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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...

Angela
Mar 4, 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...

Angela
Mar 3, 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...

Angela
Mar 2, 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...

Angela
Mar 1, 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...

Angela
Feb 28, 20211 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....

Angela
Feb 27, 20212 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,...

Angela
Feb 26, 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...

Angela
Feb 25, 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,...

Angela
Feb 24, 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...

Angela
Feb 23, 20211 min read


My Life in China (#6): Job Hunting in Beijing
I had been a student all my life till the time I graduated from Shandong University with a Master's degree. I could have worked in the...

Angela
Feb 22, 20211 min read


A Passion Project
What did your 2020 look like? Did you have a roller coaster experience? How did you keep cool and stay on top of the game? A little...

Angela
Feb 21, 20211 min read


Winter Break
It was past 6:00 p.m. when I sat down in front of the computer and started writing my blog. Wow, that was the first time this week that I...

Angela
Feb 20, 20211 min read


A Ray of Sunshine
Today is your birthday. Plautus said: Let us celebrate the occasion with wine and sweet words. One said: One must be blessed to have a...

Angela
Feb 19, 20211 min read


250 - A Number?
Did you know what 250 (二百五) means in Chinese? I came across this video explaining the meaning of 250 in Chinese, by a non-Chinese. I find...

Angela
Feb 18, 20211 min read


Book of the Week (#27): Kick Start Your Success
Four Powerful Steps to Get What You Want Out of Life, the book was published on Feb. 17, 2006, exact 15 years ago. It was a short two...

Angela
Feb 17, 20211 min read


Stay Connected vs Get Unplugged
How often do you stay connected? 24/7? Do you sometimes get unplugged to take a break and restore some balance? Do you find it easier to...

Angela
Feb 16, 20211 min read


My Life in China (#5): Bicycling Stories
"There are nine million bicycles in Beijing/That's a fact/It's a thing we can't deny/Like the fact that I will love you till I die" That...

Angela
Feb 15, 20211 min read


Happy Valentine's Day
How did you spend this Valentine's Day? Did you have flowers delivered to your door? Did you cook a special meal for you and your loved...

Angela
Feb 14, 20211 min read


To Love is to Connect
That was a title of a post on Toastmasters District 61 Facebook page. Cathy, isn't it? Indeed. Tomorrow is Valentine's day. A special...

Angela
Feb 13, 20211 min read

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