Time to work out

Summer is around the corner and we all want to get into shape at the last minute, just like last year. My goal is to take part on the Two Oceans half marathon at the end of summer, but before I do that I have some other milestones to reach along the way. 

This week I registered for a 10km walk that is taking place on the 30th of October and a 20km walk that is taking place on the 13th of November. Looking back at my last experiences, these two walks will be challenges in themselves. The last 10km walk I took part in (about a month ago) left my body aching for a week! I definitely need to get fit. The last 20km walk I participated in was when I used to walk 10km easily and after the 20km walk I couldn't walk for a few days! 

I guess that I had better start my training this week because now I can't "run" away from it, the dates are set! 

Be bold and mighty forces will come to your aid

Who else could I possibly be talking about in this post this week but Steve Jobs. What an example of being bold and going for it, attracting great people to help him start the technological revolution that it has been. 

I guess that when somebody like him, full of ideas and with a strong belief in them, comes along they are so fascinating that it is impossible not to be interested in them. Somebody that thinks outside the box and shows the world that it is possible. 

On the Internet today you see people talking about the three great apples: Adam’s, Newton’s and Steve’s. Steve is definitely getting into the school “ebooks”.

Don’t be afraid to follow your instincts, go for it but always stay hungry for more.

Handwriting

Back in the days of my school years, I used to write so much more that at the beginning of each semester it would be hard to adapt to all the writing. These days we take it for granted that we will have printouts, copies and pdf files given to us so that we can just make some extra notes on it as we go along.

I must say that my handwriting is getting quite scary! I’m not sure how I can still understand it!

I guess this is the future.  Maybe by the time my children are at school they will be typing instead of writing down from a early age and nobody will have calluses on their fingers from writing the whole day. Maybe it will be one of those things that we will say "When I was your age..." and it will be a distant world for them. 

The last lecture

Thinking of the last lecture I cannot help but think nostalgically about all the people I met and all that I have learnt in the last four years as well as how it all added to me as a person and professional.

It might be the last lecture at tech, but it certainly will not be the last one in our lives. Our next lectures might not be tested in assignments but they will definitely be tested one way or another. If not it means that we are not pushing ourselves to be the best we can be.

I guess that if from this point onwards we don't push ourselves to do the best we can we are not doing justice to not only our efforts over the last few years but also to the work of some great lecturers we have had along the way.

Two Oceans half marathon

The first thing that I have in mind to accomplish next year is the Two Oceans half marathon. I wanted to do the half marathon this year but I was not able to register for it as the limit on the number of people allowed to register had already been reached. I must say that I was actually glad I didn’t make it because by the marathon date I has so much to do that I probably wouldn’t have been fit to run but next year I will be there although definitely not in the lead (LOL). I may even be the last one to arrive at the finish line, but I will complete it!

Talking to people that have participated in the marathon before or that run regularly I am already becoming aware that you can’t just start to training and there you go. There is so much more to it such as the shoes you wear and the exercises you must do in order to have your whole body ready and not just your legs and feet. Apparently I should have started running already! Well, it will have to wait until November, but I’ll get there!!

 

Watch this space

For the whole year I have been writing this blog as a part of my university syllabus.  I try not to talk too much about class even though it has been a big part of the last four years of my life.  Between university, work and Little Brazil I have very little free time to do anything else. There are very few weeks of blogging (as a university assignment) left, however it doesn't mean that my blogging will stop.

Planning has always been one of my strong points and I must say that some planning for next year has already commenced. Next year I’ll be working towards ticking off items from my bucket list (and probably adding more too!), I will keep on researching about the industry and I have some more interesting events happening so if you keep watching this space you will be able to join me on this venture.