Mar
9
Recovery weekend!
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I had a lot of sleep. It was a nice and quiet weekend. Last week I was mainly sick. The swims were a bit painful because the weather is getting colder as well. There is an annoying old man who tried to be in the same lane as mine. I really don’t like him because he tends to swim too much in the middle.
Mar
7
The last 5 days were horrible! fever, headaches and coughs. It is over now and I didn’t have to use antibiotics, I thought of using them but resisted. Also the last three days were alcohol free. It really disturbed my sleeping pattern. Now I sleep much better! I swam like a fish again today but it is getting colder. I felt it more than the rest I think because I stayed in the pool for an hour and 25 min. I hope soon no one would come again because of the winter. I will not be here when it will be extremely cold though. I also gave the expensive Cognac bottle to the swim team manger/coach. I hope he will appreciate.
My poor chinese labmate had the sad surprise of finding out that the $500 he received before the conference at Melbourne was dedicated to the room payment. He did not go out to eat in order to save that money. In the end, he had to pay for the room and didn’t enjoy much Melbourne! And today he is lat, I bet he is pissed!
Mar
2
I m recovering from a horrible cold I caught overnight. My throat was so sore on Friday night! I had a bit of fever as well but the worse is behind me now. I cannot run today for sure but Monday I shall run up to Mt Cootha again.
Feb
29
My last science presentation!
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It felt good to finish the last and probably the most painful exercise in my postdoc career. These meetings and presentations are very stressful! I had two good questions from an unexpected professor. That’s it! Now the road is leading to an end. Next year by this time, I will have hopefully a different career!
Feb
27
I am in Melbourne just for one day. It is cold and I only have light clothes with me. It is a pretty city at night, as pretty as Sydney and prettier than Brisbane! MSN isn’t working for unknown reasons. I was very late at the airport because I tried to book my taxi the last min using internet and of course hotmail was down. One day using internet in this hotel costs $30. I am glad there is a bottle shop just down the street. I bought a Heineken and Vodka Blood Orange twist for the night.
Taxi: 50 + 45
Dinner: 60
Internet: 30
Room: 156
Conference: 400
Flight: 300
That is a pretty expensive day!!!!
Feb
26
30 days left!
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The countdown has started!
I had a fantastic swim this morning with 3 other people in the fast lane. All about the same speed and I setup the pace. One guy was stronger and faster but he did not last. So he could not catch up with me. New people are joining the pool as school started. I’m glad to see new stronger swimmers. I was getting bored with the old same people. Hopefully there is no slow ass jumping in the fast lane though. Some people tend to do that!!!
Feb
24
Plenty of sleep!
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Weeeeeeeeeee! That’s all I need. A good sleep and a good meal, two major requirements in my life. I am in a constant mood with these two elements fulfilled otherwise I am extremely moody.
Feb
23
A good swim!
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Despite a hard night! I couldn’t sleep well…heat, noise, beers. I noticed that a good swimmer has been using my rhythm as a target. He always starts at the same time I reach his end and tries to catch me. I gave him hard time today…It took him 11 laps= 1.1 km to equalize and he had to stop. I used my legs time to time to add some speed. Funny game, I enjoyed it! There was a heat wave today, I am glad I did not join the 2 days camping event atCouch Surfing. I would not enjoy much because it would completely disturb my sleeping pattern.
A tourist felt on the Citycat ferry and knocked out one of his front teeth…poor dude but kinda of funny at the same time. I didn’t see how he could manage that besides being over distracted. Fedora Core 8 finally updated the ATI driver and my screen can finally display its optimum resolution. It toook about 3 months.
Feb
21
Nice pictures!
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I wish I had more of those! Artistically very inspiring!
Feb
20
Feb 20 2008
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A day to remember! It is indeed the day when I will get my very first interview in the business world. For the best or the worse, my life will take another turn today at around 5:05 pm. The result of the meeting in itself does not matter. It is more the consequence of the action. Yes I no longer look for a job in science. I no longer hope to pursue a career as a teacher or a researcher but I am changing the direction of my professional life.
I had a terrible swim. My shoulders are dead tired. I wasn’t even exceptionally fast. It is probably the consequences of the run up to Mt-Cootha. It is hard to resume such a hard run after a month break.
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