March 7, 2005
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Event Recap:
Choc Fair
Sunday, March 7th
Background:
Children’s Hospital of Orange County (CHOC) is one of two hospitals in Orange County that exclusively serves infants, children and adolescents.
CHOC, founded in 1964, is a 202-bed, tertiary-level hospital located in the city of Orange. With a medical staff of more than 500 physicians, CHOC offers nearly every pediatric specialty and provides a full spectrum of healthcare services ranging from prevention programs for healthy children to the most advanced medical care for those with serious illnesses.
Personal Reasons:
This event had special meaning to me because my twin brother went to CHOC Hospital for about 5 years, while he was living in Orange County.
I’ll elaborate more about my brothers situation at a later date but today is a happy day meant for the children.
Choco Fair:
Well earlier today my roomate Patrick, Phil, Kim & Hoang headed out to the Choc Hospital to help participate in a fair they were having for some of the young patients out in the cancer wing.
The children got to play several games, eat food, & get their faces painted. Another highlight of the day was that the official mascot of Choc Hospital went around to say hi and play with all the little kids.
If you notice he has a bandage on his left hand so kids can relate.
All the kids flocked to Choco Bear when he came.
He even had time to play some games.
What the hell did we do?
The event actually had over 50 volunteers so we spent the first 30 minutes trying to figure out what to do while all the other volunteers were happy manning booths and playing with the children.
Lucky for us, Patrick knew the organizers of the event and they let us take turns dressing up in the Choco Bear Costume.
Patrick was a natural and all the kids loved him.
Phil, on the other hand, is like a foot taller than Patrick and scared all the kids.
Kim did a great job also but we kept on leading her into walls.
What about Lan?
My feet were too big for the costume so I didn’t get a chance to go out and play with the children. However, I did put the head on and take some pictures….
Raise the roof…..hahahah that’s so 5 years ago
Reflection:
The event was a huge success and anyone in the Orange County, CA area should volunteer at the CHOC hospital at least once in their life time, we really do make a difference…..
…even more than you know.
Comments (90)
O_O
omg i did it .. i was first lol
aww, too bad you couldn’t get the suit on, i would’ve loved to see you in it
what you’re doing is great, keep up all the good stuff
:worthy:
i feel like i won the xanga lottery =9~
aww how cute…can i have choco bear…please?
that’s why i buy stuff from the choc stores.
im stillll waiting for the story about your twin brother!!! you have a twin?????????? telll me moreee! lol no really tell me more i do really wanna know.
ummm….wtf is Chocobear doing with a bloody meat cleaver in the last pic. I thought you guys were suppose to help the kids not provide euthanasia. You guys make them smile and then you kill them…that’s just sick, man. just sick :devil:
i really hope you photoshopped that cleaver in man
awwww Lan… great post mang–
CHOCO bear is so rad… they have CHOC thrift stores throughout So. Cali too right? All donations, I think go to the hospital and research fund.
It’s nice to know you do such positive things and you are armed with your camera to the world and your heart on your sleeve. I appreciate our new friendship via XANGA. Can I be your new SWIMFAN? :group:
I almost thought the knife was actually there haha. It’s good to see people enthusiastic about events like this.
when i read CHOC i thought “chocolate” mwaha!
LAN! You make a cute tedddy beeaar! :tongue:
RAWR! omfg that last picture is the best.
cool pics. you guys are soo thoughtful. bless your good hearts.
i voted for u!! :biggrin:
..even though i cant even see ur pics!!!haha :rolleyes:
goodjob
That’s so sweet that you volunteer at the Children’s Hospital. My cousin was just at the one in Oklahoma City for a heart valve transplant. That place is really depressing so it’s great people try to cheer up the kids. I had to stay there for 3 days when my baby had a kidney infection.
:throb:Kasey
aww thats so cute of you guys!!
u wanna be my bf now?
hahahahha
Aw crap missed another service event!
Very nice costume…I think it would have consumed my short body all its torso. Hehe.
whao, so the O.C really exists! lol its the best show on earth haha >_< its great to have ppl with big hearts still exist in this corrupt world, we need more of em
Nice cleaver.
