Cracker

Sky Flakes? No, I am not taking about the brand of crispy biscuit made by Monde M.Y. San Corporation. I am talking about myself. I actually decoded the password of our pathology samplex. I benefited a lot from the samplex of previous batches, most especially from our first long examination. This is just my way of passing the good fortune to my classmates and the next generations of the medical students of my Alma Mater. Let's study very well guys. Moreso, let's memorize everything we both need and desire to memorize, for we are destined to all pass the August 2012 Physician Licensure Examinations. I will top it no matter what.

Hot head

Today was one of the few times our class was dismissed at 5:00 P.M. Most of the times, we were out 30 minutes to 1 hour before time. Getting a jeep ride from UERM to EDSA became difficult and this was aggravated by a slight drizzle which eventually became full blown when I reached EDSA-Cubao, where I waited for an air-conditioned bus to Santolan.

What is worth mentioning is the driver of the jeep was generally hot headed. When I boarded his vehicle, I instantly noticed him because he was cursing the driver of another vehicle. I can't remember it exactly since it is not worthwhile to remember or the fact that it is enough to remember that those weren't any good. He seemed to attract bad or unfortunate things towards him. He was aggressive at driving, especially towards a motorcycle we encountered. Something like this is what I recall:
Motorcyclist: "Gago ka ha. Ginigitgit mo ako e may dyip sa kabila."
Jeep driver: "Nakasignal ako."
Motorcyclist: "Kahit na ba, hindi mo ba ako nakita? Papatayin mo ako ha."
Jeep driver: "Pasensya na."

The defense or reasoning of the jeep driver is intrinsically flawed. What if the motorcyclist died because of trauma. What I mean is, given that situation, that the motorcyclist is already in an awkward and dangerous position, the jeep driver should have given way to the motorcyclist. Rules may or may not favor one, but instinct, with the guidance of conscience, should always prevail.

ASUS Eee PC 901

Specificatons
Manufacturer ASUS
Model name Eee PC 901
Model id Linux, 20G
CPU type Intel Atom (Diamondville)
CPU speed 1600 Mhz
Graphics Intel GMA 950
OS Linux
Display Size
8.9" 1024 X 600
RAM 1024 MB
Flash 20000 MB
Keyboard YES
Mouse Pointer YES
Battery capacity 49 (W/hr)
Weight 1140g
Size (w/h/d mm) 226/175/39 mm

Physical Interfaces
Ethernet 10/100
VGA
MIC-in
Line-out
USB2.0 (x3)
SD card slot

Wireless Interfaces
802.11b/g
802.1n
BT2.0
No Wireless WAN (e.g. 3G cellular)
Additional Specs and Accessories (can vary)
Built-in camera.

ASUS Eee PC 900

Specificatons
Manufacturer ASUS
Model name Eee PC 4G
CPU type Celeron-M
CPU speed 633 Mhz
Graphics Intel GMA 900
OS Linux
Display Size
7" 800 X 480
RAM 512 MB
Flash 4000 MB
Keyboard YES
Mouse Pointer YES
Battery capacity 37 (W/hr)
Battery Life (tested) 3.4 - 4.1 hours
Weight 920g
Size (w/h/d mm) 225/165/35 mm

Physical Interfaces
Ethernet 10/100
USB2.0 (x3)
Line-out
MIC-in
VGA
SD card slot

Wireless Interfaces
802.11b/g
No Wireless PAN (Bluetooth)
No Wireless WAN (e.g. 3G cellular)
Additional Specs and Accessories (can vary)
Built-in camera.

ASUS eee pc 701

Specificatons
Manufacturer ASUS
Model name eee pc 701
Model id 701
CPU type Celeron-M
CPU speed 900 Mhz
Graphics Intel GMA 900
OS Linux
Display Size
7" 800 X 480
RAM 512 MB
Flash 4000 MB
Keyboard YES
Mouse Pointer YES
Battery capacity 37 (W/hr)
Battery Life (tested) 3.4 - 4.1 hours
Weight 920g
Size (w/h/d mm) 225/165/35 mm

Wireless Interfaces
802.11b/g
No Wireless PAN (Bluetooth)
No Wireless WAN (e.g. 3G cellular)
Additional Specs and Accessories (can vary)
Built-in camera.

