since the "strictly-no-going-out" rule was enforced during my preparation for the recent board exams, it has already been 1 month since me and honey last saw each other. it was the longest ever. but whats fascinating to know is that eventhough we hardly see each other back then we would chit chat on the phone 5 times or more a day. thats the thing with my honey, he knows how to fil in the gap of our longingness with each other. we are bound on our 7th month and yet the kilig factor, and the sweetness is still there. para kming mga batang nagiibigan (nakanaman!).
anyway, we went out saturday. and our first agenda was to watch "a very special love". imagine two guys entering the cinema for a very cheesy, girlie movie. yet again we were firm on seeing that movie ever since it's trailers went out on tv. it just so happen that i was busy for the boards that it was only now that we got to see the movie. when we entered the cinema, i guess mga 6 lang ata kme nanunood. hehehe. bka siguro nag boards din sila at ngayon lang nila napanuod. it was a good movie. nothing fancy, funny though, and sbi ng hon ko e kamukha ko daw si john loyd. hahaha. nah di nya sinabi yun, tumatahimik lang yun at titingin sa lupa pag may comment ako na pogi ako. hahaha.
then later that night we invited doc lea to join us on our karaoke trip at music21. it was the first time i saw doc lea ever since i started my review 2 months ago. she congratulated me and said mukha na daw ako doctor tlga. not because i embodied the aura of being a doctor but my body resembles that of an old doctor... big bellied guy. a sign that i was fresh from review coz sbi nila pag tumaba ka before the boards it means that youre reviewing at wala ka ginawa kung di kumain kada lipat ng page ng libro. true enough the result was me. she also asked what my plans were, but sbi ko baby pa ko. feel ko kse parang kailan lang clerk ako, who doesnt have a care in the world but to follow orders and strive not to get demeritted. now, grabe, doctor na ko. may license na. but im still a baby. nani di ba?
while waiting for out turn at a vacancy at music21, me and doc lea, got my honey to try her tita's barbque thats just right across the street in timog. we ate isaw, barbeque, and my hon with his favorite tenga inihaw. then at the karaoke (my hon's fav thing), he sang his signature song "gold" by spandau ballet. di ko alam bat nauso pa yung song na yun. ni mismong adlib ng kanta e kuhang kuha ng hon. actually until now di ko alam meaning ng song. hehehe. sorry nani. hon also sang martin nievera songs which doc lea commented he sounds exactly like him. doc lea sang everyday by agot isidro and cacai's foreverblue which suits her voice perfectly. she could sing in a bar with 5 people (and yung limang yun nagdadaldalan pa). peace! pansin ko lang ha, pag ako kumakanta, ang hon lage tumuturo sa taas. ewan ko but feel ko tama naman ang tono ko. pag ako kumakanta lage ako may comment sa hon, di naman ako professional singer. hahahaha. im just a pretty face with brains (o hon alam ko nagpipigil ka na). hahaha. according to my nani, he can manipulate his stapedius muscle to close voluntarily his eustacian tube to limit the travel of sounds, so that he can choose wether to listen or not without covering his ears. ewan ko ba but nun gabing yun di nya ginawa. ganda kse ng boses ko e. di ba hon! hahaha.
after that we drop doc lea in their place while me and nani head home to our lovely abode. grabe, sobrang nasabik ako sa asawa ko. parang feeling ko tuloy e honeymoon namin ulit yun. sarap ksama ang hon. i know medjo di na naman nakatulog yun sa likot ko. kaya nga panay tanong ko kung handa pa rin sya makasama ako sa isang bahay. pinagiisipan pa ng hon. hahahaha.
nothing can beat a post-board exam gift than being with my honey. now that pumasa na ko ng boards, di na nya ako pwede pagbawalan lumabas. kaya mapapanay na ako sa makati. yey! hahaha.
hon no matter how many times i tell you this, mahal na mahal kita and im so lucky to have you in my life. i cant wait for that day to come when we would be in one roof and share with each other our whole lives. i miss you already honey ko!
