Tomorrow is Canada Day

Yay, Holiday!!! Long Weekend!!! :)

I hope my fever  will be subsided by tomorrow. Have been sick for 2 days:(

不再让你孤单

I haven't had such a great love story for a while... I cried in the end!

导演：刘伟强


编剧：邓洁明

主演：舒淇

　　　刘烨

　　　田亮

　　　黄秋生

单身男女

导演： 杜琪峰

主演： 高圆圆 吴彦祖 古天乐

Nice!!!!:) I love this kind of love story, very "warm" and "romantic" (minus the ugly frog part)

Postal On Strike

Over here, if your job is unionized, you have the right to go on strike if you are "not happy" with your package, as a group.

Our dearest postal office have decided to go on strike for many days already. No mail, no bill, no cheque, BUT you are still responsible in keeping all of your accounts in good standing - meaning, pay bill on time.

Banks are so quiet lately too. Yesterday I went banking, I saw the teller all standing there doing nothing but staring at the screen (pretend do something?). It is so rare. Normally at the hour of 2-3pm is the busiest time for them! I guess they love postal onstrike. haha... of course lah, it means no cheaque in the mail therefore no deposit transaction; no bill in the mail therefore you can't pay your miscellaneaous bill at bank due to no stub; no monthly statement available in the mail, therefore you can't spot their mistake and go to bank ask for a readjustment (trust me, this happens very frequently here, canadian teller are very bad at numbers).

But it is a time to train people go paperless and pay bill online. Though some people rather incur interest due to late payment, also won't want to go paperless and pay bill online (e.g. my boss). I don't know why the older people they gets, especially older rich-ass people are so scared of online transaction.

During this period of time, besides the bank teller, another group of people who are very happy is the courier company. Their business are so good they are grinning from the furthest left to furthest right. Good for them, bad for us as consumer. Courier here damn expensive. I don't know why everything so expensive here and everything in China was so cheap. Anyway...

OK... news said that government intervened already and demand them to go back to work next week wor... don't know how true it is. $100 million sales has been lost in revenue because of their 任性. Oh btw, at the same time, Air Canada was also on strike, asking for better pension benefit, but also intervened by government to ask them go back to work on the 3rd or 4th day. I don't know what to say, I can only say to them, if they don't want to do their job, tonesssssss of qualified immigrants will be happy to take it, but too bad it was controlled by the stupid union. Union is supposed to be a bridge between communication of government/employer to employee, but somehow, I think the union here is very slanted towards the employee. Hmmmmmmmm..... negotiations? or 任性行为??

3 years ago, the waste-removal company was on strike for more than 1 month. Imagine your rubbish got no way to go to, pilling up at your garage, the smell...... the bacteria.... the micro-organism stuff there... yucks... I can only imagine... I don't want to experience it. And year on year, the waste-removal company increased the cost more than the inflation rate, so I don't know what else they want. Do you know over here, you have to pay for the waste-removal company to clear your rubbish, if not they won't touch your garbage bin. And, you have to place the garbage bin nicely outside, the direction has to be accurate (handle facing outward), and the color of the bin has to match exactly what it was for (food, dried leaves, recycle newspaper, recycle magazine/brochure/leaflet), if any of this fail, your garbage bin will be left untouched and until you corrected them, they won't get picked up. It is so "bereucratic"... hmmmmmmmmm

ok, i am bored, no mail means nothing much to do, no need to pay bill coz i won't know the bill amount because boss don't want to go online (i think it is for control purpose too), so yay... as soon as my boss go into meeting, i will read my kindle. muahahaha:)

First day of summer

According to weatherman, today is the first day of summer. I don't know how he arrived at this conclusion and predicted it, well, today really seems hotter. Finally, something above 20 degree celcius!!! Waited for so long. Summer this year is like a 丑妇，总归见家翁了！hahaha... i know i know... lame joke:p

And guess what? Even Google is celebrating first day of summer! hahaha.. so cute lah:)

I am waiting for the cherry season. Last year this time, I don't know finished eating how many bags of cherries already, this year the season is not even started yet... testing my patience... really testing.... yiu... but this year, we have really sweet papaya, the same kind of sweetness (if not sweeter) than those we can find in KL. It was from Hawaii, and it ain't cheap. Yiu... buy 2 already like C$9. @#$%

SUMMER!!!!! I command you to come and stay, don't come hide come hide and gao gao zhen. Are you listening??!!

