Seascape & Weather

One of those days that it's best to stay in the bedroom, relax and sleep again after breakfast. Why not? LOL. However, I already slept for 7 hours after watching the last movie and the 11 pm news on TV. My daughter and I had the usual, regular breakfast and my husband would rather like the panfried ham, shredded potatoes and sunshine eggs. He is the typical Canadian man who loves big breakfast.

Once again the island was walloped by storm after storm. It's not the kind of typhoon in the Philippines nor the hurricane in other countries. The wind blows of course as if it's Typhoon number 3. No devastation sort of falling debris from houses nor rooftops being carried by the wind. Houses here are built stronger than most.

 The waves at the beach are much higher and furious.

The mighty winds blurred a beautiful vision of the Discovery Passage. Who would like to surf through those wavy waves?

The seagulls and other creatures stopped their flights as I saw them resting on the ground waiting for the unruly weather to stop, but when? The force of nature started on Boxing Day and continued since yesterday. This morning, everything's calm although the ground is very wet and soggy, maybe muddy. Some form of drizzles and hasty hazy atmosphere will stay for the long duration of the day. At least nobody get hurt during the storm and nothing has been destroyed. Everything's fine and that we must be grateful. Thanks be to God in the Highest.

Boxing Day!

Happy or sad, whatever it is sad maybe for those whose gifts didn't match their "taste." Sad that they have to return or exchange their gift that doesn't fit them when it comes to clothes: dress, tops, pants and shoes. Or electronics and appliances that doesn't work or function properly.

The good thing about Boxing Day is that there are discounted items in electronics, appliances and of course most especially in TV, computers, cellphones, laptops, tablets and digital cameras. However, there are items or consumer products that are not on sale nor it has discounted price even if those clothes are on the rack for the past 5 months. Wow! I'm waiting for such items to go low on its regular price but sad to say,  they wont lower it to affordable price. LOL. It's okay, I'll have to wait. Patience is such a virtue.

I think my sons and daughter loved what they received for Christmas. My husband gifted me with shopping money and that made me happy too. I was able to keep the shopping for several days until it was time to spend it on gifts.

We had unwrapped gifts before Christmas and we used them even before Christmas. That brand new turbo/microwave/oven/toaster is very functional and the new turboflex vacuum for carpet and upholstery is quite helpful and powerful. Thanks husband for those household appliances, very convenient for my kind of housework.

 Boxing day is almost over.

Everybody's happy and that's most important. All boxes are unwrapped. Nothing to open anymore.

Tomorrow is another day. Ciao and have fun with your own family.

Always Checking On YOU!

As usual, have to close FB account for now. Bakit? It's getting EVIL. Pati telephone for LDC ipasara ko na EVIL 2. Kung gusto nyong magdagdag ng area code dahil nag adopt kayo ng mga _______! FO!

I might concentrate on Google. Why not? It's not Evil yet. Have you seen the last episode of EVIL? How about NOVOLAND: Eagle Flag? Please add English subtitles at OMNI. Darn those Chinese!!!

I tried not to follow news based on fake and hoard news. I always tried but sometimes curiosity gets in the way. You know... he he he. No, I wont watch CATS. I might watch AD STRATA next. I was able to watch JOHN WICK 3. OMG! What the hell! Hell on earth!

It's the Year 2020 next year. I mean few days from now. 2020 parang BOBO. I hope it's not a bobo year. I don't like a great year parang cheesy eh. You should stop using "great." use a different, incredible vocabulary and stop using those old, moldy, cheesy names. Enough of AC/DC. Luma na yang strategy na yan for games. Luma na laos na.

OMG! There's a genius in Phils. named C-----. Ay hindi pala genius yun. wala nga sa kalingkinan ni Sheldon Cooper.

Bobo ba ang mga austistics? The answer is NO. Actually heto ang listahan ng mga AUTISTICS:
Nangunguna na si EINSTEIN, si Isaac Newton, halos lahat ng mga scientists, astronauts, archeologists, dentists, mathematicians, environmentalists, merong teachers, doctors and software engineers. Si George Bush autistic yan pati na si Bill Gates and Mark Zuckerberg. Hindi sila bobo. Merong bobo dyan yung mga politicians na corrupt. Using taxpayers money for their fraudulent activities. Nagpapayaman hindi naman kanila yung perang ginagastos nila. Yung mga bakasyonista na politicians sinisibak yan dito sa Canada lalo na yung budget nila exceeds the limit dahil sa overspending. Meron ba nyan sa Philippines na panay ang gamit ng pondo ng gobyerno just to keep them wealthy? Marami di ba? Some politicians (not all. some nga eh) They are not smart nor intelligent they are just very greedy and without remorse, no conscience whatsoever. In all their spending there is that group of honest people whose doing their check and balance. Merong taga check sa government, merong mga secret insiders doing the checking. Akala yo makakaligtas kayo sa mga kabulastugan nyo? Yun na mismo, maraming autistics na they really keep on checking and doing their job by the book. Ultimo period and comma ng numbers, in between numbers and what's the balance and what have you done as a civil servant will be scrutinized. Ganyan din sa US. They have to check almost everything from minute details to microscopic details of almost everything they have to check. Hahalungkatin nya, nila lahat. Ganyan ang mga autistics. Lagot ka. LOL. Ha ha ha mga reporters at paparazzi ganyan sila ka-autistics. 24/7. Grabe!

Truth is, there are "spectrums" of autistics. Some have mild to severe autism. Everyone is definitely different from one another. *

Where That Perfect Home? Is There Any?

Always that nagging impolite question of why I never go on vacation. Why my family never go to another country and have a grand vacation? As if...

In all honesty, how many times did we move from one house to another in different locations? So many times! It's more like a very, grand vacation and it is very costly! Moving from different houses with all the personal belongings, furniture and appliances to bring in with us to the new home, the heavy lifting and carrying of those stuff that can put a strain on financial capabilities because if it happened every year or every two years changing new addresses, changing new cables, internet connections, hydro account and connections, the gas and mileages, the changing of vehicles, the many changes of relocating its more than expensive than having vacation in another country. If I have to calculate of all the expenditures of such relocating homes... we could probably own a house by now instead of just having a lease. But you know, maybe next time the scenery or view would be different and wont be the same. I don't know where is the perfect home.

Rental homes or renting a house in Canada is not cheap. Homeowners are paying low mortgages on their homes but renters or tenants pay higher rents. It is what it is.

We did had a vacation sometime in year 1994, 1996, 2005 out of Canada to another country. That time, airplane tickets were very expensive. One passenger ticket cost about $1,800 to $2,250 x 5. This time is much cheaper and we can't afford to go on vacation? Then we went on vacation sometime in year 2017, somewhere in Alberta. We rented two hotel suites for $260/night no continental breakfast nor brunch. Spent $3,000 for such vacation for 4 days. While at one of those motels with swimming pool, $130/night  with free breakfast. Am I satisfied at the service of those hotels? NO. My daughter would rather not go on vacation. She loves her bedroom at our home more than ever. Maybe I'm autistic too that I love my own bedroom and my own bathroom. I love using my own towels and face towels. I want to use my own bedsheet, pillows and pillowcases and plushy, soft, comforters. As a matter of fact, I brought my own towels and huggable comforter for the long duration of our stay in that hotel. Fact of the matter is...that's the reason why I don't like going on vacation and using other people's toilets. maarte? Look no further, I am autistic! Now you know. You wont understand us. You wont understand me. Love me or hate me. Better hate me. Who cares right?

