Sunday, May 31, 2020

First Wave, Second Wave, & The Third Wave?

3 MONTHS OF THE QUARANTINE, lockdown, isolation...the economy is unstable and the multiple uncertainties of millions of people out of job, depression sets in. Psychologically and mentally including of course physically LIFE ON EARTH is at its worst level of existence in the year 2020.

Few of those people probably would rather wish an ELE as if asteroids will fall & have great impact(o) on earth but globally it was just the pandemic that hampers the convenient life we had in the past. That could be an ordinary flu that hit those victims but because they have pre-existing health conditions and normal flu caused them to suffer and die. Could it be negligence as part of the system and not too many people can afford health care. Lack of health care and medical insurance.

Okay forget about such virus. If its just a bacteria that can be wiped out by stronger penicillin or powerful antibiotics. 7 months to go for the clinical trials to find out for the best result. That long? Other clinical trials can last up to two years!

More protests are seen and heard on TV News Network. The law enforcers had problem with control and that's why National Guards were called to stop those wild protests everywhere in the US (LA, Seattle, Minneapolis, Atlanta, and other cities). Another protest was held in Toronto, Ontario (Canada) hundreds to thousands showed up holding placards condemning the death of George Floyd who suffered ultimate death from a police officer's brutal enforcement of the law (( Are you sure that's real or just a film shooting for FLASHPOINT?)) Okay that's real eh?

In all these uncertainties, two white American astronauts lifted off  space, orbit to space via Kennedy Space Station through NASA & Space X owned by Elon Musk. Imagine after 9 years of not having American astronauts in the ISS. This is what happened in Space Exploration where and when the Russian cosmonauts are farther and higher amongst us in the field of Physics, Astronomy and Science. The weather temperature and climate change will be favorable now for the whole America? Less wildfire maybe? Less flood and less storms, tornadoes and hurricanes. No more twister and no more hunter hunting the twisters? Dr. Bonnie Henry looks like Helen Hunt eh? Let us hope for the best that coronavirus and covid-19 will soon come to an end. OMG! Can you not think of  better quality CODES that we can all agree?

Saturday, May 30, 2020

Mix Of Everything

When my husband told me that if I need to shop for clothes and other essentials for women thing I have to shop online instead of shopping at the local department store. What?! Why? How inconvenient that is, as in very uncomfortable. Then that reminds me when my family lived somewhere at the farthest part of BC almost closer to Alaska where only few department stores and only few supermarkets are visible, so glad that SEARS and their thick pages of catalogues were given free for subscription as long as you place order. SEARS offered too much of everything from furniture, electronics, appliances, home decors, high quality fashionable clothes, shoes, designer bags and accessories, jewelries, everything you could ever wanted. You can just call their phone number, place an order and the order arrives within 3-4 weeks. SEARS was the AMAZON.com of yesterday.

I remember ordering most of the stuff for my babies from baby cribs & coordinates, strollers,  feeding bottles, baby clothes, jolly jumpers, everything were ordered from Sears because the local department stores don't really have stocks or nothing's available for everyone to be happy about. You could buy second hand stuff from other people who also had purchased from Sears but don't like second hand stuff for my babies.

Living in a very remote area within BC with population of only 12,000 what else can you do? Complain about it or move out? It was a community of  pulp mill workers, longshoremen for stevedoring company, workers for  shipping lines for grain elevators, fishermen or those engaged in the fishing industry, some trades people, vendors, business owners,  and health care workers. It was a remote area within BC but the population of Asians and Italians are more than visible. We could have just stayed there but you know it is too far away from the main event or far, far away from the bigger cities. It was quite lonely and I was feeling homesick all the time as if that region was the last frontier.

 There were happy memories there and unhappy moments too. Just that it is not a good place for my family to stay longer. Then when we moved out, one family after another made a point to move out too from there and settle in bigger cities. Suddenly, the population of 12,000 has decreased and some people thought it became a ghost town. Whatever! I hope not.

There are many beautiful provinces in Canada, however, you can only choose which one you think you can avail of employment and which one is perfect for your growing family.With the present pandemic scare that is still in effect and wearing of face masks are mandatory for some people as if they are turning into hoodlums, alibaba and the forty thieves or just plain arabs? lol, j/k The Arabian nights...midsummer night's dream. Look at what's happening in Minneapolis...awful, tragic racism and acts of violence, police brutality that caused the life of a black man named George Floyd. More acts of violence from throwing tear gas, firing using rubber bullets, looting, business establishment on  fire (no wonder they were called thugs because a simple, ordinary protest can be infiltrated and thus "thugs" can do more harm than good) etc. However, on another channel poker games are played and baseball in Korean country had their first move to start the game without the presence of live audience at the grand stand. Well folks, the coronavirus is probably GONE & OUT and has been defeated with RACISM.

