most days, i absolutely love playing doctor. i like being paged... "dr. cruz, please call blah blah blah." i love it when i have all the time in the world to take care of my patients. i love it when i know exactly what i need to do for them. i love it when i don't have to hurry and cut them off as they tell me their personal story. i love it when they ask me for a hug afterwards. i love the days when i feel that i have made a difference by simply expressing that i care a lot that they get well.
of course not all days are perfect. there are days that there are so many details to attend to that i have to ration my time. there are days that i resent the patient who is abusing the system. there are days when i can't wait to go home and maybe not come back.
but today was not that kind of day. today was great. and i just want to write this today so that i'll remember that most days are fun. most days make me smile and look forward to the next day.
Friday, August 22, 2008
Wednesday, August 20, 2008
riding the ambulance
today, i rode an ambulance for the very first time. i was assigned to "ride-along" with medic 5.
here's how i rolled today:
it was an interesting day! we transported patients with abdominal pain, seizures, bee sting allergy, chest pain, gunshot wounds and heat stroke amongst others. for the latter, the paramedic and emt I was working with even made it to the 6 o' clock news. here's the only video i can find in the news websites. i'm the one in the blue scrubs. you'll see me starting to walk down the steps at around 2:50. we went up the roof to "rescue" our patient.
here's how i rolled today:
it was an interesting day! we transported patients with abdominal pain, seizures, bee sting allergy, chest pain, gunshot wounds and heat stroke amongst others. for the latter, the paramedic and emt I was working with even made it to the 6 o' clock news. here's the only video i can find in the news websites. i'm the one in the blue scrubs. you'll see me starting to walk down the steps at around 2:50. we went up the roof to "rescue" our patient.
Thursday, August 14, 2008
the cincinnati story
i fell asleep before i finished writing this last night..
i have just attended the worship service in cincinnati tonight and it was announced that they will have a chapel of their own soon. the brethren there are in such high spirits. it is indeed a great blessing.
the cincinnati congregation was born in the fall of 2008. the original dayton congregation was split into two. those living north of dayton (~20 brethren) started attending in the newly formed piqua congregation. those from south of dayton (~50 brethren) started looking for a temporary place in cincinnati. by march of this year, they started worshipping in a rented hall closer to their homes.
when i lived in dayton 6 years ago, no other brethren actually lived in dayton. dayton just served as the midpoint for the brethren in the north and south. for the longest time, they tried to compromise on the place where they would buy the permanent house of worship. no appropriate chapel in the dayton area was found. chapels that were looked at turned out to be too far for one of the groups. A
decision was made to split.
and soon enough the cincinnati congregation will have their own place of worship. all glory to God! no more rented halls, no more sense of impermanence, no more searching for the right place. all of us here in indianapolis can only pray for the same.
i have just attended the worship service in cincinnati tonight and it was announced that they will have a chapel of their own soon. the brethren there are in such high spirits. it is indeed a great blessing.
the cincinnati congregation was born in the fall of 2008. the original dayton congregation was split into two. those living north of dayton (~20 brethren) started attending in the newly formed piqua congregation. those from south of dayton (~50 brethren) started looking for a temporary place in cincinnati. by march of this year, they started worshipping in a rented hall closer to their homes.
when i lived in dayton 6 years ago, no other brethren actually lived in dayton. dayton just served as the midpoint for the brethren in the north and south. for the longest time, they tried to compromise on the place where they would buy the permanent house of worship. no appropriate chapel in the dayton area was found. chapels that were looked at turned out to be too far for one of the groups. A
decision was made to split.
and soon enough the cincinnati congregation will have their own place of worship. all glory to God! no more rented halls, no more sense of impermanence, no more searching for the right place. all of us here in indianapolis can only pray for the same.