Poor kid.
=P
hahaha…cute bear head. You guys are soo cruel for leading kim into the walls. Although, it was funny just imagining. lol I think I would have done the same too….but on my own. I’m such a klutz.
holy canolies, lanman! talk about missing out–i was looking forward to this last tuesday too. (i got my tooth fixed though). your outing sure as hell looked like a blast though.
You obviously don’t sleep. I can’t believe that at 4AM, you’re the first one to respond to my new post which I put up at a gawd awful hour. To that, I say thank you.
In other news, I must say that I do admire you heaps for being so committed to volunteerism. It’s definitely a good thing.
Is your brother ok?
aww… i’d love to do something like this.
that bear looks like a freakin rapist.
Hey. As usual ur post is very entertaining. haha … I like choco, dun make him a murderer!! hahaha ..
Anyway hope u had a great weekend! ttys xoxo.
Awwww, thast good of you to volunteer and help. High-five! :innocent:
Children are a blessing arent they? I’ma have me about 5 of them! :rolleyes:
ahahahah cute!
and i tried adding you on friendster but it wouldn’t let me..bah humbug
: Just last week. it got warm pretty fast
how very thoughtful.
I’d be sweating like a mofo in that suit. ha
hahahahhaa….come to get it lor..XDDD
what the…is choco bear carrying a bloody knife in the last pic?!!?? :blink:
damn ur blogs are so lengthy.. takes so long to scroll down.. hahaha
anyways…haduri is this korean webcam program that i use to take my pix wif. i tried to find other progs but i couldn’t find any!!! this one is actually pretti bad cuz i dont’ know how to change my colours to normal! it makes my hair look red but it’s not! it’s blonde. it makes everything look more red.. arghh.. hahaha
btw good job on ur bear-work. must make the kids happi
OMG, that reminds me the one time I was with my little cousin and he saw one of these huge mascots and practically freaked out. When I finally calmed him down, he started hitting the mascot. :laugh:
i so want to wear that costume. same you couldn’t play with the kids.
reminds me of that bloody mouthed bear in Akira. sweet.
You’re a great guy for doing an activity like this. The picture with the knife was priceless, I loved it.
that last pic is scary!!
ryc: i’ve watched both seven samurai and magnificent seven. they are both classics in their own right even though magnificent seven lifts a lot from seven samurai. (in my earlier entry i mentioned this). the scene that i was talking about when yul brynner and steve mcqueen take bold initiative does not really have a strong analogue in seven samurai.
CHOC Fair…
I thought it was more like a Chocolate Fair… :unsure:
That’s very nice of you guys to volunteer…. :innocent:
it’s good seeing people give back to the community, we definitely need more of this and more people like you around. great job man!
awww…that is just too sweet…
ooh, that last pic is so inappropriate… but anything for a cheap laugh
luv da bear outfit ~alwayz wanted to put on one of those
muahaha
awe.. so sweet of u. =) endless props to that!
Mmm, dude in a suit. I’m so attracted….. especially when it’s fuzzy all over.
awwww, what yall did is so sweet. i want to work at texas children’s hospital when i graduate from nursing school.
haha the bear suit is so pimp! =D
you look cute in your bear picture raising the roof, but only one eProp cuz you spelled “booths” wrong.
hahahaha. <3
yay for volunteering for good causes! :biggrin: Hm…me? A peach? Yea..I don’t know about that.. (well-loved? haha) But I am pretty random.
go Choco bear!
:thumbsup: nice.. that’s so noble of you guys..
:innocent: you are one of a kind … need more guys like u out theres…
aww that bear is so cute! I have a bigol teddy bear toO but it’s white instead of brown.. ^_^ I got it for my bday!
:hammer: thanks for reading mi pagie yes my friend is ok now. Your page is awesome. you have friggin awesome pics. :rolleyes:
it feels good to volunteer like that huh?
okie, i think i may be suffering an infatuation for you. one, because you love kids.. obviously, and i’ve noticed in a good number of your posts that you’ve been giving back to the community.. and that jus fills my heart up. i give back to the community too! not many people do.. and it makes me tear up with happiness to know and to see people doin the same. you’re awesome. there’s so many other words that’ll probably describe you.. but really you’re a very incredible person. if you were standing beside me right now i would give you a huge choco bear hug. :group: :biggrin: much luv <33
the last picture is sooo not right!!!
aww how cute you guys went to help out.
