Patrick Lam

Thoughts and travels of Patrick Lam

August: staying in Canada longer than expected, for good reasons

Was going to go to NZ on August 6 but finally went on August 21, after a judo grading. I hope that I’ve finished everything for Spring term teaching now finally, and can get back to research (and seeing more of NZ).

Posted by Patrick Lam on Thursday, September 1, 2022

Reflections on judo grades

I graded for godan (5th dan) on the competitior stream recently. What does it all mean?

Posted by Patrick Lam on Friday, August 26, 2022

July: last month of classes for Spring, plus some trips

5 weekends, 5 trips; now in Waterloo to close out the term (and do lots of marking). July less brutal than June.

Posted by Patrick Lam on Monday, August 1, 2022

June: better late than never; so much work.

More normal life. Lots of teaching, some paper writing, not much recreation except for an overnight car camping trip.

Posted by Patrick Lam on Thursday, July 14, 2022

May: first month of Spring term, so much teaching, focus on judo

Mostly teaching. I got off the plane from New Zealand, took the taxi back to Waterloo, got up early the next morning, and went to an OAC event at Rattlesnake Point. Back to normal life.

Posted by Patrick Lam on Monday, June 6, 2022

April: between Winter and Spring; more travels

End of term. Still avoiding COVID. Getting out of Waterloo while there is no teaching: travels to Yellowknife and New Zealand.

Posted by Patrick Lam on Sunday, May 1, 2022

March: first and last full month of teaching in Winter 2022, and some trips

People are pretending it’s back to normal, but the sixth wave has started in Quebec.

Posted by Patrick Lam on Friday, April 1, 2022

February: with short escapes to Quebec

Back to normal? Well, maybe, except that there are still a lot of cases out there.

Posted by Patrick Lam on Tuesday, March 1, 2022

January: a whole month in K-W

Hey, I have a place of my own in Waterloo. Back to (virtual) school.

Posted by Patrick Lam on Tuesday, February 1, 2022

December: back in Canada and not loving it

Last monthly summary from 2021. Homeless during a pandemic, but fortunate enough that it’s just a small inconvenience.

Posted by Patrick Lam on Monday, January 3, 2022

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

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