ocvietammd

On this day, April 10, 2012, OCVietAmMD was born.  Being multi-lingual imbued with Viet genetics, I LOVE to play with WORDS: their meanings, derivations,  juxtapositions, fonts, bastardizations, hybridizations and linguistics.  Being polyglottic increases the odds and permutations in which I can PLAY with all these words.

OCVietAmMD is a multi-entendre play on its component parts:

OC = Orange County (every one in Hollywood knows THAT). But it can also mean Oh, See…as in “Oh, I see”.  Or, “Oh, See  ya later”…to mean, let’s TALK or SEE each other somewhere either 1/4, 1/2 or ALL THE WAY!

Viet = relating to the SE Asian country of Vietnam or the Vietnamese (whether indigenous or diasporic) people, culture, food… whatever.

Am = as in, short for American or as in the first person form of  the verb ‘to be’.  That’s because I AM an Amer-I-CAN sorta gal…as well as being Vietnamese OR more accurately: Viet-Am(+ FrancaMexicanAnglais).  Note, while related, all these are NOT synonymous identities…but yes, it’s kinda sorta like MULTI-CULTI Personalit-I-dentities…how COOL (or messed up) is that?

Putting it together, VietAm  as in Vie^.t Ta^m (I’ve GOTTA upload and learn how to use a Vietnamese language app that punctuates and uses the intricate Viet tonals properly…can anyone help out a Viet-Am sista?) means something far more profound.  Ta^m means soul or heart.  Which is to say,  the driving engine behind this blog and in fact, behind everything I think, write, do in life is fueled by my Viet-Am Ta^m (aka heart-soul).

MD = Medical Doctor or Medical Dictionary – I aim to simplify very complex medical or healthcare terms, issues, conditions, treatment, controversies, insurance plans nightmares, etc to shed light, value and service to the reader and community.  WARNING: like it or not, these blogs while giving certifiable facts and information, will nevertheless contain at times, my strong opinions about what’s going on in healthcare 2.1 (as in 21st century US healthcare.)  While we invite creative, constructive and respectful dialogue, we do not shy away from controversies and hot topics.  As a matter of fact, we welcome them!

So for those longing to connect– whether on a light and frilly or perhaps on an even deeper, heart-to-heart, soul-to-soul level–on all things Viet-Am, Vieta^m or VietAmMD  issues, please follow my blog and let’s TALK it out!  I’d love to hear YOUR thoughts on MY thoughts, non?

Here’s to (y)our collective Viet-A^m health!

Yours truly and kindly,

OCVietAmMD