Archive for June, 2009

Little steps to my dream…

June 30, 2009

 
 
 
My brand new job!

Bagoong Club

June 29, 2009

I missed dining out with my Hon in restaurants we’ve never been to.  When we got the chance to go to the Morato area in QC, where a lot of new restaurants have sprouted, we made sure to visit Bagoong Club, a quaint restaurant that looks more like a house than a resto.  The target: [...]

Transformed Movie

June 28, 2009

 
Watched the sequel to the famous robot movie franchise of Michael Bay.  The movie is fast-paced, with lots of action going on, and testosterone!  The plot can he hardly recognized, if it has any, and the transformation of the robots cannot be appreciated because of too much close-ups and rotating cameras, which makes the whole viewing [...]

H1N1 News

June 23, 2009

The media is still abuzz with A (H1N1) news, especially when it recently reported the first Filipino mortality PROBABLY due to it.  Metro Manila has been declared to have a LOW-LEVEL community outbreak.  Many more, even politicians, are becoming more concerned with how the virus rapidly spreads and how the DOH responds to this health problem, [...]

The Biggest Career Shift

June 19, 2009

From private to government, my career will have its biggest turnaround ever.  With my newly earned MPH, I have decided to chart a Public Health career to realize my personal vision of working for international health organizations.  A lot of considerations came into the decision process–financial, family, etc. but taking this first step seems to be [...]

Pandemic

June 12, 2009

And so the WHO already sounded the A (H1N1) pandemic alarm bell after transmissions of the disease had proven to be more widespread and more people are being infected.  This creates further alarm and panic among people all over the world.    After 40 years, another influenza pandemic is again in the midst of mankind.  This [...]

iPhone VS Pre

June 9, 2009

Apple has just launched its new iPhone 3GS series.  With faster speed and video capability, it is supposed to trample upon the nearest competition thus far, the Palm Pre, which on the other hand is touted as Palm’s redemptive factor, to secure its niche in the PDA business.  What’s more, Apple has lowered the price [...]

Mind-blowing Decision

June 6, 2009

Things went fine and great recently as prayed for, but the prospect of doing something that’s really close to one’s heart came to mind repeatedly, causing an avalance of ideas that might spell my future.  A career transition is on the horizon as I ponder endlessly of what can be, after my MPH.  To stay [...]

RONALD P. LAW, M.D., M.P.H.

June 3, 2009

Judgment day has come!  I passed our Comprehensive Exam for MPH!  After 2 years of juggling work and studies, after 6 weeks of toiling in the field, and after less than a week of review, I made it!  This signifies the start of my career in Public Health, more than having a valid reason to [...]