4 TTC Employees

I've been asked by so many people (mostly, by Canadians): "Why did you move to Canada?".. Obviously, Russians know why.
It's all about details. Not only the country you live in, but everything in our lives is about details.

I was on my way to the office today and I am using the TTC (which is not always stand for "Take The Car"). Normally, I should be at work around 10am - 10:30am. Today I was a bit earlier. And looks like 8:30 am is a sort of rush hour in the Yonge and Bloor. I've never seen so many people in the subway. But what I liked is the way how everything was organized. Yonge line platform was separated into two parts and one of the parts was only for those people who were getting out of Bloor line.
One of two exits (between two lines) was only for those who were getting in and the second only for those who were getting out - everything was controlled by 4 TTC employees. The crowd was organized. So, how many people does it take to change a light bulb?..
I understand that that scheme simply can't be applied to the Moscow subway - there are too many people there. And it's not even about controlling there. It's more about lack of capacity.. and laziness. However, I am not an expert - I am just talking from my experience as a user.

So, yes.. It's all about details. Paying attention on that small thing such as "too many people in the Yonge and Bloor subway station between 8:30am-8:50am " leads to increased level of usability. Which leads to increased level of people's satisfaction. And eventually it all leads to the fact that you know that people do care about each other. Even if you only know that on a subconscious level - you still know that.

Small things that can make you a bit happier: Morning smile… little white daisy… 4 TTC employees. :)

Take care!

Experiments

I love to try different things and see how their implementation into my life affect me.
Mostly I experiment with food I eat and workouts I do.

I am not eating meat for the last 2 years, although I am not a vegan - I do love milk and cheese, and seafood. The significant improvement in the way how my body feels I started experience on my 3rd week (since I stopped eating meat) - maybe you know that feeling when you are about to fly? When you feel so much energy in your body so you are mentally and physically ready to go up in the air without any equipment but just in the way you are? I feel that from time to time.
Moreover, I don't want to take a nap right after my lunch - it's not a magic. :) I just don't waste my energy on meat digesting. Instead, I try to eat food that can energize me and can be easily digest.

I do believe that we are what we eat.
And I do believe that there is no rules, but the one should listen to their body.

I noticed huge changes. There was a period in my life, when I needed to sleep from 3pm-4pm. I couldn't fight it. I couldn't do anything about it. I just needed to sleep that 1 hour. No matter how many hours I slept the night before. I don't need that extra hour, after I changed my diet.

I read a lot about nutritions and food digesting. And based on everything I know by now, I can formulate the following statements that work for me:
- unprocessed food (like raw vegetables, fruits) instead of processed (pasta, pizza)
- steamed/baked/ boiled instead of fried/deep fried
- water (or green tea) instead of juices
- natural flavors (lime, lemon juices or natural sweeteners) instead of salt/sugar/mayonnaise

And if we are talking about carbohydrates and protein recommendation for those who want to lose weight then:

Carbo in the morning
Carbo and/or protein during lunch time
Protein in the evening

and workout routine!

I will share my experience with different workouts shortly.

Stay tuned! :)

Let's get it started

Today I made a decision to start writing my blog.

I want to be recognized on the web more than just a pic from my FB profile.

I want to add some characters to my character.

Everybody's welcome!