About Me
- Name: Bino/Geno
- Location: Malabon, Manila, Philippines
The most exciting, challenging and significant relationship of all is the one you have with yourself. And if you find someone to love the you you love, well that's just fabulous.
Friday, August 29, 2008
I cannot keep my mouth shut anymore. I have decided to reveal the fact that there is a possible explosion of HIV cases in the gay/bisexual community. This has become very troubling because of the massive underreporting of HIV cases and a lot of possible HIV infections are not yet tested. People who may have HIV still do not know their status.Recently, I have a friend who tested positive for HIV. He had countless sexual encounters most of the time without using condoms. He may have infected a lot of them since he does not know when he acquired it. These people also have sexual encounters with others which means the tracing of infection could be endless.
There are a lot of factors which contribute to this. Gay/bisexual people can meet up easily, there are a lot of misinformation associated with HIV transmission and HIV testing is still associated with social stigma which makes it harder for people to have themselves tested.
People in the DOH is still in denial and negligent. I am so frustrated with their ignorance.
By the way, if you know people who has HIV, you can tell them to contact us so we can give them proper counseling and support. There are drugs to prevent HIV progression but not cure it. A lot of people don't know that this is available in the Philippines. Email us at hiv_manila@yahoo.com. You can also ask us about HIV information, testing, and treatment through email.
You can also help us in HIV awareness campaign by spreading the word and giving the proper information especially on safe sex. It would also help if you persuade your friends who are sexually active to be tested on HIV.
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written at : 5:11 PM
Sunday, August 24, 2008
It's official. My iPhone is gone. Poor me. I must have dropped it outside our office when I went down the car.
Damn. That was a nice phone. I am really sad about my contacts. All the contacts are there and I just loaded some credits! There's no better phone. It is the coolest phone today. What phone can have an iPod in it, upgradeable applications, wifi ready internet? Everyone's dying to have one and now I am dying because I lost one. Shit.
Anyway, we should move on. I know it can be replaced but it's too damn expensive. Sheesss. I wonder who got it? Probably a skank, or a drug addict, or maybe a miserable wife? Hmm... Who else would pass there coming from the squatters' area?
Anger phase! Here's for you!
Damn. That was a nice phone. I am really sad about my contacts. All the contacts are there and I just loaded some credits! There's no better phone. It is the coolest phone today. What phone can have an iPod in it, upgradeable applications, wifi ready internet? Everyone's dying to have one and now I am dying because I lost one. Shit.
Anyway, we should move on. I know it can be replaced but it's too damn expensive. Sheesss. I wonder who got it? Probably a skank, or a drug addict, or maybe a miserable wife? Hmm... Who else would pass there coming from the squatters' area?
Anger phase! Here's for you!
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written at : 5:16 PM
Friday, August 22, 2008
I'm so sorry I haven't updated this blog for a long time. Have nothing to say really. Hihi.
Just some updates. It's officially one week from the first cadaver dissection of my life. I didn't really find it scary or icky. And I did not feel like vomiting while skinning the poor woman. She's kinda fresh compared to other groups' cadavers. Ours has a lot of fats. Yellow fats. Hihi.
After skinning, we started dissecting the upper extremities. Everyday there would be dissection session in the anatomy laboratory. I didn't have negative psychological effects after the first session. Probably because the face is still covered and we can't see it. I still eat meat and no loss of appetite. I am still sleeping well and not fear of being followed home.
I don't really believe in ghosts. Sabi ko nga, sampalin ko pa siya eh. Hehe. I even said, if it's legal, I would want to try tossing the body in Ortigas Avenue just for the fun of it. Hihi. Technically, under the law, the dead cannot sue me.
On the second day, formaldehyde (formalin for lay people) really irritated my eyes. The dissection should have been whole day but after lunch, I couldn't even enter the laboratory since my eyes would immediately hurt. I have to go to the library and just study there.
Luckily, we have plenty of time. We spent the third and fourth sessions dissecting our cadavers. Naming the muscles, the nerves, the arteries and the veins, you know the drill. Today, we decided to rotate on our cadavers every 18 minutes so we could see all of the 14 cadavers that would be included in the practical exam.
Seeing all cadavers aren't fun at all. By the sixth rotation, we were bored at naming all of the parts in every cadaver we see. Well, we didn't finish it. Hihi. But I'm glad I got to practice my naming skills. I wish I'll do well on the exam on Tuesday.