Thursday, May 28, 2020

Eat, Pray, Play & Relax!

I was more than happy that my eldest son was able to spend time with us for the long duration of the quarantine and self-isolation (after he and the rest of his co-workers were laid off for the time being as in temporary due to the pandemic of the century). It was sort of mandatory closures of business establishments (pub & restaurants) in the mainland.  As if you don't know that most restaurants, pubs, department stores, non-essentials, beauty- hair salons, most businesses had to close down there. However, he was called to return to work. While the rest of the businesses are still close for now until specific guidelines and protocols are met.

I wish we are located in the big city with great access to everything that we need. However, living in the big cities have ups and down as well, don't need to emphasize that. Living in a rural area closer to the beach, to the farmlands can be very lonely sometimes. The beach which is walking distance to our home is not the kind of beach that you can go swimming and frolic when the sun shines and or admire the sunset. The beach here is awful cold and not ideal for swimming even at summertime. You can probably wear a wetsuit or drysuit just like those suit for scuba diving and enjoy the water without suffering from hypothermia. You can go boating or kayaking maybe paddle board on the water and enjoy the mini-waves (so unlike the tidal waves in Hawaii). While the rural area is when and where  population of farm animals are more than the population of human beings. If you know what I mean. You can probably talk to animals and hope they will answer back. lol.

The farmlands. Just 10-12 minutes drive  away from our location is the wide-open space of farmlands for fresh produce.  Herds of cattle, sheeps, goats, chicken,  ducks, rabbits and other farm animals are raised and so glad that those farmers contribute to the resources of food supply within the community. Farmers are also heroes in the way they produce raw food for the people who are its first and foremost receiver of such supply for daily needs. Food is mandatory for human beings to live, grow and survive.  Healthy human beings must eat, consume and gain strength. So it's time to EAT, PRAY, PLAY & RELAX!

Before May ends...

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MY HUSBAND! GOD BLESS YOU FOREVER MORE.

 You are not getting older...you are getting wiser and healthier.






Tuesday, May 26, 2020

Paranoia Seems The New Normal Now

17 C going Up! OMG! I hate hot weather temperature. Only 17 degrees C and I'm feeling the heat. It wont be long until Summer Solstice which is on the 20th of June, 2020. So, precaution not to get "overheated." Thinking like a computer, not to get toasted due to high heat. lol

The camping site was already reserved in advance. Beware though, you should avoid public toilets and porta-potty. You should make your own comfort room or rather it's best to have your own motorhomes where you can avail of your own personal private toilet/washroom.

Camping is not my priority. I hate camping in the forest or in any camp site whether they are closer to the beach, lake or river. I'm afraid of germs. I don't like using public washrooms or using those porta-potties which  hundreds of people used. Just thinking about it makes me throw up.

As if I'm the only who had noticed and observed that eh? Even those politicians, news reporters, and other of those concerned citizens were crying out loud, as in foul, no way that those group of people will do such nasty of crowding the parks and then what happened next? Social distancing is still in effect and everyone is recommended to wear face masks outside of their homes. You should bring your own hand sanitizer if ever. It wont be the same anymore. We are to follow certain health care guidelines to protect ourselves and the people around us. It may sound paranoid but you have to follow because it is for your own good.

Addendum: When it gets so hot in BC, fire lingers. The wide open space, the forest that breathes in or inhale carbon dioxide, exhales oxygen and when oxygen is too much, WILDFIRE is the next best thing. Beware.


Sunday, May 24, 2020

5-24-2020

Seven days to end of May and June the month of  bridal showers next. Time is passing by us so quickly and so many of us are wasting time? I hope not. For the sick, resting and relaxing is a must and you really have to take the precautions especially of the infamous pandemic that sweeping around the world, as in globally without stop. Natural disasters such as typhoons, cyclones, tornadoes and flash floods may come and go but coronavirus is still coronavirus until the specific vaccines are proven to be safe, effective and ready for public consumption.

