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Monthly Archives: March 2013
Good Friday Walk to Mount Tapochau
It is already Good Friday here in Saipan — I cannot believe how fast time is flying by. On Good Friday, people walk up to the highest point on the island which is Mount Tapochau in a sort of pilgrimage. … Continue reading
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Tagged easter, god friday, hiking, island, john 3:16, mount tapochau, mt tapochau, pictures, saipan, sunrise, thanksgiving, thoughts
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Saipan Ocean Swim 2013
The last of my four weekend warrior activities of March came this past Sunday hosted by the Saipan Swim Club. The swim meet was held on Friday and Saturday, which I got to watch/eat their baked goods at after my … Continue reading
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Tagged beach road, ocean swim, pictures, saipan, saipan ocean swim, swimming
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Coconut Bread
Despite the massive number of posts about recent exercise activities, it’s not all calories out — I make up for it in calories in :) I’m always on the lookout for new recipes — especially ones that I can handle … Continue reading
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Tagged baking, coconut, coconut bread, fresh coconut, gratitude, local ingredients, pictures, recipe, saipan
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Covenant Day
This week is the unimaginable three-day week for employees places that celebrate government holidays .. Monday off for Covenant Day and Friday off for Good Friday. While it doesn’t affect me in the hospital necessarily, the plethora of holidays must … Continue reading
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Tagged CNMI, commonwealth, covenant, covenant day, job, northern marianas islands, saipan, sunset, thoughts
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Introducing Joshua’s Loop
I went for a run this morning but finally it was not part of a race! This time was just for fun so I brought my camera along with me and tried to take some shots along the way. I … Continue reading
Working and sunset
Part of the things that I’ve adjusted to since starting work here in Saipan is being “on call” but not physically in the hospital. While I was “on call” during residency, you physically stayed in the hospital. You slept there … Continue reading
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Tagged beach, CNMI, gratitude, hospital, hyatt beach, job, pediatrician, pictures, saipan, sunset
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I feel like a runner!
Today was the Tagaman triathlon 2013, and for some reason — the overriding feeling of today is that ‘I’m a runner!’ (This is something that I’m not sure I would have characterized myself as before) This morning I woke up … Continue reading
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Tagged american memorial park, beach road, CNMI, crossfit, gps forerunner 210, gps watch, gratitude, job, negative split, oleai beach, pediatrician, running, saipan, tagaman, tagaman 2013, tagaman team, xterra
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Thoughts on match day and delivering news
Tomorrow, the “Ides of March” is more commonly known to the medical world as “Match Day.” You think of it once a year and it brings you back to your experience during that time. All physicians from the United States … Continue reading
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Tagged faith, gratitude, job, match day, medical school, pediatrician, saipan, thoughts
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Cure for exercise overload
Half jokingly, I have been thinking that I have had exercise overload lately. Cross Fit, a March filled with running, triathlon, (and swimming) events, etc have filled my free time in my schedule. While I never thought I could get … Continue reading
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Tagged beach road, CNMI, exercise, pediatrician, pictures, running, saipan, sunset
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XTERRA Saipan
As I mentioned in this post, I participated in a triathlon this weekend. Here’s the play by play! The day before, we went to a local hotel/resort (PIC) to pick up our registration which included needed accessories like a swim … Continue reading
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Tagged american memorial park, beach, beach road, CNMI, gps, gps forerunner 210, gratitude, island, pediatrician, running, saipan, saipan xterra 2013, saipan xterra trail run, sunrise, xterra, xterra 2013
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