Monday, July 31, 2006
AIRPORTS
I ended up visiting 4 different airports over a 12 hour period. Here's how it happened:
We arrived at Cleveland's airport Sunday morning for our flight. After being in the air about half an hour, the captain comes on and says there's been a mistake and no water was loaded onto our plane. That meant, the toilets could not flush and no sinks could be used and no coffee or tea were available. They deemed this situation unsanitary so we had to land in Denver to get water added onto our plane. After landing for about 40 minutes, we were back in the air again headed toward LAX.
After we got back, we had lunch with my family including Sandra and Gabe, who were in town. We ended up driving them back to Burbank airport for their flight.
And so there you go. 4 airports in less than 12 hours. Can you beat that?
I ended up visiting 4 different airports over a 12 hour period. Here's how it happened:
We arrived at Cleveland's airport Sunday morning for our flight. After being in the air about half an hour, the captain comes on and says there's been a mistake and no water was loaded onto our plane. That meant, the toilets could not flush and no sinks could be used and no coffee or tea were available. They deemed this situation unsanitary so we had to land in Denver to get water added onto our plane. After landing for about 40 minutes, we were back in the air again headed toward LAX.
After we got back, we had lunch with my family including Sandra and Gabe, who were in town. We ended up driving them back to Burbank airport for their flight.
And so there you go. 4 airports in less than 12 hours. Can you beat that?
Sunday, July 30, 2006
CLEVELAND DOES NOT ROCK
We had a great time in Cleveland. But it had NOTHING to do with the city itself. Instead, it had everything to do with the city itself.
I should have known it was going to be bad when, before we even left for Cleveland, I looked up their top 10 points of interest, and the first one was a meat/vegatable/fruit market and the second one was some building.
Not even the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame was very impressive. It definitely didn't merit the $20/person entrance fee. The few highlights were checking out the clothes of various musicians over the years (from Sam Cooke to Elvis to Elton John to Hanson to Christina Aguilera). Sorry, they have a strict no pictures policy there so we were only able to snap a few at the entrance. If you're not REALLY into old school rock and roll (aka Bob Dylan, Jimi Hendrix, etc), it's not all that. The highlights were checking out the cool architecture of the Hall itself, being able to see some of the props U2 used during their Zoo TV tours and getting on the air with the DJ on Sirius Radio.
In fact, the most exciting part of Cleveland (for me anyway) was seeing beautiful Jacobs Field (from the outside) and Quicken Loans Arena right next door. Seeing all thousands and thousands of Indians fans arrive in downtown early to eat and hang out, completely decked out from head to toe in Indians gear was good to see. I wish LA could be like that.
But truly, the best times we had were when we were all together at the junky hotel we stayed at. We played cards one night until the week hours of the morning and did it again the next night playing a semi-version of Taboo using famous people we thought up ourselves. I'll have to explain it better another time when I'm running on more than 1.5 hours sleep.
Zzzzzz . . . .
Thursday, July 27, 2006
CLEVELAND ROCKS
At least that's what Drew Carey used to say. I'll let you know for sure.
Wednesday, July 26, 2006
MY LIFE?
When I was a kid, we liked to watch Tom Hanks' show "Bosom Buddies." The theme song is Billy Joel's "It's My Life." After the song played and it went to commercial, my mom said, " I think that song is all wrong. It's not MY life. My life is my kids and my parents. In the same way, your life is mine and dad's, not yours."
At the time, I just blew off what she was saying because I wanted to watch the show. But obviously, her words have remained with me because I still remember that day. As her children, we represent her in everything we do. Whether I was out with my friends, in school, on a date, or by myself, I was a Shen and I was their child and I had that high standard and reputation to uphold.
The same is true of our calling to be ambassadors of Christ Jesus. We are called to be the Jesus of our workplaces, homes, churches, the freeways we drive on, everywhere. This life is not ours because we were paid for by an extremely steep price.
No, this life is not ours. This life belongs to God to work in us and through us to bring about His will. Amen.
When I was a kid, we liked to watch Tom Hanks' show "Bosom Buddies." The theme song is Billy Joel's "It's My Life." After the song played and it went to commercial, my mom said, " I think that song is all wrong. It's not MY life. My life is my kids and my parents. In the same way, your life is mine and dad's, not yours."
At the time, I just blew off what she was saying because I wanted to watch the show. But obviously, her words have remained with me because I still remember that day. As her children, we represent her in everything we do. Whether I was out with my friends, in school, on a date, or by myself, I was a Shen and I was their child and I had that high standard and reputation to uphold.
