Long Time Ago

The truth is I never get out of focus. I was not a scholar when I was in the University but my grades are very deserving. I earned grades of 1.00, 1.25, 1.50 , 1.75, 2.00 to 2.25 & the 3.00 is not deserving! I got those grades from professors who are gays. Sooooooo unfair! I was not one of the students who are in the Dean's List (with top honors) lining up and or sitting at the front door crying asking for help so that the Dean of the Arts and Sciences of the University will change their grades or have remedial grades. I'm not one of those students who will rally outside because their teachers and the school have unfair treatments against students or the tuition hikes, and other problems during college life. Although there are times when students from other universities will gather round at the gate of our school and demand that the students in our class and the whole school should participate in the mass rally. Then one thing that I cannot forget is when a tear gas and pill box was thrown at our class room at the second floor of the building where my classmates and I are having an afternoon class. Shocking we had people screaming, yelling and screeching running to get out of the room. There was a stampede! What to expect? Pandemonium of course. I was running carrying my bag and books at the same time laughing at the adrenaline rush on the stairs. It's okay nobody died. The security guards at the gate decided to spray them with water. Hosed them down on the ground with WATER! Some of these violent students were arrested and jailed for certain period of time.

I never have a hard time or any difficulty when it comes to studying. Even my own teachers from Grade Schools and College can attest to that. One of them even asked me with such curiousity if I'm doing a research-study because of how I approach the many obstacles. I learned because of curiousity and that's different from studying. I learned to gain. Ro-gain? Mag aloe-vera ka na lang.

Thank God I didn't take Nursing. I don't like carrying heavy weights. Not my type! My sister would like to take that course as preparatory to Medicine. Unfortunately, we're not rich enough to take that course. She opted to enroll in BS Chemistry. Chemistry is more difficult to study than Nursing. For all I know. She's good in Math and Physics. When it comes to Physics I hate it when I was in High School. Then later I realized it's one of the best subject that I've known. Anyway, I didn't take Physics or any Science degree in College. I took AB Economics. Yeah I know it's boring! My first priority is to graduate with a degree in BS Psychology or BS Architecture or Fine Arts. You know I can try any college course and I know I can pass with flying colors. The problem that time? Money. Financial aid. Both of my parents are working to make both ends meet still they cannot afford to have all of us, all at once in University. My brothers took Vocational courses instead so that my sister and I can have a 4 Year Course. Ah, those were the days.

Having an Economics degree didn't lead me to NEDA (National Economics Development Authority). My first job was in a Travel Agency located in Ayala Avenue. I helped or assist the Accountant of that agency with their financial statements and accounts. I hate numbers though I end up looking for other source of employment. I love my work in Pharmaceuticals. I love detailing medical products to doctors or medical practitioners. I should have stayed in that Pharma. Oh well, it's too late. Besides my old friends no longer work there. One of them moved to a private clinic close to Makati Medical Center and the other one works for GMA 7 Network. I don't know if she's still there or she went abroad. No communication after year 2000.

Year 2001 seemed to me like an Odyssey. Too slow ----------
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2009? You can reverse it to 2006 or if you have problem adapting with the Olympics you can have 2010 in 2009! Numbers are such a TRICKSTER!

Grades of 3.00 to 4.00 here in Canada or the USA will lead you to be one of the TOP TEN with honors in HARVARD! VERITAS! That's why a College drop-outs in those kind of University end up one of the Millionaires of Fortune Magazine. "Magazine!" How about in reality?

What if I tell 'ya I work for the IMF?

I just can't help posting an entry especially on this date: JULY 30, 2009. Thirty or 30 means a lot to me. 30 = CO

Whoever is the C.O. at Blogger-Google I have to know. I have to know the Head experimenter of the many test and testing in this site. Just as am typing this a Filipina called here named Thess or Tess without the h? Don't tell me she is the experimenter? HA!?????????

WTH! LMAO. I don't think so. If she is the experimenter then she owed too much from me don't you think?

I think there are too many heads and there are way too many meanings.

If they are experimenting here or "piloting" what they get in return? What I get from them? You cannot expect me to return the favor by being nice. Nice is a "boot." How awful that is. I hope I'm wrong.

