Category: Lifestyle

Notre-Dame Blaze – A Perspective

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The Initial News Like the rest of the world, I was horrified to wake up to the news that  Notre-Dame de Paris was lit up in flames. It was truly disheartening and shocking to see the footage of the beautiful (850 year-old) Parisian masterpiece ablaze. I’m in Japan and was a bit late to get […]

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Paul McCartney – Gets by with a “Little Help from His Friends”.

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Paul McCartney at London’s O2 Arena Last Sunday, I was at London’s O2 Arena for the final show of Paul McCartney’s Freshen Up Tour. We got the tickets ages ago and heard from many dubious people not to bother seeing the show as people said his voice “was gone”. In the end, I’m really glad we didn’t […]

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Hamilton – “Do Not Miss Your Shot”, See It!

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Hamilton, the musical

Last weekend, we went to London to see “Hamilton”, and it was off the charts good! So good, that I will even venture to say the best musical produced in my lifetime, and we all know there have been some great ones. The director, Lin-Manuel Miranda, has taken theatre to a different level with his […]

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45 Things I know to be True….at 45.

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Suck it up!

Last month, I turned 45! I’ve always embraced my age and love celebrating my birthday. Actually, I just love birthdays in general. It’s the one day of year when it’s truly your day when all things are about you. This last birthday came with some reflection now that I’m officially middle aged….cause yes, I’m hoping […]

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Confessions of a Serial-traveller

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This year has already marked some epic trips for me.  I’ve been to Switzerland, Thailand, Morocco, United Kingdom, USA and even a brief stop in my original hood – Toronto, Canada.  I thinks it’s fair to deem myself as a Serial-traveller.  Some of these trips have been for one or two weeks getaways,  and others relatively quick over nights.

During these travels and the ones prior, I’ve learned a few things. Some of which may surprise you.

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