CBC
TweetThe other day I and my wife walked pass a mobile phone sales booth. My wife was considering upgrading her phone. A young salesman approached us and started to introduce to us all kinds of phones available. He was a CBC (Canadian-born Chinese) speaking English with a perfect Canadian teen’s accent. Then he got stuck [...]
The Doctor’s Office
TweetThis morning, I needed to call the doctor’s office to reschedule my daughter’s appointment for next week. From the other side of the line came a female voice: “The doctor’s office…”
Goal Setting
TweetTwo days ago, I went to a career seminar organized by my company. The message was simple: before you decide to leave the company and work somewhere else, there are in fact many opportunities within the company you should consider. I went to the same seminar last year. I still remember there was one instructor [...]
A Negative Comment
TweetI was walking down the Las Vegas Boulevard last week with 2 colleagues, both were native Mandarin speakers. We have known each other for years, well before the time I picked up Mandarin. So we usually communicate in English. Imagine how inconvenient they were not being able to speak their native languages because of my [...]
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- Visiting Rio de Janeiro today and tomorrow.
- Just had an English/Spanish mixed conversation with a Skype friend for over an hour. We had not talked for more than 4 years.
- My last week in Sao Paulo.
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