The same is true of our calling to be ambassadors of Christ Jesus. We are called to be the Jesus of our workplaces, homes, churches, the freeways we drive on, everywhere. This life is not ours because we were paid for by an extremely steep price.
No, this life is not ours. This life belongs to God to work in us and through us to bring about His will. Amen.
Monday, July 24, 2006
CONTENT
One lesson I feel I've learned about the Chrisitan life is that God provides for us abundantly. That, in theory, should allow us to be content with whatever we have, or more imporantly, to be content with whatever we don't have. Over the years, I've had to learn to be content with no money, no girlfriend, no job, no direction, no friends who really understood how I was feeling, etc. Wow, thank God that didn't all happen at the same time! =)
Anyway, my co-workers often talk at work about how our jobs do not faily compensate us for all the work and money we put into it. For example, PTs who got their education from a private school ended up paying roughly $100,000 for the entire three year program. And now, that we've put in the time and money (not to mention payng hundred to thousands of dollars for American Physical Therapy dues, continuing education classes, licensing fees, and other expenses), we still get the shaft. We make VERY little money as opposed to the other health care professionals who also went to a three year graduate school for training.
Needless to say, this fact has left many of us disgrunted. But I'm trying to learn to be content with what I have. After all, I have a great life -- I belong to a great church with a true community around me of friends and loved ones, I have a beautiful wife, wonderful parents, a nice house, a nice car, more clothes than I will ever wear, etc.
What do I have to complain about? There's more to life than just "keeping up with the Joneses."
One lesson I feel I've learned about the Chrisitan life is that God provides for us abundantly. That, in theory, should allow us to be content with whatever we have, or more imporantly, to be content with whatever we don't have. Over the years, I've had to learn to be content with no money, no girlfriend, no job, no direction, no friends who really understood how I was feeling, etc. Wow, thank God that didn't all happen at the same time! =)
Anyway, my co-workers often talk at work about how our jobs do not faily compensate us for all the work and money we put into it. For example, PTs who got their education from a private school ended up paying roughly $100,000 for the entire three year program. And now, that we've put in the time and money (not to mention payng hundred to thousands of dollars for American Physical Therapy dues, continuing education classes, licensing fees, and other expenses), we still get the shaft. We make VERY little money as opposed to the other health care professionals who also went to a three year graduate school for training.
Needless to say, this fact has left many of us disgrunted. But I'm trying to learn to be content with what I have. After all, I have a great life -- I belong to a great church with a true community around me of friends and loved ones, I have a beautiful wife, wonderful parents, a nice house, a nice car, more clothes than I will ever wear, etc.
What do I have to complain about? There's more to life than just "keeping up with the Joneses."
Sunday, July 23, 2006
BIRTHDAY DAY
We celebrated three July 21 birthdays yesterday, which made for a really festive day.
In the morning, over 50 people woke up early to celebrate Eunice's birthday at Mimi's Cafe in Monrovia. In addition to Mimi's delicious breakfast, the day was made complete with a funny game that Jason and I helped host . . . and a winner of a prize in some Svenhard's danishes (or at least I thought they were a good prize!) One of the nicest parts for me was being able to socialize with CEFCers for an extended period of time, and not jus the 15 minutes between service and Sunday school.
Afterwards, Karena and Bonnie met up at a Starbucks to talk and pray for each other. I didn't want to bother them so I drove to the Four Points Sheraton across the street and enjoyed their free air conditioning and a comfortable leather couch in their lobby. Their A/C was good I was beginning to feel a little cold! That was one of the highlights of the day!
Little did I know that I would miss that cold feeling later that night when we went to CPK in Pasadena to celebrate Liz and Steven's birthday. I still can't over the fact the happy couple have the exact same birthday -- same day, same month, same year, same everything! Anyway, any thoughts of stealing some of CPK's free A/C were dashed when we walked in to find out their A/C was broken. We literally sweated it out there for 3 hours, but still managed to have a good time.
We celebrated three July 21 birthdays yesterday, which made for a really festive day.
In the morning, over 50 people woke up early to celebrate Eunice's birthday at Mimi's Cafe in Monrovia. In addition to Mimi's delicious breakfast, the day was made complete with a funny game that Jason and I helped host . . . and a winner of a prize in some Svenhard's danishes (or at least I thought they were a good prize!) One of the nicest parts for me was being able to socialize with CEFCers for an extended period of time, and not jus the 15 minutes between service and Sunday school.
