descent into greatness ....

that's the title of one of the books that really surprised me, i have to say. i didn't expect to be challenged that much. in order to be great, one has to descent low - to humility and servanthood.
i read that book long time ago , i was not familiar with those concepts- they touched me a lot ...

i don't know why but going to E. reminds me of that. =)

from 22nd floor with a magnicifient view of montreal and the St-Laurent river to 3rd floor with an awful view of the Decarie boulevard;
from one spacious and beautiful office all to myself to an ok room shared with other people (a nice guy though);
from a feeling of importance and hierarchy to a feeling of being a number and being just like the others; and
from being always stressed out to being relaxed and calm.

so far i like it!

that's the changes with E!

Rien ne va plus!!!!!

c'est la crise aux Etats-Unis, crise immobiliere qui a conduit a la faillite de quelques banques!! crime mondiale en vue?!!

a suivre ....

quand je pense a tous ces problemes, mes petits bobos personnels semblent insignifiants ... =(

8 years later, and i am back!!!

Life is funny, i have to say.
I got my first job offer after university from Ericsson, as a patent agent. At that time, i had no idea what it was .. I liked the name of Ericsson. But i had to decline this offer because at the end, I chose to do my master's. (and suffered for 3 years, but that's another story!).
After the master's, I just followed the market and the opportunities that were open ... and I ended up being a patent agent in a law firm.

Anyways, 8 years later, Ericsson called me back and offered me the same position. It was hard to say no again this time .. It is jsut funny how iI circled around for 8 years for doing finally what I was meant to be doing!!

At least, i should say that i know myself better now, hahhha. Yeah, so here I am Ericsson! hope that we click!

Decouverte: O.NOIR

pour ma fete, on est alle essayer le resto O NOIR. sans les hommes, nous les 3 filles, nous nous sommes pointees au resto. j'adore decouvrir de nouvelles choses avec mes filles =) on a tellement de plaisir ensemble, c'est comme au bon vieux temps!! (avant le mariage...)

ma foi, faut le dire tout de suite. c'est pas pour tout le monde ce resto. pour les premieres minutes, ca fait peur. la noirceur totale. le bruit qui vient de partout. c'est la seule facon de nous faire remarquer .. on crie qu'on est la! c'est un peu deroutant car c'est un monde inconnu! on perd nos reperes ... une fois assises, ces sensations ont diminue car on touche des elements familiers, comme la table =)

le service est bon. la bouffe est tres bonne. cependant, je ne dirais pas que c'est a cause du fait qu'on ne voit pas notre assiette. je n'ai pas senti mes papilles se developper plus dans le noir ... par contre, manger avec les doigts donnent un certain plaisir =) apres 30 secondes, j'ai abandonne le couteau et la fourchette car je n'arrivais pas a trouver ma nourriture dans l'assiette!!

parce qu'on se sent 'handicape' (si je peux dire cela, je ne suis pas sure en fait), la societe ou la nature humaine pousse les gens a s'entraider ... donc, on se sentait connecte avec tous les gens dans la salle. on participait aux chansons pour la fete des autres... quelqu'un a crie: Je suis Nu! pas moyen de le verifier malheureusement!

ce fut somme toute une bonne experience!

friendship ...

i have been pondering on this for a while now ... i am so blessed to have so great friends!


we were 4 girls travelling together on the roads of California in 2002/2003. we had so much fun.

this year, one of them moved to Las Vegas ... as for me, since i had two weeks off before starting the new job, i decided to visit her. i called the 2 other girls up. they said yes (even though it was just for a weekend), et pouf, we were all re-united in Las Vegas, having fun and being hot! =)

my friends are great. in our busy life, time is so precious. but they could sacrifice that for the sake of friendship!

i am amazed and thankful =)!

life without my blackberry ...

it's been a week and half that i am without my blackberry or any cellphone. i can't say that i enjoy it.
i used to hate my blackberry because it is so ugly and big. but with time, it grew on me. it became my best inseparable friend. i would even wake up with it! i would write all my emails during the train ride... those days are no more ... snif ....
but at least, at the new job, they are offering me a cellphone to use ... i have never paid a cellphone by my own. when i worked for Fido, they provided me one or more. when i worked for BCF, they provided me the blackberry (cool). now, i will be working for Ericsson, they will give me a cellphone too ... it's kinda normal to me!! =) i have been so spoiled!!

however, i wouldn't mind having a free Iphone, hihihihi .... what kind of company is offering that???

