tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8759399Thu, 16 Feb 2012 09:14:03 +0000medthis is the official web log of John Michael Opeñahttp://regulus08.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (jm)Blogger3812514121http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/http://creativecommons.org/images/public/somerights20.giftag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8759399.post-467112985316225639Mon, 16 Aug 2010 19:52:00 +00002010-08-17T08:40:44.511+08:0024 - not the television series, but rather my age by 1 o'clock in the afternoon tomorrow.I must say that my life has been riddled with a lot of coincidences.. destiny perhaps.. and the day i was brought to this world is no different.0 - 1986 was the year of the People Power.. The Aquino administration is 6 months old and is under siege from several coup d'etat attempts. My mom was in labor in http://regulus08.blogspot.com/2010/08/24.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (jm)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8759399.post-3609634923682090273Fri, 15 Jan 2010 08:39:00 +00002010-01-15T22:03:11.275+08:00for all those who are curious about what happened...Date of injury: January 10, 2010Time of injury: about 3 amPlace of injury: Regalado Avenue, Fairview, Quezon CityMechanism of injury: Multiple injuries secondary to fall from a moving vehiclea few hours prior, the 23-year old male subject attended a friend's surprise baby shower in Quezon City, afterwhich, proceeded to Metro Walk in Ortigas for http://regulus08.blogspot.com/2010/01/basag-ulo.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (jm)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8759399.post-8240588446069289940Thu, 18 Jun 2009 12:13:00 +00002009-06-18T20:14:05.062+08:00syempre if you're not doing anything and nakatunganga ka lang for some time while you're on duty mapapaisip ka talaga... like...."duty na?! hindi pa ako nag-lunch ah!"ilang oras pa kaya bago matapos ang duty na 'to?""uhmm.. matagal pa ba before my rest/break?""ano kaya kakainin ko mamaya?""shit! sana hindi ako toxic tonight!""ano kaya gagawin ko during my break? evacuate? uwi muna then ligo? http://regulus08.blogspot.com/2009/06/thoughts-during-duty.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (jm)7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8759399.post-2051956871403109407Tue, 28 Apr 2009 06:44:00 +00002009-04-28T18:46:38.687+08:00medfrom this nameplate (the one i used since first year medicine proper)to this red nameplate...this red nameplate may signify a lot of things for me. but simply put, it's the start of internship. intern na ako. sheesh! coz i'm finally on my final year of INTARMED. hehe. isipin mo yun!? shit! crazy scared of what the future may bring.internship is the start of a whole new life for me. of course i http://regulus08.blogspot.com/2009/04/red-nameplate.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (jm)4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8759399.post-46592113043966275Fri, 24 Oct 2008 07:03:00 +00002008-10-24T19:17:09.558+08:00after some time thinking, especially after the last "event", i've realized that i've been on a "malas" streak. not that i believe i good and bad luck... i just take things as they come.so here is my series of unfortunate events... just been "losing" a lot of things... good thing it wasn't a geometric or even an exponential kind of series. haha! (math geek!)1. lost my grosser schatten umbrella - http://regulus08.blogspot.com/2008/10/series-of-unfortunate-events.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (jm)5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8759399.post-3647981652898681977Mon, 22 Sep 2008 20:24:00 +00002008-09-23T08:37:42.383+08:00woke up real early this morning... mga 7:30 am... yep! REAL EARLY NA YUN! haha! well anyway.... decided that i won't be doing anymore yoga for this week... last week na eh... hope i maximize it!so while listening to my usual fare of mp3s, i decided to look for a silly neck strap that i had last year... na-misplace ko yata... take note.. misplace --> nalagay somewhere and hindi na maalala kung http://regulus08.blogspot.com/2008/09/last-few-days.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (jm)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8759399.post-1266448282300581708Wed, 17 Sep 2008 22:21:00 +00002008-09-18T10:34:25.568+08:00found a piece of paper where i wrote these quotes from Coehlo's book..."There are only two prohibitions, one according to Man's law, the other according to God's. Never force a sexual relationship on anyone, because that is considered to be rape. And never have sexual relations with children, because that is the worst of all sins. Apart from that, you're free. There's always someonewho wants http://regulus08.blogspot.com/2008/09/veronika-decides-to-die.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (jm)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8759399.post-8295178750502972645Mon, 15 Sep 2008 05:12:00 +00002008-09-15T17:30:50.803+08:00what the hell on earth is a cheat? to practice fraud or trickery to violate rules dishonestlyto be sexually unfaithfuluhm.... so what counts as a cheat?ang gulo...why does it feel soo damn good when you cheat?but why does it feel soo damn ridiculously nasty and crazy when you get cheated on?if you're seeing someone - as in casually dating someone - would it be a cheat if you saw someone ELSE overhttp://regulus08.blogspot.com/2008/09/on-cheting-and-being-cheted-on.