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HI GUYS!!!! Oh my, it’s been a looooooong while. I actually went through my blog and re-read everything and I’ve noticed that I was always saying how “I don’t know what to and how to do blogging anymore” in most of my previous posts but I PROMISE THIS TIME, I LEGIT DON’T KNOW WHAT TO WRITE OR HOW DO I DO THIS ANYMORE because I haven’t done this for like forever. It felt like I’m starting again!!! Okay sige, I’m not gonna babble more. Let’s just hop right into my post.
Okay, so as what I’ve mentioned on my previous posts, I’ve entered Third Year or the Medtech proper last school year 2016-2017 and that’s (also) the reason why I was gone for a very long time. Idk, I just found myself being swallowed by acads and all that jazz that I never really had the time to write a single blogpost. There’s so much that has happened in my entire Third Year life and I wish I could’ve had written any of’em and immortalize the memories on this blog and hark back to those times… but sadly, I didn’t. Anyway, as you can probably tell on the title, this post would be a “rundown” of my experience as a Third Year Medical Technology student.
(Wait, how do I start?)
We started the school year earlier than the normal students in our university due to the reason that we were trying to chase the schedule for the 1-year internship so everything would fit and we would end just right on time for the graduation (yikes chills) because as you all know, we are one of those pabibo schools who embraced the academic calendar shift. So the clinical subjects I took this year are as follows:
1st Semester
MIC111 – Bacteriology
PAR100 – Clinical Parasitology
GPHC100 – General Pathology, Histopathology and Cytopathology
CC111 – Routine Clinical Chemistry
HEMA111 – Hematology 1
MTLBE100 – Medical Technology Laws and Bioethics
LMS100 – Laboratory Management and Supervision
2nd Semester
MIC112 – Mycology and Virology
UBF100 – Urinalysis and Body Fluids (Clinical Microscopy)
HEMA112 – Hematology 2
SIM100 – Serology and Immunology
CC112 – Continuation of CC1/ Special Chemistry
CC113 – Endocrinology, Toxicology and Drug Testing
IMH100 – Immunohematology (Blood Banking and Transfusion Medicine)
I can’t believe I already passed all these subjects let alone the first sem subjects!!!! Personally, I think First semester is harder than the Second Semester idk maybe because it’s the time when we were just and still adapting to the new and toxic environment of Third Year life and the transition is quite overwhelming. Also, the passing rate was raised from 60% in Second Year to 70% in Third Year. I CAN’T EVEN!!! Plus the laboratory practical exams had an upgrade to like 5x that of the Second Year pracs. There’s legit a time when I went back to my dorm during lunch break just to cry because of a practical exam and a fair share of tears were shed at nights when I have no idea how to fit and finish everything before the sunrise. Also there’s a day when, for the first time in my life, I called my mom after I got back in my dorm from school and cried for my dear life because EVERYTHING WAS SO HARD.
- It’s also during First Semester when I learned how essential it is to know the time difference from night (let’s say 7pm) to 5am the next day and how to utilize it very well because your life literally depends on how you manage and distribute it to sleeping and studying because you know, you’ll only have to read 1-3 chapters per subject and you only have like 3 quizzes the next day for the lecture and probably a practical exam or a long quiz for the laboratory in the afternoon. JUST HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO PREPARE FOR THAT IN LESS THAN 10HRS???— is all I was thinking then. That’s how resentful and pitiful I was back then.
- We were taught the laboratory skills we need— Venipuncture (of course! the freaking highlight
and a must), Blood Smearing, Staining, Pipetting!! Oh God forbid, I loathe
glass pipetting so much! Direct Fecal Smear… and all medtech-y skills. I love
Bacteriology so much. It was the subject I got the highest grade during First
Semester. The lecture and laboratory were both the bomb.com. But ofc, I wouldn’t
forget the anxiety the Unknown has
given us. For our finals in the lab, we were given unknown organisms and we
were to identify it via Biochemical Testing and everything we were taught of on
how to identify such. It took me so long to decide what my organism was because
some of the biochemical test results weren’t at par with theoretical information
so imagine my anguish. Our grades basically depended on it so… yeah.
but in the end, I decided it was Enterobacter cloacae.
