Wednesday, December 31, 2025

NEW YEAR WISH

 Do you really have to be fast or be slow and steady? It is only the 31st of December today. I know New Year's Eve tonight and so many families are looking forward for the celebration to welcome NEW YEAR 2026. Right on! Celebrate it with a big bang!! Celebrate it with loud colorful and amazing fireworks. It could only happen once a year.

Anyway, to be safe... slow down when it's time to slow down. RELAX. You are not in the competition so be kind to yourself.


 Of all animals, the turtles are the most incredible and long lasting as they journeyed around the world on a slow moving phase and amazingly so many of them had lived up to 500 years of age!

Wow! that's wow!! How could be? Because they are slow? They don't burn their energy so much to please anybody. They live in our world not bothered about stress and pressure they carry their own home and they are slow.

You want to be at the high speed? Be Superman, be an airplane or rocket! I know you are only human. What can you expect. You are not a horse!! Duh.You are not a car either. 

YOU ARE HUMAN with Human heart and soul. 

Let me wish you and every family around the world...

HAPPY NEW YEAR!🧚

BEST OF LUCK & GOOD SWEET CHEERS TO ALL!

BE KIND. BE HELPFUL.

STRIVE TO BE HAPPY!πŸ’“

 

Tuesday, December 30, 2025

TODAY

 You wont believe what happened today. It is a very long story. I was watching the movie :Natural Selection ( it's a free movie on TV Channel Tubi).  Then the bedroom door opens, it was my husband who is feeling unwell. He said that he will go to the ER after he had a shower. I asked him what happened? He said that he had a bloody poop. What?! I was shocked. Why would that happened? I asked maybe his hemorrhoid bothers him and that gets inflamed especially if you have constipation. He said he doesn't had any hemorrhoid. Okay. So our helpful neighbor Duane took him to the ER right immediately and then me later because his car was full of local newspapers for delivery. When I got there at the ER, a hospital worker asked me if I'm Mrs. T. and told me to go there at the Emergency Room, in any of the ISO room. It turned out he was there at the washroom. Once again he said that he's stool has blood in it also has blood clot. OMG! We waited at the chairs provided for patients in waiting at the ER. That was at 11 am. Then he was called for Bloodwork and the Medical Technologist drawn blood from his arm (3 vials of blood for the test). Few minutes later he was called for ECG. Next after the result of the bloodwork's done Dr. A. Rowe introduced herself and conduct herself explaining about the result of the blood test, she said my husband BP or Blood Pressure is ok, no problem. ECG's result not finished yet. She checked if my husband has chest pain, stomach pain or any pain in his anus she checked that too. Husband said no pain. Dr. Rowe is such a smart, knowledgeable doctor. She talked clearly not hiding anything, she is straightforward. She's professional and I like that for a doctor. I WISHED ALL DOCTORS ARE JUST LIKE HER... SMART & INTELLIGENT! She kind of think that the blood thinner is somewhat causing such problem and it must be stopped for a week or consult with the Cardiologist. Ok, first thought my husband is suffering from ulcer ( I hope not!) While waiting at the ER, husband went to the washroom again and this time his poop's not that bloody red anymore, just that its black. More waiting and its almost 2 pm, Dr. Rowe came and approached us one more time and informed my husband that everything's ok, the last bloodwork turned out good. Hemoglobin's good and so as the ECG. It comes to conclusion that it could be the "blood thinner" and it must be stopped.  However if it still persist  - the diarrhea with blood, the next procedure could be colonoscopy. OMG!! The long ER Health procedure from 11am to 2 pm. Not bad for there were at least more than 24 patients in there waiting for their turn.

Ghee, first thought I could relax today. But with husband's health scare... that makes me have an anxiety attack. I'm trying to be strong for all of us here at home. It's kind of weird that I told myself wont go in crowded places. It's not crowded much at the new hospital but too many are sick and some patients are being cared for outside of the room. ? There is not enough beds or not enough rooms. It is a new hospital building. How could that happened? But at least there are many medical technologists taking bloodworks for patients. We only met the Med Tech,  ECG Specialist, , the ER Doctor and the Health Care clerks. There is unity and team work in that local Hospital so it wont be closed or shutdown. Promise!!!! I wont let CAMPBELL RIVER CLOSED DOWN OR SHUT DOWN.

Wonder why those ER in other Hospitals closed down? I could only think there is "over capacity" limit to how many patients they can let in or maybe "under quarantine" because ER or Emergency Room is a 24 hour service to the  public. Or simply because there's not enough hospital workers such as ER Doctors with specialization.

 

And this is hopefully less worries for me. 

Fingers crossed!

Watched GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY. Almost the ending when we get home. Rocket Raccoon was crying because Groot has perished. Rocket planted him in a designated pot and Groot miraculously grew back and comes back to life once again.


 

TODAY, TOMORROW & THE FUTURE

 Quite wonderful day yesterday without snow and without rain, it was so amazing! Wishing that everyday is just like that. So enough left over foods. My husband had panfried tilapia turned out the fish inside the package was ling cod fillets. They were in the same package and color label except that not fillet of tilapia. Oh darn! To tell you the truth, the taste? Not much of difference. Then we had steamed rice because as you know my daughter loves to have rice most of the time especially if we have pork veggie sinigang (tamarind soup) or chicken curry. Their dad loves potatoes more than rice. Bread and potatoes for White people. My daughter has fair skin complexion compared with her dad but she loves rice more than potatoes or bread. 

For me, I can eat rice, potatoes or bread as main staple food. They are carbohydrates and of course the body needs more protein than carbohydrates. Today, I have to clean the milkfish and cook it with coconut milk if there is still an available can in our pantry, otherwise settle for fried milkfish instead.

