital... i just wish... a small thing that will add an hour or so of sleep is most welcome... a very much welcome idea...

pedia.... please pass me... hehehe...

lz

Streisand Gives $1 Million to Clinton Charity

August 10, 2006 — By Reuters

LOS ANGELES — When Barbra Streisand sings, the cash register rings at Bill Clinton's favorite charity.

With a gift of $1 million, Streisand has selected the former president's Climate Change Initiative as the first recipient to benefit from the millions she has pledged to charitable causes generated by her upcoming national concert tour.

The gift helped make Streisand the leading contributor to Clinton's effort to bring together a consortium of major cities around the world to drive down greenhouse gas emissions.

Streisand recently announced that she would undertake a concert tour in October and November to help raise money for organizations dealing with environmental, women's health and educational issues.

A spokesman for Streisand said she has been funding efforts to deal with global climate change since the late 1980s.

source : http://news.yahoo.com

The First Blow...

...landed on me quite hard. well, i could say gynecology's dificulty is quite acceptable. this last day of the first week of the two-week-long-prelims was harder to swallow. pediatrics ii and ophthalmology on the same day. we studied up to 2200H doing the usual firing-back-and-forth-of questions. i thank steff for having i think up to 70% of what i answered coming from her hahaha. ophtha was really hard, mostly because i don't even know the terminologies yet. i just hope i can make up for it with the remaining time... sigh...

here i go again...

lz

piktyur updeyt

reformat... again...

well not yet.. after the prelims, i think. my laptop's been infected again and this time it's worse. online scanning won't work, this virus/worm/trojan (i don't know yet) seems to be able to inhibit online scanning programs to launch.

my laptop (and desktop pfft) and steff's were infected a few weeks ago from a classmate's usb. as if that didn't teach me enough! this week i was so lethargic i let people stick their phallic usbs in my laptop's c*nt (ehem sorry im really annoyed) and the amazing thing is that i was able to detect the virus and clean the usb. and yet! i still got infected! well... i'm deferring my reformating after the prelims and i'm never going to let any usb touch my laptop lest everybody hates me i won't care. hehehe... (as if... for everybody who knows me, i know you know i can't can't hahaha!)

to steff who shares my woes... don't worry ^_^ what goes around...

to my ka-tribos, im proud to be from our tribe - - KAY SUSAN TAYO! (hehehe) (ehem for non-tribe-members, don't think for one moment this is susan roces puleeze... HAHAHAHA)

lz

let's hear it for us!

a2 2007 reunited, and don't think all i do is pose for photos... well... yes on all available times ^_^

ectopic top five

here's an out of the blue top five, just felt like it hehehe

1. fita crackers - steff is a bad bad influence hahahaha, i bought two big wraps and i've been munching three days in a row now
2. pgma - i admire her simply for her staying power hehehehe, i don't know who the hell she's friends with [wink, wink]
3. i'm in the mood for love - (from the movie album) so lush, and yes... i've been dreaming of someone... (literally) hay... hehehe
4. internet explorer 7 - yeah i always loved it, even though they copied tabs from another browser, i welcome it hehehe i deleted my firefox and am now using the explorer 7, nothing is better than this
5. chuckie &/or hershey's - mmm mmm mmm love chocolate drinks ^_^ especially with my fita crackers

three days post

(started july 23) it’s raining wildly again, and of course secretly i’m wishing classes will be suspended again tomorrow. one more day of 7 hours sleep is a very welcome gift for any med student. well of course there’ll be repercussions, piled up work, piled up quizzes, but the sleep… yeah… just like drugs ^_^

i’m having terrible headaches, they come most days of the weeks more often on the right occipital side, but sometimes bilateral. today i endured what i think is the worst episode, around 7/10 if i grade it, and yes remember that i have great pain tolerance so this is just one titanic sized headache for a normal person.

i’ll let you on another secret… hehehe… i’m enjoying medschool hahahaha i must be mad right? i was cursing myself for enduring this torment, but hey, what do you know? now im enjoying it. i enjoy the company of my girls hahaha ^_^ and im looking forward to clerkship to show off those clinical skills (yaiks! poor poor patients nyehehehe)

i continue writing this today… (july 24). i watched pgma’s sona and i mostly laughed. i laughed my annoyance to the people who kept on clapping (well yeah thanks for clapping) but i was always hanging on what she going to say next. i love infrastructures and hearing projects such as new airports and new superhighways going to be built gets me all excited, and these people just keep on interrupting. as far as i’ve heard she got 127 interruptions hehehe good job. and i always think she’s got great ties to whomever ‘cause she’s always saved, now by the strong rain hehehe

continued again (july 25) wow! classes suspended… again!!! lakas talaga ng powers mo pgma hehehe. the sky is still so dark i sincerely hope this doesn’t go on the whole week, my exams are piling up!

to marge and tina - hope you to are alright, i’ll see you guys soon.

tribong irregreg

i must sing again

A Convenient Tour that Addresses an Inconvenient Truth
Streisand ‘must sing again’ to ensure our well being
By Steven M. Housman

In late summer of 1986, Barbra Streisand made an announcement that shocked and delighted the entertainment industry, not to mention her throngs of fans—she announced she was about to give a one night concert in support of the Democratic party. It was a time during the Reagan years when AIDS was practically ignored by the administration and the horrible accident at Chernobyl had recently occurred. On her audio invitation to an invited audience of celebrities and political dignitaries, she declared “I felt I MUST sing again.”

