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An Interview on Zoom (Part 2)
Here are the rest of the questions from the Zoom interview this coming Thursday. You've been super resilient in your professional life. I...

Angela
May 23, 20211 min read


An Interview on Zoom (Part 1)
It is not a big deal. It is helping a Toastmaster friend with her Pathway project plus her new interest in the podcast. I have heard a...

Angela
May 22, 20211 min read


Come Away with Me
It was many years ago, one afternoon I went to pick up my daughter from her friend's house. A song was playing when I walked into the...

Angela
May 21, 20211 min read


LinkedIn Opportunities
On Thursdays, I write about anything related to Networking. I have written 55 entries under that category. I have to say, LinkedIn has...

Angela
May 20, 20211 min read


Book of the Week (#39): Neighbors
Danielle Steel has already published 3 books in 2021 and we are only in May. She is my favorite writer. I can not keep up with her...

Angela
May 19, 20211 min read


My Life in China (#14): My Career Path
When I finished my four-year studies and got my Bachelor of Arts, I was not even 20 years old. I didn't know where my career path could...

Angela
May 18, 20211 min read


A Day of No Power
I did a search on my blog on the word "power" and it generated 8 entries containing that word including the two below: The Power of Power...

Angela
May 17, 20211 min read


Bixi in the City
Do you use bixi? Today I used it for the first time this summer. It was my favorite way of traveling when I lived in the city. No need to...

Angela
May 16, 20212 min read


First Biking Trip in 2021
Last weekend we got back our bikes tuned up by a Chinese friend called 大师 who owns a bike shop. Today is a perfect day to have our first...

Angela
May 15, 20211 min read


The Prayer
There are many versions of this classic song but this duet is my favorite. Many years ago when I lived in Toronto, one day I walked into...

Angela
May 14, 20211 min read


A Day of Learning
DPI stands for Developing Professionalism in Informatics. PDW = Professional Development Week. It is a premier training event for IM/IT...

Angela
May 13, 20211 min read


A Special Day
May 12, 1997, I arrived in Edmonton with my 5 years old daughter to join her father. He was a Ph.D. student at the University of Alberta....

Angela
May 12, 20211 min read


A Wonderful Meeting
I was supposed to write about "My Life In China". I am writing about my wonderful Toastmasters meeting instead. I was the Chair Person....

Angela
May 11, 20211 min read


Duties in Life
That is an interesting theme for tomorrow's Toastmasters meeting. Do you know your duties as a citizen, a man, a woman, a father, a...

Angela
May 10, 20211 min read


Happy Mother's Day!
Yesterday afternoon I missed a phone call from Atelier Floral. I called back but the first thing I said was: "Did someone call my number...

Angela
May 9, 20211 min read


My Grateful Note
“I would maintain that thanks are the highest form of thought and that gratitude is happiness doubled by wonder.” G.k. Chesterton Today I...

Angela
May 8, 20212 min read


A Voice Kissed by God
The title of this entry was a copy work. They were written under the YouTube song titled September (九月). The artist's name is Shi Jiaxi...

Angela
May 7, 20211 min read


Words of Validation (#9)
The deepest principle in human nature is the craving to be appreciated. William James. To me, the LinkedIn recommendation is not just...

Angela
May 6, 20211 min read


Book of the Week (#38): Living Beyond Your Feelings
It the second book I read written by Joyce Meyer, #1 New York Times Bestselling author. There are many words of wisdom. You can feel...

Angela
May 5, 20211 min read

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