Aww, how cute is Choco Bear! But dude. The last picture sort of scares me. lol.
Haha..very cute entries today. Hope you had a great weekend, too. Btw, is your twin brother anything like you?
Have a good one.
Take care.
-Linda =D
:throb:the choco bear and you all fo rvolunteering with those dear kittle kids!
that bear would scare the ksdhjkh out of me.
aww how sweet its one of those things that make everyday worth living its wonderful that you and your friends do that..it seems these days there is apathy from society for such things… so sweet especially the pictures with the little kids hugging the bear..I cannot express hwo sweet I think it is. you can tell how happy those kids were. people like you guys are such blessings to the world =) goodjob. =-)
and btw yes 9 years is a great deal of time..and yes she is soemone worth keeping as a friend hopefully for years to come =) we can only hope =)
lan the bear is my favorite! hahaha! And why you put a butch knife in that last pic with the adorable girl!
yay! looks like fun
well cept for the last pic LOL
I went back to work but Greg is no longer there – he walked out on his shift and is never allowed to come back ever again. =)
The person I saw at a club that was mugging at me is somebody I used to work with in the clubbing industry.
Awww, the kids are so sweet!
hold the mayo!!!!!!!!! hi you! the bear costume really suits u lan..ahahaha! cute!
I always enjoy reading your weblog entries and viewing your pictures so I just decided to come and say BOO
Haha niiice “bear”dance. How nice of all you to volunteer for such a great cause
That was a wonderful thing you did! :thumbsup:
OMG I USED TO WORK AT C.H.O.C. FOR 3 YEARS…SMALL WORLD….TAKE CARE!!!
:hug: awww~! that was awesome what you guys did! go you!!!! :flowers:
yes, i just about pounded on all the buttons and kicked some ass. once i started to try to use the right fuctions..well…my ass got kicked. hahaha :tongue:
thats an awesome thing you did. And great pics!
poor thing, you must have scared the hell out of that cute little girl down there
humm… choco bear.. i wish my course was about this rather than studying kids, how they grow and think.. my course stinks
this last shot was soooo sadistic @_@ OH MY!
Hahaha you look funny with the bear head :laugh:
In the last photo is the bear holding a butcher’s chopping knife!? :ohmy:
I’m a ninja! :ph34r:
awwe, that’s sweet.. volunteering in a children’s hospital
wow, dude that sounds pretty good. very admirable. =D
lols, Phil the beaar! hehe thats coool! The hospitall seems prettty neeaat, i wannnnaa worrk with kids! that’s my future careeer, i want to be with kids all daay. ill just love it! hehe. yupps! i want to become a pediatrician! I should mooooveee there, and work there! lol..just plaaying! well grreat photoos! wished i was there because it looked aloot of fun!
oOoo i forgot to include i loove ice cream lol! wanting thhhat good ol warm weathherr to come byy!
For those in Singapore, they can volunteer at Kedang Kerbau Children Hospital.
Ian is a guy with big, warm heart! :wink:
too cute!
kids love the big animals. they never hugged me though. :cry:
awwww that mascot is actualy CUTE. our schools mascot is a mated rabid wolf.
aww that girl in the last picture is ADORBALE. u shoudl be ashamed.
awwww that’s so sweet.
u guys are great for doing that.
very worthy of props.:)
It’s inspiring to see you and your friends have fun while helping others. I’ll bet your entry will even inspire some of your readers to go out and do something nice!
im surprised you didn’t get helmet hair after putting on the choco mascot head on xD
lol, in that last picture, i thought that choco actually had a knife in his hands, but i was thinking, nah, that’s gotta be photoshopped..
IS IT?!?!?!?!?! :blink: :blink:
thats quite nice of you to have gone to volunteer at the hospital
i wish there were more people like that out in the world..