Ohlone Wilderness Trail

Rush, Guy, Susan, Allie, and I just got back from hiking the Ohlone Wilderness Trail. We left early Saturday morning and got on the trail by 9:30am. 7 hours and 14 miles later, we finally made it to our campsite. The trail involved a ton of climbing, maybe 5500 feet total on that first day, and we were beat. But nothing beats a nice hot dinner and a warm campfire at the end of a long day. The 2nd day was mellow, only 6 miles, which I think we were all thankful for. The trip was a ton of fun, and it reminded me of why I used to go backpacking so much. We'll have to do another trip sometime.

p.s. Who's up for a ski trip?

papamingo

how many times must i explain the goodness that is papamingo?!

heard of pinkberry? papamingo is the only east bay equivlaent. it's the korean frozen yogurt craze that is all the rage in LA. although, it's not really fro-yo. it's soooooo much better. it's this tangy, tart, natural yogurt (comes in green tea and pomegrante too) and you can pick your choice of toppings - fresh fruit, little mochi balls, chocolate chips, nuts, captain crunch, etc. it's overpriced and sometimes the fruit is still frozen, but it's oh so good. delicious.

papamingo's on channing right at the corner of telegraph. anytime anyone wanna try, i'm there!

make the pain go away

i am officially done with 6 out of 8 straight days of ED shifts. two more to go, but i'm working the crappy "clinic-to-1am" shift tomorrow, followed by 11a-9p the next day. i'm thinking i might not even go home in between. are there any med students using the transport call room, or can i crash that?

and what the heck is papamingo?

the icing on the cake

how am i welcomed back at summit? the garage is closed and i have to park on the street and move my car again in the morning and i get greeted with 3 admissions. couldn't at least one have come while i was on transport? now, i must get papmingo...

summit sucks

summit senior = scut monkey. i wrote ten thousand dcas and hmpcs today. then just as things were settling down, i got called out for transport. now i'm sitting in the lounge eating stale bread from dinner and taking my sweet time to get back to summit. oh, how i long for the days of day float. who wants papamingo tomorrow?!!

I'm back...

After what feels like a long hiatus from photo-taking/memory-making, I'm back with new photos on my Picasa website. Click on the link to the right to view pics from 1) Eddie's fundraiser at Pyramid for the PCF, and 2) Halloween pics from Medjool!

Tisha.

Viv says baby's are stooopid

I agree with her because she's my call buddy. No interns should ever complain about not getting dinner any more because Viv ate an Asian pear and chocolate covered macadamia nuts. She is now full. That is all for now from the land of bebe.

Photos from Poker Night!!

Thanks to everyone for coming!! There were winners, there were losers, and there were even Guitar Heroes and Wii Boxing champs!! Check out the picture of Jay eating pie off the floor...

Ted's Thank-you Party

here are pics from the pyramid brewery. special thanks to eddie chu for hosting the event and picking up the tab.

Hola amigos!

Wassup peeps! Mike and I are workin´ hard down here in Ecuador. Ok, not that hard. We did have some down time at the beach and we even took a trip to a beach for para-gliding. Unfortunately, only Mike got to para-pente because he´s a fatty. They said I couldn´t go because the wind was too strong and I was ¨mas pequeno.¨ Stupid Mike and his fat belly! But we did get some good video footage and Mike said I could pretend that it was me.

We also sampled some of the local drinks around here, most notably ¨aquadiente¨ which Mike is now referring to as Fire Water. (You´ll have to ask him).

We also made our first sand animal. It was a very impressive turtle - quite realistic. LOL. Oh yeah, I´m also a big celeb down here cuz I´m one of the only Asians. People have asked to take photos with me. But I´m refusing autographs. :)

Anyway, Ecuador is great and you really can´t beat the $1.50 lunch and the $1 Pilsners!

Hasta luego!
Jen and Mike

Riding for drugs!!

I only got a few pictures from Rusha's bike ride, but here they are. For those of you who missed it, it was a ton of fun. About 52 miles of riding bliss and 10 miles of thigh-burning hell at the end. And yes, the yellow Schwinn made the journey (you can see it in the group picture). Props to Rusha for finding an innovative way to celebrate her birthday, and for tying it to fund-raising for the PCF.

15 milliseconds of fame!

Hey, I forgot that my friends and I are famous! LOL.

