top of page


READING, WRITING, AND NETWORKING FOR GROWTH, PEACE, AND HAPPINESS

Search


A New Beginning
On New Year's day 2018, I received a text from A Beautiful Friend in the Neighborhood: "Happy New Year, darling. What are your New Year's...

Angela
Jan 1, 20211 min read
Â
Â
Â


A Day of Reflections
Great quotes never fail to inspire me. On the last day of 2020, I jotted down some of my favorites along with my reflections. I didn't...

Angela
Dec 31, 20201 min read
Â
Â
Â


Book of the Week (#21): Abolish Silicon Valley
The last book of the year 2020 is the one I cherish the most. The writer is my very own daughter: Wendy Liu. The book was published in...

Angela
Dec 30, 20201 min read
Â
Â
Â


Everybody, Somebody, Anybody, Nobody
Today I am sharing a story. It goes like this: There is a little story about four people named Everybody, Somebody, Anybody, and Nobody....

Angela
Dec 29, 20201 min read
Â
Â
Â


Did You Walk Today?
The sun was asleep all day. He was nowhere to be found. It rained, it snowed, sometimes it was the mix of both. Walking against the wind...

Angela
Dec 28, 20201 min read
Â
Â
Â


An Unusual Boxing Day
Boxing day = Crazy shopping day. That was the case in any other years except this year. Don't you agree? It started with the weather....

Angela
Dec 26, 20201 min read
Â
Â
Â


A Joyful Christmas
Today is Christmas but it wasn't a white one. The temperature was above two digits at one point. Walking outside felt like walking in the...

Angela
Dec 26, 20201 min read
Â
Â
Â


A Song for Now and for Ever
So This Is Christmas is the song for this time of the year, especially today and tomorrow. A friend forwarded a video of that song to me....

Angela
Dec 24, 20201 min read
Â
Â
Â


Book of the Week (#20): Getting Unstuck
The book was written by Pema Chödrön. It is about "Breaking Your Habitual Patterns and Encountering Naked Reality". "Chödrön demonstrates...

Angela
Dec 23, 20201 min read
Â
Â
Â


This Christmas
2020 is an unusual year, this Christmas holiday will be very different. Our holiday gatherings have been canceled. New Year's party has...

Angela
Dec 21, 20201 min read
Â
Â
Â


A Few Fond Memories
I came to Edmonton in May 1997 with my daughter to join my ex-husband. He was a Ph.D. student. The city was lovely. My son was born there...

Angela
Dec 21, 20201 min read
Â
Â
Â


Are You Travelling This Winter?
"You asked me that question, really?" Well, I read an article saying that Montreal Airport was filled with people yesterday. The article...

Angela
Dec 19, 20201 min read
Â
Â
Â


Sunshine On My Shoulder
This winter the sun hasn't been very generous with us, there weren't many sunny days. It is easy for people to feel under the weather. 😒...

Angela
Dec 18, 20201 min read
Â
Â
Â


Some French Sayings (法è¯ä¿—è¯)
I started learning French at the beginning of November with a group of Chinese. I have "met" a few other eager learners. I was often...

Angela
Dec 17, 20201 min read
Â
Â
Â


Book of the Week (#19): The 5 Love Languages
The subtitle of the book is The secret to love that lasts, it was published in 1992 and has been #1 New York Times Bestseller for many...

Angela
Dec 16, 20201 min read
Â
Â
Â


Sugar Sammy and Toastmasters
Sugar Sammy: A Canadian comedian, actor, writer, and producer. Toastmasters: An organization I belong to for over a decade. Because of...

Angela
Dec 15, 20201 min read
Â
Â
Â


Monday Monday
Do you like that song called Monday Monday (cover video)? Are you a fan of Mondays? Do you need a strong coffee to get through Mondays? I...

Angela
Dec 14, 20201 min read
Â
Â
Â


Fun with Funny Quotes
Do you like quotes? I love quotes! In this 300 Funny Quotes To Make You Laugh Out Loud, I realized that there are people who love quotes...

Angela
Dec 13, 20201 min read
Â
Â
Â

bottom of page