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (jm)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8759399.post-3561548673726151045Fri, 05 Sep 2008 09:35:00 +00002008-09-05T21:48:29.453+08:00day 5 of electiveparang ang boring na... wish i could be somewhere else pero ayaw ko naman magliwaliw mag-isa.. hehe..where are my drinking buddies when you need them? ei magparamdam naman kayo! kung kailan naging open ang sched ko eh dun naman kayo nawala. sheesh! life!here's a simplified break-down of my schedule for the past 4 days...wake-uplinger for a while in beddo morning meditation and http://regulus08.blogspot.com/2008/09/elective-boredom.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (jm)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8759399.post-8446058772225178736Mon, 01 Sep 2008 09:25:00 +00002008-09-10T11:30:03.672+08:00yep tapos na sya...in hindsight parang lumipad lang sya...parang ilang LR/DR duties lang yun...parang ilang beses lang ako nag-OBAS...parang ilang procedures lang ang na-assistan ko...PARANG ANG SAYA-SAYA KO NA!haha. just the thought of not waking up in the early hours of the day just to attend summary rounds makes me smile today is the last day.... already passed the last of the specimens that ihttp://regulus08.blogspot.com/2008/09/tapos-na-ang-ob-sa-wakas.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (jm)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8759399.post-8435299402577401006Thu, 31 Jul 2008 04:42:00 +00002008-07-31T16:52:00.524+08:00Hurry up and wait So close, but so far away Everything that you've always dreamed of Close enough for you to taste But you just can't touch You wanna show the world, but no one knows your name yet Wonder when and where and how you're gonna make it You know you can if you get the chance In your face as the door keeps slamming Now you're feeling more and more frustrated And you're getting all kindhttp://regulus08.blogspot.com/2008/07/one-step-at-time.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (jm)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8759399.post-4660535872600452531Wed, 25 Jun 2008 09:03:00 +00002008-06-25T21:10:03.096+08:00yep. gill decided to file for LOA in the middle of our Pedia rotation.. as in simula pa lang ng clerkship.i know mahirap. and gill's decision really made me think.why am i forcing myself to continue medicine?there's a special bond between every intarkid. well, kami naman kasi pinkamatagal magkakasama... kami ang mga abnormal ang college life... and there's something in all those days together http://regulus08.blogspot.com/2008/06/gill-decision.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (jm)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8759399.post-5703087324426482457Sun, 22 Jun 2008 21:27:00 +00002008-06-23T09:37:59.422+08:00from BBC newsstumbled upon this article while surfing in the early morning.. walang pasok ehthere was this study and they found out that there are six basic sleep positionsi'm sort of between a fetus and a freefaller. haha.background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="text3" align="left"> What your sleeping position says about you ... color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" color="#990000"> http://regulus08.blogspot.com/2008/06/what-your-sleeping-position-says-about.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (jm)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8759399.post-5196056704081361380Tue, 17 Jun 2008 08:39:00 +00002008-06-17T20:45:16.314+08:00break a vase, and the love that reassembles the fragments is stronger than that love which took its symmetry for granted when it was whole. derek walcotti have a new philosophy. i am only going to dread one day at a time.charles schulz <!-- multiply:no_crosspost --> <!-- multiply:no_crosspost -->http://regulus08.blogspot.com/2008/06/thoughts-to-ponder.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (jm)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8759399.post-5777988327598611966Sun, 08 Jun 2008 09:54:00 +00002008-06-08T22:13:28.560+08:00it's already 10:00 pm.. sunday night... just gathering my thoughts and thinking before i go to sleep... shit bukas na ang simula ng clerkship.a lot of my classmates have already ranted about going into clerkship.. how scary and intimidating it is with all the duties, toxic procedures,. and not to mention the pile of paper work that we'll have to accomplish. hehe. maybe they're right. nakakatakot http://regulus08.blogspot.com/2008/06/quiet-before-storm.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (jm)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8759399.post-376085560307776608Fri, 23 May 2008 11:02:00 +00002008-05-23T19:40:38.767+08:00random thoughts aheadfinally back in manila. actually nung wednesday pa.feels kinda weird to be back home. if my life was an EKG then masasabi ko that it's as if my life here in manila skipped a beat.. and that skipped beat is my elective in the Visayan islands. hehe.weird kasi parang tahimik na ulit ako dito sa bahay. i'm not really that talktative when i'm at home. basta. ganun lang talaga. http://regulus08.blogspot.com/2008/05/casual-stroll-in-my-head.