Patrick Lam

Thoughts and travels of Patrick Lam

Trip report: Ontario, California, and Manitoba, October 16-29 2024

Wellington to Ontario to California to Manitoba to Wellington. On this trip, two tournaments and a conference; in all, 3 tournaments and 2 conferences.

Posted by Patrick Lam on Sunday, November 17, 2024

Review: Sunshine Nails by Mai Nguyen

More Vietnamese refugee content, this time a novel.

Posted by Patrick Lam on Thursday, September 19, 2024

Review: Ru by Kim Thúy

Thoughts on differences between the book version and film version of Ru.

Posted by Patrick Lam on Friday, August 30, 2024

Case study: making air travel things complicated

‘Optimizing’ some flights to New Zealand.

Posted by Patrick Lam on Monday, August 19, 2024

Museum review: Canadian Human Rights Museum / Musée pour les droits de la personne, Winnipeg

I found myself in Winnipeg for 3 days in 2023 (to referee at the Manitoba Open, which was great) and the museum is now open, so I went for a visit after lunch at the Forks. Human rights is an abstract concept, so I was interested to see how the museum would represent that in the form of exhibits.

Posted by Patrick Lam on Friday, November 3, 2023

West Coast Adventures: Thanks friends! May 2023

All over the West Coast of North America: Eastern Sierras, Seattle, Vancouver (and Squamish), and Nelson. Both work and life, too: gave a talk at UBC and UW, and did a bunch of skiing and hiking. Also bike commuting.

Posted by Patrick Lam on Monday, June 12, 2023

Book Review: We, the Others: Allophones, Immigrants, and Belonging in Canada by Toula Drimonis

Toula Drimonis writes about immigrants and allophones (non-English, non-French mother tongue) in modern Quebec society, talking about integration of immigrants and how broader society evolves in response. Her story, as the daughter of Greek immigrants, overlaps with mine in some ways.

Posted by Patrick Lam on Wednesday, May 31, 2023

Western Newfoundland, April 6-9, 2023

Marble Mountain, arguably better than Tremblant; unarguably fewer lines. Gros Morne in the winter.

Posted by Patrick Lam on Sunday, May 7, 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

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

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