Sunday, August 24, 2008
Friday, August 22, 2008
Licensed Doctor na ko!!!!
while watching PDA, a friend of mine texted me saying "doctor na tayo". at first i thought it was just a prank or something, until she told me (after my incessant begging for answers), na makulit ako at tignan ko sa net. and there was my name. PAPA, ENRIQUE II CATALON number 1079. i called my mom from the other room, i was crying (guess she thought i failed), but then when i made her see the list with my name in it, she exclaimed and even clapped my her hands. my dad called me, my sister from singapore and in the US also called. it was a momentus event.
this is the best birthday gift ever. i didnt know how i got through those difficult questions in the boards like "what do you call a cracked egg?", or "rat oncogene", or "essential mineral content of gluthatione pills", or "most common gastric cancer... johnsons type 1, 2, 3 or 4?", those numerous syndromes they asked which i didnt read, and the best compilation of vitamin related questions ever (all 12 subjects has questions about vitamins). all in all, i was apprehensive if i did good enough to warrant a passing grade. sbi nga ng isa kong friend "kahit pasang awa ok na". im still elated!
im very thankful to all the books i read. baby snell (read twice) and ust anatomy review notes (read thrice), 1st aid Biochem and DUB (read thrice), MRS (read twice) and 1st aid Micro (read twice), BRS Physio (read thrice), UPEC Legal Medicine and Juris (read thrice), BRS Patho (read twice), 1st Aid Pharma (read thrice), Surgery advanced recall (read twice, High yield Medicine (read twice), BRS OB (read twice), PLM Pedia notes and all sorts of notes (read twice) and PLM Preventive Medicine Transcriptions (read once).
Thank you to my parents, my family for understanding my need not to talk about the boards while waiting for the results. For ygo, coz he has been so behaved lately and even prayed for my results. To all people who beleived i can.
Finally, id like to thank my honey. i cant imagine our routine paved way for my passing. i wake up at 9, during which he arrives at the office, we would talk until 10 or 1030, until he would tell me to study. then i would study a good 2 to 3 hours or so. then wed chat again at 3pm until 4 or until he goes home. then while hes travelling ill finish up with my study. then ill stop to watch the news and make landi with my honey through text. then i watch pda, then after i study until 12md. sobrang parang wala ako ginawa kungdi makipaglandian sa asawa ko. ang hon naman lage "mag aral ka!". unmindful of that dubious routine, im thankful for my honey coz he pushes me to study. he would even teach me at times some mnemonics that i cant seem to master. during the exam, when i call him up after, i would relay to him the questions i remembered. and he would always say "yes correct!" "tama" "ganun din ba mga sagot nila" hahaha. sobrang lucky ko may asawa akong doctor kse khit na alam ko minsan mali un naisagot ko sa kanya tama. sobrang happy ako. coz this exam is not only for me or my parents. it was for him. hon youre my inspiration. you know that. at last makakatulog ka na ng mahimbing. buti na lang di na ko nagtake ng metoprolol kung di bumagsak na BP ko. hahaha. hon, thank you for being there all these times. all our hardwork paid off. thank you for beleiving in me when i dont. thank you for praying for me. Thank you for you never lost trust in me. thank you for talking to mama at last nag usap na kau. kasal na sunod! yey!!!!
hon, when you told me you would be there when i pass... you really did. you never left me all a long. i love you so much!
thank you to God for answering my prayers, thank you for Mother of Perpetual Help and St. Jude that through their novena i was blessed. for the glory of GOD!!!! AMEN!
