Christmas 2019

Christmas & Boxing Days are over! Looking forward to a happy, blessed New Year. But what really happened before Christmas?

It was such a joyous Christmas Eve with my whole family: loving, thoughtful husband who provides well, the company of the members of my family, my 3 children, my sister and her husband and daughter with her husband and a family friend. Our kitchen and dining table is not that large but we managed to fit in and enjoy the foods.

 The usual, we had our yearly Christmas Eve turkey. My sister said it's the best turkey and the stuffing is soooooo good. Better stuffing and lots of spices. We also baked coho salmon topped with mayonnaise and few garnishing, vegetable salad will dill dressing, steamed brusselsprouts, prawns, crabs, cranberry sauce, mashed potatoes, pancit with vermicelli, shrimps and pork, springrolls (springrolls from my sister Ems). My sister used to have secret recipe stuffing for her springrolls. Yummy good.

 Mussels cooked with garlic bean sauce, celery, spring onions, lots of ginger, & onions (mussels courtesy of Andy). Thank you Andy!!

blueberry banana muffins.

Appetizers: Mushrooms stuffed with true, real crab flakes and cream cheese. Scallops wrapped with bacon, large size shrimp ring.

 Desserts: Strawberry cheesecake, fresh fruits with cool whip, chocolate mousse cake

 The next day, on Christmas Day is unwrapping of gifts but before that, we had our happy hour of scratching tickets. I won!

 I had winning tickets! OMG!! LOL.

I love what I received on Christmas Day! Thanks husband for wonderful gifts, sure... I will wear these lovely tops (blouses), coat, cardigan.

My children received what they need not what they want. No need to give them any kind of electronics because they had those new laptops and tablets last year. My children was thankful of the gifts they received from us. I hope they are more happier than me. It is what it is, my children first before me.

At first, my husband Lorne was eyeing on huge flat screen television because the price tag has been lowered (discounted for the Holidays) but we already have 50" flat screen TV, we don't need another one when ours  still functions as it is ... if you know what I mean.

Thank GOD everything's OK. Christmas happened within a blast and what will happen this coming New Year is well, we don't know yet. Hoping for a peaceful, wonderful, happy, prosperous, New Year. Do you have firecrackers? I don't have those loud banging sounds that can miraculously put the deaf in the state of confusion, uproar and cursing. For the regulars, loud sounds might ruin your eardrums and spread your beeswax if you're not careful.

Now is the time to load some laundry. My housework is waiting, thanks for new turbo vacuum my work is easier and faster.

Very Catchy 22

For whatever reason that there is that annoying bot that keep pestering my blog post for no apparent reason other than to annoy me. I wonder who that bot is. Very persistent. Oh, I know it's the 22nd day of December. 22. Catch 22?

BB = Bagel & Butter the usual breakfast for me and my daughter. I could cook a better quality breakfast meal such as fried rice, fried sunshine eggs and  sausages or ham, however I don't like heavy meal at breakfast.

By the way, my Japanese origami boats are finished and put on display on the TV stand. I couldn't make origami cranes, sorry. What is this for? Secret!

Four Days Before Christmas

End of School , College & University yesterday, for the year 2019. Vacation time for the Holidays up to January 5, 2020.

The weather is most desired today.
Officially, the first start of Winter. At the island is only 7 degrees Celsius.

Lorne's friend Andrei has given him a bucketful of fresh mussels.

 Thanks! A bucketful means there are at least 100 to 200 pcs. of mussels in that stainless bucket. Maybe. I'm planning of baking or broil those mussels with special ingredients mostly spices for appetizers. We'll also have shrimp rings and scallops wrapped with bacon. Ha ha! Wait for the Christmas Eve. Yum-yum.

Just right now, we had springrolls for lunch and had finished boiling the wonton dumplings for supper.

 Not satisfied with just dumplings? So I decided to cook wonton soup with thinly sliced of pork, added some clams and shrimps with noodles plus cut and slices of bokchoy and brocolli. Wow! Lots of nutrients in this awesome hot soup with chicken broth.

Dessert : Assosted doughnuts from Tim Horton's

Yeah, yeah the kitchen is a little bit messy for all the works done. The kitchen's counter top is cluttered with kitchen utensils and platters. The stove is oily and the kitchen smells of cooking oil. It is not pleasing to look at as if its a scene from a busy restaurant. That's how it is. A not busy kitchen is not messy. If you are not cooking, baking or not doing anything in your kitchen then it is very clean, and not so oily and doesn't smell food. Good for you. You wont smell garlic or onions because nobody's cooking. Sometimes, would like my kitchen smelling fresh and not so clutter with food. That time would be when we just dine out somewhere in a very special fine etiquette dining restaurant with all the formalities that you can't hardly move because you are being treated like royalty. Uhm, makes me wonder. lol


Christmas is that time of the year when families and friends get together, united for the festive holiday full of  (filled with)  happy memories, surprises, lavish delicious foods, games to partake, gifts to give and receive and most of all a time to remember that it was actually the birth of Jesus Christ whom we have to celebrate.

Whatever is your definition or delightful meaning for Christmas let us just rejoice and stay united.

MERRY CHRISTMAS! Cheers!!

SURVIVOR is Over!

The season finale of  the famous show SURVIVOR is finally over last night. It started at 8pm and ended at 11 pm. It was such a big surprise that Tommy won the game show. How could that be? Most of the time the winner should be the person who won most of the immunity idols, legacies, immunity necklace. What happened? When you think that either Noura or Dean will win the contest. However, the decision was made by votes from the members of the jury. Maybe some of them had close alliance with Tommy who is a school teacher. Noura is an entrepreneur and Dean a sales tech. Dean who won the fire technique against his opponent didn't win the game? Something is wrong with this stupid show. Oops. Sorry. lol. It's a trickster's game. Aiming for jokers out there or they are just in a hurry.

Winning over the Survivor contest is no longer about winning the games and immunity idols but to win the hearts of the survivor contestants who will become members of the jury is the next best thing as a strategy. Smart strategy of playing their emotions. Social skills played a part in this season's game. This game is more than controversial when Kelly complained about inappropriate touching or sexual harassment that happened during the filming of the episodes of such show SURVIVOR and she was given a one on one interview with Survivor host Jeff to air her grievances.

I think contestants in that show should be background investigated first or should have police clearance. How could harassment happened in that show when contestants are mostly professionals, one is a lawyer, one woman is an Olympic athlete, one is a hockey player, one is a teacher, there's a cop, some are movie stars, and God knows who they really are. Dan the offender was movie director? Always touching the hair of Kelly. Maybe he is a hairstylist or make-up artist.  Or he once worked for film production? Who knows Dan?

Anyway, sexual harassment is prevalent in the movie industry, in the media, everywhere where those A-H! are. To think that some of them wear skimpy, sexy swimwear or swimming suits that show off their almost naked bodies. Maybe next time they have to wear "sarong." No one is allowed to wear briefs, bikinis or bras. All contestants must wear sportswear. I don't know why some of them have to wear underwears only. Strange! Could it be so hot at the island where it was filmed and they have to be in the theme of survival.

