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Happy Mid-Autumn Festival
Today is Mid-Autumn Festival and we Chinese people would have mooncakes as part of the meal, especially dinner. Why mooncakes? What does...

Angela
Sep 21, 20211 min read
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An Open House - Please Come In
Are you free on Tuesday, September 21, from 5:30 pm for about two hours? Do you know that McGill Toastmasters Club is holding an Open...

Angela
Sep 20, 20211 min read
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Your Communication Style
Do you know that there are four types of communication styles? Supportive, Analytical, Initiating, and Direct. Do you know what your...

Angela
Sep 19, 20211 min read
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A Pleasant Trip
I have visited Quebec city a few times since I moved to Montreal in 2004, including its famous Winter Carnival and a romantic ride in a...

Angela
Sep 18, 20211 min read
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Secret Garden - Nocturne
A beautiful song from my favorite band: Secret Garden. I didn't know the lyrics are so beautiful too, not just the melody that speaks to...

Angela
Sep 17, 20211 min read
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Connecting with Nature
I wrote about A Trip to Mont-Royal on Tuesday, in which I recorded my last visit before this Tuesday was more than two years ago when my...

Angela
Sep 16, 20211 min read
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Book of the Week (#54): Happy Habits
50 science-backed rituals to adopt (or stop) to boost health and happiness, by Karen Salmansohn. "Your friendly happiness & wellness...

Angela
Sep 15, 20211 min read
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A Trip to Mont Royal
I moved to Montreal in August 2004, Mont Royal was the first place we explored. I remember going there often with the kids until they got...

Angela
Sep 14, 20211 min read
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A True Story or A Lie?
That is the theme for the meeting happening at 5:45 pm Tuesday, September 14. https://us02web.zoom.us/j/9454747586?pwd=WnpZRlQ0L2RPL2tjUl...

Angela
Sep 13, 20211 min read
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Back in the Game (1)
“It’s a funny thing about life, once you begin to take note of the things you are grateful for, you begin to lose sight of the things...

Angela
Sep 12, 20212 min read
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A Walk in the Green Field
Do you play golf? I don't play golf but I always admire the golf course. The endless green field draws me in like a magnet. I have longed...

Angela
Sep 11, 20212 min read
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Believe in You
The singer for this song is Amanda Marshall. Somewhere there's a river, looking for a stream Somewhere there's a dreamer, looking for a...

Angela
Sep 10, 20211 min read
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An Interesting Read
In this article, 10 little habits that can transform your mornings in 5 minutes or less, I came across some very interesting points. I...

Angela
Sep 9, 20211 min read
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Book of the Week (#53): Make Someone Happy
This is a collection of Elizabeth Berg's most-loved Facebook posts. She was asked by many to put these short essays into book form, to...

Angela
Sep 8, 20211 min read
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A Life Without Limits
That was the theme for tonight's Toastmasters meeting. I delivered a Moment of Reflection. In search of the right one, I found out the...

Angela
Sep 7, 20211 min read
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Your Ideal...?
Do you have a few ideal things? What is your ideal weight, job, friend, and vacation? According to my MI scale app., my ideal weight is...

Angela
Sep 6, 20211 min read
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Keystone Happy Habits
I read them from a book titled: Happy Habit, which I will introduce in my Book of the Week blog entry under the category: Reading. It...

Angela
Sep 5, 20211 min read
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Summer Activities
Swimming and biking are my main summer activities. From my First Biking Trip in 2021, which happened on May 15, to this morning's 20 km...

Angela
Sep 4, 20211 min read
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Fairy Tale
It is said that this is the English version of the Chinese song "ä¼ å¥‡". Not sure if the movie "One Day" has the song in it. It fits...

Angela
Sep 3, 20211 min read
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A Day in the Park
Since last summer, I have learned the importance of "Networking in Nature". Meaning: when the weather is nice like today, a few of us (we...

Angela
Sep 2, 20211 min read
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