狮子座的我

有时候我觉得狮子座的我，在家里更像一个丈夫。

什么螺丝起子screw driver电钻电池类的东西，我比 bui bui 还要厉害。他很体贴，但是他绝不是handyman. 这一点当有事发生的时候，我就很想念我的父亲，他是一个精通家里电器的人。bui bui 呢，如果家里电器坏了，他会先咨询我。如果我也搞不定，那就要找专业人士了。家里的router，电视机，电话，微波炉，heater的操控器的操作和installation都是我一手教bui bui的，我厉害叻？哈哈。

我现在静下来想，可能不是bui bui 不handyman, 而是我狮子座的性格根本没有给他机会发挥。好像搬家要把床dissemble, 再assemble,我就叫他不要乱动。因为他会想到拆什么就拆什么，而我会按照说明书一步一步来的。然后我会发号施令，说拆那个先（还要教他怎么反用那个电钻拆钉子），然后拆这个。他也很配合我，他也懒得看说明书，哈哈，让我当husband :P 有时候他动作慢，我还抢过工具自己来。我的性子太急了！

不管怎么样，bui bui 的脾气真的是很好的。这样也好啦，如果我嫁的是跟我一抹一样的脾气的男人，估计不懂离了几万次婚了。这个是真的！

Skytrain here sucks

在上海住了近5年，地铁发生故障/事故的次数，1个手掌的手指都够数。

这边的skytrain发生事故延误，一个礼拜至少1次！！！！！

真他妈的娘！So stupid!!!!

Huh..... @#$%!

难得可以比准时差15分钟就“早”到，往往就是这种日子，给我弄个大迟到，所以总的来说，我是几乎天天大迟到！（本来只是小迟到）

笨死了

越来越觉得加拿大人的数学很差！真的很呕血...

难怪我大学一年级的Calculus, 闭着眼睛都能拿满分，那些本地人死读死读也只能望个pass.

笨死了！

My old buddy, Samsonite

Finally, we moved out on Saturday. It was a very tiring day, and yet satisfying. The most difficult part is moving the bed and bed frame. huh!!!! Our tall friend's motorbike cannot start, by the time his bike started and came to our place, we already finished moving and half dead. haha... but it was very nice of him to help us sweep the floor of the old apartment:)

We like our new place a lot, quieter, lots of natural sunlights. The only thing we don't like is the carpetted floor, means need to take care of it. Sigh...

In the process of moving, due to lack of communication (Jay moved some stuff while i was working last week), Jay threw away my 1st samsonite carry on luggage. I was very very sad... If he just leave it out side the building, I am sure it could be of use to someone else. But he throw it into the big garbage bin!!! The handle was rosak due to my choh loh usage (i transported books and heavy stuff on this carry on luggage for a few times, if the handle still intact, then it is more scary. haha). Everything is still very good despite my choh loh usage, the clothe not broken, the clothe not even pecah a bit. So, once again proof that Samsonite is a very good brand!!!!! I bought another hardcover (my this old one is soft one) in red color, Samsonite again in last christmas while The Bay was having sales. It was a good buy. I love it. It has 4 wheels so it is easy to spin and to carry. Love it.

I really feel sad because Jay threw it before he can discuss with me. :(( Don't know where is it now leh?? I have lots of travelling memories with it. It was the first carry on luggage I have due to my ex jobs required lots of short trip to Southeast Asia last time. It was perfect for a 3-5 days trip to Singapore too. Sigh.... I didn't get to say goodbye to it:(

Why...........................

Go Canucks Go

Tonight is Game 5 of Stanley Cup Final... so gun cheong... I was not a hockey fans, but following the last few games has turned me into one!!! Vancouver's Canucks vs. Boston's Bruins. Tonight is home game. Last 2 games were a bit disappointed, 1-8 and 0-4. Sigh... I hope they can score the first goal tonight, that will add up to the motivation.

GO CANUCKS GO!!!!

Bosses are all hockey fans, so whenever there is a game night, they all ciao at 4pm, and I ciao at 5pm too. Hahaha... But today I will ciao at 4.30pm. I want to be at home with TV when the game starts at 5pm!

Can you imagine how expensive is the ticket? It is $1200 per ticket for tonight, and it is only the Game 5. Imagine if it is a Game 7, I think the ticket will go to $2000. Who says people here are poor??!!

My favorite player is #1 Roberto Luongo. He is the goalie.

Kayaking

I took this photo over the weekend. Jay and I went for a minor hiking at Deep Cove. And I saw so many kayaks there and you can actually sign up for classes.

