How Many People Are Paranoid In Our Time, In Our Real World?

 Nothing much to report here actually because most of the topic for discussion has been tackled accordingly and I can't divulge more secrets except that it's probably time for you to use "secret deodorant" instead of Axe. Whatever lol. j/k/. By the way our shopping spree at Superstore lead us to have free gift box of good grooming essentials such as: Crest tooth paste, Oral B toothbrush, Olay moisturizer, Pantene shampoo and conditioner, Gillette Venus razor, Tampax tampons. Imagine the savings of $40 and extra $40 worth of free coupons inside the box. Nice! Thanks!

Well, only if you spent $250 worth of goods at Superstore.

From Lever bath soap to return to using Irish Spring. However, I think made the wrong choice of not choosing the original soap.

 This brand of Irish Spring > "Moisture Blast with Hydro Beads" made me reluctant to use it again for bathing. From what I heard and watched on TV news the micro beads have that frightening effect on the environment simply because the beads can't be dissolved. What does it mean? I already had a shower and noticed that those micro beads or hydro beads were on the tub's floor and yes it never gets dissolve by water. What its made of? Um, shocking! Although the soap is fragrant and has that lasting effect on the skin, now I'm worried sick of what 's been said on the news.

It feels like I lost 10 lbs. of my weight  from over-thinking about it. Stressful about something that needs for concern eh? Or just that my digital camera has a power trick? I'm still chubby, no matter what.

Paranoid or what? I could just sing to the song Paranoid ))))). Life's too short to be grumpy, tacky and unhappy.

Happiness is ... being yourself,  because everyone else is taken.

The Secrets: One of the Secrets Has Been Revealed?

TWENTY FOUR or 24 supposed to be just a NUMBER. It becomes a special extra-ordinary number because it's even not odd. 24 represents a number in a calendar, thermometer, tape measure, ruler, and in time. 24 hours in a day, complete day meaning day (12 hours) and night (12 hours) combination.

Once you add k on 24k it represents the value of GOLD. The highest value of gold is 24k.

It was on January 24, _____ the state of California was discovered. The infiltrators are changing the date due to modern colonization process. Do you know the secrets of California and why the ancient people screamed "Eureka?" So many secrets including the Manchurians cannot believe the secrets. It's hard to believe those secrets that they would rather have the secrets forgotten because it is "begotten." Mabigat! Buddha! You are inside the Giant Buddha!!!!!!!


Recently, a new reformist's outcry was heard that he will provide or rather build a great wall around an "area that will stop immigrants from coming to the area where he wants to develop a shangrilla." I hope it's a Shangrilla instead of Gorilla or guerilla. Good luck with that. A once wealthy, powerful Chinese empire and its billions of people built the great wall for hundreds to thousands of years, they were triumphant until the astronauts landed on the moon and what happened next after? Another secret was revealed. What could be the secret behind the Great Wall?

Anyway, my painting above is a 24k value so I must appreciate it the way it should be because I am my own curator and I appreciate the value of my skills.

The Changing Tide

One thing I hate about NEWS is when it triggers trick and the passing of cup and sticks. Just like the old joke of Brent's whether you are being anal or being chip? Err, rather cheap. Um, what's the connection there?

Whatever! I'm too tired to think nowadays. I have to rest and relax on Monday morning. I did my household chores early. I cooked breakfast for my husband and kids, the usual > fried sunshine eggs and hash browns while I'm happy with toasted bagels and hot freshly brewed coffee. From there, have to clean the kitchen, water the plants (we don't have underground sprinkler so have to do it manually). Have to do laundry and fold the dry clothes later. I'm done with the first load so next load will be in a matter of minutes. I cleaned the garage. I checked the freezer if we have enough meat for lunch or dinner. We have enough fish (cleaned and fillet, ziplocked sealed for future use). My husband and brother-in law had fun fishing for two days in Menzi's bay caught generous amount of fish and crabs. My husband gave few packages of salmon to neighbors. He doesn't expect anything in return.

