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Individual's character is thus, based upon nature as well as nurture.

Glad to read about your input in Brain Dominance Theory, Layman.

Interesting input, sir.

A picture of my study buds.

The Few the Proud. The 1st Year Medical Students.


Shal and Quan


My Pare, Job.

After arriving back home, my father, myself, my sister and 2 brothers bought pizzas for the nursing staff at the hospital where my parents work at.

We brought pizzas for the ICU staff and the PCU staff.

I was surprised to know that the staff knows about me. Haha, brings smile to my face to see the staff full of smiles. And it reminds me of the 'team' approach of medicine.

Love it.

Growth thus far (4 weeks of growth).

Note that I did trim the sides, and clean up some of the excess growth.
I maintained a groomed beard, albeit the fact that its growth had to be continuously checked.
Alas, Providence provided me with the genetic gifts of Hair and its growth. lol.

I feel happy to be home for the Holidays, I just found out that a good high school friend of mine is engaged. Already!

Ah, how sweet it is to hear such sweet news.

Just wanted to release that off my chest.

Manay Tess,

I shall post the growth of my beard in the thread.

My flight for Newark was at 8:50AM and I arrived at 12 noon. I was so happy to see my sister, my two brothers. The drive home was BEAUTIFUL.

God be Praised, Endlessly.

I am united with my family.

My heart is complete. My soul is full.

God is, Indeed, Loving and Mercy most High.

I am preparing to go home, my flight for New Jersey is on the 21st of December.

God Be Praised!!
All Glory and Honor and Praise are His!!

My first semester of Medical School is over. By the grace of God, I passed all my courses with honors. In flying colors. God Be Praised!

Humbly,

Home is in New Jersey.

In the presence of my Beloved Mother, Father, Precious Brothers and my Darling Sister.
In the presence of my Beloved Uncle, Aunt and Loved Cousin.

Home is where the heart is.

The Lord has Graced me with a wonderful Family. For that, I kneel in fervent adoration and appreciation.

The Blessings and Love of Christ is TRUE.


Peace to all who miss their family.
Amen, I say to you.

I highly recommend young Filipino men to read the journals of Sr. Marcelo Del Pilar. Especialamente those who are studying abroad or living abroad, as one can find inspiration in his own struggles while he was a student in Spain, and conducting the editorial board for La Solidaridad.

A man who was given threats, a man who was looked down by Imperialists, yet one who did not give ground, who responded to his opposition with an eloquent tongue, as to deprive his despondents the priviledge of reducing him to their level.

Rizal may have been a man of passion, but Marcelo Del Pilar, definitely, was the architect of the Intellectual Revolutionistic Machine.

I`ve read some samples of Del Pilar`s journals. I have been reduced to tears.

The man is an inspiration.

Marcelo Del Pilar.

The Traditions of the Catholic Church is Apostolic. It was the CHURCH that compiled the bible. The CHURCH existed before the Bible. Remember that.

In fact, Reading Scripture should be in lieu with Apostolic Tradition. And not on basis of one's own interpretation. Scripture and Tradition was made for each other. To properly profess and preach the BLESSED WORD.


PLEASE read:

"Now we command you, brethren, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you keep away from any brother who is living in idleness and not in accord with the tradition that you received from us"
--2 Thess. 3:6.


To make sure that the apostolic tradition would be passed down after the deaths of the apostles, Paul told Timothy,
"What you have heard from me before many witnesses entrust to faithful men who will be able to teach others also"
--2 Tim. 2:2

In this passage he refers to the first four generations of apostolic succession—his own generation, Timothy’s generation, the generation Timothy will teach, and the generation they in turn will teach.

Quote from: fdaray on December 12, 2008, 12:09:44 PM
Do you believe that it  becomes the real flesh and blood of Christ.? Is it real and genuine that it contains  living cells?

1 Corinthians 10:16
16  The cup of blessing that we bless, is it not a sharing in the blood of Christ? The bread that we break, is it not a sharing in the body of Christ?

Acts 2:42
42  They devoted themselves to the apostles' teaching and fellowship, to the breaking of bread and the prayers.

John 6:53
53  So Jesus said to them, "Very truly, I tell you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you have no life in you.

Quote from: fdaray on December 12, 2008, 12:09:44 PM
Do you believe that it  becomes the real flesh and blood of Christ.? Is it real and genuine that it contains  living cells?

Now faith is a well-grounded assurance of that for which we hope, and a conviction of the reality of things which we do not see.
--Hebrews 11: 1

Quote from: calle on December 12, 2008, 01:46:30 PM
I do. No doubts, no hesitations. I remember a time when Mother Theresa of Calcuta paid the late Pope John Paul II a visit in Vatican. Mother Theresa attended a Eucharistic Celebration officiated by the Holy Father. When she took the communion, she had blood stains in her lips. Howelse would we explain that? God works in mysterious ways indeed. One of these mysteries is the transubstantion. And that what happens to Mother Theresa.