Just some updates. It's officially one week from the first cadaver dissection of my life. I didn't really find it scary or icky. And I did not feel like vomiting while skinning the poor woman. She's kinda fresh compared to other groups' cadavers. Ours has a lot of fats. Yellow fats. Hihi.
After skinning, we started dissecting the upper extremities. Everyday there would be dissection session in the anatomy laboratory. I didn't have negative psychological effects after the first session. Probably because the face is still covered and we can't see it. I still eat meat and no loss of appetite. I am still sleeping well and not fear of being followed home.
I don't really believe in ghosts. Sabi ko nga, sampalin ko pa siya eh. Hehe. I even said, if it's legal, I would want to try tossing the body in Ortigas Avenue just for the fun of it. Hihi. Technically, under the law, the dead cannot sue me.
On the second day, formaldehyde (formalin for lay people) really irritated my eyes. The dissection should have been whole day but after lunch, I couldn't even enter the laboratory since my eyes would immediately hurt. I have to go to the library and just study there.
Luckily, we have plenty of time. We spent the third and fourth sessions dissecting our cadavers. Naming the muscles, the nerves, the arteries and the veins, you know the drill. Today, we decided to rotate on our cadavers every 18 minutes so we could see all of the 14 cadavers that would be included in the practical exam.
Seeing all cadavers aren't fun at all. By the sixth rotation, we were bored at naming all of the parts in every cadaver we see. Well, we didn't finish it. Hihi. But I'm glad I got to practice my naming skills. I wish I'll do well on the exam on Tuesday.
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written at : 6:14 PM
Saturday, August 16, 2008
Such a shame that we still haven't won anything in the Olympics. Actually, I wasn't expecting anything. We're so pathetic. We're even beaten by Zimbabwe which has the highest inflation rate in the world. Ugh.
And I wasn't really supporting the Beijing Olympics. Having a country run by dictators host the Olympics? What are we teaching our kids?! Human rights in China haven't improved at all since they promised it during their bid for the Olympics. There's still no freedom of speech, human rights activists are still behind bars and they are still killing Tibetans.
And obviously, lulutuin naman nila yan so they can have the most gold medals.
And I wasn't really supporting the Beijing Olympics. Having a country run by dictators host the Olympics? What are we teaching our kids?! Human rights in China haven't improved at all since they promised it during their bid for the Olympics. There's still no freedom of speech, human rights activists are still behind bars and they are still killing Tibetans.
And obviously, lulutuin naman nila yan so they can have the most gold medals.
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written at : 8:10 PM
Saturday, August 09, 2008
I don't understand why we have to negotiate with the terrorists called MILF. And why do we even trust Malaysia.
Aside from stealing Sabah from us, these terrorist groups who want to break Mindanao away from the Philippines are backed by them. Can't blame them though. They really want to have their revenge on us for a failed take over by the Philippines over Sabah.
For those who don't know Jabidah, it's a group of Tausugs trained by Marcos regime in Corregidor hidden from the public. They were trained basically to create chaos in Sabah and the Philippine government would take the opportunity to take over Sabah.
In my opinion, it was a great idea. Malaysia was a weaker country than our country during the Marcos era. Their economy was poor and Singapore broke away in 1965.
But, as always, corruption plagued the great idea. The supposed budget for the trainees did not reach them and the trainees became inpatient. To avoid the exposure of the operation, the military opted to kill the trainees, an event we know now as Jabidah Massacre.
After being uncovered, it naturally angered Malaysia and retaliated by using the boiling emotions of Muslims in Mindanao. They fueled the fire among them that their brothers were killed and they are oppressed by the Catholic majority.
It lead to the creation of MNLF, and later the MILF. Have you ever wondered where do these terrorists get their money and why they would listen to Malaysia so intently? I am not wondering why.
Aside from stealing Sabah from us, these terrorist groups who want to break Mindanao away from the Philippines are backed by them. Can't blame them though. They really want to have their revenge on us for a failed take over by the Philippines over Sabah.
For those who don't know Jabidah, it's a group of Tausugs trained by Marcos regime in Corregidor hidden from the public. They were trained basically to create chaos in Sabah and the Philippine government would take the opportunity to take over Sabah.
In my opinion, it was a great idea. Malaysia was a weaker country than our country during the Marcos era. Their economy was poor and Singapore broke away in 1965.
But, as always, corruption plagued the great idea. The supposed budget for the trainees did not reach them and the trainees became inpatient. To avoid the exposure of the operation, the military opted to kill the trainees, an event we know now as Jabidah Massacre.
After being uncovered, it naturally angered Malaysia and retaliated by using the boiling emotions of Muslims in Mindanao. They fueled the fire among them that their brothers were killed and they are oppressed by the Catholic majority.
It lead to the creation of MNLF, and later the MILF. Have you ever wondered where do these terrorists get their money and why they would listen to Malaysia so intently? I am not wondering why.
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written at : 10:02 PM
Sunday, August 03, 2008
If you will be visiting the Blue Medical School, I assure you that your socks will be blown away by the really nice facilities we have over there. Nice location, new equipments, and a Zen inspired building.
I will have to warn you though. Parking is gruesome! Currently, there are around 170 students from just two batches for 40 parking spaces. Yeap. You read it right. 40 parking spaces. Classes start at 8 and at around 7:20, parking's already full.
Take it from me who's driving everyday from Malabon to Ortigas. The early bird gets the worm fast. If I leave the house just 5 minutes late, I will have to park in Medical City which costs me around 100 pesos for the whole day.
I get my daily dose of adrenaline and stress just by driving through the Medical City and anticipating if the guard will signal "no more parking". If he did not, my heart would pound just by counting the number of cars in front of me and counting how many spaces are left.
It's crazy. It made me wonder if the architect gave it some thought or he just forgot it altogether. It would be an excuse if this was an old building and there's no enough space to put in a decent parking lot. But no! It was built from scratch.
Ugghh. Sickening. It would be way better if the building was built to be wider instead of taller. They could have made an underground parking to accommodate more cars especially in the upcoming years when the school would be admitting more students.
I understand that the school advocates being environmentally friendly including encouraging carpooling by giving them reserved parking. But this solution is limited. First, considering the diversity of the places where students live, it will be nearly impossible for most students to carpool. Second, even with the system, 40 slots will not be enough.
There could have been a better way though. If they opted for a wider building, it would not only be more spacious but the wide roof of the building could be equipped with solar panels that generate electricity. This would make the building more environmentally friendly.
Second, cars parked under the scorching heat of the sun evaporates gasoline in tanks. By offering underground parking coupled with carpooling system, it would definitely help lower the consumption of gasoline by students.
I hope they offer some real solutions to this problem. With all the new students and their cars, it would be mayhem come next year.
I will have to warn you though. Parking is gruesome! Currently, there are around 170 students from just two batches for 40 parking spaces. Yeap. You read it right. 40 parking spaces. Classes start at 8 and at around 7:20, parking's already full.
Take it from me who's driving everyday from Malabon to Ortigas. The early bird gets the worm fast. If I leave the house just 5 minutes late, I will have to park in Medical City which costs me around 100 pesos for the whole day.
I get my daily dose of adrenaline and stress just by driving through the Medical City and anticipating if the guard will signal "no more parking". If he did not, my heart would pound just by counting the number of cars in front of me and counting how many spaces are left.
It's crazy. It made me wonder if the architect gave it some thought or he just forgot it altogether. It would be an excuse if this was an old building and there's no enough space to put in a decent parking lot. But no! It was built from scratch.
Ugghh. Sickening. It would be way better if the building was built to be wider instead of taller. They could have made an underground parking to accommodate more cars especially in the upcoming years when the school would be admitting more students.
I understand that the school advocates being environmentally friendly including encouraging carpooling by giving them reserved parking. But this solution is limited. First, considering the diversity of the places where students live, it will be nearly impossible for most students to carpool. Second, even with the system, 40 slots will not be enough.
There could have been a better way though. If they opted for a wider building, it would not only be more spacious but the wide roof of the building could be equipped with solar panels that generate electricity. This would make the building more environmentally friendly.
Second, cars parked under the scorching heat of the sun evaporates gasoline in tanks. By offering underground parking coupled with carpooling system, it would definitely help lower the consumption of gasoline by students.
I hope they offer some real solutions to this problem. With all the new students and their cars, it would be mayhem come next year.
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written at : 7:39 PM
