ICBC 2010 at Queen's University - 5 Years Later

This post is coming to you exactly 5 years (and 2 days) after I competed waaay back in the day at ICBC 2005. I’m so amazed at how quickly time flies, but really happy to be able to look back on events from so long ago!!

I’ve told several people I have a really good feeling [...]

Uniterra Leave for Change Volunteer Project in Nepal

What is “Leave for Change”?

Leave for Change is a subprogram of Uniterra, one of Canada’s leading international volunteer programs. The program offers individuals and companies the opportunity to contribute towards the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). While Uniterra offers longer term projects, the Leave for Change program is unique in that [...]

Details of My Fire Accident in Thailand

Those of you who have me on Facebook, might have guessed from my status a few weeks ago that I had an incident in Thailand. The main picture for this entry was going to be the picture my friend took about 10-15mins after the accident, but some people found it a little gross and preferred [...]

First Day in Bangkok

I made it safe and sound to Bangkok and interestingly enough, I met a fellow Montrealer in Kathmandu who was coming on the same flight as me, so I had a travel buddy for a couple of days! I don’t have much time, but I wanted to share some pictures from Bangkok with you:

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Nepal City Tour Lalitpur / Patan

Last Saturday, I was taken for a city tour to 3 locations around Kathmandu. Here are some pictures of the first place we went to called Lalitpur. As with most pictures on this blog, you can click on them to see a larger version.

This is a view of Lalitpur and [...]

Profiled on the Deloitte Recruitment Website

A couple of months ago I was asked to complete a profile about the experience I’ve had at my firm so far. While I answered the whole questionnaire honestly, I made sure to give them enough to work with!

I’m not a fan of the picture, but I guess they wanted someone who looks [...]

Quoted in the Globe and Mail

A partner and I did an interview with Globe and Mail reporter Kira Vermond last week. I was a little disappointed that I wasn’t quoted in the actual newspaper, but my pic and a quote is in the online version.

Count on me to get quoted saying something about relationships/dating although it was a business article!!

Ian [...]

Male/Female Relationship Age Difference Chart

Relationship Age Gap Chart from SIRM (Click image for a larger view)

“For guys, it’s half your age plus 7. That’s the standard rule; everyone knows that.”
-One of my female friends (sorry, I can’t remember who!)

After many years of research about 45 minutes, the Selvarajah Institute for Relationship Management* has released the above diagram [...]

Pictures of My Godson Thomas at 4 Months

I introduced Thomas back in this entry and I’ve just received some new pictures of him. I hope my kids are this cute!! This is part of why I need an attractive wife…see? I’m not only thinking about myself! I’m thinking of my children!!

Anyway, here are some pics of T at 4 months:I’ve [...]

When "Bad" Things Happen…

Talking about free will, God’s plans and Darwin‘s comment about fatal car accidents, I thought about an incident that happened to me back in May 2003.

It’s a common misconception that good things happen to good people and bad things happen to bad people. I know there’s a term in psychology for this, but I [...]