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The People Has Spoken

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Yes.. the people has spoken.. ! 9 outta 10 person we spoke to at our store.. is not for the new municipality building .. but has the people been heard..?? Folks are writing to the local papers .. asking the town.. to re-consider and to set their priority right..! at least 4 letters has been published.. and i’m sure many more feels the same.. but not doing anything.

To me.. it’s a very sad situation here. There is nothing i can do.. nor it seems to .. for others here too.. because apparently even the tender for the new building was not an open one..?? I was shocked..! and appalled .. but that’s the understatement of the year. I am sure.. alot of ppl from this small town feels the same too.. shocked and appalled. But since I am not a citizen in Canada.. and my hopes are to go back to Asia with PB .. more now.. because of this situation here.. i am not saying a thing.

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Floor Closure of Hotel

The biggest/grandest hotel in this town has only 138 rooms and 4 story high but because of a “desperate” summer, the hotel is now considering floor closure to save on energy and manpower.

Yes.. yes.. my asian friends.. you can laugh .. all you want and can.. but this is how bad .. it is. Only 138 rooms.. .and they can’t sell the room in full force.. during the summer..! now that’s pathetic..!!! The last hotel i worked for in Singapore .. is consider a budget hotel.. under the Shangri-la arm.. and it has 546 rooms and it is fully booked all year round. Our occupancy at its lowest was at 92% .. ! all year round..!! Compare the two hotels and you’ll also see what i mean. And tell me.. what you think.?? and how can one attract tourist leh..?? *pengshan*

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Nova Scotia the costliest province

“On a province-by-province basis, the highest undergraduate charges for tuition only were in Nova Scotia ($5,878), New Brunswick ($5,733) and Ontario ($5,381). The lowest were in Quebec ($2,025) and Newfoundland and Labrador ($2,633).”

For those who are not aware of this.. Canadian students going to college gets a government loan for their studies.. before school term starts. Depending on what your parents make for a living, some gets a good $12,000 – $15,000 in loan for accommodation and all. Student loans are payable right after you finish your school.. or if you quit school. Alot of students here.. quit before they even finishes the first year, some because they are home sick and others, they are just not into it. I know that a majority of students who gets their loan from the government don’t even pay them back.. because as soon as they get the money, they actually spend it on things .. like a new computer or a new laptop instead of using it wisely. Therefore, they quit school.. because they can no longer afford the expenses for the rest of the year. Canadians are actually very lucky ppl .. they just haven’t been to asia..to know that we donch get as much welfare as they do.

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Donch Act Smart!

Donch you just hate it..! when someone try to act smart .. in front of you ..?? Yes.. i have some folks who are like that..! and it just tickle the hell outta me..!! you would too..!

A customer came in today .. and saw me feeding Chloe lunch. PB had bought me lunch from DEAR Mr Choo’s, and customer said to me.. “you should ask Wilson (dear Mr Choo) for those shio kau, when he gets it sometime in Toronto”. I didn’t really answer him because he was actually talking to PB. And then he had to turn around.. and say this to me.. “you know what is shio kau? right..?” I could really roll my eyes..!! a “ang moh” asking me.. a “cina-totek” whether I know what a “shio kau” is.. ???!!!??? HELLLOOOOO..!!!! my grandmother fed me “shio kau” before she fed me milky you know.. 😛

So just a friendly advice to all the “ang mohs” out there.. !! do not ask a chinese.. if she knows what “shio kau” is..!! Donch act smart ya..!

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Dismal Tourism Season

A large hotel chain with two properties in Yarmouth is taking a wait and see approach when it comes to this years dismal tourism season. Rodd Hotels and Resorts operates the Rodd Grand Hotel and the Rodd Colony Harbour Inn. Company president and Chief Operating Officer John Cudmore admits this summer has affected the company’s bottom line.Cudmore says the company will work through the difficult perhaps by closing floors. Cudmore says he believes community involvement in working with marketing partners is the key to turning things around.

If big hotel chains are suffering here in Yarmouth, what can I say about small businesses like ours..?? Truly it is sad to see this town in this state, something went wrong.. along the way.. and if business are suffering the way we are.. how can the town still justify spending all those money .. for building new offices..?? Perhaps the town is churning in money from somewhere..?? but i donch know where it is coming in from or not..?? But as for us .. small business in this town.. and now even a large hotel chain is saying.. “WE ARE BLEEDING!” , so someone please tell me.. what can we all do..?? instead of just whining non-stop..??

