my upcoming license application and up to now I'm still fixing out some
needed documents. To be specific the number 07 requirement called
"Comprehensive Medical Certificate" , apparently most of the medical
clinics I inquired about this don't have the slightest idea what's it
all about and what kinds of specific medical screening would I take.
I do have one clue which the receptionist at manila doctors hospital
clinic gave me, he said that I should go to the main hospital located in
U.N. avenue , ermita manila. Based on the info I should look for resty
on the "industrial medical services department" of the mentioned
hospital and inquire further about the cost. Fair enough and I think
that was the best answer I got for today and quite frankly this person
knows exactly what I'm taking about.
Just to add some info on Why the hell am I pursuing to have a
comprehensive medical checkup in the first place ?! The main reason is
that I need to know the general status of my health and I'm just using
the guise of "for licensure examination purposes" as a cover up for my
personal agenda's.
As for the other requirements needed aside from the medical , I could
say that I had no problems with them whatsoever and it's fairly easy.
One such instance is the said so called "Notarized Document form" which
I easily handled in just a few minutes on a local notary lawyer. I also
made copies of the said Notarized form, at first I was having trouble
finding a colored Xerox . Fortunately I stopped at national bookstore
before going home and saw that they had colored Xerox machine, I never
wasted the opportunity to make copies of that document.
The following day
I went to manila doctors hospital and ended up in Dr. Hayden Kho's
clinic (7th floor Room 711). Which I talked to his secretary and she
said (the secretary) that I don't exactly need a comprehensive medical
exam , all that I needed is just a basic Physical medical exam and
that's about it. She also added that the service cost 1800 PHP. The
price is reasonable and considering the credibility of manila doctors
hospital , it is highly impossible that PRC would not accept it.
After the said inquiry at the hospital , I managed to have the spare
time to visit the PRC office near Far Eastern University to clarify a
few checklist parts. Based on what the rude female staff at window 16,
She said that id doesn't matter which clinic (or hospital) the medical
certificate would from, as long as it's department of health accredited
, then its good enough.
By the way it was only I few days ago that I had finally managed to
figure out were in the hell was PRC actually located. I had no idea that
it was located just in between two well known universities here in metro
manila, to be specific it was in between FEU University -UST University.
Ha ! How could I ever known all this time that PRC was to be found there
- I've been walking to that street during my college years and not once
have I noticed that PRC was there. Anyway it was not my fault that I
didn't know its exact location , given the fact that PRC office building
is so small and what made it more unnoticeable was it's been "sandwich"
by two gigantic universities .
In other matters
Looking back I decided that I should try to consult another well known
medical establishment. Medical City S.M. Marikina ( just a branch ) ,
Upon inquiry the receptionist mentioned that the cost of the medical
service was just only 600 PHP and comes along with a package of CBC . So
I guess medical city offers a much cheaper version . Well as long as its
recognized by PRC and DOH then I think its practical wise that I go for
Medical city (though personally I opt at Manila Doctors hospital).
In other news
Had a chat with a former classmate of mine during college years in Face
book and got an idea that perhaps I could search the social network and
see our former classmates there. Well not that it matter's but I'd just
like to see how is everybody doing after 10 years and see how they are
in life , after all I haven't been in touch with them in a decade. I
wonder how are they doing right now?
Last Saturday mom and dad saw a television show dedicated to Filipino
sailors, at the end of the television show there was a message saying
that "Filipino sailor's show be proud of this profession and sailing is
a noble job" . Upon seeing the portion I could only look down with
disdain on what's the TV host is saying and mumble "does this bastard
knew exactly what he is saying?" , As far as I know most Filipino's
sailors go thru as far as having a professional license and then end up
doing work similar to a constructions job. The typical public have
exactly had no idea that this profession is one of the worst jobs in the
Philippines , too many people and not enough job vacancies to go around
with, the maritime industry in the Philippines is overcrowded and over
standardized .
Thanks but I'm not fooled on sweet talking