Anyway when it gets boring I used to flank on purpose. I love the idea of failing my "subordinates." Hanep! Yes you and your group will lead me and I will always fail you. Baliktad ah. Aahhahahah. Wala akong magawa. Alaskador kasi ako. Itest nyo na lang yung mga buba. I know type nyong maging author ng books tulad ni Tom Clancy. Or you want to be one of the researcher for some kind of exquisite books for your experiment. Ewan ko ba kung kayo ay mga Blue Ladies or Pink Ladies. Nasan ba ang party? tama na ang pag t TNT nyo. Buking na kayo noon pa. I can read your minds noon pa. Nairecord ko na nga yan NOON pa di ko pa kayo kilala narecord ko na yan. Hindi ako tanga para di ko malaman yan in advance. Pupunta pa yung iba dyan sa Paris France para magdasal. Bakit? Nasan ba ang Diyos? ewan ko sarap sabunutan ng mga leche na 'to.

Then somebody suggested just get a craft instead of kraft aba marunong pa sa akin. Naging coal na ata yung kraft nyo eh sa sobrang bagal ng processing. Magturtle na lang kayo. Kunin mo si Lopez sa Can. idol. para mabuo yung wish nyo. Make it loud. And louder. Kung sayaw na naman puede ba magsawa naman kayo sa mga walang magawa kundi tumalon at bumukaka! Hindi sayaw yun. Yun yung tinatawag na pap smear.

O sige magalit na kayo kung magalit wala akong pakialam dahil pulos kayo sinungaling. Ayan tinagalog ko na yan para malaman nyo pasosyal lang kayo d2. Am I mad. Mad as hell!

AM I too harsh with my decision? AM I too quick to judge? That I asked myself. Several people might think I'm too impulsive with the decisions I made. Others will thank me for whatever decisions or any advices I have and intend to do. Just to give those out of bounds hoodlums and crooked individuals a lesson.

Because people who really knew me the worst thing that could ever happened is not work termination but in the form of calamities. I don't know it's just that I am gifted in changing the weather. I thank God for it. I don't use the power that was given to me and handed over to me by my ancestors. Yeah sounds unbelievable. I should not say this. What the heck! At least you can stop me or try to avoid me when I'm mad.

See, I'm just typing this topic and the theme on TV wants to ride on my subject here. Galing nilang tumiming ah. Timing na timing. Kamag anak ko talaga si Einstein. LMAO. Ahahahaha.
Mukhang mangungutang na naman sila ng pera. Heheehe! Very funny. Baha na naman sa Pinas.

I KNOW luma na ang Da Vinci Code. Kung baga panis na! Cuz meron na ulit na nadagdag sa story na yun after Da Vinci Angels & Demons na. Tapos na rin ang mga demonyo at angels. So balik na sa hamsters sa G-FORCE. Ewan! Kumuha kayo ng bagong code kung type nyo. Bar code, any code mag inbento ka kahit ano basta kwela lang noh.

Type kong lagyan ng sitemeter or free hit counter ang blog ko. But then naisip ko nilagyan ko ito noon pero inalis ko rin naman then nagkaloko-loko ang mga blogs ko. Pinasok ng mga walang magawa sa buhay. Nagkaroon ng mga pop-ups, na erased at nadelete ang ibang mga blogs ko. Aba kasi naman may mga bugs pala naman yung iba dyan.

Anyway, kung si ladybug okay lang eh kung pulos libag ang dala? Wag na no. Hahahaha. Maghilod naman kayo. Gusto mo ng panghilod? Marami doon sa beach. ag tapos ka ng manghilod eh di gawin mong "craft." Kulayan mo then lagyan mo ng painting.

On some other topic na tungkol sa "Chase" nung iba dyan. Natatawa ako. Bakit hindi eh ako din victim ng mga fraudsters na yan. Sa sobrang dami nila nakakaparanoid na. Meron dito they will call here and introduced themselves from this "company such as _____" then maya-maya that person asked if I have credit card and he wants to know my credit card number. Then nabosesan ko. Parang familiar yung boses. Then ng tinanong ko kung sya ba yun na kilala ko. Nagdeny sya na hindi daw sya yun. Hmm...siguro nga kaboses lang.

Then the first time na we had our computer I think it was in 1999. Before the year ends meron ditong tumawag. She knows me and I think I know her because the voice is really very familiar. She was in another area and she wants me to give her the IP# of my computer because she wants to check her emails through my IP# What the hell?

One time di naman ito sa internet kundi sa telephone comm. Survey ng Greenpeace about the pipelines ata yun. Grabe ang haba ng survey questionnaires nila. Okay lang sana yun kung may relevance kasi naman kung nakaka abala sa ginagawa mo eh you can call that annoying.

