Tag Archives: new experiences

Urban Dance Classes at VYbE Dance Company

Posted on August 16, 2018 by stenoodie

August 5, 2018: My first time taking an urban choreography dance class! XD I found out through this class that I have zero musicality in urban hip hop dancing XD. What I can describe it is a robot (me) walking … Continue reading →

Posted in Fitness, New Experiences | Tagged 431 Alden Rd #7, @VYBDANCE twitter, drop in hip hop classes, hip hop dance classes, hip hop dancing in Markham, Markham, Markham dance studios, new experiences, urban choreography dance classes Markham, VYbE dance, VYbE Dance Company, VYbE Dance Company class performances, VYbE Dance Company dance studio, VYbE Dance Company open class schedule, VYbE Dance Company prices | 5 Comments

First Time Attending a Toastmasters Session!

Posted on June 14, 2017 by stenoodie

This past Saturday, I attended my first Toastmasters session! Toastmasters is all about public speaking and speaking on the fly! I had heard about Toastmasters a couple of years ago and had already been intrigued but didn’t take the plunge

Posted in Learning, New Experiences | Tagged new experiences, public speaking, Toastmasters, Toastmasters first time, Toronto | 3 Comments

Weekly Photo Challenge: Today Was a Good Day

Posted on August 21, 2015 by stenoodie

I’m not a fan of these challenges because they take more effort and time, something that I don’t have a lot of these days (by “this”, I don’t mean the Weekly Photo Challenge itself, I mean how they want us … Continue reading →

Posted in Weekly Photo Challenge | Tagged events, festivals, friends, fun, good days, new experiences, personal stories, postaday, summer, weekend, weekly photo challenge | 17 Comments

Amazing last weekend of May 2014!

Posted on June 1, 2014 by stenoodie

I’m not sure how many of you know, but I currently have a huge backlog of blog posts to publish (I’m talking about at least 14 posts in the works). This is a good thing! It’s good stress! I like … Continue reading →

Posted in Life, New Experiences | Tagged fun, new experiences, perfect weekends, summer | Leave a comment

Dragon boat workshop

Posted on June 30, 2013 by stenoodie

This past Saturday in the DiSCOVER 2013 program, instead of sitting in the classroom in our usual Mandarin class and business/Chinese culture workshop, we went out to the lake shore and did a 2-hour crash course on the wonderful water … Continue reading →

Posted in Learning, New Experiences | Tagged DiSCOVER 2013, dragon boat, first dragon boat experience, how to dragon boat, Lake Ontario, learning, Mon Sheong, new experiences, strength, teamwork, technique, Toronto waters, water | 2 Comments

My first time tree-planting!

Posted on April 29, 2013 by stenoodie

On Saturday, April 27, the Mon Sheong/DiSCOVER group led us to tree planting! This was part of a city-wide initiative to plant trees and there were so many volunteers there. I was quite pleasantly surprised! I’ve always wanted to plant trees! … Continue reading →

Posted in Learning, New Experiences, Philanthropy | Tagged DiSCOVER 2013, Milliken Park, Mon Sheong, new experiences, plant trees in spring, planting trees, spring, Toronto, Toronto tree planting, tree planting in Toronto | 3 Comments

Job Shadowing Jade King on the Hong Kong Lamma Boat Inquiry

Posted on March 30, 2013 by stenoodie

The following is a detailed recount of the experience that I had job shadowing Jade King. Last year when I met up with stenographer extraordinaire Jade King, I wasn’t able to job shadow her as planned. Instead, we were able … Continue reading →

Posted in Steno | Tagged 300 wpm, accuracy, Cantonese, Central Government Offices, court reporting, Hong Kong, Jade King, Jade King court reporter, job shadowing, Lamma boat inquiry, new experiences, realtime, simutanious interpreters, steno, translation | 7 Comments

NCRA 2012 Convention and Exposition

Posted on March 22, 2013 by stenoodie

I wrote this in September 2012 last year after I attended the NCRA Convention. Enjoy! On August 9-12, I travelled to Philadelphia to attend the NCRA 2012 Convention and Exposition. This is an annual event hosted by the NCRA (National … Continue reading →

Posted in Steno, Travel | Tagged convention, Court reporter, court reporting, Mark Kislingbury, National Court Reporters Association, NCRA, NCRA 2012 Convention, networking, new experiences, Philadelphia, realtime, seminars, steno, students | 1 Comment

Meeting Jade, Steno Blogger and Court Reporter

Posted on March 22, 2013 by stenoodie

This is a reflection piece I wrote for my court reporting school last year on February 8, 2012. The same piece is also located on my school’s blog: http://verbatimstudies.com/wp/?p=58 This winter holiday, I traveled to Hong Kong to visit my relatives. … Continue reading →

Posted in Steno, Travel | Tagged blog, Court reporter, court reporting, Hong Kong, Jade King, Jade King court reporter, jadeluxe, meet-up, new experiences, overseas, realtime, steno, stenography, tips for court reporting students, travel | 5 Comments

Back in Toronto!

Posted on March 21, 2013 by stenoodie

Hello minus 6 degrees weather in Toronto! I arrived back home last night after a 14-hour flight from Hong Kong. For the first time since arriving home — I usually visit Hong Kong every one or two years — I … Continue reading →