I gained at least 2-3  lbs. and I don't like it. I should have diet > New Year's Resolution this coming 2026. 

So far, life's been good to me. Thank You God!πŸ™ I have my good family with me and I have good friends. Plus, having blogs as platform for my artworks and my rants...what else could I ask for? Oh, I know I always forget that I'm on dialysis. Darn it!! Is there a way that things could be reversed? I mean right now my body feels okay. I don't have symptoms of an ailment except that I have a catheter on my chest. My BP is normal, everything seems normal to me. 

Just that I have fear of going out especially in a crowded place. I don't like to catch any illness, flu or virus. Just recently, a friend of mine had a sore throat and after dialysis she was unable to stand up and the nurse said that she'll be taken to the ER. OMG! This happened when she attended a get together and a couple in that party had colds. Just like that how fast it spreads. I knew that she had been vaccinated for anti-Covid and flu but why she still got infected? Well, I hope and pray for her speedy recovery.

NEW YEAR'S EVE on Wednesday night. Celebration of New Year in Canada is different from the Philippines. It is much noisier and busier in Philippines with all the banging of drums, pots and pans, trumpets and noises from bamboo canons, firecrackers and many noises that you can think of to welcome the New Year. Its not even New Year and there are kids already having sparklers. Well that was when I was there don't know if the old tradition has been changed. The Food Feast usually called the  Noche Buena (Christmas Midnight Food Fest.) then the Media Noche for the New Year Midnight Food Fest rather it is a Feast.

Why it is celebrated on Midnight not at dinner time? I don't know for sure. It is more like a tradition. Maybe because of religious belief that you must attend the Church Mass first on Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve and after the mass (don't know how long the mass during at the time of Spanish colonization from 15th to 18th Century) Maybe the Mass was longer than 2 hours and takes more hours when the queque for the  Holy Communion took hours and hours as it depends on the population of the parish community. Who knows, could be a long line up for those who would like to confess at the booth. Devoted Catholics must confess their sins first before they are given a Holy Communion. Don't know if this is being followed in our generation. 

We are no longer in the Past we must live today. Think about TODAY, TOMORROW & THE FUTURE.


 GOD BLESS US!    πŸ’“πŸ‘ŒπŸ‘ΌπŸ™GOOD LUCK!



Sunday, December 28, 2025

JUST FOR MY ENTERTAINMENT

Return to my artworks. My day is not complete if I cannot draw, sketch or do something artsy. This time I had just finished the "Telegraph Cove."  I gave this artwork to Nurse Sasha. 

Telegraph Cove is located in Vancouver Island and the popular holiday destination for camping, fishing and sightseeing of Canadian wildlife. It is the place to go motor-boating, seadoo, whale-watching and dolphins abound too in that area.

You don't need to go to Mexico to frolic with dolphins... there are cute dolphins in Telegraph Cove.


 

However, I don't know if you can touch, hug and kiss the dolphins at Telegraph Cove. lol


LATEST NEWS @ CityNews: Orcas & Dolphins in a pod joined forces for their annual salmon hunting. 

It snowed for few hours in the morning covering the rooftops of every house in the community, covering trees and the ground and Raven & Echo enjoyed the snow covered front yard. It's first time for Raven to see the snow so she ate a scoop of it. The snow didn't last long because the cuckoo rain had fallen and melted the snow. Too bad, Raven and Echo liked the snow so much.

Saturday, December 27, 2025

BE A FARMER OR BE AN AI ROBOT

 Creativity in writing no longer applies in our time. Duh! Simply because it is too much of a lie as what some critic said from the past. Well, why not we become too technical just like those AI Robots. LOL

That's right, if you are overtly dramatic you are not to be believed. BLOGGING is no longer a creative writing taking in place because people in our generation are no longer capable of  applying emotional sense or there is lack of sensitivity among humans nowadays.

For the most part blame the many wars, the politics in our country and other countries whose occupation thrive because of unstoppable wars that killing is an occupation and it pays millions and billions of dollars. Of course what made you think they have feelings? They are not emotional. Period.

Hey, you can install "feelings" on those newly invented robots and robotics machines so that they could be accepted as replacements in the workforce.

The original advocate of  banning the AI and AI Robots would be the courageous Bernie Sanders who is unafraid of criticizing the rise of the AI or Artificial Intelligence. Why other humans are not concern about this? The AI will replace humanities, the world of work, they will function to dismantle the works intended for humans. They also helped brainwashed kids to commit suicides. The Government has no plan to ban AI and you wonder why. 

What is AI anyway? ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE is the stimulation of human intelligence using heuristic  linguistics codes. 

Not that bad right? You know what heuristics right? Is there creativity in it? its more like plenty of loops and loopers.

AI is still human intelligence but computer and modern technology is used more than ever. So, in other words a human must be knowledgeable and highly skilled in using modern technology and coding of very important documents. It's more like enigma. That each person using the computer has all the knowledge required in encoding, decoding as if that genius is like Turing. It's HIGH TECH your best skill otherwise, just be a farmer. 

It's more like decoding your strength and encoding what is your DNA that must fit your RNA. Whether you have a Double Helix or just a screwed structural defect.

 Remember what Steve Jobs said: Don't be stupid. You have to eat to be human. Robots are not paid.

Friday, December 26, 2025

FOOD GALORE!

 Well looks like everybody loved what they received for Christmas. I received a lovely sweater, beauty products, greeting cards, collectibles, gift basket, chocolates, cheezies, gift card, and warm hugs. Thanks to the generous givers of gifts!!! πŸ’“πŸ’πŸ‘Œ


 

Now what's for lunch and dinner? Oh my goodness, so much foods!! Lots of left-overs!!!