What else? Then there's a telephone survey that he wants me to answer the questionnaires as part of his study in that particular subject. Sa tutuo lang type kong magparticipate just for the sake of helping students. Kasi meron ding ganito kaming feasibility study noong College ako regarding Economics. But then the survey we had way back that time is person to person. Face to face.Talagang nag reresearch kami doon mismo sa location ng company. Wala pa namang internet connection noon ang university. Higit sa lahat wala pang may computer noong time na yun. Nauso lang yan computer na yan sa Pinas noong 1987. And who can afford such computer machines? E di yung multi-national corporations earning 100 millions at least/year. Back to the story: So okay lang. But then gusto nya the conversation or the interview is recorded. Then I asked what do I get from that kind of survey. That person said "from recording your voice we can use it for fraudulence."

WHATTTTT? Right there the conversation ended. Gusto kong murahin ang tao na yun. Tao nga ba? Parang umakyat ang dugo ko sa ulo ko. I mean my blood's boiling from anger. Then another prankster at my doorstep asking me if they can connect wiring on that wall downstairs where the "contador" is. I never look at the person's face, I mean seldom. Then somehow suspicious people made me look at them for something other than curiousity. Teka nga parang nakita ko na ang mokong na yun ah. Pero impossible. He can't be that guy. Kamukha sya ni A.Kutchero! LOL! He works for Shaw?

Then nung magbakasyon naman ako sa lugar na to. Di ko na imention ang country na yun. Nagshopping ako then ginamit ko yung credit card ko. After the transaction is finished nakita ko na itinapon yung duplicate copy sa waste basket. Di man lang pinunit or nilukot. Sabi ko doon sa cashier, " Please lang pakipunit or shred naman yung copy na yun." Aba! Binuweltahan ako ng mataray na assistant clerk na yun sa department store at hiniya pa nya ako na, " Bakit? Hindi naman sa yo yang card na yan sa asawa mo yan. "(Sa asawa ko nga pero nandoon yung name ko). "Kung di ka pa nag-asawa ng foreigner wala kang card na 'yan" sabi ng bastos na yun. Aba nagpanting ang tenga ko sa galit ko. Hinanap ko yung supervisor or manager ng department na yun to report the incident. Sa kahahanap ko e, bigla kong nakita ko yung classmate ko nung college at nasabi ko yung nangyari. She told me hayaan mo na yun kasi alam mo naman very stressful ang work nila dito. Oh really?

I felt so bad about that incident that made me furious up to now. Sana naterminate yung worker na yun. Very rude kasi. Then meron ding mga flight stewardesss na matataray. Naterminate na rin siguro yun. Don't work to and from places wherein you cannot handle the stress. Dahil ipapa teterminate ko kayo. Maraming applicants na very deserving and most of all the qualifications are exemplary to what the job requires. Too many applicants are waiting to replace those jobs that you people are taking for granted!

What's the moral lesson of these stories: Never under estimate the people who you think don't matter to you. Higit sa lahat wag mo akong tatarayan.

You Can Choose Any Title For This Entry

I'm not sure whether it was Mr. Peter Mansbridge or another TV personality who interviewed a famous writer and in their conversation the man said that he'd rather concentrate on words that are not simple. What he meant by that? He needs to dig deeper like a scuba diver to release vocabulary words in his thoughts wherein every reader of his literary creative writings are beyond comprehensible or you will have to have a helper > the dictionary, encarta or encyclopedia to grasp the meaning word for word.

Sigh! What this man would like his readers to suffer from reading his articles. Anyway, I'd like to tackle such mind boggling creative reading once in a while. Yes when i have no other things to do than plain reading. You know reading only day and night. There are too many things to do in this world. If I have to read then look for the meaning of each word then better to throw those books away.

Even Shakespeare once said that to get the process done immediately is to simplify words. So tama na yang intriga at mga pasosyal sosyal nyong wala naman sa lugar.

I have to tell you a story about this old man. My husband and I was on the way to Safeway- a grocery store. Then on the pavement >sidewalk there was this old man walking. When he saw us he raised his hand, smiled and waved at us. I asked my husband who that guy is? He told me that he is the mayor of the town. Really? How could that be? I mean why is he walking not driving?

It turned out that walking is his exercise and by walking he meets the town people and some of them walked with him too. In his personal walk he was able to know what needs to be done in their town. He is open for conversation as he listened to the people's plea and problems and their stories.Not only the old man is the mayor, he is one of the richest man in town. He owned a travel agency and mind you he owned a helicopter too. I mean he is rich but he is humble and has a heart of gold. Humility made him a very wealthy man. (Uhm, how come Einstein was full of humility too but he died a poor lonely man?)

