Escaped the flu

I feel it in my forehead, I feel it in my nose

The flu is all around me, and so the sneezing goes

Viruses in the wind, they are everywhere I go

So if you really love me, please don’t come too close…

(Slightly adapted lyrics from “love is all around”)

The office at work is half empty and when in the train, everybody is coughing, sneezing and looking like they were about to faint. I almost got there too, but luckily managed to escape the bacteria around by taking tons of Vitamin C and anti-headache pills.

On Friday I played my first chess tournament. It is a series of tournaments extending over a period of 8 months. There were very good players in the field, but I think I did well and even did win one game. That was surprising, because the other player is so much better than yours truly. This is the second time I find myself achieving higher goals when I am having a cold or fighting against it.

Anyway, I am practising to to well in the next round, too.