 





Why too many left-over? Well, you know there are members of the family who are having snacks before dinner that's why... LOL.

Over stuffed!

OUR CHRISTMAS DINNER

 OMG! 'Tis the season to be jolly alright. My family had that one big surprise when all of a sudden, surprise of all surprises, our prodigal son has returned home! It was indeed a big warm surprise and husband and I were so happy, my family is finally complete this Christmas, THANK YOU DEAR GOD!

Yeah, been too busy with all the cooking , baking and roasting turkey and the oven is very hot that we don't need the heater on. Cooking the designated stuffing and roasting turkey is always my husband's task. The Filipino foods and Chinese foods are my expertise to cook. I didn't cook any Italian dish that could wait 'til the New Year. 

Our Christmas Dinner: 

Appy's :  Lumpiang Shanghai  

                Empanada

                Cheezecurls

Main Course Dinner: Butterball Turkey, Stuffing & Gravy

                                      Boiled Potatoes

                                      Steamed Rice

                                      Steamed Broccoli & Green Peas

Side Dish:  Pork/ Veggies Chowmein

                    Pinangat - Taro leaves with shrimps, pork, and smoked salmon in coconut milk 

                    

Dessert : Buttertarts, Blueberry & Cherrytarts

                Vanilla Ice Cream

                Shortbread cookies

 

My Sister Emmy & Bro. Romy came to dine with us and  they brought gifts, embutido and a big platter of yummy palabok. Thanks!πŸ‘πŸ‘Œ

Duane and the kiddos: Raven & Echo also came to dine with us and they brought apple pie and pumpkin pie with whipped cream. Thanks! πŸ‘πŸ‘Œ


That's all folks for now. Wishing you all a warm HAPPY & WONDERFUL CHRISTMAS without snow. πŸ™Œ

Today is already BOXING DAY. Walmart is open at 6 am? Wow! I would love to shop at Walmart but not today...maybe later.  CIAO and Have a great day people!!!!

Wednesday, December 24, 2025

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!!


Wishing you all a Very Merry Blessed Christmas & A Happy, Healthy, Prosperous New Year!πŸ‘ΌπŸ™πŸ™ŒπŸ’“

Tuesday, December 23, 2025

IT'S NOT JUST ABOUT ME IN BLOGGING

"IF telling you the truth is wrong, what is right? 

Truth is not trying to be creative in my own writing here because when you tend to some narrow-minded humans will blurt out you are being fakey or dishonest. Creativity is honesty. If you have different mentality seek the mental therapist in your community.

Who cares right? This a blog and it is a personal diary of  the author of the blog. Whatever I write or post here it is for my own happiness not the happiness of the reader. You cannot please your reader you know. That's why the comment section of this blog is off limits to intruder.

Those who are reading my blogs might find me  having a hissy fit. Ha ha! never happened, actually would like to try that. I would like to try different approach to writing to surprise myself and those who tried to annoy me. We all have different personality and attitude just like you having a different set of eyes in striking color green or blue iris. It is the iris of the eye that has color pigment. Is it true that people with blue eyes have color vision? Just asking.

You Tube.
 

I seldom talk about my family in my blog unlike other blogwriters who  posted everything all about their kids, their grandparents where they go everyday, what they did every week. Maybe because they are happy blogging about family that's why. I would like to have broadcast my whole family and relatives everyday but do you think my family would love that? NO. I don't think so. I might write about them maybe once a month or occasionally but not everyday but that doesn't mean I don't care about them. I love my family with all my heart and soul but for the whole world to read everyday of who we are, what we are doing and where we are going that's almost like a series. It is more like a TV drama series. We are not Hollywood. Darn.

The other night, my daughter Tam and I watched late night movie entitled FIRST COW. At first was reluctant to watch the movie because I don't know the actors but then we gave it a try. OMG! It's a good story of an "American Dream." Two hopeless men who befriended each other in 1820's find a way to help each other in times of adversity, the Chinese man King Lu who owns a small shanty offered for the new friend Cookie to live with him because he has no place to go. Cookie is a smart guy with flare for baking and cooking to earn a living. I wont tell you the whole story, you'd better watch it for yourself.


Monday, December 22, 2025

WE, THE FILIPINOS

I AM A FILIPINA by heart, in my mind born in the Philippines and because I am married to a White Canadian have to live here with him and with our Canadian born children in Canada. I always want to go home in the Philippines with my family to live there for good so that my children have to be educated there instead. I tried to ... twice when my children were only age one year old and the twins 6 months old. Then we returned to Canada and then went back home again in Philippines so that my eldest son could start his first education, we thought we better live there but my husband don't like that idea. He doesn't like going to Philippines every year after year to see his family. It was a very difficult decision that I have to live in Canada. I am not struggling with the language or the environment the struggle is having three children and both of of me and my husband are working. Day care is costly! I had to stay at home but it was answered when my husband became a landlord/manager for a 31 unit townhouse and one apartment with 20 tenants plus 2 houses for reno and maintenance. I don't have to leave the house to work, we live in that townhouse and work is within that complex building. So I must say, that was really good as we managed those townhouse and apartment,  the yard and everything for a span of 24-26 years. 

Years happened so fast and so swift and all my children are grown ups. A lot of memorable happenings had happened. Housing is now almost unaffordable everywhere, anywhere in Canada.So many buildings, condominiums, apartments, houses are being built but so many of them are empty because they are unaffordable to many people from all walks of life. Wildfires, floods became the most unforgiving major disaster of destroying so many lands, forest and housing facilities in Canada. Some wildfires the cause of destroying the whole city or community within BC, Alberta, in parts of Saskatchewan and Manitoba. So unbelievable. When I heard of the un-housed or homeless people in Victoria, or within the city where I live I thought at first if its true or not have to see it for my self. But if its in the NEWS on TV maybe it's true. 

