After 5 days of intensive packing and moving, the moment finally arrive: I’m boarding on Air Canada heading to Shanghai, thru Vancouver. The two of us has 10 bags in total, 5 to register and 5 to carry with us! Needless to say, going from home to the airport was more complicate than usual… But [...]
There was a story in a Shanghai newspaper about a British expat who left behind her photography studio job in London, coming to Shanghai to document the transformation that the city is going thru. She calls China the hub of change, and that is so close to how I see this as well, but with [...]
S’il faut croire aux histoires de l’institut canadien des produits pétroliers, la dernière vague d’augmentation de prix de l’essence serait due à l’incertitude géopolitique causée par la capture des 15 marines britaniques par la garde côtière iranienne. L’augmentation en janvier serait causée par l’incendie d’une raffinerie en Ontario. L’augmentation précédente était causée par la guerre [...]
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"Americans are benevolently ignorant about Canada, while Canadians are malevolently well informed about the United States."
Some people see a big wave coming and run away from it, but they ultimately end up beaten by the wave and fall down. I choose to stand face to the wave, waiting for it with open eyes (nose shut), and you won't believe how much fun I have jumping over the wave as it comes! As a bonus, I have my feet firmly in the sand before and after the jump. That is the attitude I choose from now on.
— A lesson learned from Phuket