16 years ago, I started working as a Maintenance Assistant at La Salle, a janitorial job that required cleaning classrooms and offices for 8 hours a day during the summer, and 40 hours/week during the semestral season.

Batoman and Robin - the tandem we never asked for, but somehow got assigned to Gotham.

#SciFeature 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗣𝗛𝗜𝗟𝗜𝗣𝗣𝗜𝗡𝗘𝗦 𝗜𝗦 𝗡𝗢𝗧 𝗔 𝗦𝗠𝗔𝗟𝗟 𝗖𝗢𝗨𝗡𝗧𝗥𝗬 🇵🇭 At first glance, the Philippines may seem small on a world map, but appearances can be misleading. With over 300,000 km² of land spread across its islands, the country is actually larger than many assume. This misconception largely comes from the Mercator projection, one of the most commonly used map styles. While it preserves shape and direction, making it useful for navigation, it significantly distorts size. Areas near the poles appear much larger, while countries closer to the equator, like the Philippines, are minimized. Because of this, places like Greenland often look enormous, sometimes comparable to Africa, when in reality, it spans about 2.1 million km², roughly seven times the size of the Philippines, not dramatically larger as maps may suggest. Meanwhile, the Philippines even exceeds the land area of the United Kingdom, which measures around 243,000 km². Maps help us understand the world, but they don’t always tell the full story. Recognizing how projections influence what we see allows us to better interpret global size and scale, and appreciate the Philippines for its true geographic extent. #Philippines #map #cartography

Kanina sa consultation: Patient: Doc, kakaiba nararamdaman ko… sumasakit dibdib ko, parang nag-iiba ang beat. Me: Palpitations ba? Patient: Opo doc, parang nag-iiba yung beat. Me: Ahh okay… so basically, di mo na hawak ang beat. 🎧 Patient: 😲 Stethoscope: DJ left the chat

Ako, “Oo… pero okay na siya, ‘di ba kasi pumasok na kaagad? Nandito nga siya kanina. Kasama niyo. Nakatayo pa dito.” Napatingin siya sa akin, nagulat. “Doc… nasa ICU siya. Intubated. Comatose.”

Dahil late na rin ako, dumiretso pasok na ako sa clinic ang nagsimulang mag-check-up ng mga pasyente. After matapos, bumalik ako sa nurse station para magbasa ng diagnostics. Biglang may nurse na nagtanong sa akin, “Doc, nabalitaan mo ba nangyari kay Sir M?”

Kanina sa foodcourt, may sumingit sa pila sa harap ko. Bilang non-confrontational, usually tatahimik lang ako at magkikimkim ng inis. Pero knina sabi ko, “Mis, nauna ako, pila ka dun sa likod.” Gutom tlaga ako cguro, pero for the 1st time, n-proud ako sa sarili ko 4 speaking up.

Medyo nakakapanic ung 500 lang ung pwede mong ikargang gasolina. Lahat nag-papanic buying. Kelangan na talaga ng world peace.

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Naalala ko lang nung elementary 😂 Nag exam kami: ilang mali = ilang pitpit ng kawayan sa palad. Masaya ako kasi highest scorer ako nun 40/50 (10 mali = 10 pitpit). Pagktapos ko mapitpit, biglang may meeting si Mam. Ending: Ako highest pero AKO LANG ANG NAPALO. Letsugas HAHAH

1 year na pala to HAHAHAHA HAAAY New Year pa din 😂😅😂

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Imagine: ₱60 billion of PhilHealth funds almost vanished in an unconstitutional transfer… while the sick and desperate are forced to beg politicians for a guarantee letter just to get treated. Anong klaseng sistema ’to? Nakaka-pu..