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Top performing schools are:
1. UP - 98%
2. UST - 95% (alma mater ng honey, dito ako nagreview)
3. PLM - 89% (the best pa sa UST! hahaha peace nani!)
this is the best birthday gift ever. i didnt know how i got through those difficult questions in the boards like "what do you call a cracked egg?", or "rat oncogene", or "essential mineral content of gluthatione pills", or "most common gastric cancer... johnsons type 1, 2, 3 or 4?", those numerous syndromes they asked which i didnt read, and the best compilation of vitamin related questions ever (all 12 subjects has questions about vitamins). all in all, i was apprehensive if i did good enough to warrant a passing grade. sbi nga ng isa kong friend "kahit pasang awa ok na". im still elated!
im very thankful to all the books i read. baby snell (read twice) and ust anatomy review notes (read thrice), 1st aid Biochem and DUB (read thrice), MRS (read twice) and 1st aid Micro (read twice), BRS Physio (read thrice), UPEC Legal Medicine and Juris (read thrice), BRS Patho (read twice), 1st Aid Pharma (read thrice), Surgery advanced recall (read twice, High yield Medicine (read twice), BRS OB (read twice), PLM Pedia notes and all sorts of notes (read twice) and PLM Preventive Medicine Transcriptions (read once).
Thank you to my parents, my family for understanding my need not to talk about the boards while waiting for the results. For ygo, coz he has been so behaved lately and even prayed for my results. To all people who beleived i can.
Finally, id like to thank my honey. i cant imagine our routine paved way for my passing. i wake up at 9, during which he arrives at the office, we would talk until 10 or 1030, until he would tell me to study. then i would study a good 2 to 3 hours or so. then wed chat again at 3pm until 4 or until he goes home. then while hes travelling ill finish up with my study. then ill stop to watch the news and make landi with my honey through text. then i watch pda, then after i study until 12md. sobrang parang wala ako ginawa kungdi makipaglandian sa asawa ko. ang hon naman lage "mag aral ka!". unmindful of that dubious routine, im thankful for my honey coz he pushes me to study. he would even teach me at times some mnemonics that i cant seem to master. during the exam, when i call him up after, i would relay to him the questions i remembered. and he would always say "yes correct!" "tama" "ganun din ba mga sagot nila" hahaha. sobrang lucky ko may asawa akong doctor kse khit na alam ko minsan mali un naisagot ko sa kanya tama. sobrang happy ako. coz this exam is not only for me or my parents. it was for him. hon youre my inspiration. you know that. at last makakatulog ka na ng mahimbing. buti na lang di na ko nagtake ng metoprolol kung di bumagsak na BP ko. hahaha. hon, thank you for being there all these times. all our hardwork paid off. thank you for beleiving in me when i dont. thank you for praying for me. Thank you for you never lost trust in me. thank you for talking to mama at last nag usap na kau. kasal na sunod! yey!!!!
hon, when you told me you would be there when i pass... you really did. you never left me all a long. i love you so much!
thank you to God for answering my prayers, thank you for Mother of Perpetual Help and St. Jude that through their novena i was blessed. for the glory of GOD!!!! AMEN!
_________________________________
Top performing schools are:
1. UP - 98%
2. UST - 95% (alma mater ng honey, dito ako nagreview)
3. PLM - 89% (the best pa sa UST! hahaha peace nani!)
Thursday, August 21, 2008
Thank you Lord! Doctor na rin ang Nani Ko!!!!!!!!!!!
Thank you, God! All the prayers and novenas worked!
After all the emotional roller coaster that me and my nana have endured for the past 4 months,my nani is a DOCTOR na!!!!!!!!!! I love you nani with all my heart, Enrique Catalon Papa II, MD.
Im so happy that I cried after my nani called and told me that he passed.Nangingig pa ko when I went up to my room to chek in the internet if my nani's name is there! Im so touched coz I was the first person to know that my nani is finally a medical doctor! He was crying like crazy coz we had to make a lot of sacrifices during the reviews. And it all paid off....Congrats talaga nani ko!Too bad his close friend did not make it. But life doesnt end there. We will be here to support her coz she is a dear friend to me too. We'll pray for her for the next boards this coming February 2009.
I'll admit that Ive been a little too "pushy" when my nani tends to be unfocused with his reviews. "Mag aral ka naaaaaaaaaa!!!!!!!!!!" is my constant one liner to my nani. I always tell him to refrain from going to malls these past months. I really tried my best not to miss him that much coz I know I will take some of his precious review time. We really want this so much but I always reassure him that it's ok if he fails coz there will always be a 2nd time to take it and that, we can always opt to migrate even if he is not licensed here in the Philippines:-). Im glad he passed coz I know it will be hard for me to console my nani who always cries like a little boy! I still remember the day when some of the dumbest people in PRC told him that he cannot take the boards coz of his JR and the 2nd II attachment to his name! Grabe iyak ng nani sa phone! Maganda nga lang sa kanya, nakikinig sa mga payo ko kahit na minsan, tingin ng nani sa kin, eh loko lokong tao hahahahaha!Whew! What a sigh of relief talaga that my nani is finally DR. ENRIQUE C. PAPA II! Its almost 1 am and I still can't feel any urge to fall asleep. We're still savoring the moment.
I always ask my nani kung pano ba siya nung student pa siya. I got the impression that he is one hell of a madaldal and happy go lucky person. Someone who would cut surgery classes just to look for an IPOD. Someone who will just attend his classes in the mornings and leave for home after lunch. Someone who talks and talks and talks and talks! Hehehe..And when I make random visits during his internship at MCM, I always see him chit chatting with his co interns about things that are not related to their functions as PGIs. Daldalang walang katapusan. The spoiler me even brought a portable DVD player so that he will not get bored during their night duties. .... All these things made me worry that my nani might not be able to make it in the boards....Kaya ang tinding dasal talaga ng ginawa ko. The past weeks Ive been praying hard. I would even wake up at 5 am before he leaves the house for the boards and pray for nani. Because of this boards, I became closer to GOD. I never prayed this hard for someone. I never thought that I could love someone this much! And though I kinda doubted my nani's capacity, deep inside I felt that he will really make it coz he is not just a pretty face, he has the brain that goes with it, and the heart that beats for me and for those who are less fortunate! (nakanaaaaaaaahhhh! conceited at ang yabang ko na ha)....sabi ko nga sa nani ko kanina, " alam ko naman papasa ka rin nani kasi, dami mo natulungan na nangangailangan like yung taxi driver with ophtha complaints na dinala natin sa OM, yung mga gamot na dinonate natin, etc. etc. and I know that the Lord recognizes those deeds and will allow you to continue doing such acts of goodwill by letting you pass the boards". True enough, my nani made it!
I am so proud of you, my nani, and I will always be here to support you in achieving your goals in life.
Thanks be to GOD. Thank you for making my Nani pass the boards. Thank you for allowing us to serve you and may we always be reminded that we should do all things for your greater glory. Help us to be stronger in faith and in love so that we may continue to serve the less fortunate through our humble ways.
I love you my Nani with all my heart.
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1051 PABALAN, CRYSTAL LA SALLE1052 PABLO, CINDERELLA MONES1053 PACCIAL, RODELEN CAPULOT1054 PACIA, CHRISTINA CAMPOS1055 PACURSA, KATHLEEN CADDAUAN1056 PADAYHAG, EDEM BAGUIO1057 PADILLA, SHIRLEY TAN1058 PADOJINOG, ANGELITA RAMIREZ1059 PAGADOR, ALOYSIUS CARPIO1060 PAGDUNZULAN, FRANK GERALD CATANGAY1061 PAGKALIWAGAN, ERIC HERNANDEZ1062 PAGSISIHAN, DAVERIC ABLIS1063 PAGTAKHAN, DANISON MIRANDA1064 PAILDEN, MARY HAYETH CORTES1065 PAISO, JOHN PETER LOPEZ1066 PAJARILLO, RYAN JAY APAN1067 PAJO, JERICA LEI GARCIA1068 PALAC, MARK LIVINGSTONE GOMEZ1069 PALAGANAS, CAESAR NOEL ISON1070 PALARPALAR, LORMA SELGAS1071 PALEC, JAY-AR BALAGOSA1072 PALMA, LAARNI MAQUILING1073 PALMOS, MERVIN DE LEON1074 PAMPLONA, BARBIE ANN LEE1075 PANES, ANNA CLARISSA CASTRO1076 PANGANIBAN, JOHANNA FELICITY CHUA1077 PANIMDIM, JINGLE MAE PADILLO1078 PANLAQUE, CHAD CONRAD JERESANO1079 PAPA, ENRIQUE II CATALON
Eto ang proof that my nani is also a doctor na rin!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!love you love you love you nani!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
After all the emotional roller coaster that me and my nana have endured for the past 4 months,my nani is a DOCTOR na!!!!!!!!!! I love you nani with all my heart, Enrique Catalon Papa II, MD.
Im so happy that I cried after my nani called and told me that he passed.Nangingig pa ko when I went up to my room to chek in the internet if my nani's name is there! Im so touched coz I was the first person to know that my nani is finally a medical doctor! He was crying like crazy coz we had to make a lot of sacrifices during the reviews. And it all paid off....Congrats talaga nani ko!Too bad his close friend did not make it. But life doesnt end there. We will be here to support her coz she is a dear friend to me too. We'll pray for her for the next boards this coming February 2009.
I'll admit that Ive been a little too "pushy" when my nani tends to be unfocused with his reviews. "Mag aral ka naaaaaaaaaa!!!!!!!!!!" is my constant one liner to my nani. I always tell him to refrain from going to malls these past months. I really tried my best not to miss him that much coz I know I will take some of his precious review time. We really want this so much but I always reassure him that it's ok if he fails coz there will always be a 2nd time to take it and that, we can always opt to migrate even if he is not licensed here in the Philippines:-). Im glad he passed coz I know it will be hard for me to console my nani who always cries like a little boy! I still remember the day when some of the dumbest people in PRC told him that he cannot take the boards coz of his JR and the 2nd II attachment to his name! Grabe iyak ng nani sa phone! Maganda nga lang sa kanya, nakikinig sa mga payo ko kahit na minsan, tingin ng nani sa kin, eh loko lokong tao hahahahaha!Whew! What a sigh of relief talaga that my nani is finally DR. ENRIQUE C. PAPA II! Its almost 1 am and I still can't feel any urge to fall asleep. We're still savoring the moment.
I always ask my nani kung pano ba siya nung student pa siya. I got the impression that he is one hell of a madaldal and happy go lucky person. Someone who would cut surgery classes just to look for an IPOD. Someone who will just attend his classes in the mornings and leave for home after lunch. Someone who talks and talks and talks and talks! Hehehe..And when I make random visits during his internship at MCM, I always see him chit chatting with his co interns about things that are not related to their functions as PGIs. Daldalang walang katapusan. The spoiler me even brought a portable DVD player so that he will not get bored during their night duties. .... All these things made me worry that my nani might not be able to make it in the boards....Kaya ang tinding dasal talaga ng ginawa ko. The past weeks Ive been praying hard. I would even wake up at 5 am before he leaves the house for the boards and pray for nani. Because of this boards, I became closer to GOD. I never prayed this hard for someone. I never thought that I could love someone this much! And though I kinda doubted my nani's capacity, deep inside I felt that he will really make it coz he is not just a pretty face, he has the brain that goes with it, and the heart that beats for me and for those who are less fortunate! (nakanaaaaaaaahhhh! conceited at ang yabang ko na ha)....sabi ko nga sa nani ko kanina, " alam ko naman papasa ka rin nani kasi, dami mo natulungan na nangangailangan like yung taxi driver with ophtha complaints na dinala natin sa OM, yung mga gamot na dinonate natin, etc. etc. and I know that the Lord recognizes those deeds and will allow you to continue doing such acts of goodwill by letting you pass the boards". True enough, my nani made it!
I am so proud of you, my nani, and I will always be here to support you in achieving your goals in life.
Thanks be to GOD. Thank you for making my Nani pass the boards. Thank you for allowing us to serve you and may we always be reminded that we should do all things for your greater glory. Help us to be stronger in faith and in love so that we may continue to serve the less fortunate through our humble ways.
I love you my Nani with all my heart.