Afterwards, Karena and Bonnie met up at a Starbucks to talk and pray for each other. I didn't want to bother them so I drove to the Four Points Sheraton across the street and enjoyed their free air conditioning and a comfortable leather couch in their lobby. Their A/C was good I was beginning to feel a little cold! That was one of the highlights of the day!
Little did I know that I would miss that cold feeling later that night when we went to CPK in Pasadena to celebrate Liz and Steven's birthday. I still can't over the fact the happy couple have the exact same birthday -- same day, same month, same year, same everything! Anyway, any thoughts of stealing some of CPK's free A/C were dashed when we walked in to find out their A/C was broken. We literally sweated it out there for 3 hours, but still managed to have a good time.
Saturday, July 22, 2006
KO AND CHARICE
We had dinner with the "best looking couple we know" on Thursday night at Century City's Gulfstream (at the mall across from Houston's). We haven't had much opportunity to hang out with them since Ko works from about 8-9 am until roughly 2-4 am (yup, I typed that right and you read that right. He's working roughly 20 hours A DAY!). It's also been hard because of Charice's pregnancy (I feel much better now that she's been seen in public and I can finally talk about it. We are SO ECSTATIC for them!)
Anyway, if you ever go to Gulfstream, the Tuna Burger is a must-order. It's one of the cheaper things on the menu ($16) and probably one of the tastiest.
But even better than the food, was the conversation and a chance to catch up with the soon-to be-parents of twins. They're always fun to be with and so funny. The four of us always end up laughing hysterically when we're together.
And then, it was great because we got to see them a few days later for Eunice's birthday brunch this morning (more on that one in future blogs).
Even though they're back in LA, we still don't get to see them as much as we'd like. We do miss them terribly.
We had dinner with the "best looking couple we know" on Thursday night at Century City's Gulfstream (at the mall across from Houston's). We haven't had much opportunity to hang out with them since Ko works from about 8-9 am until roughly 2-4 am (yup, I typed that right and you read that right. He's working roughly 20 hours A DAY!). It's also been hard because of Charice's pregnancy (I feel much better now that she's been seen in public and I can finally talk about it. We are SO ECSTATIC for them!)
Anyway, if you ever go to Gulfstream, the Tuna Burger is a must-order. It's one of the cheaper things on the menu ($16) and probably one of the tastiest.
But even better than the food, was the conversation and a chance to catch up with the soon-to be-parents of twins. They're always fun to be with and so funny. The four of us always end up laughing hysterically when we're together.
And then, it was great because we got to see them a few days later for Eunice's birthday brunch this morning (more on that one in future blogs).
Even though they're back in LA, we still don't get to see them as much as we'd like. We do miss them terribly.
Friday, July 21, 2006
FUNNY COMEDIAN
My co-worker introduced me to an Indian (as in India) comedian from Canada who does Chinese accents really well. Did you get all that? Anyway, check out this 3 minute clip of his encounter with a Chinese store clerk. It's definitely worth a look!
The second clip is shorter and not as funny, but still good and he still does the best chinese accent I've ever heard.
My co-worker introduced me to an Indian (as in India) comedian from Canada who does Chinese accents really well. Did you get all that? Anyway, check out this 3 minute clip of his encounter with a Chinese store clerk. It's definitely worth a look!
The second clip is shorter and not as funny, but still good and he still does the best chinese accent I've ever heard.
Thursday, July 20, 2006
WONDERLIC TESTING
As part of my new employee screening (I'm working some weekends here and there at another hospital), I had to do a health screen and take some computer tests.
First off, I had to pee into a cup. Is there anything more unnatural than that?
But anyway, the point of this blog entry is that I ended up having to take the Wonderlic test. As some of you sports fans may recall, that test made news when former Texas quarterback Vince Young scored extremely low on the test. It's supposed to measure how rapidly you learn, how complex a material you can master, and what kind of decisions you can make during challenging situations. It consists of 50 questions that must be done in 12 minutes. Needless to say, it's a test of math, verbal, and reading that you take under the biggest time crunch. Think Jack Bauer and the SAT put together.
Here are some sample questions from the Wonderlic IQ test, as posted by ESPN.
Even I couldn't finish the test in time and I felt extremely pressured the whole time as I watched the clock tick down. I started thinking that maybe Vince Young isn't so dumb after all. I mean, it's a pretty hard test.
But the disappointing part is that the Human Resources wouldn't let me see my results and couldn't even give me a hint as to how I did.
