I joined a meeting/ dinner on a new project with a few colleagues and team from a partner company. We enjoyed the discussion, food, and each other’s company. What’s striking is not how ‘smart’ people are or what ‘incredible’ works they’ve done but how ‘down-to-earth’ people are and ‘natural’ the conversation flows. There is no …
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Story-Telling
Through Toastmaster, I’ve enjoyed and learned to tell stories in speech and conversation. In the past 2 weeks, I’ve learned a different kind of story-telling, to craft a story for the entire presentation, beyond/ besides stories (examples) in the presentation. One way is to use a timeline then dive deeper into key milestones or topics. …
Push ‘n Pull
A beautiful start of the day/ weekend with sunshine and brisk refreshing air, I joined 7:45AM yoga class. Perhaps it was early or cooler, my body was a bit stiff. I was wobbling on my balancing pose and got a bit frustrated about myself… Fortunately, I quickly ‘caught’ myself and calmed myself down; Warrior 3, …
Creativity
What is creativity? I attended my Toastmaster club’s Halloween-themed meeting and people brought in candy, pastry, desserts, etc. They were all tasty; one particularly stand out. It’s pealed tangerine with a little piece of celery stick out in the middle. It’s like a mini pumpkin, so simple and original, plus a bonus as the healthiest …
Halloween
Happy Halloween! A couple ‘first’ for me… 1st time to wear a costume – I’m a surgeon, thanks to my friend’s scrub. I made a necklace with a 3D-printed larynx and used a silicone spatula as a ‘knife’. 1st time to take all-level yoga class – a good sweat and taught by a high-energy ‘fox’ …
Bright Side
A rainy day today, sharp contrast to a beautiful sunny day yesterday. Many people complained yet it depends on how you looked at it. Yesterday was a nice day for ‘people’, today is a good day for ‘trees’; actually water/ rain are important for all creatures and nature. Everything has 2 sides and we can …
Apple Picking
Sunny, warm, a gorgeous day to go Apple picking! I went to Bolton Spring Farm with a friend. In order to go into the orchard, we have to buy a bag…game on, apple hunting vs. apple watching. There are more than 10 kinds of apples in the orchard and several (names) I’ve never heard of. …
Straw
A few weeks ago I attended the Green Festival in Boston and one of the stand gave away a ‘straw kit’: a bag with a stainless steel straw and a thin brush (cleaner). I read that Starbucks is working a ‘strawless’ cap. Today I sipped a cocktail at happy hour through a ‘paper’ straw. The …
Yes, I Can!
Recently I joined a yoga studio and started routine practice. This morning (7:45am on Sat) just me and the instructor so I had a private class. It is wonderful to get more personalized demo, coaching as well as open the day with ‘stretch and mindfulness’. Crow (looks like a ‘frog’) is a yoga pose that …
Appreciation
I went to a friend’s house for dinner and we chatted about parents. I mentioned it seems easier/ less works for my parents to visit me than I go home because they’d insist to take me to different places and restaurants everyday. She was so ‘touched’. She said when she went home, her parents continue …