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Black Hole (A Wet One)

in Preschool on June 22, 2015 October 23, 2022 with 17 Comments by Zhu

One minute, I’m saving the world, adding commas and hyphenating compound adjectives, and next thing you know, I’m trying to remember whether the daycare centre’s door opens after typing *1234 or *4321.

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This Is Why I Hate North American “Suburbia”

in Canadian Life on June 19, 2015 October 23, 2022 with 18 Comments by Zhu

This is one aspect of life in Canada I find harder and harder to deal with: everything looks exactly the same—new, in good condition—and life is so orderly that it gets absolutely infuriating.

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Where Does It Smell Like Teen Spirit in Ottawa?

in Canadian Life on June 17, 2015 October 22, 2022 with 20 Comments by Zhu

Even though I don’t interact much with this age group in Ottawa, I have the feeling that being a Canadian teen is very different from being a French teen.

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This is Why You Should Be Careful When Recommanding Someone

in Working in Canada on June 15, 2015 May 29, 2024 with 15 Comments by Zhu

I can’t stress it enough—having people willing to act as a reference and vouch for your work skills and personal qualities is often the best job-search weapon you can have.

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Keep Wicked Calm and Carry the Hell On – The Terrible Twos

in Preschool on June 12, 2015 October 22, 2022 with 14 Comments by Zhu

Until a few weeks ago, Mark only had a mild case of the famous “terrible twos”. But now, he morphed into Keith Richards at the high of his drug-fueled years.

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Tim Hortons, Yay or Nay?

in Canadian Life on June 10, 2015 August 16, 2021 with 23 Comments by Zhu

If you think about it, Tim Hortons is just another franchised restaurant serving coffee and donuts. Yet, Canadians almost feel it’s a patriotic duty to get a double-double at Timmies rather than at McDonalds, Starbucks or—gasp—brew coffee at home.

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