If you want to go on vacation that's fine. Rest assured that I wont be paying for your expenses and lavish lifestyles. Go where your legs and feet could wander. Go where your money can afford. You don't have to ask somebody when and where just because you can go cruising around the world and flaunt how rich you are and how unhappy you are. It shows when you are unhappy. No matter how many places and countries you go, went  and see. It shows on your face! In your face!! I'm good in psychology so don't try to bluff. You could be my patient right now. LOL.

Truth is there is no perfect home, nor there is no perfect house! There's no perfect place and no perfect vacation place. Get over with it. Just be happy and be contented with who you are and what you can contribute as a human being. Be humble. Play with your rats again, desiderata.

Think Positive!

It's more of a clear day today. Finally the storm is over! The island is now frequently been visited by storms every now and then coupled with heavy, strong winds. The ground is so soggy and wet, don't want walking on it. Tomorrow is officially WINTER season as its best and hope it wont snow. Yeah, let us all pray that it wont snow. Hey snowflakes wait until January 2020, okay?

Shoot another photograph of the lovely bougainvillea flowers. I never thought the floral will bloom at this time of the year despite of the indoor temperature.

Forget about bad news and look at the brighter side. Change channels of your TV when you see bad news. We all should concentrate on positive outlook in life. Be optimistic... maybe it would help.

What Ails You?

When I thought that everything seems so perfect and then suddenly my hubby is feeling kind of  sad because of toothaches. During the holidays, that's one thing or situation that you don't want to happen. It will spoil almost everything. No amount of good, delicious, flavourful feast of food is tantamount to dental problems. That's a pain hard to resist. It's monumental kind of pain and hurt.

You wont believe how much is the cost of dental works: tooth cleaning, tooth extraction, fillings or tooth removal in Canada. Staggering cost that your monthly wages gone in an instant.

Tooth removal is very, very costly! Without dental insurance, a basic, regular tooth removal has price range of $75 to $300 for non-surgical. $150 to $650 surgical for extraction utilizing anesthesia. ONLY FOR ONE TOOTH.

Impossible right? I think the cost of tooth removal is only P250 (pesos) in Philippines before year 2000. Or maybe 400 to 500 pesos only for one tooth removal this year of 2019. What could be the true, real price now? There are millions of dentists in Philippines. The competition for labor/service is staggering high so the demand is high, the price is low. Meaning? Not too many Canadians visit their dentists and their service is not in demand. Not really in demand or Canadians cannot afford the price of dental care.

Mostly seniors are the ones who should benefit for dental service and that's the reason why the NDP Leader had it in his plans. However, he didn't win as Prime Minister so the dental problems would be just as bad as medical care. Uhm, you wished there are Filipino-Canadian representatives in the Parliament and would bring some dentists from Philippines to practice their profession here. Why not? In the olden days when doctors and nurses are sent to do their public works in Asian countries as part of their "rural practice or training." This medical and dental training was once part of the duty of the International Red Cross and Philippine Red Cross.

Christmas Tree 2019

 It's that time of the year once again when the festive mood sets in for decorating Christmas tree and adorn it with special colorful ornaments, something simple, something traditional.

I'm finished with gift-wrapping and hope that the receivers of those gifts would be grateful enough.
My husband is very generous. I am very generous too in a very special way.

For the past 11 years of blogging, and every month of December blogger like me used to post photos of the happenings, events and memorable moments of such very awesome, amazing, wonderful celebration of the Holidays... yearly. Just click the archive per year and you'll find out.

Every December, some of us posted our Christmas trees on its new appearance and what color motif is used and displayed. For few of us, some memories are codified. I don't know why. It's somewhat a long, traditional blogging habit and attitude that resonates with the gift of giving. Secrets > only most code writers are fascinated at.

For sometime I was thinking that it is much better to just post pictures and let those readers ask themselves the true meaning of such things. Let them think harder.

Or they can ask their Google bot.

 Time to relax and watch the MATRIX.

 In between commercials... NEWS is the next best thing.

lol.

Something Old. Something New.

When it feels like your life is a movie...
You breathe to know you're alive.

Time to get out.

I've been away so much from my computer, not that I want to but because I have to finish shopping before the snowstorm. You'll never know if there will be a snowstorm but it's better to be prepared during Winter.

During the holiday shopping spree as if, have you noticed that people who never get out of their comfort zone managed to get out and be seen? So glad that there are people in my town. Whew! I first thought it's already a ghost town here at the island. lol.

I have so many stories, mostly funny anecdotes to tell you but that can wait.

My husband and I bought first thing first of course. The Black & Decker toaster/oven we had bought last year stop functioning so we bought a new one. This time, we bought Oster convection/oven toaster and it's a bit pricey than the previous one we had. It's convection. I could have waited for Boxing day and wait for Walmart to lower the price but my husband was in a hurry to get over with shopping.

I could only hope this brand new Oster oven/toaster will last a lifetime...maybe! Fingers crossed.

Commercialism Is Also The Spirit of Economics

We are in B.C. as in British Columbia in Anno Domini, A.D. What happened Before Christ and After Death, Reborn and the Resurrection are always been repeated during the Calendar years.

It's the 14th day of December 2019. Saturday. Eleven days before Christmas.

I'm not in the shopping mode yet, however I have the list of what I have to buy for my children. Of all children, my own children never really ask for anything. Unlike me when I was their age when I have a list of what my parents should give me but cannot afford. lol. Actually, gift giving is not a part of our Christmas celebration in Philippines. My family was happy just to have a hearty abundance of delicious food to have on the table for midnight noche buena after coming home from the church's mass. A get-together disco-dancing sort of with the loud music from our stereo and discotheque with strobelights flashing neonlights at the front yard of our house was the norm. Then our neighbors joined in to have some fun with us. The next day, breakfast is at lunch time. Almost like brunch. If we have time, my siblings and I have to visit our ninongs and ninangs (godparents) for blessings, to show them we're still  alive. My ninong is a banker, a very famous man in his neighborhood that a long line (queue) up of kids from the road to his house gather almost stretching 150 ft. in measurement, well that was at the time when I arrived. It could be a queue of 500 yards long.
Many kids already left since then. lol.  I seldom visit him because of that. I think had that vertigo spells when standing up for a longer period of time is not good for me especially under the heat of the sun. My ninang is a nurse and she moved to the U.S. when I was 12 years old and never heard of her since then. I hope her well and hope that my Godfather is also still alive and kicking.

My children's godparents are too far away to even been bothered. We showered them with lots of gifts. I know for sure they also missed their grandparents and aunts and uncles. Gift giving is not necessary but it's the choice here in Canada. It's not Christmas without exchange of gifts and that's the spirit of giving and receiving, of being generous and it comes with a price.

It's the price tag, baby! Too commercialized gift-giving. Commercialism as its best!

I Say JUMP!

Jump! Oh, oh, jump)))))
I like that famous, popular song of Van Halen.
Almost everyone knew Van Halen. Everybody knows how to jump and everybody knows Van.

For those who cannot jump, doesn't mean you are White.
White men can jump too.

Then whoever are fanatic of Van Helsing...
That's another story.

Is Van Helsing's cathedral about to close for the Holidays
and dispatching so many of their staff out before it shuts down?

Whatever VAN you have as your motor runs...

VANCOUVER CANUCKS made it against the hurricanes.

What a miracle!
K got to go.
Let IT go.

What's for lunch? Goto or Mami?
Or chicken pot pie?
Zzz Zzz
Darn, the alphabet soup is gone.

