The Truth - by Neil Strauss | An Uncomfortable Book About Relationships

The Truth – by Neil Strauss | Book Notes

I discovered this “uncomfortable book about relationships” from a video intro on Youtube. The video was animated based on a section in The Truth where the “therapist” was trying to acknowledge the “addicts” the cause of their behaviour.. I resonated quite deeply with the idea that a person’s upbringing can leave almost permanent marks on…

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…

2017VanAutoShow | Overland Lady by Monique Song

2017 Vancouver Auto Show

Disclaimer: This is NOT a photography post. Other than being exported from a digital camera, these photos stand no where close to being called “photography”. Hence, I didn’t bother putting watermark on.  This is a small overview of the show along with a few highlights. Hitomi was there showcasing with DUB Booth the whole time,…

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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…