NOTE: You are probably thinking that majority of Canadians are POOR! TRUTH is they are well endowed, rich people HOWEVER if majority or major SOURCE OF INCOME FOR MOST CANADIANS are closed or shutdown such as the PULP MILLS, the MINING INDUSTRY, THE SAWMILLS & FORESTRY what do you think will happen? What's left out there for educated Canadians to work on? The Health Care Industry? Well its because when population had been terrorized and tormented by those politicians with "motives" other than for personal purpose the rest of the population struggled and became victims of poor health. Yeah, the repetition of old history of the GREAT DEPRESSION lingers in our present generation. With the TARIFF THREAT that's added burden.

It's true that the Housing is truly costly in our time, in our generation you can find that out by checking Craiglist. The cheapest price for 3 bedroom is now C$2,500-C$3,000/month!!!!!! That's so unbelievable, and they are not even brand new houses. What the hell?!

The only solution is for the GOVERNMENT to build BC Housing that ordinary people can afford below C$2,000/month otherwise, you will have millions of people living on tents in the next five years. The only option? Some families live in motels and hotels.

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Happy to read a blog from Hawaiian blogger about the hundred thousands of Filipinos in Hawaii and they are the largest dominant ethnic group there. GREAT! So many Filipinos are members of US NAVY, US ARMY & the US ARMED FORCES and so many members of the US HEALTH CARE and dependents of them live there for so many years. Filipinos are actually the native Hawaiians that you don't know. FBI EDGAR HOOVER was part Filipino. Filipinos are the Brown Americans during the WORLD WAR II.

And at present time when America is largely populated by undocumented Venezuelans and they cannot be deported because of Maduro,  do you think it is right for the Americans to take the oil from Venezuela to feed the Venezuelans in the USA?

POTUS Trump would like to take it as version of BATTLESHIP. He is the Alien. lol


Sunday, December 21, 2025

THE OLD TRADITION OF GIFT-GIVING

 

MY COLLECTIBLES include nutcrackers, and other figurines which I purchased from gift shop and museum long time ago.



I told myself that when I got nothing to give for Christmas I might just look and sort out from my shelves, from my cabinet. OMG! I don't think so! LOL. I wont give my nutcrackers, my collection of angels and elephants. Darn it! Look I am not a grinch nor a scrooge. I was thinking about the honest truth about Christmas and the true meaning of Christmas. 

Christmas is the celebration of the birth of the Lord our GOD...  JESUS CHRIST. HE IS THREE IN ONE: The FATHER, THE SON & THE HOLY SPIRIT.  Christmas is about JESUS THE BABY's BIRTHDAY! 

Supposedly if its somebody's birthday we tend to give the birthday celebrant the gifts they truly deserved. However at Christmas in the modern era of civilization, Christmas becomes a commercialization and that offers stress and pressure for everybody. That gift giving becomes the norm. Old people and younger people received gifts and thereby they give gifts in return in other words an exchange gifts happened. This silly but exciting tradition continues during at Christmas holidays. Is it fun? It is totally fun if you have enough to afford but it is problematic for those who cannot. 

Sometimes, gifts need not be too expensive. As what they said, the smaller the box, the value of the gift is greater. Is that true? The bigger the box, the value of the gift is lesser. Darn! If that's 100"X 100" Plasma TV that's worth everything of value. Ha ha! I'm dreaming. 

HAPPY WINTER SOLSTICE!πŸ‘ŒπŸ‘πŸ™‹πŸ™Œ

Saturday, December 20, 2025

STIR CRAZY!

If you want to make a name for your own sake then build a new one not adding your name to an already well established institution or building especially when you did not contribute to that institution. 

That's my opinion and the opinion of billions of people around the world. 

Can you just imagine, having to put your name on somebody else's name because you want to show that you are better than that human being? You cannot change the legacy of another human and replace it with your own as a mockery or to prove something. It is a disgrace and disrespectful. It's more like stealing the legacy of somebody else. It is crazy! Then the crazy people allowed it? You should all go to mental institution and name it for yourselves.

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It was in the year 2000 when I read that Science Magazine about mental health. That in the near future millions of people will have problems with mental health. Well the future is NOW. 

 

Friday, December 19, 2025

MACHINE DENIALS

MACHINE DENIALS ARE FOR REAL!

Machine Denials are for real in shopping malls, supermarket and department stores and because of this kind of scam better watch out. In the near future some people will take matters into their hands and take control. People with guns will start shooting and firing at those machines and destroy them. That's dystopia for you.

In the News Network CBC NEWS broadcast about a different MACHINE DENIALS. 

Let AI explain that to you:

"Machine Denials" refers to
using Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) to automate, predict, and manage claim rejections in healthcare (like insurance approvals) or to prevent network attacks (DDoS), while also being the title of a CBC investigation into a major healthcare data breach where officials denied it happened, exposing sensitive employee data. Essentially, it’s about machines either causing denial issues (breaches) or solving denial problems (claim processing, security).

What's that blank space over there above? It could be invisibility cloak. Or that could be onion ink. Not funny!


The blank space could be LET IT SNOW ****************************let it snow. 

Yeah happened to view snowy rooftops and snowy trees and ground on the floor.


Thursday, December 18, 2025

DNA TO RNA

 I know that DNA & RNA are chromosomes and the A in DNA & RNA stands for Acids. 

I asked AI about it.  Is there proteins in DNA & RNA?