Wednesday, August 06, 2008
geography lesson
this past weekend i met new filipino friends. on saturday i attended the first birthday party of the daughter of one of the family medicine residents from my school. she attended UST. i have previously met 2 other residents from UST, one also in family medicine, the other in OB/GYN. they mentioned me to her so she also invited me to the party. on sunday, i met for the first time the filipina co-worker of the guy who owns the house i stayed in last month. they both work for the accounting firm of the department of defense. i love meeting people so i always take advantage of opportunities to meet and make new friends.
i had free time today after my appointment at the dentist so i visited the accounting firm. (i finally had a root canal treatment today for the abscess i've had since february. i've been too busy to get an appointment. it didn't hurt but it's been really swollen! gross!) the place was huge! about 4,000 military and civilian employees work there. she introduced me to some of her co-workers. one ex-army dude asked me which island i'm from. i said that i'm not from an island, i'm from the bataan peninsula. i tried to explain what a peninsula is: one side water, one side land. somehow in my head, i don't have the correct map of bataan. i guess i've only traveled through one side so i've only seen one side land and one side water. the guy seemed offended that i had to explain what a peninsula is. he said that he knows the meaning of a peninsula and it actually means 3 sides water and 1 side land. hmmm, i said that i don't think that bataan is shaped like a square. so finally the marine dude googled the bataan peninsula. so i guess the ex-army dude is more right. i now have the corrected picture in my head. here's the map of my lovely province.
i had free time today after my appointment at the dentist so i visited the accounting firm. (i finally had a root canal treatment today for the abscess i've had since february. i've been too busy to get an appointment. it didn't hurt but it's been really swollen! gross!) the place was huge! about 4,000 military and civilian employees work there. she introduced me to some of her co-workers. one ex-army dude asked me which island i'm from. i said that i'm not from an island, i'm from the bataan peninsula. i tried to explain what a peninsula is: one side water, one side land. somehow in my head, i don't have the correct map of bataan. i guess i've only traveled through one side so i've only seen one side land and one side water. the guy seemed offended that i had to explain what a peninsula is. he said that he knows the meaning of a peninsula and it actually means 3 sides water and 1 side land. hmmm, i said that i don't think that bataan is shaped like a square. so finally the marine dude googled the bataan peninsula. so i guess the ex-army dude is more right. i now have the corrected picture in my head. here's the map of my lovely province.
Monday, August 04, 2008
why i can't get things done
subtitle: life as a 4th year
i have this radiology paper that i need to submit for publication soon. but it's really hard to find the motivation to prioritize working on it.
i had good intentions to work on it today. our lecture finished early. but on the walk back home, a friend asked me if i want to go shopping. how can i resist? :)
after shopping, another friend called to ask me if i want to go running. i need exercise, right? after running, i got a message from a friend wanting to go to dinner. i need to eat, right? :)
so we're all 4th years now. our thoughts are preoccupied by things like applying to residency programs. we need to finalize our CVs and personal statements. most of us pretty much know which specialty we are going into. we're narrowing down our list of places where we want to be. it's an exciting time for us. in our last year, we are trying to learn as much as we can. soon enough, we'll be responsible for a lot of things. we'll probably look back to this last year as the best of times. good luck to all of us as we journey on!
i have this radiology paper that i need to submit for publication soon. but it's really hard to find the motivation to prioritize working on it.
i had good intentions to work on it today. our lecture finished early. but on the walk back home, a friend asked me if i want to go shopping. how can i resist? :)
after shopping, another friend called to ask me if i want to go running. i need exercise, right? after running, i got a message from a friend wanting to go to dinner. i need to eat, right? :)
so we're all 4th years now. our thoughts are preoccupied by things like applying to residency programs. we need to finalize our CVs and personal statements. most of us pretty much know which specialty we are going into. we're narrowing down our list of places where we want to be. it's an exciting time for us. in our last year, we are trying to learn as much as we can. soon enough, we'll be responsible for a lot of things. we'll probably look back to this last year as the best of times. good luck to all of us as we journey on!
Sunday, August 03, 2008
Risktaking
oops.. i was writing something about risktaking yesterday, but decided not to post it. but the title posted itself somehow :), so here goes..
Somebody commented today that I must be a risk taker. I personally don't think so. I don't like taking risks really. I don't jump off planes.. I don't gamble... Obviously, no sex, drugs and alcohol :). I think that I have a pretty conservative approach to life. Risktaking somehow has negative connotations for me. I think of a risk taker as someone who throws caution to the wind; someone who goes through life haphazardly. I'm pretty cautious actually. I like making plans, deliberate plans at that. So please, you may call me adventurous but please do not call me a risk taker :).
