Theseconddayoflunar2018,Iwenttoseemyauntinthe
village.Nobusoperatedthatdayandthetaxichargedme50
Yuanforthe15kmone-waytrip.Intheafternoon,Icouldn't
findanythingtotakemebacktotown.Iknewthatcould
happenandhadabackupplanbeforethetrip.
Ihatedthefussthiscausedatfarewellandbeggedher:
"Noneed,really!Don'tfeelbadandthankyouforgiving
meachance!"Iwalked,no,Imarche...[閱讀全文]
Choose Strong
For Tim.
博文
(2018-02-25 10:57:24)
(2018-02-24 12:38:56)
IhaddinnerwithJ,myhigh-schoolchum.Wehadn'tseen
eachotherforover10yearsbutIspottedhimrightawayin
thelobby.Helostsomehairbutwasaboutthesamesizeand
height.Iwasgladhedidn'tturnpear-shape.Heobviously
hadtakengoodcareofhimself. Lastyear,Jlefthisjobforanopportunity,madeabundle,
butcouldn'tgetbacktohiscushyoldpostwherehespent
mostofhisworkinglife."Thecompany...[閱讀全文]
(2018-02-24 12:03:40)
Dad'sbloodsugarlevelcamedownandhehadlivedwithout
insulinforafewmonthsbynow.Acoupleofyearsago,he
switchedfromawhite-flour-richdiettowholegrains,
vegetables,tofu,andalittlemeat.Thatdidthetrickand
savedabonafidediabetic.Daddidn'tfullyrealizewhathe
hadaccomplished:thedoctorstoldme(andhim)therewasno
turning-backoncediabetic.Heshouldhavebeenmoreproud
ofhimself--howman...[閱讀全文]
insulinforafewmonthsbynow.Acoupleofyearsago,he
switchedfromawhite-flour-richdiettowholegrains,
vegetables,tofu,andalittlemeat.Thatdidthetrickand
savedabonafidediabetic.Daddidn'tfullyrealizewhathe
hadaccomplished:thedoctorstoldme(andhim)therewasno
turning-backoncediabetic.Heshouldhavebeenmoreproud
ofhimself--howman...[閱讀全文]
(2018-02-10 10:15:11)
MysleepwaspoortheprevioustwonightsandI
feltlackofenergyinTuesday'sJiu-Jitsuclass.
IhadmyABCg(Apple,Beet,Celery,andginger)
juicewithsomecheeseandalmondsatsuper.
OnehourafterwardwhenIgottobedIstarted
tofeelitinthenoseandsneezedafewtimes.
Itwasanotherlow-qualitysleep. Wedmorning,Ifeltfine.Iwouldn'tsayitwas
greatbutIdidyoga,tookthecoldshower,and
didn'tfin...[閱讀全文]
feltlackofenergyinTuesday'sJiu-Jitsuclass.
IhadmyABCg(Apple,Beet,Celery,andginger)
juicewithsomecheeseandalmondsatsuper.
OnehourafterwardwhenIgottobedIstarted
tofeelitinthenoseandsneezedafewtimes.
Itwasanotherlow-qualitysleep. Wedmorning,Ifeltfine.Iwouldn'tsayitwas
greatbutIdidyoga,tookthecoldshower,and
didn'tfin...[閱讀全文]
(2018-02-03 11:41:47)
MycolleagueLcamefromSouthAfricaandtraced
backtoPortugal.58yearsold,heisshort(5'6"),
sturdy,andlooksmuchyounger.Herunsulta-
marathons,e.g.,50kms,50miles,100kms,etc.,
withhisteenagerson,almosteveryweekend. Ihaven'tseenLsickoverthepastfluseasons.
