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Hey! It's been a long time since I wrote an entry here. 2013 hasn't been a really good year for me, except for the fact that I have started one of the milestones of my life-- starting first year in Medical school. It wasn't really easy for me to survive this gruesome and challenging adjusting phase on my way to being an M.D. but I still managed to be alive after almost 10 months of sleepless nights and reading superkaduper unlimited transes of Anatomy, Biochem, Physiology and all other minor subjects na minsan pa-major pa.

Being a medical student is prestigious, yes, but it entails a lot of sacrifice and hardwork to be one. Ang kalaban ko lagi, antok dahil sa puyat at pagod. But thanks to our forever buddy coffee. Nung college never akong nahilig sa kape. Sa katunayan kapag pinagtitimpla ako ng kape, lagi akong tumatanggi kasi I didn't like its taste. Always. My perception about coffee and my relationship with it has changed in medical school. I fell in love with it. Every single day I need it, at habang nagsstruggle ako sa pagbabasa ng mga pagkahaba-habang transes it helped me fight my way out of extreme lethargy. Hahaha. Seriously, nung 1st semester lalo. Para kaming mga taong bahay ng Starbucks Fort. I remembered how we went there just right after classes. I just had to fix my reviewers at dorm and freshen up a little bit tapos we went straight to Fort to study from evening up to the wee hours of morning. Dun ko nga narealize na ang sarap ng feeling na sikatan ka ng araw ng nagbabasa (by the way, this statement is full of sarcasm). I admit I really had a hard time adjusting. And I am not a god to say na I did not fail long examinations. Yes I did, but this alarmed me and pushed me to become better. Sabi nga nila, failures are meant to teach you important lessons in life. I did learn my lesson, na dapat seize every moment. Every chance of getting up from falling down, mahalaga yun. Also, value what is given to you. I consider myself very fortunate for being enrolled in a good medical school aside from the fact that being a medical student is something to be proud of. Post graduate course, not everyone's having the opportunity to study again after graduating from a bachelor's degree. I thank God every day for my parents because they allowed me to pursue my childhood dream. They have always told me that education is the most precious gift that they can give to me. Kaya nung pumayag si Daddy na pag-aralin ako ng Med, sobrang saya ko. That's why I always bear in mind na I swear I would make every cent count. Gusto ko sulit lahat ng babayaran ni Daddy para naman lahat ng pagod nya sa work eh worth it. I won't waste this chance to make them proud and be their own private physician someday. :)