In Philippines, the late Mayor Yabut was like that. He of all political leaders are just like us. We may differ in outer appearance but deep inside us we all have the same organs, we have the heart to know and inspire. Then another one I need to mention. You remember Chiquito Pangan? That guy is really a down to earth person. He is full of sense of humor, a comedian, a natural born leader. Too bad, too bad these good natured people are already dead. What a life! Good people who are good in politics are taken away. What's left behind are those rotten ones. OMG!

Anyway, don't worry there is so much time. One of these days we'll find the best leader that we can communicate entirely with what we have in our mind. Someone who knows like God-send leader who will lead us to the right path instead of sending us to "nowhere man." Ups that's a show. Hehe

Okay a hint> people not good on politics are great when it comes to economy. You know why? They have economic advisers that's why. Government is not only bureaucratic but structural. You can see it on its emblem or seals.

Okay people let us read the Da Vinci Code once again. Darn!

Before Martial Law was proclaimed in the Philippines, when I read the news about fishermen using dynamite to keep all the fish afloat thereby it would be easy for them to catch the fish to be sold to the market. At that period of time when scarcity of food especially seafood became one of the problem in the 70's.

Some foreigners were asking why we have to consume small fishes or baby fish why not target fishes that are already grown and have enough flesh or substance in it. Well these foreigners are probably seeing the anchovies (dilis), gigi (galunggong) and the many small fishes in the wet market. Unlike here in Canada when the fishermen already caught fish as big as 12 inches salmon and still they have to release it back in the ocean. What's the problem? The salmon is not big enough?

The reason as you have to know now from me that these fishermen are just using their enthusiasm on adventure fishing catch and release technique. It's their kind of sport. Sport fishing that is. Unless of course if the fisherman is married to a Filipina and fish is an important viand for the family.

Campbell River is known as the "Salmon capital Of The World." They should change it to FISHING CAPITAL OF THE WORLD because not only adults are into fishing but also the children are having fun and enjoying the catch and release process until they catch the biggest fish of them all.

The City of Campbell River have a hatchery full of billion of salmon including the eggs and newly hatched. At springtime the workers at the Hatchery used to release at least millions of these salmon in different parts of the city where water is present from the river to the sea. At the lake we can only go fish for trouts. I'd like to catch some bass but bass can't be found in the lake or on the river here. While the most sought-after halibut, tuna and marlin you really have to go further away from the island. Maybe in between Campbell River to Quadra island. For shellfish, I once gathered some precious oysters at Rebecca's Pit. Although there are oysters on the beach along Saratoga. Hold on, you cannot gather these oysters for free you need fishing license. Also there is also a limit of what you can take. Strict rules? Very! That's how the people here protect the livelihood of the community.

Protection for the environment and protection for all living organisms that helped shape the whole community as a whole. As simple as that.

Somehow it's a blessing in disguised that I can no longer access my blogs in Yahoo. I'm super glad that there's no more blogs there so that I can concentrate writing here at Google. I consider the blogs here more family oriented and most of all it runs like a modern SCROLL. That's how I envisioned the blogs before. I mean the format.

Also, forget about the messenger. I am the Messenger so why should I sign in there? What else they need to know? Do I have to announce I am JOAN OF ARC? But where's my sword?

Can you follow the scriptures?

Old scriptures are gone. They were all burned!

You can no longer have them that's why they were re-format into paintings. You have to decipher the paintings in the Vatican and Sistine Chapel. If you cannot figure out the messages of those famous paintings then you are not the receiver.

Now if you keep on searching for answers and you think you are like Tom Hanks and Nicolas Cage having trouble in perceiving the knowledge beyond the graves then there's nothing I can do. Probably you need booster. You know some booster missiles to increase IQ. Oh my! Just kidding. Hehe

KNOWING? So you think you are the receiver? Sometimes messages may appear in your dreams. It can be prophetic or maybe not. But who cares?

We're like here living and breathing. If you can still breathe then you are alive. So what's the problem with you people?

You can always steal everything here but I will hunt you down. I will turn you into spaghetti for my meal. LMAO

Itsy Bitsy Spidee Spider

I was at Dad's house when I had this picture taken. It was after I did a thorough cleaning the living room only to find spiders crawling on the floor. Spider can scare the hell out of me. I screamed at the top of my lungs. Good that Dad was awake not sleeping at that moment or else the loud noise will disturb his afternoon nap.

I captured the quick crawling creepy spider and hit it with a slipper. Then I hit it again. Yuck! Oh well I'm not a Buddhist to let something like that annoyed me. Besides that spider is the weird type of insect. The harmful one.

