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For Tim.
博文
(2024-09-05 14:14:10)
Inthenewgym,Ieasilyconversewithpeopleandbehavewithdignityand
respectandaccordingtomyrankandage.Everyonereciprocatesasanequaland
thesenseoffreedomfeltintoxicatingforme,animmigrantstrugglingforso
manyyearstoadapttoAmerica.
1.Compete?
RarelyinthefirstthreeyearsdidIfeelsoobsessedasthepastfewweeks
withjiu-jitsu.(BythetimeIreceivedthefirststripeonmybluebelt(month
33),IevenfeltIh...[閱讀全文]
(2024-08-28 16:26:17)
1.
"DoyoumindifIskipitthistime?"BillaskedontheirwayhomeWednesday
afternoon.Hehadattendedthepreviousthreeback-to-schoolnightsashe
believedithisdutyasaparent.Eachtimeitwasareplayofastudent'sweek
intwohours,exhiliaratingforoneeveningandgonetillnextyear.
"No.Notatall"mutteredthe17-year-olddozingattheback.Sincethefallterm
started,hisdaykickedoffataround7:00...[閱讀全文]
(2024-08-11 13:10:43)
Thestoryprogressesatasmartpaceandfillsthe600+pageswithsuspenseand
actions.Withnolong-windedrepetitivedescriptionofscenariesordozensof
rarewordsapagetolookupinthedictionary,itevolvesaroundcharactersof
generationsandlayerbylayerrevealshowsinsand,forsome,mistakesand
weaknesses,runtheircoursesandhowslowlybutfinelythewheelsofjusticegrind.
Aftersomebackground,theauthorsetatrapwithajob...[閱讀全文]
(2024-07-28 12:33:35)
1.TheBlueBeltEffect
AsIsuspected,thebluebeltwasthehardestbeltasRicksonhimselfsaid
(Englishisnothisfirstlanguage.)
Inwhitebeltyoudonothavemuchidea.thereyougettocreateyour
reflexesandyourunderstandingofthegame.Tobecomebluebelt,you
needtoknowallofthesport.Youalreadyknowhowtoride,throttle,
armlocksandescapethegrip.Haveyoueverfeltthepressurefrom
opponents,canlastmoreintrainingandkn...[閱讀全文]
(2024-07-27 22:55:28)
Wehadthepaperback月亮寶石,whenIwasachild.Ididn'tevenknowthe
originalEnglishtitle.IstillrememberedthenameofGaberielBetteredge,
oneofthenarrators,as伽百裏爾貝特裏奇,atransliterationthatmadenosense
inChineseexceptforinvokingafascinationtowardaremotealienworld.It
tookmeafewtriestofinishreading.
Aplover-egg-sizedIndiandiamond,dedicatedtoaHindudeity,waslootedbythe
Britishandpas...[閱讀全文]
(2024-06-29 09:16:02)
1.TheSunnyvaleGym
Withthetraintrackstotheright,IonlyhavethreeorfourstopsonCentral
Expressandittakesmeabout25mintoebiketotheSunnyvalegym.Intotalit
shavesmorethan30minfrommycommutetoRedwoodCity.Inthisweather,I
don'tneedCaltrainatall.Theseeconomiesappealtomydefensivenatureand
makemeveryhappy.
MostguysleftfromtheRalphGracieMountainViewdaysarenowblackbelts.
Justinthe"M...[閱讀全文]
(2024-06-02 12:01:01)
ThreeyearsoftraininghaslickedmeintoBJJshape:amuscularupperbodyand
athickneck.Myinnergrowthhasjustbeenasdramatic:at51,Icametoa
clearvisionformylifeandfeltthatIhadwhatittakestofollowit.From
personalexperience,ageingalonedoesnotautomaticallybestowmaturity.I
agreewithsomemasterswhosaidthatjiu-jitsuisgoingtohelpyounomatter
whatyoudo.No.Itakethatback.Ithelpsyoutobecomemoreofyourself.I
...[閱讀全文]
(2024-05-29 09:56:43)
TheMayGray,asthelocalweathermancalledthelastthreegloomydays,was
finallyoverandthemorningwascoolandclear.Afterspendingyesterday
walkingaroundtheneighborhoodandreadinginaStarbucks,Billhoppedonhis
trustyebikeandheadedsouthtoSunnyvale.
Trafficwaslight,thewindwasbehindhisback,andalongCentralExpresshe
pedalledataneasypace.In15minutes,heswitchedatMaryontoEvelynWand
soonarriveddownto...[閱讀全文]
(2024-05-22 17:39:40)
OnereasonforNetscapetogoIPO,accordingtothebookTheNewNewThing,was
thatJimClark,theSiliconValleyanarchicposterchildoftheneweconomy,
neededtocashouthissharesforasailboat.BuiltbyDutchmasters,the
vesselwashugeandposhanduniqueinthatitwasoutfittedwiththerequisite
hardwareandsoftwaretobecompletelycontrolledbycomputers.Atleastthat
wasthegoal.Andsothestoryunfurled.
Lewishasaflair.Hedoe...[閱讀全文]
(2024-05-15 14:30:21)
Iwonderedifmypoorperformanceonthejiu-jitsumatstartingearlyMaywasapreludetosomethingbutonTueMay7,anarm-barwentwronginsparringandIdecidedtotakeafewdaysoff.TimhadsufferredallergyforweeksbutannouncedthathegotsickonWed.Thursdayevening,Ifeltasorethroatandmildchills.IsentTimtoschoolearlyFridayforhisAPHistorytestandspenttherestofthemorningdrinkingcoffeeandreadingthelast70pagesofAHundredYearsOfSolitudenear...[閱讀全文]
