Category: Random Ranting

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Car Seat Recall

My MIL came online to let us know that the local news had mentioned that there were car seats recall worldwide. But she didn’t catch the names of the car seats. I told her not to worry we would check out CTVs website .. and so PB went to look. If your children are using car seats.. please go to this website to check for yourself.. and keep your kid safe. http://www.carseat.org/Recalls/recall.shtml

Do not procrastinate.. because even PB who is master procrastinator went down the basement to check the box immediately to see if the model # matches anyone on the recall website or not.

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Made In China

Yes.. I am Chinese.. !! But like me tell everyone for the 1000 times..!! I am not from China..!!! In my 7 yrs here in Canada… i donch know how many ppl have said this to me.. “But you are chinese right..??” or “Are you from China..??” Donch get me wrong ya.. i am very proud to be a chinese.. but I am really actually from a very efficient country.. Singapore, where our “garmen” teaches us to be super efficient, hardworking and to conform to “their” standards. Yes.. yes.. we are bloody robots when we are home.

Anyways, yesterday I read that pencils were recalled and about 140,000 set sold since January. Pencil coating contains too much lead. The pencils were made in China..! where else.. eh..?? It has gotta be China.. for sure..! Anyways, if you happened to have purchase these set of pencils as below, make sure you throw them away immediately.

* 275034 Prehistoric Party Favor Set.
* 275049 Keep on Truckin Favor Set.
* 277037 Championship Baseball Favor Set.
* 277042 Championship Soccer Favor Set.
* 277721 Championship Basketball Favor Set.
* 277751 Championship Football Favor Set.
* 278128 Camouflage Favor Set.
* 278222 Pirate Party Favor Set.
* 279756 Hearts & Flowers Favor Set.
* 279760 Unicorn Magic Favor Set.
* 279763 Frogs & Lizards Favor Set.
* 279765 Princess Favor Set.
* 279766 Shimmering Butterfly Favor Set.
* 279780 Underwater Friends Favor Set.
* 279781 Safari Party Favor Set.
* 349949 Glitzy Girl Favor Set.

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Compliments Should Be Taken Gracefully

Ppl should learn how to take compliment gracefully. Today, a couple and their 3 children was our the store .. just window shopping i guess. I quickly commented on how beautiful their daughter’s hair were. Coz’ it was curly.. and a headful. And the response I got from her father was.. “see if you feel the same way .. if you were the one combing her hair every morning..!” and he continued.. “do you want to try combing her hair every morning..?? then you tell me . .if you still like her hair..!”

I thought that was so rude..! If someone were to compliment my kid.. i would just smile and say thank you very much. Simple as that.. and yer’ll be appreciated more.

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Chloe Got Robbed Again..!! Part 2

Read Part 1 here

To cut the long story short.. she claimed that she needed the money to buy her son a puffer.. and that if she didn’t have the money he would have to go to the hospital..! Now what pissed me off was.. how could you as a mother .. who just got your welfare cheque..not have money to get your son a puffer..?? Isn’t that priority..?? then she changed the story saying that she spent her last 30 bucks on food for her children.. BECAUSE PB HAD SAID IT WAS ALRIGHT .. TO BRING BACK THE PLAYPEN..!!

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Those Slimming Specialist

Before coming to Canada.. I was intrigue.. by someone i knew.. from way back.. when i worked in the hotel industry. She is famous ok..!! so when i saw her picture of her so slim and all.. representing a slimming salon .. i of course got confidence lah..! that was like 8 yrs ago.

Anyhow.. a quick call to her.. and i was invited to view the spa.. it was in Katong. I was quite interested.. and decided to sign up.. because i wanted to get healthy.. and certain parts of my body.. just wouldn’t let go of the fats. Plus .. i love food lah..!

Well.. this is first hand experience ya.. i didn’t even start going for my “treatment” when they wanted me to pay upfront.. which i did .. half .. it was like $1500 and i got busy at work.. with travelling.. so i couldn’t go for my first treatment.. but guess what..?? they kept calling..and calling.. and calling.. and harrassed me.. till no end..! Till i told them to keep the $1500 for i wasn’t gonna go thru’ with the spa thing.. or losing weight.. coz’ as far as i can see.. they were only interested in my other 1500 bucks..!!

Was i pissed..?? Definitely..!! from that day on.. i never even looked into another slimming program..! it’s a matter of discipline.. when it comes to wanting to lose weight.. and you can really do it on your own.. without any supplement. Yes.. they kept my $1500 and wouldn’t refund it.. but that’s alright.. coz’ i wouldn’t be receiving some damn calls in the middle of my nite.. while i am on job.