The Works of Blessed Theresa and the Sisters has brought salvation to thousands upon thousands of Indians in India. Many orphans who would have died, are alive, and many of whom are educated now, adopted, or living. Catholicism is strong in Southern India. Blessed Theresa has brought the WORD of God to that part of the world.

Glory be to God in the Highest.

Quote from: fdaray on December 12, 2008, 12:09:44 PM
Do you believe that it  becomes the real flesh and blood of Christ.? Is it real and genuine that it contains  living cells?

Absolutely believe that the Wine becomes the Blood of Christ. And Bread into His Body.
This has been an Apostolic Tradition since the time of the Apostles. Eucharistic Adoration is not only in Catholic Tradition, but is also shared in Orthodoxy. Both of whom, are the original Christian Churches. The latter, merely a split of the Catholic Rite.

Christ established the Catholic Church. And NOT even the gates of HELL can destroy it.
For 2 thousand years, the church has stood. It has spread the Faith to the 4 corners of the World. It has survived wars, and attacks on its Body. And continues to grow.

Please examine Matthew 16.

"Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah. For flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but my heavenly Father. And so I say to you, you are Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church, and the gates of the netherworld shall not prevail against it. I will give you the keys to the kingdom of heaven. Whatever you bind on earth shall be bound in heaven; and whatever you loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven"

Thank You, Ren.

In light of the glad tidings of Christmas, my message would be:


Rejoice! Hark The Angel! The Birth of The Christ Is Nigh! Glory be to God in the Highest, Glory be to His Name and Peace to His People in Earth!

Rejoice! The Birth of the LORD is Nigh!

Happy Belated Birthday, Sir Felix Daray.

May The Lord bless you with good health, prosperity, and unity in family.


With Warm Regards,
Always,
Bran Lorenzo

Amigo,
We all fall short in the eyes of the Lord. Who is PERFECT in all that HE ordains. But it is the sanctifying Grace of God Almighty to look beyond our sins. Christ Jesus reminds us that the Love of His Father in Heaven is like that of the Father in the Parable of the Progidal Son.

With open arms, and with Love unmeasurable.

This little boy is a living example of the Prophet Job.

Who would not yield his Love of God. And Complete Trust In God.

This video reminds us of the Biblical Verse from Matthew 18.

"And Jesus called a little child unto him, and set him in the midst of them,

3And said, Verily I say unto you, Except ye be converted, and become as little children, ye shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven.

4Whosoever therefore shall humble himself as this little child, the same is greatest in the kingdom of heaven.

5And whoso shall receive one such little child in my name receiveth me.

--Matthew 18: 2-5

10 more days till my flight leaves for New Jersey!

Quote from: renegade on December 11, 2008, 09:00:00 AM

kato bang pila katuig kay eye sore man gud tinuod.......  but now they are trying to make something useful out of it.............   chance gamay......  let's all take a break on holiday season............ 

then,  birahe na pud next year...  ug tagaan nato sila chance for improvement within the first quarter of 2009?    nakahulat man gali ta ug pila ka years nya wa ta maningog   di ba/?   karon pa kaha nga gaung ung na...............  

Ren,

Please do not use multiple period marks in posts.

Thank You.

I will miss my friend Jason, who will begin his Family Practice Clinical Rotation in the coming months. He will be based in Baltimore, Maryland. And others will be based in Chicago.

I, too, hope that many of them will join organizations such as "Doctor's Without Borders".

I do concur, BNC does bear semblance to the first President of the Republic.

His Excellency, El Presidente-General, Emilio Aguinaldo.

Secondly,

I do, personally, find it very touching to hear such words from colleagues. I could not prevent tears from falling from my eyes when I saw some of my colleagues who were recieving their white coat and reciting the Oath. Many of whom, who I have great respect for, crying very hard.

Especially individuals such as Jasmine, Irys, Jason, Devin and many more, who I've seen in the library and the student lounge till the wee hours of the morning. Toiling in their studies and keeping me company at night there. Their struggles, their beautiful struggles, their toil, sweat and blood paid off.

I pray that God Almighty guide them in their 3rd and 4th years, where they will be doing clinical rotations throughout the USA in affiliated Teaching Hospitals. Many of whom will be doing rotations in Chicago, NYC, Baltimore, Tennessee, Atlanta, etc. May their prognosis' and diagnosis' be accurate, may their backs be firm, and the Grace of God be with them till the very end.

