There are so many time bombs in life.

It's wrong not to be self-confident, where it's wrong to be hubristic.

"Débris" doesn't sound much prettier than "debris", right?

Heuristic teaching methods are used to a great extent in Canadian universities, I suppose.

Pubs typically are for a carouse, not for a conversation.

Canine friends are such a good name for dogs.

Well, there are boarding schools, and there are boarding kennels. :-)

Children are jocund by nature because they are happy-go-lucky and their shoulders carry no responsibility.

When a government is no longer trusty in people's minds, what will people do?

Now I know that wellingtons, or wellies, are a commoner name for rubber boots.

Do bountiful compliments such as "I'm so proud of you" towards a child generate too much hubris in him or her?

How long will the international accord stay in Asia?

Potential dangers are always there, right?

Russia has contributed magnificently to Arts, Science, Engineering, and military of the world.

But it has also strong-armed the world.

Chick lit is always chic.

As a matter of fact, China used to be blackballed internationally.

There are so many chances in life one's dream gets blown to smithereens.

I guess the better part of Canadians are more happy-go-lucky than I am.

It seems to me that Americans and Canadians are head over heels in love with words.

Oftentimes I am in my element at a bookstore rather than in a library.

I have the luck of the Irish to live in Canada of 21st century. What am I gonna do with it?

Well, how vividly descriptive the phrase "cow pie" is.

Don't you think parkour is very dangerous?

The knock on Humanities subject matters is that to study them does not yield employment.

But those ones are vital lubricants for human beings, IMHO.

It's been reported that the late Vito Rizzuto, Montreal's former mafia boss, had been a teflon don and a convivial golf partner among Montreal's government officials, until 2003 when he got arrested.

It's been reported that Mikhail Kalashnikov has died. He's the designer of the rugged AK-47, the world's most popular assault rifle.

In Canada, many men look good with stubble on their chins.

It's sad to see so many Chinese people almost solely gun for money.

Interestingly, the English word "oaf" is etymologically related to "elf" and "boob".

So many young people are pudgy in Canada.

It seems that many Chinese immigrants in Montreal never really buckles down to mastering English.

Ah. Are some moneyed Chinese only equipped with cash and greed?

I'm afraid that nowadays human beings have become a little ridiculously hubristic.

Many people can't simply wait for the loving recovery of the economy.

Life is a struggle.

"Make yourself at home! Clean my kitchen" is a good one.

Well, Annals of Internal Medicine is NOT Anal of Internal Medicine. Duh.

There seems to be a lot of English loanwords in French. For instances, software, and email.

And vice versa, of course.

I increasingly like clothings with vintage looks.

It appears that Mr. Rob Ford has a loose mouth sometimes. Now he's gotten served with a libel notice.

What a drama in Toronto's public life.

It's intriguing that Mao Zedong permanently lies in state.

Individuals today don't have to be warehoused in an office cubicle in order to work and produce for the society.

Princess Ariel is one of Disney's smart devices directed at young children.

Any one human being's hubris should be abated, because only God's deeds are foolproof.

It seems that many Chinese intellectuals align themselves with Westerners, especially Americans.

But I'm afraid that some of them are just opportunists in essence, and those people cannot devote themselves to the Western ideals and values.

There are some somewhat annoying insects living in wall crevices. Please go away.

The cedilla in French is an interesting tidbit.

Sovereignties' foreign relations are all about horse-trading.

Vigils for Nelson Mandela have been held around the world.

I've got only a vague idea about what he'd done in his life. Maybe I'll read more about his life.

The high tide of the American style university education system has already passed, I'm afraid.

I'm telling you, first-generation Chinese immigrants in Canada are sort of like shock troops, figuratively speaking, but unfortunately, many of them, if not the most, die on the beachhead, because they didn't equip themselves with profound foresight.

K. L. thinks his money is a magic wand. Duh.

The flour canister in my kitchen seldom spends a day idle. :-)

Cooking is fun.

American intelligence agencies' nozzles must be everywhere in the world.

In French, how come the trema, circumflex, and grave accents of the vowel 'e' are pronounced exactly the same?