Yeah I know some people would say why I not let that poor thing live. They are garden friends. Yeah right! Are you kidding me? Okay they help in trapping small insects like mosquitoes and other tiny noizzium and whatever little creatures they eat for their food cycle. But hey if it harm me why should I let that small monster live? You know you should be practical and radical once in a while. That's why we're human beings. We think and we reasoned out. So sometimes I am questioning some animal rights activists (few of them) who will give more rights and freedom for some kind of animals that are "pests" to the human kind. I'd like to let them know that human beings and their welfare, their needs are more important than the animals they are protecting. Well of course it depends on what kind of animal they are protecting. Like let say the manatees or the seals for having to populate the whole North Pole and eating the food that should be reserved for mankind. You know that kind of reasoning. It's people's need first above all else.

Why my tempo is a bit radical this morning? Blame it on this...I woke up this morning and I had a pain at the back of my ear. It's bleeding a lil' bit. Then I saw a small spider crawling on the wall. Oh shitttttttttttttttt! No I didn't scream. I hit that black spider right away. I would have kick it but my hands are too quick to slap the black widow to get the hell out of my sight. Grrrr! OMG!

There 'ya go. You think I will end up like Toby and become a "Spiderman?" Hehehe. Oh my God! I know I should not laugh at this horrible experience. Actually I am so furious and this stupid ordeal makes me revolt. My revolutionary mind set as of this time is intolerable. That when I touched the drinking glass that was placed on top of my desk just get broken. The glass was broken into pieces when I touched it. How awful that is eh? You think I'm kidding?

Tossing Coins

This green pond of entertainment serves a lot of purpose not only for the restless birds, boat enthusiasts, or whatever strange creatures it may have but wait till the pond get frozen and I bet there will be many children who will put on their skates or roller blades and glide on that open ice rink.

Hmm...why not Campbell River have one like that? They can have an open ice skating rink by winter and a pond at summertime. City of Campbell River has land area more than what it takes for the many projects. LOL! Yeah right I was wishing for something when they are already having problem with the Spirit Square. I wonder who had chosen the name. SPIRIT SQUARE! Too many names to choose from and they would like to have that "park" named that way.

I would like to think that square serves multi-purpose too. All purpose of a square or quad. Really nothing is concrete until the project is finished. That's all I can say.

Why not have a wishing well or fountain at the middle of Foreshore Park. I love tossing coins in denominations of quarters (25 cents) and make a wish. I used to do that every time I see a fountain I can't help throwing coins. In Hong Kong there are lots of park with water fountain, running or cascading waterfalls or brooks I dropped at least denominations of 5 cents to 10 cents. I don't know why but it must be a habit of mine since I was a little child way back the time when the parish church had that miraculous grotto near the pond full of goldfish. Every time coins are tossed you can wish.

Take it from the coin-tossing wishing well and fountain in Italy. It's been a part of their life in their country that you may notice that their fountain is filled with wealth. Coins are made of special metal called silver, bronze, copper and who would like to throw gold coins? You'll never know there are probably strange people who will do that.

Have you been to the Nanaimo? In one of the big mall in that area there's one particular place that I go first. It's the square pond with the big metal sculptured clock. I gathered my coins from my purse and tossed them backwards wishing for something special. Why I do that? Why I keep doing it? It must have been silly of me to do such childish act.

You know what? Every time I threw and tossed coins on a pond, stream or fountain of water my wishes all came true. That it became a habit. A hard habit to stop.

What To See? What It Reminds Me?

Swans? I wish they are all swans not seagulls. White swans swimming on this pond is absolutely magnificent. Too bad it's not swan frolicking on that pond of pea soup. Ahahaha. It's like pea soup in there because of its green slimy juice water. What happened to that area? Why they cannot clean that pond and turn it into a "Japanese pond-garden." How come the raven and group of crows never bother to land on that water?

Ah, the view is really pleasant no matter what because the pond is a site for small boat enthusiasts. Even adults have their handmade boats being played in there. Few of them had a boat race. This humble pond is a meeting place for those who happened to love and enjoy picnic. I have seen other families with their basket of food. They spread a linen on the grass and have their pot of meals where they shared their home cooked meals.

