I stumbled upon an old blog post back when I was in Medical School. Refreshing to read now that I'm in my first year of fellowship.

Hello World!

11/30/09

Let's retain that. :)

Here you will read the account of my remaining days on Earth as a free man. Beware, audience, as you might be held responsible to keep my sanity intact as I slave through endless hours monitoring patients q15 on the 1st hour, q30 on the next, and q1 thereafter. You must promise to keep me uncarved.

What? You haven't read The Tao of Pooh yet? Oh. Okay.

The Tao of Pooh by Benjamin Hoff is a take on Taoism (google this if you must) using Winnie-the-Pooh or Just Pooh as the embodiment of the philosophy. Pooh is also called the uncarved block, one that is devoid of unnecessary complexities that make life stresssful. The uncarved block sees the world as the child sees it, simple, exciting, and fun.

Others think of me as the uncarved block owing to instances I've stopped just to appreciate the shade of green the leaves exude, or the times I've helped stray, wounded animals get across the street, or the eccentric ideas I put into action my friends talk me out of just because its not customary.

Despite that accusation, I don't think I'm completely uncarved. What do you expect in a world dominated by television and competition? I am jaded. But I still like the idea that the childlike, uncarved me shows herself from time to time.

And since you read my intro, you are, therefore, obligated to stop me from carving my self as much as I might want to during my clerical internship, my senior internship, my board exam review period, my actual medicine board examination, and as I progress the food chain towards being a <insert preferred specialization here> consultant in my still very, very far future.

So there. May this journal keep me in touch with the little Pooh inside me with the hope that it will push me to take more pictures, start drawing again, listen to more music, and keep appreciating every little thing with each new day. :)

And promise me you'll read the Tao of Pooh. :)