Whatever! Watch the continuation of NOVOLAND: Eagle Flag at OMNI TV.

Buyers' Beware

Food affordability in the news again! WTH! Okay have watched this show on TV with modern family and their extended families and friends gathered  together for Christmas dinner. The beautiful home was adorned with lavish, colorful Christmas decors all over the house, on the walls, doors, arches, windows, inside and outside with sparkles and Christmas neon lights. The family and friends gathered together for drinks of wine and champagnes, yapped as if there's no tomorrow. After wine bottles are emptied they gathered together at the dinner table and munched on green leafy vegetables. That's all. No turkey, no meat of any kind. Nothing. No food. Just the spirit of wine, vegetables and expensive Christmas decors.

FOOD IS VERY EXPENSIVE?

When you spent too much on thousands worth of clothes, shoes and jewelries... and decorate your house with pricey colored lights as if you owned the Hydro Corporation and drink expensive wines, champagnes and brandy then you will only see  empty plates. And if you are too drunk you wont see anything, nothing.

Clothing doesn't need to be costly. Clothes and shoes are human's basic needs. Clothing should be inexpensive not costly. Other basic necessities in life should be cheaper than food. To think that most designer clothes can be purchased now at thrift shops... or landfill. Not really funny. To read news about returned goods (online shopping) such as clothing and accessories are then set aside or thrown in the landfill. Wow! Is that news accurate? Where is that "landfill?" What kind of landfill? You know what landfill looks like? That put anxiety on every consumer whether what they are buying are known to be "secondhand sold as brand new."  Something is wrong. It must be stopped. Cheating consumers and buyers should be  aware of such illegal cheating consumers of their rights. Buyers' beware!

Ungrateful? LANDFILL is a landfill or dumpsite for garbage!! Just so you know that landfill is the source of rotten garbage of all kinds. Even third world countries wont accept.

What's New?

Always that rabid, rancid, smelly  question of "What's new?"

Even those robots are pissed of,  I think. Their hands acted like hackers through the internet always asking and hacking whatever is new. They got nothing to do. Their hands are so quick, fierce and ready to steal almost everything. I know them. ((They are those locals who are members of the thief of Baghdad. The 40 thieves!)) Darn! My blog post was hacked again. OMG! They never learn anything but to hack and steal. FGS! That same old story that is always been repeated. Why hackers, why? Ang bibilis ng mga kamay basta makahack lang.
 Grabe na.

Ok, what's new! New douglas fir tree for Christmas tree. New gifts to give. New snowflakes of gold and silver glitters. New red boats origami. New amazing, smooth, gift-wrapping papers and colorful
 bows. I asked my son to create some origami cranes but he doesn't like. He told me I can look at the internet and find out for myself how it's being fold.

 Origami is the Japanese art of folding special paper into different shapes of different form and shapes of creatures (animals and birds) great or small. However, I can only make boats and hats.

Other than that is semi-old. Nothing that can make other people happy during the holidays but "something new" to see, something of brand new stories to tell and rant about or the latest news to gossip and laugh about.

It's not only you who wants to know everything and learn something new. It's not only you who wants something new. All of us want something NEW. Because if its over and over again...OMG! Is the Earth dead? The Earth never spins anymore? What could be? Are you alive?

Zero to One

Don't worry, it's already Saturday in another part of the world: Dec. 14, 2019. Whew! And there's no purge whatsoever.

Purge is something we don't like to happen in Canada and in any parts of the world.

Now what? is there something NEW out there? Everything seems too old to even listen to or watch. It is really crazy and disappointing to hear the nonsense.

(((Here she goes, there she goes again )))))

Oh, I know. Not too many people have money. Everybody's poor in this time of the year. December is like reminding everyone about spending and over spending too much and sometimes unnecessary spending keeps adding up.

Nothing can make humans happy. Money makes the world go round and can move mountains as what they said but money in well developed countries are something you really have to work so hard, back-breaking work that leads to ... never mine. I should not think about negativity. No negative thoughts. It should always be positivity so that Nativity will always prevail.

Failures To Lures

Snowstorm is prevalent in the Atlantic and northeastern part of Canada. We could have those snowstorms here at the island but we are closer to the Pacific rim so that's impossible unless you pray for it to happen. Along the rims are volcanic zones of the rings of fires.

There are so many anti-social out there and there are too many "outsiders" who want to be insiders.
However the space is not enough for both of them.

I don't know them really well. I hope they are not mental because the hospital for mentally disabled (as in violently mentally disabled) is already "full of them and the Manson's still occupied that asylum."

It's only the 12th of December 2019 and almost everyone are in the very stressful mode and moods blaming other people of their failures. You can turn your failures into lures and maybe you can have school of fish to your advantage.

Recent big news: That the Conservative Party Leader Andrew Scheer is steppind down as  Conservative Party Leader. Why? He did the good job of causing the Liberal Party into Minority wins instead of Majority. lol. So what's the fuzz? Don't tell me the Liberals can't do their job properly if Andrew Scheer is watching them? Why not bring Stephen Harper back to the limelight? You know, he should have continued his job as the true Conservative Leader. Ah, whatever, we don't really know for sure what's happening behind the scenes for they are not contestants for BIG BROTHER. Make me wonder if there are hidden  cameras inside the House of Commons and at the Parliament? I think it's a conspiracy, the gays don't like Scheer that's why.

Close circuit monitoring system or CCTV are everywhere now in Global City and other business establishments in Philippines, China & Hong Kong, in America, in Canada? I think CCTV are only visible in traffic zone area or above the traffic lights on roads and highways and commercial establishments. Costly, too expensive for taxpayers to pay for those monitoring cameras.  

The Charter is changing now as the Fishing Charter... did you know? So fishy!

Challenging Task Of Humans Vs Machines

Cooking up a storm?  lol. I don't know who cooked the storms. I don't know how. Anyway, everyday is a matter of challenging myself on what to start with the day without failures.

It seems that in today's world in our generation, failure is such a good thing.

Failure is such a trend and it's very trendy for most of us. Keep the changing  world more energetic, enthusiastic, and more challenging.

It's gloomy day today, most days on December are sort of "gloomy" because of cold if its not icy, snowy or foggy. Rainy days on cold December months are not really welcome in my point of view. I would accept a snowy, winter wonderland instead.

I know, you hate cold, winter weather. But if you are in Canada you must accept that fact check. You must learn to adapt and be cautious every time you travel and every time you walk outside. So be careful.

I'm doing my household chores when I'm not in front of the computer. Too bad, we don't have servants here at home. I have to do all the housecleaning, cooking, and laundry. I might as well thank some of the useful appliances to make my job easier and convenient. My husband asked me recently if I need a new vacuum because all of a sudden the vacuum doesn't work properly. Thinking how expensive vacuums are. The last of the vacuum we had is worth $500 (including tax) bought in the year 2012. You wont believe how many vacuums we bought and  used for the past 28 years. We keep changing brand names such as: Eureka, Dirt Devil, Cyclone, Kenmore, Dyson, Bissell and always had  those problems with the motor or "belt." Whatever! One vacuum had that annoying, loud sound that is so shocking as if its the sound of a super sonic jet. It was so irritating crazy and very loud. It was probably made for chainsaws then transformed into vacuum.