Here is the AI answer:

 No, DNA and RNA themselves are nucleic acids made of nucleotides, not proteins; however, they contain the instructions for building proteins, and proteins (like histones) actually package DNA, while other proteins (like ribosomes) read RNA to make new proteins, forming a crucial link in the Central Dogma of biology. Proteins are the functional "workers" built from DNA's genetic code, carried by RNA.

PROTEINS are building blocks. They are the "lego" inside your body.

Now the question is why are they humans with spikes of proteins in their blood? 

In my opinion is probably because we are using too much technology. The kind of food that we eat the beverage we drink and because of the technique of how blood samples are drawn and spin, or maybe its because humans are becoming superhuman? Look we are using too much machines with RFI (Radio Frequency Interference) there is dosage of radiation that affects human  body. However, if your well being is not affected physically and mentally, there is nothing to worry. 

For the very anxious humans who want to know what those extra proteins in your body need to consult the EXPERTS. Somebody suggested that if your protein is high, take more vitamins to make it even. LOL. You know you are not a leafy vegetables, you are  human and you are mammal and a carnivorous being.

You probably have cancer somebody said. Let's have CAT SCAN. Darn! CAT SCAN & MRI are not the answer. You should ask Madam Curie. Use the Quija Board. She knows the answer. If you would like to have cancer, take the CAT SCAN. MRI is safer.

And you think that's baloney? Well depends on how much dosage of radiation your body can afford.

LIGHT IS A DRUG.  Just the ultraviolet rays from the SUN can give you melanoma. How about being inside those machines that gives you radiation? Yeah feels like being in a microwave. 

Sometimes worrying, the anxiety gives you the creep, next thing you know...  That's what it is they want to scare you. Ask them if they have protein spikes probably not because they are vegetarian.

Then you'll be asked to see a mental therapist, psychologist or psychiatrist so that they can have new patient. LOL.  OMG! Why I knew all about this? Because I studied Psychology that's why.

I think some lonely humans should have good friends to confide too with their problems so that they wont seek a mental therapist. But then they wont have a job right? Health Care is becoming so popular nowadays because too many sick people in this world propagated by all the BAD NEWS ON TV & THE INTERNET. News networks who are affiliated with Pharmaceutical companies. Those Health Care workers passed you around with other health care workers as if they are sales agents. Go here, go there! Travel here and there... Go to Lalaland whatever! 

Finally some human beings had found a way to conquer their fear and befriended the AI tech on the internet. They chatted with ChatGPT and discovered something that most humans don't have. Is that good? Are AI ROBOT better  than most humans?

DNA TO RNA.  

RNA THE MESSENGER.

Tuesday, December 16, 2025

WHAT'S REAL? WHAT IS NOT REAL?

 There is so much troubles happening around the world as if they don't have respect anymore to any religious festivity or celebration. Christmas is just getting closer, only 9 days to go and yet so many blood bath had happened days  ago. What the hell is going on? Is chaos and insanity a normal thing now? Who would like getting out there when you know that there are deranged humans who cannot control their anger and hate. The beach is no longer a safe place, shopping malls, schools and university, then recently in California home the famous director producer and his wife was stabbed to death and the suspect was their own son. That reminds me of the Menendez brothers who murdered their own parents. The world is getting to be inconvenient and uncomfortable unsafe for human beings. As if what's going on feels like a movie. So unbelievable. 

Of all these unbelievables one thing that could set in is doubt. Are you not being suspicious or having doubts if all those news are real or fabricated? Or the shootings are just shootings for film production as in too many television shows and television series that were produced in the open public not in the studio. 

Long time ago when production companies would rather have setting in the Universal Studio within their large compound. In modern era of  producing movies, cinematography takes you to other countries, with real people, real picturesque views not background murals or paintings inside the large studio. 

So many action movies, almost real and surreal, the bombings and explosion, gun totting armed men firing fake guns in view of the public. 

FBI, FBI International, CSI, NCIS, Chicago Fire, Fire Country all of these TV Series were filmed outside of a studio. You have lead actors and actresses running here and there in view of the public, running and shooting, firing after those suspects of crime. 

Meet Rocket Raccoon & the humanoid Groot of the GUARDIANS OF GALAXY. At least you know that AI been used in this science fiction action movie and they are filmed in the studio. WHAT'S REAL?

 

Monday, December 15, 2025

AM I DREAMING?

To tell you the truth I don't know how and why some people's artworks are saleable. How and why I cannot sell my own artwork? LOL. Isn't that funny?

BECAUSE they are not for sale!!

There are so many people who admired my Arts, my Artworks,  my drawings then they cannot help staring at it as if being hypnotized so I just gave it like a gift to make someone happy.

A friend of mine advised me to frame the artworks then have them for exhibit at the local Art Gallery where she is a member. Hmm, I'll think about that.

For whatever reason, drawing and painting is just too easy for me. I mean I was born with a gift that's why. Hmm, am I bragging? I don't like bragging, just being truthful rather being honest. lol.
 

My own gifted children have the artsy hands and talents for the FINE ARTS, Photography, Animation.

My son Justin was blessed with the Arts since a very young age, had scholarship after winning in the BC Skills Competition in High School. However he was unable to complete 3D Animation in College due to certain problems with Racism. Its okay, he is practicing ARTS at Home.

The above image is one of my digital paintings. My Digital Painting so far has reached thousand images in my Collection. My old computer has this simple "Paint" program. The simpler it is the better. No AI. Duh. Had it entitled "Dreaming."


Sunday, December 14, 2025

THE 14th OF DECEMBER

 SNL did it again! As always they had spoof of the look-alike Trump in their episode last night's show. He sounds like Trump too. In the US SNL is the spoofy-py show while  in Canada it is 22 MINUTES. AIR FARCE no longer in the airwaves.