Check it out: <http://sflive.publicis-usa.com/Calistoga/Media/calistoga.html>

Please, no autographs. :)

Adventures in dating, Part 2

Part 2: The physicist
So I met my second potential life partner (LOL) at Temescal today. I decided that a little Bocce Ball would be the perfect date. Unlike Bachelor #1, he was on time and didn't carry a gun. It's a sad day when that becomes my current criteria for a decent date. Anyway, he was cute and nice, but I hate to say it, my Gay-dar went off (I think it was the way he walked). I don't actually think he was gay, but the damage was already done. We did play a bunch of Bocce Ball and I was crowned the Master of the Universe at Bocce. Yeah! Then I had to call it a night. I had played with enough balls for one evening. ;)

Jen "Hope I have better luck in Ecuador" Louie

Re: Rumors and gossip

dear friends - it was me. i apologize for the tardy response - i was out of town at my high school reunion this weekend and was on call yesterday so i haven't really had time to deal with this until now. i took the post down on saturday morning before i left because there were some very strong feelings from at least one person who felt that the content of the post was inappropriate. for those who didn't get to read it, the post went into some detail about the recent losses suffered in the subspecialty departments, particularly surgery and GI, but spanning plastics, rehab, and everybody else. when i originally posted this, i did so with the intent of clarifying the reasons for people leaving, as well as what that would mean going forward. i felt that the anxiety level of the residency program was rising with each successive departure, and i wanted everyone to know more about the situation. i did not have any malicious intent in posting this content. i did not post details about anybody's personal life or any illegal activities. i tried to use language that would make it clear that a lot of this was speculation. i used initials mainly because i did not want casual web-browsers googling for "joe shmoe" to come across our blog. i intended the audience to be the PL-2 class, with the recognition that some of the other residency classes do surf our blog and that they might see it. i thought that those who have been following the blog would easily know who posted it - when i changed my screen name to "anonymous" it changed all my previous postings as well.

that being said, the post was taken down out of concern that it was inappropriate. obviously, i didn't feel it was inappropriate when i posted it, but some people have the opposite view. for those who did read it, did you feel that it crossed the line? i don't know that we have any specific criteria that we are looking for, but please post a comment if you have any opinion on this. for those who didn't get to read it, does this type of post concern you? do people feel that the post should be put back up? toned down and depersonalized some and reposted? or left off the blog?

CHOwHounds at East Ocean Seafood Restaurant

CHOwHounds - East Ocean Seafood Restaurant

Adventures in dating, Part 1

Whoa, whoa, whoa peeps. I don't know what has been happening on the blog lately, but apparently there was some controversy going down. Let's all take a step back and focus on something much more lighthearted and laughable...my dating life. :)

Part 1: The Secret Agent
So the other night I met my date out at Ben and Nick's. Bad move #1 - he was thirty minutes late. And within 5 seconds of meeting this guy, I knew it was not gonna last. In regard to my reference to him being a "secret" agent, he's actually a special agent for the government. And yes, he carries a gun...all of the time. I know what you're about to ask, and the answer is yes, I did feel his gun (Get your mind out of the gutter!!). That was probably bad move #2 - don't bring your gun on a date. Luckily, I was able to make the pain end earlier by using the ever-convenient excuse, "I'm on call tomorrow and need to get to sleep." Hope he doesn't track me down and kill me!

Jen "I vote yes on gun control" Louie

Overnight fun in the ED

Just finished my second overnight in the ED. Started out with a 12-year old male with ingrown toenails. The attending wanted to do wedge resections so I start on the digital blocks of his two large toes. The kid starts crying. Foster mom asks if I can give him something for the pain - she suggests valium because "he's going into shock!" No, actually, he's just crying. 1 toe down, 1 to go, but I pause to give him some Tyco. She finds me and asks if I can put him to sleep to block the other toe. "So... you want me to do his local anesthesia under... GENERAL anesthesia??" I didn't say that exactly but diplomatically said that we generally don't do that for local nerve blocks, the risks would outweigh the benefits, and just suck it up. I'm in the second toe when I get called to push contrast on my appy upstairs. I run up, push the contrast (thank goodness no SVT like with the first patient I ever pushed contrast on), and run down to finish the medial side of the second toe. Wedge resection by the attending then goes beautifully. Didn't feel a thing. In fact he's smiling, watching the nail get resected. Punk.

Spent the rest of the night trying to catch up on all the patients that were waiting while I was working on him. Later saw 3 adults through the night. I thought this was a Children's Hospital...?! Can't wait until tonight's shift.

rumors and gossip

so for all of us that have been anxious and/or worried about the health of the program given the alarming efflux of subspecialists from CHO, it seems that those in the know feel that the program is indeed healthy. none of the losses have apparently been all that surprising.

[the rest of this entry has been deleted]

CHOwHounds at Shan Dong

CHOwHounds - Shan Dong

life after residency

so i'm feeling out of the loop as far as post-residency plans are concerned. i know leslie matched for adolescent at stanford and fy-fy matched at baylor for allergy & immunology, but that's about it. anybody else got any gossip?

punk email of the day

a little blast from the past. the punk that kicked it all off for us....