Influx of  tourists are now allowed in certain countries. Some people were out yesterday to do their long walks, yoga exercises at the park, golfing, surfing and other daily functions of the workaholics are seen. It's becoming normal now. The usual scenery that we used to see at the beach will be frequent if not at a normal rate. Some beauty salons are open for their clients. Great! 2 1/2 month of quarantine, isolation and lockdown is way too much to bear for the multitudes of earthlings. It wont be long when restaurants and pubs will soon open and employment abound. Schools and universities will soon open depends on where they are located or depends on the curve. Demand curve.

However, in the tech industry... more and more employees will have to stay at their own homes and do their job quietly away from their technocrat friends and colleagues.

I think it's up to your own level or standard of health and priorities. It is more than common sense. If you are strong enough, you are healthy and you don't compromise your health and you think you are immune to all there is to the dark side then follow your own guts.

My daughter and I watched THE GREAT WALL movie last night starring Matt Damon. I like to watch costume movie, ancient and well, it's not really ancient because the way those Chinese fought their enemies are somewhat modernized and reason for watching such Chinese/English movie is its symbolism and hidden secret and to unravel such secret is to listen attentively and look at the clues. Too bad that the ending didn't really materialize just as what you think in "happy ending." I think the female Chinese General is too masculine for Matt's role as a warrior/trader. No romance in this movie because it's all action, fight scenes (almost like acrobatic) and guarding of the Great Wall against monsters.

Thursday, May 21, 2020

Whose Got The Power?

Latest news on TV about trackers. A tracking app for  or tracing people infected with coronavirus. Whew!? What? Why? Is that for public tracking or viewing? Unconstitutional. Illegal.

Well, we knew already who had suffered from coronavirus on its first wave and they were: Prince Charles, UK PM Johnson, Tom Hanks & his wife, the wife of Canada's PM J. Trudeau. There are some politicians who were infected, there are many health care workers who had the coronavirus infected by their patients,   and there are many millions ordinary people who had the coronavirus yet they don't know or aware of it. Ethnic cleansing again?

Tracking those who were infected for the sake of those who don't have the virus as a safety measure not to get it. Or tracking them so that they can freely harass them? Whatever. I think what is being implemented is the fishing charter not the charter rights for humanity. The backlash is simply some people would rather be infected and get it so that they can have allotment or financial aid. Choose your viral.

Or we could assume that they are tracking down whose got the crowning glory.

Before World War II, there were trackers too. Those who worked for the NAZI were tracking down those who were in the "list." Are we in the repetition process of testing once again who are the Illuminatis or who is for God and those who are not for God. Ewan. Imbierna na ako sa kalokohan nila. It seems to me that what is happening is a worldwide GAME (just like the WAR GAME movie) that is VIRAL and they can't stop because they make so much money. Obviously.


Wednesday, May 20, 2020

The Feeling of HangOver, High & Dry?

High and dry? Are you that kind of person? You probably work for I.T. Or you work in a workplace full of computers and other modern tech machines. The loads of the spectrum, radiation and radon can do that kind of "wonders."

If your brain can process quadrillion per second in operation you are similar to the machine or computer at CPU. The Central processing Unit. Do you have it?

QUADRILLION PER SECOND.

OMG! 

So many kids now have those "hang up and dry, high elevation of thinking" that they are one with the machines they are using.

How many people are suffering from  cancer? How many of them had nosebleeds, bleeding from too much radiation. How many kids had a stroke? Kids! They are overusing their own capacity to think as rapidly as they want to because they multitask and because they have to be on top. Very competitive. What the hell those kids have to compete for anyway? Well, think about of those humans who are prone to double the effort of doing computer work as if there is no tomorrow because the trend is always do something new. Create something new, inspire  others and the result is _______.

Whatever. If you don't have cancer by now, you are lucky.

Tuesday, May 19, 2020

So Unbelievable But You have To Believe

Do you suffer from migraines or headaches? How often do you have headaches? There are many causes of headaches let me tell you one by one:

1. Hot weather temperature
2. Frozen cold temperature
3. Pollution: Noise pollution, land, air, water pollution
4. Bites from bugs : ticks, fleas, infected mosquitoes, infected wild animals and rodents
5. Food that can cause allergy or high in sodium
6. Nukes (Nuclear missiles and testing)
8. Chemicals such as chlorine, detergent, cleaning solution or disinfectants
9. High altitude
10. Medicines whether they are OTC or with prescriptions (drugs & alcohol)
11.  Smoke inhalation (second hand, I don't smoke, not an addict and I don't have any vices).
12. Bad news. Bad news can cause headaches & migraines.