Dell E

Specificatons
Manufacturer Dell
Model name E
CPU type Intel Atom (Diamondville)
CPU speed 1600 Mhz
Graphics Intel GMA 950
OS Linux
Display Size
8.9" 1024 X 600
RAM 512 MB
Flash 4000 MB
Keyboard YES
Mouse Pointer YES
Weight 1000g
Size (w/h/d mm) 232/175/30 mm

Physical Interfaces
VGA

Wireless Interfaces
802.11b/g
BT 2.0 (On some models)
BT 2.0 (On some models)
No Wireless WAN (e.g. 3G cellular)

Optional Specs and Accessories (can vary)
Built-in camera.

MSI Wind

Specificatons
Manufacturer MSI
Model name Wind
Model id U100
CPU type Intel Atom (Diamondville)
CPU speed 1600 Mhz
Graphics Intel GMA 950
OS Linux
Display Size
10" 1024 X 600
RAM 1024 MB
Hard Disk 80 GB
Keyboard YES
Mouse Pointer YES
Battery capacity 24 (W/hr)
Weight 1200g
Size (w/h/d mm) 260/180/31 mm

Physical Interfaces
Ethernet 10/100
VGA
MIC-in
Line-out
USB2.0 (x3)
SD card slot

Wireless Interfaces
802.11b/g
BT 2.0 (On some models)
BT2.0
No Wireless WAN (e.g. 3G cellular)
Additional Specs and Accessories (can vary)
Built-in camera.

Acer Aspire One

Specificatons
Manufacturer Acer
Model name Aspire One
CPU type Intel Atom (Diamondville)
CPU speed 1600 Mhz
Graphics Intel GMA 950
OS Linux Linpus Lite
Display Size
8.9" 1024 X 600
Display Type
LED b/l,
RAM 512 MB
Flash 8000 MB
Keyboard YES
Mouse Pointer YES
Battery capacity 26 (W/hr)
Weight 950g
Size (w/h/d mm) 248/170/29 mm

Physical Interfaces
Line-out
MIC-in
Multi-format card reader
VGA
USB2.0 (x3)
Ethernet 10/100

Wireless Interfaces
802.11b/g
No Wireless PAN (Bluetooth)
No Wireless WAN (e.g. 3G cellular)

Saturday solitude

My pet caterpillar died. I forgot to feed it for days. It was still alive when I resumed feeding it. Somehow, it was not able to tolerate the injury it sustained which is reversible.

My pet cat, Dagul, was watered by our neighbor. Evidence present is my wet cat after a recent sound of water splashing. I avenged this by using the water-filled tabo many times (the person was not there anymore). I can't remember how many tabo-fulls I launched in the air. I think that it is good enough. Also, she should think twice on picking on animals. In this case, noisy cats which were just fighting.

I am home alone. My father is in Cagayan; he went there to watch a court hearing about a land dispute. My mother is in Cavite; she works there. My sister, I don't know where exactly she is. But as far I know, she is somewhere with her friends, traveling or relaxing in a trip or mini vacation.

I wasted my time by not studying today. I was able to get all the golden chips in Poker Superstars III. I tried I promise to study at least six hours a day.

Discount

"Ma, bayad. Isang citizen, isang hindi."

Wow, Philippine citizens get a discount when they ride the jeep. Now, I hope that was true. They passenger omitted the word senior to leave citizen as the only word. It should have been senior citizen. If you analyze the situation by syllable, senior has 2 syllables while citizen has 3. It is only now that I realized that maybe, the old woman wanted to avail herself of the rightful discount without acknowledging her age. Hmph! What is wrong with being old anyway? For one, it is a sign that one has a certain skill to be able to reach such an age. Maybe she wasn't educated enough. If she was, then she'd think twice of omitting much to the point of risking clarity.

The poor

"Blessed are the poor for they shield the middle class from too much inflation." -- Joel Duque

Elegant Doctor

Today, I saw a lady in white. Heck, I see women in white all the time here in medical school. But there is something about her, the way she walked. No, she wasn't the overacting type. She was just excellent. I know that walking with poise isn't really recommended to men. But maybe, just maybe, if I do it correctly, then it would all turn out for the better. After all, I am a physician.

By the way, I assumed that she is a first year medical student, which makes her one batch lower than me, just one batch. I didn't get to see much of her face, just her pigtailed hair and upper back. I was not so fortunately interrupted by Albert, my classmate. We chatted a little about our microbiology and pharmacology examinations. I did not want to seem rude to him just because I was checking out that girl. She rode the first Stop and Shop to Cubao-bound jeep, which is the same as my route. Oh well. That's life. That happens. When you're more into things, the farther they seem from you. I should get more social.