The Spring Festival in China is like Christmas in Canada or Thanksgiving in the States. It is the biggest holiday of the year. It ends...

after three days of action-packed PowerSkills Career summit. The weather matches my mood perfectly with a chilly minus -26 degrees (feels...

"You never get a second chance to make a good first impression". Will Rogers It is true when it comes to answering that first interview...

On New Year's day 2018, I received a text from A Beautiful Friend in the Neighborhood: "Happy New Year, darling. What are your New Year's...

On Sept. 18, I wrote a blog titled "100". It was my first blogging milestone. I went to see a movie to celebrate my commitment and...

Boxing day = Crazy shopping day. That was the case in any other years except this year. Don't you agree? It started with the weather....

Today is Christmas but it wasn't a white one. The temperature was above two digits at one point. Walking outside felt like walking in the...

I started learning French at the beginning of November with a group of Chinese. I have "met" a few other eager learners. I was often...

Do you use Zoom, Wechat, Facebook a lot these days? Are you happy that technology can connect you with people from anywhere in the world?...

Did you know that 2, 6, 8, 9 are considered lucky numbers in China? Did you know that number 4 is considered an unlucky number? Did you...

I moved to Montreal from Toronto in 2004 to pursue my Master's degree in the School of Library and Information Studies. I worked at...

I don't remember much about my childhood so I am not sure if there was a model in my life. My father was in the army. Sometimes my mom...

The other day I came across a note dated April 29, 2003. The name was written vertically as you read below. After each first letter of my...

It might be just a random number for you, but for me, it is something special. In 2019, my daughter started her "Fragments" on her...

Have you heard of this saying by Greek Philographer Heraclitus: The only constant in life is change? Believe it or not, we do face...

"The Greatest Showman" is my all-time favorite musical film. I like many songs in that film but the one that stole my heart is this...

The note was written on Oct. 14, 2009, and the video was sitting in my WeChat inbox when I woke up this morning. There were three videos,...

I am thankful for having a blog to write down my blessings (bold texts). Texts in red can lead you to related articles. My Family, My...

What comes to mind when you see the title 1-2-3? Did you think of the phrase: as easy as 1-2-3? Well, that is the # for today's blog...

When I sleep, I dream. Dreamless night is rare for me. Sometimes my dream could be more dramatic than Hollywood movies. Other times my...