You are right, better to watch Keanu Reeves instead
Better watch JOHN WICK.

So ciao for now and don't let Jason in to your nightmares.

HOME

It was really good to have a house that we can all come home to and feel welcome all the time. HOME is where the love is. A house is not a home without a family so that's something to be very thankful especially in times like these as Holidays are fast approaching like a hurricane.

Would you believe that the powerful storm just missed us? I'm glad it's over. The storm here at the island had that powerful wind speed of at least 100 km/hour or more. However, most houses here are built enough for those cruel tests of Mother Nature.

Our neighbor knocked at our door last night to inform us about the tarp cover on our boat that the wind was about to take away, so my husband checked on it and tied more ropes around the boat. Thanks neighbor. It's really feels good when neighbors are supportive and caring. How about your neighbors?

LOL. Not funny though it reminds me of Mr. Rogers. (((O, would you be, would you be, my neighbor!)))

How about a refreshing brew of hot Van Houtte coffee for a change?

GOD is GOOD. GOD is Great!

Thanks be to GOD!!!!!

F for Food

What you've got cooking today? I cook our  meals everyday for the past 28 years. Uhm, maybe more than 28 years. No day off since then. Well, except if my husband took us to dine in at the finest restaurants or fast food centre, or unless if we are invited for parties and dinner out, or perhaps if he will cook for us.

It would be nice to get out and dine outside of the house and taste what other chefs or cooks are cooking. However, it is much cheaper to have lunch and dinner at home. Cheapskate! lol. Truth is you start calculating all the ingredients for a great meal, the hydro water, the electricity and the energy to do the work of cooking... it is much cheaper to dine in outside.

F for Food. Let's have some fish tonight.

 Pompano and coho salmons would be awesome for dinner tonight.

We had roast chicken with gravy last night.

 Also, we had this shrimp/sausage/ corn/peas/ shredded cabbage for dinner last night.

 Chicken/pork macaroni soup this noon at lunch

We had this spicy beef rotini pasta with hunts tomato sauce... and wont be repeated to cook in 4 weeks from now so...
the best option is to go fish.

E for Elephant

Nobody likes the elephant in the room because it has long nose for news!
Really? Are you kidding me?

Why nobody likes an intelligent, crowd pleaser  and crowd-drawer elephant? That could be a sign of insecurity. For the most part, elephants are the most amazing animal in the world.

 Elephants are mammals so they have that particular sense for caring their offsprings. The elephants are magnanimous, voluptous, the giants amongst mammals and they are brave, strong, beautiful, and talented.

There are humans who are actually being referred to as "elephants." They are the reporters, the news media people and the Republicans. Elephants are the symbol of the Republican Party. Elephants are the crowd drawers in most circus and festivals. These animals carry heavy loads that no man cannot hold and carry for the long duration of time. It is also the ancient transportation as it acts as the vehicle to carry passengers and logs through its trunk, most of all they are part of the amazing race.

Yes, they are the animals, the elephants the symbol of carrying heavy loads.

Can you carry heavy loads? can you carry the white man's burden?

E for Elephant. E for Excellence. E for Education.
E for V
V for E
E for 5
FIVE for FIGHTING

D for Double Trouble

At least it's 4C temperature today instead of minus 1C or minus 5C and it's not foggy. No fog this time around.

D is for double trouble. Don't you like hockey?

By the way who won the baseball championship? I don't even know who are playing baseball since when the Blue Jays were out of the game. When Blue Jays is no longer in the championship game, I don't watch baseball games  anymore. Who cares right? It's winter time.

Yesterday, all of a sudden there are migration of semipalmated plovers right there on the fence and on the neighbor's lilac shrubs. At first, thought they were starlings but the prominent mask on the birds' faces and heads are evident of plover species. They are smaller species of bird.

I tried to capture them through the lens of my digital camera but they were fast-moving birds, flying everywhere on the fence, on the hanging plants, and on the different branches of the trees. I haven't spotted the presence of the mighty eagle. I don't know where it lands or what trees it occupies.

Done. done. done. dalandan.

Brought To You By Letter C

 For a while, I was curious about the growth of our palm tree since I had it moved from the outside backyard to our dining room. I first thought it wont be able to survive the indoor temperature of 15C but somehow it is adapting at a very slow pace movement which is great.

The main palm tree is very slow in growing its palm leaves as I noticed.

The unopened spear-like leaf
takes forever to open which is quite unnerving. Imagine 3 months of waiting for such leaf with its spine(midrib) pointing upwards without anything happening, no movement whatsoever. I wonder. Then I sprinkled water from the top down and suddenly see some interesting action over for few hours and the spear leaf starts to open up.

It should open up because another shoot of unopened leaf (spear) has shoots itself up.

With 3 other younger palm trees around the main frame there could be war with space on their small container inside the wide-mouth ceramic pot.

It would be perfect if palm trees could adapt to cold climate but they are not. Imagine if there will be hundreds to thousands of palm trees surrounding the island? OMG! It would be like
paradise.

Whatever! Let's have Calendar of Events.

December 21, 2019 - Winter begins
December 22, 2019 - Hanukkah
December 24, 2019 - Christmas Eve
December 25, 2019 - Christmas Day
December 26, 2019 - Boxing Day
December 31, 2019 - New Year's Eve

Hot & Spicy Palabok On Very Cold Day

Providing test at Schools, College and University will eventually make students pray as in religiously. They will concentrate no matter what in order to study, learn and concentrate. Great effort is put on to place. Seriously, it's the test that keep people pray hard and call to God for care, guidance and think that they are humans.

As humanely as possible, test, any kind of test keep your feet on the ground. So many of you will get nervous, you become more attentive and alert. You tend to protect yourself and others. That's who we are as human beings. It is what humanity has taught us to be.

It is what it is.

For the meantime, it is Black Friday after Thanksgiving Day. Did you pray for the blessings you received this year? Or you are waiting for the grand sale? Maybe some of you will wait for Christmas and Boxing Day to pray for more blessings?

Praying is not just for thanksgiving but to pray every time you get out so that you are ready to embark out there in the very cold day, as of this time it's negative 8C. Wow! -8C only. It never get that cold here at the island only today. Weird! Do you think it will snow soon?

Whatever! Gotta have something hot and spicy today.

Palabok. Super hot & spicy!
Ingredients: Vermicelli noodles, thinly sliced pork, shrimps, garlic, onions, tofu, chopped celery, salt, black pepper, sriracha, cilantro, boiled egg (sliced), spring onions, shrimp sauce.

Options: chicharon (crunchy pork rind), squid

Emergency Alert System

Our TV has turned into neon red and white color with the message of  an emergency alert notice yesterday afternoon. Hold on! It was just a TEST.

TEST. TEST. TEST.

It was there on the screen of our TV for few minutes until it went off when I'm about to shoot photo of such alert message. It should be on cellphones and other emergency gadget but some cellphones were not reach of the message of this emergency preparedness.

IT WAS A TRIAL TEST in B.C.

That's a preparation in case of  calamities such as earthquake, wildfire, flash floods, tsunami, snowstorm, hurricanes and tornado. There is no known tornado that happened in British Columbia. Tornados or twisters are frequently been calamities in Alberta, Manitoba, Ontario, Saskatchewan,  or an occurrence in flat lands where wheat fields are visible.

Why the use of neon RED on the screen? Probably because it's a RED ALERT as it define as the level of  intensity and alertness in times of emergency.

