A Child Born on Children's Day
My son was born on International Children's Day. In case you wonder, it was June 1st. If he were born in China, he would have benefited...
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Angela
Sep 6, 20201 min read
A Few of My Favorites
Technology is amazing sometimes. It knows what you like to read and it recommends articles to you. That is what my phone does to me from...
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Angela
Sep 5, 20201 min read
Travel Talk: Charlevoix - A Beauty Next Door
Charlevoix is a beautiful cultural and natural region in the province of Quebec. The population is just over 13,000 yet it has tons of...
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Angela
Sep 4, 20201 min read
Music: What Can I Say?
"Music drives you. It wakes you up. It gets you pumping. And, at the end of the day, the correct turn will chill you down" Dimebag...
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Angela
Sep 1, 20201 min read
Walk the Talk, Lead by Example
According to Your Dictionary: Talk-the-talk has two meanings: first, to speak like an expert; to exhibit one's knowledge of a subject;...
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Angela
Aug 30, 20201 min read
IS Sunday Your Best Day?
On the 2-month mark of my blogging (August 13), I listed my daily focus in my article "Short and Sweet is My Intention". I followed my...
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Angela
Aug 13, 20201 min read
Short and Sweet is My Intention
Did you know that an average person can read 250 words in a minute? Did you know that 250 words = around 1,500 characters? Did you know...
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Angela
Aug 3, 20201 min read
Raising Kids: Your Way or the Highway?
There are many ways to raise kids. Some work better than others. In my case, my way worked: they both graduated from McGill University,...
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Angela
Jul 30, 20201 min read
A Little Celebration Goes A Long Way
Today is a beautiful day, not just the weather, but also my journey of blogging. This article marks the entry of #50. This morning I got...
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Angela
Jul 28, 20201 min read
A Journey Like No Other
Today is Tuesday and you guessed it right, this entry is about my Toastmasters journey. From 2003 to 2020, the most predictable,...
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Angela
Jul 25, 20201 min read
Pretty Women
No, I am not referring to the movie "Pretty Woman" featuring Julia Roberts. I am talking about the Pretty Women from my weekly...
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Angela
Jul 22, 20201 min read
The Charming Gardeners
Yesterday after I gave a talk at CATS corner, I received this email from one of the organizers: "I totally agree with Nayo, your session...
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Angela
Jul 21, 20201 min read
Masters in Action
It is the name of McGill Toastmasters Club's newsletter and the caption of the cover photo taken on October 7, 2008. In the earlier years...
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Angela
Jul 19, 20201 min read
A Beautiful Friend in the Neighborhood
The first time we met, it was more than a decade ago, it was at McGill Toastmasters Club's joint meeting with Concordia Club. She was a...
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Angela
Jul 18, 20201 min read
The Beauty of Writing
“We write to taste life twice, in the moment and in retrospect.” Anais Nin The first time I came across that quote, it resonates...
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Angela
Jul 12, 20201 min read
Wedding Celebrations
I was lucky to be part of the six wedding celebrations since I came to Canada in 1997. Nationality was referring to the origin of each of...
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