Tag Archives: travel

DiSCOVER. Trip to China. Day 6. July 21, 2013.

Posted on September 11, 2013 by stenoodie

Day 6. Thankful.

Posted in Travel | Tagged amazing, Ancient City Wall, beef noodles, Beijing, China, Great Wall of China, hot, Mon Sheong, skewers, summer, tourist attraction, travel, Trip to China 2013, Xi'an, Xi'an Xianyang International Airport | 17 Comments

DiSCOVER. Trip to China. Day 5. July 20, 2013.

Posted on September 10, 2013 by stenoodie

Today was a really good day. 🙂 i was being stupid yesterday in my comments. We visited some core tourist destinations and historical places of China today. First thing off the list, we went to Tiananmen Square. It was very … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged Beijing, China, Dragonfly, eating live scorpions, hot, massage parlour, Mon Sheong, siu yeh, skewers, summer, Temple of Heaven, Tiananmen Square, tourist, travel, Trip to China 2013, Wang Fu Jian | 18 Comments

DiSCOVER. Trip to China. Day 4. July 19, 2013.

Posted on September 9, 2013 by stenoodie

Today was so-so. To be honest, i’m looking forward to home already. Today wasn’t that fun. First of all, we were turned down by Tsinghua University. Our tour bus had driven up to their gates and they wouldn’t let us … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged Beijing, China, hot, Mon Sheong, Silk Street, summer, Summer Palace, tourist, travel, Trip to China, Tsinghua University | 17 Comments

Short thoughts on NCRA Convention 2013

Posted on August 11, 2013 by stenoodie

It’s 2 a.m. right now and there are two more seminars ‘tomorrow’ morning left on Sunday before the Convention is officially done. So far, I’ve had some drastic changes regarding my steno career path in the last 2 days.

Posted in Steno | Tagged convention, court reporting, my thoughts, NCRA convention, travel | 2 Comments

DiSCOVER – Mon Sheong Youth Group Program

Posted on August 5, 2013 by stenoodie

Wow, I just discovered that DiSCOVER has a flickr page that has albums upon albums of pictures from all the events that we’ve participated in in the last 6 months! Way to go to whoever has been uploading all of … Continue reading →

Posted in Learning, Life, Philanthropy, Travel | Tagged DiSCOVER 2013, grateful, life experiences, memories, Mon Sheong Youth Group, travel | 6 Comments

Jet lag

Posted on March 23, 2013 by stenoodie

This is the third night where I’ve passed out slept after dinner time and woke up at 9 p.m. I don’t think I’m adjusting well to Toronto time at all. Maybe I should just go back to Hong Kong again. … Continue reading →

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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 →