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Martial arts: Philosophy, Benefits, and the Legend of Bruce Lee
Two months ago, I started training in Jeet Kune Do (JKD), or also known as 鈥渢he way of the intercepting fist,鈥 meaning, to stop the attack before it even happens. It was created by the famous Chinese/American actor, director, martial artist instructor, and philosopher Bruce Lee and has referred to it as a 鈥渘on-classical鈥, formless form of Chinese Kung Fu. While also watching the show Legend of Bruce Lee on Netflix, I have learned a lot about the background and philosophy of martial arts.听
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Bringing back my childhood
As immature as I still am as an adult, there are certain things I miss about being a kid.
Guilty Pleasure: Emily in Paris
If you鈥檙e looking for an almost entirely substance-less guilty pleasure of a television experience, which 鈥 let鈥檚 face it 鈥 I often am, look no further than Netflix鈥檚 Emily in Paris.
Top five legal dramas
There are听a few key ingredients to a good legal drama:听witty banter between lawyers, thrilling courtroom scenes, and听the dramatic uncovering of evidence that听blows the case wide open.听With those guide听posts in mind,听here's a list of the top听five best legal dramas.
The best pizza in Adelaide
There's no shortage of good pizza in Adelaide,听and I'm fairly confident I鈥檝e gathered a top five听capable of pleasing听even the most rigid sticklers for quality and tradition.
Ramblings on knowing and doing
This morning, as I was in warrior pose during my morning yoga practice, I couldn鈥檛 help but allow my mind to wander. My thoughts were on thinking about the integrity of our world. What does that even mean - the integrity of our world? Does it imply that there is some other purpose than simply existing? What鈥檚 the purpose of things? What鈥檚 a worthy enough purpose?
Making exercise fun
I haven鈥檛 been swimming at a pool for years. Not since my grade 10 swimming carnival, I forgot how great the exercise is.
Music for productive study
There鈥檚 always been a great debate on whether music can help you study or be a distraction.听A lot of us students listen to music while we study, and most of us can agree that it actually can help us concentrate and not get distracted by other devices or other things, but some music with lyrics can.听I鈥檝e discovered that a good way to study with music is by listening to more classical, orchestral music, old jazz, music with little to no singing, or even themed ambiences from YouTube. It might sound silly or unappealing but听music that is relaxing or has hardly any lyrics can help set the vibe and get us in a better mood.
Why they鈥檙e tuning in to the US presidential elections (oh and a book reflection here too)
Admittedly, we are oceans away from the US and with the pandemic, how does US politics really affect any of us? My study, you could argue, has nothing to do with it but I am a Ph.D. student researching within the realm of social sciences and leadership and inequality, and so at the very least, it is all very interesting. My supervisors have not only been such amazing teachers, but also inspiring sources of support and scholarly insight. Our meetings aren鈥檛 restricted to updates on data analysis and thesis progress, but also on how our research is relevant to what is happening in the world, to social justice, as well as scholarly and deliberate reflection.听
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