basic sciences students, hello!

[adlaw]

i am a chemistry graduate student.

how about you? what made you study the sciences? it is more difficult that you ever thought it would be?

:)

[§ínned™]

Hello adlaw, is this thread for science students only? I love chemistry, does that count? :)

§inned™

[elijah]

i am a Biochemistry graduate.

four years ago,when i was applying for an entrance exam in UST, i don't have anything on my mind but only to take the exam and pass it.i don't have any planned-course to apply for,the only thing i know is that i wanna take up medicine in the future-so, i breezed over the listed pre-medical courses for which the UST mainly boost for and known for,and, i saw the not-so-familiar,heart-breaking course which is biochemistry.first,it's sounded like hell-in a course-imagine combining chemistry and biology,by the way,i hate chemistry during high-school,im more inclined in biology.BUT,biochemistry is totally different with that of chemistry,biology or the combination of both.i should say it is so HARD!but i survived-i love it!

Now being a medical-student,im realizing now that i have a lot of advantages in terms of the waterloo-subjects of almost all medical-students,which is microbiology and biochemistry.

its a hell in a course but i love it!


[This message has been edited by elijah (edited 07-06-2000).]

[adlaw]

hi sinned!

oo ba, sali ka rin dito. ;)

if you love something, you are more likely to be curious about it. and as they say "curiosity killed the cat". hehehe.

you love chemistry? why?

[adlaw]

elijah,

totoo ka. ang hirap ng biochemistry! it is actually my most hated chemistry subject.

kaya bow ako sa iyo...

;)

[§ínned™]

Hi adlaw! I did very well in the science of the elements when I was still in HS (basta sciences I do very well talaga ;)), but I didn't consider any science course when I went to college. Although among the sciences, chemistry and bilogy are tops for me, whoops physics din pala. When I was still in HS, I was very engrossed with learning chemistry evolving from one period to another - from black magic to modern or those Avogadro's Law and atomic theory, and of course the periodic table where I was really good at. So there. Nasagot ko ba tanong?. :)

§inned™

[Yoshi]

Uy, favorite ko ang biochem! Masaya siya!

[§ínned™]

Ba't naman naging masaya, Yoshi? May kantahan ba at libreng masahe? http://www.pinoyexchange.com/lol.gif

§inned™

[seiguchi]

wala lang. kasi maraming job opportunities ka tapos kapag tinanong kung anong natapos mo tapos chemistry ang sinabi mo, di ba nakkakabilib din sa kanila? :)

[elijah]

Ang isa pang mahirap sa course na biochem sa UST,eh kailangang kumuha ka ng Chemistry Board,pero,hell,Biochemistry is a lot different from Chemistry.But we have no choice but to take it!At least dalawa ang profession namin- as Chemists and Biochemists- gandang pakinggan! Lalo na pag nag-tuloy ka ng medicine-tatlo na ang field of profession mo.

Isa lang ang masasabi ko-talagang mahirap ang Biochemistry,pero nakaya ko!

yabang! pasabugin ako! http://www.pinoyexchange.com/boom.gif

[adlaw]

hi sinned!

oo, nasagot mo ang tanong ko. ;)

so that's why magaling ka sa analysis and observation. traits which also help you in writing and everyday decisions.

wow, buti na lang hindi ka nag-major sa sciences kundi baka hinding-hindi na kita ma-reach!

;)

[dave]

pisika ang una kong tinapos

[Yoshi]

Yup, I do think Biochemistry would be a very difficult course, but the subject matter's really interesting. Of course, the recent trends in medicine point to biochemists as major players. Given a choice to take graduate studies, I'd probably focus on biochemistry. :)

[§ínned™]

Hi adlaw! Kagabi lang nanaginip ako, naghahalo raw ako ng mga chemicals tapos biglang sumabog, may nagsayaw sa harapan ko tatlo 'yung ulo pero ang gaganda nila, 'yung isa mukhang chinese, 'yung isa latina, 'yung isa negra. Isinisigaw nila ang pangalan ko "§inned™!, §inned™!, §inned™!". Tapos bigla na lang may nag-abot ng diploma sa akin, nakalagay Chemistry. Kinilabutan ako. Siguro ibig sabihin nun hindi bagay na maging scientist ako. :D

Hoy Yoshi, sagutin ang katanungan ko.

