I had a really nasty stomach flu last week. It's been going around the school. This place is as bad as a daycare sometimes, virus's just rip through here like wildfire. Mel and I were both sick at the same time too actually, which was kinda gross for both of us, nothing makes a flu worse than being around someone else who's vomiting and feverish too. We're on the mend now but although it's been a week, recovery is slow for me this time. I still have these random symptoms that change from day to day, sore throat, chest congestion, runny nose and it's pretty annoying. I'm not really sick anymore yet I'm still feeling bad. I've been pretty diligent about taking vitamins, drinking herbal teas, getting lots of sleep, etc but this thing just stubbornly hangs on. Hopefully this next week will be better.

On a better note, we've started to learn the Taiji 13 form which was supposedly created by Zhang San Feng, the patriarch of our lineage. According to legend, he was inspired by watching a snake fight a bird. I like tai ji so I'm just happy to get to practice it more often.