May they walk in the same footsteps of the Greatest Physician of them All, Christ Jesus. The Divine Physician.


This I ask, In Jesus' Name.

A friend of mine, Jason, who spoke in the final ceremonies pointed something out that touched me, though sometimes I do not show it.

He said, and I am but paraphrasing: We have the Power to Save Life and Take Life. If we save life, then give thanks, may our hands continue to save, and to heal. But if ever we were to loose a patient, if life slipped our hands, then let us be strong enough to move on. For Medicine is not a personal profession, but is ultimately, for the good of the public. The Physician is, ultimately, a public servant.


And as I pondered this, I must concur with his statement. Only in Medicine. Where one has the Power of Life and Death. To Save and Give Life, as well as Take Life.

Last night I attended the graduating ceremonies for the 2nd Year Medical Students. As they completed their 2nd year and finished their Basic Sciences. Theory is finished. They will now proceed into the Clinical Phase of 3rd and 4th year Medicine. Where students become Physicians.

In the closing ceremonies, the students were each, individually, enrobed and clothed with the Sanctified White Coat of the Physician. And after each student received his or her white coat, the 2nd year Batch ushered the Ancient Hippocratic Oath.

As I listened to the entire class recite, I could feel the hairs in my back rise. It was a truly Powerful Experience.


The Hippocratic Quote:

I swear to fulfill, to the best of my ability and judgment, this covenant:

I will respect the hard-won scientific gains of those physicians in whose steps I walk, and gladly share such knowledge as is mine with those who are to follow.

I will apply, for the benefit of the sick, all measures [that] are required, avoiding those twin traps of overtreatment and therapeutic nihilism.

I will remember that there is art to medicine as well as science, and that warmth, sympathy, and understanding may outweigh the surgeon's knife or the chemist's drug.

I will not be ashamed to say "I know not," nor will I fail to call in my colleagues when the skills of another are needed for a patient's recovery.

I will respect the privacy of my patients, for their problems are not disclosed to me that the world may know. Most especially must I tread with care in matters of life and death. If it is given me to save a life, all thanks. But it may also be within my power to take a life; this awesome responsibility must be faced with great humbleness and awareness of my own frailty. Above all, I must not play at God.

I will remember that I do not treat a fever chart, a cancerous growth, but a sick human being, whose illness may affect the person's family and economic stability. My responsibility includes these related problems, if I am to care adequately for the sick.

I will prevent disease whenever I can, for prevention is preferable to cure.

I will remember that I remain a member of society, with special obligations to all my fellow human beings, those sound of mind and body as well as the infirm.

If I do not violate this oath, may I enjoy life and art, respected while I live and remembered with affection thereafter. May I always act so as to preserve the finest traditions of my calling and may I long experience the joy of healing those who seek my help.

5 Histological Chapters covered in 2 weeks. Ingoon ahong amigo, "Wake up-we study, Eating-we study, studying-we study, sleeping-we study."

Correct kaayo siya. For the past 6 days, we have had only 3-4 hours of sleep everyday.

Onward, we sleigh,

God of All, Love Unbounded, Mercy of the Most High, have grace and pour love on your beloved mother-in-law.

I have made rounds with patients who are already terminal-bound. Seeing them completely dependent is what touches the heart, despite one's trying not to be attached.

My Prayers,

Masturbation, is a preparatory step for a human male for reproductive purposes.

Beyond the facade of societal norms and customs and concepts of 'sexuality' and what not. The act of masturbation, is weening a sexually able male for purpose of mating. Everything else, such as notions of 'wrongness to masturbate' or 'bastos-bastos' etc etc is but an arbitary concept, when in dealing with the much larger, BIOLOGICAL drive that supersedes all. You simply cannot deny and contain the Natural.

It is an ingrained syntax within a genetic male to continue his own progeny.

It has been ingrained in the man after several thousands of years of evolutionary process.

Quote from: A Layman on December 10, 2008, 11:56:02 PM
Higher diay ang acidity level sa ilawom sa vagina Dong Enzo, at pH 2-4! Mao diay nga murag inun unan ang kahomot niini! LOL

The way God designed the physiology and anatomy of the woman, is complete. Sir.

The reason for the acidic pH of the woman's Vagina serves a solid purpose:
1) Acidic pH in the vagina inhibits growth of opportunistic bacteria (therefore, it has an immunocompetency function)
2) Acidic pH eradicates the weak sperms, therefore, allowing the best of the best sperm to fertilize the ovulated oovum.

In a normal ejaculate, a genetical male (XY genotype) will release about 100-150 million sperms. A good half of that amount will be eradicated within the first hours; allowing the fastest sperm, and healthiest sperm to target the 'goal'.