- Another memory from First Semester is the time when we were to submit Enterobius swabs as additional points for our Parasitology laboratory. I took my bestfriend with me to hunt down possible patients. It was such a memorable experience, I have no more words. I poured all the feels on this Facebook post.
- Also, I’ll never forget about First Semester is the day when we had our Grand Practical Exam in our laboratory subjects and it was the time when 3rd Floor HSC was in a total dishevelment. We were taking turns and rotating in different labs to have our moving practical exams simultaneously— one section is having their Histopath moving pracs, the other is having their Bacte moving pracs, then another section is on the roil in Hematology moving pracs while the other one is having their Parasitology Moving Pracs and the like. That was the most intense day ever imaginable.
- Also on that day, was the first time I was able to extract blood on a practical exam!!! I can never forget how stupid I may have looked for shouting “Hala may dugo” when blood oozed out from my partner’s vein. I was never able to bleed my partner in almost all the practicals we had due to my infamous phobia with needles and I was legit surprised and awed when a blood came out that day!!!
For the events of Second Semester… I’m not really sure?? lol even though it’s the more recent semester, I can’t remember much from it coz it went like a blur to me. It was so fast it was so unreal that it actually happened!!! (and that I passed!)
- Okay. One thing I could say about Second Semester is that I fancy UBF hahahaha I’m not sure if it’s the subject itself or teacher factor hahahaha but to be honest, it was so fun to study and probably the easiest of the panel of subjects for second semester (or so I thought).
- The
laboratory learning and insights this semester gave me more of the medtech
feels because most of the experiments/tests we did in the lab were the ones
that are being performed in the actual laboratory setting. I will never forget
the struggle of dilution in Serology lab. We aren’t allowed to use calculators
during the entire semester and of course as someone who absolutely hates math
and computation, that’s. the. worst. nightmare. ever. So given that situation,
imagine our surprise during the Final Laboratory Written examination when our
instructor finally allowed us to use calculator. Everybody in the class was in
awe because that’s super unexpected. We didn’t have much of moving practical
exams this sem compared to the numerous ones we had on first semester. The
practical exams this time were more like skills-based and principle application. Slide
identification-kind-of-moving practicals was surprisingly nakakamiss.
Self-pity time: Two semester have passed and no one was able to extract blood from me huhuhu do I even have veins??? :——(
Just to give you some insight, there are:
- 4
major examinations in each lecture subjects
- 2
major written examination in each laboratory subjects
- (100-item identification)
- Moving
Practical Exam in each laboratory subjects
- Skills/Application
Practical Exam in each laboratory subjects
- Pre
and post quizzes in every meeting in each lecture subjects
- Pre
and post quizzes in every laboratory experiments
- Long
Quizzes every after chapter
- Long
Quizzes before major examination in each lecture subject
- Long
Quizzes before major examination in each laboratory subjects
- Surprise
quizzes whenever the professor would like
- Not
to mention the drawings of each specimen in laboratory manuals in each
laboratory subject
- 2 Journal readings in each lecture subject
So ayun, hindi po kami OA and nag-iinarte. Our lives literally revolve in exams and quizzes.
Moving on, last May 09, we had our Pre-Internship Program which is a prerequisite before you can proceed to the actual internship. On that exact day,we took a 700-item Diagnostic Examination without any notice and I literally just came back from an 8-hour trip because I went home in Bicol so I was sitting for like 14 hours straight!!! We had series of practical examinations for two weeks, a Phlebotomy seminar with BD Philippines, a tour in a National Reference Laboratory which is the National Kidney Institute and an Oral Revalida.
CAUTION: Photospam ahead.
