Patrick Lam

Thoughts and travels of Patrick Lam

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

November: last month in New Zealand

All things must come to an end. Last month in New Zealand, with one small trip around Timaru and Mount Cook that I’d had my eye on for a while. It was a rewarding last month in New Zealand. Ma te wa.

Posted by Patrick Lam on Wednesday, December 15, 2021

October: Suppression in Auckland, elimination elsewhere in NZ

Waiting for the other shoe to drop and hoping that it doesn’t drop before vaccination rates are high enough.

Posted by Patrick Lam on Monday, November 1, 2021

September: Delta's Still Here (mostly in Auckland)

Outside of Auckland, life is almost normal (for now). Busy writing papers and travelling, as well as contributing to teaching a lab course.

Posted by Patrick Lam on Monday, October 11, 2021

August: Here's Delta

The 1pm show starring Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and Dr. Ashley Bloomfield is back. Really we could do without, but here we are.

Posted by Patrick Lam on Wednesday, September 1, 2021

July: to the Realm

This month’s highlights: three trips, including one outside of New Zealand; ten new restaurants; normal non-teaching term month.

Posted by Patrick Lam on Monday, August 2, 2021

June: non-teaching term month 2

This month’s highlights: SCAM paper submission; less successful tournament result at the Waikato Bays Open (Rotorua); rainy weekend trip to Masterton and Pūkaha National Wildlife Centre; COVID scare in Wellington (got lucky)

Posted by Patrick Lam on Sunday, July 4, 2021

May: non-teaching term month 1

Incremental progress throughout May; as usual, non-teaching terms are much less of a grind.

Posted by Patrick Lam on Tuesday, June 1, 2021

April: end-of-term slog

April has overall been a real grind, with an attempted paper submission and now grading. We had one trip to Christchurch, where our planned objective got rained out, but we still did a bunch of elevation gain (though not much distance, which means steep ascents).

Posted by Patrick Lam on Monday, May 3, 2021

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

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