This is why it is so important to have strong urogenital sphincters. For reproductive purposes, and in a species-wide level--is imperative.

A colleague of mine, who is also growing a beard, has introduced to me the 'trim' technique.
Growing a beard, indeed, is time consuming process. One must continually trim the sides in order to keep it looking 'crisp' and 'clean'.

I have developed a close relationship with my beard. Truly, a beard is what makes a man.


Growth thus far,

instrumental performance by Kenny G,


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=52kBbsjhyd8&feature=related

performed by Kenny G,


A favorite of mine. 


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sYspjLSl008&feature=related

by the Cascades


Classic Song.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gj7pf8vD6-o

Hermes House Band,



Love It,

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rTbu9OUddE4

by Chris Brown,

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X2IExa2A198

Great dance song

By The Frey

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ehjItE8csBc&feature=related

By The Frey


Sweet song,

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fs51Fo9fuGM

Beautiful.

Del Pilar should be a role model to many of us young Filipino men.

A man who was gifted with bright ambition, and sublime intelligence. With a learned tongue, a smart mind, and gifted with intuition. So much as to surprise, leaving many Spaniards in 'Awe'.

Del Pilar, indeed, is one of the many unsung heroes of the Filipino Nationalistic Movement, who championed the Filipino Cause in the very heart of the Spanish Empire, Madrid Proper.

Del Pilar was said to have had a deep and low voice. Whose tongue was skilled in perfect Castillian Spanish.

I just wrote my last Gross Anatomy Lab Practical today.

The practical was fair, me-thinks.

One down, 4 more to go.



God IS Great.

Justice served. God Bless American judicial primacy, and the sanctity of public office.

Ah, this is good with coke.

When Spanish conquistadores arrived to the Philippines, a major staple food that was given to the infantryman was Ube and Rice. Rice provided to be so effective as a supply for the infantryman, that it was mass produced in the islands.

Hence the development of the Encomienda System based on rice agriculture. Rice proved to be so successful in the Philippines, that the Spaniards exported Rice to its Colonies in the New World in the Americas.

Rice, as a result, has been grown in the vast rolling fields of Mexico, Honduras, Nicaragua, Columbia, Venezuela, Argentina, Peru, Bolivia, Paraguay, Cuba, Puerto Rico and even in the Spanish Motherland, Spain Itself.

To this day, the rich and fertile grounds of Andalucia grow Rice. The same ones that was exported and originated from Spain's former colony, The Philippines.


Interesting, eh?


One can therefore, dare and declare to say, that INDEED, The Philippines played a role in the development of the Spanish Empire.

Heavenly Father, Almighty God. I just want to thank You and praise You for my existence, I thank You in the name of Jesus for everything that I am, for everything that exists.

Thank You infinitely Father for having made me a human being, for making me in Your Image and for calling me Your son [or daughter].

Thank You Father for Your infinite goodness which is reflected on the perfection of all Your works.

Thank You Father Almighty for giving us your Son our Lord Jesus Christ. Thank You in the name of Jesus for Your infinite Merciful Love.

Thank You Father for the gift of our earthly parents, children and family. Thank You for accepting us into Your eternal Heavenly Family;

Thank You Father for the gift of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of Our Lord Jesus Christ and our Heavenly Mother.

Thank You Father for giving us the Holy Spirit to remind us that You are our Daddy.

Thank You Father for calling us again and again and for wanting us to stop being prodigal children so that we can start enjoying all the riches of your spiritual Kingdom.

Thank You Father for the gift of our faith.

Thank You Father for the gift of my health, for my food, shelter, intelligence and all my talents.

Thank You Father for caring for us Your ungrateful children.

Thank You Father for Your most Holy Will that includes me in Your Plan. Thank You for all the crosses that You give me, since You know better than me what they are for.

A man named John was sent from God.
He came for testimony, to testify to the light,
so that all might believe through him.
He was not the light,
but came to testify to the light.

And this is the testimony of John.
When the Jews from Jerusalem sent priests
and Levites to him
to ask him, “Who are you?”
He admitted and did not deny it,
but admitted, “I am not the Christ.”
So they asked him,
“What are you then? Are you Elijah?”
And he said, “I am not.”
“Are you the Prophet?”
He answered, “No.”
So they said to him,
“Who are you, so we can give an answer to those who sent us?
What do you have to say for yourself?”
He said:
“I am the voice of one crying out in the desert,
‘make straight the way of the Lord,’”
as Isaiah the prophet said.”
Some Pharisees were also sent.
They asked him,
“Why then do you baptize
if you are not the Christ or Elijah or the Prophet?”
John answered them,
“I baptize with water;
but there is one among you whom you do not recognize,
the one who is coming after me,
whose sandal strap I am not worthy to untie.”
This happened in Bethany across the Jordan,
where John was baptizing.