I had to check Webster for the definition of adventurous: "characterized by unknown dangers and risks (an adventurous journey)". Is being adventurous and being a risk taker the same then? Wait, there's a fine point, "adventurous implies a willingness to accept risks but not necessarily imprudence". So I guess I should qualify my statement then, I am not an imprudent risk taker.
Somebody commented today that I must be a risk taker. I personally don't think so. I don't like taking risks really. I don't jump off planes.. I don't gamble... Obviously, no sex, drugs and alcohol :). I think that I have a pretty conservative approach to life. Risktaking somehow has negative connotations for me. I think of a risk taker as someone who throws caution to the wind; someone who goes through life haphazardly. I'm pretty cautious actually. I like making plans, deliberate plans at that. So please, you may call me adventurous but please do not call me a risk taker :).
I had to check Webster for the definition of adventurous: "characterized by unknown dangers and risks (an adventurous journey)". Is being adventurous and being a risk taker the same then? Wait, there's a fine point, "adventurous implies a willingness to accept risks but not necessarily imprudence". So I guess I should qualify my statement then, I am not an imprudent risk taker.
Thursday, July 31, 2008
new place
hello, friends and family! just a quick hello from my new place.
las vegas was great. moore and i stayed at planet hollywood. we reminisced about the good old grade school days. we even joked about getting hitched while in vegas ;).
here are some pics from the wedding:
that's it for now. back to watching... Hopkins!
las vegas was great. moore and i stayed at planet hollywood. we reminisced about the good old grade school days. we even joked about getting hitched while in vegas ;).
here are some pics from the wedding:
that's it for now. back to watching... Hopkins!
Tuesday, July 08, 2008
D.C. pictures
wow! 2 comments since my last posting. thanks for sharing in my journeys :).
here are some pics from my D.C. trip:
with Edith and Amaya
with Glenda and James
with Sofia and Caroline
Lincoln Memorial at night
Blurry Washington Monument in the background
Fun times at the pool
Anteaters at the National Zoo
National Cathedral
Free hotel room after missing my connecting flight in Boston
here are some pics from my D.C. trip:
with Edith and Amaya
with Glenda and James
with Sofia and Caroline
Lincoln Memorial at night
Blurry Washington Monument in the background
Fun times at the pool
Anteaters at the National Zoo
National Cathedral
Free hotel room after missing my connecting flight in Boston
Tuesday, July 01, 2008
first day of pilates
so i can now count three fitness activities i enjoy. walking, yoga and pilates!
the studio is about 5 blocks away from my new place. they are running a 2-week special so it's a great time to begin pilates.
alissa (australian "hostel-mate") and i actually woke up very early this morning to go to the studio only to discover that they were closed. we just ended up walking on the monon trail starting at the south broad ripple area (54th street) this morning. we also had omelets and biscuits at a local diner afterwards. it was an enjoyable walk with profound conversations about love, spirituality,and philanthrophy among other things.
i took a quick nap and shower after we got back and got ready to go to school. today was my first day of radiology clerkship. exciting times! i decided to take a walk to the hospital and catch the people mover. after our orientation lecture, i met with my research advisor and discussed my research project. yes, i actually do some hard work aside from all the fun stuff i write about here :). after promising her that i'll get the project done, i took the people mover again and walked home. after a couple of hours working on my research project, i then walked to my pilates class.
one new thing about me, i started wearing tank tops. i used to not like showing skin since i didn't want to risk being "provocative". but i realize that i'll be in my 40s soon. i think that there is a huge difference between being provocative at 16and when you're 32 ;). when you're older, you're probably more concerned about being fit rather than just looking good for vanity. i must say though, i take a second look now of guy's biceps and abs. i hope that's ok :).
the studio is about 5 blocks away from my new place. they are running a 2-week special so it's a great time to begin pilates.