I so want to learn. But then Jay does not know how to swim.... how leh?:(

It was a beautiful day on Saturday. And I really love this photo I had taken. So colorful, and yet so peaceful :) This photo is now the wallpaper of my iPhone:)

Sold another 2 chairs

We are moving. Our new landlord has so many stuff in his small apartment he "refused" to remove them, so that leaves us less space for our stuff. So, I posted this two chairs up on internet for sale. At first I posted $80. No take. Then I put $60 if take both. Got a girl negotiated $50, what a steep discount (these chairs, if buy from Ikea new, each cost $69.99 + HST tax), but I agreed to it. Then she came back and text me said after checking with her husband, he thinks this chair is too small, so she is going to give it a pass this time. What the @#$%! Don't you check with your husband first before you negotiated a discount? @##$%!

Luckily the same night, another guailow (i think he is russian because his name is Konstantine) emailed me. He didn't even talk about the price, he just said give me the address, I will come pick them up tomorrow. Wow... Love this kind of customer. hahaha... And when he give me the money, he thought it was $70 (because I advsertise if take one is 35, take both is 60, I guess he didn't read the full line). I told him it is $60, but if he wants to give me $70, I don't mind too. hahaha...

So, 2 less junk with us. We really have lots of stuff... I don't know why... I already not buying much stuff over here. Some of the stuff were shipped from Shanghai and we have not removed from the box yet. Can you believe it? haha... Anyway...

Sigh... Very headache lately lah....

My plant

I blogged about my "plant" last August... the only plant I have in vancouver. hahaha. I planted Chives and Chillies.

One year has almost been past, winter came, snow came, sun came, rain came.. I never go out water them or take care of them, I Just put them on the balcony and let them "sendiri makan sendiri". haha...

The chillies cannot survive the winter and snow I guess. It is dead. But the chives... my gosh... it is still alive, and I didn't even know chives flowers are so romantically purple. So nice!!!!

I am moving this weekend... I am still deciding should I bring them over to the new balcony?? If I do, I think I should remove the dead chillies. Hahaha... btw, I have harvested the chillies 3 times over the summer last year. But I have never harvested the chives. Hmm....

HST

Holy Moly, this HST is really getting a pain in my butt!

Buy books only have to pay 5% tax. But magazine is 12% tax???? WTF???!!!

Damn angry at this.

Why am I not a citizen yet? I want to vote next month to ABOLISH HST! Taking so much money from us and do nothing in return. @#$%!

I ain't going to buy another magazine here liao. Too much!

:<

Central Park

The weather is cooperating over the weekend, sunshine, great days!!

We went to have a walk at central park on Saturday. We saw lots of squirrels out, they want us to feed them, but we were not prepared! Jay wanted to trick them by throwing some small rocks at them, I scolded him. He is very bad. haha... He said maybe they will mistaken rocks as peanuts wor... speechless me..

Next day, we went back to the park again. But this time, the hours were later. So perhaps someone fed them already. They don't seem very desperate unlike the previous day. They are lazily walking here and there... now, we holding the peanuts are the desperate ones. This world is so funny. Sigh... anyway, we really have fun feeding the squirrels. And we found out that the crows also fighting the peanuts with squirrels, and we thought they are meat eaters!

Happy Anniversary

Exactly one year ago, we came to this land.

It was so amazing to realize time really pass by so quickly, wait for no one.

During this one year, we made lots of decisions together, we laughed a lot, sometimes cry a bit (mostly because I watch sad movies, or read some touching novels), talked about future a lot, and supported each other always. We also made some wonderful trips together with some friends, to Okanagan Valley, and to San Francisco. Some people love to go for trips just with each other, but to me, I prefer go with a group of friends. The trip is always much more memorable with a group of friends, because my friends are so funny! hahaha....

We celebrated the one year anniversary with a red wine Shiraz (from Okanagan), and a piece of Tiramisu. The shiraz is really good. I always don't like shiraz but Jay loves it. I find that it has a dry taste. I prefer merlot or ice wine. But this shiraz is surprisingly smooth, and really smells good. We started at 9pm, and finished by 12. Actually, by 10am, I a bit gone. I am easily drunk with alcohol. There's one time at Shanghai, we whole group of friends go to a nice little restaurant/bar to have some drinks after dinner. We called some white wine and red wine. And then I happily drinking... and suddenly, I feel I needed to vomit. I told Jay I wanted to go to washroom (i a bit dizzy at then) but he didn't know waht I really meant is, I wanted him to carry me to washroom. hahaha... the washroom is just like 100 ft away, but I went blank and collapsed half way. Jay carry me back to our table, placed me on the sofa, and gun cheongly ask me, "oi oi, u ok?????" it was very very funny. hahahaa... but very strange loh, after I lie down for 5 minutes, i am back to conscious and I don't feel nausea or the need to go washroom. I sat up again and chat with friends. ahhaa.. of course, no more wine for me that night.

