Choose Strong
For Tim.
博文
(2022-10-16 20:57:12)
Myformulaforgreatnessinahumanbeingisamorfati:thatonewantsnothingtobedifferent,notforward,notbackward,notinalleternity.Notmerelybearwhatisnecessary,stilllessconcealit...butloveit.-Nietzsche[閱讀全文]
(2022-10-08 10:16:52)
Septemberwasanamazingmonthforme.Mytraininghasbecomemoretechnical,I
learntafewgreatmoves,newandoldinjurieshealedwell,andmyenergyseemed
tohavereachedanunprecedentedlevel.
AttheendofMarkandJay'sseminarearlyinthemonth,threeofmytraining
mates,amongwhomGelstartedalmostthesametimeasI,werepromotedto
bluebelt.Standinginline,Ithoughtnexttheyweregoingtocallmeandwas
scaredasIdidn'...[閱讀全文]
(2022-10-01 19:04:19)
ThelastweekofSeptemberfeltenergetic.IliftedweightonSundayandtrained
jiu-jitsueveryday.Recoveryhadneverbeenbetter.Fridaywasopenmatwhere
addictspairedupandwentforfive-minuterounds.Istayedback,stillnot
feelinguptoonefullhourofnon-stoprolling.Ididitonceandhadtorest
thenextthreedays.Iworkedonafewbugs,walkedtwiceintheneighborhood,
readthedictionary,andcookedapotofjjigae.Towardtheendofthed...[閱讀全文]
(2022-10-01 09:32:05)
Whenisamistakenotamistake?Inlanguageatleast,theanswertothis
questionis"Wheneveryoneadoptsit,"andonrareoccasions,"Whenit'sinthe
dictionary."
Thewordinternecinepresentsacaseinpoint.Today,itusuallyhasthemeaning
"relatingtointernalstruggle,"butinitsfirstrecordeduseinEnglish,in
1663,itmeant"foughttothedeath."Howitgotfromonesensetoanotherisa...[閱讀全文]
(2022-09-25 21:18:57)
Timdecidedtogiveupjiu-jitsu,forthetimebeing.
Thethirdweekintofallandafterfailinglastyear,here-appliedandgotin
thenotoriousroboticsclub.Engineeringwashisfuture,heseemedtothinkand
Iwashappyforhim.
Itturnedouttobeablackholesuckingallhisfreetime.Timworkedinthe
labafterschoolthreehoursadayandfourdaysaweek.Moreover,likemany
thingsintheLandoftheFree,thewaytogetbetteratroboticswa...[閱讀全文]
(2022-09-18 10:40:14)
ThiswasTHEenlighteningweekformeinJiu-jitsu.
Sofarinatypicalclass,Idowellintheinitialgroupwarm-upexercises,a
payofffromyearsofactiveliving.Next,thelessonanddrillwouldgosmoothly
butIdon'ttrytorememberwhatistaughtbecauseitisunlikelythatIcan
applythetechniqueofthedayagainstmyopponentsastheywouldalwayscounter
andthingsjusthappentoofast.Besides,beingthelightestandlessexperienced
...[閱讀全文]
(2022-09-10 16:20:16)
IntheidylliccoastalvillagePortWenn,theonlyfamilydoctor(general
practitionerorGP)namedMartinEllinghamgoesabouthislifeandbusiness.Once
theyoungestvascularsurgeoninthecountry,heusedtoleadsquadsinoperation
theatersinsometopLondonhospitalsuntilanonslaughtofpanicattacksatthe
sightofblood(hemophobia).Itwasthetinyfishingportwherehespentchildhood
summerholidaysthatheinmidliferanbackto.
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(2022-09-05 17:22:06)
EversinceIbeganstudyingEnglish,Ihavebeenwonderingwhatgoesthrough
foreigners'minds.WouldmakingfriendsmeanthesameinLondonasitdidin
Beijing?Whatkindofpowerdoesafatherhasoverhiskids?ClassicChinese
conceptssuchasRen(仁)andYi(義)donotseemtoexistintheirconsciousness.
Theidealoffour-generations-under-one-roofseemsirrelevanttotheirlives.
Iremembereddebatingwithmyhigh-schoolclassmates...[閱讀全文]
(2022-08-29 13:24:03)
IthasbeenthemildestBayAreasummereverinBill'smemory.Augustisalmost
overandtemperaturehasn'tevenbrokenabove90degreessofar.
Regardless,peanutshavearrivedlikeclockwork.ThesecondSunday,heswungby
Fremontfarmers'market,whichhasmovedtotheeastparkinglotoftheNewPark
Mallandin-betweentheiMaxtheaterand880,andboughttwolbsofthelegume
for$10.Hecouldn'thelpgrudgingthecost.Itgrat...[閱讀全文]
(2022-08-27 08:53:54)
Sofar,gettingtoturtlehasbeenmygame.At152lbsandthelightest5
percentofthebeastsinthegym,Iendupatthebottom90percentofthetime
duringsparring,usuallyfromaninitialtakedown.Themomentwhentheguy
passesmylegsorwhenIfeellesspressureunderneathifhehasalreadybeen
bearingdownfromoneside,Iwouldgettomyshouldersandswitchlegstogetto
myelbowsandknees.AsIhavedoneitsomanytimes,ithasbecomefastanda
habi...[閱讀全文]
