biography

Let me introduce myself. I was born the last boy in a family of four boys and one girl. At that time 5 children was a big family compared to the other kids of that generation. I think my parent’s plan was to have 3 kids, but the hazard sometimes play tricks on us. My mom first gave birth to 2 boys in an interval of 2 years, and for the last one she hoped (I mean they hoped) it would be a girl but then we appeared; my twin brother first, and then me 20 minutes later. So my parents tried one last time and my little sister came to life. That’s why we are 4 boys and a girl.

I grew up on a farm in the small town of Sainte-Marie de Beauce. 50 kilometers south of Quebec City in the province of Quebec, Canada. My dad had a shop of electronics where he was selling and fixing radios, videos and TVs while my mom was at home dealing with five naughty kids. =) … to be continued….

English as Universal Language

English will keep his position as a universal language. It is already well implanted world-wide in many sectors as sciences, transportation, media, technology and business, to name a few, so it would be a waste of time to start over with another one. English is the most standardized language so are not the majority of other systems of communication like Chinese who have so many different dialects that some people from different regions can hardly understand each other. Another aspect that makes English strong as universal language is that it is much easier to learn than other languages like French for example who have gender for everything or Chinese who have so many symbols to memorize and nuances in the way to pronounce them.

PICO

My dog Pico is now one year old. What a year we have spent together! Pico is a male border collie with a short haired coat. I named him Pico because he has a lot of dots on the nose and on his belly. You have to know that in Quebec, where I'm from, "picot" is a slang word that means dot. Pico was born on a farm in Claresholm, a small town, 2 hours south from Calgary. I bought him for my birthday last year. At that time he was so small, just like a cat, and it has been hard for me to choose one puppy from the 8 cubs litter. I choose the cutest one! But to be sure he was a good puppy, I grabbed him and hold him for a minute in front of me while looking into his eyes. To my relief, he stay still and didn't moved: He was a beta! Beta dogs, contrary to alpha dogs, are more obedient, they don't try to be dominants. My dog is very intelligent and playful. He loves the snow and chewing on balls and on wood sticks. Every morning we go to the off-leash park just in front of my place to walk a few turns and play a little bit. It makes him happy and it provides me the exercise I need to get my day started. Pico is my best friend, my best confident, my best hiking mate and I wish that you are as happy with me than I am with you. =)