Before:

I had a severe headache almost like a migraine before after I had eaten 12 pcs. of fresh cherry fruits. Then an omellete (eggs) with veggies and shrimps. I remember that those eggs were somewhat peculiar in nature, having two egg yolks in one eggshell. Twins. A dozen (12)  eggs with two egg yolks each. Funny? Unbelievable but it's true. I didn't know that I will suffer from headache after having those cherries and omelette. What could be hiding in fresh cherries that could make me have headaches? What kind of pesticides the farmers used in their cherry plantation? Could be the water is unsafe? Who knows? The eggs with two egg yolks? farmers using high-protein rich feeds? Or using laying mass in abundance? What could be?

Next, I had a headache once again after cleaning our oven.  You know what an oven right? It was a self-clean oven but 3 hours cleaning time and the steam from such process can be very toxic, then I cleaned it again manually because after I opened the door of the oven, there are remnants of specks of dust inside. Whatever. Maybe you don't know what happened inside the oven so there's no need to explain this. To whom it may care. However, that probably had me having high blood pressure. I'm not dead yet nor had a stroke. I know of somebody who had a stroke and been paralyzed since then  when his blood pressure reached 160.

My blood pressure goes up and down since when the weather temperature goes up. Before, my blood pressure goes up when there's an earthquake somewhere...wherever. lol

My headaches stopped, no more pain after I had my hairdye done. Would you believe that? LOL.
Such a creep. When my silver hair starts coming up from my scalp then headache stars coming and going and coming back. Now that my hair is once again black in color, I'm feeling better. OMG! I can't be blonde! At least this time the smell of the black hairdye is much better to bear. I mean they are not produced from the old roots. I think this time L'Oreal had produced black hairdye with blueberries as their main ingredients.


Monday, May 18, 2020

Signature Voice Matters

If it would be a guessing game then I lost prediction from last night's American idol finale show. I first thought it would be Dillon James the winner of the AMERICAN IDOL for the year 2020.
Why? It's because of his extra unique timbre of voice that is so familiar. Most singers are known for that kind of "specific signature" voice that only belongs to them no one else ( just like P!nk, Katy Perry, Shania Twain, Dolly Parton, Tom Jones, Billie Eillish, Adam Levine, Freddie Mercury, etc) That even if you don't see their face you can right away know who the singer is.



Dillon James didn't win the "idol" he is already a STAR! He's the James Bay/Bob Dylan combination of a phenomenal star.

What do you like? Idol or star? The idol is for survivor games. lol. Anyway, Just Sam won the AI or the American Idol because, probably because she is a good singer perhaps some people looked at her like as if she is the reincarnation of  "Whitney Houston." We have a problem Houston. j/k

Congrats TOP FIVE winners: Dillon James, Just Sam, Arthur Gun, Francisco Martin, Jonny West! They all are talented being able to sing and played musical instruments and to think that some of them are songwriters. Too bad that the pandemic scare had these talented singers singing at the comfort of their homes instead at the big stage in Hollywood.


 AMERICA IDOL JUDGES: Katy Perry, Lionel Richie, Luke Bryan

 Host: Ryan Seacrest
 Jonny West

 Dillon James

 Francisco Martin

Katy Perry


Friday, May 15, 2020

Invisibility

Listening to music makes my day a bit brighter. It's good for the mind and for the heart. Instead of worrying about the future and worrying about the cause and effect of the pandemic that wont go away because it feels like an advertisement on the part of the government. It's like showing the whole entire country or the world who are the powerful entities and whose got the power?

I went over wikipedia and other sources of historical past events on about the subject: Spanish flu of 1918. Spanish flu which I already tackled in another blogs. The flu which became a pandemic was mentioned only twice in the year 1918 (in the record). However, multiple battles, war, assassination, invasion and infrastructures that involve explosions, bombings were recorded constantly. The Spanish flu was just a drop in the bucket , could be the devastation and deaths were actually during the war. The World War I that had its beginnings when two idiots collide because of jealousy and rage over one woman. As simple as that? It doesn't make sense. It's like the Adam & Eve + the serpent.