I’m not sure if this is enough to summarize everything because I can feel that it’s not even in the slightest bit justified on this post. Maybe it’s one of the wonders of life that cannot be really put into words. (But you tried, self what are you doing hahaha)
Suffice to say that all these experiences; the nerve-racking and heartbreaking quizzes, no-sleep days, tears, sweats, blood (hahahaha legit), cramming moments and all other hardships are the variables which played significant roles in this endeavour which lead me to where I am heading right now. I’m so happy and proud to share to you guys the next step I’m taking in this career path. I am now officially a Medical Technology Intern at St. Luke’s Medical Center – Quezon City under the Institute of Pathology. I know, I can’t believe it myself that I was able to pass through the needle-hole like hurdle you call “Third Year life”. SLMC is actually my first-in since we are to undergo 1-year internship and we will be having our second-in next semester in another hospital.
I will be forever thankful to Trinity University of Asia especially to Dean Rodriguez for always making sure that the quality of education/ training is there. Thank you for a super hands-on laboratory experience and our very own DIagnostic Laboratory in the 4th Floor. It’s like a simulation of the environment that we will be facing in the near future. Would also like to thank our Clinical Instructors:
- Mam Majo
Liao
- Sir Jude
Anthony Trinidad
- Dra. Mary
Anne Isip
- Sir Mark
Francisco
- Sir Mel
Destacamento
- Mam Gigi
Dayrit
- Mam
Violie Bascao
- Mam
Suzzette Lumanga
- Mam Rona
Gonzaga
- Sir
Joshua Descamparado
- Sir
Nikko Onate
- Mam Krystal
Tio
for gearing us up with all the lectures, wisdom and skills that we would need to be the Medical Technologists that we are aiming to be.
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Other significant life events during the course of Third Year life:
- I became an Altar Server at the Shrine of Jesus the Divine Word. Hashtag dream come true.
- I was elected Medical Technology
Councilor in the University Student Council. Hashtag unreal.
All glory and praise to the Lord God above. Thank you for guiding me in almost everything I do. Thank you also St. Jude Thaddeus for interceding for me. Forever grateful and blessed.
That’s pretty much how I can sum up my Third Year life. I hope you enjoy reading as much as I enjoyed writing it! Thank you so much for reading yet another long blog post of mine. See you on my next post (hopefully there’s a next)!!!
Hi guys! It’s been really long since I last talked to you. I think I aged just by calculating how long I have been MIA. To top it all, I absolutely honestly seriously don’t know how to do this anymore. I’ve also noticed that I lost some of you already and that’s sad. Anyways, I’m here to give you guys a short (?) update on my life lately and all that jazz.
As you can tell, I’m done with Second Year. The second semester was really— idk how to describe it but it really made me a fumbling mess. My subjects were slightly clinical and gosh, Basic Histology made me nuts. IT WAS SO HARD like I even had 4 as a midterm grade. GUYS THAT’S BELOW 75 WHAT THE HELL!?! Plus I have Biochemistry and Physics. These three subjects literally made me pray for my life. When it was the release of grades, I was really anxious because I feel like me and my grades were on a cliff because THEY WERE SO HARD I’M CRYING!!! I’m not kidding. I think my mother and I bet my friends were annoyed with my continuous blabs about me not passing the damned subjects. I also had Cytogenetics, Basic Pharmacology and Community Public Health. I only had Oral Communication and PE104 as minor subjects. (Well technically, Histo, Pharma and Cyto were also minor subjects in terms of units but THEY. ARE. NOT.)
BUT BY GOD’S WILL, I PASSED EVERY SUBJECT. Seriously, when I went to view my grades, my eyes went straight on searching for 5 and when I see none, I then searched for 3 BUT AGAIN I SEE NONE!!! I WAS LITERALLY AWED BECAUSE I WAS WHOLEHEARTEDLY ONLY ASKING FOR TRES BUT I GOT MORE. I honestly can’t believe how I was able to get those grades like seriously I thought I’d fail these three subjects. Up until now, I still can’t believe I passed Physics and Histology per se.
