BOWN-NO-NO

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This is what we study in zoology:

• maxilla                          -pectoantibrachialis
• premaxilla                           -linea alba
• occipital condyle                    -gastrocnemius
• quadratojugal             -rectus abdominis
• foramen magnum            -gracilis minor
• sacral vertebrae          -vastus lateralis
• acetabulum                           -adductor magnus
• clavicle                             -longissimus dorsi
• astragalus                -coracoradialis
• calcaneum                 -inscriptiones tendineae
• xiphisternum              -palmaris longus
• tarsals                              -extensor cruris
• metatarsals
• squamosal                    

           SOUNDS LIKE SPELLS IN HARRY POTTER?

      I sometimes feel that I'm a wizard by saying these things. And by the way, these words (or if you consider them words) are just SOME of what we memorize. It's less than 1/4 of what we study per meeting. It's not just memorizing the terms, it's also about locating these words in real bones or in actual live toads.

Puerto Galera experience

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                      I never thought that my foot will touch the sands of Puerto Galera, especially during my stay in UPLB. Anyway, let me tell the experience that I had...

         There wasn't any problem on our way to the white beach, in fact, we even had a great time snorkeling since the waves are quite calm. The next day, on our way home, the waves were amplified by the low pressure area, our travel via boat was delayed by 2 hours. When we finally got into the boat, it was a great relief for me since I still have a lot of things to do. 

As we reach the middle of the sea, something bad happened; the second propeller failed, in other words, we were stuck in the middle of the ocean with big waves hitting our boat and rocking us back and forth. Most of the passengers vomited, well fortunately, though I got dizzy, I managed not to puke. They had to call for help...

After 15 minutes, a boat came to pull us over to the nearest island. Eventually, we were designated to another boat. It took us another hour to travel to Batangas, and another 1 1/2 hour to go back to LB. Despite the mishaps that we encountered, I am glad that I am still alive. :D Thank God!