Anyway, our visions are not impaired  to read the message. I don't know if the color-blinds able to read the message. However, "after reading the message" my vision was feeling kind of impaired. Yeah, I think whoever had that message flashed on the television screen wants the PUBLIC ATTENTION for RED ALERT and testing everyone if they can read and what could be the implication of reading white prints on red screen. More messages like that could end all of us BLIND or visually impaired. Thank you.

Heavy Loads To Carry

Hot brewed Van Houtte coffee this morning. Gotta have it early today. My hubby's wide awake today, very early because he wants things done right away. He's always like that minding his own business of demo/reno/painting and construction. However, what makes him worried about is when another company has to do the fixing which takes longer period of time and tenants are waiting for the solution right away. Another business company doing it will take longer and the cost of fixing is much higher and could end up very costly. In my own point of view, it's the management who has the responsibility to make things right and possible. What has to be done in that unit that needs fixing right away? There's always a problem in that unit since that tenant moved in there as if she's  always asking for attention. Whatever. It's better to see to believe. I haven't seen the leak. My husband would do anything based on his skills however that job requires the job of "another company." It's not for my husband to do it.

I remember in the past,  another tenant who keeps looking for my husband to fix her ceiling because it was leaking from the bathroom. The manner of which she is asking for my husband to go there right away at her home is at the time when she had a shower and mentioned that her door is always open for my husband to get in and fix something there, sort of her form of seduction. Did she ever know that she is talking to the wife? I'm the wife of my husband and she is that acting like a cougar? My husband inspected that leakage which is not really a huge problem nor need right away solution. Looks like it's vapor surrounding the ceiling probably because she never turn on the heater or thermostat in the bathroom and the exhaust fan is off every time she showers. OMG!

Anyway, should do something else that requires of my talent. Anyone has a talent, however to use such talents always require capital. My sewing project is waiting. I haven't got the materials yet, so that can wait a little longer.

My husband hauled old fridge and old couch from the apartment. Very heavy!!! I couldn't believe he is doing this job by himself, dumping these heavy stuff at the dumpsite. But when cruel, irresponsible tenants abandoned their old rotten furniture there's no way that those stuff will stay in that apartment unit when you are to clear the place for renovation and clean up. This is not a job of a townhouse/apartment manager but husband works and must work no matter how backbreaking such work. Because nobody will do it for nothing. You want to pay another person to haul those heavy stuff?

As soon as he dumped those old appliance and old rotten filthy couch at the dumpsite, which of course for every dumping you have to pay. Yes, there is a fee to pay for dumping. Hours ago, saw our neighbor with a delivery of brand new fridge. The delivery persons had that huge truck with elevated door that is used as a ramp. Three (3) men hauled and carry the new fridge inside the neighbor's house. 3 MEN and a fridge! To carry a fridge takes 3 men to bring it inside the house. A brand new fridge is lighter in weight than old fridge.

I told my husband that he is carrying heavy loads and that's too much. My husband has health care not paid by company he works for. I think he is being such a loyal, best worker, working too much for less wage, less pay. I don't know why. He should be paid for $30/hour for his kind of skills but he's asking for less than $30? For hard work?

Why not we all pray it snow now, let the snow fall right now so that we can all shove the snow? So that we can all feel how laborious to clear the snow at our doorstep? Suffering is not for everybody but sometimes WE CAN all suffer together for the sake of feeling how one person suffered for all of us.

Hackers Beware!

How in the hell that my computer connection become "metered?" Just a while ago, I was so shocked when my internet connection was having this weird messages.

Let me tell you something, my computer connection is not SHAW.

Darn those hackers.

Copying and hacking my blogs are illegal.

I know for sure that my internet novels in LA TAVERNA were being copied and used in some of the series on TV. Obviously. I don't know who they are collaborating with, obviously not me. They should have to ask me personally in person. It wont be through mails, emails or through the phone. It will be permission to be asked in person, eye to eye. Those people are so rude. How many times now that they have to hack my work. I don't mind if you use my blogs or novels if you are paying. But if you don't pay and steal and use my novels and made money for using them, you are guilty of plagiarism. ASK ME FIRST. Ask my permission. I don't get any compensation from my blogs or any written works here and if you keep on hacking and using my blogs and novels you are to pay for it. Otherwise, I will make sure wherever you are will turn into ghost town.

Do you like living in a GHOST TOWN?  What's life in a ghost town? Oh, I know that happened in abandoned regions of the Northern part of the Arctic and Antarctica. You don't want to live there alone nor you want to be alone in Siberia.

darn those hackers!darn, darn, darn!

Breakfast!

 7 AM feels like 4 AM. Dark and chilly. Yeah, just about normal at this time of the year. No snow yet at the island but it will snow in mainland Vancouver. Maybe...

For my early breakfast: 

Blueberry bagels

Danish- strawberry creamcheese

Butter palmleaf


Then baked hashbrowns and baked pork sausages for my husband's breakfast. We ran out of Van Houtte coffee, and tried a new brand LIONSGATE blend coffee (Granville Island) this time.

How Dare You! How Dare YOU!!

Yesterday, as I was watching a show on TV, suddenly the old campaign advertisement of PM Trudeau had him blurting out about the Premier of Toronto (Ontario) about funding for AUTISM has been cancelled. It was over and over again. Weird! Trying to revive old news.Why you have to stop funding for AUTISM when too many millions of Autistic kids at present generation due to the many causes of environmental hazards and malady. I don't know why PM Trudeau had to point that out to Doug Ford when he the Prime Minister of Canada can start the re-funding for AUTISM. Use your own power as Prime Minister. Are your kids autistic?

FUNDING FOR AUTISM. Why the need for this funding anyway?
First, it's almost nationwide that there are too many autistic kids already. What are the causes?
Do you know?

Babies as soon as they were at the hands of nurses, they are taken sample of blood for whatever genetic testing they are asked to as part of the process in modern hospitals.Now you know why some pregnant women would rather seek the help of midwives and home delivery?

 GENETIC TESTING. They don't even have the parents permission and these babies are right away part of the genetic testing. They are always looking for the superhuman in newborns. Gattaca is real. Ask more info from the scientist James Watson.

How many inoculations and vaccinations they have to undergo? OMG! So many times. You need a booklet for all these vaccinations or immunizations.

Are you afraid of needles? Some adults are afraid of needle prick or injections. What do you think of babies being injected every time they have immunizations.

Diversity. Canada is a country of millions of immigrants with different culture, heritage, languages, religion...it's a culture shock. Diversity is a culture shock. You think it's only the French Language being spoken in Canada? It's a smorgasborg of gaseous substance. When you see young teens vaping away to escape? Yeah, that's their form of ESCAPE from reality that wont have solution other than escape. Wide gap of  differences. VAPING SHOULD BE BANNED everywhere. Don't bankrupt the FUNDS FOR HEALTH CARE!

Anyway, there are many causes of AUTISM and it's a dilemma hard to cure in a harsh environment where diversity is rampant and doesn't offer much solution to burgeoning problems. People who laughed at this probably have down syndrome in their families and that's normal because their downs can talk and autistic cannot. There is always that "problem with genetics" We can all blame the environment and climate just like Thunberg used to say, "how dare you!!!!!!!"

Nothing's New. Get Over IT

Sunny and warm, would you believe? It feels like it's best to walk along the beach
and breathe fresh air. Yeah, if there's fresh air or breeze.

The impeachment inquiry still on going and continues on CNN & other television channels.

Nothing really to air news or new news to air and broadcast. It's that old cliche's and redundancy once again. Boring!

Travel around the globe would be nice at this time of the year.