What Goes Up Must Come Down

Last night after watching Novoland: Eagle Flag tv series, then time to watch the news... the latest of which the "haunting news of how childish the PM of Canada as he was televised yapping with other leaders (PM of France and PM of Britain) said to have mocked the POTUS. After that the Pres. Of the U.S. Pres. Trump heard as quoted him as "two faced." Okay, the PM of Canada is now "Janus."

What's new aside from that controversial news?

Here is something to think about. FOOD. The cost of food will increase next year 2020 as in 26 days from today. The question is why?

Don't tell me there will be less supply of food? Or the population will increase in certain demographic area in Canada because of  new immigration policies? More mouths to feed. More mouths to feed and where to live? Worry about the food and housing. Who will be booted off the island?

To think that there are billions of people around the world who are recipients of the food supply from agricultural countries therefore other industrial countries must produce their own supply so that they wont be a burden or would rely food consumption from other countries. Higher education will tell you that sometimes to survive in this world is not about acquiring higher degree of education but a steady supply of food. It is what it is. Without food on your stomach you cannot function and educate yourself. Your mind, body and soul will deteriorate and you will be eating your own brains.

What we have learned from World War I & II? What have you learned from the Korean, Cambodian and Vietnam war? No amount of weapons and ammunition can conquer hunger. No amount of royalty, education and culture can erase  and eliminate poverty, because when humans are hungry they will turn into cannibalism.

It's great that food in Canada has no tax. There are thousands of farmers with heavy industrial machinery in Canada. There are steady supply of agricultural and dairy products but for how long when other countries do not do their turn to go agricultural? Burden of truth would be a ration of food or less food intake? Or you should send those people of other countries to do their part in using their lands for farming and agricultural to maneuver that there is that powers that be of educating these human beings to eat the natural food instead of eating themselves?

Mostly TV Viewing

I was in search for something to watch last night at AMC, then I remember it was the finale episode of The Walking Dead last Sunday. It feels weird. Then what is featured are mostly Christmas movies of the comedian Chevy Chase which I happened to watched so many million times in another channel. One movie, old movie which made me see for the time being was the movie " Christmas with the Kranks." OMG! The movie is worse than any other kids movies. It was a story of  children who were "difficult" to manage or to babysit. Those kids lack the discipline they need. It was shocking! It's like every scene is a scene waiting to be an accident waiting to happen anytime. Good that the frozen climate, the soft snow on the ground keep them away from harm. The snow was the soft cushion keeping those naughty kids alive. This is the reason why moms would like to work out of the house instead and have somebody look after their own kids. This is also the reason why babysitting is the most challenging job in the world that $15/hour babysitting one child is necessary and appropriate. This is the very reason why some women are afraid to become a mother nor do they want the responsibility of a mother. To kid or not to kid, is that a question?

Nothing really interesting movies nor a good show to watch. My husband is paying too much for TV connection and all what we are watching are mostly garbage and reruns.

However, tonight would be a better show for THE GOOD DOCTOR minus Jasika, without the nonsense what lies behind the tattoo or whatever is there in front of Dr. Murphy's obsession. Tonight would be dramatic encounter between Dr. Murphy and his dad whom he never seen for such a very long time and this could be a very sensitive issue on Shaun's adult life. (( Shaun was blamed and disowned by his family because of the fatal accident that happened to his brother)).

There's no more Dancing With the Stars. Hanna Brown won the title and mirrorball trophy award last Monday. I don't know what replaced that very entertaining show.

HGTV's FIXER UPPER, that show keep us tuned in to our TV.

New NEWS ON TV? What else is new? lol. You have to watch the news network and find out.

What to look forward for? THE VIKINGS which will be premiered on Dec. 4, 2019 in HISTORY CHANNEL.

I want to watch SEE series but we don't have subscription on Apple TV.

Tomorrow features TV programs such as: FBI & Emergence.

Wednesday: SURVIVOR, SEAL TEAM
Thursday: YOUNG SHELDON, EVIL
Friday: Nothing
Saturday: SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE
Sunday: ?

Every night: NOVOLAND: Eagle Flag starring Liu Haoran

Quid Pro Quo

Quid Pro Quo
quid pro quo
is a noun

Definition - a favor or advantage granted in exchange of something. It's more like a barter or exchange of goods and services in equal or proportion to the contract with the same value. It could be a trade off, switch or handover something that is best interest of both parties involved.

How many times you had heard of this latin version of "quid pro quo?"

So many times before?

Why this "tit for tat"  happening almost everywhere?

It would be happier if the quid pro quo resonates for both parties. Let's have that qpq at Christmastime, with exchange of gifts. Ha ha! Yeah just like those kids who are not satisfied with the the gifts they received and exchange it for another gift. However, would the gift be of equally worthy than the first gift given? I don't know. If the gift is already wrapped you wont know the value of such gift until you open it and if not satisfy will you ask another favor?

Let say, you cannot start being the leader of the Reds because your rival is there to haunt you. You asked for qpq that the rival leader of the Blues should resign so that you can begin with your work as a leader. Is that fair?  Why not the Red leader asked the resignation of the Orange, or Yellow or Turquoise instead? Why that Blue becomes a factor to dismantle any leadership? What are you up to? Why not dismantle the Reds. Why all these colors of association? Are you blind? I think the addicts should watch MIDSOMMAR movie and what to do with those addicts.Everybody should watch this movie so that you'll know the cause and effect of addiction, how to conquer addiction and what to do about it.

Tit for Tat asking for Tatiana? OMG! LOL. Seems absurd that some leaders had these meticulous, ridiculous favor of nonsense.  WORK with challenges that can determine who you are as a leader. You are better off with high pressures being put into place so that your level of determination will heighten and therefore increase your knowledge and experience.

Pay As You GO?

Heard of the story that some Americans pardon their turkey and not to consume any part of the turkey because it is consider taboo "that their turkey looks  like an eagle."

For the blinds or visually impaired, turkey looks an eagle, but not quite.

Anyway, some of them must celebrate Thanksgiving without a turkey and just have big roast chicken for dinner. There are so many million great recipes out there without the need to have turkey.

For whatever reason (?) that Canadians  have to celebrate Thanksgiving earlier than Americans when they can celebrate at the same day. Actually when Canada celebrated Thanksgiving Day, some Americans joined in with the Canadians. Well it's because they have dual citizenship. Canadian-Americans.

Before year 2000, you can travel from Canada to the US without the need for passport and VISA. It's a freeway from BC to Alaska then to Vancouver to Seattle. Canada and US as ONE NATION. No border wall needed. Then it becomes strictly implemented that border wall security must be secured at all times  due to terrorism or just that the change of  "leaders" could impact necessary measurements or the policies and trade laws they had written and passed as bill changed the course of time. Which you can see now between UK & EU in its Brexit the new movement.