From:
Date: 6/30/2006 9:08:00 AM
Subject: HSSSSSSS I'M HOT

Dear Colleagues,

I've been a senior now for a few days and just wanted to give you guys an update on how
it's been going so far. Number one, I AM A GOD OF THE WARDS. Number two, BRAD IS RAD.
If any of you are fortunate enough to see me in action, grab onto something because you may
just get a little weak in the knees. Stay tuned for my next update.

Greatness Out,

Brad

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SENT TO: #MDO.RESIDENT

My teeth

Andrew is yelling at me for not posting on the blog, so here I am. And this is my very interesting post. I have not gone to the dentist in 2+ years and will be making my cameo tomorrow afternoon. In preparation of this momentous day, I have brushed especially diligently and even flossed my teeth. They'll never know that this is the first time in months! HA HA! I fooled them!

Jen "No dentures yet" Louie

the wadia children's hospital of oakland

catch the wadia fever!! we now have a resident (rajeev), a nurse (sammy), and a med student (rechna) from the wadia family at CHO. give it another year or two, and they'll be overrunning the hospital. i put the over/under on the first wadia patient at CHO at 28 months ;-)

internet dating

newly armed with my japanese hair-straightening treatment, and aghast at the paucity of good men that i've been able to meet with my busy resident's schedule, i've decided to give internet dating a try. who's in with me? viven, i know you'll keep my in good company. i've also decided to let my fellow PL-2's write my profile page for me. any suggestions, please post them here.

sample:
i am a vivacious and lively pediatrician who hates long walks on the beach and all other cliches of relationships. i harbor a secret addiction for reality tv ("so you think you can dance!!"), and i am a very social and talkative person. i do have a dorky side (i like to combine words like deck and patio = datio; beyond amazing = b'amazing), and i am seeking a man who will appreciate the intellectual and dorky sides of me, as well as the social going-out-and-dancing side of me. surgeons need not apply.

New CHO Residency Website

Check out the new photos on the residency website. There are pics of Susan, Taizo, Rajeev, and me pretending to work in clinic.

Ice Cream Sunday

I sent out an Evite to your email addresses. Per Andrew's request, I'm going to post on here too!

Link to the Evite

Tisha.

PS. Jay put this picture up - he just wants to get on our blog site!

PPS. I should clarify that the event will happen ONLY IF I don't get jeopardized.

My first post

Dear "Andy", I am posting because no one else does and I want to nuture your blog baby.

Everyone should come out dancing this Friday, please email me suggestions.

Kell kills, Duffy dies, and Lewis lives

sounds like a title for a movie (along the lines of "Kill Bill"), but apparently this is a mnemonic for the minor blood group antigens and their significance in transfusion reactions.

how come nobody is posting?

Calistoga

wedding bells

Happy special day to Kensho and his incredible new wife!!
Congratulations to the beautiful couple. Can not wait to see the pics. Must have been a lucky day for so many, many reasons.
See you when you both get back.

Until then,
Heather

**call night genius by Andrew, Christi, Christina and myself--hope this blog is both a source of fun and a medium for frustration venting. A computerized form of intern support perhaps--without Elio, and without food, and without everyone in person. But it can still include rants and smiles and tears and hugs, right? **

the brainchild of the quadrumvirate

one lonely call night, 4 brilliant new senior residents made time between brilliantly teaching on the wards, admitting ailing children, and brilliantly writing brilliant research theses to concoct a plan to bring their fellow residents even closer. closer than the CHO class of 2009 already was? impossible!! yet there were those who feared the dark times to come, in the dead of winter, amidst a sea of RSV and AGE, times when the class of 2009 might not have the strength to overcome the iniquities of the admit pager, when the class of 2009 might not have the endurance to overcome 30 straight hours of mind-numbing admissions and endless rounds upon rounds upon rounds, when the class of 2009 might not have the wisdom to realize that the hospital really would fall apart without them. thus, it was in the spirit of CHO, brought forth by the inspiration of our forefathers, who themselves have made their spirits available to us, that this blog was thusly created. let it be a forum for all to post their joys, their dread, the heart-wrenching moments, their triumphs in IV placements, their champagne taps (and bloody ones), and the vomitus O the vomitus especially found deep into call on a sunday far removed from the civilized world where young professionals are out laughing and enjoying the sunshine and the shade and 2 whole days off in a row. EVERY. WEEK. may this blog serve us all well. and may the force be with us.

(for future reference, there are CHO blogs at http://cholife2007.blogspot.com and http://choresidents2008.blogspot.com)