While we were there, a group of bikers passed so fast and quickly on the road. One biker, two bikers, and three bikers on specials cycles. Each one of them wearing tight-fitting bike suits with their nationality - identification. Uhm, what's really goin' on? They're having a bike race or something? Then while after looking at the pond's content and going back to our bench here comes a double cycle with two bikers on it half naked! Yes they were half naked and on their cycle was a blow- up doll. They were screaming on the lawn like toddlers being out for the first time after being caged. LMAO. Almost everyone burst out laughing having to see such bizarre show-off.That's how I envisioned them. Those two escapists are in such a joyous rendezvous I think. What an entertainment ha. Who paid them? Hehehe.

Then there were three dowdy men with big plastic bags roaming the yard looking for empty bottles and cans.

While I was sitting on the bench as I widened my eyes and staring at the setting, the loo on the other side reminds me of the movie "Matrix." While looking at the pond with the willow tree on the other side reminds me of the movie "Pocahontas." Then glancing across the road are the many houses whom the tourist guide usually announced and informed the foreign visitors are residential houses worth over million dollars. One familiar house that was the focus of my attention. Isn't that the house where Tom Cruise had a scene in "Top Gun?"

Then suddenly I noticed a cushioned chair was left outside the house. It was not there before. Only when the police car left and the chair appeared on that part of the road. Weird ha. Yeah, of all people I can see almost everything. I told you I have photographic memory.

Bahamas Here We Come?

It takes 3 hours long driving by van from C. River to Victoria. The purpose of our visit over there is to see my brother who works for the Silversea Cruise Line. It would be fascinating if their cruise ship will dock at the main terminal here in Campbell. So far their cruise's destinations are fully book. Unless of course if there are at least hundred passengers or tourists who would like to be picked up at the port here in Campbell for other tour or detour for Alaska, Vancouver, Victoria, B.C. to California, USA.

The cruise ship at the background is not the same cruise ship they had five years ago. The first ship he and the crews and captain sailed along Victoria towered "taller" than this one. I mean too many "storeys" that we're like dwarfs compared to its giant size. The capacity of that cruise ship is more than 5,000 passengers. I think this cruise ship is good only for 800 to 1,000 passengers. It's more like a ferry. Anyway, whether it's small as a ferry so what? I think the quality of service depends not on what you can see with your eyes. It's not the quantity but quality of service by the crews and captain of the ship is what matters most of the time.

Yeah I can always pretend we're on vacation in the Bahamas not in Victoria, B.C. Don't you get it?

BTW: On Blogging, Internet, Comments

I'm having problem with my computer lately. Ewan ko ba. The keyboards medyo maganit na and then there are websites na once you go there and click their page it will boot you automatically. Kawawa naman yung blogger na yun. Marami nga syang comments more than 2,000 comments for just one entry but then may virus at trojans naman kaya you should not go there. Buti na lang may recovery program ang computer ko. Hindi kasi lahat ng oras yung mga nagcocomment sa yong blog eh kaibigan mo. NO. Yung iba dyan magcocomment yan pero hinahatak nya yung points mo sa website nila. Meaning nawawalan ka ng clients mo sa sariling blog. Hindi lang yun sisiraan ka pa. Mas mabuti na yung walang comment. At least safe. Okay lang yung may comments pero ala Red Lobster naman. Hehehe. Iba ang sumasagot ng mga tanong. Alam mo na kasi nga naman kung ako ang sasagot talagang walang readers na babalik dahil sa katarayan ko.

Now I know bakit nagcrashed yung blog ni Iris. Totally wiped out yung blog nya. Ganda pa naman ng mga topic nya. Kasi naman mas mahaba pa yung comment content ng mga visitors nya quesa sa blog entry niya. With another blog na owned ni R.E. okay sana blogs nya medyo may katuturan kaso pulos "mura." mahilig syang magmura. Para syang nasa palengke. LMAO. Then yung mga kaibigan nya may dalang mga virus at kung wala kang anti-virus kawawa computer mo. Tyak bibili ka ng panibagong computer. So careful when you're accepting comments. Kayo din winarningan ko na kayo.

I like this pub restaurant with many flags. And the flowers outside the windows ---the main attraction. Flags and flowers!

After we had our lunch we decided to go for a short stroll at the back of Ogden Point. The view downhill is just fine. Nothing special. Lots of sweet pea and rye? Or just plain grass?

Cathie had a sweet pea flower on her hair and pretend she's in the Bahamas. Why not? It is freaking hot in that area.

Here we all are enjoying a big feast. Food galore once again. Can't help it when it's lunchtime, it's lunchtime and we have to feed our tummy.

We even brought a portable gas stove to heat our food especially the special palabok and shrimp sauce. Do I have to mention the rest of the food? Naku 'wag na baka mainggit ka pa.

