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Bing

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About Me

Disclaimer: I love being a smartass. Read at your own discretion.

I am a 3rd year student at the University of Toronto at Scarborough, currently on an honors double major in Neuroscience and Integrative Biology. My focus is on the study of geriatric nervous systems, with regards to numerous pathologies of neurons related to neuronal aging processes. I also have an interest in the synergistic value of neurotransmitters, in relevance to observed mimicry from potential agonists, endogenous or otherwise. I also wish to further pursue my studies by working in close association with researchers in closely related fields.

I have had clinical experience working at various medical offices in the past 8 years, having treated trauma patients in need of immediate medical intervention, as well as experience working in a dynamic urban environment with an emphasis on prehospital care.

Aside from my curriculum vitae, I am interested in other vocations such as traveling, languages, and recreational sports. I am also a reservist within the CF, where I perform the duties of a medical technician. My current goal for this year is to broaden and educate new med. techs by organizing liasons and seeking opportunities to work in conjunction with civilian health services.

I also like to relax on my own time by going to concerts, checking out the latest movie craze, jamming with the guitar alongside other musicians, playing video games, curling up with a good read, as well as going to social swing dancing. As you can see, I'm a very well rounded out person!


TELL ME ABOUT YOURSELF - The Survey
Name: Bing
Birthday: Jan. 22, 1984
Birthplace: Quezon City, Phil.
Current Location: Toronto, Can.
Eye Color: Brown
Hair Color: Black
Height: 5'7"
Right Handed or Left Handed: Right
Your Heritage: Filipino
The Shoes You Wore Today: Aldo Casuals
Your Weakness: Procrastination
Your Fears: Ceasing to exist.
Your Perfect Pizza: Ground beef, Italian Sausage, Olives!
Goal You Would Like To Achieve This Year: Have my summer free to do whatever I want.
Your Most Overused Phrase On an instant messenger: "Mhmm", and "-.- "
Thoughts First Waking Up: It's 5PM already?!
Your Best Physical Feature: No idea, I get a lot of varying comments. I'm probably just an all-rounder.
Your Bedtime: 0-dark-30
Your Most Missed Memory: Boston '03
Pepsi or Coke: Born-again Coke fanatic
MacDonalds or Burger King: Mickey D's at 4am in the morning right after work is second to none!
Single or Group Dates: Single, the latter feels like you're being babysat
Lipton Ice Tea or Nestea: Nestea all the way!
Chocolate or Vanilla: Chocolate
Cappuccino or Coffee: A venti Vanilla Bean Frappuccino? Is that answer ok?
Do you Smoke: No
Do you Swear: When I am frustrated.
Do you Sing: Whenever I play my guitar. Or if I've had too much to drink.
Do you Shower Daily: I'm gonna say yes to this one ;)
Have you Been in Love: I have no idea, I know I've liked a lot. Short answer: No.
Do you want to go to University: I'm in it.
Do you want to get Married: Right now. At this moment. I'm sick of the partying and debauchery!
Do you believe in yourself: No shit. Why would I push myself through all the stresses of education if I didn't?!
Do you get Motion Sickness: Maybe on ships
Do you think you are Attractive: Not to be vain, but yes.
Are you a Health Freak: Nope. Now toss me that bacon!
Do you get along with your Parents: Sometimes. That's if we're out of each other's way. Apparently I am a "rebel".
Do you like Thunderstorms: If you have ever stood in the Prairies, drizzling wet watching a thunderstorm unfold in the horizon, it's really freaky and cool!
Do you play an Instrument: Acoustic and Electric Guitar.
In the past month have you Drank Alcohol: Once, just another tallboy of Heineken as usual.
In the past month have you Smoked: No.
In the past month have you been on Drugs: Modafinil last semester; it's the new craze for crammers. It's got a lot of side-effects though. Moral: Kids, don't do DRUGS!
In the past month have you gone on a Date: I tried it on Valentine's but my date bailed on me to go with another guy. Good story to tell the grandkids.
In the past month have you gone to a Mall: Actually no, I have all the things I need and hence I don't see the necessity to go shopping. Clothes, food, girls, you name it.
In the past month have you eaten a box of Oreos: Not yet.
In the past month have you eaten Sushi: Red Dragon from Hosu just before club work.
In the past month have you been on Stage: For this audition downtown, but I bailed because of other priorities.
In the past month have you been Dumped: Somewhat, please see above.
In the past month have you gone Skinny Dipping: No
In the past month have you Stolen Anything: No
Ever been Drunk: Most recent stint was at my cousin's wedding in New Jersey. Free bar, what do you expect?
Ever been called a Tease: Hell yeah! Girls, you know who you are ;)
Ever been Beaten up: No. I was a bully when I was a little kid.
Ever Shoplifted: Hmm, my XBox (long story)
How do you want to Die: In the span of picoseconds.
What do you want to be when you Grow Up: I've wanted to be a jet pilot since I was a kid.
What country would you most like to Visit: Iceland and New Zealand.
In a Boy/Girl..
Favourite Eye Color: Green, Hazel, Ice Blue, Doe Brown
Favourite Hair Color: Dark brunettes and redheads.
Short or Long Hair: Both
Height: 5'2"-5'10".
Weight: 1 buck 15-35
Best Clothing Style: Nostalgic to Contemporary. Although both are the same at the moment for lack of creativity on the part of fashionistas.
Number of Drugs I have taken: If you're weaned off of them, it's all good. Unless it's some crazy hardcore stuff that makes teeth and hair fall out or something.
Number of CDs I own: I don't really care at this point.
Number of Piercings: A few placed tactfully...those are so hawt
Number of Tattoos: 1-2. Don't go overboard
Number of things in my Past I Regret: I don't care, everyone carries their own emotional baggage. Although that does not mean you can dump them all on me right there; a trickle at a time would work best.
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My Interests