--John 1:6-8, 19-28

O bless the Lord, my soul!
Bless the LORD, O my soul;
and all my being, bless his holy name.
Bless the LORD, O my soul,
and forget not all his benefits.
O bless the Lord, my soul!
He pardons all your iniquities,
he heals all your ills.
He redeems your life from destruction,
he crowns you with kindness and compassion.
O bless the Lord, my soul!
Merciful and gracious is the LORD,
slow to anger and abounding in kindness.
Not according to our sins does he deal with us,
nor does he requite us according to our crimes.
O bless the Lord, my soul


--Psalm 103:1-2, 3-4, 8 and 10

Jesus said to his disciples:

“What is your opinion?
If a man has a hundred sheep and one of them goes astray,
will he not leave the ninety-nine in the hills
and go in search of the stray?
And if he finds it, amen, I say to you, he rejoices more over it
than over the ninety-nine that did not stray.
In just the same way, it is not the will of your heavenly Father
that one of these little ones be lost.”

--Matthew 18:12-14

Here is your God!
Here comes with power
the Lord GOD,
who rules by his strong arm;
Here is his reward with him,
his recompense before him.
Like a shepherd he feeds his flock;
in his arms he gathers the lambs,
Carrying them in his bosom,
and leading the ewes with care.

--Isaiah 40: 8-11

I give thanks to God Almighty for giving me such a wonderful father. Whose hands have corrected, whose words have guided me to the correct path. Who has never been hesitant to correct me when I was wrong. Who has taught me, the meaning of right and wrong.

Most of all, who has ingrained the concept of: Hard Work, Honest Work, Responsibility, and Resiliency in me and my siblings.

In my eyes, my father is the perfect father. He is approachable when needed, but emanates the reverence that a Paternal Figure needs and deserves.

I have so much Love and Respect for my Father.

He is my Primordia. I am His Son. And He, My Father. One Blood.

There is a physiological explanation for this. Sperm is produced in the spermatic cords, well within the ductus deferens/vas deferens.

There are muscles within the penis, known as the penile sphincter, which is a mixture of skeleto-smooth muscle, which is responsible for the ejaculation of sperm during climax. The more one masturbates, anatomically and physiologically speaking, the stronger and the toner one's muscular sphincter in the genito-urinary tract becomes. The farther the sperm is released inside the woman, and therefore the less distance his sperm has to swim inside an extremely pH hostile environment of the vagino-uteral tract. (woman's vaginal pH is equivalent to 2-4; this means extremely acidic. So, logically and practically, the further distance 'cut out' via spermatic release, the more likelihood and the chances of a man's sperm traversing the arch of os and finding an unfertilized oovum (egg cell) and fertilizing it.


There is always, always, a medical explanation for things.

Dad, this is for you:


It’s not so common anymore
to have a dad who’s really there,
who is the provider for his family,
who comes home every night,
whose predictability
creates a sense of stability and security
in his household.
Your routine may not seem valuable to you,
but it’s worth a lot to me.
I’m thankful that I can depend on you
to always be you--
a real father,
responsible, trustworthy,
and a great role model.
I’ve learned a lot of good things
from watching you.
Thank You, Daddy.

Another view of the Great Senor Marcelo Del Pilar,
Of the' La Solidaridad'


Marcelo in the center, standing.

Quote from: aira_galope on December 07, 2008, 07:43:11 PM
Mr. Lorenzo,
                    that's true napakaganda talaga ang Japan,can you understand tagalog? By the way I like your new look with beard

Kummusta kaibigan,

Intindihan po ako tagalog, pero hindi fluent ang speech dahil limited akong study sa Tagalog. I can understand it fluently, though.

We are both learning, eh? I am learning more Tagalog, and you, with Bisaya.


haha, yes I'm vying for the bearded-guy look.


Talk to you soon,

A woman who had been suffering from hemorrhages for twelve years, and had spent all that she had on many physicians, and was no better, but rather grew worse, had heard about Jesus, and came up behind Him in a crowd and touched His cloak. For she said "If I but touch His clothes, I will be made well". Immediately her hemorrhage stopped, and she felt in her body that she was healed of her disease. Jesus was aware that power had gone forth from Him, turned around and asked "Who touched My clothes?" The woman knowing what happened to her, came in fear and trembling, fell down before Him, and told Him the whole truth. Jesus said to her "Daughter, your faith has made you well, go in peace, and be healed of your disease."

--Luke 8:43-48

Do not ignore this one fact, beloved,
that with the Lord one day is like a thousand years
and a thousand years like one day.
The Lord does not delay his promise, as some regard “delay,”
but he is patient with you,
not wishing that any should perish
but that all should come to repentance.