alissa (australian "hostel-mate") and i actually woke up very early this morning to go to the studio only to discover that they were closed. we just ended up walking on the monon trail starting at the south broad ripple area (54th street) this morning. we also had omelets and biscuits at a local diner afterwards. it was an enjoyable walk with profound conversations about love, spirituality,and philanthrophy among other things.
i took a quick nap and shower after we got back and got ready to go to school. today was my first day of radiology clerkship. exciting times! i decided to take a walk to the hospital and catch the people mover. after our orientation lecture, i met with my research advisor and discussed my research project. yes, i actually do some hard work aside from all the fun stuff i write about here :). after promising her that i'll get the project done, i took the people mover again and walked home. after a couple of hours working on my research project, i then walked to my pilates class.
one new thing about me, i started wearing tank tops. i used to not like showing skin since i didn't want to risk being "provocative". but i realize that i'll be in my 40s soon. i think that there is a huge difference between being provocative at 16and when you're 32 ;). when you're older, you're probably more concerned about being fit rather than just looking good for vanity. i must say though, i take a second look now of guy's biceps and abs. i hope that's ok :).
Monday, June 30, 2008
my hostel home
hey hey hey! this is my first post from my new home for the month. this is the sixth, yep, sixth place in six months! amazing, huh?
i'm now living in the old northside of indianapolis about 7 blocks north of downtown where i used to live. my place is sort of a hostel with students and professionals from all over. there's a big house where the owners live with the other renters. i'm staying in the 3-bedroom carriage house at the back. i currently share the house with two guys from india. they are consultants for a software firm and are temporarily assigned in indianapolis. i haven't met all the people who live in the big house except for one woman from australia. she's a real estate investor, here for 3 weeks looking to snap up foreclosed homes. the environment has an international feel and the owners are super welcoming. they promote a home away from home atmosphere. i think that i'm really going to enjoy this month.
yesterday, one of my roommates tagged along with me as i ventured into the
monon trail . i've lived here in indy for so long and i had never been on the trail. we don't live far from the beginning of the trail so this is a good time to begin. it's a 10.5 mile trail. my goal is to be able to run the trail this month. i bought running shoes the other day. but i really don't think that i have a runner's personality. yesterday, we just walked leisurely for a couple of miles or so and headed back. i'll probably run/walk again later tonight.
i haven't really talked much with the other roommate. he apparently works at night. but the roommate i hanged out with yesterday is pretty cool. he said that he does yoga most mornings so i told him to wake me up when he does. i start my radiology rotation tomorrow and i don't have to be at school till noon. oh yeah, he also cooks! he seems to be an all-around decent guy.
the australian woman is pretty friendly too. we're actually going to do pilates tomorrow at a nearby studio. it seems that a lot of people i meet now is into eating healthy and staying fit. i guess, they are really not bad company to keep :).
so yeah, life is fabulous. i just finished a great month of medicine. i start radiology tomorrow. i'm heading to washington d.c. this weekend to meet up with my college friends, glenda and edith. then of course the week after is the wedding in vegas.
so that's the update for now. i don't know if anybody is still reading this. how come, nobody leaves a comment? :)
i'm now living in the old northside of indianapolis about 7 blocks north of downtown where i used to live. my place is sort of a hostel with students and professionals from all over. there's a big house where the owners live with the other renters. i'm staying in the 3-bedroom carriage house at the back. i currently share the house with two guys from india. they are consultants for a software firm and are temporarily assigned in indianapolis. i haven't met all the people who live in the big house except for one woman from australia. she's a real estate investor, here for 3 weeks looking to snap up foreclosed homes. the environment has an international feel and the owners are super welcoming. they promote a home away from home atmosphere. i think that i'm really going to enjoy this month.
yesterday, one of my roommates tagged along with me as i ventured into the
monon trail . i've lived here in indy for so long and i had never been on the trail. we don't live far from the beginning of the trail so this is a good time to begin. it's a 10.5 mile trail. my goal is to be able to run the trail this month. i bought running shoes the other day. but i really don't think that i have a runner's personality. yesterday, we just walked leisurely for a couple of miles or so and headed back. i'll probably run/walk again later tonight.
