Board Exam

Less than a year ago, my friend Francis came back from the US to take the local pharmacy board exam. Well, hindi naman talaga yun ang gusto nya, gusto lang nya talagang magkaroon ng reason to go back (and see me, bwahahaha joke). So our journey begun.

SLEEPOVER HERE AND THERE.

REVIEW.

PACOP PUYATAN SESSIONS.

HIPHOPABS LEFT AND RIGHT.

PACOP AGAIN.

MANOR REVIEW CENTER.

REVIEW AT THE LIBRARY.

REVIEW AT STARBUCKS.

REVIEW AT OUR DORM.

REVIEW AT HIS APARTMENT.

PRC...... erm. CITY HALL!

REVIEW.

REVIEW.

REVIEW.

SHOPPING FOR THE PERFECT BOARD EXAM BLACK SHOES.

BORROWING OF PHARMACY UNIFORM.

REVIEW AGAIN.

STARVATION AT TAGUMPAY!!!

Tita Dok (his mom) often sends messages thru facebook,

 bahala na kyo kay francis sana nga maka pasa na cya sa board paki pukpok mo na lang bka puro lakwatsa gwin alalayan nyo na lang sa pag rreview

And so we did!............. And! SO DID HE!

Para lang siyang nagkaroon ng tatlong NANAY! Si Ben, si Joanne at AKO! MWAHAHAHA!

Ewan ko na lang hindi ka pa ba ma-stress nyan!

So, on his board exam eve (wahahaha!), I slept at his apartment. Study MOOOOORE!!!! Whoever said na rest your minds and do nothing on the day before the board exam, e lolo na! Hindi na uso yun! Kahit glimpse lang sa notes to freshen up lahat ng naaral mo (and hindi yun konti ha!) And as a sacrifice, hindi na ko nag-aral ng PHARMACOLOGY!

So, 4AM, wake up call, morning dance and bath! 4:30AM, breakfast! 5AM, elevator! 5:10AM, at 7'11 buying coffee and other baon. 5:15, he was on his way to MLQU for STARVATION AT TAGUMPAY!!!!!!!!

Board Exam Day 1. Time check: 5 AM

 Day 2 of the board exam and the 3-day waiting time was HISTORY!
Ang twist e yung result ng board exam!
He was misinformed na wala siya sa list of passers (just because his cousin was searching on the wrong date, January 2010!) e January 2011 dapat! When he tried searching for it, gumatong pa yung broadband, ayaw kumonek, so he hurriedly went to our dorm and said na may results na nga daw.
We went to the nearest internet hub, and seeing his eyes like that (swear feeling ko nalalaglag na yung puso ko na feeling ko ako yung iiyak kung babagsak siya!), well it wasn't that hard to click on the link (HERE! HERE!), but it took all the courage in and out of the body to SCROLL down. I looked at him, and hindi pa talaga siya nakatingin, nakayuko lang!

THEN "IT" HAPPENED.

Francis Salao Santos, RPh

Super delayed CONGRATULATIONS to you friend!

And to another great friend who's taking her board exam tomorrow, my prayers are with you! God bless! Congrats in advance!