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1051 PABALAN, CRYSTAL LA SALLE1052 PABLO, CINDERELLA MONES1053 PACCIAL, RODELEN CAPULOT1054 PACIA, CHRISTINA CAMPOS1055 PACURSA, KATHLEEN CADDAUAN1056 PADAYHAG, EDEM BAGUIO1057 PADILLA, SHIRLEY TAN1058 PADOJINOG, ANGELITA RAMIREZ1059 PAGADOR, ALOYSIUS CARPIO1060 PAGDUNZULAN, FRANK GERALD CATANGAY1061 PAGKALIWAGAN, ERIC HERNANDEZ1062 PAGSISIHAN, DAVERIC ABLIS1063 PAGTAKHAN, DANISON MIRANDA1064 PAILDEN, MARY HAYETH CORTES1065 PAISO, JOHN PETER LOPEZ1066 PAJARILLO, RYAN JAY APAN1067 PAJO, JERICA LEI GARCIA1068 PALAC, MARK LIVINGSTONE GOMEZ1069 PALAGANAS, CAESAR NOEL ISON1070 PALARPALAR, LORMA SELGAS1071 PALEC, JAY-AR BALAGOSA1072 PALMA, LAARNI MAQUILING1073 PALMOS, MERVIN DE LEON1074 PAMPLONA, BARBIE ANN LEE1075 PANES, ANNA CLARISSA CASTRO1076 PANGANIBAN, JOHANNA FELICITY CHUA1077 PANIMDIM, JINGLE MAE PADILLO1078 PANLAQUE, CHAD CONRAD JERESANO1079 PAPA, ENRIQUE II CATALON
Eto ang proof that my nani is also a doctor na rin!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!love you love you love you nani!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Monday, August 18, 2008
The Aftermath
After 1 month of review at UST, 1 1/2 months of self review, 4 weekends of exam, in 1instand it was over. waiting for the boards to come seemed to be forever but as slow as it came, the faster it just flew away. it was an agonizing ordeal. the studying, reading, re-reading, memorizing, anxiousness, fear, all sorts of emotions come into play. sometimes at the middle of the study i wanted to quit. i thought what am i going into. i felt it wasnt worth it.
going through this board exam months, it made me closer to God even more. whenever i feel like going down i just pray. Mother of Perpetual Help and St. Jude has been my instrument. i have kept their novenas in my pocket in the course of my entire exam. it help me a lot in terms of keeping faith and hope. but as they all say, prayers are nothing without one's own actions. as much as i dread studying, i just had to. everytime i ask God and all the saints to give me that strength to remember things that i read. to make me think clearly within my own heart to answer questions i dont know.
the board exam was not easy as i expect it. alumni from my school kept telling me it was easier than our comprehensive exams prior to graduation. well it was more of like in equal bearing. the only difference is that during our comprehensive exam, i admit i really didnt pay attention so much on studying. it was done on four mondays of January and sat and sun was our only days to study, and you have to be so unlucky if your duty falls on a friday coz you still have to be at the hospital the following day to wait for your interns whom youd be endorsing with. i failed 4 subjects on our comprehensive exams, and i retake them, and with God's divine grace i passed them and graduated. Now, its a whole different story with the board exams. no retakes of subjects. i have to study and not rely on my own stock knowldge to answer questions. and whats worst is you're up against 1000 plus examinees you dont know how to gauge.
i admit i had a hard time in the exams, especially anatomy, physiology, surgery and pediatrics, the same four subjects i failed in my comprehensive exams. anatomy was nothing from what i expect the questions would be like. topics i thought wouldnt come up, did come up. Physiology, i argued in my mind the logic of arriving at a right answer. it was more of a fight within myself. Surgery was out of this world. i couldnt say more. Pediatrics, no questions about developmental milestones, only 2 items on vaccines, the rest was like physio, patho, pharma combined into one. every after one subject i felt exhausted. being with friends helped a lot. coz thats the only time we get to laugh in between takes. we would ask questions to each other for the next exams. a few items came out from that, and i was happy. i love my friends. i noticed we were the only loud group of people in the course of the exam. it felt like we were back in skul days where we dont care except that we care to have fun.