I wonder in Philippines. No walls, no borders just TOLL GATES. How many toll gates? OMG! Can't count how many toll gates there. I think they are called troll gates. lol
 PAY AS YOU GO.

The Rat Race

29 days to Christmas! it's hard to believe but we have to believe. A week long transportation strike is over in Vancouver. Did it really happened? In Vancouver?

When I first saw Vancouver in the year 2012 and drive along the many avenues, from its tall buildings to old pathways and byways...first thought it was Hong Kong. It has the same similar architectural background except that there are no more of those old concrete walls and were replaced with the skytrain minus the many banners and signs of Chinese logos and Chinese characters gone. How could that be? HK in Vancouver? That's absurd. It can't be. However, most of the inhabitants of mainland Vancouver are Chinese. Mostly! Inter-racial marriages with Canadian Whites and British set the trend. The chlorinated water can do wonders with the color of your skin. Without those Chinese logos, banners and anything of Chinese lanterns nobody will assume it is what it is. Old map also showed HK somewhere in Vancouver. HK is such a small city, smaller than Manila. Nobody will believe me anyway. It's okay. How about this...Who will believe me that Fort Bonifacio is now a Korean Town? Koreans who can speak the Filipino language. Baka nga mas magaling pa silang magsipagtagalog quesa sa mga tunay na Filipinos. The influx of Chinese immigrants in Philippines also diversified and it's unbelievable that the immigration there is rapid fast. How can you stop migration in Philippines? Awfully impossible. Graft and corruption and money talks. Philippines is an archipelago so anything goes in and out. You will wake up one day that Philippines is over populated by the Chinese & Koreans not by Filipinos. It happened to America. Will it happen to Canada? LOL. Is that a question?  I think Canadians love diversity. They want millions of immigrants in Canada so that they can be out of job including the Prime Minister. Too bad that there is no Filipino-Canadian voted for office in the Parliament. How disgusting is that. It's becoming the Fascist movement happening right now. They think it's about cystic fibrosis or cyst. Fascist and Fascism. How strong are you? In Godfather the movie with many sequels, will tell you the stronger gets to live.

THE WALLS:

You have to remember the concrete border walls that covered China, Japan, India and other countries were toppled down by earthquakes before year 2001. New infrastructures were built. The meltdown of the iceberg also had structural damages and influx of people through immigration happened within the rate of  over 50%. So why we cannot see those structural within our visions? Do we have to?  You have to go there at that exact location to find that out whether the structure is actually concrete or just painted murals.

To build the structural great wall? For what? Those rats can dig deeper. They wont be jumping over the wall. They will dig deeper underground to get in.

In a harmonious, happy place there is no diversity, no racism, no plasticity, no war, no bullying...no hate and no hatred, peaceful and quiet,  where is that happy place? NOWHERE so RUN if you CAN, nowhere man.

Keep On Digging!

It's hard to say goodbye to ANNE WITH AN E. However, the dramatic series based on Anne Gables life story had certain controversial socio-political issues. It is far more getting delicate and complicated as Anne grows old from being innocent to a mature lady falling in love with the boy next door, named Gilbert whose house had been overtaken by surprised by three non-whites and led him feeling astray and a stranger in his own home. Gilbert thought he could marry an older woman to get away or escape from overtaking of his own household but he is a smart boy and he was about to embark his new life in Toronto.  The political issues with the Catholicism and the Canadian government in dealing with the indigenous, also a factor on how they (production company) have to deal with it.

The author of ANNE WITH AN E is so smart not to prolong the life story of Anne Shirley. Leave it like that instead of having her to continue of what life she would be entering in the big city. That's good enough. A happy ending is much better giving so many Canadian teens the hope that life is worth living for.

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Remember the 2 novels written by Dr. Jose P. Rizal: Noli Me Tangere & El Filibusterismo had all accounts of mistreatment of the Indios (Indigenous) in his time during the Spanish-Filipino era. Five hundred years of living under the cruelty of the Spaniards. Filipinos had a name, they were called Indios. Let us not too dramatic here, those two great novels got Dr. Rizal in trouble and he was imprisoned and executed by firing squad. He died in Luneta (Bagumbayan) and his statue and memories live forever as of today. He was just a novelist (polymath) but he was put to death. What could be a great honor to die for his country. But is it worthy? Would you like to die for your country?

Some people are not stupid. Some people knew the value of human life and should not be taken for granted nor subject to be sort of a sacrifice.

What could be Anne's next move if she will be in the bigger city? Will she be a politically-minded individual or she'll become an entertainer? In her time, if she pursue her politically-civic mindedness she'll be a female hero but she will be the villain in an old government and old religious factions. What could be?
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Whatever! They always want an uprising of some kind to take matters into their hands. They should play basketball. So many thieves. So many million thieves that court cases are piling up. Indigenous people wanting to avenge their ancestors and asking for millions of dollars in payments for the hurt, pain and humiliation they encountered during the struggling and most difficult years of "slavery" and indecent atrocities to their race. That's what it is. Poor Canada and poor Canadian taxpayers! Sometimes, it's great to be indigenous!

KEEP ON DIGGING! You'll never know when the GOLD RUSH will come...

Truth Or Fiction

Once again the news on TV about SCAMS & SCAMMERS are out and the public is warned about it especially during the Holidays.Well, that's according to NEWS REPORTERS on TV NEWS NETWORK. If they don't know who are asking donations, then they are scammers. If they belong to the Royal families the scam is not scam but charities.

I think it takes guts, being strong to tackle with those bad people and bad guys. Who are the hackers and who will rip you off, in and out of the web. In the world wide web where so many spiders. To tell you the truth there are so many scams and they are so great when it comes to money-making scams. So many of them have enriched themselves and probably laughing out from the bank and having the best of both worlds, traveling around the world in luxury. We heard of those scams & scammers.The super rich, the noveau rich enriching themselves! The poor gets poorer.

Whatever! How many charities and charitable institutions? Millions of charities and institutions asking for money. They are millionaires and billionaires always asking for donations. If you are being helped with those donations...good for you!

What's the difference from scams and charities? Nothing actually. The similarities? Always asking for donations!

In UK during the 18th Century, people who were asking for donations or begging for alms were then asked to move out of UK and they landed in the US and other parts of the world. They were vanished to never seen again. In 18th Century, America accepted refugees and immigrants  if they have something to contribute to their economy. It's true! It was written in History books. It was part of American History and British History.

Siomai & Wontons

I have to wake up early when my husband wakes up, even at 5 am or at 6 am. Why? He goes to work without having breakfast. I have to make sure that he gets his breakfast or he wont eat. Then I made a chicken sandwich for him so that he can have it for lunch but he said he will come home for lunch. He was unable to come home for lunch yesterday because he was busy installing the cabinets for Adrian at the apartment. He gets so fixated on his work that sometimes he doesn't have time to come home at lunchtime. Part of it was the distance from work to our home takes  10-15 minutes drive or sometimes longer when there's traffic on the road.