Regaininghealthchangedmyattitudesothat
thesedays,Ioftenthinkaboutthefollowing:itisan
achievementtobeabletoaf...[閱讀全文]
(2018-01-27 11:24:00)
Timhadbeenupdatingmeabouthisclassmates'
whereaboutsduringtheHolidayseason:Twentto
Hawaii,RvisitedJapan,HwasskiinginTahoe,etc. Unlikethem,Timspentthe2017winter-break
preparingfortheISEEtest.Hegot94%inthe
SSATearlyDecandthewholefamilyjoinedforce
forthenextone.Hewasonlyfreethelastday
and,withtwofriends,wewatchedaStar-wars
movieandhadanicehotpotdinner.Duringthe
w...[閱讀全文]
whereaboutsduringtheHolidayseason:Twentto
Hawaii,RvisitedJapan,HwasskiinginTahoe,etc. Unlikethem,Timspentthe2017winter-break
preparingfortheISEEtest.Hegot94%inthe
SSATearlyDecandthewholefamilyjoinedforce
forthenextone.Hewasonlyfreethelastday
and,withtwofriends,wewatchedaStar-wars
movieandhadanicehotpotdinner.Duringthe
w...[閱讀全文]
(2018-01-20 08:49:32)
Myinspirationsforjuicinginclude
-JoeCross(ofthe"Fat,Sick,andNearlyDead"fame),
-HelioGracie(GrandmasterofBrazillianJiu-Jitsu),
-JackLaLanne(GodfatheroffitnessontheAmericanscene),and
-mydearoldfriendDr.T.
Everyoneledorhasledbyexample.Itwouldbestupidof
menottoatleastgiveitatry. IboughtsomeveggiesandfruitsatCostcoandweren'ttheycheap!
-$3.99for1honeydew
...[閱讀全文]
-JoeCross(ofthe"Fat,Sick,andNearlyDead"fame),
-HelioGracie(GrandmasterofBrazillianJiu-Jitsu),
-JackLaLanne(GodfatheroffitnessontheAmericanscene),and
-mydearoldfriendDr.T.
Everyoneledorhasledbyexample.Itwouldbestupidof
menottoatleastgiveitatry. IboughtsomeveggiesandfruitsatCostcoandweren'ttheycheap!
-$3.99for1honeydew
...[閱讀全文]
(2018-01-13 19:18:08)
IpostedthefollowingattheStrongFirstForum:
Male/Chinese/Programmer/45yr/5'7"/145lbs閱讀全文]
(2018-01-13 12:36:54)
First,Ineedtobephysicallyfit(toagewell,e.g.).
Exercisesatsomegyms,includingmine,can
begrueling.Myskinisverythickthesedaysand
Idon'tfeelashamedfallingbehind.Atthesame
time,Icouldn'thelpbutimprovingbywatching
andtryingtodowhatothersdo.IfIkeepgoing,
ImightenduplikeHelioGraiceandbeableto
traininmylastyearsonearth(hedidanddied
at94),amuchbetteroutlookthanaprolong...[閱讀全文]
Exercisesatsomegyms,includingmine,can
begrueling.Myskinisverythickthesedaysand
Idon'tfeelashamedfallingbehind.Atthesame
time,Icouldn'thelpbutimprovingbywatching
andtryingtodowhatothersdo.IfIkeepgoing,
ImightenduplikeHelioGraiceandbeableto
traininmylastyearsonearth(hedidanddied
at94),amuchbetteroutlookthanaprolong...[閱讀全文]
(2018-01-07 08:32:24)
Anepiphanycameduringourrecentvocabulary
building.InoticedthatTimhadnotroublewith
manyshortAnglo-Saxonwordsusedtoexplainthe
keywordsthatweweretryingtomaster.ThenI
realized,asanimmigrantthroughpursuinghigher
education,thewordsIworkedhardtoacquirewere
forpassingexamsandmostlymadeoutofGreekor
Latinrootswhichbookssuchas"WordPowerMade
Easy"doagoodjobexplaining. ...[閱讀全文]
building.InoticedthatTimhadnotroublewith
manyshortAnglo-Saxonwordsusedtoexplainthe
keywordsthatweweretryingtomaster.ThenI
realized,asanimmigrantthroughpursuinghigher
education,thewordsIworkedhardtoacquirewere
forpassingexamsandmostlymadeoutofGreekor
Latinrootswhichbookssuchas"WordPowerMade
Easy"doagoodjobexplaining. ...[閱讀全文]