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (jm)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8759399.post-8215719571924909845Mon, 07 Apr 2008 07:52:00 +00002008-04-07T15:57:24.982+08:00it's the start of summer vacation at last! natapos na rin ang final exams at ang lecheng OSCE na yan! whew! kaunting pahinga then elective naman. hehe. actually naghihintay pa pala ako ng balita about ophtha OSCE... mejo sabit kasi, pero wala pang final word. hehe. another persisting stressor in my life!speaking of stressors.... wala naman masyado this start of summer... konti lang1. money http://regulus08.blogspot.com/2008/04/kain-tulog.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (jm)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8759399.post-5350667050360376843Sun, 30 Dec 2007 08:45:00 +00002007-12-30T22:08:12.265+08:00top 5 favorite holiday foods5 buko/fruit salad4 holiday brownies, cookies, sylvanas!3 palabok2 pasta1 hamholiday foods that i dislike: dinuguan, yuck! grilled veggies! pancit, unless it's palabok. hehe.top 5 safest holiday gifts to receive (they're not spectacular, but still ok - as in hindi ako magagalit. walang samaan ng loob. haha.)5 a nice picture frame (emphasis sa nice)4 ahttp://regulus08.blogspot.com/2007/12/holiday-top-fives.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (jm)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8759399.post-1549413183291940534Wed, 26 Dec 2007 03:08:00 +00002007-12-26T16:17:26.213+08:00 Have you ever felt like you’re going to lose someone you dearly love? Not to be pessimistic or anything… My mom’s going to have laparoscopic cholecystectomy tomorrow, and I’m going to accompany her to the hospital. She’s basically asymptomatic but she already decided to have elective cholecystectomy before it gets worse. UTZ findings have already shown some cholelithiasis kasi… I’m http://regulus08.blogspot.com/2007/12/pre-op-jitters.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (jm)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8759399.post-7643812115995401657Sun, 23 Dec 2007 08:05:00 +00002007-12-23T21:20:20.855+08:00hehe. i know, torpe talaga akobut then, when friends get a bit pushy, a 'lil bit of courage shows and i end up doing things that i'd regret later on. haha. funny thing. tinulungan pa ng alcohol intake. sheeesh. so i ended up introducing myself via a friend. haha. cowardice!naalala ko tuloy yung song by true faith...Nais ko ay magpakilala sa iyo At ipahiwatig ang nilalaman ng puso ko Mauunawaan mohttp://regulus08.blogspot.com/2007/12/torpe.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (jm)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8759399.post-3794214259955141803Thu, 20 Dec 2007 08:29:00 +00002007-12-23T21:37:25.792+08:00i'm not really sure why i feel down these IM rotation. several factors.. parang risk factor... multi-factorial! hahafocus: everyone reads harrison's... and i hate it! mejo ADHD pa naman ako... can't even stand reading 1 chapter in one sitting!time: reading eats up MOST of your available time... even have to read the damn book this holiday seasonpressure: if you didn't read last night... you'd be http://regulus08.blogspot.com/2007/12/im-depression.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (jm)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8759399.post-2823376028414392569Mon, 29 Oct 2007 08:06:00 +00002007-11-03T16:48:11.418+08:00been a while since my last entry.... lots of interesting things that happened within the past month... nakakatamad lang mag-post. haha.#1 men's healthi've been lagging on my "men's health" readings... it's because of all the academic stuff in my life right now! argh! i can't read even when it's already my pseudo-sembreak! --> i have a case conference to do - iron-deficiency anemia - and i can't http://regulus08.blogspot.com/2007/10/reminiscent.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (jm)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8759399.post-7574987121149036204Sun, 26 Aug 2007 12:57:00 +00002007-08-26T21:03:13.516+08:00exercise program initiated last april 16weigh-in: 125 lbsexercise program terminated at start of school year.current weight: 114 lbsi'm actually kinda worried 'coz i'm just maintaining my weight by dieting. and i think i'm actually losing a lot of muscle weight. gotta start doing weight training again...alpha leonishttp://regulus08.blogspot.com/2007/08/weight-management.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (jm)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8759399.post-3526205431001290069Wed, 15 Aug 2007 13:45:00 +00002007-08-15T22:04:11.293+08:00finally got the cd containing the pics of the last minute galera trip today. thanks to eric for taking and sharing the pics.... gonna post the album in multiply.alpha leonishttp://regulus08.blogspot.com/2007/08/puerto-respeto.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (jm)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8759399.post-3517625514552988025Tue, 14 Aug 2007 02:35:00 +00002007-08-14T10:54:25.402+08:00You should take any leap of faith without burning bridges Fear is anyone's cop-out from a challenge Life is difficult, don't make it more difficult When you get right down to it, the opposite of great is not terrible, it's mediocre Greatness is fueled by ambition. the top dogs are not satisfied with survival, they want more No, it's not bureaucracy. process ensures that everybody knows http://regulus08.blogspot.com/2007/08/wisdom.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (jm)0