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April 2013

• Moving To The Philippines: The Countdown Begins (April 9, 2013)

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March 2013

• Observing National Doctors' And Mid-Level Providers' Day (March 30, 2013)
• We Just Paid $427 For Our Travel Medicine And Allergy Rx For Our Trip To The Philippines (March 29, 2013)
• Pre-Geeking Out: Already Preparing For The USMLE (March 26, 2013)
• Attempting To Align Philippine Undergraduate Medical Education With California Requirements (March 25, 2013)
• The Road To Our Application To A Philippine Medical School (March 24, 2013)
• Dissecting The Medical Board Of California's Licensing Requirements For IMGs (March 23, 2013)
• Overwhelmed, Less Than A Month Left In The United States (March 23, 2013)
• My Good, Bad, And Ugly Experience With Combat Veterans (March 19, 2013)
• Airline Tickets Booked, Med School Reservation Fee Paid (March 18, 2013)
• Finally Accepted Into Medical School (March 13, 2013)
• Philippine Medical School Interview Scheduled For Next Week (March 7, 2013)

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February 2013

• A Timeless Channel Of Blessings (February 28, 2013)
• Our Philippine Medical School Application Documents Have Arrived (February 27, 2013)
• My Philippine NMAT Result and Study Strategy (February 26, 2013)
• Things To Do In Hawaii During A Ten-Hour Layover (February 24, 2013)
• Between Layovers: Our Very Own "Airport Tourism" Experience (February 24, 2013)
• The Road To Apostilles And Document Authentication By The Philippine Consulate General (February 22, 2013)
• When And Where It's Okay To Be Spammed (February 22, 2013)
• Crazy Weather, Crazy Drivers, And A Murder Suspect On The Loose (February 21, 2013)
• The Gift Of A Speeding Ticket (February 20, 2013)
• Over-Caffeinating With The Best Coffee In Hawaii (February 19, 2013)
• Finding Balance, Setting Boundaries, Saying "No" (February 16, 2013)
• Longing For That Elusive Date Night (February 16, 2013)
• Humpback Whales On A Date On Valentine's Day (February 14, 2013)
• Medical School Application Papers To Be Shipped With Love (February 13, 2013)
• A Mother's Version of "Stars and Stripes" (February 12, 2013)
• The Elusive "Me" Time for Moms (February 12, 2013)
• Discovering Plumerias in Hawaii and in the Philippines (February 11, 2013)
• My Husband Wants to Know About My $15 - $20 Gas Budget (February 7, 2013)
• Egg Allergy and Flu Shots (February 6, 2013)
• Our Philippine NMAT Experience in Los Angeles (February 4, 2013)
• Judgments Being Passed On Working, Single, and Stay-At-Home Moms (February 4, 2013)
• Children's Passport Application Day And Field Trips In Between (February 1, 2013)

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January 2013

• Getting Our U.S. Documents Authenticated by the Philippine Consulate (January 13, 2013)

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November 2012

• Dear Biology: This Is How My Layperson Brain Works (November 24, 2012)
• I Want To Be Like Superwoman (November 20, 2012)
• Mentally Preparing for the Philippine NMAT (November 13, 2012)
• Our Medical Education Strategy As Prospective USIMGs (November 2, 2012)

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October 2012

• How to Register and Prepare for the NMAT in the United States (October 31, 2012)
• Half Moon Bay and Doctors' Appreciation Day (October 30, 2012)
• Pets and Stars from Madagascar Make Their Way to Honolulu (October 22, 2012)
• 10 Qualities to Develop in Our Children (October 18, 2012) 
• A Note to Mothers: "We Had Already Been Rewarded" (October 17, 2012) 
• How to Create Your Very Own "Pa Kamali'i" or Children's Courtyard (October 15, 2012) 
• How to Stop Raising a Generation of Consumers (October 13, 2012)
• Learning How to Read and Spell with Shaka (October 12, 2012)
• Learning About Popular Fighter Jets and Bombers in the Pacific (October 10, 2012)
• Introducing Our Newest Pet, Shaka (October 9, 2012)