Those comedians knew how to make us laugh in times of adversity, in times of economic crisis. Thank God we can still laugh otherwise be miserable and pray for doom and gloom. I love to pray for better society, better community and country for better weather favorable for majority of humans around the world. We cannot be all environmentalist because it requires education, training and certification. 

Seven days to WINTER SOLSTICE.πŸ‘ΌπŸ˜‡ Are you excited? Maybe your young children are more excited than you are. Children are happier in Ontario, Alberta and the interior part of BC because they already had snow in the first week of December. I remember when my children were younger when at the first snow fall, they all hurried up to the upper elevated part of the yard together with all the neighbor kids and they went tobogganing using inflatable snow tires downhill while other kids had their sleds. They stayed at the snowy yard for hours and hours taking advantage of the snowy ground. They will only come home for lunch and then back again to play outside. 

In some villages or community they had the man-made pool that turned out to be an ideal skating rink for kids and adults. A pond could turn into a skating rink too. While the bigger icy pool was located in Ontario when their river turned into the longest skating rink ever.

Only 10 Celsius today so it wont be icy or snowy today just that praying for better days ahead without snow **yet and without rain. Rainfall is better during the wildfires season don't you think? Unless otherwise those wildfires are not caused  by lightning but something else. Maybe if the wildfires strike again, Canada needs forest detectives.


Done with AC/DC. Find other codes which  is better, clever, witty and hilarious.


Saturday, December 13, 2025

SETBACK

 

Do not pray for too much rain or you'll be at the bottom of the sea. Be with the mermaid, octopus, sea turtle and other sea creatures. Remember the 20,000 Under the Leagues.

Yes dudette, the heavy rainfall had flooded Fraser Valley once again. 

As usual there is breaking news happening around the world. As if the only thing that matters are the news propagated by the Media. Media people who thrive on uncertainty and vulnerable are prone to  watching and listening to them on TV, News Networks through Social Media outlets. The human whom they called Der Furor wins in the Media and Press because that's his "outlet" for revenge. Do you think he is paid for such breaking news and giving out outrageous headlines? It could be a zarzuela all along. Some politicians followed his way of life.

Now what? If the trend is like that as being showbiz or turning politics into showbiz as providing more controversial issues then the GOVERNMENT would never be the same again. Then include the Power of AI. 

Here's the point... HUMANS, majority of the population would have to be clever. witty and will use their brains. The human population wont trust their politicians anymore. That's the unfortunate setback.


 

Friday, December 12, 2025

TGIF

 Is TOM CRUISE THE CRACKER JACK? OMG! You have to watch his latest movie MISSION IMPOSSIBLE: Final Reckoning. It was totally, absolutely amazing! 

Once again the popular and famous actor TOM CRUISE proved himself as the most stunning, brilliant actor and incredible stuntman in his latest movie Final Reckoning. The stunts were captivating and death defying. 

Is TOM CRUISE related to Jackie Chan? They were like men without fear. 

Darn! That movie was long but worth the wait until the end. Lots of surprises in this movie. That's what I like in a movie, all the actions, power cast, thrillers and mystery including dramatic episodes. Hurray for TOM CRUISE the Brilliant Actor, total Entertainer of the Year! He should be in TIME PERSON OF THE YEAR!πŸ‘


 Yeah, yeah, felt like an owl last night sleeping late watching too much TV. Watching movie, watching NEWS at CBC, CTV, Global, CNN, CityNews, BBC, whether news on another news channel is different from the other but it seems they carry the same kind of news except BBC tend to sway away from other news network. 

Wishing the weather is much better and favorable today because its TGIF. 

Have a wonderful, nice day people! πŸ™

Thursday, December 11, 2025

NUTCRACKERS

 

NUTCRACKERS.  Let us tackle the origin of NUTCRACKERS first.

Let's have AI Overview

 Nutcrackers originated in 17th-century Germany, particularly the Ore Mountains (Erzgebirge), evolving from simple tools into decorative figures, often depicting soldiers or kings, that symbolized good luck and scared away evil spirits. Their iconic, soldier-like design became popularized by the FΓΌchtner family, who started mass production in the 1870s, and later gained global fame through Tchaikovsky's 1892 ballet The Nutcracker, solidifying their association with Christmas, especially after American soldiers brought them home from Germany post-WWII.

NOTE: This is what AI is good at above as in whatever you asked through the internet there is a corresponding answers. AI Overview is more like instant encyclopedia if you want fast answer to certain question.

Yes dudette, NUTCRACKERS originated from Germany. Nutcrackers are craftmanship by creative Germans. Germans believe in Christmas would you believe? They are more than Christians than what is depicted of them during World War II.

The above images are from my collection of Nutcrackers.  What are Nutcrackers in the story of Clara at the Lemonade River? Go find out.



UNKNOWN

 For whatever reason there is always those demonic entities who keep following me everywhere and they always are in disguised. I remember what my grandmother used to tell me and advised that every time those  demons appear out of nowhere I have to lit a piece of palaspas or the blessed palm from Palm Sunday's celebration. However , I am in Canada not in Philippines and who will believe such ancient ritual?  Anyway, just trying to be cool and pretend nothing happened. The guilty demon will just vanish to thin air with my prayers. Now I forgot the Latin version prayers that my grandmother had taught me. Darn. Can I just say The power of Christ compelled you!!!!!!!!!!

It's December what all the demons are doing in Canada? FGS!

IF I have a drum probably have to pop & bang the drum so loud that those evil creatures will go away. What do you think? Fireworks and loud firecrackers and banging of drums and loud noises can scare demons you know? That's why they are the usual way to welcome the New Year.