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Shudders

This evening coming home from work. .we went by the grocery store to pick up a few things. Happy, happy we were .. because we had a really good day at the store. And we were asking Chloe to pick between her horsey ride or go for car wash.. since we didn’t have time for both. In the grocery store we were in discussing what to pick up .. so we donch miss anything.. and guess who we caught a glimpse of.. for a second..?? that sent shudders down my spine.

An ex-worker.. whom i had thought had left town by now.. but nope.. she was still around. And to think that i might have endangered my own daughter.. by entrusting my daughter to her.. to play with everyday for more than a year. My great-grandmother used to say. “know the person, know the face .. but you never know the heart!” How true.. Grandma..! how true..!

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The Funniest Thing I’ve Heard

We owned a video store.. and with it.. comes lots of customers. In our database.. we have more than 3500 and about 2000 active, meaning we see them AT LEAST once a week. And some has really bad kids..! and the funniest thing i always hear is .. “it’s the kid’s fault..!! i’ve done my best..!” or even funnier.. “I’ve got no help..! i did it alone..!! so therefore my kid is bad..! ”

Many a times.. i just bite my tongue..!! but actually what i wanna say is.. “Lady.. if your kid is bad.. he or she has gotta learn it somewhere.. !! if your kid is bad.. it’s not the kid’s fault..!! it is yours..!!”

My mother have 4 kids.. she works full time.. and she did it all alone.. because my dad is a good-for-nothing.. yet we all 4 were good kids.. when we were younger. We never did what these kids here do..! like breaking into people’s houses.. or stealing cars.. or running away with boyfriends at 13. One thing i learn from my mother’s upbringing is never to nag at your kids. Learn to listen.. learn to empathize. Very important.

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5 cents Plastic Bag

Pete’s Frootique in Halifax just announced that you have to bring your own environment friendly bag else they are gonna charge 5 cents a bag from now on. If you are from Nova Scotia or anywhere in Canada.. you know who Pete’s Frootique is. Very famous englishman who migrated to Canada.. and selling all sorts of exotic fruits.. even durian.. if you are lucky .. in Halifax. Yes.. we go there all the time.. because they have my favourite Rowntree jellytots.. which i am so into ..! now I buy them for Chloe when we go up to Halifax.

My MIL told me about this new rule at Pete’s last sunday.. and we all fear that all the other grocery stores in Nova Scotia is gonna follow suit. Quite “lecheh” lah..!! to bring your own bags and all..!! All these going green is good.. so now .. I have to go buy some environmentally friendly bags from SuperStore too.. coz’ i only got those from Sobeys. Seriously, I hope .. the grocery stores here donch follow suit.. else another headache..!! not so much for paying 5 cents.. but more like kenna look upon .. as destroying the environment.. if you donch follow suit.

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Curtains Ain’t Cheap

Curtains has never been cheap.. as far as I am concerned..unless you have wonder hands.. and sew them yourself. Workmanship is the thing that kills.. !! and even here .. when you can get ready-made ones.. without having to go to Ikea.. is still expensive.

They come in one panel for $25.00 for the good ones.. and our windows here are HUGE..!! so you prolly like need at least.. 3 panels.. meaning about $75.00 and then you have to get someone to sew up the length.. because it is TOO FREAKING LONG..!! why can’t they make curtains shorter.. to fit.. !! So after pay $75 + 14% in taxes for one room of the house.. you prolly need to pay like $30 for the sewing up..!! Arrrghhh..!!

Well.. not like home was any cheaper.. i think i paid $800 for doing the curtain for the whole house..! 3 bedrooms .. and a living room.! the living room was a long one.. with 2 layers.. the morning and nite curtains.. and the bedrooms.. were short ones.. coz’ i wanted it to be easy to wash.

So there..!! i think i really need to learn how to sew.. plus get some cheap fabrics.. from China.. because fabrics are ex here too..!! What about you ..?? how much did curtains cost for you ..??

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Missing

One thing i missed alot beside food .. from home is jewelery shopping. I love jewelery shopping.. and when i say.. i love jewelery shopping.. i REALLY LOVE JEWELERY shopping. I love it so much.. that ppl at Poh Heng would call me.. if they have any new stock or design coming in.

For the last 6 yrs .. i haven’t bought anything new.. because jewellery here is totally different from home. They donch carry 916 gold.. now the design is fantastic nor unique. It is just quite sad to look at .. that i give up.

When Chloe was born.. i had hope that i can get some anklet and a baby bracelet for her.. but even going up to Halifax.. i couldn’t find anything i like. I found some on Poh Heng’s website today.. and these are what I am trying to get for Chloe.

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