DragonForce - Through The Fire and Flames

For a time, I thought it was the most kickass song I've ever heard since I discovered it while playing Guitar Hero III . \m/

Then I Googled the lyrics:

On a cold winter morning

In the time before the light

In flames of death's eternal reign

We ride towards the fight

When the darkness has fallen down

And the times are tough alright

The sound of evil laughter falls

Around the world tonight

Fighting hard, fighting on for the steel

Through the wastelands evermore

The scattered souls will feel the hell

Bodies wasted on the shore

On the blackest plains in Hell's domain

We watch them as they go

Through the fire and pain and once again we know!

So now we're flying we're free

We're free before the thunderstorm

On towards the wilderness

Our quest carries on

Far beyond the sundown

Far beyond the moonlight

Deep inside our hearts and all our souls!

So far away we wait for the day

For the lives all so wasted and gone

We feel the pain of a lifetime lost in a thousand days

Through the fire and the flames we carry on!

As the red day is dawning

And the lightning cracks the sky

They'll raise their hands to the heavens above

With resentment in their eyes

Running back through the midmorning light

There's a burning in my heart

We're banished from a time in a fallen land

To a life beyond the stars

In your darkest dreams see to believe

Our destiny is time

And endlessly we'll all be free tonight!

And on the wings of a dream

So far beyond reality

All alone in desperation

Now the time has gone

Lost inside you'll never find

Lost within my own mind

Day after day this misery must go on!

So far away we wait for the day

For the lives all so wasted and gone

We feel the pain of a lifetime lost in a thousand days

Through the fire and the flames we carry on!

Now here we stand with their blood on our hands

We fought so hard, now can we understand

I'll break the seal of this curse if I possibly can

For freedom of every man!

So far away we wait for the day

For the lives all so wasted and gone

We feel the pain of a lifetime lost in a thousand days

Through the fire and the flames we carry on!

LOL wut? :P

These have got to be the most crap-ass lyrics I have ever read in my entire life!

*I still enjoy listening to the song though, as it sounds WAAAAY better than it reads. :P

Ow!

I was just casually walking down the stairs when I suddenly lost my footing and.. BLAM! I fell squarely on my right ass cheek..

Ouch..

That Familiar Feeling

Several days ago, I found myself putting on yet again a long-sleeved shirt, dark pants, and tie. Going through the familiar motions brought me back to the time when I was still an MROD struggling to survive day after day (and still looking as sharp as possible while at it!).

Alas, I had departed from that path for quite some time now, and I was dressing up for a very different, albeit familiar, event.

It was interview day at the hospital I had applied to. As with every other interview I had been to (after Medschool), I was to put on my sharpest "get-up" for the occasion. Dad once told me that the reason people dress up is to give importance to the occasion in question and/or show respect to those involved, and I fully agree.

Trying to see things from the interviewer's point of view, I would probably favor an applicant who came in looking formal than one who seemed totally lax about it. The choice of clothing alone would already convey the attitude of the interviewee and how serious he/she is about wanting the job.

I was really fortunate to have made it this far, seeing as they trimmed the list a bit after the written examinations. Now, with pre-residency looming in the distance, I have decided to just take things with a grateful attitude, and just put my trust in Him and His plans for me. That isn't to say that I'll be slacking around, because I'll also be working and studying my butt off in order to be as smart and sharp as I need to be.

Things will be a lot different this time around. I'm now older and wiser, and hopefully these will help me pull this off. ;)

To everyone going into pre-residency for "this season's draft", goodluck and do your best!

Philippine Telecom Area Codes

I recently bought  a simcard for a different telecom company for my growing needs. As I was preparing to copy the numbers of people under that second brand into my secondary phone, I realized that with all the new area code extensions gobbled up by the telcos, I wasn't really sure which one belonged to which. I mean, in the olden days it was pretty straightforward. You had 917 for Globe and 918 for Smart. Now that things have gotten a bit more complicated, it would be difficult to classify without some sort of a list.

So, I set out to look for a definitive listing on the web with which I could base my "moving of the numbers" which would supposedly save me more money on prepaid load by calling the  person using the appropriate network.

This is what I found on Wikipedia which I want to share with everyone (in case you ran into a problem similar to mine):

• Express Telecom: 973, 974 (now in use)
• Globe Telecom: 905, 906, 915, 916, 917, 926, 927, 935, 936, 937
• Next Mobile: 979
• Red Mobile: 938 (Smart)
• Smart Communications: 907, 908, 909, 910, 912, 918, 919, 920, 921, 928, 929, 930, 938, 939, 989, 999
• Sun Cellular: 922, 923, 932, 933

Hope this helps! :D