--2 Peter 3:8-10

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-fIMzFgbYOY&feature=related




The wind is moving
But I am standing still
A life of pages
Waiting to be filled

A heart that's hopeful
A head that's full of dreams
But this becoming
Is harder than it seems

Feels like I'm
Looking for a reason
Roamin' through the night to find
My place in this world
My place in this world
Not a lot to lean on
I need your light to help me find
My place in this world
My place in this world

If there are millions
Down on their knees
Among the many
Can you still hear me

Hear me asking
Where do I belong?
Is there a vision
That I can call my own?

Show me, I'm
Looking for a reason
Roamin' through the night to find
My place in this world
My place in this world
Not a lot to lean on
I need your light to help me find
My place in this world
My place in this world

Lookin' for a reason
Roamin' through the night to find
My place in this world
My place in this world
Not a lot to lean on
I need your light to help me find
My place in this world
My place in this world

Lookin' for a reason
Roamin' through the night to find
My place in this world
My place in this world

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AreljjJEevs

I will come to you in the silence
I will lift you from all your fear
You will hear My voice
I claim you as My choice
Be still, and know I am near

I am hope for all who are hopeless
I am eyes for all who long to see
In the shadows of the night,
I will be your light
Come and rest in Me

Chorus:
Do not be afraid, I am with you
I have called you each by name
Come and follow Me
I will bring you home
I love you and you are mine

I am strength for all the despairing
Healing for the ones who dwell in shame
All the blind will see, the lame will all run free
And all will know My name

Chorus:
Do not be afraid, I am with you
I have called you each by name
Come and follow Me
I will bring you home
I love you and you are mine

I am the Word that leads all to freedom
I am the peace the world cannot give
I will call your name, embracing all your pain
Stand up, now, walk, and live

Chorus:
Do not be afraid, I am with you
I have called you each by name
Come and follow Me
I will bring you home
I love you and you are mine

The Mighty Bisayan triumphs again.

You impress me, Mr. Pacquiao.

Hey you,

Less than a month left.

How is 1st Year Law School treating you?

See you soon.

Love,

Of course, as salvation promised for those who are both doers of the word and hearers of the word.

The same applies in societal epitaphs. Heed the law, as well as practice the Law.

Several of my friends who are 2nd years are going to proceed into their clinical rotations by coming next semester after they take their 1st Medical Boards. Namely, my good friend Jason, Jasmine, Ryan and others. I was privileged to hang with them this semester, and will miss them--all I can do now is to wish them luck on their Boards.

They will soon walk to receive their White Coats after Final Exams this week.

Colleagues, be stern, be proud, be confident, and be learned.


My congratulations,
A Fellow in Medicine,
Bran Lorenzo
MD1

Naked a man comes from his mother's womb, and as he comes, so he departs. He takes nothing from his labor that he can carry in his hand.

Ecclesiastes 5:15

Quote from: ms da binsi on December 06, 2008, 04:07:04 AM
1. People are illogical, unreasonable, and self-centered.
Love them anyway.

2. If you do good, people will accuse you of selfish ulterior motives.
Do good anyway.

3. If you are successful, you win false friends and true enemies.
Succeed anyway.

4. The good you do today will be forgotten tomorrow.
Do good anyway.

5. Honesty and frankness make you vulnerable.
Be honest and frank anyway.

6. The biggest men and women with the biggest ideas can be shot down by the smallest men and women with the smallest minds.
Think big anyway.

7. People favor underdogs but follow only top dogs.
Fight for a few underdogs anyway.

8. What you spend years building may be destroyed overnight.
Build anyway.

9. People really need help but may attack you if you do help them.
Help people anyway.

10. Give the world the best you have and you'll get kicked in the teeth.
Give the world the best you have anyway.



source: Huffington Post

I like this list, to tell you the truth.

My motto in life concerning life goals is to do what you excel at, and worry not on what other people think.

Small people talk about other people, however, it is the great ones and the intellectual ones that think beyond the small picture. That appreciate the wonders for what they are.

Do what your will tells you to do. Worry not on the judgements of other people.

Ultimately, it is not their decision. God Decides and Judges in the end.
Not Man.



Truly and God Speed!

Aira,

these pictures are so beautiful. Japan looks ethereal in this winter season. We are glad to see that your family are so happy and enjoying all that Japan has to offer.

Truly, The Land of the Rising Sun is gorgeous in view!


Felicitations,

Did some reviewing last night.

But I could not suppress my emotions by 3 AM.

I then realized that I terribly miss my Mother, Father and my siblings.

Mingaw ko ninyo, Mom, Dad, Don, Andre, Angel.