§inned™

[adlaw]

hi dave!

bow ang beauty ko sa mga physicists.

;)

[jean!e]

:( im taking up computer science(does that count?)
:( i hate java, i hate programming and i hate my course....any suggestions to make me like it? :)

[adlaw]

alam ninyo kung bakit ayaw ko ng biochemistry? kasi ang daming dapat i-memorize. kaya rin hindi ako nag-biology.
o kaya nag-medicine.


;)

[adlaw]

Originally posted by §inned™:
Hi adlaw! Kagabi lang nanaginip ako, naghahalo raw ako ng mga chemicals tapos biglang sumabog, may nagsayaw sa harapan ko tatlo 'yung ulo pero ang gaganda nila, 'yung isa mukhang chinese, 'yung isa latina, 'yung isa negra. Isinisigaw nila ang pangalan ko "§inned™!, §inned™!, §inned™!". Tapos bigla na lang may nag-abot ng diploma sa akin, nakalagay Chemistry. Kinilabutan ako. Siguro ibig sabihin nun hindi bagay na maging scientist ako. :D

§inned™

hahaha! ang sarap i-analyze nito, ha! sa tingin ko your unconscious is only telling you to lessen your love for women. kasi baka ma-burn ka! ;)

ako rin, when i get so stressed with my experiments, i always have dreams of my instruments going up in smoke, fire, and hell! grabe, parang impiyerno... i never did learn to quit even when the going got tough.

:D

[adlaw]

Originally posted by jean!e:
:( im taking up computer science(does that count?)
:( i hate java, i hate programming and i hate my course....any suggestions to make me like it? :)

oo, computer science counts na rin.

alam mo isipin mo na lang na maraming jobs ang nag-hihintay sa iyo pag-natapos ka sa course mo. iyon lang yata ang alam ko to motivate you.

but if you really hate it, then it might be better to change courses...

[rao]

in the new economy, only three disciplines matter

1. Math
2. Physics
3. Electrical Engineering (ECE & CoE included)

[Yoshi]

§inned™: Masaya kasing magmemorya at gumawa ng mga mnemonic devices para alalahanin ang 21 essential amino acids. Nakakaaliw rin gumawa ng mga Lineweaver-Burke plots eh. :D

[§ínned™]

adlaw, that what makes science really interesting! dreams and experiments, a girl with a wolfram symbol on her forehead. very weird. have you dreamt of your petri dish being used in sautéing vegetables? :D

Yoshi, uh-huh, kala ko naman may libreng masahe na sa pag-aaral ng chemistry kaya masaya ka. :D

§inned™

[roosevelt69]

Originally posted by §inned™:
Hi adlaw! Kagabi lang nanaginip ako, naghahalo raw ako ng mga chemicals tapos biglang sumabog, may nagsayaw sa harapan ko tatlo 'yung ulo pero ang gaganda nila, 'yung isa mukhang chinese, 'yung isa latina, 'yung isa negra. Isinisigaw nila ang pangalan ko "§inned™!, §inned™!, §inned™!". Tapos bigla na lang may nag-abot ng diploma sa akin, nakalagay Chemistry. Kinilabutan ako. Siguro ibig sabihin nun hindi bagay na maging scientist ako. :D

Hoy Yoshi, sagutin ang katanungan ko.

§inned™

hehehe, siguro dapat naging chemist ka...siguro kung may pera at time lang ako nag-aral na ako uli...
tungkol naman don sa mga babae, siguro kulang ka lang sa beer at lap dance...

[clawed_out]

jean!e: kung ayaw mo mag prgrm..eh try the tech support field, or management (but you need ot get you masters degree)... ganya din kami! :) ayaw namin mag program pero ito ang in demand eh, tyagaan lang... (dont worry hindi ka nag iisa, napaka dami natin!)


rao: sa ngayon...pero tomorrow, ewan ,who knows what technology could bring us...pero they are the foundations of today's cyberworld.....