By the way, my husband went shopping again without me. He shopped at a time when I don't even know where he went first thought he went to work and when he came back he had those shopping bags of fresh produce and dairy products. The last time I went shopping was first week of March 2020, that month when I purchased gifts for my sister on her birthday. Then my husband went to the garden centre (for vegetables)  and to the Canadian Tire and bought potting soil and to my amazement, he bought two pots of bougainvillea. Darn it. I want to go to the garden centre and you know my husband he's like that very strict. He doesn't like me getting out of the house especially because of the pandemic.

Whatever. If I'm sad and disappointed, a lot of people are feeling the same kind of frustrations. I watched the Ellen Degeneres show and Ellen is showing some form of depression and so as Bill Murray. Or are they just good at acting? Ellen inside her greenhouse (or solarium) while being watched from the back by her assistant Andy, looks freaky. I mean, it feels creepy! The different shows on TV produced at respective homes and through the internet or "face time chat rooms" looked kind of weird as if we are watching some people gossip and you are being a stalker or lurkers. That's how it looks now when shows aren't produced inside the studio. Boring too. Viewers would rather watch something else or create their own entertainment at facebook. After all these self-isolation and using too much face time, you'll notice how many hundred tags on your skin (face, neck and back). One day you'll freak out of how many moles you have on your skin. You'll have more wrinkles and dry skin. You'll develop cataract or your eyes will get blurry because of the emission of the bluelight. Tough. The danger that lurks within. How to protect your eyesight and your face from radiation? Wear a face shield? Wear a safety vest against invisible bullets?!


Wednesday, May 13, 2020

Standby Or Not

When you have all the time in the world, what will you do? You are on a "standby" because of the pandemic, you are in isolation because of the lockdown and quarantine. You are not a journalist, not health care worker, not a person who works and produced food or any kind of raw food, you don't work in the supermarket...then what else you can do but remain in isolation and be the standby.

While being the standby at home for fear of the second  wave, what else can you do? The 2 meter distancing is still in effect. No gatherings of about 4-5 people. No social connection except through virtual or through face to face interaction (chat room) with your online friends or online workers. Tad boring eh? I don't like chat room. I found it too slow. It's like burning your face.

I myself, who is already acquainted to this self-isolation since I had my blogs get furious sometimes. I have to slowdown now because what else could I do except blog and do housework. My children are old enough to do whatever they want. They have minds of their own. They are not other younger adults that you can tell them set of rules. Maybe if they are Filipinos it would be easier to give them set of rules (protocols) and have the discipline like most Filipino parents did with their kids. Hard, tough, discipline. Canadians are different from other nationalities. Spanking is not allowed even in schools, teachers are helpless when it comes to do the disciplinary principles because of diversity, difference of culture, custom and tradition. You spanked or verbally abused one Canadian- born student and you are slapped with lawsuits and it will be end of your career as a teacher or worse of all closure of school.

Some Filipino immigrants succeed fairly well when they come here in Canada, which is great for them and so as those Chinese families whose kids who are really great when it comes to their schooling here in Canada. Fact of life is when their kids failed in one subject they are punished, spanked and sometimes not allowed to eat. There are certain disciplinary actions and punishment.

Because of such certain specific guidelines of set of rules from their disciplinarians (parents) they seem to excel in schools and universities even up to their chosen field of work. It was tough eh? Reason for this that most employers would like employees or workers who are Filipinos or from Asian countries. Meaning they know what hard work is. Merit not spoil.
Now what? I excel in both merit and I'm a spoiled brat!

Am I a bad guy like Billie Ellish? Weird. You are a creep, you are a weirdo)))

Sunday, May 10, 2020

Raising The Roof

Have you heard of "raising the roof?" Sure, why not. You can raise the roof provided that it will be at your expense, because of course that's a financial burden.

The reason why nobody reads college textbooks, classic novels, nobody reads newspapers (maybe just you only) it's because of lots of cliche'. I don't even know what cliche means. LOL. Ha ha, I should watch the JOKER movie. Or the BOMBSHELL. Which one is more interesting? The JOKER because it's the movie that won too many awards (Golden Globe, Academy Awards, etc) or the BOMBSHELL because it's very controversial?

Oh, I know better smarten myself because it's a shame when  all those professionals read something like a grade school composition ends up in a blog that could be the source of the laughing stock. They don't realize that a BLOG is nothing sort of simple composition without the need to brag, without the need to be eloquent or be the speech writer that every politicians need for their oratorical contest or debate with other politicians. It is what it is, randomly as usual when I blog...

