Not Afraid

Reflections on Research
 
Last .... last week, I took part in a research conference. It reminded me of how much I enjoyed academia; and gave me a refreshing perspective on the challenges of modelling travel behaviour. I had the week "off", which meant that I bounced between work and the conference, enjoying the best of both worlds. The only downside is the lack of sleep leading to my trip to Montreal that weekend, with the dragonboat team.

Dragonboat @ Montreal

Montreal was a lot of fun! Smoked meat, camraderie, the excitement of dragonboating, and good laughs. And I had a chance to experience some of Montreal's exciting night life. I even entertained the thought of moving there. Even scarier, I even thought about paddling in the upcoming year. I know, crazy, eh?

Battling Bronchitis
The past week I've been fighting a cough. It would hinder my running, and any other physical activity. I thought I just had a bad cough, so I got some cold/flu meds and got plenty of sleep. A week later, the cough persisted. I later learned that I should stop taking the cold/flu meds after 3-5 days if the cough doesn't stop, because chances are, I have a bacterial infection. Turns out I have bronchitis and got amoxicillin, a semi-synthetic antibiotic. Good thing I went to the doctor. If I kept taking the cold/flu meds, there would be a chance of developing pneumonia. Sometimes, coughs shouldn't be suppressed, especially if it's productive (i.e. getting rid of bad stuff).

WOD - Not Afraid
 
The idea of being "not afraid" permeates every part of my life. I am often afraid to try, to speak up, to give my best, being afraid to fail. I need to be not afraid to go there. 

Hang clean & split jerk
135 lbs x 2 (5 sets)
165 lbs x 2 (failed first attempt, completed last set of 2)

Squats
185 lbs x 5
225 lbs x 5 (3 sets)
-- 225 lbs was a "need to go there" weight for me. I didn't want to squat 225 lbs, but I knew I had to. Squats I never fun before, but feel so good after. 

Random Fun :)
- Handstands
- Kipping pull-ups (max reps: 17 ... goal was 20 by the end of March 2012 ... just a little behind)

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