Olympic Ping-Pong

I missed it. After reading about the intense final match between China's Wang vs. Korea's Ryu, I want to see it. It was a showcase of spin vs. power. It was a close match, but in the end power prevailed. Not surprisingly, the match was a big thing over in Asia and was broadcasted during primetime, but guess what time it was shown in the U.S? At 7am today when everyone was asleep! Man, I should have Tivo'd it >:-<

yummy...

I like to have soup with dinner, especially in the winter. I found this recipe in one of our Chinese cook books for corn soup. I made it last week and it actually turned out pretty good. The whole cooking process take less than an hour and it's very simple to cook. Here's the recipe~Sherry

Ingredients:6 servings
1 slice of chicken breast chopped fine
2 cans of chicken broth
1 egg white
1 tablespoon of dry sherry
1 tablespoon of cornstarch
1 can of creamed corn
3/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon white or black pepper and adjust according to taste
1 egg,beaten
2 tablespoon corn starched dissolved in 2 tablespoon water
green onions,chopped
chopped ham(optional)

How to make:
1.combine chopped chicken breast,egg white,wine and cornstarch. set aside
2.combine chicken broth,creamed corn,salt and black pepper. bring to boil,adding chicken mixture,stir to break up chicken and cook for 1-2 minutes
3. add beaten egg in low heat and stir slowly in one direction. then thicken with cornstarch and water mixture.
4. add green onions and ham if desired

Lethal Combination

I thought my head was gonna explode. Fully aware of my beef allergy diagnosis but not entirely convinced of it, I had teriyaki beef for lunch with my honey, a LOT of teriyaki beef. Within 30 minutes, my head started hurting and I thought it was from the MSG in the beef. Progressively, my headache became one of the worst I ever experienced that it couldn't have been just the MSG causing it. Thinking back, I remembered one of my coworkers telling me that when she had the worst headache ever, the doctor from the emergency room told her she was experiencing an allergic reaction, most likely to some seeds in the Indian food she had eaten earlier. Great, this must be what I'm experiencing due to the beef. I discussed with my honey about getting some ipecac syrup from the pharmacy but it may be too late by the time we get it. Well, we thought of an alternative and needless to say, it worked like a charm. I'm all better now :-)

My Results

Courtesy of inside my noggin, I guess I'm pretty normal per the results of the personality disorder test:

Disorder	Rating
Paranoid:	Low
Schizoid:	Low
Schizotypal:	Low
Antisocial:	Low
Borderline:	Low
Histrionic:	Moderate
Narcissistic:	Low
Avoidant:	Low
Dependent:	Low
Obsessive-Compulsive:	Low
-- Personality Disorder Test - Take It! --

-Cecil aka "Fierce Tiger"

simple things in Life!

The happiness of life is made of little things-a smile,a hug,a moment of shared laughter,love, gratitude and appreciation. I'm happy when I'm with you, because there is no one like you. I'm happy when I'm home because there is no place like home!

All Work, No Play

Yesterday, my honey and I went to dinner with one of my friends from pharmacy school, whom I haven't seen in over half a year, to chat, laugh, and enjoy the good old times. We also tried inviting another classmate to come along, but she couldn't make it because she was busy working. I really wished she could have made it since it's been at least a year since we all last hung out. Sometimes I wonder why she works all the time (7 days a week). Is is because she's a workaholic or is it because she likes the money? To me, life is at its best when it's well balanced between work and play. I just hope she has no regrets in the end. Towards the end of the evening, I asked my friend when he thinks all of us can hang out next, and he said "probably in 10 years." A moment later, we both laughed knowing that he's probably right.

ID rotation

I'm currently on my Infectious Disease rotation. I thought it would be interesting to learn more about "bugs & Drugs" but it's not so fun after all! The first week was nice, I only had to show up for 3 days. My preceptor was intimidating at the beginning. I had to give him credit for it cuz he's really good at what he's doing and very knowledgeable, but I hate it when he ugh.. me when I don't have an answer for him and he'll have me look it up the next day. now, I know what he expects and he starts to back off a little. so far it's going okay and it's getting better!

I'm spending at least 12 hours a day for this rotation- 7 hrs at the hospital,2 hrs commuting,and 3 hrs reading the articles assigned each day on the different types of Infections. since my preceptor has high expectation,I'm also worried about being prepared for the next day, to be quizzed. If you ask any pharmacy student that's probably the avg. hr of work for a clinical rotation. yeah, I'm stressed, just 3 more weeks. I'll make it and I'll take his job ha ha...

Thanx honey for looking up-Mucormycosis for me, you're a big help!