[adlaw]

rao,

i-sama mo na rin ang chemistry. aba, lahat ng gamit mo, chemistry is involve!

;)

[adlaw]

Originally posted by §inned™:
adlaw, that what makes science really interesting! dreams and experiments, a girl with a wolfram symbol on her forehead. very weird. have you dreamt of your petri dish being used in sautéing vegetables? :D

§inned™

sa tingin ko gutom ka lang. :D. sinned, you are really putting all the things you love in your dreams. women, food, and science! frustrations, frustrations?! hehehe.

speaking of fires and dreams, once sa panaginip ko while i was using my mass spectrometer, fire started to break out. kasehodang nasusunog ang machine ko, i still went on with the experiment. :D.

[elijah]

lipids,carbohydrates,protein,nucleic acids-RNA&DNA,vitamins,metabolism et.al.-anyone?

just keeping this topic on top... :)

[rao]

Originally posted by adlaw:
rao,

i-sama mo na rin ang chemistry. aba, lahat ng gamit mo, chemistry is involve!

;)

new economy ang sinabi ko e
chemistry , old economy yon
saka wala akong bilib sa chemistry dahil na e explain ng quantum mechanics.

[§ínned™]

adlaw, 'di naman, medyo lang naman. :D

I was reading about atmospheric chemistry the other day. Mahilu-hilo talaga ako. I have this feeling na kailangang buhayin ko ang pagka-environmentalist ko, kahit mahilig akong magtapon ng balat ng candy sa kalsa-kalsada. :D. Oh, now I wonder if we have enough atmospheric chemists there in the Philippines? Lalo na we have to deal with these very critical environmental issues blah-blah. I don't know but it is kinda interesting to learn more about the anthropogenic impact on the atmosphere stuff. Hmmm...

§inned™

[adlaw]

Originally posted by rao:
new economy ang sinabi ko e
chemistry , old economy yon
saka wala akong bilib sa chemistry dahil na e explain ng quantum mechanics.

chemistry can not explain quantum mechanics because quantum mechanics ought to explain chemistry...

i studied quantum chemistry, and we used it to calculate the energy levels of the electron. ;)

at saka chemistry is a practical science.

even the new economy needs chemistry. computers needs their silicon chips and stylish cases. kung walang chemistry research, i don't think lalago ang new economy na iyan. pati iyong genome project, the backbone is biochemistry. it just needs those supercomputers to speed up the calculations and stuff. kaya nga basic science kasi THE spinal cord iyan of any new technology that will be invented.

;)

[adlaw]

Originally posted by §inned™:
adlaw, 'di naman, medyo lang naman. :D

I was reading about atmospheric chemistry the other day. Mahilu-hilo talaga ako. I have this feeling na kailangang buhayin ko ang pagka-environmentalist ko, kahit mahilig akong magtapon ng balat ng candy sa kalsa-kalsada. :D. Oh, now I wonder if we have enough atmospheric chemists there in the Philippines? Lalo na we have to deal with these very critical environmental issues blah-blah. I don't know but it is kinda interesting to learn more about the anthropogenic impact on the atmosphere stuff. Hmmm...

§inned™

marami akong kilala na environmental scientists but usually handling water pollutants. and i know somebody from UP who is applying for graduate studies in atmospheric sciences here in my institute. sana makuha siya.

my training is marine geochemistry. so bale i trace the movement of the water masses in the oceans using ultra-trace metals like the rare earth elements (REEs) . but as a sideline, i also measured the REEs in some river waters in japan and thailand. i found a high level of gadolinium pollution in the rivers of tokyo kasi they use gadolinium compounds for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in hospitals... ;)

[adlaw]

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[§ínned™]

Hi adlaw, for sure your job is very exciting.
Do you by any chance know something about the Philippine environmental issues like those of Thailand and Japan? What are the environmental scientists or the geochemits doing in addressing these issues? It's going to be informative for us who are quite not learned about this stuff. Thanks.

§inned™

[adlaw]

Originally posted by §inned™:
Hi adlaw, for sure your job is very exciting.
Do you by any chance know something about the Philippine environmental issues like those of Thailand and Japan? What are the environmental scientists or the geochemits doing in addressing these issues? It's going to be informative for us who are quite not learned about this stuff. Thanks.