Then last
June 13, I had my summer slash midyear classes. As you guys all know, I didn’t
enrol last summer because my father was home so it is only this year that I got
to enrol myself in the required summer subjects. I took Sociology and
Philosophy of Man. It was really overwhelming because these two subjects are
the remaining minor subjects I had and I was like savouring everyday thinking
it would be the last aka the calm before the storm. The midyear classes ended last July 19 and
I actually went home in Bicol but I went back here again in QC last July 26
because I had to take our Battery Exam. Then, last July 28, we had our
Laboratory Exam. Is it bad that I felt so relieved because Sir Anthony wasn’t
the one who did Phlebotomy at me? Idk but there are students who keep on saying
their arm hurt so badly and a whole bunch of violent reactions. It scared me
because as you guys know (or not), I am scared of needles like I always pass
out whenever I get in touch with it. Lol I know it’s weird for a Medical
Technology student but when I donated blood, that’s only when I knew that a phobia certainly exists because the people from Philippine Red Cross told me so after having to
pass out twice after I donated
blood. I also had a few experiences years ago and I thought it was only because
of lack of sleep and hunger. Anyways, I brought a juice during the lab exam (as
per advice of the Red Cross people back when I had my “passing out” sesh during
the blood donation). I was drinking it before, during and after I had to sit
for the blood extraction. It was cool because it actually worked. I didn’t feel
nauseous at all.
Sooooo guys, in just few days, I’M FINALLY A THIRD YEAR STUDENT. As you guys know, I am supposedly graduating this school year if it wasn’t because of me transferring schools. Anyway, I have yet to take my Medical Examination on August 1 and the Values Seminar Workshop. I’m actually stoked and nervous at the same time because it’s already the MedTech proper and there’s no “minor subject” anymore. The price of the textbooks makes me cringe because they were all so pricey and I feel really guilty because I am going to eat a lot of my parents’ money this school year.
On a lighter note, I moved in to another dorm last April because I got fed up with my old dorm. It was so noisy in there that I had to wait for mid-night before I study because that’s only the time when everyone shuts up and it’s really discommoding for me because there’s a lot of time that’s being wasted. I also chose this dorm because it’s more quiet and serene and it’s a lot more spacious than my old room that I was able to create a little study nook. Plus there’s no Wi-Fi. I specifically like it because I chose to avoid myself from distractions because you know, when there’s internet, there’s YouTube and when’re there’s YouTube then there’s no sleep lol hash tag obsessed. I also wanted to tell you my developing obsession with medical dramas. I am so in love with House MD. I am already on the third season and it was so lit! Gregory House is a total goals. It was suggested by our Anatomy and Physiology prof during first semester and she told us she used to watch it while reviewing for the Physician Licensure Examination way back on her time. Also, Dra. Polido, my Cytogenetics professor last semester, kept on mentioning House during class discussions and imagine my delight. I was so giddy when I continued watching it after the second semester because EVERYTHING MAKES PERFECT SENSE. Thanks to histology, cytogen and pharma I can understand them… medically lol. I’m also watching I Heart You Doc and Doctors. Yep, both are Korean Dramas and they were sooooo good!!! I’d like to give special emphasis on Doctors. Yay, Park Shin Hye is bae. But I Heart You, on the other hand was underrated but it was actually very comprehensive like for me it’s a Korean version of House MD.
I also had my hair cut… yep not a trim but a cut after several years. As you guys know, I haven’t had a proper haircut since I graduated high school and that was on 2013. I decided to cut half of its total length and so far, I like it. It’s not short but is long enough for me to have it up in a ponytail. Did I already tell you that our department has implemented a rule that the girls are required to always have our hair in ponytail?
Also, I think I might be joining the #studyblr. I’ve been following this community since 2013 and it really looks promising. I’ve thought about this for a long time already and I haven’t tried because I have no courage. I’ve been making my notes in a #studyblr way for a long time and I think there’s no harm in finally engaging in it. My soon-to-be-posts are not the best one could see over the internet but hey, what’s there to lose if I try? lol I also wanted to try sharing my study habits in hopes of helping other students.
That’s pretty much it! I hope you guys enjoy reading this as much as I enjoyed writing it. Oh, the photo above is my little study nook here in my dorm and I thought I’d share it to you guys. Hope you are all doing great at school as well as in your lives. See you on my next post, bye!