So what else is new aside from the tumbling down of the stock market at very early morning? Alarmed? Ah, know what? You know that stock market is always unpredictable and you must be aware of such situation. Think of the stock market as the blood pressure of every people on earth that goes up and down. Think of stock market as the rise and fall of dynasty, of leaders who are being persecuted when they cannot provide the basic needs for their people. Think of stock market as the rise and fall of score of the games that you are watching. Think of the stock market as the stitches on your sewing machine, the rolling waves on the ocean, the rise and fall of the temperature, heater, geiger- counter, the rise and fall of gasoline's price, the wind, humidity index, the rate and percentage of commodities in the market. The trading and trending is changing all the time, every second and every minute of the day. The question is, is there something new?

How to believe in something new and the impossible? How to change the tide and how to believe new leaders and new people who will sit and govern the government?



Here's the answer. If you are over 30, did you notice the changing of leaders and followers and every time there's always that same old problem? The changing of "seating ducks will eventually lead to unemployment of people who were seating before." It will be the same every time all over again whoever sit in the "great office of the land." That's why every leader needs "support and believers in their plan and agenda." There will be nepotism, favoritism, first come-first serve basis line, there will  be graft and corruption as usual, and there will be lots of people who will be unhappy and in despair.  Why? The party who should win should own a budget of at least 100 billion dollars or trillion dollars. Why again? You should own  huge machineries that will provide food, and all the basic necessities, provide own media people or press including your own TV Station. You should own your  private army for security. The bigger the purse the better.  It's always the same just like the story in the Holy Bible. You know why? You know the answer if you are humans. HISTORY REPEATS ITSELF every hundred years. As the Earth turns on its axis and revolves around the sun. You don't believe? READ WORLD HISTORY since the beginning of time. What to do? STOP copying what happened in the past. Look forward and always STAY IN CURRENT. Listen to the news of today. Don't look back. Forget about the past if you can as much as you want to forget old news because you have no control of the past but you have control of what will happen in the future. You have enough time to do it.



Practice makes perfect! It's true for those who are into memorization or rote system when it comes to eloquent speech, poetry, dialogues, debate, recitation singing and dancing.  It is great for those who are Olympic athletes in their performance for the dance, figure skating and other sports but in thinking rationally and in the performance of duties there is that one % or less than perfection to make things right. I hope there is that exact complete perfection when it comes to medicine.

When To Go? Where to GO?

I'm hoping to visit Butterfly World again, maybe sometime before Autumn and I hope by that time I have loads of batteries and 32 GB of memory chip enough for me to shoot and capture all the species of butterflies and orchids.

Happiness Is Watching Free Movies

HAPPINESS IS ... FREE MOVIES!

Right! There are FREE MOVIES! So unbelievable! No need to pay $2.00 or $6.00 rent/movie. That's aweomely fabulous. For a change.

MISS CONGENIALITY starring pretty best actress SANDRA BULLOCK. I watched this movie of Sandra so many hundred times before. I love this story of an undercover agent. Funny, tacky and clever that's the role of Sandra as FBI Agent Gracie who joined as Miss New Jersey in the Miss USA contest. Benjamin Pratt/Sandra Bullock tandem is such a great match for a blockbuster movie.

BLUE STEEL (Psycho-thriller) starring the dramatic actress JAMIE LEE CURTIS in her portrayal of a police officer who shot and killed  a convenience store's thief. The twisted plot within the movie story is somewhat dark and unappealing for so many viewers because even a police officer and her family can be subjected to stalking and that's scary. It means nobody is safe!

DINOCROC Vs. SUPERGATOR  I first thought it was a Jurassic inspired movie (hmm, puede na rin) but turned out the scientists also were inspired to make giants out of mushrooms. This is probably the last movie of the Kung Fu master David Carradine (R.I.P). The location of the movie was in Hawaii but looks like in Philippines. Yes dude, Hawaii and Phillipines have the same features (geography) of mountains, hills, waterfalls, beach and tropical plants. I think Hawaii was actually islands that belong to Philippines (long time ago). Supposedly, the movie is scary but with injection of corny jokes the movie is more like a "comedy." You'd better watch it and have fun. I think it's a low budget movie that's why but it's a long movie (2  1/2 hrs.)  that if you watch it at the cinema you'll fall asleep or just chatter with your companion to ease boredom.