I think a simple literary composition need no further flowery words unless if you like "flowers." lol
OMG. J/K. Happy to inform everyone that my shasta daisies finally bloomed. I was expecting a flower disc the size of a small sunflower but no, it didn't bloom size 12 not even size 10. FGS! Why? Maybe I didn't give the daisies the fertilizer it needs. Just like those certain individuals that need booster to increase intelligence. To increase serotonin to make themselves humanly and capable of loving and caring even if just for a show.

Raising the roof. Over the ceiling. Which is more comfortable on your part in the kind of testing the kids at school? I first thought we are beyond or farther than that stage or level of implementation as in rocket-sky high. Now that the kids are at home in your homes, you are their teachers. You probably know the level or stage at which your kids are capable of adaptation. What knowledge they learned so far. Can they read and write at the level of their schooling, age and grade? Can they use pencil and ball pens properly and can they write legibly? How far and up to what level is their math skills? Do they know Science? Are they articulate in their own native tongue or language of origin? Too many questions. Every kid is different from other kids and their needs are highly regarded as barriers to their achievement. I am not being judgy or a critic it's just we are all in this together, and who wont be when it comes with the global pandemic as if the world stops.  You have problems, I have problems too. It is human nature to practice empathy with each other. You have lots of help and I can only count few of them. It doesn't look like we need help as someone closed to me said that to me, well you know I don't really show anybody when I'm helpless. freudian.

Raising the roof of your home just to breathe more air and oxygen. Raising the roof as in raising your mentality to the point that nobody can understand you. Whatever. I am not a dramatic person. I don't tend to be the center of anybody's attention. It's just who I am.


Thursday, May 7, 2020

5-7-2020

Today we have an amazing weather temperature of  12C and the sun shines so bright. Do you like the weather today? That's Vitamin D.

 Before, I was so concerned about the weather, the climate and everything about meteorology. This time my first concerned is about my health and my blood pressure which I have to check every now and then.

As of this morning my BP has lowered to 174/90. Good sign that the medicines are working properly.

I have worries once in a while. Anxiety gets the best in me. I think that's one of the characteristic of being autistic.

The GOOD NEWS from the Government also helps a lot, right?  I don't have to think about their everyday briefing of bad news.

For now have my other plan of doing the gardening, planting some seeds at our garden:

 We have seeds of  beans from "oregon giants."  Seeds we gathered  from the bean plants last year. Husband planted the oregon giants first and then swisschards on allocated plot. The rest of the seeds planted by me in another plot.

The rest of the seeds include: swisschards, black beans, papaya, and pumpkins.

I'm not sure whether the papaya seeds will grow here at the kind of weather we have, but I will try and make an experiment on it.

Happy Gardening everybody.


Wednesday, May 6, 2020

Stay Home. Stay Safe. Be Better!

I was busy sewing  the face masks, the original pattern from which given by my sister. I'm using a 100% cotton fabric and that was Monday morning but I started Sunday afternoon...then suddenly a sharp pain in the head bothered me and I stopped from what I'm doing. My husband who was seated on the other end of the table was worried that my BP is probably high. Truth is, it was very high.

228/89 is super high for my age. My husband called our family doctor. Then the doctor asked so many pertinent questions. To see is to believe, I have to see my doctor and he needs to check my BP at the clinic, they have medical equipment and maybe their blood pressure monitor is the state of the art and what else could be happening with me. I was nervous, going to a clinic or hospital in the time of pandemic is also worrisome for everyone. No doubt about it. You can ask every people you know and they will rather stay at home and not get out unless it's important or emergency.

However, my condition is for emergency and I need medical attention right away. I wont be able to cure myself with OTC or over the counter drugs, probably I need aspirin or any heart medication prescription (Rx). I don't feel any pain except the pain in my head which is throbbing per second, sometimes per minute as if I am being pricked or poked by a sharp pin or needle gradually, painfully on interval. In other words, "parang may kumukulam sa akin." But that's impossible in our time and generation that could be some kind of witchcraft. It's funny? No, it is not funny. I'm not dizzy nor feeling any nausea. I could walk and maybe I could run. Maybe the blood pressure monitor malfunctioned? So, the nurse at the clinic used their own medical equipment and the result is much higher. She tried again maybe the result would be lower but it was 228/115.  OMG! My doctor scheduled me for ECG to find out. I don't know how to read a cardiogram. I'm not a heart doctor.
Then they referred me to have my blood test at the ER. The Clinic once had the Laboratory department but it was closed down long time ago, had to go to the Hospital but their Lab testing department is closed at 2:30 pm because there's no patient and they are not busy unless I really have to go there at the Emergency Room and had the test done. They accepted me right away after some questions and the following procedures were done in my behalf: BP check, ECG, CTScan, Blood work, etc. The Hospital is brand new, the air conditioning unit works so well, fresh and clean, it's nice lying there on their ER bed relaxing. The nurse told me, "this is not a spa, Verna!" I laughed at what she said. Thank you ER Health Care Workers!! Thanks to my doctor, to the nurses at the Clinic: You all made me feel at HOME!