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HELLO?
No, it’s not Adele. It’s me, Danah. The girl who’s so fond of writing lengthy but worthless life posts on the internet. Yep, me and I am back! Gosh, it’s been what? ALMOST FOUR STRAIGHT MONTHS OF BEING MIA? I CAN’T EVEN!!! I’d like to say sorry though because I became inactive without giving any notice and whatnot. I just went missing for months! I don’t even know if there’s still anyone reading this blog and anyone who still cares? Nonetheless, I AM BACK!
The reason behind my (sudden) evanescence is none other than acads. It’s been a tough semester for me, I’m not even kidding! Like what I’ve been always telling you guys before, I acquired the load and courses/subjects of a regular second year Medical Technology student and boy did I forget what is life. I had classes from Monday until Saturday and I wasn’t really prepared for that coz you know, I only had MTTHF sched for the previous semesters. The schedule tired me so much that I barely have time for myself; to rest and live normally. Sundays weren’t rest day at all because I had to utilize that day to do all the requirements for the upcoming week. Some of you might say I’m overreacting… that not only medtech students experience six-day classes. It’s true and I acknowledge that but I’m sorry, you just don’t understand. All those pre and post tests… two laboratory subjects twice a week… one body system per week… polsci recitations almost every meeting… H O W??? So, I was basically occupied. I thought I could make it… that I could still lend Tumblr some of my time but the plan worked in vain. I wasn’t able to find time to update and write posts. I barely used my laptop the entire sem, tbh. Whenever there’s paperworks did I only get this piece of technology out of my closet. Anyway, it’s already done and it’s sembreak already so let’s just move-on and forget all the heartaches because again, I am baaaaack!
Yes, you heard it right. We’re on our sembreak + Christmas break and our classes will resume on January 18th. It all went smooth though; no abrupt changes and all that jazz like last year’s academic calendar which caused some drama. I went home here in my hometown in Bicol and I’m almost a week here now. Like the boring little earthling that I am, nothing interesting ’s happening in my life at the moment (Oh, I forgot! I got to reunite with my bff last December 09) so I don’t know what to say anymore. Uhmmm, I’m actually very confused now as to what this blogpost will be all about.
Well, to add some sense in this blog post, here’s a wrap-up of my entire semester.
Warning: May contain lengthy whines and uhm–lengthy posts in general.
1. I’ve got 10 subjects (2 laboratory subjects) in total which sums to 27 units this semester.
- Principles and Strategies of Teaching Health Education - I hate this subject so much. It’s so demanding but it’s only a minor subject! Personally, I think this subject is not even needed in this degree. I mean, we can all be great Medical Technologists without memorizing all the Theories of Teaching, Malcolm Knowles Theory of Adult Learning and the Bloom Taxonomy of Learning, can’t we? I think it’s better to have Technical Writing as a minor subject rather than having this. If some Medical Technologists ever want to be in the academe, they can just take methods, etc. Do not put the burden in the mass! Another thing I hate is our professor. She’s so—ugh! Sigurado na nya agad na may babagsak sa subject niya. Talo niya pa yung major subjects! She didn’t even teach a thing or two. Moving on, I’m actually kind of regretting because I underestimated this course and I didn’t give my best. Hell, I never did study for PSTHE. Not even once… well, except for my report. I’m not expecting a high grade in this subject but I hope it isn’t that bad.
- Organic Chemistry - It wasn’t that that hard for me since I have a pretty strong Basic Chemistry foundation when I was in highschool. (Shoutout to Sir Syrom Miranda for our Intro to Chemistry and Sir Ian Olila for Advanced Chemistry) Don’t take me as a pro because seriously, I am not. I find the major examinations hard. I am very fond of our professor, Dr. Mina. Although it’s quite a nah since she’s the Dean of the College of Arts & Sciences which is the largest college in the entire university which in result, her busy schedule aka #deanlife kinda messes up with our classes, still I learned tons from her. I like her presence so much. She’s very intimidating, very professional-looking and you’re like going to voluntarily offer her respect but to be honest, she gives the crankiest jokes in town. I love everything we discussed about the Aromatic Compounds. For the laboratory, my favorite experiments were Boiling Point Determination, Aldehydes & Ketones and Urine Analysis. Another thing I love about this subject is that it gave me the power to recognize and appreciate things that common people can’t. I’m not expecting anything with this subject anymore. I gave up the Dean’s Lister dream because of my previous 84 chemistry grades.