The World Of Blogging Is Universal

Thinking twice whether have to delete and cancel the counter for "Total Pageviews Site." I can blog without it. Actually not necessary nor important to let others see the total pageviews of my blog.

While so many of the blogwriters had reached millions of pageviews since at the time they started in year 2000, others had started blogging in the year 2008 and had their pageviews jumped like crazy as their blogs are OPEN to readers.

I sometimes switched to the privacy button when I feel like my blog is being attack by hackers and lurkers.

I hope not being redundant with my blogging.

? & !

It's not all the time we watched the darker side, zombie apocalypse or something evil out there. We also watched entertaining comedy movies with values. But most of the time, gotta love the action, mysteries and adventure.

At first, I was reluctant to rent the movie/video of  SHAZAM! First, because I don't know who the actors and actresses in the movie until I saw the young boy named Asher (playing Billy Baston as the younger Shazam) who is played by Zachary Levi. Zachary Levi is the lead actor in the television series CHUCK, which my daughter used to watch before but don't know why it stopped showing or the series was cancelled. The last episode we watched was when Zach and her lead female actress were trapped in a mansion doing their investigation and suddenly booby traps everywhere and the mansion was full of laser beams. That was it. Looked like they used  real laser beams that cut off  heads and body parts just like in the movie RESIDENT EVIL. So weird. Whatever! When sometimes movies and television shows and series looked more real life than ordinary real life.

By the way, if you haven't seen or watch SHAZAM! recommend this fantasy/adventure/comedy movie. Best entertaining movie this year.

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In Hong Kong, the ongoing protest, mass rally and hysteria...are they for real? Or just that they are just at the scene of an epic movie production? It's hard to believe that Hong Kong has become such a city of radicalism and gigantic mess hard to control. Hong Kong was once a beautiful island of  great splendour, beauty, charm and friendliness. An island where ancient old meets ultra modern structures of great power, peace and order and obedient, respectful people of different diversity, no one is left behind as if there is an order alignment of everything and everyone seems to follow the rule of law and the rule of nature. What is being shown on TV News is hard to believe, too impossible. How could that chaotic civil war is happening in HK? What is wrong? Then recently from the news report that the police  force wont be using blank bullets or there would be greater force to subdue the radicals. OMG! Weird already. How many months now they were into this chaos? Almost like civil war.

Sometimes, it impossible to know what is real, in reality or what is "doctored."

Who to believe?

If telling you the truth is wrong, what is right?

Bizarre Gas Pain

Did you know that you can get into trouble when you speak your mind? ha? Really? Are we about to get into robotics, iRobot?

I woke up this morning, not early but I woke up! Thank God! I suffered enough last night. I had gas pain. I don't know for sure if its gas pain or heartburn but my chest, my rib cage is really very painful. I first thought I will have a heart attack. I chewed gum for few hours but it didn't help. It usually helped me before. However, that chewing gum is of no use. I drank a glass of milk. No, it didn't help me with that severe pain. At the scale of 1 to 10 how bad is such pain? I think it was 6 1/2.
So, it was not 10, then I can stay at home and bear the pain. I don't like going to hospital. It's not that I don't trust the local hospital but it's not a military hospital so I'm not used to a civilian hospital that's why.

Ask me what I have for dinner. Maybe that's the culprit for such gas pain.

Dinner: Steamed rice, spaghettini pasta (without meat but with sliced tomatoes, garlic  onions and butter) grilled barbecued pork ribs, steamed brusselsprouts.

It was a joyous, delicious hearty meal for our supper. Everything's okay. I was able to clean the kitchen after dinner. Then somebody arrived to visit my husband and brought a box of  Tim Horton's doughnuts in different flavours. I had a half piece of chocolate glazed doughnut. After an hour I felt something wrong, it feels like there is tightening of muscles in my chest. What the hell is that?

The suffering lasted since dawn. I was wide awake from such pain without taking any medication.

Just Kidding!

When you can no longer remember yourself...
When you don't know and aware about yourself.

You know that it's YOU, yourself who knows yourself nobody else.
I KNOW MYSELF.
Nobody knows me more than me, myself and I.

I don't know why the need for identification. However, because of too many scams and fraud so rampant nowadays ID or identification is much needed. Whatever!

You showed your ID and nobody believes you. What could be the problem?
You looked younger in person than the photo ID?
You looked so old in person but you looked younger in your ID.
Too many realtors still used their younger photos in their IDs.
Sorry but some of you are too old in person.
Don't you wished you are younger and youthful-looking? Everyone does. You are not alone.
Showbiz people tend to make themselves look younger than their own kids and grandkids. lol
WEIRD.

LIGHT can make you look younger in pictures. Photo means light.
Do you have lights inside your eyes?

Only in Canada when old people still works after age 65 when they should be retired. However, because of economic crisis and because no age limit required in the workplace that's good. For as long as you are healthy to work. Remember old age pension is really very small. You started working at age 16 and OASP is too small to live by and survive. I think the Government of Canada knew that however... The Conservative leader didn't make it to the status of PM so the $1,000/m for Old Age is nowhere in sight.

What is the new platform, plans and  agenda of the Prime Minister of Canada?
Canadians are tired of waiting? Nobody is interested anymore. ? They don't seem to care after the Federal Election. Probably disappointed? Canadians are so quiet about what's the next move. I hope their next move is not the same old AC/DC when the QUEEN and Van Halen and other rock stars are available.  If you know what I mean. Luma na yang moves na yan. panahon pa yan ni Mahoma.

PM Justin Trudeau had one on one meetings with Conservative Leader Min. Andrew Scheer, then with with Min. Blanchett (Bloc Quebecois Leader) , Min. Jagmeet Singh (NDP Leader) , then Min. Elizabeth May (Green Party). PM Justin Trudeau met with Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe. I don't know what's the meeting all about, just seen a slight news on TV of their photo-ops in PM's office. I think the PM should wear a Santa Claus suit. Pay $5 MILLION DOLLARS per every photo ops (for) with the Prime Minister.

What's new? Finally, PM Justin Trudeau is wearing black shoes. He seems ready for work. However, official work in the Parliament resumes on December 5, 2019. I think it's oligopolistic move is being used in their plan. We'll wait for UK's move then US moves. You should call blue chip. j/k
Darn! Anybody has the biggest purse so that the works of the Government is implemented? Zuckerberg would you like to move to Canada?

Oh well, I should mind my own work. Sorry, ooppss, no, not apologizing.
You don't want apollo go zoom zoom eh?

How Old Is Too Old?

We watched the Monday's episode of THE GOOD DOCTOR. I first thought there will be a continuation of  the gap between Dr. Shaun Murphy and the nurse but no. Instead new patients are about to be operated in the OR. Dr. Melendez is having bouts of insecurity and blaming his girlfriend for the decision-making that led to the demise of the pregnant woman. The next surgery would be a teenager who has immune deficiency and was confined inside the plastic bubble-room. Through Dr. Murphy's tales of persuasion the girl was saved for a while because the operation was successful (?). While Dr. Reznick and Dr. Brown had to do babysitting a young boy who is about to go blind. Really? Doctors do these kind of maneuvering in Korea? The GOOD DOCTOR television drama series was based from Korean drama series. Not in Canada nor in the U.S. There is nothing like this kind of fiction nor in real life where doctors become babysitters of the patients. lol.