Music, cuisine, reading, research, talking, theorizing, movies, kittens, more research, neuroscience, neurons, synapses, receptors, neurotransmitters, agonists, protein subunits...nerdiness...

I'd like to meet:

Can't think of anyone specific at the moment. I just know that if I do, I'll likely seize up and go into convulsions.

Music:

Linkin Park, Staind, Evanescence, A Perfect Circle, Lacuna Coil, Theory of a Deadman, Within Temptation, Dallas Green, Hinder, Jack Johnson, 10 Years, Oasis, Faber Drive, Hedley, Yellowcard, Snow Patrol

Movies:

LOTR, Braveheart, Jacob's Ladder, Hero, Black Hawk Down, Old School, Napoleon Dynamite, Knocked Up, Superbad, Kill Bill, Borat, 300, Shoot 'Em Up, Grindhouse, Sin City, The Golden Compass, Perfume

Television:

24, South Park, Iron Chef, Most Extreme Elimination Challenge, How It's Made, Mythbusters, Orange County Choppers

Books:

Fantasy: LOTR (J.R.R. Tolkien), His Dark Materials (P. Pullman), Shannara (T. Brooks), Sunrunner (M. Rawn), Dragonlance (Weis/Hickman), Interstellar Pig (W. Sleator), Dune (Frank Herbert), Parasite Eve (Hideaki Sena)Contemporary: Stiff (M. Roach), Life of Pi (Y. Martel), Guns Germs and Steel (J. Diamond), Man Beast & Zombie

Heroes:

My kittens are superheroes in the making. Don't doubt feline power...

My Blog

Facebook

Yes, if you want to keep in touch with me more, go there and add me! I can't handle more than one profile at a time!
Posted by Bing on Sat, 16 Feb 2008 02:08:00 PST

An update.

Apparently FB is the new craze, and rightfully so. Most of the people I keep in touch there go way back into the elementary skool daze. So I'm sorry if I haven't updated anything here in 6 months...
Posted by Bing on Tue, 06 Mar 2007 05:32:00 PST

A vigil

R.I.P. J.G.C., 1990-2005 Boxing Day, you were too young to die.
Posted by Bing on Mon, 02 Jan 2006 03:37:00 PST

Musings of a sort.

"May gusto ako sa isang babae, pero ayaw niya akong sagutin. Ano ba, kailangan ko pa bang hintayin siya? Alam mo ba kung ilang buwan ang sinayang ko para sa kanya? Apat na buwan...ngayon, magiging ipa...
Posted by Bing on Thu, 24 Nov 2005 01:13:00 PST

A Placeholder for Sunday's events

Two for the Money and Lord of War. Social implications for revolutionary change in terms of making the system fair and just for those who would seek such opportunities. Need sleep. Will do this someti...
Posted by Bing on Mon, 14 Nov 2005 12:38:00 PST

ETOH PRN

Nothing to say today. It's such a blah day so to speak. Hmm, I'm thinking of doing some light math work tonight and then relaxing...I know myself well enough to always chill before an exam because tha...
Posted by Bing on Fri, 11 Nov 2005 12:37:00 PST

Birthday Blues

It's mom's bday. I'm not sure what to get her, and I have late work today. Gotta think of something.
Posted by Bing on Thu, 10 Nov 2005 12:33:00 PST

Tuesdays

Here I am awake during the early morn' (girl it's all good, just turn me on, woman don't sweat it...alright, I'm stopping Sean Paul), which rarely happens. I savor Tuesdays so much, for it's the ...
Posted by Bing on Tue, 08 Nov 2005 09:09:00 PST

I welcome you back from your self-imposed hiatus!

I don't feel like posting anything new. It would not matter if I did anyway...you get to a point in life when you realize that everything is the same old, same old. Just when you would ...
Posted by Bing on Mon, 07 Nov 2005 07:53:00 PST

It's Friday/Saturday night

I'm gonna get smashed...and show up to work drunk. That should be fun :D I'm ready for the Moosehead/Heineken! (I realize it's been awhile...I'll try to remember :S) -Bing
Posted by Bing on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST