I need to start studying medicine again. I can't be an idiot in white forever.

the sin tax was just passed by the Senate.

too much PH nerdry. I can't help but wonder who is going to do monitoring work. Now is the best time to collect baseline data from the population in order to observe what change in behavior this law would result into.

Success!

photo credits to Jason A

 Now I just need to do well in that interview and maybe try to convince people not to apply in Track B so I wouldn't have a lot of competition. *evil cackle*

Editing our paper for the conference. Am at that point where I want to scrap everything and re-write the whole thing. Of course, that's just me being crazy. I have been writing and re-writing one lousy paragraph the whole day. Oh look, I still have to look at three more sections of the paper.

My more artsy friends describe their struggles in finding the right syllable, word or note in order to produce the best work. I just can't find the right mix of words to explain what I have in mind. I need to sleep and do something totally unrelated to it for a while.

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Bakit andaming views ng latest post ko? Weird.

Two weeks into my elective. I constantly end up facing a wall of unintelligible equations and would have to take a step back and read on the basics. I really should have taken more math courses during my undergrad years. Then again, the BSPH program is not so heavy on the math part although I wish it would have been. It would be so nice to really understand Biostatistics and Epidemiology inside and out.

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Met an MD working as a research associate in our department. He advised me to take up a graduate degree in the Philippines first before applying to a grad school abroad. But but but... I don't want to take my master's degree here. The most I would do is take some math and statistics (maybe even economics) courses that I know is lacking in my education.

And I should also find my "patron" who will support me in my career and my grad school applications. I guess that's sound advice. I often hear that doors just open once you graduate and get your license. I do hope that is the case.

In any case, I need to join an organization that has good linkages, good pay and lots of opportunities for personal growth. I need to be impressive when I face those scholarship committees.

data cleaning. not the most fun job in the world. another task that I will have to inflict on the research assistants I will hire someday.

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I think I need some new button-up shirts and pants in warmer fabrics.Can't wait for Japan this December.