Anyway, back to last night, after the red wine, we had a good night sleep. Don't know why leh? It seems to relax us and gives us a good night sleep til morning.

We must plan another trip to Okanagan. This time, we have gotta buy wine in boxes!!! hahaha... it is cheaper over there and have so many selections!!!! Most of the shop, if you buy the wine, you don't have to pay for tasting. So, practically free tasting, i f not, just for small fee like 2-5 bucks per person. Last time we did that, after 3 shops, we were a bit "gone"... of course lah, each shop taste like 3-4 different wines... so the trip should last for 3-4 days if you really like wine. I think they are easily 50 winery at okanagan, or I could be wrong, it could be more! hmmm...

Happy Anniversary!!!!!:)

乱乱的

最近好多事情烦啊，搬家（跟新房东沟通，跟旧房东玩他妈的游戏）换地址，老公注册公司兼要开公司银行账号，换bc hydro名字到我们的名字，还要看住钱财。我们是去年的今天到温哥华的，所以很多东西都这个月或下个月到期，车保险啦，这个那个，还要留住一笔给新房子的第三笔deposit, 开公司咨询会计师的费用，哇.... 生活真的很柴米油盐！！之后还要搞租房的保险，还有自己俩的医疗CI保险（不怕一万只怕万一）。最近想太多了，连以后放骨灰/棺木的地地也买了，每个月供400，供7年。迟早要用的东西，以后更贵，我们还多买了一个位子，打算以后可以卖掉。这种投资的capital gain, 不用交税！

你看，这样多烦心事，昨天就因为一点小事跟bui bui 吵架。也不是吵架，他对我大声了一句而已。昨天晚上和今早已经把他给教训了，要他跟我道歉。唉，两公婆，毕竟也不可能天天腻腻的。像他这样的脾气，竟然也会跟我大声！再有重犯他就知道！但是我自己也知道自己的语气也很差。我脾气真的很坏，就像美国的龙卷风，快来块去。

什么时候生活才能平静下来呢？乱乱的！

Miss you...

Reading this book now.

It is amazing how some books can soothe your mind... make you feel calm...

This book includes some real stories of how people deal with the loved ones who are dying, or are dead. Reading some of the stories brought me back to the time when I was losing my dad.

I am the eldest daughter to my dad. Though he never explicitly admit, I think his love to me is more than to my siblings. I was the first who is born, first who went to university, first to drive him here and there, the first to seek his tutorial in Algebra when the first few algebra homeworks I brought home, I almost cried because I don't know how to make them work, the first who laugh at his pronounciation when he teach me single bond and double bond in chemistry, and first to make him proud in many things. Though it is certainly fair to say that my brother and sister do make him proud too, but I guess the feeling is never the same when you are the first. Of course, that includes the bad things too, the first to argue with him and broke his heart many times, which I regretted big time and is willing to do anything on earth, to take those moments back.

He is also the first person I tell when I got admitted to my dreamed university, scored flying scores in university, obtained the Honors Rolls. I emailed him mostly for this kind of news, or I wrote him letters (yes, 15 years ago, writing letters is still a normal thing to do). After he was gone, my sister and I were cleaning his files, and I saw he kept those letters. I must have really made him proud. Or, he was keeping the letter and all the university receipts so he can throw this at me when I made him mad and screamed to me, "who gave you the life you having now huh?":)... I still remember he calculated and he told me I costs him 3 mercedez in my school fees! Wow... plus a Proton Iswara of course, the car he bought for me when I came back to work. Actually, I was not that into car that time. I was taking bus to go to work in KL, I don't remember I complaint about the commute to him, but he did it anyway. He loves me a lot. I didn't feel that way last time, but I certainly can see clearer now.

Right before he was sick, I remembered I called home to complaint something the china police station. Something they make so difficult to get me the residence paper. My dad was not home when I called. But he called me back to comfort me, that means a lot to me. He is always my hero. Though as he aged, I realized he is becoming more dependant on me in many things, but he was still a hero to me. Knowing I had a dad at home gives me hope in many things. And holding his hand crossing the busy streets buying newspaper, or buying fruits, makes me feel strong and yet at the same time feel protected.

