D1 Batangas Summer vacation 2015

My subsec went to Batangas to visit 2 Fiestas and had a mini-vacation in a private resort.

We stayed at Alahbiga Resort, (Laiya) Hugom, Sitio Biga, San Juan, Batangas.

Check out Alahbiga Resort:  http://www.laiya-alahbiga.com/

Ratings: 7/10

Luckily, my blockmate found this decent yet affordable place to stay in Batangas. The resort provides good quality beds, spacious bathrooms, perfect dining cottages, and infinity pool.

Tagaytay stopover overnight at Bea's crib

Bulalo at 2am

the struggle was real

First fiesta lunch at Lipa, Batangas (courtesy of Kristina Reyes and family)

Swag on!

tuloy ang laban

Alahbiga infinity pool

Frisbee-friendly infinity pool

Floating kubo!

Dinner at the resort

On the way to 2nd Fiesta lunch at Reynold's place

Autopsy

Like a story without an ending.

(Emotional) stroke

Recovery is the rule.

Peripheral Nerve Injury

In an uninjured segment, end-to-end anastomoses should be considered. However, anastomoes under tension will not heal. A nerve graft may b needed to bridge the gap between the proximal and distal nerve ends.

From Schwartz 10th

Neurofibroma

Sometimes you cannot remove the entire lesion nor totally correct the deformity...but you can always reconstruct. 

Mistakes

You cannot correct one wrong with another wrong.

Electrical burns

Can stop the heart. 

Developing your Clinical Eye

We had a clinical case correlates regarding SLE in our Rheumatology module in Medicine 2. It is true indeed that in clinical diagnosis, "the only time that you'll miss it, if it's not there".

Well, noted.

Hugot Harrison's

I would really want to go back to the pages I skipped and missed. Unfortunately, I badly needed to move forward.

Gouty arthritis

Took another Radiology post-lecture quiz today regarding Musculoskeletal cases. Not surprised to commit the very same mistake I made in Medicine 2. Had a really crappy day today.

I knew I was wrong. I knew I learned, but did the same thing all over again. 

Dear Someday

"Maybe someday we'll just bump into each other, catch up, be friends, and laugh about how we didn't end up."

_me 6 years ago

Archives

A close friend once said, "when you got a lot of shit to do and feelings get in the way, put 'em in the archives." 

How to know if you're falling out of love?

You don't. 

Note to self:

Never settle for something that's quite unsure and untrue. 

Looking for:

People with extra patience.

I'm too tired to even try to argue. I wish that people could spare a little more 'waiting' and 'understanding.'

Tuesday Mornings

To some degree, two people do need to have a time off to be able to think things through. And figure out issues on their own. It's an inevitable human experience. 

Home away from Home

Sometimes, when I get all stressed out in Med school...I just couldn't help but miss my family. My med books serve as the best reminder of my favorite Obstetrician, Surgeon, and Pediatrician. Med school makes me feel somehow, "close to home".

I get tired most of the time, but I know I'm doing pretty good. I can still do better.

My own "rough" road to RPm

Psychology has always been and will always be my first love

How do I start with this?

--Basically, the same question which bothered me for 2 fucking months.

I'm an incoming 3rd year med student in UST-FMS. I don't actually need to be a licensed Psychometrician, but I took the RPm boards anyway. I know that I wouldn't be using the license or practice psychometrics but like what I said a few words ago...I took it anyway.

I just wanted a sweet escape from my lingering negative thoughts--a distraction. I had to cope, I had to find me again.

I'm not proud of what I did. Because for some people, taking the RPm boards is serious business. In my case, I took it not because I had to or I badly wanted it. I took the boards so I can channel my frustrations into something (I think)  that is potentially productive.

I finished 2nd year med in mid-month of May. By the end of May, I finally decided to take the boards. I crammed the requirements, went to PRC and then...BOOM. No more turning back! Got my exam permit! All I had to do was condition my self for the "review" and take the exam on July 21-22, 2015.

It was not totally a "walk in the park," I tell you. By June, I went to London. Stayed there for a couple of weeks to relax and enjoy my vacation before 3rd year medicine. My self-review got totally delayed.

When I got back in the Philippines, reality hit me in the face. I had less than a month to prepare for the boards. I did self-review only. I read my old books, took some online tests, and random helpful psych-related reviewers I found online (I'll be writing a separate post for my personal review essentials which I found useful). Indeed, I wasn't prepared.

I was able to skim through the important key points that I had to remember. Thanks to Medicine, I was well equipped in taking all sorts of exams and able to "study smart."

I felt kinda anxious as the date of the examination approaches. I had my self-doubts and sad spells. I knew that the other testtakers even enrolled in a review center, newly grads have fresh memories of Psychology, etc. And what did I do with the time that I had? Where did all the time go? Mostly, I guess, in scanning notes and slacking off.

We had I think, 3-4 hours to finish the exam per subject. With too much test anxiety, I managed to finish the tests in 1.5 hours mostly. Except for TOP (this one's the easiest). I rechecked my answers once, then submitted my paper. I had a bad habit of taking a rest during the extra hours that I had. Thank God, St. Jude College (testing site), was just a 5-minute walk from my dorm.

I had to deal with a lot of pet peeves during the exam: typos and grammatical errors. I hope they can improve the board exam or just dedicate an ample of time for revisions.

It was really frustrating trying to remember familiar concepts that I know, I knew. Haaaaaaaay, but that's the decree of not being prepared. Sometimes I wish I could've been more ready for this.

Anyway, here's a photoblog:

brought my DSM-IV-TR to London

Thanks to my Ninang for this board exam prayer starter pack. I couldn't have done it without all the love and prayers from special people :)

Thanks to our helper for giving me this Elsa eraser =))

Of course, there's always time to play GTA 5 haha priorities

for my anxiety management

daily hugot while studying

Apparently, I also had the chance to watch The Ryzza Mae Show and Eat Bulaga ( dami kong time talaga)

bonding with my high school barkada at Cafe +

Training and Development

Not sure if board exam or picnic (thanks to my sister for the goodies)

from my roomie, tita J! thanks for all the support

Not really a Rogerian but this quote just hit me

Dami ko talagang time mag-laro hahahaha

thank you Janina, Ikee, and Michelle for all the love

thank you Leanna for the screenshot

I made it! yeayyyyy! RPm and suprisingly just a few decimal points away from the top 10 :)))) ouch

Congratulations UST for being the top performing school in the Psychometrician board exam! 

Special thanks to my professors in UST Psychology department for providing quality Psych education. It has already been 2 years since I graduated from Psych, but the knowledge that my professors imparted, remained intact. 

Thank you Juhn for being my official guide through application until whenever.

Thanks Aliza for the tips, reviewers that you sent me, and so much more!

Thank you Leslee for telling me which books to read.

Thank you Inna for taking time to listen to my rants and frustrations.

And for all those who have stuck on me, thank you!

RPm and M.D. in progress