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Never leave a group of bored med students with a camera. Haha. You gotta watch it.

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This song has been around for more than 2 years, but to this day, hearing it still gives me goosebumps and occasionally brings me close to tears.

Every year, the UP College of Medicine Medical Students’ Society showcase the skills (in the non-clinical sense) of students through a concert that would feature performances by the various year levels. The center-piece event is an inter-class choral competition that would pit three batches to try and outsing each other with their class’ original song.

I was part of the class that won in 2005 and the song was nothing short of genius. Through the expertise of Kat Torres, Paolo Medina and other people responsible for the song, the great work Buhay Medisina came to fruition. Usually, classes have a hard time making people attend choir practices, but this song made attendance a lot easier. The song is simple, but it speaks in a tone that everyone who is in the College of Medicine could relate to.

Here’s a recording of the song. And yeah, I was part of this one. I was singing Bass 2.

Buhay Medisina

It’s seven o’clock na naman at ako’y naghihintay sayo
inulan na ako ng thirty minutes
wala ka parin dito
palibhasa kasi ikaw ay nagta-trans¹ pa
O may TRP ² practice pa
at heto na nga nagde-date na tayo
sabay nagme-memorize ng libro

Hindi ko na kaya (Kaya mo yan, hon) buhay medisina
Hindi ko na kaya (Konting tiis pa) nakakaloka’t nakababaliw na
Ngunit ano mang reklamo
Matitiis ko bang hangad ng puso ko?

At gaya ng dati
Ganun naman lagi
Kasama mo parin ako

umuwi ka naman anak
miss na miss ka na ng Nanay mo
mag-aanim na buwan ka ng di nakita
tumawag ka naman dito
palibhasa kasi wala ka ng oras sa dami ng pasyente mo
at heto kami nagtatrabaho
mapagipunan lang ang tuition mo

Hindi ko na kaya (Kaya mo yan, Pa) buhay medisina
Hindi ko na kaya (Konting tiis pa) nakakapagod nakababaliw na
Ngunit ano mang reklamo
Matitiis ko bang hangad ng puso ko?

At gaya ng dati
Ganun naman lagi
Kasama mo parin ako

heto na naman ako nagmamadali natotorete
wala na ngang time mag-lunch sa dami ng pasyente
minsan ako’y napapaisip, napapahinto
STOP!
bakit nga pa medisina ang napili ko
EWAN KO SAYO!
parang never-ending na pagod at serbisyo
ngunit tuloy parin
basta’t nariyan kayo

Pagka’t kinakaya (para sayo, hon) Buhay Medisina
Hirap man o ginhawa (para sayo, Pa) basta’t kayo’y andyan ako’y ayos na
Kahit ano mang reklamo di na magbabago hangad ng puso ko

At gaya ng dati
Ganun naman lagi
Basta’t kasama ko kayo
Magdu-doktor parin ako
Magdu-doktor para sa’yo

Basta’t kasama ko kayo!

^{1Transcription. Lecture notes that med students study.}

^{2Tao Rin Pala. The college’s annual concert.}

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When you’re trying to do a lot of things at the same time (and if you know me, you know what I’m talking about), it’s easy to figure out how one’s blogging could take a major hit. Thanks to Adrian for giving me something to blog about.

This has got to be my favorite shot of the entire competition. Go figure.

This girl knows me from my blog. Wow. Thanks for reading, Ethel. I was really humbled. Nice to meet you. See you in future tournaments.

TEAM MANILA!

This is UP Manila B. My shirt says: 9 out of 10 doctors agree. Chastity is curable if detected early.

UP Manila E! These two are the future of the UP Manila Debate Circle. Yes, Robert, Rawk Own! Haha

Another Octofinalist team – UPM D.

I can’t find any pictures of UPM A next to their emblem.

The obligatory emo shot.

Til next time.

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Benj: I have no plans of seeing The Golden Compass, but this forwarded e-mail made me crack up a bit!

Warning: possible spoilers

Hi everyone,

There will be a new children’s movie out in December called “The
Golden Compass”. The movie has been described as “atheism for kids”
and is based on the first book of a trilogy entitled “His Dark
Materials” that was written by Phillip Pullman. Pullman is a militant
atheist and secular humanist who despises C. S. Lewis and the
“Chronicles of Narnia”. His motivation for writing this trilogy was
specifically to counteract Lewis’ symbolisms of Christ that are
portrayed in the Narnia series.