Anyway it's FREE so ok lang.

Happiness is ...

Thank God It's Friday!

TGIF. The best things in life are free. However the food I'm cooking is not free. The food from raw meat, dairy products, veggies, etc are bought from the supermarket. It would be nice if we have free delivery of free food but everything in this world is not free.  Where can we get free food? Ahahahaha! There is no such thing as free food. If you probably have free food it's because you volunteered for a cause and you are paid with free food. Or you volunteered in a food bank.

You attended a party and the food is free but still is you have to bring gifts for the celebrant. Attending to a club party that offers free food but you have to pay ticket to enter their gate or door.

Nothing is free after all. This is what is free... surprise your friends by going to their house at the exact time where they are having lunch or supper. Seems to be a great idea, right? That's a normal situation in Philippines. Always arrive when the family is at the dining room having their meal and surprise, you'll be asked to sit down with them and have the same kind of meal they are having. Normal hospitable trait that every Filipino possessed as a good trait hands down from one family to another. Is that the same situation here in Canada or in America? Maybe, maybe not. It depends actually.

The only people who knocks or rings door bell by surprise are the religious people from Jehovah Witnesses, neighbors borrowing something, strangers, children who sell chocolates and those girl guide cookie vendors and children who asked for empty softdrink cans. Recently, there are early door to door campaigners for political parties vying votes for the next Federal Election.

Why you have to call first (use your telephone and or cellphone) before you go to somebody elsès house or even to your friend or relatives in Canada, America or in Europe. It is the right thing to do.

You know why? This is my own opinion:

1. Maybe I'm not in the best mood and I will slam the door at you. Maybe I don't like to see your face and I wont open the door.

2. Maybe I'm cleaning the toilet and the dirt is all over my clothes YUCK (that didnèt happen in real life)  and I'm perspiring from
washing the socks at the utility tub or maybe I was sweating while  cleaning the oven at the time when you ring the door bell.

3. Maybe I'm chopping onions and garlic and the stains are all over my shirt and the scent sticks to my clothes. Maybe I am  cooking and the odor from the food that I am cooking sticks with the clothes and apron. Have you been to an enclosed food court in the mall. Go there and when you arrive home, smell your clothes and you will find out what I mean.

4. Maybe we are not at home and nobody will open the door for you.

5. It's best to CALL FIRST so that you will be welcome with smiles and hugs when you arrive instead of being frowned upon.

6. Canadians are courteous people. You are Canadian if you follow such kind of good manners.

7. I am not Canadian but I like courtesy and being courteous and punctual are the mark of being Canadian.

IF YOU ARE CANADIAN! Are you É (supposedly a question mark but the stupid hacker is back) There is that symbol of a French there. Frankie. Yeah maybe I will wear a Frankenstein mask to scare you at the door.

Measure To Be Sure

The "visitor" arrived 30 minutes early. I saw her driving the black VW and stopped at the front of our house and got up from her vehicle and asked if she is at the right house and started taking photos of the road. Our neighbor G. was having conversation with my husband only to leave us and he  uttered, "30 minutes early." She (whoever she is)  told us to hide away because she wants to shoot photos of the house and the front yard. Wouldn't it be nice if she introduce herself first and then hand over her ID and business card? My husband said he wont move his boat away from the front house. To her it doesn't matter. She took more photos as fast as she could, then entered the garage and bowed down on the hot water tank with the brand name "John Wood "... in search for something? Hmm, weird! I should have asked for her ID card before she snapped photographs. She used the garage door to enter the house. Darn! Too many pair of socks I scattered on the utility tub waiting for me to hand wash. You know,  have to be in the mood to hand-wash them.  I followed her where she wants to take pictures and measure what she can measure for the "appraisal."She entered from one room to another. I had to wake up my kids first before she entered the room in my boys' room. She's working too fast as if in a hurry. She is thirty minutes early! Is she the right one? I first thought the person who will do the appraisal is a man. Now you know why in applying for a job nowadays is based on "Cat's cradle?" It's whom you know, not what you know? So that when that person do something out of the ordinary, we know when and where to find that person.