Las Vegas

mon 2e voyage a Las Vegas ... ce fut tres fun mais aussi fatigant! on a tout fait ou presque. je n'ai pas gagne le gros lot mais j'ai bien mange.

j'ai vu le hoover dam, un barrage impressionnant dont le niveau d'eau a baisse de 100 miles (je crois- ca fait peur!) j'ai fait du kayak dans le black Canyon. ca m'a tue!! 6heures de kayak et je n'ai plus de bras. heureusement que le paysage etait magnifique, tres paisible et majestueux ... mais je n'ai pas pu profiter beaucoup d'une telle beaute car je devais ramer et ramer sans cesse!!

on est alle aux casinos, bien sur, aux outlets, a la plage avec des fausses vagues et au lazy river!

on est parti dans le desert, au Red Rock et la Valley of Fire. J'ai trop crame!! on a couru tout au long du voyage. on a eu chaud tout au long du voyage! il fait plus que 30 degres (sans la clim ... c'est dur!!!)

voila en gros mon voyage. ah oui, j'allais presque oublier, j'ai vu le grand canyon finalement! la 1ere fois, c'etait complement rate a cause de la brume epaisse comme un elephant!! mais cette fois-ci, le grand canyon etait bel et bien devant moi!!! WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!! mes yeux etaient contents et satisfaits!!!

first experience ...

two weekends ago, i went to Customer Service at Ikea.
wow, amazing! it is like a store by itself. i have never thought that it could be so big. i thought that it would take 2 minutes to return something to a small counter near the other cashdesks. how wrong i was!!!
instead, it took more than 30 minutes, waiting in a big room with a number, it felt so wrong ... we live in a world of consummarism ...
anyways, this has been a shocking shopping experience to me ... i have never shopped as much as now that i am married!

Patented shoes ...

Yesterday, I went to Sport Experts and I saw some sandals which had a patent pending label on. I was intrigued. I thought maybe they applied for a patent for a special feel, for a special comfort, for a special material, for a special look or design... well none of the above.

the patent application is for a total different use: for example for keeping liquids, for opening a bottle of beer, or for keeping money!!! How interesting!! So, I had to buy them!!

Guess which sandals I bought??!! the beer one!!!!!! Hope they are comfortable =)

happy happy I am =)

Just this morning, I had a terrible doubt about changing to the new job... Why did I change? Why did they call me?? Is it the right timing to change??

But after I had lunch with my current boss and future ex-boss, I felt so happy. First, it was so good seeing him happy and somehow excited for me. Secondly, i just felt that we are still good friends, that i can call him back whenever. Thirdly, he is such a nice person, I really appreciate him. I am going to miss you. He is a very strong person. People have a lot of respect and admiration for him. Fourthly, he paid for lunch, wait ... I was supposed to treat him for lunch as a sign of thankfulness of what he has taught me! so I was not happy about this last point. But, i bought him a nice bottle of wine =)!!

It does not take much to make me happy. Knowing that my boss respects my decision and somehow giving me his approval for this new job are all i needed. he made my day!

I am ready to move on, now!!

et Vive les vacances!!!

Sharkwater

this movie should (if not must) be seen, especially by the Chinese people ... i didn't know that the shark fin industry is such a conveted an lucrative industry, but also, an illegal industry. when "illegality" is involved, abuse is often present.

nowadays, 90% of the sharks have been decimated. it is time to react and to save the sharks, which shape our world, as i learned, because they control the sea world, which is our source of oxygen.

September

Time flies so fast ... The summer is already over. But the good weather is finally here, it has come out at least =)!

This weekend was the church's leaders' retreat. We did some planning but i guess we still need to pray a lot to seek God's vision for us.

It seems that September will be a month of changes for me, with new challenges and resolutions and vision!! I feel a sense of revival as a new season comes! =)

I hope to grow and become more an more like to Him!