Dickson's Blogathon

When it comes to portraying an image, no country is more paranoid than China and if you watched the Beijing Olympic Opening Ceremony, you will have gotten a sense of how far China will take it. Remember how the performers were all of the same height?...

Last friday, Xiao Hai Ou dance group took part in CBC's Olympic Activities at their broadcast center. The video is now up and can be viewed at CBC. Xiao Hai Ou's segment is the last 3 minutes of their August 8th coverage.   Technorati tags: cbc,...

That's right, I've started a new blog because the world needs yet another inactive blog! :) Okay, there is a reason behind this fiasco. My mom started a Chinese folk dance group for children in February 2007 and since then, the group has grown to the...

Weeks before the 2008 Olympic games, the host city for sailing gets hit by an explosion of algae growth. It actually looks quite disgusting! Despite having more than 10,000 people involved in the clean up, it will still take over two weeks to clear the...

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I'm not sure which one of us came up with the idea but somehow Andrew and I decided that Spring snowboarding would be better in shorts. As bad as my knees ended up looking, it was the result of falling forward only twice. But hey, no adventure without...

I'm a fan of steaks and whenever I have a craving, I head down to the Keg or the Coliseum Pizza & Steakhouse. If you are unfamiliar with the latter, thats because its not the type of place you'd expect to have good steaks. The building is nondescript...

I tend to be passionate about anything I work on and this usually leads me to collect items associated with my work. Back in December, I unsuccessfully bidded for a teddy bear at CN's United Way Auction and the only way to get one was to wait for...

Okay so the price gouging isn't exactly news but I didn't join the iPod game until this Christmas when I picked up a 16 gb iPod Touch. All I wanted for accessories was a simple case but they all came at $25 upwards! I ended up throwing...

A cool video on BBC showing new technology for cars that can avoid collisions....

If you know a little about Sharon, you might know that she has become somewhat of an aspiring chef and food critic. In fact, she recently joined the ranks of food enthusiasts as a winner of the Edmonton Journal's annual "Cooking in the Loft" contest!...

I was setting up another blog reader account at NewsGator and as part of setup, I was given the option to pre-populate my subscription list: Paris Hilton should NOT be a category. ...

Okay, so I'm a little late with the birthday wishes but I figured it's better than having another "update" title. Nevertheless, this is still an update: :) On saturday, I performed at the Winspear with my choir (Taiwan University Alumni Association...

Given that the Grand Prix was this weekend, I'm a little disappointed that I had to leave Saturday morning. After I completed my job training on Friday, I spent all evening walking around downtown enjoying the festivities. The streets were crowded...

  And for those not interested in cars, there is always the fashion festival show next street over. More Pictures......

AND THEN THERE WAS LIGHT IT CAME FROM ABOVE IT WAS BRIGHT IT WAS WARM IT WAS EUPHORIC BUT ALAS, $10 CAN ONLY GO SO FAR... IT BECAME DARK IT BECAME COLD A NEW LIGHT APPEARED I WAS ESCORTED OUT   Okay, so it didn't go quite like that but I couldn't...

Yesterday, my colleague and I went to a Brazilian All-You-Can-Eat-Meat restaurant (Lipitor not included). Le Milsa is a relatively small restaurant and if I were not looking for it, I could have easily dismissed it as your run-of-the-mill family restaurant....

For a company that isn't so particular with the exterior, CN really does a good job with the inside of the building (pictures to come). The front doors open up to a large foyer with marble floors and a giant silver CN logo etched into the black wall....

If you have been to the CN Tower in Toronto, you'll undoubtedly recall the experience of walking over the glass floor that kept you from plummeting 1800 feet to the ground. It was exciting and unnerving at the same time. Now imagine not just...

I arrived yesterday in Montreal in preparation for my week long training with CN. I've never been to Montreal and although I'm still in Canada, I do feel very foreign among the French speaking crowd. After my 20 minute cab ride to the hotel during which...

There's no shame in admitting it. I'm a trekky fan. I've watched every Star Trek series (except for the original) and have played every Star Trek game made for the PC. And until recently, I didn't know there was a Star Trek monument dubbed the "Vulcan...

I think this has to be crudest car sticker I've ever seen. While driving, I saw an old beater car (Crown Victoria) with its paint faded, signs of rust corrosion everywhere and duct tape holding parts of the car together. It was a miracle the car was still...

A friend sent me this interesting clip on what people can do with their shadows. Check it out. http://dickson.podcastspot.com/episodes/0B2BE5  ...

Originally, we were planning to post each session minutes after it was recorded but yesterday's MooseCamp turned out to be a little too rushed. Nevertheless, we have gotten most of the sessions posted now except for a few where we recorded in...

Today is day one of the NorthernVoice blogging conference and we're kicking off with MooseCamp where session topics are made up, presented and organized by attendees. There are 3 simultaneous tracks so with 4 of us here, we should be able to record all...