Words of Wisdom
On LinkedIn, I follow Best Quotes of the Day. I read the quotes and I reflect on them. Today I write down some of my reflections... en...
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Angela
Mar 13, 20211 min read
Travel Movies - Are You Inspired?
Are you a fan of movies? Do you get inspired to go places? In this blog entry: Travel Talk: Your Next Trip? I talked about places I want...
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Angela
Mar 12, 20211 min read
C'est Ma Vie
The video attached here is called "C'est my vie" by Salvatore Adamo and Isabelle Boulay. It is the first time I listened to this song. It...
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Angela
Mar 11, 20211 min read
Words of Validation (#3)
According to this article: LinkedIn recommendations are essentially a form of employment references. They can significantly boost your...
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Angela
Mar 10, 20212 min read
Books of the Week (#30): Blessing in Disguise
She is called "the queen of romance". She is a mother of 9 children and an author of 179 books. She has sold over 800 million copies and...
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Angela
Mar 9, 20211 min read
Joint Meeting: Double Fun
I usually write about Toastmasters on Tuesdays. Today's meeting is a joint one. McGill Toastmasters is having a special joint meeting...
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Angela
Mar 8, 20211 min read
My Life in China (#8): A Few Firsts
Do you remember some of your firsts? Your first kiss? Your first love? Your first job? Your first marriage? Your first house? Your first...
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Angela
Mar 7, 20211 min read
A Few Fun Apps
Are you familiar with the four apps made up for the cover photo? Have you used or are you using any of them? Did you have fun or are you...
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Angela
Mar 6, 20211 min read
What Can I Say about Travel
Do you like to travel? How often did you travel before 2020? "Travel" has been a category I wrote on Saturdays. There were at least 23...
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Angela
Mar 5, 20211 min read
Over and Over
That was a song I heard many years ago when I was still in college. I fell in love with the melody and the lyrics. I remember asking my...
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Angela
Mar 4, 20211 min read
Words of Validation (#2)
Are you active on LinkedIn? Do you like receiving recommendations? Do you cherish them? I do and that is why I decided to show off the...
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Angela
Mar 3, 20211 min read
Book of the Week (#29): Speak in a Week
The full title is: See, Hear, Say & Learn French, Week one, two, three, and four. I bought the set back in 2008 when I started learning...
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Angela
Mar 2, 20211 min read
Back to Winter
A Fine Day (two days ago) misled me into believing that I have stepped into Spring. Today we stepped right back to an extreme wintery...
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Angela
Mar 1, 20211 min read
My Life in China (#7): Black and White with Some Colors
Someone said: life is like photography, we develop from the negatives. My first 23 years were mostly in schools. A lot of black and white...
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Angela
Feb 28, 20211 min read
A Fine Day
After A Winter Walk yesterday, I felt that I stepped into spring today. I went out around the same time this morning but it felt I was in...
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Angela
Feb 27, 20212 min read
A Winter Walk
The photo was from two days ago when the sky was blue and the sun was shining. It was snowing the whole time when I was out this morning....
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Angela
Feb 26, 20211 min read
♫♫ 只想靜靜聽音樂 ♫♫
The title means: Just want to listen to music quietly. That is exactly what I wanted to do sometimes. Doing something or doing nothing,...
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Angela
Feb 25, 20211 min read
Words of Validation (#1)
Are you active on LinkedIn? Do you receive or give recommendations? How many recommendations have you received? Someone said that one...
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Angela
Feb 24, 20211 min read
Book of the Week (#28): Letter to My Daughter
"I gave birth to one child, a son, but I have thousands of daughters. You are Black and White, Jewish and Muslim, Asian,...
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Angela
Feb 23, 20211 min read
Living Spaces of the Future
That is the theme for tonight's meeting and I am delivering a speech. My objective is to do a speech based on the evaluations I received...
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