Patrick Lam

Thoughts and travels of Patrick Lam

March: lots of good news

Reasonable success this month, professionally (awarded grant, major revisions on a paper) and for refereeing (selected for Canadian nationals). Lots of work and also weekend trips.

Posted by Patrick Lam on Friday, April 14, 2023

Championnat provincial (Laval), March 24-26, 2023

By special permission, refereeing at the Quebec provincial judo championships (biggest ever).

Posted by Patrick Lam on Friday, April 7, 2023

Edmonton International Judo Championship, March 10-12, 2023

Off to referee at the Edmonton International Judo Championship for the first time. Easier to get to than Vancouver for a short weekend.

Posted by Patrick Lam on Thursday, April 6, 2023

Japan part II: historical (looking) buildings in the Japan Alps, February 2023

Next stops: Matsomoto (a castle!), samurai district, historical houses, festival floats, and gardens. Plus, an 11 hour train ride.

Posted by Patrick Lam on Monday, March 27, 2023

February: COVID, teaching, and a trip to Japan

COVID didn’t throw too much of a wrench into things, thankfully. Second month of teaching for Winter 2023, including reading week and a trip to Japan.

Posted by Patrick Lam on Tuesday, March 7, 2023

Japan part I: cherry blossoms and part of the Nakasendo, February 2023

First overseas trip since 2020, to Japan. Walking on a bit of the Nakasendō, plus some info on pre-trip planning, and early cherry blossoms.

Posted by Patrick Lam on Sunday, February 26, 2023

January: teaching and extracurriculars

Back to the classroom (teaching two courses), plus judo tournaments and some skiing. Before that, we hiked Around the Mountain (Taranaki) in New Zealand.

Posted by Patrick Lam on Sunday, February 5, 2023

Around the Mountain Circuit (Taranaki), January 2 to 5, 2023

A walk around the mountain (Taranaki). Pretty chill except for day 3 which had super high winds and day 2 which had a short amount of muddy steep terrain.

Posted by Patrick Lam on Saturday, February 4, 2023

December: start of summer / back to winter soon

First conference (SPLASH) in three years (gave two talks) and South Island vacation. Also a bunch of service tasks, e.g. master’s thesis and PhD comprehensive exams. Submitted a paper!

Posted by Patrick Lam on Saturday, January 21, 2023

Christmas on the South Island: Gillepsie, Mueller Hut, glacier kayaking, and rock climbing

Christmas 2022 trip. Like everyone in New Zealand and many people from overseas, we flew in to Queenstown. Got away from the huge hordes by going to Wanaka (small hordes) and Mount Cook Village (some visitors). Did many of the things we’d been planning: Gillespie Circuit, glacier kayaking, Mueller Hut. Also went rock climbing in Wanaka. Featuring many pictures of Wanaka grebes.

Posted by Patrick Lam on Friday, January 20, 2023

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Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Waterloo; patrick.lam@uwaterloo.ca

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