Now, I'll never know how smart (or dumb) I really am.
I jokingly told him, "I hope I did better than Vince Young." He chucked and said, "You did fine."
As part of my new employee screening (I'm working some weekends here and there at another hospital), I had to do a health screen and take some computer tests.
First off, I had to pee into a cup. Is there anything more unnatural than that?
But anyway, the point of this blog entry is that I ended up having to take the Wonderlic test. As some of you sports fans may recall, that test made news when former Texas quarterback Vince Young scored extremely low on the test. It's supposed to measure how rapidly you learn, how complex a material you can master, and what kind of decisions you can make during challenging situations. It consists of 50 questions that must be done in 12 minutes. Needless to say, it's a test of math, verbal, and reading that you take under the biggest time crunch. Think Jack Bauer and the SAT put together.
Here are some sample questions from the Wonderlic IQ test, as posted by ESPN.
Even I couldn't finish the test in time and I felt extremely pressured the whole time as I watched the clock tick down. I started thinking that maybe Vince Young isn't so dumb after all. I mean, it's a pretty hard test.
But the disappointing part is that the Human Resources wouldn't let me see my results and couldn't even give me a hint as to how I did.
Now, I'll never know how smart (or dumb) I really am.
I jokingly told him, "I hope I did better than Vince Young." He chucked and said, "You did fine."
Tuesday, July 18, 2006
BABY BOY TANG
I'm VERY excited to report that I will be an uncle soon! And I just heard that it's going to be a boy! I can't wait to teach my nephew how to do "The Worm!"
Check out my sister's site for her baby boy: http://littlebabytang.googlepages.com/index.html
I'm VERY excited to report that I will be an uncle soon! And I just heard that it's going to be a boy! I can't wait to teach my nephew how to do "The Worm!"
Check out my sister's site for her baby boy: http://littlebabytang.googlepages.com/index.html
Monday, July 17, 2006
ISRAEL/HEZBOLLAH
There is a lot of strife in the world right now. Israel and Hazbollah are going at it bigtime, and tensions seem to be escalating daily. There are wildfires. They are typhoons, earthquakes, and other natural disasters around the world.
Join me in praying for all these situations.
There is a lot of strife in the world right now. Israel and Hazbollah are going at it bigtime, and tensions seem to be escalating daily. There are wildfires. They are typhoons, earthquakes, and other natural disasters around the world.
Join me in praying for all these situations.
Sunday, July 16, 2006
HOME
For the first time in 7 months, I can finally say that Karena's dad is home. It's been a long road to recovery, and he's not 100% yet, but it's so nice to see him home. Plus, he's doing better managing the stairs and walking than either of us expected.
Still, the next month will be critical. We pray that he continues to improve . . . and not get lazy. But if things continue to progress the way they've been going, he won't need much help getting around the house within a month.
Praise God!
Friday, July 14, 2006
SONGS
Some of the songs I'm really into right now include:
Nelly Furtado's "Promiscuous"
The Fray's "Over My Head"
Angels and Airwaves' "The Adventure"
Rihanna's "Unfaithful"
Blue October's "Hate Me"
KT Tunstall's "Black Horse and the Cherry Tree"
Rob Thomas's "Ever the Same"
And I am NOT into Paris Hilton's "Stars Are Blind", despite what some people are saying about me. Anyone who has to have their voice digitized THAT much to make it sound decent obviously has no talent.
Some of the songs I'm really into right now include:
Nelly Furtado's "Promiscuous"
The Fray's "Over My Head"
Angels and Airwaves' "The Adventure"
Rihanna's "Unfaithful"
Blue October's "Hate Me"
KT Tunstall's "Black Horse and the Cherry Tree"
Rob Thomas's "Ever the Same"
And I am NOT into Paris Hilton's "Stars Are Blind", despite what some people are saying about me. Anyone who has to have their voice digitized THAT much to make it sound decent obviously has no talent.
BIRTHDAY WISHES
Happy birthday to my beautiful bride!
Happy birthday to my beautiful bride!
Thursday, July 13, 2006
INGLEWOOD (ALWAYS UP TO NO GOOD)
As Dr. Dre and 2Pac used to say, Inglewood: Always up to no good.
I'm at the Inglewood facility in Inglewood today because one of the regulars is on vacation and the other had to have emergency surgery. So, they cancelled all their patients. But my boss realized they still needed someone here to answer the phones and to dispense equipment for patients who walked in.
