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Last October 28, after months of competing with other youth organizations from all over the country, the Mu Sigma Phi Sorority was named one of the Ten Accomplished Youth Organizations for 2009. The Sorority entered the prestigious search for youth groups that aim to make difference with the project Tutok GaMUtan, a multisectoral, collaborative anti-TB project for the Dumagat tribe in Calawis,

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I realized that I can now tolerate ambiguity better than I used to. So is this part of aging, maturing and having more experiences? Sometimes I am not just able to tolerate it but even enjoy it. I've learned to cherish the here and now, savoring each moment so that it'll seem like forever, and not worry myself so much about the future. Fully experiencing emotions as events unfold, I don't mind

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It has been a long time since I posted something here that's actually about my normal, everyday med student life. Whatever that means.Yes. Today was blah. And no, I'm not going to blame it on endocrinology, our current module. After all, endocrinology is not all that boring; the interaction of so many things inside of us is actually interesting, though not exactly easy to understand. Anyway, I

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This is a long overdue post thanks to the busyness of the week, OB exams, and technological problems. Anyway...August 24-August 28, 2009.The annual Mu Week, celebrating the anniversary of the first medical fraternity and sorority in the Philippines and the whole of Asia, the Mu Sigma Phi. This year, it was the Sorority's turn to celebrate its 75th anniversary. I don't really feel like writing so

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Last night (actually early this morning), the PRC released the results of the August 2009 Physician Licensure Exam. What follows is from the PRC website:The Professional Regulation Commission announces that 1,680 out of 2,357 passed the Physician (Complete, Finals and Finals with Prelims) Licensure Examination given by the Board of Medicine in the cities of Manila, Cebu and Davao this August 2009

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But there really are things that I don't want to do because I feel violated when I do them.And yes, taking part in ceremonies of organized religions is one of them, especially if it has nothing to do with a life's milestone of a loved one. It might be difficult to understand, especially for those who are deeply religious, but I really do feel violated when I take part in such activities,

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Amidst everything that has been happening during the weekend and what has been all over the news, or well TV in general, I could not help but feel very sad. I'm not feeling sad for the same reason that probably millions are feeling sad. I feel sad because it seems that our country has such short-term memory, if it has any memory at all. I even feel sadder because whatever democracy we have now is

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I thought that last week was the worst week in my med life as yet. We were supposed to have four exams last week: the two scheduled immunology exams, the missed pharmacology exam (because of the storm last, last week), and the missed epidemiology exam (also due to the storm). Apparently, our professors aren't monsters at all and we ended up just having the two immunology exams. The pharmacology

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Cervical Cancer is the 2nd leading cancer in women in the Philippines. 35,000 to 70,000 filipinas are diagnosed with cervical cancer with 7,000 new cases every year. For every 4 filipinas who survive breast cancer, only 2-3 will survive cancer of the cervix. Every hour, 30 women die of cervical cancer. That is, every 2 minutes, someone loses a sister, a daughter, a mother, a grandmother,

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I'm still alive! Others might be thinking: How difficult could the first three weeks of 2nd year in medical school be? Well, let's just say that we've already finished one subject, four modules and five exams. Oh and yeah, everybody says that Learning Unit 4 (LU4) is the most academically challenging year level at the UP College of Medicine. But hey, my first three weeks in LU4 haven't been just

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A few nights ago, I realized that I am actually witnessing friendships dissolve right in front of my eyes. I decided right then and there that I would just accept things as they are and not do anything about it. It would have been easy if I'm not (or wasn't) a part of those relationships but I am (or was). I won't deny that it was a bit painful. Years of friendships now seem to be gone just like

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Thanks to Ivan for the info. Remember Mr. Potato Head, Slinky, T-Rex and of course Woody and Buzz Lightyear? They are back in the third installment of Toy Story, to hit the theaters in June next year. Oh I can still remember when I watched this for the first time and how my younger brother used to watch this on VHS (I guess I and the first installment of Toy Story are that old hehe) every night(!

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Brought to you the Mu Sigma Phi Fraternity and Sorority of the UP College of Medicinevisit us at http://musigmaphi.comhttp://www.musigmaphisorority.comhttp://mufap.multiply.com 

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I was going through some music files tonight for a project. I was in the Enya folder. I suddenly became nostalgic.I'm calling this state, feeling or whatever it is Sunday night blues from now on. It isn't the first time that I've experienced this on a Sunday night due to the music that I'm listening to. I'm not really remembering anything in particular but I am experiencing a somewhat

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I'm making progress. Woohoo!**********Riding trains is so fun. I'm not being sarcastic. And yes, I've experienced running on the platform and jumping into a car just so I won't be late; standing and being squished forever; and having to be surrounded by noisy passengers who love taking pictures of themselves. Still, I like riding the train. It feels like a new adventure each and every time.******

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Sometimes, just thinking about the tasks that need to be done makes my head spin. Thinking about the tasks that I need to accomplish before the summer break ends forces me to stop whatever else it is that I am doing, catch my breath, and focus my attention to the task at hand. My to-do list would merit a whole blog entry but I won't do that simply because I could not publicize specifically the

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Is your immune system in need of a little boost?Worry no more becauseimMUnity 2is here!imMUnity 2: BE THE DOCTOR, NOT THE PATIENT. CHOOSE TO BE IMMUNIZED.

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I grew up being skeptical about those Greek-letter societies (GLS)--fraternities and sororities. While growing up and seeing on the news and witnessing on campus the violence that always seems to come with these GLS, especially the male ones, I could not understand why people still join. What I had an even more difficult time understanding was why members had to hurt (in any way, physically or

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I promised myself that I won't be saying this phrase until I'm in.Indeed, there is no glory without tears. ALL FOR THE GLORY!I love you sisses and brods!

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Classes ended a few weeks ago but I got even busier compared to when we still had classes. And strangely enough, I sometimes go home at night feeling even more tired than I used to be despite the fact that one activity has been removed from my routine since classes ended. In addition, it seems to me that even more things have happened during the weeks following the end of classes such that I

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I saw on the news the other night that the price of an SMS might increase soon if the proposal to tax this gets approved. According to the news, it's up to the telecom companies if they're going to shoulder this tax or if they're going to pass this on to consumers (to which my only comment is this: asa pang hindi ipapasama sa consumers yung tax na yun). According to the congressman interviewed,

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Click to enlarge. :)See you all in the coming weeks!

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I'm still waiting for the results for the Medical Student Council (MSC) but the results of the UP Manila (UPM) University Student Council (USC) are already out.It's my first time to get a glimpse and taste of what student politics is like in UPM. It's both like and different from the student politics in UP Diliman (UPD). It's like UPD's because there are basically two parties raising against each

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I graduated from high school almost five years ago. Back then, we had parties which were outside the jurisdiction of the school administration since they were held in the privacy of our homes. We invited whomever we wanted to, but usually such parties only involved classmates. And yes, parents were aware of what we were doing. Well at least my parents were. They were aware of what we were doing

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