That was the caption for the cover photo taken on June 1, 2014. It was my son Eric's 16th birthday. We had dinner at Saint Sushi Plateau....

A 100 what? What a 100? 100 percent? 100 marks grade? 100 days? 100 posts on my blog, that is what I am talking about, for 98 days...

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...

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...

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...

"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...

According to Your Dictionary: Talk-the-talk has two meanings: first, to speak like an expert; to exhibit one's knowledge of a subject;...

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...

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...

"PowerSkills 2020 was a five-day FREE virtual career conference that included keynote speeches, workshops, webinars, panel discussions,...

There are many ways to raise kids. Some work better than others. In my case, my way worked: they both graduated from McGill University,...

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...

Today is Tuesday and you guessed it right, this entry is about my Toastmasters journey. From 2003 to 2020, the most predictable,...

No, I am not referring to the movie "Pretty Woman" featuring Julia Roberts. I am talking about the Pretty Women from my weekly...

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...

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...

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...

“We write to taste life twice, in the moment and in retrospect.” Anais Nin The first time I came across that quote, it resonates...

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...