I AM NOW A LADY ASCLEPIAN!

I thought for sure that this chance to join the organization Order of Asclepius would be forfeited since I went home during the orientation, but fate was kind and gave me another chance. :)

I grabbed that opportunity and didn't let go. I DIDN'T QUIT. It was very hard but looking back, it was super enjoyable and very memorable. I believe that all those experience HAVE MADE ME STRONGER INDEED.

Last Monday, we were pleasantly surprised to see a streamer strung outside Roxas Hall (the building exclusively used by med students) with our names on it, officially recognizing and announcing us as the newest brothers and sisters in the org. SO HAPPY :D

Unfortunately I pointed to the wrong name. And check out my fugly tan! hahahaha

My certificate was ruined by my tears and sweat.

I'm looking forward to the MANY MANY MANY events to come, that will surely mold me to be an awesome doctor in the future. \o/

Joe, My "Narcoleptic" Classmate

Today is the first day of my second week in med school, and I am feeling wretched because of a headache and a runny nose. Mondays are always sleepy days, since most of us are still recovering from post-weekend laziness. But my friend Joe, who has been my classmate since high school until now, took sleeping to the next level :).

Narcolepsy is actually a sleeping disorder characterized by excessive sleepiness and sleep attacks at inappropriate times, and although Joe probably doesn't have that illness, he certainly falls asleep at awkward times in awkward poses.

This is one of his ninja skills.

His seatmates were being polite, trying their best not to look at him so they wouldn't laugh while he dozed. Another friend and I weren't polite, though, so we sneaked up to him and took pictures. Haha Joe, you are Epic!

First Week is Over!

First week of med school is over, and so we celebrated at Green Mango (a restaurant that has good food at reasonable prices). How do I find med school? Hm, well it's hard to say at the moment. So far, we haven't broached the topic of the human body yet, so it has been smooth sailing.

Our professors (who are doctors) tell us that it's going to be like this for about a month (Block 1 and 2) and that by Block 3, we'll be bombarded with hard topics and that's the time that the reality of med school will actually hit us right smack in the face.

I noticed during this week that ALL of our professors told us that IT WAS GOING TO BE HARD FOR THE NEXT 5 YEARS and that we won't be able to reap our efforts or have an established practice until we reach past 40 years old. Being in med school is like throwing away your social life and putting the burden of the world on your shoulders, they said. Well, I don't care ~ I'm here to prove to myself that I can do it :P.

On a sad note, we tried out for the College of Medicine's fraternity, and we were initially accepted but we failed (because we had to go home to our city, we missed the orientation = forfeit). Sigh. I feel bad about that, but I guess there must be a reason why I didn't make it :P. I'll try again next year if I get the chance again.

I'm trying to get into "StudyingMode" again, but it's so hard to do so!!! since I forsook that skill one year ago after the Nurse Licensure Exam. I hope I can get my groove soon, because I'm pretty sure it's going to be an uphill climb from hereon.

Argee, Gab and I smiling freakishly while waiting for our orders. I'm hoping to lose 8 kilos this year XD

First Dinner with Dormates

Tonight we went to SM Iloilo for dinner and to look for more stuff to put in our new little rooms. I came with two of my dorm mates for the next 4 years, Argee and Gab. We wanted to splurge a little bit (just a little bit) so we dined at Sbarro. It was actually my first time eating there. Their lasagna serving and pizza slice is huge! I feel bad leaving leftovers on my plate. :(

When the food server asked me about the lasagna topping, I didn't know what she meant because it was my first time there. Seeing my confused look, she quickly listed the choices in a flat voice. I couldn't hear very well and the only word I understood was "tomato". So I ordered tomato topping. After she ladled a thick tomato mixture on top of my lasagna, I found out that white cheese was one of the choices D:! I swear I'm going to try that one out next time!

Argee and Gab both ordered very interesting pizzas. They were delicious, but I liked my lasagna more :P. At the end of the dinner, we had extra garlic bread left so we packed it up and put them inside Argee's bag. Thirty minutes later while we were buying stuff in the supermarket, Argee opened his bag and complained about the smell xD.

Looking forward to dorm life!

My New Little Room

Today, I moved to my new dorm room in Iloilo city in preparation for a life of med school. :)

The first dorm room that I chose was actually bigger, but the building in itself was old and dirty so I moved to another dormitory. The price is a bit more expensive and the rooms are a lot smaller, but security is good with CCTV and fire detectors, and the place is clean and new. My room is very small and I feel like a dwarf living inside an ant hill.

My mom and I came to Iloilo early this morning to unload some of my things and fix the room up. This is what it now looks like!

 

I actually had a hard time taking good pictures because of the lack of space. I just couldn't find a spot where I could take a picture of the whole room. But, judging from the pictures above, yes it is very small! There is just enough space for a small bed, a table, and a tall closet with some shelves on the wall. But I think that this room will serve its purpose. I just need to adjust to the size first, because my room at our house is maybe 3-4x bigger XD.

I'm excited to try my new little room out! :D