BookmarkAt times, there’s a thin line between downright stupidity and overwhelming curiosity. Here’s my dry ice story. One time, an order of frozen reagents came in and was shipped in dry ice. I had a legit hypothesis and my goal is to carbonize water. After all, if conditions are right with temperature and pressure, it… Continue reading Don’t Play with Dry Ice

BookmarkBack in my internship days in the Philippines, I had to do my clinicals at this mid-sized hospital in my home town. We were short staffed one day,and I was assigned to work at the records release section. That was back in the days when patients have to pick up their results so they can… Continue reading Never Been Touched

BookmarkWhen I was in MedTech school, our chemistry professor shared this story to us. It was a typical day and she was busy prepping a variety of chemicals for her class the next day. When she got done, she left the lab and took a jeepney ride home. Just an FYI, jeepneys are recycled World… Continue reading Phew! What’s That Smell???

BookmarkThis story happened when I first started working in the United States as a Clinical Laboratory Professional. I can speak English really well, but some of the slangs I’m not very familiar of. For instance, I wasn’t aware that there’s a difference between “piss” and “pee”. I will soon find out. One day, I was… Continue reading Piss in the Cup

BookmarkThis happened back in my home country where I took my first job as a Medical Technologist. At the time, I was a Med Tech Intern and was assigned a month at our Clinical Microscopy Department. The lab wasn’t huge, but we have a fair share of patients, including some newborns. Some weren’t even named… Continue reading Name Confusion