AnneC.

The last time I felt this sad of being far from home was high school, when I would cry at the car on the way to Manila. Eventually, I learned to cope and adjust with being away from home. Until tonight. I've always had someone from home with me through the past 9 years. Be it my titas or cousins, my brother and even a yaya. There has always been someone from home to remind me of it. until a few weeks ago when our kasama sa bahay left for Mindoro because I can barely go home. And only today did i felt really sad about it. Add to it the fact that I was all alone here at the dorm. and things are really just crappy. i know ill be able to cope. i hope so.

We just finished rotating in the Rheumatology - Orthopedics - Rehabilitation departments in the hospital, which was quite challenging. and then here comes the benign days which should be used for reviewing for the finals exam, the compre and the much awaited and very famous grand osce. Seems not so long ago when we were cheering for the then LU5 students for their grand osce and when we were so annoyed by the comprehensive examination prepared for LU4. and now we are about to take those exams because in two months time we would be clerks who would be team players and not just 'saling pusa'. the thought of clerkship brings excitement and fear, but before allowing myself to day dream about the clerkship days to come, I must again start with my transes. last stretch for the school year! :)

I used to remember my showbiz dreams when I was younger and how as I grow older and became more mature, did I realize that such dreams are better left during your younger days. Then here comes the break :p I won the best supporting award in our play competition at school entitled Mediscene 2013.  I was surprised. And well I bet a lot of people were also surprised by how I did :p And I guess maybe, I actually did well :))  Cheers to dreams and reaching them, one way or another :p

As said, rafting and diving are two very special activities which deserve a separate entry. They say a picture's worth a thousand words, but since I don't have any pictures, here's a thousand plus words :p Rafting! It was my first time to try rafting and my rationale for doing this is because I know I wont be able to do it alone or with my family. And the best way to experience this is with friends :) It was a life changing experience. We flipped several times. but I only fell once, and that fall was, well, traumatic. It is actually hard to describe. Picture this. You see a big rock nearing your raft and the next thing you know, all of you fell. You cant open your eyes because there's water everywhere. You felt your left shoe was removed from your feet (thanks to the strong current underneath) and you can't concentrate on anything but the fact that you're 1700+ worth of shoes is losing its other pair. When you tried to concentrate, you are underwater and you...

Hello after Davao!:) the past week was epic. there are no other words to describe it. it was a lot of firsts - first rafting and diving and the first time to do a lot of things with a big group of people outside school. The first two firsts can be found on a separate entry because they were more special :p We were 20 medical students who went on a trip to Davao, to study the management of the laboratories and the hospitals as well. and we learned a lot, but the management knowledge, skills and attitudes that we got along the way was just a bonus. because what really mattered was the ultimate bonding experience that we had as one block :) Day 01 It was not my first time in Davao. but it was my first time to go there with friends. We were 19 friends on the plane, and so you can imagine how chaotic it was. but it was really fun :) We were welcomed by the Davao haciendero :p who welcomed us in their lovely house, and with a sumptuous meal cooked by his mother (and we can never be...