- PE103 Swimming - Cool. The water was cool. Kidding aside! This helped a lot. I am no longer afraid of the pool. I swear, I am a hundred percent confident I am not gonna be like a snail stuck at the side of the pool on our next picnic/ outing anymore. I’m a bit disappointed because we had a conflict with the schedule. We share the same sched with another section from AS and we can’t fit in the pool area so we had to make an every other week scheme. As a result, we only learned few things like the freestyle, floating and backstroke. I was expecting to learn the butterfly and dive though.
- Introduction to Medical Transcription - One thing this subject taught me is that the foot pedals found in the computer laboratory of TUA are for Medical Technology students. I’ve been wondering what was the thing under the computer table during the course of my Basic Statistics laboratory class and voila, I got answers. Sadly, we weren’t able to use it. Thanks to non-medtech students for ruining it! Plus they’re already old daw. This subject was fun. We were tasked to fill-out/ answer FIB exercises. I would never forget FIB 6 though! I wasn’t able to fill-out most of its blanks because the dictator was so fast! For our Final exam, we were charged to finally transcribe what was being dictated to us. One specific direction that was told is to write the letter in block format. Most of my classmates didn’t know how the hell a block format should be done. I told you, we need Technical Writing more than PSTHE.
- Life and Works of Rizal - Most of you know full-well how much I adore History so I think you know which was my favorite. The approach we used was critical and I like how we undressed Rizal. I like how I was given an eyesight to yet another side of Philippine History. Okay, I think I should stop like right here because my history-buff self is starting to open its mouth and we won’t want this post to be filled with history. I am honestly very nervous about my final grade. My final paper didn’t go very well. I only got 1.25 and I’m praying that it won’t affect my grade.
- Health Economics - Not bad. The only downside of this were the surprise quizzes. You’d totes be surprised. We also had lots of no classes because of holidays and certain circumstances. I like Sir Raranggol. He’s so jolly, kind and very approachable.
- Human Anatomy & Physiology - Well, shit. I swear, the 07:30 am WS schedule ruined it! Okay, I completely lost it here. I don’t know what to write anymore. This is a major shock to me. I wasn’t actually failing but I know, if this subject was assigned in a much conducive time/ schedule, I can do better than what I did. Our laboratory was a total nah and I think the almost 5k? laboratory fee should have a refund. Also, several holidays hit our schedule for this subject so the discrepancies of the quality education is visible in the naked eye. Anyhoo, I’m actually very thankful to God because I passed all three major exams here and I was given the pleasure to be a part of the Top 10 and Top 5 during exams. I hope I’ll pass the Finals tho.
- Political Science - Okay I lied a little. Rizal wasn’t my favorite. I believe it’s polsci that I am eyeing as my favorite subject this semester. BEST PROF EVER! Sir Bon knows how to catch you and drag you into listening. Plus, this subject ignites my inner lawyer-wannabe self at some point. I learned a lot. I like how Sir Bon only taught us things we needed in life. Ugh, he is basically a life peg and he’s an epitome of success. On a lighter note, one thing I hate is the memorizing. I suck at memorization. I lost it at the Bill of Rights. To end this cluster, here’s me and Sir Bon.
2. Soooo I kinda had a new crush and newsflash he’s a guy. He’s quite a chemlord and goddamnit, some of his characteristics resembles that of Harry’s. He ’s got those smoldering eyes and dimples and oh my gosh I swear I’d go straight for him. One time during our Organic Chemistry class, we had a boys vs. girls games and he was the one to represent the boys for that number/ level. Ayra literally pushed me to stand and be his opponent. I don’t know how I agreed but I just found myself standing in front. I was SO NERVOUS that I forgot to do what I am doing. The question was so easy if I am on my right state of mind I mean who can’t answer the IUPAC name of Vinyl Chloride anyways??? I was able to write the structure but my mind seem to shut down right on cue. I’ll bring the shame of not being able to name Chloro Ethane to my grave. Anyhoo, I hope this “crush” would fade away soon because he’s younger and I don’t want to give him the yucky feeling of having an older admirer?
