June 21, 2011

challenge coin

Matt is showing the challenge coin to his friends. His grandpa gave it to him. A challenge coin is a small coin that looks like a medallion that is given to military men. Matt’s grandpa is a former military and he had one of those challenge coins. Matt is very happy when his grandpa gave him that coin. It is an inspiration for him because he also wants to become a military man someday.

June 16, 2011

learner english dictionary

My friend applied for immigration in Canada. They already paid the initial down payment and still have to accomplish other requirements. He has to take an English exam as part of the requirements given to him. I advised him to buy a learner english dictionary and watch active learning English in television. This is to help him get familiarize with the words especially on how it is pronounced. I told him not to take the exam unless he is really of it because it is quite expensive.

whistler radar detector

My sister got promoted from her work. She is now the district manager for the products they sell. Part of the promotion was that she was relocated or assigned to other local cities. When she visited one of the metropolis area she is covering, she was shocked by how fast the cars are and other transportation vehicles. She expresses that the drivers have no discipline and maybe they need to use the whistler radar detector to alert the driver to slow down.

June 7, 2011

wooden Adirondack chairs

I find it so relaxing to sit on the wooden Adirondack chairs in the hotel that accommodated us when we were out for a seminar last week. It’s not only me who noticed the chairs but all the other seminar attendees as well. We asked one of the hotel attendants there who is the manufacturer of those outdoor furnitures and we were told that the company is run by a family since 1955. They take pride in their hand-crafted heirloom quality products.