I wonder what would it be like when there's snow on roads and highways?  Anyway, his vehicle has new thick tread winter snowtires this time around. He's a good driver.

It's been such a long time haven't prepare and cook wonton soup, so I decided wonton soup would be awesome on this cold season.

 Wontons on hot chicken broth with brocolli, carrots, mushrooms, bokchoy and onions. Superbly delicious of course.

For those who doesn't like wonton, you can make it as siomai instead. The ingredients for siomai and wontons are the same.

Ingredients: Ground pork, chopped shrimps, salt, black pepper, chopped garlic, chopped onions, thinly sliced and chopped carrots, spring onions. Optional: chopped celery and ginger. Add beaten eggs at least 2 eggs, effective ingredient to mix all the ingredients and for easy wrapping to the desired wonton wrapper of your choice.

For best tasting siomai, pour sesame oil and sprinkle chopped spring onions or cilantro.

On Being Creative

How creative are you? Do you have so much pile of money to splurge and spend?
 Have you been to the craft store lately?

OMG! Craft materials are very expensive! You'll think twice first that being creative nowadays is a matter of  thinking to be economically thrifty instead in times of economic crisis.

When you think that you are economically wealthy? Think again.

There is too much uncertainties nowadays.

Thinking about positivity is are you lying about that to yourself?

Or the economic and political crisis as aired through radios and television news are part of the trick?

No pretense, no lying, and no BS... if you can't afford to buy the things that you want in CASH and you are using your credit card then the truth is you really can't afford such thing even if you are employed.

So in creativity, we all should stop pretending and stop all the baloneys.

Growing Up Is Mandatory

How can you grow up if you wont eat? That's why humans are meant to eat food. You can eat every day if you want to for as long as your stomach wants. Eat anything that you can digest.

Eat the meals for breakfast, lunch and dinner. To never skip any meal unless of course if you are not hungry.

From what I heard you cannot have your stomach empty for 3-4 days or else your stomach will grind your intestines. That is so scary. Would you believe it?

That's why it's better to have food all the time.

My hubby loves fresh vegetables but when he went to supermarket he found better deals in frozen vegetables: 2 bags of these Green Giants only for $4.00 ($2 /bag).

We had vegetable stir-fry with chicken and fusili pasta with rice for lunch today. Yummy good of course.

 Whenever I'm lost for something new to cook but we have burger patties and buns in the freezer and there you go... the easiest dinner meal. Hamburger with cheddar cheese, lettuce, onions, tomatoes and fries. No wonder why we never go out and dine in at restaurants.Hm, maybe I'm a good cook.

Pork back ribs, my son's favorite meal. This time, hubby bought something that is already marinated and takes few minutes to heat in the oven. Unlike before when I have to boil the fresh ribs to soften and tenderize the meat before placing it on flaming  hot barbecue grill.

Shoes That Fit The Ocassion

I have so many clothes in my closet, however some of them are already used so many times and several of these clothes don't fit me anymore. My daughter have lots of clothes too but she is too choosy and picky when it comes to clothing. She loves to wear ungirly clothes. She hates wearing dress. She's not a tomboy or lesbian but her choice of clothing must be comfortable for her. She likes to wear camouflage shirts and camo pants or any military style clothing. I was like her before when it comes to preferred clothing that fits my personality. I should enrolled my daughter in martial arts. lol. I had 3 units of aikido training. My husband had training in taekwando. I haven't used my karate training. Although from watching Karate Kid and Jacky Chan's movies, one can get the knowledge of self- defense.

It is by the way you clothe yourself that makes you attractive to harassment. That's why it's better to cover yourself in places where those uglyheads are. If you know what I mean.

When it comes to foot-wears, better wear comfortable shoes. I don't think need to buy pair of shoes. I have several shoes in the cabinet. Some old, some new shoes. I bought a pair of new shoes that I was not able to wear. For whatever reason suddenly when I get home and fit in to those shoes...they are too tight already. How that happened?

From an expert informant's opinion: Better to buy pair of shoes in the afternoon. I wonder why. Know why? Mystery, mystery loves misery. lol. My toes are growing every hour. Ha ha ha! I might become a giant.

Suddenly that reminds me of the movie of Jodie Foster.

Whatever! I have two pair of shoes that fit and there's no need to buy. I bought these pairs of shoes
 2 years ago but they look kind of new because I don't use them. There's no occasion or parties to use them. Partying nowadays is a thing of the past in Canada. Looks like it's getting to be a third world country here compared to Philippines.

There are another 2 pairs of shoes I seldom use but because where to wear them anyway? One pair of high-heeled shoes and a pair of ankle boots in black suede. Can I use these shoes to kick somebody?

Criticisms Are Good For You

Sometimes I couldn't believe what's the latest in fashion now or just that there are only few fabric to choose from that those fashion retailers used to market their product and the styles and designs are almost outdated and expensive. As if those retailers don't have fashion taste at all. What's wrong with them? Think that if you don't have sense of fashion or any hint of passion for such industry should not be in fashion nor in the fashion industry. Total waste!

I know that if you happened to shop somewhere in Divisoria in Philippines, where there are tons and big rolls (in volumes) of the best and finest textiles of cotton, linens, silk brocade, rayon, oxford, georgette, polyester, poly-spandex, laces, satin, alfa-gabardin, jusi, tafetta, poly-cotton, corduroy, denim, etc. a lot more to choose from. Yet, why so many of those clothing retailers do not use these type of fabric. There are many colorful designs in textiles and yet these "retailers" whoever they are don't like to mention their names should better update and upgrade their knowledge in the clothing industry. Maybe it's time to import new textiles for your fashion stores instead of utilizing volumes of textiles intended for shirts. There are millions of specially designed textiles that are attractive, colorful trendy fabric to choose from and to use those textiles meant for throwaways? That's disgusting.

OMG! I don't know why they have to be in the fashion industry if they sell ugly clothing. Not only their sense of style are not attractive but to sell their clothes like as if their customers target are the hobos? No wonder so many people buy their clothing in thrift shops because the clothes there have more fashion sense. And no wonder why so many women would rather buy curtains for clothing because curtains have better, unique designs and the fabric being used are much better.  It's not always black and white the color of everything.

Could it be that they buy very cheap textile materials in order to maximize profit? How can you sell those unfashionable clothes when their fashion sense is outdated? That only the landfill waits for them to secure their space. I'm not being mean, just that they should change. They should change, that every fashion retail outlet must be in conformity with their customers as they have consumer's rights. Follow the advice of your customers.

Cheap trick never make millions. ?

Anyway, just my honest opinion. Maybe same opinionated views by millions of people. Accept criticisms as grain of salt. If its flat taste then you have to add dash of salt and spices.  Anyone is entitled for their opinions. That's who we are as humans. We tend to argue and debate, that's okay. Hindi lahat ng tao pusong-mamon. Maraming sensitive dyan who cannot understand, you have to keep on letting them know what is acceptable and what not and what should be done and they always in need of guidance and guidelines.