3. We had our Mid-Year CMT Symposium few weeks back and the Guest Speaker was an alumnus of our university and he’s the Chairman of American Society of Clinical Pathologists. He introduced us stuff and as soon as I went home, I grab the chance to open new doors for opportunities. I am now an ASCP International Lab Student Member and I’m really honored to be a part of their dynamic team. I’m really looking forward to this endeavor not only for the goodness of myself but to be in service and goodness of the greater mass.
4. I made friends! It still shocks me up until this point that I managed to build friendships for a couple of months. I can’t remember when, why and how… we just clicked? I remember being anxious about being in a block section but they all seemed to thaw those anxieties away. I’d like to take this moment to thank all these amazing people who made this semester wonderful. It wouldn’t be as jovial as what it is if it wasn’t because of you all.
Ate Maricor, thank you for being the best ate! I’ll miss all the selfie moments, your cuteness and everything— not to mention your house lol we may not be blockmates, seatmates or department-mates anymore but you will always be our ate. Hope to see you around the university!
Irish, thank you for being my buddy in E.Rod. I’ll miss walking you up to your dorm every afternoon and eating in KFC with you. I hope we can still do the same old rituals next sem even if we’re no longer blockmates.
Ayra, what do you mean? Haha just kidding! Thank you. You were the first person I bumped with this semester. Who would’ve thought we would be friends like what do you mean? hahahaha thank you for your undying sweetness.
Ana, aaahhh best seatmate ever! I’ll miss all the 1D (but mostly Harry), Troye Sivan and everything fangirling talks we do. It’s so nice to finally meet someone who’s got the same addiction—interest as mine. I was truly amazed how you still managed to stick with me and not judge me despite my sexuality loool I hope we could get past Sir Mark and be blockmates next sem!
Apple, we don’t have pictures together :–( Anyway, thank you for initiating a conversation with me during our anatomy first day. Thank you for always being so nice and for extending your hands to those who are in need especially in the laboratory manual. Thanks for all the trivia and practical exam tips you always give. See you around and please lessen your caffeine intake?
Mitzi, thanks for being my buddy in PE. I knew we would be friends the minute you walked in on our first day. Come to think of it, it’s like destiny pulled us together. You were friends with Ayra and I am too before we even know it. Thanks for all the jokes you brought all the way from Taguig to E.Rod. Keep dreamin and barkin!
Hannah, ice ice baby. Thank you for being one of my friends and my best friend in Snapchat, if that makes sense. Let me tell you how much I appreciate every load you wasted from texting me without even knowing I am using Smart whilst you are a Globe user. That’s… wow fantastic baby.
Ate Sarah, we haven’t done crazy things together except Irish’s surprise birthday so I don’t have much to say yet. Hugot Haven wouldn’t be complete without you. Thank you for accepting me— us despite our crankiness.
I was so used with being alone but I’ve grown quite dependent with your company guys in a matter of four months. I’m afraid I wouldn’t be able to stand alone if you’re not all by my side next sem. But hehe just kidding. I’m a very independent woman, right right. I can do this… or not. *cries because our memories together will haunt me*
That’s it! It has been a wonderful semester and I’m really looking forward to whatever I’m to conquer next semester. The release of grades will be tomorrow, December 14 and I’m really anxious about my grades. I hope I won’t have a failing grade and I hope I’ll pass all subjects.
In case you’re wondering, that’s my laptop up there and no, it’s not some sort of a case. It’s just decals/ stickers I found at NBS. I have an all black laptop so it was really complementary. I actually had it last year and the sticker already turned one.
Thank you so much for reading. Advanced Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! ❤