i haven't really talked much with the other roommate. he apparently works at night. but the roommate i hanged out with yesterday is pretty cool. he said that he does yoga most mornings so i told him to wake me up when he does. i start my radiology rotation tomorrow and i don't have to be at school till noon. oh yeah, he also cooks! he seems to be an all-around decent guy.
the australian woman is pretty friendly too. we're actually going to do pilates tomorrow at a nearby studio. it seems that a lot of people i meet now is into eating healthy and staying fit. i guess, they are really not bad company to keep :).
so yeah, life is fabulous. i just finished a great month of medicine. i start radiology tomorrow. i'm heading to washington d.c. this weekend to meet up with my college friends, glenda and edith. then of course the week after is the wedding in vegas.
so that's the update for now. i don't know if anybody is still reading this. how come, nobody leaves a comment? :)
Monday, June 23, 2008
surreal
(i was supposed to post this yesterday but blogger suddenly went down as i was typing, not a good sign haha. i'll just post it anyways since i already wrote it..)
our health center emailed me the results of my recent varicella titer this morning. i had them drawn as a requirement for my away rotation. i opened the attachment and i zeroed in on the age part. it said: 32 years. wait a second, i thought to myself. they must have sent me the wrong results. i'm not 32. wait, how old am i? i AM 32. yikes! i forgot. and i'm not married yet? solution: "little church of the west" las vegas, july 12 ;).
our health center emailed me the results of my recent varicella titer this morning. i had them drawn as a requirement for my away rotation. i opened the attachment and i zeroed in on the age part. it said: 32 years. wait a second, i thought to myself. they must have sent me the wrong results. i'm not 32. wait, how old am i? i AM 32. yikes! i forgot. and i'm not married yet? solution: "little church of the west" las vegas, july 12 ;).
Saturday, June 21, 2008
what to eat
i can't help but be curious about what other people eat. the grocery store kinda overwhelms me. i don't really know what to buy. today, i went to a small store that prides themselves of selling reasonably priced organic stuff. one of my ex-roommates have taken me there before. i didn't really have a list. i knew i wanted to get some hummus and chips that one of my friends have shared with me recently. otherwise, i just planned to wander around and explore.
as i wandered around, i heard somebody call me. who knew that the grocery store is a great place to socialize? i immediately reached into my classmate's basket to see what's in there :). i got some of the same stuff for me. happy cooking to me :).
as i wandered around, i heard somebody call me. who knew that the grocery store is a great place to socialize? i immediately reached into my classmate's basket to see what's in there :). i got some of the same stuff for me. happy cooking to me :).
Friday, June 20, 2008
sawasdee
that's hello in thai. it looks like i'm going to be restaurant-hopping this summer so i want to share with you my gastronomical adventures. there were a lot of choices in the menu tonight but i still gravitated to my favorite thai dish: pad thai with shrimp. yum! good food, good company, good conversations. a night that made me smile ear to ear as i constantly reminded myself that there's really no need to think about tomorrow ;).
Monday, June 16, 2008
the next trip
you might be wondering where i'm headed for my next trip. i'll be viewing the 4th of july fireworks at the nation's capital!
i haven't posted the paris pictures here, so here are some:
(btw, one of my memorable experiences in paris involves a public toilet. i know, gross :). i really had to empty my bladder. we finally found a working one as we were looking for the metro (subway) stop. i went in and the stall was fairly clean. i did notice though that the bowl did not have a hole. hmmm, how am i supposed to flush? but i really had to go, so i went. i told my friend that it was so weird that the bowl didn't have a hole so i had to show it to her. as we walked back, the stall door was closed and we can kinda heard water noises. so after all the noise was gone, we opened the door and voila, the toilet was clean! it must have been a self-cleaning toilet. i should google that to find more information about its mechanism. :).)
i haven't posted the paris pictures here, so here are some:
(btw, one of my memorable experiences in paris involves a public toilet. i know, gross :). i really had to empty my bladder. we finally found a working one as we were looking for the metro (subway) stop. i went in and the stall was fairly clean. i did notice though that the bowl did not have a hole. hmmm, how am i supposed to flush? but i really had to go, so i went. i told my friend that it was so weird that the bowl didn't have a hole so i had to show it to her. as we walked back, the stall door was closed and we can kinda heard water noises. so after all the noise was gone, we opened the door and voila, the toilet was clean! it must have been a self-cleaning toilet. i should google that to find more information about its mechanism. :).)