You know why I'm writing this story? Because, you should do your own monitoring or checking of your BP (Blood Pressure) and then if its really to the point that you need help, you must seek the attention of your doctor, even if at this time of the pandemic. I know it is scary but everything is for your own good. Call your doctor first. All calls are being screened at the clinics and hospitals to provide the health care workers the need to stay alert and be prepared at what they are in front of them. Of course they followed certain protocols, they wear face masks and safety gloves. I haven't seen any wearing face shields. So far, nobody has been tested with that "virus."  Thank God, the island is safe from such virus. We'll get through this and for me have to exercise, eat less fatty foods because my cholesterol is high. So sad!! I can't eat all the good stuff and I don't feel the need to cook anymore. I can't have my coffee not even a cup of tea. No caffeine. No dairy products. No banana. no spare ribs! OMG! What I'm gonna eat? I'm gonna go Vegan?! I'll think about it.

Sunday, May 3, 2020

Que Horror!

Only 5C temperature today. It's impossible right? At this time of the year, month of May 2020. To think that we have to reheat the house once again as if still is winter time, that's absurd.

I should not complain because too much already of the problems we are currently having because of the pandemic that wont stop. The daily briefing of the progress of coronavirus and the manifestation of the devil. Wow! It's like the Korean/Chinese  teledrama on TV.

While searching for the telecast of SNL = Saturday Night Live but can't find it last night. What happened? usually it airs on Saturday night but it's not there on prime channel where it usually appears. Weird. Since our PVR box was replaced by new PVR something very, very strange happening and there are times our TV screen flickers which never happened before with the previous PVR box.

While in search for SNL, happened to see a movie entitled GET OUT. The story is not just ordinary, it is very unusual. It begins with Chris getting ready for that travel with his girlfriend Rose. 



Rose petting Chris's dog while waiting for her boyfriend packing some stuff, reminds him of his toothbrush and deodorant to bring, etc, etc.

Rose feeling happy that Chris will meet her parents.

Chris phoned his best friend Williams who worked for TSA and informed him of his travel with Rose to meet her family. Williams asked if Rose's parents knew that he is black. His friend can't believe that a black man had fallen in love with a white Caucasian woman or a gorgeous white woman will have fallen in love with his friend. Yeah, even black people thought that's really very strange indeed.
On the way to Rose's family home, they had an accident and their front car got damaged. They accidentally and fatally hit a deer on the road. They informed the accident and the man in uniform came to ask questions and asked for their identity. Rose's reacted when the police officer asked for Chris's identification card (license card) even if he is not the driver. Rose's thought that was sort of racism or discrimination. Anyway, Rose's seem banal, saintly and innocent through all the days that Chris has stayed in Rose's childhood family home whose parents are bit weird. Maybe too weird for Chris because Rose's mother is a psychiatrist and the father is a doctor/surgeon which was not mentioned beforehand. Chris probably felt uneasy that a wealthy family and a gorgeous woman like Rose will fall for him. ? Whatever. So everything in that house seems odd, including the helpers or servants who are black. Rose's father mentioned that they were their servants since their parents were alive and they have to keep them. Chris had his first taste of hypnotism when Rose's mother started stirring a cup of tea and put Chris in hypnotic state. Unbelievable but that works for Chris.
Chris thought it was some sort of nightmare. The next morning, group of people started arriving at Rose's home. They were group of couples, older seniors. Chris started using his camera and took photos of them. He recognized one black person from the rest of those white guests at the party. He seems odd when he exchange pleasantries and then the man's wife came to take him with her. Some older women flirted with Chris, touching his body and they looked at Chris as if he is a piece of meat. One lone man was  seated by himself and he knew Chris even if he is blind. Chris went inside the house and found that his cellphone is unplugged once again, he became very suspicious. He took his cellphone and took photo of the black man married to a white female guest. However, the black man got pissed, his nose bleeding and became violent confronted Chris and hit him. Rose's parents stopped the assault, later on the black guy apologized for his sudden outburst of temper. Rose and Chris left the house, away from the crowd and talked things over. While Rose's dad is doing an auction at the gazebo with a big photo on stand of Chris and the guests seem to play Bingo. Bingo? Auction? What the hell is that? I know, can sense that there is something sinister about almost everything. Chris tried to call his friend Williams and sent photo of the black guy married to the older white woman. Williams search for him in the internet and found that the guy was missing for so many months. Williams tried to contact Chris but he cannot get in through his cellphone and he became worried sick and thus made him report it to the police. However, nobody believes him, he is a TSA officer and they didn't give him credit. Those black men and black woman who worked for the police department didn't believe Williams, a TSA officer, a black guy and how you an ordinary citizen be believable or what is believable? A gorgeous white woman abducted a black man and the black man missing? Impossible! How could that happened? The next scenes are full of adrenaline rush to get out while he can to stay alive.

