Friends, I'm not an endorser of Benz yet. Focus on their slogan.

Intense!!!!

This is it, pansit!!!!

Dua'a. (prayers)

Sisters In The Metro

There were blessings disguised as troubles, and if we fail to recognize them, we'd be in deep shit. However, if God really wants us to see the light behind the dark clouds, He will guide us through meeting wonderful people who will help us in pulling ourselves together and getting back on track. 

Just when the world seemed to play its treacherous tricks on me and was shouldering a gigantic problem on my own, there were two women who helped me back up. They welcomed me into their abode and treated me like a real sister. Alhamdulillah. With their presence in my life, it seemed like all troubles went away. Thanks for the positive energy and for bearing the person that I am!! I will miss you housemates!! Expect me to still come and go at the unit. Haha!  Love you both!! :)

P.S.


I'm beginning to develop separation anxiety. I have already loaded my stuff at Fairview but I'm still here at the unit. I don't wanna go yet. Lol!!

Snapped!!!

BLOCK U!! Thank U for such wonderful year! This photo simply describes Us. I will miss seeing Ur faces everyday! 

"We revive, U survive"

Internship shouldn't end just like that. WE HAVE TO CELEBRATE THIS ALMOST FREEDOM!!!! Wohoo!! I guess I was the happiest intern on earth when the clock struck 5:00PM of April 30, which signals me to go and not be back the following day! I was literally dancing on tiptoes and singing a happy tune on my way home. Haha! Love it! 

To wrap up the year, you may click on the items labeled "internship" or "medical internship" on the rightmost of this page and join me in reminiscing what went through the year. :)

In hindsight, do I have remorse upon choosing PGH? Nada. Sure, there were heartbreaks and feelings of incompetencies, there were moments of being on the brink of disintegration, but accepting the fact that what doesn't kill you makes you stronger made me thrive all year long. Alhamdulillah. 

My friends, this is my last entry under the label medical internship. 

Yours truly,

Ronsing, MD. 

Why This Jungle

 Written on April 21, 2011; 2:55 pm, thousands feet above the ground on PAL flight PR 186.

I am writing in a plane bound for Manila, where after spending my whole life in Mindanao, I will be settling for a year (and more) to pursue my internship. I left my loved ones with a heavy heart due to the distance and the fact that I will not be seeing them for the coming months. I melted when my aunts and uncles threw a surprise send-off party two days before I leave, everyone was there! I was ecstatic! Then, my mom invited them for dinner a night before my flight. Happiness! I couldn’t help my tears though when it was time to bid farewell.

Several months ago, I was confronted by a major confusion on where to pursue my one year post-grad internship (PGI). There were several aspects to consider and after a long mind boggling battle, here are the reasons why I chose a hospital in Metro Manila over Cebu and Davao:

1.       It is Manila, the Capital of the Philippines which monopolizes almost everything that is supposed to be shared to other parts of the country. Hence, Manila has almost everything. Here is where is you can see and observe everyone from the opposite ends of the economic scale. Exploring this urban jungle will help me become strong and vigilant. I will meet plethora of people with different personalities, way far from where I came and for that I believe I can adapt proficiently. *cross fingers*

2.       It is UP-PGH. The National University Hospital. Need I say more? Yes, toxic na kung toxic, OA sa katoxican but how can one become better if one doesn’t push himself a little harder? One has to try to the end of his limits to test what he is capable of.

3.       I have my cousins here. Like I always say, nothing beats being with the family. Knowing I have my cousins here, my parents are quite comfortable sending me here. They need not worry about me coz I have people to run to whenever something untoward is up.

4.     I have my friends here. More than half of my highschool berks are Manila-based. Some are raising a happy family here (yes, they have children, I’m so old!), some are pursuing post grad studies while others are earning bundles of bucks here. My Quasar friends are here also, in fact, Rox is a co-intern ad hopefully Jehan will join us here at UP-PGH, soon! Happiness!

With this, I can only pray to God to give me the courage and strength (physical, spiritual, intellectual and emotional strength) in facing and beating all the ODDS.