“First lived” Photo Series
On October 21, 2019 our first child was born. It’s been a week since his birth and my wife and I have …
September Blessing Rounds – Harms, Benefits, Things to Listen to, and Things to Ponder
A few of my favorite things in the past two months that have blessed me! Medicine Vaccines for preventing influenza in healthy …
July Blessing Rounds – Maternity Care, Filipino Rap, Anime
It’s been a wild few months due to work and life events– and so we are due for a sizable update. This …
March Blessing Rounds – Filipinos, Medicine, & Culture
This past month for me has been a barrage of lessons God is teaching me on health and identity. I’ve been given …
“Attending” by Ronald Epstein, Mindfulness, & Prayer
I first heard of mindfulness during my residency training. As an Asian-American, doctor, and as a Christian, I was triply skeptic of …
February Blessing Rounds – Art, Medicine, & Life
There’s something intricate and mysterious about joy. Whenever I find my self most happy the most natural next action is praise and …
How much does a Family Physician work?
I finished my first year as an attending! I work in an academic and urban setting and do a unique version of …
Standing at the edge of the counter, the nurse has already started on her
Standing at the edge of the counter, the nurse has already started on her paperwork. I collect my stack and begin filling …
Calligraphy, Love, and a Wedding
Baybayin calligraphy is such a beautiful script— ancient, under-appreciated, and relatively unknown even to Filipinos. Baybayin was used by ancient Tagalogs in …
How to Make an Andy Warhol Portrait Painting
We recently made a weekend trip to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to visit a friend and found out that the city was home to …