The movie GET OUT was one of the suspense thrillers written and directed by Jordan Peele. He is known for the weird, horror movie "US."

Saturday, May 2, 2020

The Cause & Effect

The outbreak of the coronavirus happened in Wuhan, China sometime before their Lunar Chinese New Year 2020. However, according to other news (rumors or not?) that the pneumonia or flu like virus happened before  in December 2019. I don't know. I always rely on what is being news broadcasted on TV News Network (CBC News, CTV, Global, CheckNews, CNN, BBC World News).

Strange at is when the coronavirus spread rapidly due to "travel." People who traveled to China and then come home to Canada, other people came back home to Europe, America, Philippines and other countries. Travellers are the the ones spreading them, not that they want to but that's how virus are spread from person to person. Where the original virus came from? Is it from an animal first then transferred to human and how? If the scientists can pinpoint the original source of such coronavirus then it is easy to make and produce vaccines. Trials for vaccines can last up to 12 months or more than a year. Scientists tried so many vaccines already for trials. What works best?

What are the symptoms of the illness? If the doctors knew the symptoms from those suffering from the pandemic of coronavirus then they can prescribe what is the best drug for them rather than wait for the vaccine.

The quarantine and isolation in Canada started 2nd week of March 2020. It's already May 2, 2020. The latest news that they had flatten the curve. Yeah, right. The economy is in recession now. The global stock market almost collapse. It is the GREAT DEPRESSION in the year 2020. How much more flat curve you need? ^^^^^^^^^________ ! Do you still have roofs up there?

I don't think the upper rich, the noveau riche, the wealthy, millionaires and billionaires worry about this pandemic. They have enough financial capability to survive and stay afloat. If one day, everyone starts praying for communism where there will be no rich, no poor and equal opportunity is EQUAL then what could be? Up to what level can mankind put up with this political and economic crisis? Or maybe we should just change channels and not listen to the news anymore. We just have to open our eyes and appreciate the surroundings around us. That's what other people from other countries are doing because they don't have televisions and internet connection and their lives are not affected by the virus.


Friday, May 1, 2020

Power Grab, Power Greed & Power A------e!

Sometimes I have to "draft" any blog composition when radiation is too much. Yeah, I asked that provebial question, ARE YOU A MAGNET? After that I had a severe headache. It could be a migraine because of its extreme, severe pain. It feels like my head is being pricked by sharp pins. Parang kinukulam ako.

OMG! What the heck is happening? It's been 3 days. The interval of pain sometimes vary from 11 seconds then no pain then after a minute the pain of pin being shoot to my head started to come back again and again with interval of 30 seconds then after again and again. Shocking? Pabigla-bigla ang attack ng pain.

Meron nga sigurong mga witches dyan. It's hard to explain something like this especially if you don't feel that kind of pain. So maybe you should feel it too.

I don't know if I'm being subjected by the crop circle witches and they are using my head as their example. Who knows, maybe those humans (are they humans?)  who worked in the government are being used too so that they can propagate the collaboration of the pandemic warfare affecting the whole world.  Somebody up there or those collaborators of greed and power grid are doing the manifestation of evil and causing so much damage to the economy. God knows. Only God knows what their motives and purpose other than they are being diablos!