Here we go again.

The Past Present

This week mark the first year of my father passing. And I will leave it at that. 2023 was a pretty tough year.

RIP my father.

The Past and the Present

Ramadan is among us next Sunday/Monday. And it’s the favorite month of the year for many, including myself. The whole day structure changes, the way I work changes and the way I exercise. The gym is far from where I live now and I have to compensate that with running.

I have plan. Let’s see how it goes. The idea is to maintain muscle mass. Not increase it. If I accomplish that during Ramadan, I’ll be happy.

Something I keep doing

• Going to the Gym 3+ times a week. Running 2 times a week. I’m back to running and it feels amazing. More on this in the upcoming weeks.
• Using a stair climb machine to pump up my heart rate and conditioning before I start my gym session.
• Reading daily.
• Reading old books only, pre 1990s – the year I was born. There are exceptions.

Something I’m learning

• Politics, law, and philosophy.
• Refreshing my mind on deep learning and computer vision.

Best buy of the week

Nothing. I moved out. So I am minimizing my purchases.

Worst buy recently

I’ve never tried GymShark. And I did Dec last year with a purple gym top. It was awful. I had it washed with other tops. All my tops and shirts are dyed pinkish now.

Why do I like <person, place, an article>?

A principal engineer at Noon who pushes me to phrase and think about every word. This is a double edged sword though.

1 thing that is making me happy?

Change.

Salam, peace.