Being Dramatic

My husband Lorne left for work early this morning and came home at a time when I already finished cooking our meals for lunch ( pan fried pink salmons and saute' minced pork with teriyaki sauce and cauliflowers and onions). He told me that he was feeling kind of dizzy, so he checked his blood pressure with his blood pressure monitor. I told him that maybe he is hungry and he should take his lunch first. He was doing painting once again in another apartment. The townhouse unit he had renovated and cleaned was already been occupied with new tenants. Lucky for those new tenants for they have 5 brand new appliances to use , new toilet bowls, newly painted walls, ceilings and new floor tiles and laminated wood floors. That unit was once a chaotic place. Uhm, can't tell you the details. That maybe was the problem why he had so much gas pain from cleaning and renovating that place. Just watch those HGTV Reno projects and you'll know the difficulty of those type of jobs.

I have my own life to manage. I have work to do at home. I don't just sit down and watch TV or do computer works. I keep my home in order and whether I like it or not my bathrooms should be sanitized and even if I'm having allergies with those strong cleaning supplies, sprays and sanitizers have to clean our bathrooms. I have to clean the kitchen, living room, bedrooms and the whole house. Everyday. That's who I am. We have appliances, we have modern washers and dryer for clothes you think work is easy. Still you have to clean those appliances after every use. It's been a routinary work.

Life in Canada is not a place to be idle with. People worked so hard and pay taxes religiously. You can never really tell who are the wealthy and poor in Canada. It's hard to tell.

While the rest of the burgis (burgeouise) manage to run their lives like royalties because of charities... while some of us struggle to make ends meet. Life's like that ever since. lol.

Feeling kind of dramatic. Do you think it will snow soon?

The Witch Hunt

Oh well, somebody is deleting my blog posts right now. For whatever reason that hacker has nothing to do anymore. I think I KNOW THE HACKER.

So better change the topic of discussion.

The witch hunt that is being said through the news and esp. by the POTUS is somewhat real. But you know radiation and the geiger counter if those hackers have them can trigger such effect as if the witchy witch is back.

Could it be that during the manhunt of the witches in 17th century to 18th century could be triggered by "computers?" How's that possible? Modern times in medieval period?

The devil and evil creatures are everywhere and they are also witches.

WATER

It was in year 2011 when high levels of arsenic in BC waters had been discovered. Year 2019 when high levels of lead has been found and discovered within parts of Canada as broadcasted in the news on CBC News network.

What to do about it?

1. Changing old water pipes necessary
2. Use water filter
3. Drink bottled water

In our  generation nothing is 100% safe.
So take care of yourself.

Do You Think Food Can Make You Happy? Or unhappy?

 How about spicy, hot jalapeno/cheese peppers? I didn't prepare or make these stuffed jalapenios. I bought this as a frozen in a box from the supermarket. My husband had tried it, just one. He doesn't like peppers. I was not bothered with peppers. Asian people love eating spicy foods. is this the cause of hubby's gas pain? The answer is NO. He was eating and had eaten that "Oh Henry" chocolates so many chocolates and thought the peanuts in it must be the cause of such pain.

There are times when I also suffer heartburn. First thought I'm having some kind of a stroke. But it happened when I was in front of the computer. It's not about food consumption but there are certain website that triggers some kind of  shock or force block. That could be high level of radiation. 

 Sweet & sour pork? NO. Not this one.

 Crabs with garlic bean sauce. I'm the only one who ate this delicacy: crabs with garlic bean sauce or taosi. Husband had crabs with vegetable salad and dressing of his choice.

 Crabs with garlic bean sauce and veggies: asparagus, carrots, onions, cilantro
This is a Chinese/Filipino food.

Because we have these free-range eggs (bigger than usual) have to bake pie.
This time, I decided to bake an apple pie with cheddar cheese and cinnamon based from my own recipe.
 Smells so good. That's our dessert. Only my dessert. Husband has black-cherry ice cream. Children are not into dessert. My daughter likes ice cream preferably vanilla ice cream.

Hackers Are EVIL

Somebody is really EVIL in the internet. Hackers are demonic possessed. I found that out today. Why? It's hard to believe that there are too many evils, not only one. Tsk! tsk!

The devil  is evil. Evil is devilish creatures. Grabe! Why they need to disguise as humans?

Tummyaches and Gas pains

I don't know what's causing my husband's stomach ache, always having that gas pain. I don't think it has something to do with the food that I cooked because I was not bothered with all the food I cooked for my family. My children never had such problem with the food I usually cooked for them. I have the "food safe certificate" and I know what cleanliness and sanitation is, in other words I'm the best cook ever.

I asked him so many questions sometimes repeatedly what he ate at work. Maybe somebody had given him snacks or he went to a convenience store and bought food that bothers his stomach.

Year 2012 when he had that first bout with stomach pains that was after he was given an Indian food, sort of spicy meatballs of some kind. He was the only one who ate those spicy meatballs whatever the ingredients are didn't really suit his metabolism and he had that excruciating pain. I think he is or has allergy with Indian spices.

I already advised him to seek advice from the doctor. I don't know why he never go and visit his doctor for consultation instead of speculating and guessing what could be.

It could be his  blood pressure medication having side effect. My husband is already old, he knows what's right for him. He should argue with his doctor.

Oh, at one time when somebody gave us a piece of sourdough bread as welcome gift into the neighborhood of oldies, that bread was really a bread that causing gas pain. I wonder what kind of flour was used to bake such bread of discomfort.

Sometimes gluten is harmful. Could be the glutenous substance in some bread causing the discomfort in my husband's tummy. He is the only one who eats sandwiches at home. That could be the cause.

I usually take record or shoot photos of food I cooked at home. To make sure what food that bothers me and so far nothing has causing me the stomach aches and pains. My children loves the food I cooked so the food that I cooked are SAFE.

However, my husband seems to like what other people are giving him and what he likes to eat and that's the problem. So, I should make a record and shoot photos of those food given to him just to make sure. Why not?

Strange. Weird. Bizarre.

It's getting colder and colder everyday. Yesterday's temp. was only -3C. Surprised! I was so surprise that it was negative temperature outside in the morning in Vancouver island. Wow! Anyway, it was close to lunchtime when suddenly the temp. went up higher because the sun  was visible and not covered by clouds. It went up to 6C.

Negative to positive degrees. It will be like that now until Winter.  -+

We have two different heating inside the house: electric and gas. Gas for hot water and for fireplace. However, the fireplace is weird this time around. Oh, it was strange, acting so strange last year actually. Per month's billing was $40 even if the fireplace is off. So, that strange, very weird fireplace...it has that small lamp of flame inside the fireplace and doesn't get bigger flame than what it used to be.

 No heat coming out. A technician will come to fix our fireplace tomorrow  as promised.

My hubby is suffering from some kind of gas pain. Today he burped twice before going to work. I don't know why he had that stubborn pain most of the time. I had that too before but it only lasted for hours not day. That happened when I had that "weird coffee" that tasted like " burned rotten wood."
While I 'm not sure nor know the cause of his stomach pains but it started when he was doing the renovation in the apartment. He said, it was  gas pain. I asked him to visit his doctor to know for sure what it is that's causing the pain all the time instead of the guessing game.