There was a story of a woman who went for surgery (hip replacement). The surgery was successful. However, there was a blood transfusion that happened during the operation and she was diagnosed with hepatitis. Blood contamination. Yuck! What the hell. Here's the worse of all worst, her insurance can no longer cover the new diagnosis. To cure hepatitis would be 250,000/year. So, she has to live with hepa for the rest of her life. True story. There are too many citizens of Canada, some are members of the Military who cannot have access to Health Care. How many have committed suicides because they cannot treat those men and women in uniform who are struggling and suffering of PTSD?

So, if you think that there are many old people in Canada, the true Canadian born citizens of this country who cannot voice out their grievances and cannot do their public out cry? Some of these olds were then killed, murdered in Nursing Homes. Horrible. Horrendous. OMG! What's wrong with those nurses? Caution: Not all nurses are capable of doing such murderous act. It was an on-going case that they need more evidence. I'm not sure if doctors are guilty because doctors are the ones giving the order of prescriptions. God knows. Only God knows.



Think again. While health benefits for newly arrived immigrants and refugees are free, the most valuable people in this country cannot compensate nor given the right amount and quality of care because of tight budget for health care. Can you blame Don Cherry if he said something that infuriates some humans out there? Those poppies donations could count as blessings. Not too many can understand what those donations are up to. maybe if those new immigrants knew first hand what donations and funding can do for their long stay in Canada and be a part of the land that gives.  Not too many Canadians can afford Health Care and Dental Care. You worked so hard and yet nobody can afford such care anymore.  Then taxes... make $5,000/month salary and with taxes to pay, you only get a salary of $2,500 minus living cost, etc. At the end of those payments you really end out to zero.

ZERO. Tsk! tsk! Where to go now? To the polar vortex?! Then the ISS sent some messages. They think they are up to heaven. Yeah, angels and demons are everywhere now. You think they are product of fiction.

Old Age Pensions are not enough for old people. To find out? Are you old enough to know?

Remembrance Day Is Veteran's Day

Speechless...
I know have something to say

Having mental block right now. lol

What to write this time for Remembrance Day?
Silence is golden? Silence is golden for the Fallen.
So we have to welcome Winter with a vengeance

Not me.
 I think better to say what we want to say or write or forever hold your peace.
Writers cannot hold their peace. There is always words to write.
There are multitudes of ideas and opinions.
However when its becoming redundant do we have to write again?
It's the same with acting. Do they have to act again the same old thing and same old ways?

To avoid the beaten path.
The Indians usually have that old cliches' of staying away from the beaten path.





You know what's new?
Next time in honor of the men and women in uniform who sacrificed their lives for freedom and democracy... the surgeons, doctors, nurses and hospital workers should be involved in the commemoration of this very special day of Remembrance. They too were part of such honor. So many Volunteers from the International Red Cross who made great effort during the war, they were part of the resistance that saved thousands of injured soldiers.

Thank you for your service!

Fifty Days To Christmas!

Only 50 days left to Christmas Day. Are you ready and excited? Flyers everywhere advertising Christmas trees, ornaments and special gifts you want to give to your family, loved ones and friends.

I asked myself if ever I get excited with the Christmas celebration. To think that every year, every Christmas seems almost the same "air" of old cliche'

However, we get to know more about members of our family and friends. What they like and dislike. What to remember about them and what made us united or what separate us from each other.

What to cook and what not to cook on that very special Holy day. That should be HOLY DAY not holiday. What not to give to somebody and what not to receive and exchange with something else? What makes you frown and forget?

Too many things on the list though.

For now, not getting upset nor want hitting my head on the wall.
The pursuit of happiness is one we have to look forward not backwards.

I like this dry apricot fruit for its chewy, sweet flavorful snack. Can't help having it once in a while until it's gone. lol.

STOP BULLYING & LYING

Some people have different interpretation of 5G. If you've been watching television shows and you watched shows yesterday there 'ya go that their 5G is interpreted in so many ways from Ellen D.'s show to THE SOCIAL to DWTS. Not funny dudes.

OMG. The Green party Leader Elizabeth May stepped down as Party Leader and will become MP instead. Who will replace her? According to the news Mrs. Roberts will lead the Green Party who has 3 seats in the House of Commons (3 seats only from Federal Election wins).

As of now, the Liberal Party  still waiting for November 20 to set up their new cabinet members.

Why is it when former PM Stephen Harper won the election with Minority wins the governance or assume of power is faster? Budget is bigger? Minority party with bigger budget!

Because the slow tedious form of government is really slow that another form of political party is now in the news, the WEXIT group of provinces such as BC, Alberta, Saskatchewan, and other provinces in the Western part of Canada will join forces as "independent" from the rest of the Canadian provinces. Is that good? With budget so small in millions of dollars? What can you do? If you have 12 provinces and your budget is only let say MILLIONS of  DOLLARS?!!!!!!!! When you should have TRILLION DOLLARS!  It's the year 2019 and next year is year 2020.That too the problem. Whenever or after Olympic Games is finished, Canada always been the country to absorb the problems. Why? Can we have a Prime Minister that cannot be bullied by leaders from smaller countries? They want to follow the Kyoto protocol or follow France protocol? Please let them study the ENGLISH Language first. Agreements must be administered and coordinated in UNIVERSAL LANGUAGE ONLY! ENGLISH! No gimmick. No tricks. No Wiccan. No witches! No sorcery. No bullying and lying. No predatory manipulation whatsoever. CANADA should work for Canada not France.


Can British Columbia stand alone? Or Alberta? It depends on its natural resources and manpower.
Look at those third world countries. Each Province in Canada is much bigger and natural resources much, much larger than those countries in Asia. It's true that it's the cold climate that leads to unemployment during winter but springtime, summer and fall there are employment that are much needed in the trade industry. If Alberta can't provide gas and oil in other parts of the country and other parts of the world then the price of gas and oil would probably cause war and unemployment and it will affect most of the unemployment in Asia. Middle East  gas and oil companies could distribute their resources but the price would be rocketsky-higher because of lesser competition. It was actually a problem and worldwide crisis in the '70's that's why cyclical expansion emerged as the answer. Massive unemployment, poverty and economic crisis was felt throughout. So, why they have to repeat? OMG! Don't tell me they are a fan of Tom cruise!!!!!

LIVE, REPEAT, DIE.

Do You Believe In Sixth Sense?

To think that there are actually, originally TEN SENSES being used by sensitive humans? Yeah discovered that lately. The Government of Canada is always the first to reply an answer to my messages. Don't know why. LOL.

Perhaps they are into the GAMES & sports. They wanna know now.

I know that my blogs are being hacked every minute of the day for answers. Another blocker was used to track those haywired viruses. Thank goodness for my anti-virus defenders. So far, more than 21, 000 were tracked down. Would you believe? That's how disgusting those nasties are.

Latest racket, I mean latest rocketry of 5G. is that harmful? It is harmful. Just a 2G is already harmful to your health. With 5G? That's total fallout. I think that's equivalent of wet sponges on your head and the electric that flows on your head to your body.

WATCH THE MOVIE "SCANNERS." If somehow you are not aware of the power play.

Elimination of race in our generation is very classic and elegantly manipulated. You'll die with dignity intact, not in vain or just that you're so vain.

Move Forward. Go Ahead. Whip It Good.

I woke up too early this morning, at about 5:30 am.  My husband L woke up much earlier than that. We knew that DST ends today but our mentality used to be waking up at the time when it should be.
Actually we thought that DST wont be necessary anymore because you know, "it doesn't matter."  maybe the authority will figure that out next year. Maybe there will be more sunshine or the sun will revolve around or rather the earth will revolve and spin around the sun longer. lol. Why longer? When the planet is heavy the spin is slower. So, why planet Jupiter spins faster? Jupiter is surrounded by many moons, could be the waves and gravitational force is wacky and crazy.