On September 6th of that year, she fulfilled her commitment by giving a concert entitled “One Voice” and raised millions of dollars for her fellow Democrats, and established The Streisand Foundation. The foundation was formed to raise awareness and, most importantly, money for causes such as HIV/AIDS, Gay Men’s Health Crisis, AmFar, equipment and general health care facilities, as well as the political causes she believes in. Since 1988, The Streisand Foundation direct contributions to charities have raised $15 million. Additional monies she has helped non-profits raise through her talents are an additional $14 million. The 1993 donation of her 24-acre Ramirez Canyon estate in Malibu to the people of California and the Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy was valued at the time to be worth $8 to $11 million. This does not include upwards of $20 million raised for political causes, such as her concerts for presidential and congressional candidates.

On June 8th, 2006 she announced a multi-city tour that consists of 20 concerts, kicking off in Philadelphia on October 4, taking her to New York City, Washington, D.C., Detroit, Boston, Fort Lauderdale, Atlanta, Atlantic City, Chicago, San Jose, Las Vegas and winding down in Los Angeles on November 20th.

People had mixed emotions from elated to “how dare she!” The latter group of people seemed to be more than a bit peeved since they shelled out their hard earned dollars back in 2000 when Streisand announced her “Farewell Concerts.” They were labeled “Timeless—Four Last Performances” with two concerts in New York and two performed in Los Angeles. They thought she was worth the $100 to $1500 (not including scalpers’ tickets that sold for thousands) since they’d never hear their beloved diva give another concert again…ever! It’s fair to say that when the latest announcement was made, these people had a right to be upset. But hold on a minute, I also have a couple of pet peeves that seem in synch with Ms. Streisand’s reasons to go on the road again. Since September of 2000, we have endured 9/11, a corrupt administration, an unnecessary war, not to mention the rapid demise of our planet earth due to global warming. (Have you seen An Inconvenient Truth yet?)

With a commitment to direct millions of dollars to charitable organizations she supports, Barbra Streisand will undertake her first national tour in over a decade. To the concerned citizens, fans and the naysayers alike, Ms. Streisand has issued a statement noting, “A prime reason I decided to tour again was the increasingly urgent need for private citizen support of women’s health and educational issues and environmental efforts to combat dangerous climate change. This will allow me to direct funds and awareness to certain causes that I care about deeply.” As her past efforts have proven successful, designated proceeds in support of philanthropic initiatives will be distributed through The Streisand Foundation. My sources in the Streisand camp conveyed Barbra’s sentiments by saying, “this was the key consideration for why the tour was undertaken.” My contact also informed me that Streisand, along with many Americans, “have been living in a world where things tend to go from bad to worse unless generous and passionate people pursue cures. She has always been motivated to support those people, and the decision to tour again derives directly from the sense that these three issues are crucial points where the additional money and awareness can have impact.”

As for the tour, it will be presented by Michael Cohl for Concert Productions International and The Next Adventure (A Live Nation Company). “It’s an incredible opportunity to work with Barbra Streisand, certainly the greatest female performer of all time,” said Cohl. Streisand will be touring with the multi-platinum record selling quartet Il Divo. In a joint statement, Il Divo commented, “We believe the experience of working with Barbra Streisand—a truly legendary artist—will forever shape the way we approach our own singing and performing. Her voice and her music have profoundly influenced and inspired so many artists, including Il Divo, and we are thrilled to be sharing the stage with her.”

Barbra Streisand’s status as the #1 best-selling female artist with 50 gold, 30 platinum and 13 multi-platinum albums sold are pretty well publicized. That she ranks ahead of The Beatles and The Rolling Stones, and is only exceeded by Elvis, in record sales is a fact that her fans know by heart. I would be remiss without mentioning she is the only artist in entertainment history to receive a Tony, two Oscars, six Emmy’s, eight Grammy’s (not including the Living Legend Grammy and the Lifetime Achievement Grammy), eleven Golden Globes (twelve when you count the Cecil B. DeMille Lifetime Achievement Award), Cable Ace and Peabody Awards, and the American Film Institute’s Life Achievement Award.

source : the bottom line

during ophtha