Saturday, June 07, 2008
downtown living
i was daydreaming down the hallway on my way out to throw the trash. i only realized that i might have missed the exit once i smelled the pool. as i walked back, a friendly voice asked me if i'm looking for where i need to throw the trash. (everyone in this building is so friendly)! i looked up and the guy looked really familiar. for the last 3 years, he has been a host at our medical school talent show. i am starting to feel that the city is getting smaller. :)
earlier in the day, i walked to my future home for next month. it turned out that the previous tenant is from my school as well. i recognized the name since he is going into radiology. i have not met him personally, but i will be on-call with him later on this month. (i'm doing an elective inpatient month in the hospital where i hope to apply for my transitional year.) he is in his last month of his transitional year. the transitional intern i'm working with this month is also going into radiology. (diagnostic radiology is a 5-year program: 1 transitional year + 4 years diagnostic radiology). it's nice to start getting to know people in the field.
lately, for dinner, i've been frequenting this cajun creole place across my building. but when i got there tonight they have ran out of food. so i decided to walk down the avenue to try to find another place. as i was walking, i ran across one of my classmates. it seems that everytime i walk around, i either run across somebody or i spot them in the outside seating area of the various eateries.
i love this area. very urban! i can pretty much walk to where i need to go. it's a side of indianapolis that is very lovely and very appealing to young professionals. the closest grocery store which i finally found in my random walk is a bit pricey, though. but the walk there and back to my place was very nice.
here are some pics of my current place:
this is my 5th place in 5 months. it's getting hard to explain to people why i move every month ;). ummm, who said that there needs to be a rational reason? :)
earlier in the day, i walked to my future home for next month. it turned out that the previous tenant is from my school as well. i recognized the name since he is going into radiology. i have not met him personally, but i will be on-call with him later on this month. (i'm doing an elective inpatient month in the hospital where i hope to apply for my transitional year.) he is in his last month of his transitional year. the transitional intern i'm working with this month is also going into radiology. (diagnostic radiology is a 5-year program: 1 transitional year + 4 years diagnostic radiology). it's nice to start getting to know people in the field.
lately, for dinner, i've been frequenting this cajun creole place across my building. but when i got there tonight they have ran out of food. so i decided to walk down the avenue to try to find another place. as i was walking, i ran across one of my classmates. it seems that everytime i walk around, i either run across somebody or i spot them in the outside seating area of the various eateries.
i love this area. very urban! i can pretty much walk to where i need to go. it's a side of indianapolis that is very lovely and very appealing to young professionals. the closest grocery store which i finally found in my random walk is a bit pricey, though. but the walk there and back to my place was very nice.
here are some pics of my current place:
this is my 5th place in 5 months. it's getting hard to explain to people why i move every month ;). ummm, who said that there needs to be a rational reason? :)
Saturday, May 31, 2008
Caregiver
Yep, I'm a Sharonian. Blame it to my mom who used to take me to her movies as a little girl :). When I visited my cousins in England, one of them mentioned that Sharon was just there to shoot a movie. Of course, I had to google the film. I just watched the trailer and it made me cry. It portrays the life of a Filipina caregiver there. I met a true-to-life caregiver. I was delivering a package for her from her daughter. She, in turn, sent money back. I can only imagine her sacrifices in pursuit of a better life.
Here are some pics from the London trip.
The London Eye
Stonehenge
Reunions with Dancel and Ate Bebe
Tower Bridge and Tower of London
Windsor Castle
Here are some pics from the London trip.
