back to work...chinatown clinic

I'm not really sure how to make this post as entertaining as the previous one...so here goes.

Got back to volunteering at a clinic again...this time working as an Indonesian interpreter. It's really fun and eye opening as usual to see the state of health care for people here in chinatown. They have it...difficult to say the least...

There's a lot of med school students working it and a couple of doctors, it's hard to get more docs to come out I guess because they have family, as a friend pointed out earlier tonight. But after the first day, I'm looking forward to more days at the clinic...it's exciting to be back among patients and people

The doc in charge wants us to start a project...I'm not sure why, but I guess it's good to fill the time now that I only have 2 classes for the next month or so and one class from then to the end of May....at which point I will give up these shenanigans, grow up and return home to take my rightful place as BMICOO (that's big man in charge of operations to you laymen) of IHGS Inc, where I am proprietor of an organization in charge of the upkeep and maintenance of entity/entities who are under my umbrella of responsibilities.

i got hit by a car again

Well technically not again...last time I hit a car, well technically, this time a car and I came together. It was hard enough that the impact caused the car's glossy painted surface to sort of grab on, or perhaps more appropriately, bond to the skin of my knee and rip it away off my bones. Well not nearly that dramatic, but you get the picture, skin ripped apart and now big chunk missing and it won't stop bleeding. I showed that car though...it's fenders will never be the same...I've shattered its inner sanctum of steel...I've penetrated the impermeable defenses of Japanese automotive sheet metal door...I think I cracked a glass window, I have some random bruises all over my back and sides...It was a thoroughly pleasant encounter on my part, thank you, come again.

It is, by the way, on the same knee that I fell on HARD a few weeks ago while riding in the rain...just when it started to heal it breaks open again...just great

In a few weeks, if you find that I haven't posted in a week or more...expect an invitation to my funeral...which will be a cremation to limit my carbon footprint...

...OR maybe if I loose a limb or two or four...which will also limit my footprint...expect an invite to a party with free booze and alcohol!

ps, betadine is expensive...almost 20 bucks a bottle

pps, betadine isn't as painful as it use to be when it was applied during my childhood years...damn these watered down american betadine solutions!!!

reason #1213434 that Costco is GREAT!

I've been looking for a dental plan because I need dentures fixed or replaced but as you may or may not know, individual (non-employer sponsored) dental plans are really expensive and require a 12 month wait period after enrolling before being able to get dentures worked on. Well in comes Costco, who in their wisdom partners up with Delta Dental to bring you an individual dental plan that has no waiting period and pretty reasonable coverage for dentures and great for everything else. Even AARP/Delta partnership doesn't offer you this and you know how much more pulling power AARP has.

...in short, I

allergic to crabs

I ate a 3 lbs dungeness crab (much like the one above, but less...saucie) the other day for dinner and I woke up the next morning at 6 AM with constricted airways and hives all over my body. I seriously was wheezing for a good hour trying to breathe. I still itch...That crab was good though. Hopefully I don't die when I eat my next crab, although the Surgeon General would say "STOP, No more crabs for you young man!"

But without crabs, life is just not worth living I tell ya...I mean look at that thing, how can something so ugly taste so good and be so deadly at the same time???? It's an amazing animal...it must be eaten...by me!

I think I'll drink some benadryl before bed next time I eat a crab.

FACT OF THE DAY: did you know that benadryl has antidepressant properties and it led to the discovery of that phenomenal pill of placidity...prozac.

2ND FACT OF THE DAY: did you know that you could have an allergic reaction to benadryl causing hives? Well you could, so if you're taking it to get rid of hives only to find more hives, well don't be surprised

...the more you know

thinking makes you lose weight

So I just finished a round of exams, 4 exams in 7 days. It felt like I was thinking so much that I lost a few pounds, or at least I was able to eat a LOT more and not gain any chub. I still don't get how people can pull all nighters and still function in the morning for a grueling exam. It's crazy man!

disappointments

It's disappointing and maddening when you find out that you can't even rely on your own family for important things. I guess the old adage is true, when you want something done, you have to do it yourself. I guess I should be glad I have a family.

Pre-exam breakfast

I've found the perfect pre-exam breakfast. Basically it comes down to a lot of fat and protein. It's not the healthiest, but it gives you enough energy while not bogging you down w/ digestion. It's eggs w/ cheese, sausage patties, a little bit of carbs in the form of some form of potato and also a little bit of fruit, preferably w/ lots of antioxidants to combat the cancer causing fried foods you're about to eat, like blue or blackberries

It sorta worked for me, it should work for that meeting to ask for a raise w/ the boss or if you have an exam.

Siem out