Love,
Kuya

The greatest teacher in our lifetime is God.
Who unravels in time,
Who installs knowledge according to one's drive,
Who exalts those who seek wisdom,
Who benefits those who work unceasingly,
Who privileges one the understanding of Divine Intelligence.

Second to God,
The other teacher is Mother and Father,
Who raises one for learning,
Who has given one the genetic primordia for learning,

Third to the that,
Is the Medical Professor.
Who toils constantly for the learning and understanding of student.
Who is there with us, in the middle of midnight in cadaver lab,
With us with coffee mug in hand, as we dig deeper into the human body,
Who is there to correct our surgical technique,
To correct us in our identification,
To correct us in our precision cuts, rough cuts,

Who is there to instruct the Physician-Student
Who is there to light the way,
By the GRACE of GOD.


Author: Lorenzo

This sounds like something you would hear in the streets of LA with the LA gangs.

I really like it so far, Manay Tess.

It makes a man a man.

Two and a half weeks of growth, thus far.

My condolences.

I just wrote my last Medical Embryology Quiz today.

Next week, we have our Final Exams. On Wednesday we have Medical Gross Anatomy Lab Practical Final.

On Friday we have Histology and Embryology Final.
And on Monday we have Medical Gross Anatomy and Medical Ethics Finals.

1st semester of Medical School has come to a close.

God Be Praised that I am doing well. All Glory goes to God in the Highest.
That he continues to bless and guide this average student.

God, indeed, IS GREAT.

Note, I posted a new link. This one works.

Check it out, folks.

Christ Jesus, suffered on the cross for us.
God Made Flesh, God WITH Us, died for us.
Suffered Death for Us.

Does one not understand the total LOVE our Lord has for us?
To suffer such humility? That salvation was purchased at such a great price?

That with His sacrifice, God and Man was reconciled.

If Christ suffered for our own sakes, our own difficulties and pains cannot even compare. Suffering is mandated. Since the fall of Adam.

Happy Birthday, My Dear!

Mother of my youth,
Mother who carried me in her womb
Under pain of delivery--25 hours of labor
For the many white hairs I have given you
For the many mistakes I have made
Yet, nonetheless, your Love and Motherly patience never changes

Mother of my Youth,
Mother of the present,
You taught me how to pray,
How to read the Bible,
How to speak,
How to speak my mind,

Encouragement of success,
Yet reminder of my ancestral humility
Reminder of Humble Beginnings,

Mother of My Youth,
My Dear Mother,

Your Son Loves You.



Written by: Imung Anak

by Paula De Anda
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mey0UL7IzxI

Catchy beat.

I cherish my mother and the memory of my Lolas.

If Providence would grace me a baby daughter in the future, I would revel in naming my little princesses:

Maria Liza
Luz Fortunata
Bridgette Lisa

and of course,

Lorenza Josephine

A house is the external, the appearance.

The Home is the inside, the spirit of the environment of said house. And this spirit is attributed to the love of mother, father, union of siblings to one another. Home, truly, is where the heart is.

by Akon.

This song is a big hit right now.

Really catchy song, dance dance dance!




http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UnYolZms5JY

Either you are Boholano, Maranao, Illocano, Illongo, Quezonian, Manilian etc.,

Beyond the arbitrary notion and human perception of regionalism, one thing is definite.
That we all share similar genetic traits, similar ethnic composition. Of the Malayan racial stock. One thing differentiates The Filipino from his Malayan brothers in Indonesia and Malaysia.

It is religion alone.

We are Christian, for the most part, and they, Muslim.

So, look beyond the regionalist tendencies that has plagued the mindset of our people, even before the arrival of the Spaniards.

Angie pointed it out perfectly,
"Nationality Filipino
Language Filipino"

Quote from: calle on December 02, 2008, 03:42:29 PM
bitaw, sakto ka enzo.. pero part na jud sa customs sa mga pinoy, tuo-tuohon..

filipinos are always on the look for something/someone to blame their misfortunes..

honestly, ako pud nay pagkatuo-tuohon..

ang pinoy nga tuo-tuo mura ra man ug feng shui sad sa chinese.. positive and negative energy.. gihimu lang namung swert ug malas..

There are so many pragmatics when one compares oneself to others. That is the recipe for poor form, in my honest opinion, as one should not compare oneself to another. Especialamente when it concerns said topic.

All these superstitious talk and rumors of diwatas, jinx, gaba-gaba-an is nothing but foolish superstition that is told to us, by the very MOUTH of God to abate from.

Why focus on the miniscule, instead of focusing on the Eternal and Highest of Highest?
God Almighty, is above all.