The London Eye
Stonehenge
Reunions with Dancel and Ate Bebe
Tower Bridge and Tower of London
Windsor Castle
Friday, May 09, 2008
passport
after numerous calls to the post office and the french consulate, i finally got my passport today. whew! i thought that i would have to cancel my trip due to a lost passport. but it looks like the trip to london and paris is a go :).
i stopped by the house today, it looks like someone has taken up residence there. it seems like somebody has been sleeping on the bed. they still continue to strip the place down. my ancient tv and microwave is gone. my nice desk is gone. my books and papers are all over the floor. what a mess! i'm realizing that i probably won't go back there anymore.
i did find my 5th apartment. i'll be subletting a classmate's apartment in june. the condominium complex is a former five-story factory building located in the current arts district of indianapolis. the factory manufactured women's silk hosiery. at its peak in 1929, they sold 12 million pairs! however the discovery of nylon in the 1930s spelled doom for the company. in the '80s, developers renovated the space into 69 unique units. in 2008, i get to live there :).
i stopped by the house today, it looks like someone has taken up residence there. it seems like somebody has been sleeping on the bed. they still continue to strip the place down. my ancient tv and microwave is gone. my nice desk is gone. my books and papers are all over the floor. what a mess! i'm realizing that i probably won't go back there anymore.
i did find my 5th apartment. i'll be subletting a classmate's apartment in june. the condominium complex is a former five-story factory building located in the current arts district of indianapolis. the factory manufactured women's silk hosiery. at its peak in 1929, they sold 12 million pairs! however the discovery of nylon in the 1930s spelled doom for the company. in the '80s, developers renovated the space into 69 unique units. in 2008, i get to live there :).
Friday, May 02, 2008
Langit
I left the apartment at 4 o'clock in the morning. I was in the unit by 4:20 a.m. I glanced at his room knowing that something was amiss. I looked for his chart and it was nowhere to be found. Every morning for the last week or so, I have been afraid that it would be the day. His nurse saw me. She asked me if I already knew. I shook my head. She recounted the events of yesterday. She told me that his body is still there. We went in and there he was, all bundled up, looking very yellow. I didn't think I would cry. We all knew it was coming. By the time he was my patient, he was already fastly deteriorating. I told the nurse that I'll just stay for a little bit to say a prayer. The tears started coming. I know we don't pray for the dead. But I just felt like asking God for grace, for grace that babies go to heaven.
Somebody just asked me the other day if I think that babies go to heaven. I said that I don't know. If they are not in the body of Christ, only God knows of their fate. Only God knows.
Somebody just asked me the other day if I think that babies go to heaven. I said that I don't know. If they are not in the body of Christ, only God knows of their fate. Only God knows.
Tuesday, April 29, 2008
4th apartment
Yep. I'm writing from my 4th apartment since January! I haven't quite decided where I'll be next. Most likely, it still won't be home yet. I'm way having too much fun living in different places :). I love these month-to-month arrangements. Other than the constant move, there's not much new. I did promise someone that I'll cheer him on for the Mini-Marathon this Saturday. It looks like I'll be taking up running soon ;).
Friday, April 18, 2008
Aftershock
Most people here in Indiana have not experienced an earthquake. Today was their lucky day. At about 5:30 a.m. this morning, a 5.2 magnitude quake was felt in Indianapolis. I did not feel it. I was on overnight trauma call and was assisting a resident hold a patient down as he inserted a chest tube to drain blood from the patient's chest. The patient had significant hemothorax after being involved in a motor vehicle accident.
But later this morning, as I was trying to catch some sleep at my current apartment, I definitely felt the aftershock. At first, I wasn't sure if I were just dreaming. But yep, a 4.5 magnitude aftershock was recorded. This is perfect timing as next week I will be moving to our very own twin towers here. The two towers are the tallest residential buildings in Indiana, each with 30 floors. Imagine experiencing an earthquake while living there. That should be interesting ;).
But later this morning, as I was trying to catch some sleep at my current apartment, I definitely felt the aftershock. At first, I wasn't sure if I were just dreaming. But yep, a 4.5 magnitude aftershock was recorded. This is perfect timing as next week I will be moving to our very own twin towers here. The two towers are the tallest residential buildings in Indiana, each with 30 floors. Imagine experiencing an earthquake while living there. That should be interesting ;).
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