You wont believe this. While the three volleyball players were enjoying their favorite sports suddenly their ball hit the branch and leaves of the maple tree. Then we heard loud screaming. It turned out Tina was being attacked by the creepy flyers up on top of that tree. See for yourself. Lots of them.

Hornets? Wasps? Whatever you call them they are absolutely insects that you have to run to avoid them.

I checked some of the leaves of that tree and the leaves have some tiny red eggs on them. Yikkes! What the hell are those red yucky creatures? Scary.

Victoria, Victoria!

Downtown Victoria. It was hot and sunny that taking pictures is more than a leisure. Sure I can capture many images for the sake of just keeping more souvenirs for my album but since we are in a hurry to get home that most of the images here are taken while we're driving on the way to the main road.
Not too many buildings with over twenty storey here. Victoria is not a city of skyscrapers.


That seagull wants to be seen. I took too many shots and it seemed wandering endlessly on the concrete ground. Maybe waiting for the charter bus? LOL!

Here we are after the big picnic. Too much food intake I think.

And the seagull again.

You Want To Be Enlightened?

Sixteen years ago I found Victoria too crowded of a city. We stayed there for only two days. Then we went back home. Long drive-home and have my baby. Ah long story. I will skip the most important part of my life. Besides my children don't like being in an "open book." They are not celebrity or we are not into some kind of limelight. Illuminati? Maybe! Maybe that's the right word. We are just here to enlighten.

Alright enough of the drama people. I know you all love soap. You can all go to your living room and turn on your television sets and thereby you can watch your favourite shows ---SOAP show. The heartwrenching, crying, tears flowing, screaming and yelling of the many versatile actors and actresses who love the drama. You love drama? I despised it. Hehehe.

What else to shock the readers of my blogs? There's nothing I can think of right now. That's why they want the endeavour back in space. How thrilling that would be for the many children in the world. The rocket soon to blast in space and the Canadian astronaut will soon join the many international astronauts and cosmonauts in the SkyLab. Ups no longer called skylab. It's the International Space Station.

What Canada should do? To bring United Laboratories Inc. here in Canada because too many people are sick and tired. What's that? Pharmaceutical company what else? A solution to your health when all else failed.

Call it enlightenment! You can also hire the many professional doctors and nurses from Philippines. Because what you have here are bunch of actors and actresses from Hollywood.

Sixteen Years Ago

I can't think of a better topic today other than to relate what happened in Year 1993. It was the time when I and my husband Lorne had a grand vacation in Victoria.

VICTORIA the capital of British Columbia. The prime city noted for its majestic Parliament Building, still grand and stunning after all those years. Can still stand the test of time and of natural hazards and difficulties. Well, we're not really there for the Legislature or for any political aim other than to see the many attractions in downtown Victoria.

Victoria, the city that is almost flawless. A gateway to the multitudes of locals, tourists, expats, workers, merchants, business men, students, sightseers, curious people, politicians, photographers, you name it the place is for people from different walks of life.

The city is quite busy. Very busy, hectic as in you can't drop a pin because there's no space. The streets were busy with people walking and sightseeing moving to one building to another to take a glimpse of the many entertainment provided for the many visitors of this area. Of course I took pride in viewing the many waxed royalties and celebrities at Royal Wax Museum. Couldn't resist being photographed with the Royal Family's wax images at the background.

We also had the chance to visit the Butchart Garden. This famous garden is one of a kind. They have all the extraordinary and exotic variety of flora. You wont help control yourself but be amazed of how the expert gardeners were able to hybrid some roses to different colored species like changing their natural colors to a multi-faceted petals. I guess they are experts when it comes to Alchemy. The landscape of this unique garden is a must- see. Perfect!

Yeah I was caught talking to the exotic tropical parrot from Brazil. Ahahaha! At least. Didn't I mentioned in the past that some group of butterflies swarmed on top of my hat that the group of German tourists couldn't resist taking pictures of me ---and the butterflies of course!

Another parrot loves talking to me. How nice eh?! Can they really talk? The truth is they can mimic. They are smart birds you know.

Crystal garden is site dedicated for tropical animals and plants. They have the smallest monkey that is only less than 4 inches! Banana trees, lemon and key lime plants and other plants native to tropical countries.Too bad I think this tourist attraction has been closed down.

The Miniature World. Oh I love this place. The miniature world showcased inside the Empress Hotel. It features the wonders of little people and little town, circus, railways, magic kingdom, fantasy land and what else? You'd better be there to see is to believe and maybe assumed and imagine you are in Young Gulliver's travel to enchanted kingdom.