on the last day of the exam, i thought we just had the Bar exam, coz a lot of people were waiting outside. parents, relatives, girlfriends, boyfriends, all waiting for their "manok" to come out of the fighting arena. it was an envious sight. i thought it would be so much of a relief seeing your parents, or my boyfriend waiting there outside and hugging me. but it was ok. after the exams we went to St. Jude and St. claire's to give thanks and ask for guidance and hope. it was Nina's birthday too so i had a reason to drink my worries away last night. but when i got home it all sink in. it was over. the board exams were over. the most agonizing part now sets in. the waiting part.
i've called so many saints, rally my novena, attended masses, prayed everynight that hopefully all my efforts be paid off.
last night my honey told me something that helped me ease. he told me that eventhough he wasnt there waiting outside after the exams, he said " debale pagpumasa ka, andun ako". i cried myself to sleep. thank you honey, it has been an agonizing ordeal for the both of us as well, thank you for keeping up with me. i love you so much.
going through this board exam months, it made me closer to God even more. whenever i feel like going down i just pray. Mother of Perpetual Help and St. Jude has been my instrument. i have kept their novenas in my pocket in the course of my entire exam. it help me a lot in terms of keeping faith and hope. but as they all say, prayers are nothing without one's own actions. as much as i dread studying, i just had to. everytime i ask God and all the saints to give me that strength to remember things that i read. to make me think clearly within my own heart to answer questions i dont know.
the board exam was not easy as i expect it. alumni from my school kept telling me it was easier than our comprehensive exams prior to graduation. well it was more of like in equal bearing. the only difference is that during our comprehensive exam, i admit i really didnt pay attention so much on studying. it was done on four mondays of January and sat and sun was our only days to study, and you have to be so unlucky if your duty falls on a friday coz you still have to be at the hospital the following day to wait for your interns whom youd be endorsing with. i failed 4 subjects on our comprehensive exams, and i retake them, and with God's divine grace i passed them and graduated. Now, its a whole different story with the board exams. no retakes of subjects. i have to study and not rely on my own stock knowldge to answer questions. and whats worst is you're up against 1000 plus examinees you dont know how to gauge.
i admit i had a hard time in the exams, especially anatomy, physiology, surgery and pediatrics, the same four subjects i failed in my comprehensive exams. anatomy was nothing from what i expect the questions would be like. topics i thought wouldnt come up, did come up. Physiology, i argued in my mind the logic of arriving at a right answer. it was more of a fight within myself. Surgery was out of this world. i couldnt say more. Pediatrics, no questions about developmental milestones, only 2 items on vaccines, the rest was like physio, patho, pharma combined into one. every after one subject i felt exhausted. being with friends helped a lot. coz thats the only time we get to laugh in between takes. we would ask questions to each other for the next exams. a few items came out from that, and i was happy. i love my friends. i noticed we were the only loud group of people in the course of the exam. it felt like we were back in skul days where we dont care except that we care to have fun.
on the last day of the exam, i thought we just had the Bar exam, coz a lot of people were waiting outside. parents, relatives, girlfriends, boyfriends, all waiting for their "manok" to come out of the fighting arena. it was an envious sight. i thought it would be so much of a relief seeing your parents, or my boyfriend waiting there outside and hugging me. but it was ok. after the exams we went to St. Jude and St. claire's to give thanks and ask for guidance and hope. it was Nina's birthday too so i had a reason to drink my worries away last night. but when i got home it all sink in. it was over. the board exams were over. the most agonizing part now sets in. the waiting part.
i've called so many saints, rally my novena, attended masses, prayed everynight that hopefully all my efforts be paid off.
last night my honey told me something that helped me ease. he told me that eventhough he wasnt there waiting outside after the exams, he said " debale pagpumasa ka, andun ako". i cried myself to sleep. thank you honey, it has been an agonizing ordeal for the both of us as well, thank you for keeping up with me. i love you so much.
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