§inned™



o sige §inned, this will be a series of notes on the environmental status in the philippines.

but first i will have to start with what i have done myself. :D

i also measured the REEs in the surface waters from the surigao strait to the sulu sea. in a station of the sulu sea, i further measured the REEs comprising a vertical profile, meaning from the surface to a depth of 5 kilometers down. no abnormal concentrations there, which goes to show that our hospitals are not high tech enough to use the MRI technology i have mentioned above. kasinglinis tayo ng thailand. kasing low tech, din. :D

in cebu, where i am based, we do a lot of environmental assessment studies for DENR. so far,the heavy metal (Pb, Cd, Zn, Cu) concentrations in the river waters of cebu are below the limit set by the environmental protection agency. but, the industrialization of cebu will definitely change this. i know somebody from waseda who is working on water treatment technology. i do hope he goes back to cebu. kailangan natin ng doctor ng environment...

although cebu's rivers are clean in terms of heavy metals, we could not say so biologically. ang baho kasi tinataponan ng trash. i went home last september, and although the situation has improved, madumi pa rin.

marami pa. i'll be back with inputs from other pinoy scientist. hawak ko na ang isang proceeding book. hala ka! :D




[This message has been edited by adlaw (edited 07-12-2000).]

[adlaw]

i am still tackling water pollution in our rivers. what we need to do to rehabilitate our damaged waterways is make sure that nobody throws their domestic and industrial garbage there.

domestic - we need to have an efficient system of collecting them. kailangan din na ma-segregate ang mga garbages into burnable and non-flammable ones. this is a government service, kaya sana naman ang gobyerno natin, matino. :(

industrial waste - the water waste of factories should be treated chemically before they are made to flow to our rivers. sana lahat ng factories sa pinas mayroong water treatment section...

more to come...

[adlaw]

iyong mga ibang science majors and science lovers, ilagay ninyo rin ang mga interesting things that you have learned while studying your subjects.

make sure na wala masyadong technical jargon para ma-intindihan ng lahat!

:D

[§ínned™]

adlaw, diyosa ka talaga ng agham-kemistri! :D

Yeap, calling all science enthusiasts out there. :D

§inned™

[adlaw]

*bump*

more to come!

:D

[Kaide]

Any MAth Majors??? :D

[adlaw]

Originally posted by Kaide:
Any MAth Majors??? :D

wow, may math major! my sister is a math major. :D kaso hindi siya member ng pex. :(

kaide, anong gusto mo sa math?

:D

[quickmelt]

I am a MATH MAJOR and im damn proud of it :) 2nd yr pa lang, di pa graduate

[adlaw]

you really should be proud of being a math major! :D

[clawed_out]

i'm a math major!

ewan ko kung bakit ako napasok sa course na ito....

[adlaw]

Originally posted by clawed_out:
i'm a math major!

ewan ko kung bakit ako napasok sa course na ito....



bakit naman? :D

[tRiStAn]

Math major here! :)

clawed_out: Talaga? Hindi mo sinabi sa akin na magka-course pala tayo!

[adlaw]

naku, tristan, the genius! :D

[rao]

pure math - a form of intellectual masturbation; it's pleasurable but unproductive :-)

[clawed_out]

adlaw, wala lang ....kasi in the first place cs ang kinuha ko sa ust tapose nagulat na lang kami ng friend ko na bs math maj in cs yung course namin.. NAKAKA INTIMIDATE! tapos sobra hirap!

well, it paid off naman eh :D nakagraduate ako! at natuto ako ng sandamakmak na math & sciences!

tristan: nye! heheheh math major ka rin pala!

[tRiStAn]

adlaw http://www.pinoyexchange.com/bop.gif Genius ka diyan!

clawed_out: Akala ko ba nurse ka! http://www.pinoyexchange.com/lol.gif Nasaan ka na ngayon?

