First Paycheck

Just received my first paycheck as a “Medical Officer III,” employed by the Republic of the Philippines-University of the Philippines-Philippine General Hospital. And now that the customary treat for the more senior residents and the required contribution for bills at home are already done/paid, it’s time to contemplate what to do with the rest of what the government has decided to compensate for my (rather amateur) services as a physician. Do I:

 [  ] buy a laptop I can use to make the 7 mortality presentations I need to finish by the end of the month? (correction, 7 and running, since Feb is not yet over)… I’m eyeing the white ultraportable eeePC:

[  ] buy a dual-SIM phone I can use to call my family and friends (Globe) and co-residents (Sun), without the hassle of having 2 bulky phones in my blazer pocket? The stylish myPhone Slyder is at the top of my list:

[  ] buy the latest edition of Adams’ Principles of Neurology? So that I won’t fail the next exam? (or else, Sunday duty ang katapat).

[  ] buy a new Littman branded stethoscope? I lost mine in the Pay wards last month, and I’m now using a cheap imitation (works great, by the way, so this item is at the bottom of my things-to-buy).

Or, I could be really childish and buy something totally unrelated to work… like my own Playstation!

It’s shopping time!!!

GCS 3

I hate to say it, I hate to admit it… but this blog is probably dying. More specifically — and very ironically – it’s suffering from brain death. It still exists physically (aha, but whether internet space is physical is one other question to dissect), it still has visitors (paambon-ambon, hehe), it still is a blog in the most skeletal definition of what a blog is… but really, there’s no new activity, no recent creative output, and the electrical impulses signaling excitement have long since left it. GCS 3.

Side note, the CT Scan in PGH is still non-functional (for about 1 month now), so if you’re going to have a stroke, drop by Mediscan first to have your scan done before heading to the PGH ER for admission. It will save you (and me) from a lot of hassle later on. Thanks.