Toxic Fumes Are Not Perfumes

How smelly are you?
You are stinky by the kind of food you eat or had eaten prior to being sniffed by dogs. lol

Here are food that smell or has foul odor:
Beef, venison, moosemeat and other wild meat from duck, emu, geese, dried fish, squids, octopus, alamang, bagoong,  shellfish.

Spices: onions, garlic, curry, garlic-bean sauce, cumin, teriyaki,, etc

Sometimes it depends on how you cook these dishes and what spices and sauces are added on the food. Cooks with expertise on cooking the right way or have special technique on culinary arts need to learn from the other experts.

Some people have tolerance on how and what they are  to smell or just that they can't smell their own body odor. Try deodorant. Most of the time, people who are smokers don't really have sense of smell. People with serious illness have that "strong smell" inside their body but they can't smell their own rotten eggs. Don't know why. Immune?

Some people smells differently by the type of perfume, shampoo, hair dye (did you know that some hair dyes smell like manure? what the hell!!!!! For God sake! I think we should sue those assholes selling fake hair dye with scented manure)), body soap or body wash they used. There are fragrance or perfumes that some people smelled as "toxic" or foul smell such as those  leather and musk cologne (I think derived from wild animals' sweat and urine). However, when there's lemon, lime or citrus added to mask the powerful odor then works well for most of the sensitives.

Do you have pets? They contribute to the smell or odor inside the house. Even if you bathe those pets their saliva and sweat can stay on the couch, sofa and chairs and on your bed, how about in your vehicle? That too. If you think it's your friend who is so smelly while you are inside their vehicle, please be reminded that your pet slobbered and drooled their saliva down on your car's leather or velvet seats. lol.

Have you tried chopping bags of onions and chopped bag of garlic? I worked in restaurants before and chopped millions of garlic heads and onions. I know. For those who never work in the restaurant, those juices coming from onions and garlic can be very smelly. You would rather throw your clothes and aprons after work. Just that some people have some kind of immunity. Have you been into restaurants with open concept style kitchen and the aroma of different food surround the whole mall? Have you been to food court lately? Try it out, have your lunch or dinner inside the food court at the mall. Then when you get home, smell your clothes and your hair. I know that the smell of the food lingers in your clothes, hair and  throughout your skin.

Don't get me wrong, chefs and cooks are one of the best job ever! Some expert culinary chefs  can make $75,000/year to at least $100,000/year. Just that sometimes, some of them have to start from the beginning to learn and gain more skills.

Taking a shower or bath everyday, good oral hygiene (dental care) is a must and first priority  if you work at restaurants, cafe, malls, and places where  food are being cooked. Even at home, during winter when the smoke from the stove can spread inside the house even if you have exhaust fan and exhaust chimney, still the smoke and smell of food lingers in the air. Toxic fumes? They can be toxic sometimes that's why you have to open your windows once in a while at your kitchen. Try plug-ins such as febreze. Out of febreze? Try Air Wick. White flower/vanilla/melon scents the most sweet and refreshing fragrance ever!

Inhale, exhale and breathe fresh air.

Wildfire

I first thought I will have my empanadas again for my breakfast but I cannot find the 4 empanadas I had stored inside the fridge. Out of 29 empanadas only 4 left inside the ziploc bag and this morning they are gone. I think my son Justin ate some of them. My daughter is not fond of empanada. She likes springrolls and eggrolls but she doesn't eat empanada. She only likes the stuffing without the wrapper. It's okay, better bake more of it later.

Maybe next time it's better to buy already made wrappers than roll the dough.

I woke up with aches and pain again on my right shoulder. My hubby said it's probably the mattress that's causing it. Our mattress is uneven now after it's been purchased in year 2011. So that mattress is already 8 years old. Expensive mattress! Or could be how I sleep at night with 4 pillows. lol. Could also be that I sleep on the right side of the bed and pinning down my right shoulder and arm. It feels like I paddled a boat and swim all day. Uhm, I wonder how those Olympic athletes felt after their rigorous, very strict training to compete. It must be very painful.

Thinking about it would only make me feel like a loser. Whatever! he he he.

So, my daughter and I watched the latest episode of TWD: Ep. Silence the Whisperers. The latest theme of this brand new smart direction by Michael Cudlitz (Abraham, remember him? He and Glenn were the victims of lucille bat as he was head- smashed by Negan in the old episodes of TWD is no longer an actor, he is the new director of TWD The Walking Dead series). The opening of TWD had it with mellow sound music without those actors and actresses having to talk, no dialogue just action and facial expressions. 10-15 minutes of such screening without dialogue and it's for viewers to just think and perceive of what's happening. Then they all rushed outside of their comfort zone when a huge tree fell down on the ground. It's kind of weird that Ezequiel had a way of escaping from the scene of confrontation with the walkers. He had that escape mechanism when he was partnered with Carol and now he seems trying to entice Michonne. I don't know if Michonne will fall for it. So, the Hilltop was attack by zombies and they thought Alpha got to do with it. While Negan rescued Lydia from the bullying of those teens who disliked her. Negan is back to the cell. However, the next day he vanished from the cell and from Alexandria. Lydia told them that she did it why Negan was out of the cell and imprisoned herself. Really? Who to believe? Could it be that once again they were once again infiltrated?   With whisperers in and out of the village nobody is safe.

 ANNE With An E. tv series. Rumors, gossiping also had its earnings, spread like wildfire in that old century Anne's village and it happened in the dance hall when one of Anne's friend was the talk of the night. (After the barn fest where Anne's adoptive father won an unusual ribbon, silver  prize for his giant radish, while her adoptive mother also won an award. That festival was already a better way of ending a great bountiful harvest, yet without odds and ends, a story is just plain, dull and boring. To add the fake fortune teller in 18th century life in the old town adds something of breath of fresh air to Anne's unhappy, unfortunate life as an orphan).

WILDFIRE continuous to engulf houses and many properties in California.  Why every year? Why in the vineyard most of the time? Is that kaingin system? Because there are smelters in California? What could be? How hot in California? Every year, after the harvest or before the harvest?  Every year... it's almost like systemic.

It's getting cold. Only 2C today. 20C inside our home.  Life goes on whether you like it or nor.
Thank God, we don't have that kind of wildfire in our area.

Cool Whip. Whip It Good!

How could a daily rant be a business? Is your DIARY a business? Aahahhahaaha! LMAO. I know that is sooooo f' funny.

I think we at BLOGGER are doing more work for those who are working in the government. For sure.

Now don't get so serious and wish that those thieves will be punished for act of stealing our info here.  Information, ideas, and opinions are of my own doing. Please don't steal them.

Okay, let us stop being dramatic. Me using plural. I am always multitasking to the point that "WE"
the proverbial word WE is me. I'm only ONE.

WE is VVE.
VVE is  WE

Don't you know? Now that you know it's time to calm down.

OMG! I love my breakfast today.

 Empanadas! Look at how they shine. My very first time to make empanada from scratch.

