I will miss this blog as it chronicled two years of my life. Was it the best? Was it the worst? It really doesn't matter as no life experience is wasted if one is wise enough to learn from the mistakes of the past and cherish the memories it held.

I have sold out and settled, surprisingly snugly, at the following link.

Code Blue

I hope to see you, a familiar face, there.

Two days from now I will be with my fellow medical interns at Baguio for our retreat. At last, pahinga naman pagkatapos ng katoxican at kapaguran sa mga pasyenteng wala namang pakialam sa doktor.

Grabe, ang dami nang nangyari simula nung huli kong post.

Ang dami nang nasabi.

Ang daming nang naramdaman at naiparamdam.

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Medicine intern na ako. Ang toxic. And just when I thought I was finally in the mood to write something, again I am wrong.

You two are FUCKING SICK!!! Have you no shame?!!!

Lalo ka na, pare. Tang ina ka! Pano mo nasikmura lahat yon? Pano mo ko nakakausap with a straight face? Magsasabi ka pa na namomroblema ka? To think na nag-alala pa ko sa yo? Putang ina mas tinuring pa kitang kapatid kaysa sa mga tunay kong kapatid tapos tang ina ka ito lang ang gagawin mo? Putang ina mo! Anong klase ka? Akala ko lahat na ng kagaguhan mo alam ko na. Tang ina ka!

At ikaw, mare. Pano mo din nagawa yun? ANG GALING MO!!! Akala ko na kapag hindi ako pumasok ngayong buong araw saka matulog na lang magme-mellow down yung galit ko sa inyong dalawa. Hindi. Putang ina nyo! Akala mo kilala mo yan? At ikaw pare, tang ina ka akala mo kilala mo na siya? Putang ina ninyo!

You two are the worst, most maladjusted people on earth. I don't want to have anything to do with any of you ever again. At pare, itanong mo pa kay mare, kaya kong gawin yon. And mare, the hell you talk to me about 'pinagsamahan?' PUTANG INA NINYO!!!! Tinapon ninyo pareho lahat ng pinagsamahan natin. Magpakasaya na kayo tang ina ninyo.

At pare, mag-ingat ka. Baka di ako makapagpigil minsan, mapatay kita.

It's fun watching kids make believe. They can be anyone they want to be. Most of the time, it will be big men with guns or men with capes. Or amazing superpowers and strength. What they've always fantasize themselves to be, they are it even for such a short time.

I realized this afternoon that even grown ups play make believe. Usually, they would like to pretend that they're happy, successful, confident, strong. Sometimes too, they pretend that they're okay.

The difference between kids and adults who make believe is how it hits them when playtime is over. Kids, they stay happy and they look forward to another playtime. Adults, reality gets back at them with all its might, making them wish they didn't pretend in the first place.

This is one of many times I wish I'm just a kid.

We had our Courtesy Call for Neurology yesterday. It signalled the end of our 'vacation' this internship. Goodbye, Family Med. It has been 2 months of relaxation and sleep. I will certainly miss waking up at 8 in the morning.

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"Whoever said life was fair?" Dr. Palacio, the acting Neuro Interns Monitor, said at least three times yesterday. Indeed, life was never fair.

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On another note, I've been enjoying listening to the APO Tribute Album (Kami nAPO Muna) for the last couple of days. ASTIG! Although I must say the original versions are really better (long live the classics!), but I think there are some noteworthy renditions. My favorites are: 01 Pumapatak na Naman ang Ulan (2:57) by Parokya ni Edgar, 04 Awit ng Barkada (3:29) by Itchyworms, 07 Batang-bata ka Pa (5:58) by Sugarfree. The adlib guitars in Pumapatak is simply amazing. It works!!! It starts mellow as the original (and on classical guitar, always a plus) and then it becomes heavier as the song progresses. Ang galing talaga! Itchyworms' version of Awit is I think the closest to the original, save for the scale (the original is 2 frets lower) and the tempo. I love the guitars of this one. They added funk on the third verse of the song. And you have to hear the bass line! It's so pretty I am in love with it! Batang-bata by Sugarfree also remained faithful to the original (which I think is my bias for liking this rendition) but never failing to showcase the Sugarfree-sound that we are all familiar with.

Kamikazee's 04 Doo Bidoo (4:03), is also worth mentioning. I think it is the most fun of all the tracks in the album, especially on the last minute of the song where there is a long 'heto na, waaah!' (a la Slapshock), a pause, then 'Doobi!!!' Hahaha.

I am disappointed with Barbie's When I Met You rendition. I think it deviated so much from the original that it didn't sound right. One thing you love about Apo songs is their melody. It's distinct. It's calming. While I like Barbie and her sound, her rendition in this album just doesn't cut it for me.

All in all, I think the CD is a good buy. Which makes me regret why I didn't get hold of the Hotdog Tribute album some 5 years ago. Hay...

Mabuhay ang OPM! And if I'm not mistaken, it was the Apo Hiking Society who coined the term 'Original Pinoy Music' I think it was called 'Manila Sound' (which I believe is coined by Hotdog) before. Somebody teach me some history if I got it all wrong. But whoever was responsible for the term, Apo surely did leave a great legacy behind. Astig!