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A smart and creative look at the life of a New York City veterinarian, with a twist of Asian flavor.

  • My wife and I at Skydeck, Chicago

    Back to Blogging…

    So it’s been more than three years since I last updated this site. Looking back, certainly a lot has happened...

  • My own cooked meal.

    Somewhere Down South . . .

    The past few days have been pretty interesting. I flew down south for some R&R from the city life and...

  • Two cows

    Alone

    So a lot’s been going on lately. A lot of good things and a lot of bad things. It’s been...

  • Children everywhere!

    To Have More Kids or Not Have More Kids?

    That is the question. This question that came to my mind when I came across the following article on my...

Hey guys, I just got done with a hellish kind of week and there is more to come.  I took my Parasitology lab tests this week, one of which was the final.  I think I did alright on them, but…

Hi everyone! I just thought I’d drop a line in the blog while taking a break from studying for my two parasitology lab tests this week. It’s been pretty grueling for me, mostly because we’re having two tests back to…

Whew, the week is over! Gosh, if I haven’t said this before, this past week has gone by so quickly! I just took a test for my Ruminant Production lab and it was a little tricky. My professor asked some…

Vetlympics–the one time of the year that takes place every Fall semester where CVM students from the University of the Philippines: Los Banos, actually find the time to put together spectacular performances and are able to compete against each other…

Finally, it seems like this week would never end. I took my Pathology lecture and lab tests today. Luckily for us, our pathology teacher Dr. Molina didn’t ask us any essay questions. She just made the entire test (which consisted…

So I took my Ruminant Production test today. A lot of tricky questions were there. It was a relatively short test, but I’m afraid of those tests, because things always seem a little too easy. That’s when you start being…

I’m done with my Parasitology exam. Let’s hope it went well. The material I expected was on it, but there were still a couple of things I wasn’t sure of. I’ve got a Ruminant Production lecture exam tomorrow as well…

So I hear we have Monday off? Maybe this is a blessing! I desperately need that extra day to study! Thank you Philippine government for giving us random days off! Parasitology came out to around 60 pages… Pharmacology handout came…

Gosh, it just seems like test after test is creeping up on me and the work needed to cover all of these upcoming tests is increasingly piling up. I’m starting to feel inundated with it all. My parasitology lecture exam…