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Where’s The Refund

Not every immigrant to Canada is very happy right at this moment. And rightly so they should be. For those who paid $130K to receive contracts with Nova Scotia business and a fast track ticket to Canadian citizenship, not all will be getting a $100K refund from the government.

“That’s not fair, said Ali Shirazi, a plastic surgeon from Iran who paid nearly $130,000 and completed his contract, but felt he did not get his money’s worth.”

Apparently, Dr Shirazi did not get a job in his field and he wants what is rightfully his. Can’t say I blame the poor doctor from Iran eh..? But was he placed in a fish plant under the business mentor program..?? Paying up front $130K and then getting back a $20K salary for a 6 months contract meaning, they get like 3.3K per month, which normal folks from Nova Scotia make like $1.6K per month. Some complained that th immigration office did not provide them with a suitable mentor.

Chloe ex-family doctor was from Egypt and he didn’t stay long in small town Barrington. I wonder if he was in the same program..?? and let as soon as his 6 months were up..?? But it looks like the immigration office isn’t gonna budge either.

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How Can a 6 Yr Old Be That HUNGRY..?

“Hungry 6-year-old boy crashes grandmother’s car trying to drive to restaurant”

So you tell me.. how can a 6 yrs old.. be so hungry.. to even think of doing that..?? going to Applebee’s..?? how is he gonna pay for it..?? And no charges file..?? I’ll smack the shit outta my kid.. if she ever do that..!!! can’t watch them 24hrs a day.. ??!!!!?? Sure.. but to be so stupid.. that the kid can take the car keys. .and try driving..?? and then knocked down the power transformer..?? leaving folks in the area without electricity.. and nothing..?? Someone should freaking give the brat a good spanking with a wooden spoon..!

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Only So Much One Can Take

I’m staying home with the brat.. so the PB can take a break. Afterall, one can only take so much.. with the brat right..! not sleeping for almost 2 weeks now. Waking up at all hours in the nite.. and the morning.. and if we are not in the puter room with her.. she would be in our room.. waking us up.. to go be with her.. while she tries and go back to sleep.

Well.. she only let me sleep like at 5am this morning. .and got up at 8am.. wanted me up with her.. but i was too tired.. so PB went to be with her.. and didn’t managed to go back to sleep.. because she wasn’t sleeping good. So PB got like maybe 5hrs of sleep at the most…?? So when i got up.. i decided that the brat and I should stay home.. so that PB .. can go to work.. and not have to deal with the brat… for today.

Yes.. one can only take so much.. and i’m exhausted.. and PB is coughing his lungs out..!

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Price Chopper Closing

“A Yarmouth grocery store is closing, putting 32 people out of work. Price Chopper on Starrs Road will close Oct 20th. The store is owned by grocery giant Sobeys. Jill Thomas-Myreck, Director of Communication with Sobey’s Atlantic, says the closure of Price Chopper was a business decision. She says they are working with employees to help them with possible employment opportunities including the Sobey’s store in Yarmouth.”

Sad..?? yup..! after all.. one wouldn’t think that grocery giant would close down one of it subsidiaries. I don’t shop very much in Price Chopper, coz’ i can’t seems to find the things i need there. The staff are not the friendliest… plus the meat is not very fresh. But the in-laws do shop there.. and it’s still sad to see such a long time business closing it’s door .. and at such short notice .. ?? 8 days from today.

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Efficiency Is Surely Not Their Middle Name

A few days ago.. i wrote about how the cops said.. she wasn’t gonna charge us for possession of stolen goods, in a matter of factly way and was supposed to bring in a blue restitution form for us.. to get our money back for the goods we bought from these bunch of crooks right..?

Well .. she was in again.. and when PB asked her about the blue form.. she said… she would bring it down today..! But I’ve yet to hear PB say that she returned with the form after closing.

Efficient is definitely not their middle name i’ll have to say. Fortunately, for my boss in Spain.. he knows that my middle name is “Ms Efficient” .. and i donch disappoint.