Bye Bye April. Welcome May 2019

I don't know if it's a joke or what when I happened to see the weather forecast in Calgary, Alberta. Forecast of snow? WTH! Springtime. Winter is over!!

Life as you know it when Mother Nature can't be ruled out. Humans will have to listen and watch and take what Nature has to offer them because Nature wont follow mankind's rule of law.

Surprisingly, it's sunny and warm early morning in Vancouver island and that's good. My husband mowed the lawn and it looks good and in order. The two clematis perennials are quite amazing, growing so fast and now 2 ft. tall in height, the tendrils climb to the bamboo poles like crazy. The blackberries are growing like wild grass and all the blueberry shrubs have their leaves now. It was just weeks ago when they were all just branches.

Although the sunflowers sprouted and had leaves already, their growth is too slow. Dahlias tubers have leaves out except for the amethyst dahlia species.

By the way, last day of April 2019. yey! Welcome MAY 2019.

MAY EVENTS:

May 12 - Mother's Day
May 20-  Victoria Day
May 27-  Memorial Day (USA)
Birthdays & Anniversaries - Happy Birthdays to the May celebrants &
Happy Anniversary to the lovely people celebrating their Anniversaries.

May the month of beautiful flowers. Flowers of all kinds, variety and different species bloom radiantly in the month of May.

May is the month of Cherry Blossom Festival. Not long ago when cherry blossoms are just within my reach because it's just right there at the frontyard and backyard of our home.

If you want to see photographs of cheery, cherry blossoms? You can scroll the page of my blog and find it out. Or click the label below for cherry blossoms.

Not enough cherry blossoms?  Click label: Flowers

Emergency Relief Effort

There are many problems that were aired on TV such as the flood so massive and problematic in Quebec, New Brunswick and other parts or regions  of Canada. You know that the flood over there is yearly occurrences as in usual and "normal consequences living along the edge of the waterways such as lakes and rivers." If its yearly, duh, would you like living in that same area for twenty years? You know that your houses will submerge on water for months after the water flood recedes. Then after the flood is over what happened to your basement will be the downside of such problematic stench of rotten foul odor of molds, rotten sewer, dirty wood, walls of the house. Molds and mildews are health-hazards, they are toxic!

What could be the solution? From what I heard through the news? Every family was given sum of money or financial allotment to evacuate or the government buy them out of such location and relocate from such area of conflict. But those who are not buying the idea or remedy or solution to their problem then they stayed and blame the government officials.

There's really no solution when the ice melts or snow melts after winter. That's a natural situation when weather and climate changes. Nature's natural forces are unpredictable but flood can be prevented if there's enough waterways so that the path leading to the melt can flow smoothly. However, when that specific location has damaged sewer lines which can be augmented, repaired and the only way to do it is re-infrastructure. This is an expensive, costly way to relocate the population of such city, town or community. Options and solution should be tackled with cool heads and of course with lots of appropriate financial budget. No budget? Ah, that's the problem.

Count the population of such community, city or province. Make a thorough survey. Mathematical equation. Appropriate funding for calamity such as flood.

In case of emergency. Population of Canada 37.06 MILLION X $ 1 = __________ the sum total in millions should provide the relief effort. First strike for EMERGENCY RELIEF.

Not enough? Funding for EMERGENCY RELIEF EFFORT,  of  Pop. of Canada 37.06 Millions X $5 = ___________

You don't know about this? Where have you been all those years of Economic Times?

I am teaching you right now!! That's how Emergency Relief Functions in Modern Times.

