Monthly Archives: July 2012

Failed Recipe!

Tonight I tried a recipe and failed horribly. It was another Mark Bittman recipe (that I copied down before I returned the book) that I thought held a lot of promise. I think if I knew what it was supposed … Continue reading

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My return to Saipan in a helicopter!

On Friday, I was scheduled to return to Saipan with another patient who had been in Manila for an almost two month stay so that the patient could return home. The patient now had a tracheostomy tube and a percutaneous … Continue reading

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Continued..

See the first part of Manila Day three here and the first two days here and here (I had to put all the pictures in slideshow form below because of some technical difficulties) After what I considered enough excitement for … Continue reading

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Manila day three

Day three was probably the most unexpected of the trip but definitely fun and rewarding! After talking to other staff at the hospital today, I realize more how much I was lucky to have gone. There were people who are … Continue reading

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Manila post day two

Go here for Day One Post So, on to my second day there. After the relative stress of the transport, it was nice to have some plans for my second day so I wouldn’t just be sitting around idling. Like … Continue reading

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Manila post number one

Hello .. This will have to be a series of posts about my transport trip to Manila, Philippines. So, here’s part one! (Part/Day One – the transport and drop off + first impressions, Part/Day Two – around Intramuros, Rizal Park … Continue reading

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I’m famous!

http://www.saipantribune.com/newsstory.aspx?newsID=120609&cat=2 Haha, as expected an article came out about the run on Sunday. (There’s only so much to report on here). I just had to send it out for people to see. I don’t know if I would have published … Continue reading

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GOING TO THE PHILIPPINES….

Alright, my days on call just seem to be getting crazier and crazier. I am leaving tomorrow afternoon for the Philippines with an intubated (breathing tube), sedated, iatrogenically paralyzed child on two commercial flights. (Sorry for the medical speak that’s … Continue reading

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Runners’ world…

I ran a 10K this morning. Concurrently, they ran a half marathon and the total number of runners was 33 I think. There clearly is a small runner’s community here and it was so nice to meet all of them. … Continue reading

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More about Saipan

When I was just starting to process the offer of coming to work in Saipan, there were a lot of things that crossed my mind. Part of it involved a lot of internet searching about the island — and now … Continue reading

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