IwasrattledbySamSheridan'sbook,TheDisaster
Diaries.Init,theauthorrecordedthe
preparationshedidafterhehadachild.Hewent
throughexperiencesunimaginabletotheChinese
scholarinme:fightingfire,stealingcars,Muay
Thai,knifefighting,survivinginthewild,
livinginanigloo,etc.Hewasable,intheend,
toevenlovetheapocolypse.Whilereading,Ikept
asking"Whataboutme?AmIready?&...[
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IfirstreadthatinS&S.Likemanyothertruisms,
ittakestimeandpracticetosinkin.
Afteroneyearoftraining,Ihaverecently
graduatedtothe32kgintheS&Sprogramandfound
thatIcouldnolongerrelyonmybicepsand
tricepstogetmeoutoftroubleinthemiddleof
aTurkishGetup.Withaheavierbellcrushing
down,abentelbowortippingarmbecomesmore
risky.Ihavetomakekeepingastraightarm
perpendic...[
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Ihadaverygood10-hrsleep(the7x32kg-GetUp
S&Ssessionsuretiredmeout)andwentthroughmy
morningroutinefeelinggreat.Butstilltherewas
thisbluefunkwhenIdidn'thaveaclearplan
whattodoonawindySundaymorning.Thewind
dieddownalittlearound9:00am.Itwascloudy
andabouttorain.
Onourwaytothecoffeeshop,IshowedTimwhere
Ifoundthecarobpods.Thedarkbrownbeanhusks,
lyingonthesid...[
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Fromtheage6to30,mylifewasspentinschools
passingexams.Thenext10yearssawmesittingin
frontofcomputers12hrsaday.At40,Istood
5'7"andweighed195lbsanditwasnotapretty
picture.Thewakeupcallcameafteraphysical
checkupandIwassentencedpre-diabetic.Over
thenexttwoyears,Ilost50lbs,finishedmyfirst
marathonbarefoot,andsnatchedhealthbackfrom
thejawofdiabetes.
Istarted...[
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Earlymorning,Mr.Zhaodrovemetograndma'shome
toattendmycousin'sWedding.Thevillagewasin
thecounty'seconomicbackwater.Peopletherehad
anaccentandwerenicerandmoreclosely
connected.Manyguestshadarrivedonedayearlier
andspentthenightinrelatives'homesnearby.
Thiswasahistoricalmoment.Lookingatthe
gorgeousnewcouple,Icouldn'thelpremembering
thelasttwogene...[
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Dad'scaretakerwas71-year-oldMr.Zhao,atough
restlessex-farmerandfitasafiddle.Hiswife
(20yearsyounger)workedthesameprofession.
Whenshedidn'thavework,shewouldaccompany
himatdad'splace.Theywereneitherrichnor
beautifulandhadhadmorethantheirshareof
miseryandsuffering.Buttheywerecontent,
appreciativeofeachother,andfulloflife.
Duringmystay,thecouplecamearound...[
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IwaslookingforanironfortheclothesIwas
abouttowash.Dadimmediatelypointedtoa
cabinetwherehekepttheonemomhad.Themoment
feltalmostmagicbutIopenedthedoorandthere
itwas,the400W220V1986Egret,initsoriginal
box.Untouchedbytheyears,itbroughtbackall
thememories.
Thosedays,momwasalaborerinastate-owned
restaurantbutonthesidelinesheworkedtobea
tailorandhadbigplans.Later,sh...[
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Iwasfatandweakfromkindergartentoearly
collegeandmostPEactivitieswerehardforme.
Everysemester,Ihadtotrytomeetseveral
standards(Idon'trememberenjoyinganyoneof
them)andthepullupwashighonthehatedlist.
Lookingback,itisobviousthatthepullupis
importantenoughforcountriestomakeit
mandatoryinPE.
CollegewasbetterasThePowersThatBefinally
sentweight-losshormonesandIgo...[
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Overthepastyears,Ihavebeenimplementing
thesethreeideasarticulatedsowellbyMichael
Pollaninhisbook"InDefenseofFood."Here'sa
reportonmyexperiences.
First,somebackground.Attheageof40,obese
andpre-diabetic,Istartedtocountcaloriestolose
weight.Thatandthedailyonehourfastwalk
helpedmetolosethefirst40lbs.Itwasinthe
processIdiscoveredPollan.
Soon,Izoomedin...[
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IfirstvisitedSFinAugust2000asasummerintern.
Forfourmonths,Irentedabedina2ndfloorliving
roomatacorneronwestNoriegaSt.Everymorning,
Iwouldrideabustotheeastendofthecityand
hopontoCalTraintoworkinMillbrae.Comingback
thesameroutewouldtakeanother1.5hours.During
weekends,I'deithergotoworkorreadatthe
Border'sbookstore(longgone)atStonestown.Atthe
time,languagewas...[
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