Cynthia's Thoughts

Cynthia’s Thoughts: The New 90210 - Good or Bad? Hard to say

Sep 5th, 2008 | By Admin | Category: Cynthia's Thoughts

On Tuesday, Setpember 2, the new generation of 90210 premiered on CW and Global.  I have to admit that as a fan of the ORIGINAL SHOW, I am not too sure about the new series.  First off, the theme song.  Meh.  They should have done something completely different. I do not like the new arrangement.  [...]



Cynthia’s Thoughts: The Canadian National Exhibition

Aug 29th, 2008 | By Admin | Category: Cynthia's Thoughts, New

Going to the Ex was definitely part of my childhood. It was usually the last “fun” thing I did before school started - my family usually made the visit over Labour Day weekend.  I really loved going to see all the exhibits and to go on the rides at the midway. Unlike rides at theme [...]



Cynthia’s Thoughts: Morning MBA Programs

Aug 22nd, 2008 | By Admin | Category: Business, Cynthia's Thoughts, Education

The percentage of women in business schools, at an average of 30%, is much lower than that of medical (49%) and law schools (47%).  A big part of this is because typical MBA programs require work experience prior to applying.  Prospective female applicants are generally entering their prime marriage/child bearing years at that time.
Many schools, [...]



Cynthia’s Thoughts: The Chinese Women’s Gymnastics Team Age Controversy

Aug 15th, 2008 | By Admin | Category: Cynthia's Thoughts

There’s been a lot of talk about how the athletes on the Chinese Women’s Gymnastics team are underage ( in order to qualify for the Olympics, you have to be 16 or turning 16 the year you compete), because they look so young. In fact, Sports Illustrated recently published an article claiming that one of the girls, [...]



Cynthia’s Thoughts: There are Gossip Sites and Then There’s Jezebel.com

Aug 8th, 2008 | By Admin | Category: Cynthia's Thoughts, Lifestyle

OK, I admit it. I read gossip sites. But not all gossip sites are created equal. For example, I don’t read Perez all that often. Actually, I rarely read his site. I just don’t find it all that appealing. Rude, in fact. However, the one site I frequent the most is Jezebel.com. [...]



Cynthia’s Thoughts: MySpace and the Wall Street Journal? Huh?

Aug 1st, 2008 | By Admin | Category: Business, Cynthia's Thoughts

More and more newspapers have added social bookmarking to their articles, including The Wall Street Journal. Generally, the serious newspapers, such as The New York Times and the Globe and Mail, allow links to articles through traditional sites such as del.icio.us and Digg.com as well as the social networking site, Facebook.  But the Wall Street [...]



The Ladies’ Room: The Ultimate Old Girls’ Club?

Jul 25th, 2008 | By Admin | Category: Business, Cynthia's Thoughts

Cynthia Cheng
People often talk about the Old Boys’ Network, that old “organization” which benefited upper class males through connections, official clubs and so forth. It is supposed to be something that is should have died out a long time ago, but some of it still remains. Many believe that women do not have an equivalent, [...]



Cynthia’s Thoughts: Lord & Taylor in Canada?

Jul 18th, 2008 | By Admin | Category: Business, Cynthia's Thoughts

On Wednesday, July 16, 2008, NRDC, owners of Lord & Taylor purchased the remaining 80% of The Hudson Bay Company, the oldest incorporated company in North America. Reports have been confusing what exactly is going to happen. Reports have indicated that higher end Bay stores could be turned into Lord & Taylor stores. Others have [...]



Cynthia’s Thoughts: Starbucks Coffee

Jul 11th, 2008 | By Admin | Category: Cynthia's Thoughts

Cynthia Cheng
To many people, Starbucks is a way of life. You get up in the morning, get dressed and walk down to your nearest shop for that grande latte that you always have, and off you go to work. Some even use Starbucks as their office! Starbucks is so much a part [...]