Would you believe that those "planets" in the solar system are actually... ah, never mine 'cuz you wont believe anyway.

Today is Sunday. Thank God for another wonderful day. Temperature 8C outside and 23 inside our home.

I don't know when will I begin with my sewing project. I need new fabric materials and sewing needles. No budget for that right now.

News  today: A summary of what happened in the past few days. Politically, Americans going gaga on the impeachment procedure for their US Pres. While the Brexit was postponed and the Brits were given a timeline for next year in January 2020. Then Canadians in the Western part province had it politicizing on the Wexit deal. WTH. No right cure for zits as of this moment. I don't know, seems like a game of chess, oligopoly and many gimmicks are imposed as in killing time, all have something to do with championship games. While sports of football, soccer and baseball are coming to an end for its season finale, sports such as basketball and hockey are better heard and seen. For whatever reason I am not really into sports because my TV is only for watching interesting television programs, documentaries, series and shows.

Blogging to my heart's desire as I help myself and benefit from my own writing. We all benefit from some people's writings. It's a give and take process of absorption of knowledge and information. You learned from my blogs and I also benefited from your blogs. That's how it works here.

Tonight is the continuation of TWD on aMC Channel. Yup, looking forward to the next new episode.
Take care & be well.

Listening to Devo's Whip it Good song))))

Goodbye October, Hello November!

It is November 1st today. It's not stated in the calendar but today is ALL SAINTS' DAY and ALL SOULS' DAY.

In the Philippines, we usually pay a visit to our dearly departed deceased members of the family, relatives and friends. Cemetery is the busiest place. Flowers and candles are everywhere. Some families stay at the cemetery right by the graves of their loved ones who passed away and offered solemn prayers, lit candles and offered fresh flowers. It was token of respect and appreciation for their unforgettable memories. Other people seemed out of bounds using the cemetery as picnic ground, they brought food and stereo and musical instrument to set the mood. It becomes a happy place! The cemetery becomes the center stage where some people played loud music and sing in accompaniment as if there is a karaoke feat. Well, that was I remember way back then. To think that graveyard is supposedly scary for some people.

Eternal rest grant for those dearly departed who left us and  joined our dear Father Almighty, the GOD in Heaven and only one GOD forever, and ever. Amen.

Calendar of Events:

November 1, 2019 - All Saint's Day
November 3, 2019 -  DST or Daylight Savings Time Ends
November 9, 2019 -  Happy Birthday Mother!

November 11, 2019 - Remembrance Day in Canada (Veterans Day in USA)
November 28, 2019 - Thanksgiving Day (USA)

Hallow's Eve

Officially, today is Halloween. Thursday, not Friday and not Saturday. I don't know why the calendar maker didn't have it on Saturday instead or Friday. But because Halloween is celebrated on the last day on the month of October followed by All Saint's Day on November 1st.

Halloween is originally Hallow's Eve. Do you know why?

I don't know that's why I'm asking anybody there. Could it be trick or treating happened in the evening when the sun goes down.

Whatever it is and it's origin, kids nowadays don't care as long as they have gorgeous costumes or whatever their choices of  marvelous, ghoulies, creepy characters they want to own, wear and scare anyone including themselves. Just help yourself.

It's only one day of trick and treat. However, for those who love this fest of halloweening some of them started in advance since last week. OMG! What the hell! Too advance! You creep fuzzy peach! LOL! Are your kid's tooth bothering them now? Are they crying already because they have toothaches and pains? Don't blame me, it's not my fault. ha ha ha! Oops, sorry not really funny.
I think you really have to celebrate on that day pert. to the date on the calendar otherwise you spoiled the fun of kids every where. Anyway, they probably enjoyed the party at their schools.

There you go...fireworks everywhere. That's great! 

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!
 

Challenges & Challengers

Is Canada the richest country in the North? Supposedly it is just like United States. Canada is almost a continent and each  province the size of bigger country. 12 territories bigger than any countries in the world. Natural resources and man-made resources brought vast, great wealth to this very special land where the whole world wants every piece of its resources. However, because of its conservancy effort to make sure that there is something left for the future... there are lesser mining, less and less opportunities to drill oil and gas. Less employment for its population. Can you survive without a job?

When you know that the land is becoming endanger just like its native occupants and natural resources, great effort to protect and conserve is always a must.

Now you know why group of environmentalist are so rampant in their aim and goals not to exploit this land Canada. Turning Canada as an arable land where you can cultivate and grow and use it for agricultural purposes is the best resort. Turning the forest into a fortress and use only fossil fuels.

Have you seen and observed so many countries around the world that's been ravaged by exploiters and their exploits led to war, toxic waste  and dust?

However, there will always be challenges and challengers willing to devour the ax and make an exploit just to  be famous and only God knows what their true intentions are.

For the most part, better learn to adapt. Adaptation is one of the keys to survive. Be patient. Don't rush and slow down. We are not in a hurry but we are not slow either. Darn, mind games. Follow the calendar of events. Anything to advancement when it comes to governance is followed to sequence of events. Follow your calendar and time management is a must. You don't follow those AH who never follow the date and time and dropped the bombs in Pearl Harbor. Just in case you don't know World History, I ask you to read books on World History. Read reliable books that will enhance your mind to higher level.

P.S. Who should follow the ZERO CARBON EMISSION?
Who are the first and foremost polluters? Sad to say, HUMANS and Animals are the polluters. BILLIONS POPULATIONS OF HUMANS around the world are the major polluters. If you think cattle industry and other animals  are the major source of methane gas then think about those higher forms of animals.

Other countries wont put up with this nonsense because first, they know what carbon is. They know more about Science & Physics. So, I think it's better for us to consult out conscience once and for all.

I'm not here to brag. You are nobody to anybody but nobody wants to be famous just to make sense out of nothingness. lol.

"you are nothing without me. without me, you are nothing" Wow! Who you think that famous quote came from? Harrison Ford in the movie "Hunt For Red October."

That's right! Give to where credit is due. I'm just a blogwriter and I have a mind of my own.

OMG! It's Sunday!

If you are a blogwriter do you have to hide? The blogwriters at BLOGGER & Google are almost like LOBBIES. Walang labis, walang kulang.

How many of us now at Blogger & Google? How many lobbies without pay?
How many people benefit from our blogwriting?

We are not compensated from our blogging. As a matter of fact, we are paying too much internet usage fee. We are spending too much for almost everything.

Anyway, let us keep on writing. Keep on blogging no matter what.

Compensation for blogging? OMG! When?

OMG! It's Sunday once again.

Sorry no sermon for you today.

Go to Church and pray at your own Church.

The Plants

These plants   thrive even on very cold climate outside the yard:

 Lilac

 Hydrangea

 Blueberry plant

 Shasta daisy

I hope the palm tree wont die and keeps growing and survive.

Why Oh Why?

Tenants leaving their rented houses in complete disarray as if ravaged by tornadoes and hurricanes inside. Wow! Jumanji. Tons of work for my husband, demo and reno. Sometimes my husband forget to eat lunch because of the loads of work. He's almost finished with one demo and renovation then another tenant in another apartment abandoned his place, just not as bad as the first one. Just that it looked like hit by twister.  Why?

To see some kind of huge mess is suffocating and devastating. It's like watching HGTV demolition and renovation of old houses in the U.S. The rented place in our area is not that old, though.

