The wheel of change

Triggers – by Marshall Goldsmith | Book Notes

The subtitle of the book Triggers is what caught my attention: “Creating behaviors that lasts — Becoming the person you want to be.” Majority of the people are resistance to changes that have the potential of dragging them out of the comfort zone. Use myself as an example: During my high school and beginning of…

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4-week Vegan Experience | Done!

Got a bit busy with Vancouver Auto Show last week so the week #4 (also the final week!) entry came out a bit late. The week started off with Movement Food vegan selection. After the first trial, I found three of my favorite dishes:  Since I’m getting close to final season for this semester, quite…

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4-week Vegan Experience | Week 3 | Free Food?!

As oppose to last week, I dine out pretty much 70% in this week.. Literally pulled out the list of “best vegan restaurants in Vancouver” and visited them one by one.. Before jumping into the FREE FOOD part, I want to state that I am not sponsored in any way for my “life” category post.…

Vegan wrap quinoa macbook

4-Week Vegan Experience | Week 2

On to the second week of my Vegan Experience. My mom made some pork meat balls right at the beginning of the week. They smells nice but according to my knowledge, the way she uses ground pork mostly come from the making of dumpling filling…. I’m pretty sure I didn’t miss anything. Before I started…

salad combo from Be Fresh Local

4-Week Vegan Experience | Week 1

“WHAT? NO MEAT?” My friend’s shocked reaction was totally understandable when he heard that I ordered from vegan menu. Background I have always been a meat eater. And I also believe in “survival of the fittest”, especially in the food chain, which we human have the privilege to enjoy ancestors hard work climbing to the…

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The Coaching Habit – by Michael Bungay Stanier | Book Notes

I’ve been going through books at an ever-faster pace since I started using Audible. Podcasts and audiobooks fill up my time and made me enjoy being alone even more. All the small bits of time can be utilized for information intake. However, key points that pass through my ears while cleaning dishes do not have…

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Why People Don’t Trust the Police?

I’m going to put this up front, I got a little furious when I saw the post which triggered me to write this entry. I came across the news today about a robbery at Vancouver Canadian Tire where police shot the suspect after “he stabbed an employee and a police officer multiple times“. As I…