I was having coffee in a food court at a shopping mall when two Montreal police officers approached me. One of them politely asked if she could sit and have a chat with me. Nodding yes, I wondered if there is such a thing as a ticket for shopping too fast. She wanted to warn […]

Read this hilarious post by LiAnne Yu and see how many of these signs you can identify with. I can identify with every one except #7 and 10. 17 signs you were raised in a Chinese-American family 1. You speak Chinglish fluently. You and your parents have developed your own, unique language, made up of some […]

Ghosts and goblins in the night are the subject of my entry for the photo challenge Nighttime.  Last October, I went to PUMPKIN INFERNO at Upper Canada Village where they create displays made out of fake pumpkins. Just to give you an idea of how these were made, below is a before and after picture. If you go, […]

Ghosts and goblins in the night are the subject of my entry for the photo challenge Nighttime.  Last October, I went to PUMPKIN INFERNO at Upper Canada Village where they create displays made out of fake pumpkins. Just to give you an idea of how these were made, below is a before and after picture. If you go, […]

  I spotted this alleyway entrance while walking up St. Laurent Street just below St. Joseph Boulevard.

  I spotted this alleyway entrance while walking up St. Laurent Street just below St. Joseph Boulevard.

I saw the exhibit on the Fabergé Eggs at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts this week and they are an excellent example of this week’s Photo Challenge: Endurance. They are stunning pieces of art and craftsmanship that have endured over time. Carl Fabergé also created other jeweled and gold encrusted items such as frames, dishes, umbrella […]

I saw the exhibit on the Fabergé Eggs at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts this week and they are an excellent example of this week’s Photo Challenge: Endurance. They are stunning pieces of art and craftsmanship that have endured over time. Carl Fabergé also created other jeweled and gold encrusted items such as frames, dishes, umbrella […]

My Survival Guide for Montreal Comicon 2014 The cast of Star Trek: The Next Generation, which was one of my favorite TV shows at the time, are the featured guests at Comicon this weekend. With last year’s Comicon experience under my belt, this was how I prepared for it this year: 1) Bought ticket online. It’s cheaper. […]

My Survival Guide for Montreal Comicon 2014 The cast of Star Trek: The Next Generation, which was one of my favorite TV shows at the time, are the featured guests at Comicon this weekend. With last year’s Comicon experience under my belt, this was how I prepared for it this year: 1) Bought ticket online. It’s cheaper. […]

I can’t believe we’re in the last two weeks of summer! I didn’t finish my summer-to-do list like spending an afternoon plunging down a water slide, using an extreme heat wave as an excuse to have a Dairy Queen Blizzard for supper, and convincing myself (and others) that lying on a beach working on my […]

I can’t believe we’re in the last two weeks of summer! I didn’t finish my summer-to-do list like spending an afternoon plunging down a water slide, using an extreme heat wave as an excuse to have a Dairy Queen Blizzard for supper, and convincing myself (and others) that lying on a beach working on my […]

Doing research for a project can either be a chore or a pleasure. It was the latter for me recently. I’ve been researching Jewish history in Montreal when a friend mentioned that the Museum of Jewish Montreal gives walking tours. It sounded like a lot more fun than just reading about it, so I signed […]

Doing research for a project can either be a chore or a pleasure. It was the latter for me recently. I’ve been researching Jewish history in Montreal when a friend mentioned that the Museum of Jewish Montreal gives walking tours. It sounded like a lot more fun than just reading about it, so I signed […]

There are a lot of street closures and detours due to all the construction going on in Montreal, but you may want to take a look at a street closure of a different kind. On the corner of Sherbrooke Street and Musée Avenue is a work by Claude Cormier made entirely out of temporary overlay […]

There are a lot of street closures and detours due to all the construction going on in Montreal, but you may want to take a look at a street closure of a different kind. On the corner of Sherbrooke Street and Musée Avenue is a work by Claude Cormier made entirely out of temporary overlay […]

Originally posted on Upside Out Publishing:
Upside Out will be hosting our first Kickstarter campaign throughout September. We want your help to find the next great Canadian writer. We will be accepting genre and contemporary fiction submissions by Canadian writers, and awarding the bulk of the proceeds to the winning author, as well as offering…

  Everything old is new again. I learned how to type in high school. Only the girls took typing in those days. The one boy in my year who took the class was considered to be either brave or an oddity. I remember the huge manual Underwood typewriters we used. I never thought I would […]

  Everything old is new again. I learned how to type in high school. Only the girls took typing in those days. The one boy in my year who took the class was considered to be either brave or an oddity. I remember the huge manual Underwood typewriters we used. I never thought I would […]

My friends, Celia and Pauline, had volunteered to barbecue hamburgers at a Canada Day celebration in Montreal West. Being the good and loyal friend that I am, I decided to support their efforts by eating one. It was a hot, muggy day perfect for relaxing in the park listening to live music and taking advantage […]

My friends, Celia and Pauline, had volunteered to barbecue hamburgers at a Canada Day celebration in Montreal West. Being the good and loyal friend that I am, I decided to support their efforts by eating one. It was a hot, muggy day perfect for relaxing in the park listening to live music and taking advantage […]

Originally posted on The Daily Post:
There are a number of irritating things experts insist you must do for your own good: eat nine servings of veggies a day; maintain a diverse retirement portfolio; check your transmission fluid every month. Most of us ignore a lot of this advice, because there’s no end to it, and our lives…

  On the weekend, I went out for supper with my sister-in-law and her kids. My nephew arrived carrying two beer bottles tucked inside his motorcycle helmet. I loved his unique carrying case. It made me laugh. This post is part of the Weekly Photo Challenge: Extra, Extra.

Looking for some free things to do around Montreal? Head towards Chinatown and take a look at a couple of exhibits by local artists. La Cabine d’Essayage (The Fitting Room) by Cheryl Sim is aptly located in a small corner of a shopping mall in Chinatown amid clothing and accessory boutiques. Sim examines the cheongsam, which according […]