[adlaw]

Originally posted by clawed_out:
adlaw, wala lang ....kasi in the first place cs ang kinuha ko sa ust tapose nagulat na lang kami ng friend ko na bs math maj in cs yung course namin.. NAKAKA INTIMIDATE! tapos sobra hirap!

well, it paid off naman eh :D nakagraduate ako! at natuto ako ng sandamakmak na math & sciences!


iyon naman pala eh. nakaya mo rin pala. ibig sabihin, you have the brains. :D

[adlaw]

Originally posted by rao:
pure math - a form of intellectual masturbation; it's pleasurable but unproductive :-)

you couldn't say that. math is the foundation of all sciences. lahat ng sciences product ng math.

gosh, that is not unproductive!

;)

[Kaide]

Originally posted by adlaw:
wow, may math major! my sister is a math major. :D kaso hindi siya member ng pex. :(

kaide, anong gusto mo sa math?

:D

Nothing in particular eh. La lang. :) calculus? (Nyaks kala mo totoo hehe). uy d ako berd ha!!!!

[Kaide]

Originally posted by Kaide:
Nothing in particular eh. La lang. :) calculus? (Nyaks kala mo totoo hehe). uy d ako berd ha!!!!

NERD! di ako nerd! ---hindi "berd" LOL

[Kaide]

Originally posted by clawed_out:
i'm a math major!

ewan ko kung bakit ako napasok sa course na ito....

Same here! d ko nga rin akalain eh! anyways, malapit na ako grumaduate! 3 terms nalang (nyek 1 yr...tagal pa yun eh)

[Kaide]

Originally posted by adlaw:
you really should be proud of being a math major! :D OO masarap nga maging math major eh. kala ko dati baduy...hirap nga lang! pero k lang (no ba ****?) ;)

[rao]

Originally posted by adlaw:
you couldn't say that. math is the foundation of all sciences. lahat ng sciences product ng math.

gosh, that is not unproductive!

;)

biro lang, ikaw naman o! napakaseryoso mo :-)

[adlaw]

Originally posted by rao:
biro lang, ikaw naman o! napakaseryoso mo :-)



akala ko kasi seryoso ka... :D

[rao]

Originally posted by adlaw:
akala ko kasi seryoso ka... :D

siyempre, biro lang yon. We can hardly exist too without convolution (continuous and discrete) :-)

[clawed_out]

ayan madami pala tayo eh...

adlaw: naku hindi naman...patience lang... at hindi ako matalino no, mapalad lang at nakaka survive...

tristan: http://www.pinoyexchange.com/bop.gif hehehehe!! nurse ka dyan! andito na ako sa usa...

kaide: kaya mo yan! ano major mo? madami ka pwedeng pasukan after you graduate...

pero of all the sciences...chem ang pinaka nag enjoy ako.... bio, ok lang....physics , naku eto pina ayaw ko!

[tRiStAn]

clawed_out, what are you doing there? Working?

[clawed_out]

tristan: yup... :( mas gusto ko dyan mas masaya dyan!

*oops off topic, sorry*

[vanz declaro]

hi!! why doesn't anyone mention social sciences like my course... BS Psychology. It's an interesting and fun course. bkit kanyo! Well, let mention the reasons!

1) flexible siya in a way na you can choose kung anong career ang gusto mong ipursue. kung gusto mo sa industrial setting, school setting, or clinical setting.

2) it's a premed

3) makakainterpret ka ng dreams...kung gusto mo.

4) you'll be able to understand abnormal behaviors and other psychological behaviors.

5) magagamit mo siya in everyday life situations.

so go na sa psychology

[adlaw]

Originally posted by vanz declaro:
hi!! why doesn't anyone mention social sciences like my course... BS Psychology. It's an interesting and fun course. bkit kanyo! Well, let mention the reasons!

1) flexible siya in a way na you can choose kung anong career ang gusto mong ipursue. kung gusto mo sa industrial setting, school setting, or clinical setting.

2) it's a premed

3) makakainterpret ka ng dreams...kung gusto mo.

4) you'll be able to understand abnormal behaviors and other psychological behaviors.

5) magagamit mo siya in everyday life situations.

so go na sa psychology

o, sige vanz, sama ka na rin sa amin. you also do experiments, right? then you also know the scientific method. anybody who understands the ways of science is welcome here! :D

[adlaw]

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