Hold on, it is only the 11th of December, Thursday. Last night's result of the Amazing Race, had the two brothers Jag and Jas winning the grand prize of 1Million Dollars. Kyland & Taylor 2nd and brothers Adam & Joseph 3rd. They were brave enough to rappel down New York's Empire State Building. Would you believe it? You saw it with your own eyes on TV. They didn't even make a fuzz. Congrats brave people. Some people wont do it even if its for million of dollars. Too risky! 

My husband cooked guinisang munggo! Wow! He learned so quick with cooking Filipino foods. My children love the ccoked munggo with beef, carrots & broccoli, onions, garlic, spices and lots of ginger (bittermelon's not available).  

Only 5 Celsius today don't know whether it will go down or up depends on how cold the air and precipitation today. Winter Solstice is on December 21st so it will go down probably. And the snow hater once again get freaking mad. It is just that you cannot please everybody. I don't really know why they live in Canada if they hate cold winter months. They of all people should be used to it just like Asian people used to very hot climate almost everyday for the rest of the year after year.

Ciao, have a good day!

 



 


Wednesday, December 10, 2025

ART WORKS LIKE MAGIC

(((( I remember finding something about you ))) Everyday I'm thinking about you))) 

Day after day... 

Younger me!!!! Age 28. 

So much of picture-taking. I don't like being self-centered here so we have to return to ArtWorks. 


 Let's have Mona Lisa, my version of Mona Lisa duh.

To tell you the truth I love the background used by Leonardo Da Vinci in his painting. I wonder what those mountains are. Are they the Dolomites of Italy? 

I can change the scenic views of the mountain though. That's what painters can do with paintings. They can even change the image or the subject in the background.


 



Shooting a picture or target shooting?

BIATHLON at the OLYMPIC GAMES still is my favourite to watch on TV. 

Bring it home ... bring it home!


You think pineapple express is mulan? LOL. It could be snow! Let it snow, let it snow and people keep on praying.

Tuesday, December 9, 2025

JUST ME & MY WEIRD STORY

 

Tell me why so many billions of people are so obsessed with photographs and photography? Well, including me!! To tell you the truth when I was younger, I was afraid being photographed because of something that happened to me and my female cousin. It was a very long story though.It was such a mystery that's why don't want to reveal that here. Anyway, when I was in High School seldom we get picture-taking because how much was a camera in 1977 to '81. I think the only one who had a camera was Jeanette and she seldom bring her camera for photography. It was not a trend way back then and the only picture we had was the Class picture for our batch. Then suddenly out of the blues somebody brought a camera after our CAT or Citizen Army Training wearing our military uniform as MEDIC then we all posed for the pictures. That's it. It would be nice if we also have "the formation doing the drill with our drill sergeant but you know it was not my camera so...  

Next photo session with my classmates were during our HS Graduation. Only few photos because simply the "film" was kind of too expensive for ordinary people like us way back then. Then to have it processed takes two weeks at the photo booth and it cost too much money too.I know there are ways in which you can splurge money in the Philippines to buy this and that and photographs are not that much important because thinking of the expenses in Graduation and then the tuition fees for College. My parents set  priority in having their children finish their Education. I was glad that my Father was in the Army and his salary and benefits are up to the standard of living that we can cope up. However, my Mother worked too (now retired) which help in other extra household expenses. I have five siblings and if we all have to finish College you know that would be chaotic right? How we get by is maybe a "miracle sort of." LOL. It just happened that my parents don't have a mortgage to pay because we owned the house and lot and they are fortunate to have us as "good children" who do not complain. Oh, sometimes, its me who complain most of the time because of housework! Nah, truth is most children helped their parents at home doing household chores in the Philippines. Children help run errands, cook meals, go to the market, feed the chicken and rabbits, pasture the goats (actually those farm animals were from my uncle and he asked us to have them in our yard) then the water was rationed and had designated schedule that I have to keep myself wide awake from 8 to 11 pm to fill up the drum with water or else I wont have water for bathing. I bathe everyday and I am conscious about personal hygiene so water is very important to me. Why we don't have hose to just have it on the drum? There is not enough water pressure. Actually in the 70's there is an abundance of water in our area, water runs freely on the tap and you can take a shower anytime you want  however when the population exceeded in our town, water becomes hot commodity and it becomes "ration per designated hours only." The water flows for 4 to 6 hours only in those pipes in every home per day and then the Authority shut it down after 6 hours. Next day 6 hours time allocated for you to fill up the drums. Day after day...

 

WATER is very precious in Philippines that millions of people would rather have  soft drinks and COCA COLA is the most popular. 

I don't drink that anymore. I opted to drink juice with ice cubes. Coffee with milk is also an alternative and lukewarm water. Hey, there is so much water in Canada! There is no such thing as "ration" here but who knows when it get so populated... 


JUST THE TWO OF ME is already overwhelming! 

j/k



Monday, December 8, 2025

PHOTOGRAPHY

 Let's have some photographs instead of artworks today:  My daughter Tam loves photography so sometimes I am the  subject of her photography aside from what she sees around her, nature, anything unusual, beautiful or something interesting on TV. 

My daughter studied Photography in 2012.  It's me on this 2012 photograph and I'm age 50.





However if I like to photograph myself, I look at the mirror and aim my camera lens through the mirror and here I am...

Holding my Canon digital camera and the Philippine Airlines exclusive Mabuhay Magazine.

I know, way too young in the Year 2012. I love wearing camouflage outfit and it was very trendy that period of time.

Click image. The ORIGINAL PHOTOS were real. However, when I uploaded these photos above something went wrong with those "left hands" which proved that AI manipulated my hands but cannot manipulated my face.  I know that's the problem with AI. They are the worst kind of evil through the internet. I'm so glad that I have the original copies. LOL.