Clearly, Pullman’s main objective is to bash Christianity and promote
atheism. Pullman left little doubt about his intentions when he said
in a 2003 interview that “my books are about killing God.” He has even
stated that he wants to “kill God in the minds of children”. It has
been said of Pullman that he is “the writer the atheists would be
praying for, if atheists prayed.”

While “The Golden Compass” movie itself may seem mild and innocent,
the books are a much different story. In the trilogy, a young
streetwise girl becomes enmeshed in an epic struggle to ultimately
defeat the oppressive forces of a senile God. Another character, an ex-
nun, describes Christiaity as “a very powerful and convincing
mistake.” In the final book, characters representing Adam and Eve
eventually kill God, who at times is called YAHWEH. Each book in the
trilogy gets progressively worse regarding Pullman’s hatred of Jesus
Christ.

“The Golden Compass” is set to premier on December 7, during the
Christmas season (and staring Nicole Kidman), and will probably be
heavily advertised.

Promoters hope that unsuspecting parents will take their children to
see the movie, that they will enjoy the movie, and that the children
will want the books for Christmas.

Please consider a boycott of the movie and the books. Also, pass this
information along to everyone you know (including church leaders).
This will help to educate parents, so that they will know the agenda
of the movie. I am sending this to those of you who have kids or
friends with kids, grandkids or have influence with kids. So many
things today are darkness concealed in what appears to be innocent.

Don’t let kids see “The Golden Compass”

For anyone with kids, grandkids other relatives or friends who this
may concern, I have checked it out at

http://www.snopes.com/politics/religion/compass.asp and it is TRUE.
Read the info on the link.

PASS THIS ON AND LET’S HELP STOP THIS MOVIE DEAD IN ITS TRACKS!!!! “

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The best song ever! You have to watch these.

This version has crazy dancing.

With lyrics! The dancing’s not as good though.

Moskau! Moskau!

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This was the motion (i.e. the proposition – the thing that is to be debated on) for the octofinals of the National Debate Championship. It’s quite interesting and very relevant regardless of which country you set it. In the United States, the Baby Boomer generation is aging and they will need to be taken cared of some way. We’re all quite aware that not all families in the US observe the same level of family ties that we in the Philippines are accustomed to. I know it’s a gross understatement, but in a society wherein divorce is an everyday fact of life and where it is not uncommon for children to move out to exercise their right to emancipation, the parents are usually left by wayside. If the parents are lucky, their children will probably visit them during Thanksgiving or Christmas, but as far as actual cohabitation and geriatric care is concerned, it’s a vast gray area.

The medical care field was fast to anticipate this problem of course. The past decade has seen an increase in the number of nursing homes for elderly Americans. The Philippines has become a direct beneficiary of this booming industry by being one of the primary providers of nurses and caregivers. If one couldn’t afford a nursing home, there’s always the state’s welfare department that can help out those in financial distress. Though the US Welfare System is far from perfect, it is still able to deliver pension and benefits to those who apply for it.

Clearly, there are mechanism in the status quo that could be used by even the most uncaring and busy child. But here’s the thing. What happens when an elderly parent – one that is sick and possibly dying — finds himself/herself in an utterly helpless state and his/her child was negligent in not giving him/her the necessary medical attention?

As children, we are the responsibilities of our parents. The State has laws that punish parents who endanger their children’s welfare and there are also stiff penalties for purposefully retarding the development of one’s child. These laws are enshrined in the judicial system and nobody really questions them. But once that child grows up and his/her parents become old, does the responsibility to take care of his/her parents go to him?

And if it does, should he be jailed and made to pay fines?

I’ll appreciate your comments. I’ll reveal how the teams argued their cases later.

VOTES SO FAR:

NO

Jon Limjap

…Granted that they may choose to do so and granted that as early as now I have decided to take care of my parents, I will not oblige my daughter to take care of me when it’s my turn. Her responsibility is to take care of her self and her kids.

Joyfulchicken

Caring for your children is a duty that comes after a free choice. Caring for your parents is a free choice in itself. Doing so is part of our cultural norms, and that’s probably a good thing. But punishing bad children as criminals is clearly outside the bounds of a democratic government’s powers.

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