So, I decided to work here all day today. So far, only 2 patients have come in and I've had no phone calls. The rest of the time is just left for me to chill. Plus, the best part is I get paid overtime to do this!
But don't think I'm just being a lazy butt on the company's dime. I did bring about 40 lbs (no exaggeration) of paperwork to finish. I've been working on that most of the time, with little breaks here and there.
Still, it's nice to relax in my own space and get some paperwork done while listening to my iPod. Not a bad way to spend your off day . . . while getting paid time and a half!
See, I AM up to no good! =)
As Dr. Dre and 2Pac used to say, Inglewood: Always up to no good.
I'm at the Inglewood facility in Inglewood today because one of the regulars is on vacation and the other had to have emergency surgery. So, they cancelled all their patients. But my boss realized they still needed someone here to answer the phones and to dispense equipment for patients who walked in.
So, I decided to work here all day today. So far, only 2 patients have come in and I've had no phone calls. The rest of the time is just left for me to chill. Plus, the best part is I get paid overtime to do this!
But don't think I'm just being a lazy butt on the company's dime. I did bring about 40 lbs (no exaggeration) of paperwork to finish. I've been working on that most of the time, with little breaks here and there.
Still, it's nice to relax in my own space and get some paperwork done while listening to my iPod. Not a bad way to spend your off day . . . while getting paid time and a half!
See, I AM up to no good! =)
Tuesday, July 11, 2006
LAS VEGAS
1. The Wynn is still not all that great. But their buffet, although expensive ($26/person), is pretty nice. It's got all different kinds of foods -- chinese (including porridge), sushi, carved meats, Italian, breakfast, etc. They had the biggest peaches I've ever seen. Plus, they had some amazing desserts and some smoothies that came in little tiny shot-like glasses. One table had enough glasses to go across their table (see above).
2. The Bellagio Conservatory is still the place to be. This time, they made miniature replicas of American's greatest monuments and buildings including the Bellagio itself (complete with working LCD screen, see above), the Capitol Building, Washington Monument, Mount Rushmore, etc. It's still a must-see everytime you go to Vegas.
3. Redwood Bar and Grill inside the California Hotel is still the place to eat. Their prime rib is still the best we've ever tasted. And somehow, no matter who is or who isn't there, we end up having the best time with non-stop laughter.
4. When I got gas from the "ghetto" gas station we always go to, the attendant was a middle-aged black guy who said, "You from LA? I know you be diggin' my gas since it's so cheap. What you pay at home? $3.15? (Expletive) What kind o' gun you bring with you to pump gas? Since I know you'd have to be stealing the gas 'cause no one in their right mind would pay those kinds of prices!" It was hilarious!
5. On the drive home, we listened to my iPod and I am sad to report that I got stumped on many song requests made by Enoch and Judy and Angela. But I've been working on it and . . . well, let's just say my Color Me Badd collection is now complete!
6. We saw former New York Knick great Walt Frazier at the Wynn. I heard he had a recent stroke, but he looked pretty good.
Monday, July 10, 2006
TRASH DAY
Our trash day is on Fridays. But I hate that because if we ever decide to go away for the weekend and leave directly from work, we can't put our trash cans out. After all, we wouldn't want everybody to know that we were gone all weekend.
That's what happened this past weekend when we went to Las Vegas (more on that tomorrow). But, now that we're back, our trash smells terrible! And worse, we have to deal with that smell for several more days.
As Napoleon Dynamite would say, "Gross!"
Our trash day is on Fridays. But I hate that because if we ever decide to go away for the weekend and leave directly from work, we can't put our trash cans out. After all, we wouldn't want everybody to know that we were gone all weekend.
That's what happened this past weekend when we went to Las Vegas (more on that tomorrow). But, now that we're back, our trash smells terrible! And worse, we have to deal with that smell for several more days.
As Napoleon Dynamite would say, "Gross!"
Thursday, July 06, 2006
THE GROVE
We visited The Grove for the first time on Monday night. Since the same builders are also constructing The Americana, a Grove-like outdoor mall across from the Glendale Galleria, we took a great interest in the layout.
Karena was really impressed, but I thought it was just so-so. It does seem to be the new Universal CityWalk, since that place seems to be on its way down.
We ended up eating BBQ at Woodranch BBQ and Grill. They don't smoke their ribs like Lucille's, but the food was still good.
While we were there, we ended up seeing last year's winner and runner-up of Fox's "So You Think You Can Dance". I think their names are Nick and Melody. We also saw the guy who plays Monica's restaurant coworker in "Friends."
