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I have excellent penmanship

Posted on April 23, 2013 by stenoodie

Haha, in one of our DiSCOVER workshops this past Saturday, we learned Chinese calligraphy. A friendly Chinese lady who practises calligraphy full-time presented a PowerPoint slide to us to introduce us to the basics and history of Chinese calligraphy. At the end of class, we each got to practise our calligraphy skills with the infamous stinky black ink and calligraphy brushes. We also participated in a friendly contest where we wrote calligraphy against each other to see whose writing was the best. Continue reading →

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Cake

Posted on April 23, 2013 by stenoodie

I made a funny today. During the break time, one of the lawyers was eating a slice of cake from the kitchen and commented that the reporting agency had really good food. I said, “So I guess this place takes the cake eh? Literally”. She and two other lawyers and the court reporter all laughed at my joke. Hehe, I’m funny. 🙂

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So close

Posted on April 22, 2013 by stenoodie

I know I’m going to be saying this a lot as I continue testing for speed tests in my journey towards the 225, but I was SO close. I got back my test result for my LIT 160 wpm test and I got 2 measly errors over what is allowed to be counted as a passing grade. Continue reading →

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Waiting for test grades!

Posted on April 20, 2013 by stenoodie

I’m excited to say that for the first time in… ~~months~~ almost a year, I submitted a test after self-grading it! In short, this means that I have a very good chance of passing it. Yay!!! *throws confetti into the air*. I haven’t passed a test since I finished all of my university courses and was about to enter my practicum which was last May! It’s taken me a full year — almost — to really buckle down and practice and get up to speed. Of course, it’s because I’ve had to fulfill my obligations as a Phoenix Theory instructor during this time, but still, this is exciting. Continue reading →

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Yunnan Rice Noodles

Posted on April 20, 2013 by stenoodie

Dinner! Yunnan rice noodles are done a little differently than most dishes. First, they bring you the dish of raw, uncooked ingredients. I stared at it, thinking it was edible because it was presented so nicely, but I was smartly informed that we had to wait until the steaming bowl of soup came first. Steaming hot it did arrive. The server dunked all of the raw ingredients into the hot soup, and then plopped the bowl of rice noodles on top of it. Continue reading →

Posted in Food | Tagged Chinese, food, food blog, foodie, raw egg, restaurant review, Scarborough, Toronto restaurant, Yunnan Cross Bridge Rice Noodle, Yunnan rice noodles | 4 Comments

Ways to alleviate test anxiety

Posted on April 19, 2013 by stenoodie

A student of mine just sent me an e-mail to ask me how to combat her testing anxiety. I offered the following e-mail and thought I would share with you here as well. If you are a court reporting student or stenographer reading this and have some tips on calming yourself before a test, please share. =)

For anxiety, I started having test anxiety when I was testing in my 100s. I
was so nervous that my hands would start shaking. Continue reading →

Posted in Steno | Tagged court reporting, court reporting students, nerves, nervous, passing tests, shaky hands, speed tests, steno, test anxiety, tips | 1 Comment

Today’s practice — April 17

Posted on April 17, 2013 by stenoodie

I finally got in some solid practice time today. Yay! I’ve been craving it since I started teaching Phoenix Theory full-time. It’s 6:44 p.m. now and I have over 2.5 hours of practice. I did some Speed Plus (still doing them from the 80 wpm book — 80.703 to be specific), Blackboard testimony practice at 180 wpm, and some youtube videos to keep me entertained. Woohoo! It’s not much, but it’s a start. Continue reading →

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Restaurant Story

Posted on April 16, 2013 by stenoodie

I’m a little embarrassed to put up this post, but it’s okay because 90% of my friends probably don’t read this space anyway (Oh, wait. What’s that sudden increase of views from Canada lately even though I haven’t put up new posts since last week? Whatever.) My revelation: I’VE BEEN PLAYING RESTAURANT STORY for the last two days! Like an addicted nitwit It’s pretty funny because the first time that a friend of mine said she had to pause our face-to-face conversation due to the fact that she had to “collect” tips or “serve” food so that it wouldn’t spoil, I was all are-you-f’ing-kidding-me face. Continue reading →

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Motivation for court reporting students, or really just anybody trying to reach their goals

Posted on April 14, 2013 by stenoodie

I’ve been practising today. Practising for accuracy. I just need to make sure I do this every single day. Consistency is #1. Continue reading →

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Snow in April 2013!

Posted on April 11, 2013 by stenoodie

I like to be egotistical and think that because I was away from Toronto during its wintery season that I missed the snow and cold temperatures so Mother Nature is giving me a taste of what I missed. Snow in April! I actually really like it. I just came back from travelling in countries with hot climates so I’m not in a rush to get into it again. Cold weather? Winter storm watch? Bring it on! 😀