Let Me Count The Ways

Are you a devoted Roman Catholic? If the answer is YES then probably you are one of those religious people who lined up to receive the Holy Communion and take the wafer from the officiating Parish priest. However, before you can take the wafer you should ask forgiveness first by reciting your sins in a private room where the priest can hear what you have sinned and other matters that made you feel guilty. Or else having or taking holy wafer is useless.

But then every time the Eucharist is recited by the priest in a very solemn manner he will repeat these very important words or statement that the wafer is actually the "body of Christ" and the wine represents "the blood of Christ." And you are called to that supper.

Besides, the people are also allowed to say these "Lord, I'm not worthy to receive you but only say the word and I shall be healed." With the right hand touching the upper left chest of your body. Meaningful and enigmatic huh. Uhm, is that the right words? Hahahhaah! Yeah I know it's been a long time that I haven't visit the Catholic Church. Although the prayers are still vivid in my memory.

So with those powerful statement who wont take the wafer? It's HOLY WAFER! Anything that is HOLY should mean MIRACULOUS!! Miracle here we come?

How could a tiny piece of bread wafer be so powerful in healing? That's the million dollar question. Is it part psychological? Or it's because the prayer when its solemn, and righteous it becomes powerful and has the energy unknown to us but known to the faithful ones.

I once heard a story of child that she is afraid to take the holy wafer in her mouth because somebody said that if the wafer stayed and sticked on the roof of her mouth it would mean she's a sinner. I found it funny and ridiculous. That's why you have to let it stay in your tongue and swallowed it. It doesn't matter what happened to that ostia in your mouth as long as your prayers are illuminated within you the purpose of being a servant of God and therefore you are to receive the gift. Whatever those gifts are? It depends on what you wish for
Now what happened to this picture? Some people are obviously not contented with a small piece of wafer that they ordered hamburger and coffee. You know the Thomases motto:" Seeing is believing!"

Pizza Pizza!

My short novel is up to 39 pages. I'm on Chapter 12 of CRACKER JACK LOBSTER and my plan is actually to have one chapter every day. I'm not sure whether there is somebody reading my story. Because there is no comment. How could I find out if there is a comment or any reviews? Do I have to use my ESP?

Anyway why should I bother myself on that thing when I have some other short novela coming up. Yeah I'm full of stories. The very creative me. I should have a word processor instead or an old typewriter to type my stories. Instead of placing or posting them up here. I'm losing my patience. I might end up having patients in the mental hospital ahhahahah because of people having problems with guilt.

While my guilty pleasures include the chance and the opportunity to do something creative just to keep me busy. Of course cooking and baking is still part of my homemaker quality. Recently I baked mini muffins from the pancake mix and made pizza from an old recipe. The home made pizza from scratch. From it's fresh dough and fresh ingredients. The tomato sauce is fresh from the tomatoes in the garden. Plus the ground beef and seasoning voila and eureka my pizza is done.

What a difference a day makes. Having such a unique pizza is worth a try! You wont ever believe what it looks like nor the taste.

The taste of the pizza crust?

The taste of OSTIA!

The HOLY WAFER!!!!!

Ngek! Maybe the key they were looking for really belongs to ANKHenaten. LMAO!

Are You IN or Are YOU Out?

Everytime I want to read my books esp. the encyclopedia I used to closed my eyes first and then point at what the special letter would be on that particular day that I have to read. I should have my eyes blindfolded anyway why should I cheat when my eyes are already closed.

You wont believe how many times my hands will choose letter J

Yup of all letters! Then I have to close my eyes again and let my hand choose what part of the book that I need to read.

My hand always had chosen JEWS and JUDAISM.

Why always on that page of the book? That I cannot understand. Am I a Jew? I first thought I belong to the Roman Catholic.

In that particular page there's a drawing of the candelabra or the special candle what do you call that in Hebrew? Candelabrum? The one use for Hannukah. While the Menorahs are used in the temple or synagogue.

In the illustration from the book the candelabrum has 7 bases for the candles to be placed at and the illustrator have his index finger towards the 6th. I find it interesting!

You know sometimes when the books or author of books cannot express what they have to explain or send to the receiver that author or illustrator finds a way in expressing the person's message through symbols and signs.

To people whose not particularly interested in what am saying or what's the point of all these then it only leads you not to believe anything and therefore YOU ARE NOT THE RECEIVER and most of all YOU ARE NOT THE CHOSEN MESSENGER.

That's LIFE. Take it or leave!