Gossip, Sip-sip, Tiktik

It's kind of weird when somebody or group of people suddenly get into the hacking business and they are simply notorious. They are "well known in the so called television critic/journalism or just plain bored humans who are snooping around the internet to get what they can use as topic for discussion." They are not known in other countries. They are probably known in Canada. Known to Canadians who owned televisions. Whatever! I wont lose sleep thinking about this group of critic criticizing so many of us bloggers who are having fun with blogging. They can talk, chat or converse, yap all day or talk in their own shows and be happy with what, who, and why they exert too much effort being in front of the cameras and be that talkative, screaming sometimes up to their lungs as if there's no tomorrow in what they are doing. To think that they are paid for yapping nonsense and it becomes sensible when they have guests who are giving them enough information, pointers and tips. They are probably paid for their negative comments or remarks about other people known or unknown to them and that's what showbiz anyway. They commit themselves to inform the public of the latest gossip, the non-stop adopting news about the latest events and the latest happenings about those couples in Hollywood, etc. etc. It would be nice if hey have one particular topic or popular stars to show and add to their controversial show but if its everyday showing of the same people in Hollywood, same old stories, same couples who are prone to divorce and how many men that woman had in the past and they openly adore such story, such shameful, embarrassing sort of Hollywood extravaganza of who's out , who's in who's who and what now? Do you think the public cares about how many men, boyfriends, husbands that flirty woman had? How many men she had and how many diamonds she had from those foolish men? Or how many women that man had in the past? Do we really care about such news? Ah, maybe that's the showbiz theme of exploiting who they want to because they are paid to show off. They are paid by managers of those actors and actresses or because that's what matter in the film industry or television industry. It's all GOSSIP, it's all sip-sip. Gossip, sip-sip, tiktik. How about tuktuk? ha ha ha! What is a tuktuk? I heard it from one of those contestants in Amazing Race (USA). It's probably a "driver." Tuktuk means driver. It sounds like took-took (tuktuk or knock-knock!) lol Well, I'm upset with this composition format. This is not the original format composition so I bet that the hackers whoever they are... are into my blogs again. Dudes or dudettes why don't you pay? Why don't you start paying and I will continue my blog. Weird. Oh, I know some of you are only in good talking and you have problem with writing essays. Darn! It's not easy to write essays through this platform. In a wide format. I'm not used to this kind of format. I had so many blogposts already, thousands in different topic actually. Why the need to have this blog format? A friend of my husband came to visit us yesterday. At first asked my daughter if my husband (her dad) is talking to somebody over the phone. She found it out and then came back to tell me that indeed he was talking over the phone (in a loud voice). The TV was on so he somehow had conversation over the phone with somebody. I went out from the bedroom and joined my husband in the living room. I was surprised that my husband's friend was actually there sitting on the sofa. So who he was talking loudly over the telephone? Actually, they were watching that old movie of Vince Vaughn. It's the action packed war movie, " HACKSAW RIDGE." I told you before that the movie is weirdly strange simply because the Japanese aimed their guns and shot the Americans (soldiers) on their legs. Their target was always focus on the "legs." Why? Our visitor quickly answered that maybe is an act of torture. Torture as in torment? Make those American suffered as they lay dying? Or it has something to do with a deeper meaning as the "LEG." Leg. short for Legislature or what could be? I wonder if during the war of World War II, America was under Parliamentary Practice? Roosevelt era.? Japan is under Parliamentary practice and so is Canada. Better find that out in World History or American History. Or because they are up to something sort of experiment? How to operate, cure and healed humans with damaged legs? How they can cure paralysis of the legs? What kind of operation or surgery needed for humans to walk when their legs are paralyzed from hip down to toes? What kind of medicine or drugs that can solve pain and injury? Are they experimenting on robots? hey robota, how are you? The Robotics experiment during world war II? In all these smart questions you may asked, what's really the cause of war? Do you think war is made up of unexplainable situation and condition to solve something that can provide multiple solutions to burgeoning problems between two leaders and the war is the one and only option? HUNGER GAMES the movie and the next sequels after sequels proved us viewers that the relentless war and more wars after were actually solved at the very beginning of the first sequel when the perfect match was found at last. Solved? NO. Somebody volunteered. Katnis Everdeen. What the hell! The perfect match for the very sick, very ill President Snow who was dying and if a donor is not found then he dies. However, the older sister didn't understand the situation and only then at the very last movie (the finale) she consciously knew what was happening when another would be President would like to run another game so that she can harvest more internal organs, one for her own gain. My God! That's why some of them are so vile, evil and without remorse. They are in need of organ transplant. They don't care about the people. They don't care about the government. All they need is the perfect match for transplant! Is it laundry time again?

Revenge Of The Nerds?

They have a game. I have a game! They have a plan but do I have to tell every plan when you are a strategist? I don't think so. However, thanks people from copying. How much ink you used and how much ink you spent?

Darn! You think Harvard is the only university with plans and strategy. Every university around the world have plans and budget. Every governing body has plan and budget. Every country, every party has a budget to spend but to spare and give it away without thinking what tomorrow will bring.

So, you are a nerd and you have a revenge tactic. Nowadays, almost everyone is a nerd especially if you are in front of the computer 24/7. How much electricity is consumed and how much is the billing per month.

The Game Plan is to WORK. After all the spending allocated for the machine to work in the stability of government what is the next step? Leading the world in democratic plan to make democracy work and it must work to pay the needs of the population. The highest office of the land must WORK to establish the GOVERNMENT which is actually for the people, by the people and for the people.