Then she asked about the heating and the carburator on the sink at the kitchen. I  heard her say "carburator." OMG! She took photos of the living room and the kitchen. My husband reminded her that the appliances belong to us including the brand new stove/oven, fridge, microwave, dishwasher, then the laundry machine and dryer machine. Everything in this house are our property. We moved to this new house without appliances, we are the ones who supplied the appliances. It wont be included in the appraisal value of the house. POINT is about the HOUSE ONLY! If you include everything within the house the value of the house will increase and the property tax might goes up too. For a 25 yr. old house with three bedrooms and two bathrooms the property tax would be estimated as $2,000-$3,000/year (depends on how big is the property or lot). For a newly-built house estimated value of property tax would be higher and that's a problem for new house owners because at the time when they bought the house they already paid the tax then to pay annually that's a total added burden. Nice topic to discuss at the election campaign. Politicians should have to discuss about affordable housing not for the rich and the wealthy. They should discuss about families who are earning paycheck to paycheque and those who are on fixed income such as the retirees especially when the majority of the population living at the island are over 40-50 years of age.

The best way to appraise the property of the house owned by somebody else is when the property or the house is empty. But since we are currently renting the house for $1,500 /month then the appraisal procedure is somewhat different. So would be buyers of houses in Canada might reconsider that to buy a new house in Canada would let you be familiar with having to pay a monthly mortgage of $1,500 to $2,000/month depends on your down payment plus the payment of utilities such as hydro, telephone and internet bills, food, cleaning supply and other miscellaneous fees you have to spend while living in such house. You must have a monthly income of $5,000 to $10,000. To fit in to the budget you must be thrifty, economize as much as possible, learn to utilize, and keep on saving for the future. Off all the lamps, lights and other electronics that are connected to the wall socket (such as toaster, micro-oven, radio, stereo, lampshades). Off the TV when you are not watching or you are not in the living room. Don't let the water runs freely from the faucet  while you are brushing your teeth. Probably you wasted a drum of water when you keep the water runs on the sink. It takes only twenty minutes or less to take a bath. Always set the water to warm/cool temperature (lukewarm setting) so that your skin wont get scald or suffer burns. There are so many ways to economize and so many helpful list to choose which one is right for you but most of the helpful list or clues are common sense.

After all the work of photography and measurement by the lady, who is pretty good looking and seems young, I asked for her business card.  She gave the business card and I asked her if she is related to the "famous" realtor named S.G. She said, she is actually, AND she "was" related to his cousin. So that's what it is how the measurement happened.

To expand all the troubles of these dramatic episodes dunno really where to go if whatever gags or whatever supposed to be added to make their lives wonderful and to make their shows profitable.

One last time? I'm not a liar but if somebody wants to be actors and actresses in my rented house please may I remind you again IF you want to ACT inside the house please provide us with a mansion with swimming pool and beautiful Japanese garden with drum bridge and a goldfish pond that every time you will enter my house will experiment on the "Pacific Theatre" and who knows maybe we can play samurai too and pretend we are in Tokugawa.

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Stranger's Tide

It was yesterday when my husband received a call from Lucky and then husband told me that we'll have a visitor coming tomorrow which is today, actually in the afternoon. It has something to do with "mortgage." I didn't ask after that. Hopefully is not one of those people who came into the house and introduced herself as "insurance agent" gave the business card to me at the front door and then took pictures of the house, all the rooms (living room, bedrooms, bathrooms and kitchen) she took photos outside too of the backyard. After she left, she said something weird. I looked at the business card that she gave me and then I was shocked with dismay when I saw on TV that the tall woman was an "actress."

Do I know the difference? There's no difference!