 We had leftover of the fillings/stuffing - menudo-curry from our supper:  consist of  butter, ground beef, minced onions, garlic, sriracha sauce, diced carrots and potatoes, peas, ground oregano, bayleaf, spices (curry powder), salt & pepper.Actually, not leftover, because I cooked them with the intention of making empanadas. Duh. I just separate one portion of curry-menudo in one bowl (2 bowls) from the wok.

 Our dessert: Blueberry, banana, peach pie with Cool WHIP of course.  WHIP IT GOOD!

 I labored through it preparing ingredients from scratch. Rolling the dough using rolling pin. Laborious of course. My exercise while my shoulder was in great aches and pain. I think it helped relieve the pain. Now you know why PIES are expensive. Why TURNOVERS are costly. Just to think about IT is crucially and painfully laborious.

 The first batch of empanada's gone. Finished. Yummy, yummy good to the last bite that I made some more wrappers and fill them up with the same ground beef stuffing.

Now, I have more empanadas or turnovers for snacks.

Is Blogging A Business?

The answer would be IT DEPENDS.

Blogging is a business if you are compensated from that kind of work. If you know what I mean. Blogging is not a business if you are not paid or you are not earning anything from it. Is that too much to understand?

If somebody is making  earnings from your blogging...whoever they are ?????? WHO?
I don't know.

BLOGGER is  owned by whom? Blogger or Google?

It was owned by Pyra Labs before but was sold to Google.

What is Google & who owns Google?

I know that I'm a blogger because I blog, however,
I am not the owner of Blogger and Google.

Duh, you don't have to think harder.

Approach-Avoidance Conflict

Thank God it's already Saturday. October 26, 2019. Five days to Halloween celebration. Come to think of it that Halloween fest is celebrated with much enthusiasm and fun fare than Christmas. Parents spent and bought expensive costumes and accessories for their kids. Schools celebrate Halloween with colorful parade and parties. Commercialism abound. Extravagance. But at what extra cost? Yeah, happiness for kids. Adults also enjoy wearing costumes include themselves in the happiness of their own children. A lot of fundraising happened during Halloween so that's beneficial to whoever benefit from it.

I woke up with aches and pains, on my right shoulder yesterday. The pain is gone on my right shoulder in the afternoon but the pain moved to the left shoulder. The pains gone at night time. Then this morning when I woke up the aches and pains are now on both shoulder. OMG! I'm doing my shoulder exercises. I don't like taking pain medication. I think sleeping on the wrong side of the bed is bad or because I was sleeping with my head on top of my arm. But you know what? I noticed that whenever I watched action-packed movies on TV with loads of firing, blasting, and explosions the next day my body was kind of having been scanned and bombarded with radiation. That could be the side effect.

RED 2 is such a movie of  blasting, I watched it last night. Halloween movies and other suspense thrillers with explosions, lots of guns and canon fires and blasting resulting to "fallout." Whatever. It can't happen to you but it can happen to others. It happened to me.

Remember the cartoon animated movie with colorful blast of explosions and kids were watching it in Japan? It was news, an old news when kids were hit with powerful radiation thr. their TV. Could it be that their TV is just too close from their watchful eyes. 

Anyway, forget about it. My children are old enough to participate in Halloween trick or treating. Gone are the days of chewing those colored gummie bears that got stuck to gums and teeth and the cause of dental care and visits to the dentist costing $1,000 to $5,000 total amount of cleaning and care. Candies and chocolates are not good for your teeth. Even if you look after and take care of your teeth, there comes a time when your tooth or your teeth must be extracted and pulled out. Tooth fillings are expensive too. Oral hygiene is very costly in Canada.

Halloween is always a part of the "Approach-Avoidance Conflict" for every family.

Reality Sucks.

What and how much is taxable income in Canada? Let say, C$ 47,640 and above. If you are earning
C$ 47,640 per year (annual income) you have to pay income tax.

C$ 47,640 /12 months =  C$ 3,970/month earnings

How to budget C$3,970 in today's economic situation?

ESTIMATION: Monthly Budget Per Household

The cheapest affordable mortgage for housing is C$ 1,000 to  C$1,500/month.
Hydro & GAS for heating the house - C$ 250. to C$300/month
TV, Internet, Phone - C$ 250.
FOOD and cleaning supply - C$ 1,250 to maybe C$1,500/month
Car Insurance, maintenance, gas? -
Health Insurance - ?
Clothing, Shoes, Accessories - ?
Other form of entertainment - ?
Vacation/Holidays? - None
Educational Needs of Children- ?
Miscellaneous - ?

You think you can have savings? LOL.
Then you have to pay income tax?

I think we all should watch THE JOKER.
Why all the crying, loud shouting and mass protest about Climate Change? Because some of them have to pay Hydro and Gas to heat their homes and nothing is left for food supply. They can't even afford to buy new clothes and shoes. They can't go to College because it's keeping the homes warm is more important than anything else. To think that there are not enough for people to own or rent a house because you have to remember that thousands of homes were ravaged by wildfires and flood and the newly built houses and apartments were exclusively built for millionaires.

There are many financially endowed humans and families  in Canada but because of calamities and other disasters caused by hurricanes, snowstorms, tornadoes, flood, wildfires per year and closure of many business establishments had them in poverty now. Reality sucks.

Now what? Freak the freak out? I mean prick the freak out.

Reality sucks! To add virtual reality is EVIL.

The Best of Superfast Food

 One of the fastest and easiest to cook at home. Hamburger of course. You have all the ingredients? No problem. Buns, burger, mayo, mustard, relish, salt & pepper, onions, tomatoes and beef patties. Catsup if you don't like the sriracha. Fries? Slice potatoes to desired sizes and deep fry them on hot boiling cooking oil in a big wok or deep fryer.

 To have fried fish such as salmons even better with steamed jazmine rice.

 Shake and baked chicken. Put them on your favorite pyrex dish after you marinated them or coated and shook those pieces of raw chicken meat with mixed crumbs, then place the dish inside the oven at specified time and oven temperature of  at least 400 degrees C.

There is nothing easier about instant chicken noodles soup in a bowl. Add required amount of clean drinking water, add the packets of  seasoning, add pieces of sliced ham, add peas, and then cook it inside the microwave for 4 minutes. Yummy good! It really fills your tummy superbly good.

SEAL TEAM

We watched the SEAL TEAM: Episode: Theory & Methodology.

As usual another mission to embark. To retake the "plant." Looked like a nuke plant or old rocket missile plant whatever that is in Azerbajan. It's not a fun job being member of an elite SEAL Team. I wonder how much they are paid for the most dangerous job in the world. If they are paid lower than $75,000-$100,000/year  then there is something wrong. Most of their missions are dangerous and death-defying. Just to skydive and parachute down to the battleground is very challenging and dangerous. Look at how they live. They live in old houses, can't afford to send their kids to school. They drive old cars. No wonder some of them are suffering from PTSD.

Anyway, that's the portrayal of NAVY SEALS team on TV series. We don't really know the whole truth of their wealth in reality. Maybe they are also sealed in "humility." And their own families are also SEALED.