His whole life was busy planning for his students, and for us too. I just hope he could have stayed a few years longer, so we can be busy planning for him and mom too. Planning for their trip (though I did once, and that memory of inviting them and having them in Shanghai is still surreal now) could bring so much joy to me when I see his contented look. My dad is such a contented person. Every small things his students did for him, he will tell us how happy he felt.

And speaking of his students, sometimes when he told me they celebrated his birthday, and bought him gifts, I will feel very jealous. I jealous because I didn't get to do these to him while his students who live daily around him can. I jealous they can bring him out for dinner while I can only give him a long distance call. I jealous they surprised him with the birthday cake while this job should have been my job. I jealous because he spent his birthday at Terengganu (he was a professor there) more than in KL, so even before I moved to Shanghai, I already didn't get to spend his BD that much on his real birth date.

Why can't my dad still be here leh?:( Next month is Father's Day again. Yes, I use the word "again" because I really don't like this day. It makes my heart ache. Several days in the year always make my heart ache, Father's Day, Whole of June, July and August, and his birthday. And I really envy my friends who still have their dad. You guys do not know how lucky you are, so lucky...

I really miss him. I used to think he is at heaven. But now I don't believe in God, so the image of Heaven also not there anymore. And I feel so frustrated don't know what to believe where he is now. :( I kept some of his ashes in a small urn and placed it in my drawer. So I will always know he is there.

Miss you daddy. A lot! And I will share this book with mom after I finished reading it. I hope it will bring her peace too. The pain of losing someone to death never goes away, we can only try to comprehend and embrace it with positive attitude. whoever says "time can wash away pain" is only trying to make you feel there is hope at the end of the tunnel. Time did not wash away pain. Or maybe there is not enough time I put in yet...

After "Something Borrowed", here comes "Something Blue"

I mentioned previously I finished reading Something Borrowed right? It was so good. I continue to buy the next book, "Something Blue". It is like the second episode after Something Borrowed.

I was reading it on Kindle... and it only lasts me 2 days, sudah finished! Something Borrowed talks about Rachel. Something Blue is totally about Darcy. I really love the story!

Selling our dining table set

This is was our dining table set.

We actually bought this set from our landlord 1 year ago when we moved in, because it was already there. The landlord said it was not used before (table lah), it was in a box, so we trusted him. I think it was new lah. Anyway, he sold the table to us at $150, 5 chairs at $200. Now I think back, is very expensive (on the chairs, the chairs was not that new, got scratches). No wonder we call him sikappang.

We are moving soon, and we have to get rid of it because our "new" home comes with an antique dining table set that the new landlord refused to move away, he says, "it is antique leh... u don't want?" When we said we really don't want because we have a set already, he implies he won't move it because it was too heavy to move... I find that ALL landlord is sikappang in this world... #$%!.

And so, We have to sell this set.

And don't know why, my ah be always got the $$ sense wrong. He don't know why go and tell the new landlord we bought this whole set for $50!!!!! He sot plug already!!!!! The new landlord quickly found a buyer for us, said he jacked up the price to $100 for us. I was like "What? $100?!!!" Then the landlord (we called him old uncle) said, "your hubby said u bought with just $50, $100 no good deal??" I nearly fainted! I told old uncle there is no way I am selling this for less than $200. He said he will bet me I can't sell it for $200. I said, let me try first. That was Friday 7pm.

So, quickly finished dinner, I quickly clean the table, and arrange it nicely and took photographs and go online to post it to sell, that was 9pm. I sell it for $250. I figured out since I bought it with $350, $250 is a fair price to get rid of it. The table and chairs are very new still. As usual, we use things with care and our used stuffs are normally in great condition.

5 min I posted it up, got a chinese woman called me want to view. I said sure. She said let's set it 11am next day, but she will call to confirm. Then there are few emails communicating about its availability. I see people very accurate one. I knew the chinese woman is not serious, so I clicked on the next email to schedule for them to come have a look, also 11am next day. They were a philippino couples who just moved to this part of the world. We  met them next day, they are very nice people. And, the deal is sealed. They transfer money to me, and arranged for pick up today.

Even last night, I still kept on receiving enquiries about this set via email. I guess I must have priced it too low :( what do you think? But we are glad we got rid of it... one less thing to worry about loh.

We feel quite sad to have our "last" meal on this table last night... I am always full of emotion, even a cheap pen like kilometrico if I used it, and I lost it, I will feel very sad. So imagine saying good bye to this table and chairs...



p/s:we actually saw this exact table over the weekend at some other store. It was on sale, and it was selling at $399, just the table alone! And even that, I think our table looks more leng chai than the one at store, don't know why? haha..