OMG! Trying-out for a fashion modeling way back 1989. I am not worthy! What the heck am I doing! LOL. I was so thin and slim but not tall enough. Sorry! 

AI cannot get through original photos in the 80's because digital editing and digital cameras not in use yet and if there is I wont be able to afford such. 

Too many AI can manipulate such as those celebrities, politicians God knows hope that your parents and the members of your family, relatives and friends still bear the same human-like with conscience, soul and spirit otherwise...I am not into AI because I am more than human.  

 

NOTE: Think about this. Do you think AI can manipulate outcome of your CAT SCAN & MRI Result? How about BLOOD WORK?  Can AI tamper with your blood test result? AI could probably manipulate your blood pressure too. That's how dangerous AI in HEALTH CARE. 


Sunday, December 7, 2025

HUMAN NATURE

 HUMANS LOVE TO CONQUER what they want to conquer. Some humans conquer countries that belong to another humans. There are humans who love to conquer mountains as much as they conquer another planet. I think it is what some humans live for. Conquer and conquer.

Look at how they conquered Mount Everest, the highest mountain in the world. Too many died before even reaching the highest peak of Everest. 


There are ways and mean to conquer...

They found and discovered the smartest way.



Some humans conquered mountains and its peak during at summer time. The Italian Dolomite at Summer.

Then they conquered the Dolomites during at Winter.

Fewer humans have ways to cope up with the word "conquer." Just like "virus" they keep to conquer just like humans. Uhm don't know why. Maybe humans are the biggest "Virus" we don't know and aware of. LOL. 

It's good to watch the V the sci fi movie.

Saturday, December 6, 2025

AGENDA

 What happened at the Game VANCOUVER CANUCKS VS UTAH MAMMOTH? I was not able to watch the beginning because I arrived at past 6 pm last night. It's my first time to know that there is a hockey Team Utah Mammoth. Are they from Utah?

As you probably know, I like elephants. Mammoth is an ancient Ice Age Elephant from the Jurassic Period. Mammoths are woolly elephants. There was a movie about it I think it was 10,000 BC. I like it as a symbol/logo for Republican during the Bush Era. However Trump should not have that "Elephant logo." Because ELEPHANT stands for KINDNESS and the GOLDEN RULE or MORAL COMPASS.

I like Vancouver Canucks. What's the Canucks logo? The Whale.  I was a fanatic fan way back when my children are very young. My children had grown up already and they are in their 30's now. It was the Sedin twins, Pyatt, Luongo, Naslund, Petterson, etc during when my children were in Elementary. Nowadays, the only hockey players I know in Canucks Team are Quinn Hughes, Petterson... that's it. Unless of course if somebody scored or make a lot of points hitting the puck to its designated goal.

It is disappointing that Mammoth(4) had defeated Canucks (1) but knowing Canucks always tend to score lower as if the other team is just depositing its points to the bank. VANC you know... LOL. VANCOUVER! Duh. 

Oh well you don't understand, right? Ha ha!

I was expecting more from the Filipino Heritage Night. My expectation didn't meet the criteria of a unique Filipino presentation. I am sorry. Sad to say I am disappointed. Maybe because they need more practice or simply because it needs a long preparation maybe.  From a glimpse of what I saw, partly of the tinikling dance with performers wearing different colored costumes. Wouldn't it be nice if there is "uniformity?"  Different colors in costume is always a distraction. It's more like a circus. 

 Practice makes perfect that's why the OLYMPIC GAMES the only Sports & Games where professional athletes compete with the long tradition of markmanship and 100% performance to highest grade. Always the PERFECTION THE KEY TO WIN THE GAME.

Yeah, looking forward for the next WINTER OLYMPIC GAMES in CORTINA, MILAN ITALY on February 2026. It wont be that long.

My favourite sports in the Olympic Winter Games?  BIATHLON.




Friday, December 5, 2025

GOOD NEWS. BAD NEWS!!? TGIF

 DO YOU WANT FAST-FORWARD! It's December the 5th of 2025. We have to look forward than backwards. Forget the past so that it wont screw your future. Leave all the past memories behind they all are DUST already.

What will happen today? Supposedly we all acknowledge TGIF. 

However a while ago a scammer had just phoned with recorded message. Why scammers are after old people? How weird is that? You think old people always fall for a trap and be scammed by scammers? Tell them to FO.

Anyway, tonight VANCOUVER CANUCKS Game also features the FILIPINO HERITAGE celebration. It's a must see! Good Luck!!πŸ’“πŸ™ŒπŸ™ŒπŸ™

Our neighbor Duane gifted my husband two bottles of instant coffee. Thanks, my husband really love drinking hot coffee everyday. Keurig pods or cups are too expensive now. He was able to avail of Van Houtte on discounted price at Superstore. One box of 30 cups lasts only for 2 weeks so those two bottles of instant coffee would be helpful.

Winter Solstice is sooner than later. I know you would rather have spring and summer instead of winter but you are causing more havoc to the climate of your country. If you don't like winter  get out and move to hot and sunny Mexico or to Africa and to the hot zones. If you are truly born here in Canada or USA then you should be able to adapt for now unless you are a faker. Adaptation is the key to where you live. 

Sorry about that. Europeans are more happier when and or during Winter. They are well adapted to their environment during winter. Canadians should do the same. I'm a Filipina living in Canada for 33 years and the cold season doesn't really bother me. I love Winter. I could breathe better during the cold winter months maybe because I was born in cold January. lol

Tomorrow is Saint Nicholas birthday. Tomorrow is the "today" in Eastern countries.


HAVE A HAPPY YULETIDE!πŸ™Œ