My hubby is a good landlord. He is the best landlord/manager at the island. However, we can't control families who have problems with their lives. It's something personal and I don't like giving more info about it. I hope those people able to solve their own problems without the need to vandalize or wreck properties.

Still dark today at past 8 am. 9C only and 23C inside our home.
 DST will end on November 3, 2019.
Remembrance day (Veterans Day for the US) on November 11, 2019.
Thanksgiving Day USA on November 28, 2019

Before that, Halloween is on the 31st of October. So many younger students had a visit to the pumpkin plantations. Those who haven't been to the farm to see all those beautiful orange pumpkins and gourd... then it's time to do so. I think those farms also have corn maze where you can enter and find out how you get in and out of the huge maze. Promise, it's not an Overlook size maze. lol.

 Coincidence, the horrible, frightening suspense thriller movie THE SHINING is on at AMC Channel.

What's Up?

Atlas! The euphoria of the election campaign is over. Casting of votes is over! The winners were then given the seats of power at the House of Commons - Canadian Parliament. The winner is the Liberal Minority Party with PM Justin Trudeau as the PRIME MINISTER OF CANADA (second term) 157 SEATS. However, by popular votes, the winners are the Conservative Party under the leadership of Min. Andrew Scheer, with 121 SEATS. BQ Party under the leadership of Yves Blanchett, 32 SEATS. NDP leader Jagmeet Singh, 24 SEATS. Green Party leader Elizabeth May, 3 SEATS at the Parliament. One (1) seat for Independent Party leader Jody Wilson Raybould. Max Bernier of the People's Party loses his seat.

I know, you think that's confusing eh? It's different here in Canada. National & Federal Election varied greatly, different from the elections in Philippines and United States of America. In the U.S. there are votes to be determined in Popular Votes (Votes from the People, US Citizens) then the Electoral Votes (Supreme Court Judges cast in their votes) . Whoever wins the Electoral Votes became the President. In Philippines whoever garnered the most votes (by the number of votes) became the President.

There are hardworking government officials who were unseated such as Lisa Raitt and Ralph Goodale. I wonder why. You don't punish government officials who are good in doing their jobs.

Whatever. Maybe I am clueless of what's really happening in Canadian government. Maybe my radar when it comes to political news is not enough. I need more satellites!!

So, what's next? Promises are promises and not to be broken. I think the Canadians must be always alert, vigilant, always watchful and keen observant about their part in global economy when things are not added up or they sense something is weird or if they are confused of what's happening in they environment they have to question, ask questions. Secrecy is a thing of the past and if we are to move forward we must be honest, transparent, and reliable and responsible. STOP HOLDING YOUR SECRET! It's year 2019. Wasting time is not in our mind. Solving problems that need solution right away and for what? To work and serve in the Government is not a publicity stunt so keep on working. WORK. WORK. Work without pay is ok for as long as it is for the good cause.

FINISHED, reading Wilbur Smith's novel GHOST FIRE. Now I know what Ghost Fire means.
409 pages of a book is such a very long novel to read. I enjoyed the incredible adventure of Theo Courtney from Madras India to Boston, into the wilds. Lots of dramatic sequences, action-packed, the struggles, obstacles, the fight, life and death terrifying experiences, vivid memories of such incredible ordeals are almost real and surreal. Once again the almost real, almost historical graphic details of the Courtney's life drama was brought carefully to its magnanimous, epic saga by one of the most fabulous, famous, eloquent, prolific writer Wilbur Smith. You should read his novel to increase your vocabulary and extend your knowledge on what war is all about and what is worth fighting for. That's right... WHAT IS WORTH FIGHTING FOR?

ECONOMICS. Are you economically wise?

Cool weather temperature is what best described today's weather at 8 degrees centigrade at the island. It's not that cold even if the gas  fireplace is acting up crazy. Thank God that we have electricity and our heater is on right now up to 15 degrees celsius. I turned off the heater thermostat in our bedroom because I don't like too much heat. I have an indoor gadget to monitor the temperature inside and outside. Once in a while my daughter has the electric fan on so that there is circulation of air in our house, in our room. When you are using computer there must be a cooling air around. You don't want having red face or having headaches.

Whatever. Did you know that cooking or roasting, baking food inside your oven is just like having gas fireplace? If your oven is being used you can turn off your gas fireplace to economize. Like if you are roasting beef for 2 hours or one hour depends on how big that chunk of meat. Roasting turkey for 3 hours? Better turn off your gas fireplace to minimize energy usage. That's how to be thrifty without being stingy.

What else helped us to be economically thrifty? Do you eat leftover food? You should. Leftover turkey or leftover roast beef are good until up to 3-5 days after its been cooked provided that you have them stored in the fridge and freezers. Turning roast meat for sandwiches or your favorite stews.

At lunch time: Prepare meals that are affordable. Buy frozen pizzas prized at $4/box each and heat/bake it in the convenience of your oven at home. That's good enough for a family of 4. Two slices of pizza is great for lunch. Beverage in form of juice drinks or pop soda or glass of water that's fine. You don't need pigging yourself at lunch time. Sandwich is good enough too. At dinner time. What is affordable for most families? First make sure you shop at your local supermarket and buy only meat, poultry products, dairy products, veggies and fruits that are priced lower or discounted. You just have to be economically wise. How you can have roast beef or roast chicken per week? By looking at flyers provided by supermarkets and find that out for yourself when those goods are out for purchase.  Eat more nutritious food by choosing healthy foods.

Clothing. What are up for grabs when most of you shop through Amazon and online marketing breakthrough? What's left in department stores in your local community? Are we buying safe clothing and accessories out there if  they are "recycled?" What are recycled clothes? Will it lower the price of clothes? How to find out if those clothes are recycled? Are the qualities of such clothing diminished  because they are already recycled? If they are selling recycled clothing with the price same as the new originals then that's a total disgrace and devalued the consumers' rights. This is the same as refurbished computers, laptops and cellphones and televisions. You don't sell refurbished clothing and tech machines the same price as brand new!!!!!!!!!! There's a great distinction to a brand new from  old ones. OMG! You should open your eyes. Watch TV NEWS and rely on news network when it comes to news reliability.

I wished clothing is cheaper than food. FOOD should always be cheaper than clothes. Or should have the same weight? Basic necessities should be inexpensive because it's BASIC.

What are basic necessities of humans? It's elementary. Have you ever remember that in Grade Schools when teachers always remind students that the BASIC NECESSITIES for mankind begins and ends with HOUSING, FOOD, CLOTHING, TRANSPORTATION, EMPLOYMENT. When you are employed you can buy the basic necessities in life. Your needs and wants extend to the limit you want to choose. You have choices. Limited needs and limited wants. Are you limitless?

In ECONOMICS. ECONOMICS is a social science that seeks to allocate human and non-human resources for their alternative use. In the 70's, the resources were already scarce. Scarcity of resources.  Economics is a social science that seeks to allocate scarce human needs, human wants in order to facilitate living in a global economic condition in certain areas, in the environment where humans want to live as part of the civilized society. We are civilized in a very civilized country. We are educated and where to go from here? BILLIONS OF PEOPLE ON PLANET EARTH? How many people are alive and how many people are dead? Statistics?  Logistics.

Just like old times, have to be the cook at home. Sunday today, so I hope you all are religious and seek the faith you are born with. It is normal to seek help from God. You are nothing if you don't believe in GOD. I know, I know... religion without science is lame. Science without religion is blind. Or vice versa: Religion without science is blind, science without religion is lame.