When my husband had the house for sale in Greystone and asked the help of the insurance agent from Courtenay, the procedure of taking photos was not the same with the previous one. The agent snapped photos of the house only. The yard: front yard and backyard plus the tool house or workshop. She didn't take photos of the bedrooms, living room, kitchen and bathrooms.

There was this realtor who gave her  business card with picture. The picture didn't match her appearance. She is probably younger when she had the photo on the card. She looked-like a 75 years old woman, tall, probably 6 ft. tall. She came so many times in our house to show the house to her clients. She was in a hurry to open up the door and I was at the door and I was almost pinned by the door to the wall. OMG! She was 30 minutes early and she didn't even knock. One time she didn't knock and was seen at the backyard. My son was shocked what she is doing there without our permission. I took photos of her from the windows of our house.  I was shocked too because her face is "covered" with some kind of mask? She looks like the actress/comedian (stand-up comedianne) ___________. How could that happened? She died a month ago (at the time when she came to our house). Then the man came out from the backyard's workshop and the man is a look- alike of Johnny Depp. Um, he looks younger than Johnny Depp. Were they making a movie? Where are the cameras and the director? My son called his dad and my husband knew it all anyway. Darn! Why I was not informed of their "halloween?"

It's hard to trust nowadays. For once, there were these two impostors who came knocking at my door and portrayed themselves as the "police." They are not wearing uniforms so I asked for their IDs or any identification cards and badge. The small guy has a badge. Their car is not that of the RCMP. It's an old car without any logo or any sign that they are the police or from the police force.  Still is,  I was not convinced. I should have closed the door because they are "strangers." I almost told him dude, you don't look like the police especially the woman who is the actress for the television series CSI. The tall woman also portrays a role in "Walking Dead."

Then at one time, came AK of the TV show ________ who works for the cable network asking where the cable box is located on the wall of the house outside. It's kind of weird here now in this city. It's becoming Hollywood. He is a cable guy? Why is he after the cable box when nobody in our home call a cable guy? There's nothing wrong with our TV and internet connection that time. What the hell he is after? Anyway, we moved out from that house. That's right, it's kind of fishy. Not only the water coming out from the shower smells urine but according to the newspaper news it was arsenic. That was in year 2011.

What happened to their job as actors and actresses? But the question is what kind of "monkeying" they are doing? It is not funny. So, don't laugh at me if I'm so paranoid.

No one can do this in our home in the military camp where I lived before. Everyone watched out for anybody.

In Canada? In the US? You always have to have buddies who will have to watch your back, your house and your yard.



But do you think those people are the real ones? Or these actors or actresses are just  "look-alikes?" Or stunt doubles? This is scary.


Be very aware people. Be careful of strangers.


NOTE: I wish next time those doing the GAG episodes in our house should provide a bigger house and bigger facility for my family so that they can better practice their acting skills. Also, if somehow they can also pay for the monthly rent that we pay for every house that we resides in this city of salmons.

I wont mind a beautiful mansion overlooking the Sea of Passage.

ChrysantheMUMS

I was delighted when I saw those potted mums on sale at Costco. I was really waiting for their big variety of mums in very special planter or ceramic pots. First thought they were planted on ceramic pots but they are sturdy plastic I think. Anyway, my husband loves mums and he likes the copper colored mums.
There are only few colors to choose from such as bright yellow, orange, red almost like maroon in its  color intensity. There is that light pink color turned out to be purple or lilac. Wouldn't it be nice if they have violet mums? The price of the potted mums are very affordable. Well, only at Costco where the price of mums are economically inexpensive! It's costly in other stores and flower shop. We bought three variety of mums because we love to appreciate the beauty of these plants and flowers.

 Maroon-red mums

 Bright yellow colored mums and  Orange (copper) mums

 This very special variety of mums are the best I think when it comes to color,
this plant blooms so much flowers, more than a thousand in just one week. I missed these mums from the previous house we lived at before, hopefully the new owner is taking good care of  our precious mums.

 Peach-salmon colored mums

 Yellow- orange colored mums only to change its colors in few days because of the weather, climate and how those insects propagate and pollinate them.