One's abilities and inabilities is not based on witchery, superstition, or 'jinx'. It is based on the given weaknesses and strengths that has been given to us by the Grace of God.

This topic is in itself rather ubiquitous and malfeasant. So what if Boom lost the fight? He lost because he wasn't prepared, that or his abilities was not up to par with his opponent. It is not based on the 'Jinx' of a town or etc.


Best,
Bran Lorenzo

Happy Birthday, Mr. Lindy.

I don't believe in superstition.

Only Believe in God. And the Power of His Christ.

Hehe, God Bless you Bem!

Such a good hearted, young lady!

His gf is doing well, I just cannot even imagine the pain she has gone through, 'te. She's a Veterinary Student. We were classmates in many of our biology courses back in Allegheny College. She is a smart, strong, and wonderful person. I hope she can get pass this.

Haha, 'te Belle! I will definitely extend your regards to them when I go back for Winter Break.

Kummusta naman ka, Ate Belle?

Bonifacio, took advantage of the works of Rizal and twisted it for more militant reasons. He was a radical, and one who did not share similar feelings and philosophies with that of the Great Rizal.

This man twisted Rizal's own writings. Rizal never clamored for indepenence, Rizal, actually, wanted to remain part of the Spanish Empire. Not as a territory, but as a Province of Spain, proper.

Aguinaldo silenced Bonifacio because of the latter's inability to compromise. Radicalist.

Rizal and Bonifacio were extreme opposites. Though both were idealogues.

Rizal, was an intellectual genius, a revered polymath. A Physician-Scientist-Philosopher. Who wrote about the need for reforms in the Philippines. Rizal, was a LOVER of Spain. Never did he propose a divorce from Spain.

And even in his last days, he did not usher a negative word against his beloved Espana. Instead, he spent his last hours writing 'La Ultimo Adios' not in his own native Tagalog, but in Traditional Castillian Spanish.

Time is the coin of your life.
It is the only coin you have,
and only you can determine how it will be spent.
Be careful lest you let other people spend it for you.

-Carl Sandburg

Fear less, hope more,
eat less, chew more,
whine less, breathe more,
talk less, say more,
hate less, love more,
and all good things will be yours.

-Swedish Proverb

I would say that my knowledge in Post-Freudian or TA is average, manay Tess.

Still learning it tho, Ma'am.

1. Longing for light, we wait in darkness.
Longing for truth, we turn to you.
Make us your own, your holy people,
light for the world to see.
Refrain
Christ, be our light! Shine in our hearts.
Shine through the darkness.
Christ, be our light!
Shine in your church gathered today.
2. Longing for peace, our world is troubled.
Longing for hope, many despair.
Your word alone has power to save us.
Make us your living voice.
3. Longing for food, many are hungry.
Longing for water, many still thirst.
Make us your bread, broken for others,
shared until all are fed.
4. Longing for shelter, many are homeless.
Longing for warmth, many are cold.
Make us your building, sheltering others,
walls made of living stone.
5. Many the gifts, many the people,
many the hearts that yearn to belong.
Let us be servants to one another,
making your kingdom come.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UsCET8oQyuA

Christ Be Our Light,

And we, though many, throughout the EARTH,

We are one body in this ONE Lord.

That, my friends, is one of the sweetest phrases ever sung. Ever.

Christ be OUR Light.

Quote from: hofelina on November 30, 2008, 08:54:14 PM
All are welcome  

Although Jesus’ coming as Messiah was first to the nation of Israel, he is given for all of us, all nations, all people. Death, war and violence will not exist in the Kingdom. What will it be like to live in a world with no wars, where everyone gets along?

ps

that´s what we need now!

No wars, no hostility, no feelings of iniquity, as all souls, who will be called to the bosom of the Most High, will sing eternal praises before the Face of God Almighty.

With all the choirs of Angels and Saints. For ever more.

Imagine, to be able to see the Face of God. In Communion with the MOST HIGH!

Abraham and Moses were happy to have seen that day!

Quote from: grazie7y on December 01, 2008, 03:52:59 AM
Dong, keep on posting pictures of your "bearded you".  Interesting.

haha, will definitely document the growth of the beard, 'te.
I look different with it, eh?

I really miss you Ma'am Orchids.

Who will call me 'Enzo' ever again?

Who will share Spanish songs with me?

In my mind, I still have a feeling that you will come back again. Pero, it is difficult when one deals with absolutes and eternal truths.

I do really miss you, Ma'am Orchids.




Love,
Enzo

All I ask and pray for, is that Mercy and Peace was given to him by our Lord Jesus Christ. The righteous and merciful Judge of All.

Thank you for remembering him, Ate Ging. You would have loved Robert had you met him in life. He was such a very good, wonderful, and beautiful individual. He was my good friend.