The evening was enjoyable . . . until we got to the parking lot. It took us 23 minutes just to get out of there!!! That, of course, boosted our time there so we ended up having to pay another dollar there.
I still like Paseo Colorado better.
Wednesday, July 05, 2006
SUPERMAN RETURNS
We went to Paseo Colorado with Liz and Steven to check out "Superman Returns" yesterday.
I heard a lot of bad reviews before going to see it so my expectations were pretty low. Plus, I didn't think the new Superman suit looked very good and was a little disappointed by the trailer (except the part where he gets a bullet shot at his eye and it just bounces off of him).
But I was pleasantly surprised by the movie. Granted, it does drag in a few places and there are very few face-to-face encounters with Lex Luther and Superman, but I like it a lot. I think if you grew up idolizing Superman and the Christopher Reeve movies like I did, you'll love it. But if you didn't, you might find it just so-so.
I knew I really liked the movie because when I left, I felt like flying home.
Tuesday, July 04, 2006
FAMILY GATHERING IN SAN DIEGO
I have to admit that when Karena and I piled into the car with my dad this past Saturday in route to our cousin Justin's home, I wasn't too excited. I figured the traffic would be terrible and it'd be 4 hours or more wasted on the road just for one meal.
Boy was I wrong! We ended up having a great time with family that we don't get to see very often anymore. I really cherished the conversation we had about our jobs, our lives, our hopes for the future, etc. Sometimes we were talking about serious matters, other times we were joking.
But in the end, the 5 hour round trip drive was a small price to pay for spending such quality time with our family. Thanks to Cousin Justin & Bernie for opening up their beautiful home. Their place is amazing! Just check out the photos! BTW, Justin helped design that pool and it won some award and was even featured in a magazine!
Also, best dish of the day goes to my uncle Ernie's lobster dish. He cut potatoes in half to look like a small sand island. Attached to it was a carrot with a green bell pepper cut into the shape of leaves to resemble tropical palm trees. The lobster was cut in half with the shredded meat coming out of the middle. It was not only beautiful, but delicious. Great job! (Sorry, my picture doesn't do it justice.)
Monday, July 03, 2006
JFK
I was watching a recent Dodger game when Vin Scully began telling a humorous story about John F. Kennedy.
JFK was caught smoking a Cuban cigar. The man who caught him said, "Mr. President, do you realize that is a Cuban cigar you're lighting? As you know, sir, we have an embargo against Cuba."
JFK, always quick and witty, replied, "Well, then let's not think of it as I'm lighting a Cuban cigar so much as I'm burning their crops!"
I was watching a recent Dodger game when Vin Scully began telling a humorous story about John F. Kennedy.
JFK was caught smoking a Cuban cigar. The man who caught him said, "Mr. President, do you realize that is a Cuban cigar you're lighting? As you know, sir, we have an embargo against Cuba."
JFK, always quick and witty, replied, "Well, then let's not think of it as I'm lighting a Cuban cigar so much as I'm burning their crops!"
Sunday, July 02, 2006
OUR JOBS
As physical therapists, we've been called everything in the book. Gary once jokingly called us "professional rubbers." Many confuse us with massage therapists. (We, in fact, do not massage). We've been called "trainers," which we aren't either. We've even been called "chiropractors."
But yesterday, my uncle apologized for his erroneous thoughts about what PTs actually were. He was hit by a car months ago and had to endure many months of PT in order to speed up his rehabilitation. Afterward, we had the upmost respect for PT. But before going through this, he thought PTs were nothing but "pornographic people who were taking advantage of an unfortunate situation." Can you believe that? That was a first! We all burst out laughing.
But as funny as that statement was, I was also scared to think what my uncle must have been thinking when my dad told him I was going to PT school!
As physical therapists, we've been called everything in the book. Gary once jokingly called us "professional rubbers." Many confuse us with massage therapists. (We, in fact, do not massage). We've been called "trainers," which we aren't either. We've even been called "chiropractors."
But yesterday, my uncle apologized for his erroneous thoughts about what PTs actually were. He was hit by a car months ago and had to endure many months of PT in order to speed up his rehabilitation. Afterward, we had the upmost respect for PT. But before going through this, he thought PTs were nothing but "pornographic people who were taking advantage of an unfortunate situation." Can you believe that? That was a first! We all burst out laughing.
But as funny as that statement was, I was also scared to think what my uncle must have been thinking when my dad told him I was going to PT school!
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