Reflection

I am doing okay ...

It has been a good morning. I am feeling fit and healthy. None of the niggles of the past few days. Hopefully things will get better from here on. It's been an annoying past two weeks - but I feel all of my problems - body aches, cold - are related. Worrying about it makes it worse. I don't think I'll be going to the doctor, at least not for now.

Now in office and feeling good, I should get some good work done. Finish the goals set.

I'm thinking of going to SODA but need to plan out what I shall do there. Hopefully will meet someone interesting but anyway got to put in a lot of work between now and then. Also before that there is the break to look forward to. Another year coming to an end and a new one beginning. I should make these last two months count.

Need to work harder at my duty towards research. I am striving for motivation a bit these days. But at least I keep plugging at it. Hopefully I shall be happy at where I am at the end of the year. I still got one paper this year. Of course I could have and should have done much more. The start to the year was so good - actually the pain in April changed everything. But still there was a lot I learnt. Hopefully I shall make good use of this. And not forget about it. But right now I am feeling fine. I'll work hard for the next eight weeks and then take the break. I want to put myself into a situation where I am fit, keen and fighting hard ...

Last minute packing for the road trip - then 3 and a half days on the road.

I'm feeling really sick and sleepy right now. Hopefully it's not H1N1 and just the flu. Pray. I don't want to be sick during the road trip. I need to concentrate on the driving and not feel sleepy. Argh !

I didn't have a great day today. Long challenging drive beckons. Wonder if I can prepare for it.

When Will I Get A Chance To Be on TV ?

Nothing happening. Except it is. I guess it's a matter of perspective isn't it ?

But I am never going to get on TV.

Anyway what kind of a year am I having ?

Well I had to suffer the loss of Aba.

I had a great Finland trip.

I took part in a 5K race.

I reached the finals in a tennis doubles tournament and had a better showing at singles.

I won an award at Jakobsens.

Now compare this to Serena's. She won the Australian Open and Wimbledon ! She is at the top of her profession ! I am nowhere ! I had set a simple target - to try to be as good as Matt - I guess I shall have to be patient by that - I should get a good paper by the time I graduate though. Actually no, Matt had to wait for an year after he got his preliminary result ! Wow - that means he got that result last May - May 2008, which means he must have been working on it since late 2007 - so I guess I should at least get a preliminary result worth submission by May 2010 !!

I'm So Dry

I'm in the office as usual. This is my last day here before my trip. This office stinks. I don't know why but I'm not excited about the trip.