Duh. It's been reported that Vancouver was recently named as the worst gridlock city in North America.

If one doesn't invest some of his time and energy into his own intellectual and ethical growth in his day-to-day life, then the real difference between his days is vanishingly small.

I don't think "the helplessness of life" is a suitable English translation for the Chinese expression "人生的无奈". Then what's the right one?

It's hard to purchase a pair of earmuffs for men in Montreal, where of course muffs for men are omnipresent.

For me, alcohol can dispel tiredness.

So, drinking moderately can help life.

I only eat Western dishes sporadically.

I must look gormless many a time, because I am often absent-minded. :-)

Modern life oftentimes is like shards of glass -- broken, fragile, and superficial.

Maybe a man's chief asset is his character.

To consort with K. L. is not what J wants to do.

I am confused over the differences between carpets and rugs no more.

See http://www.ehow.com/facts_5877470_carpet-vs_-rugs.html?dmsp=manual .

The dignitary Mr. Justin Trudeau appears to be still a little too green to understand the principles undergirding Canadian politics.

See http://news.nationalpost.com/2013/11/08/justin-trudeau-seemingly-admires-chinas-basic-dictatorship-at-toronto-fundraiser/ .

Now nearly every Canadian knows Mr. Trudeau is probably a political lightweight. Well, Rex Murphy got it right. He worded 'The "Unbearable" Lightness of Justin Trudeau'. See http://www.cbc.ca/thenational/content/analysis/rexmurphy/justin_trudeau_the_johnny_depp_of_canadian_politics.html .

Day to day life comprises myriad little tasks.

Keep it simple, "stupid".

Shallowness makes people apt to be rectitudinous.

Another week. Another caddy of Orange Pekoe tea bags.

Crew socks are unisex.

Many of men's necklaces are made from sterling silver.

Oh là là. The French pronunciations of "restaurant" and "croissant" sound so pretty.

The enormity of the status of China's political stability definitely guarantees that beacons of that status will be reported in the Western media.

One should take risks. But one also should mitigate risks by acquiring knowledge.

Well, at the very least, popular Hong Kong triad movies spread fashion impressions and the concepts of noble characters.

In terms of personal development, so to speak, only to listen to new songs and new music is not progressive, while perhaps only to listen to old songs and old music is not retrograde.

If one can dispel his fears of death, then he is a freer man.

I'm afraid that oftentimes persistence is my way to slay the dragon.

Teen indictment is a very powerful naysayer.

Bonhomie and politeness puts people at ease.

Often used is the title "Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary" in politics.

There are so many doubts in life that cannot be dispelled.

The rubric of fashion shouldn't be controlled by magazines.

The commonplace foods and beverages in Montreal are often sugar-laden. How horrible.

Hollywood disseminates many wrong ideas in its numerous flicks, doesn't it?

The University of Wittenberg, located in Germany, seems to be a quite famous one.

Mime video - The rose

A nice pantomime.

The two words "Backpack" and "piercing" are among the ones which native English speakers normally don't understand when I'm voicing them.

Faux leather seems to be everywhere.

When I saw a nail salon named "DollySwan", I thought about Dolly the sheep.

I wanna try kipper someday later.

Working in a hospice would provide a very thought-provoking experience, wouldn't it?

There's no issue bigger than life and death on the Earth.

One should be able to discern another's true personality even if the latter is shrouded in elegant clothing.

Eristic words lead to strife.

One man's meat is another man's poison.

At the same time, one woman's meat is another woman's poison, certainly.

Vaporware goes nowhere.

Maybe some interest groups with humongous sums of money act like demogorgons in this world.

Can the democratic institutions check them?

While you have a toddler child, your time is still dispersed during every single day.

For that matter, cooking healthy meals occupies a large chunk of time.

The sere fallen leaves are omnipresent in the wake of nascent winter winds.

Encyclopaedias, now mostly supplanted by Wikipedia.com, appear to be an indispensable cornucopia of deep knowledge.

Dissipated are the offsprings of the nobility of all the dynasties of ancient China.