I think this variety of mums is the same with the first potted mums above. Its color and hue not changing no matter how many insects surrounded them. My daughter and I placed the dragonfly on top of the flowers for our photography.

Sunday Suspicious Day

Well, my laptop is acting up once again. I don't know why and I don't have a clue right now. Then few minutes later...

However deep inside me I have these many suspicions that the sudden messy or fishy anomalies are sort of  due to many "conclusions" that somehow will make my blogs the target again for so many "hackers" and they think that they are the super smarts. Hackers are so proud of their hacks you know. I don't know why. They thought they are the modern pirates and they thought they are grouped with the pirates of the caribbean of JD.

Gross! But are they the usual suspects? Usually is, no doubt about it. Even the government websites are being hacked and has been hacked in the past.

So why I still blog? Why I still use the computer and why other people, so many millions of people still use the computer after all these hype, brouhahas and all the messy hacking works of the brainless? Ha ha! nakakainis na eh! That's the problem with blogging, once you start blogging you have problem stopping. Blogging is like a continuous process of life > the good life. While facebooking is the continuous annoyance of aloha (hello and goodbye) to all your family members, relatives and friends plus people you don't even know but you added them in your friend list because you are nice and you don't want to be a snob. The continuous showing off whatever you have. It is very annoying sometimes but you just keep going and going like a battery. Looks like it is the point or vector to something that to make the process easy and convenient I would like to give each and everyone a compass.

If the compass doesn't work you are located in battery island.

So what bothers you the most?

Are You A Preppy?

Watching teen shows can make you literate with NEW VOCABULARY WORDS such as:

PREPPY  meaning freshman. First time to have heard this new word from the television show SAVED BY THE BELL.

NERD and GEEKY children and teens who are smart but intellectually inadequate to be with the group who are sociable and popular students in school.

SITCH is short for situation, word popularized by the cast of iCARLY TV show.

JUVE short for juvenile delinquent. Sam portrays as the "juve" in iCARLY always been detentioned for bullying and fighting with boys. Her tomboyish attitude and strong will made her the "guardian" for the vulnerable. Her technique is worst than the worst bullies. But children loved her for her bad attitude. So weird!!!!!!

WHAT A POSER!? P-O-S-E-R  Meaning somebody who act as model, posed for the picture-taking process or pretend to be model for something like a brandname that the poser desires. In other words popularizing a SELFIE image. Is a POSER bad? The answer is NO. It's the "in" thing.

FLIP supposedly one who can turn the tide. Like flipping a coin.

FLIP-FLOPs? You know what flip-flops right? First, do you have slippers? Slippers are flip-flops. For some people flip-flop means pinkie. Darn can you flip a burger or flip a pancake? Flops? Try and try until you succeed no problemo. Simple get  a life.

Who cares? People are afraid of pinkie, right they thought they were given the pink slips. Darn! What''s the color of your medulla? It's PINK! Are you in good health? Then PINK IS THE WORD!

I know, I know some people love being diagnosed with cancer. They love the attention. They belong to a TEAM. Ooppss! Sorry if the cancer is real but God knows who and whose got cancer now? Don't we have it all? Imagine some babies have cancer and children have cancer.   Others have at least two cancers and they are suffering just like some other people who are suffering from depression. While there are group of people who pretend they are in great health but they are so sick and suffering from all the lies and deception.

What's The Battery For?

Do you need a battery or couple of batteries? I hate pushy people. How many times they have to push something like they want the "show must go on" then another group of people want to have their show on that location. The problem is two separate groups have problem with stage. Why don't you build a new stage? I couldn't believe that the American stage is also the Canadian stage. WTH! How cheap!!!! Why don't you go to Philippines and use their stage? They used that "pacific stage" during WWII. That only tells you that the earth is so small. They just keep spinning to make earth round but it's always been flat and boring. When you keep the earth spinning it means it's light not heavy. When you can spin the earth then there's less water. Enough of the "fooling around" you have fooled so many already. STOP THE SCAMMERS and FRAUDSTERS! STOP THE LIARS!!!!

Got A Fresh Cup Of Coffee?