WORK, WORK, WORK. Children must have ideals (ideology) and they must follow their leaders. The subordinates must follow the Leader and the assistant leaders after them. Compromise. There's no need for wasting time. Do not offend the giver of time because you cannot put back the hands of time. Past is past and everyone must reconcile and work for the betterment, development and payment of debts. Government has debts too. That's not a secret. There are other countries in the world that go bankrupt because it cannot sustain the population because of scarcity of resources. When you think that some leaders are having problem to come up with numbers and have huge problem in dealing with trade you know right there is a huge conflict. So let us face the fact and realities of life. Be accountable people of the world. In general term, work is the foundation that commit everyone to paying tax. Loopholes? How many loopholes are there?

What doesn't work? Tell me what doesn't work when I'm working without pay? Ask yourself the same question on how long you can work without salary or wage for doing the same kind of job with pay of  $5,000/month-$10,000/month ? Think of  how many people who are not paid for that amount and still work and how much is save from the payroll and what the Government can save with these volunteers without pay. I don't consider myself as a volunteer so debts you owed me are there to unravel.

Where Is Utopia?

I read that the happiest and contented humans in the whole wide universe are humans who love FOOD!

You bet they are happier than you. A happy stomach is a contented man. I noticed that too with so many blogwriters who only blogged and posted about food.

I should just post all the food that I can cook. It's easy for Jal because he used to dine in at the restaurants or at fastfood centre, whatever. Then take photos of what she can eat. Just like that, plain and simple. No hassle and no pressure.

Pork loin with stuffing & Vermicelli pasta with butter, celery and garlic

It's not that easy to cook food especially if you want to be creative just like those cooks and chefs at Masterchef. They have to plan, prepare and cook on time pressured condition. Time pressured! duh, It doesn't matter actually because they get to choose ingredients for free. The supermarket is just steps away from their kitchen. They are allowed to use the best of kitchen stove/ovens, kitchen utensils,pots and pans, high-tech gadgets and machines to operate and do whatever they can do creatively. It's just within their reach, everything.

To cook creatively at home? First think about the budget. You cooked what your creativity take you but turned out the members of the family do not appreciate something new or foreign cuisines. They only like Canadian foods or few of the Filipino foods. That's what it is folks! Then to invite people with health problems who don't eat what you like. That's problem too. I love seafood, my daughter loves seafood especially shrimps, prawns but she doesn't like crabs or clams. My son doesn't eat seafood as if he is a vegetarian. Another son is picky and choosy and loves only expensive food. My husband is a meatlover. He loves chunk of meat especially beef. Everybody loves and prefer chicken and turkey but I don't eat chicken nor turkey. I don't eat anything with wings.

Creativity is something for the wealthy. I hate to tell my readers that when it comes to Arts and of anything that can make things life beautiful, wonderful and splendid all those aesthetic and that opens up to something of euphoria to a perfect dreamland as in Utopia? You might end up in Uto-utoland.

What's New?

 Supposedly this is our Easter's dinner. Same O same o? Roast beef with gravy and yorkshire pudding, steamed green peas, corn, steamed potatoes. It's a typical Canadian food. I loved the BEEF & the gravy, yummy good. Dessert: Black-cherry ice cream. Really, nothing special. lol. And somebody yelled that's too much already. Ok, if you said so.

 Everyday I have to check on the dahlia tubers I planted last March 22, 2019. Look at them now.
Out of 2 dozen tubers (clusters) that I planted only 8 had sprung or sprouted its buds. One tuber has more leaves than the others.

 While the sunflowers sprouted out from underneath the soil after 20 days of being planted.

 It wont be long until I put them one by one on the flower beds closer to the fence. I know it would be long waiting once again. It's like watching those popular television series that you have to wait longer than months after months. You wonder how farmers waited for the wheat to yield its grains and rice to have their stalks filled with grains. Just like that. The long waiting is simply sickening, agonizing and simply outrageous.

What now? Looking at those high-tech gadgets and computers from London Drugs flyer. Yeah, that's right everything is so expensive. As I told you before, not too many people can afford computers even if its a laptop. A laptop that is worth $1,500 + tax (14%?)  OMG! What the hell! You can buy a second hand car with that money. Even a $$1,000 - $949 worth of a computer/laptop? Tsk! tsk! Grabe! So maybe next year or two years from now nobody will use computer anymore or the ET from outer space is all that you can chat with online.

Happy Easter! I hope you had a wonderful Easter with your family and good friends. I don't know if some of you still hide your Easter eggs and let your kids have the chance of finding them.

Unforgettables

APRIL 2019

Calendar of  Events

April 9 - Vimy Ridge Day

April 14 - Palm Sunday

April 19 - Good Friday

April 20 - Passover

April 21 - Easter Sunday - Happy Easter Everybody!

April 22 - Easter Monday

The seal or sea lion above photo image/drawing is based from this crystal sculpture

I bought from BC Ferries.

I paint. I draw. I plan and make things possible.

 

My husband paints too.

He bought most of his paint from Cloverdale.