I can't live without coffee. Hard to believe that my day is not complete without coffee. I have to drink hot freshly brewed of coffee every day, first thing first as soon as I wake up in the morning. I drink coffee more than twice a day, up to maximum 4 to 5 cups of coffee per day. It takes the boringness and grumpiness away from my path.

My husband has no choice but to buy a new Keurig machine, besides, what to do with two boxes of Keurig cups in my cupboard  if we don't have the keurig machine.  Costco has the new machine and thank goodness aside from the brand new coffee maker there are instant carafe and free boxes of Keurig flavored coffee and special tea that go with it.

There's nothing wrong with coffee. Actually it makes me active, stronger and energetic. Can it make me mindful about others? Can it make my mind sharp, happy and awake and smart? I think so! Anyway think positive as always. Be creative, productive and be kind!

You've got nothing to give anymore? Give a cup of coffee and BE KIND. Maybe kindness is all what we need.

Update. Upgrade

Two days ago, one of the tenants called and asked if he could pay his rent early because his family will go camping for a long weekend. It's CIVIC HOLIDAY on August 3, 2015 (My son's birthday. Happy birthday my FIRST BORN) Good for him and his family they can go wherever and whenever for a good vacation. Our family would like to have fun and out for a VACATION but the long weekends always happened when it's time to collect rents. Well, I would like to tell my husband that it's better to be employed most of the time because life is not a bed of roses. Thank God! Who loves flowers with thorns? J/K

Who's who spreading the recession? It's recession time again in Canada? Or it's always been RECESSION???? House rentals went up everywhere. Nothing's new. We all know that the products we are buying from the supermarket are paid with taxes. Only the people from Philippines and Hongkong don't pay taxes for every goods they bought from the stores, supermarkets, malls, etc. When will we STOP paying GST and PST?

When I first arrived here in Canada in 1992, all the people here: Canadian citizens, newly arrived immigrants, tourists or visitors have to pay 14% tax on every goods and services on retail outlets (7% GST and 7% PST)

 I think the taxes were lowered during the reign of PM Paul Martin. The economy was great under his occupancy, there was surplus (twice in 2 years) of his term. Remember he is an economist.

What's great about paying the GST and PST at retail outlets? It's not much of a trouble because you don't pay any tax for FOOD. Besides, low income families receive the GST in return on quarterly basis. Low income families with children of course received benefits every month. Under PM Harper, there's additional give-aways such as BC Climate Action Tax Credit which is not much to be happy about because the Global warming is very evident. At summer time. At winter time you probably can breath easier but you have to bundle yourself with thick clothing, jackets and scarves around your neck. It's always been a matter of ADAPTATION and you wonder why the kind of extreme climate here can affect the many children of today (health wise)  and in the past. More budget for the ENVIRONMENT? It's the environment where you live. Need I explain that to you?

So why live here in Canada if the environment and climate is up to the extreme? Who should live here and look after the TRUE FACE OF THE EARTH? Who will manage, support and conserve the LARGER THAN LIFE ECO-SYSTEM that brings the livelihood of most human beings of this planet? CANADA is the main source of most forest products of the world. Canada is the source of most minerals mined and used by earthlings. Canada is the main source of gas, grains (wheat, barley, oats) fresh veggies, fish and other sea creatures, and livestocks. You think it's coming from the US. Yup, they are source too of such live-stocks from Canada but their main objective is actually the delivery and distribution of products, that's the American way. Canada has problem with trading and commercialization.  Americans are great with "sales pitch"  and that's how Canadians used them for trade. Americans knew  where vessels go and where products are to be distributed through the process of exportation and importation. They are the navigators of the planet. They have tankers, large ships with security. The rests of the world are the buyers and consumers.

Think of Canada as ancient Egypt with the Pharaoh Joseph who saved other countries because of drought and famine. FREE products? You think it's free? It comes with a price. You wished there is so called > barter. You barter your 100 tons of textile and you received 100 tons of wheat. Um, why not?

And you think it's recession again? Or RECESS time for those who love the recess... darn! Go back to school!