Category: This Town

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Tattoos & Kids

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Would you let your kids have a tattoo.. ?? that’s the main question of my post. What is your take on this subject.. ?? as for myself.. as modern as I am.. i don’t think i would like the idea of my kid having a tattoo. Yes.. no harm done.. but what is the purpose of a tattoo anyways..? to beautify oneself..?? by destroying your body with foreign ink.. and chemicals..?? I have nothing against .. adults having tattoos put onto their body. .mind you .. afterall.. they are old enough to think for themselves ( or so you wanna think ) but some adults are much, much more childish about than the kids around here.

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But yes.. if your 18 yrs old wanted a tattoo.. what is your answer or response..?? shocked..?? amused..?? or utterly disappointed.. or confused..?? or you are cool with it..?? Me .. i never liked pain.. so i cannot understand.. why someone would go hurt themselves with some ugly and permanent stuff. As for me.. when Chloe is 18 and wants a tattoo.. i will definitely try to dissuade her.. and suggest a removable one..?? She might agree.. and she might not.. but i’m gonna darn try real hard.. to not let her… without getting into a fight with her. As for Katelynn.. our babysitter.. the first one.. i was cool with it.. the second one. . i wasn’t too pleased.. but she ain’t my kid.. so i can’t smack her over the head… muahahhahahaha!!!

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Remembrance Day

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Today is Remembrance Day .. it is not a National Holiday in Canada .. although i cannot think of a better day to declare one. Remembrance Day didn’t mean a lot to me.. till Chloe went to school, afterall, the future generation should get to know of all the Canadian soldier who was stationed away from home and died to protect Canada. And what about those who are currently still in Iraq or Afghan, don’t they need to be remembered too..?? I am sure their family here in Canada is missing them. So for those who are in Canada.. do remember to tell your children.. what Remembrance Day means.

And to my Chloe.. Remembrance Day means.. “to remember the soldiers.. and those who died for us.” And that’s good enough for me.. from a 4.9 months old.

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Tubby

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Do you remember Tubby..?? PB’s oldest friend in this town..?? Well.. actually i think it is Kenny.. but since Kenny is always half way around the world.. Tubby is currently his nearest oldest friend. Anyhow.. Tubby’s g/f just gave birth to a baby girl.. and she is about 6 months old. She looks exactly like her daddy.. donch you think (i feel bad for her.. muahahahahah – joking) .. but i know she would grow up and be as beautiful as her mummy.

For someone who thought he could never have a baby.. i guess he was wrong.. but for those out there.. who claimed that they cannot have a baby.. try coming to Yarmouth and live here. I tell yer.. the “water” here… does wonder .. muhahahahaha!!! the doctors back home said the same for me.

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And guess what .. they called their daughter..?? long name man..!! i sure donch want that long name.. if i were a grown up.. hahhaha!! as simple as possible.. if you asked me (but of course .. .my opinion ain’t important coz’ i’m not the parents). Ingrid Odessa (another middle name) Hatfield or Cosman.. i think. Anyhow.. long name lah.. hahah!!! she is a pretty alert baby.. and she smiled a few times for us. But parenting ain’t easy.. as we all know.. and i do wish tubby happiness.. even though he can be a pain sometimes. But perhaps.. fatherhood will mellow him..??

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Reverse Phone Canada

If you are in the business of renting movies like we are and customers rip you off left, right and center by giving you a phone number that either gets disconnected the following week or shut off because they move away, then reverse phone canada can be a great help. They not only look up for the information you need to locate people who were dishonest, they can generate new information on the old number anywhere in Canada. Just type in the number and hit enter, it’s very easy to use and easy to understand.

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Anything Cheap Is Good

A lot of things changed after coming to Canada. Once upon a time, i would never thought i would use a used monitor or just about anything used.. but Canada changed me.. or rather PB did. In the business of used games, used systems .. and used cisco, now i am not so repulsive about using anything used or what we called back home “second hand”. Truth be told, if possible, we would do “used” everything in our business if we can. Reason..?? the profit is good.. and the cost is low.. and even if they don’t work well.. PB loves to mess around with them abit. So it’s works anyways.

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I’m On A Mission Too!

I’m currently focusing on 2 missions .. and one of them is to get back the back dated child tax benefits for Chloe from the day she was born. I had called a month ago .. and Child Tax Benefit folks had told me that everything was in order.. but you see i know it wasn’t. They still have Chloe’s money from the day she was born .. till she was 7 months. They only paid us for 12 months.. and not more than that. And I know they couldn’t have had given us the money .. because i didn’t file my taxes for 2003 for i wasn’t even making any money in Canada ( not like I am now).

This morning, we hit jackpot.. and spoke with someone who knew what i was talking about and walked me thru’ what i should do next. So we will go from here. My second mission is to get all the money that we had spent when I was having Chloe.. during my pregnancy .. for we had to pay cash for everything and anything.. and even when i had to visit the pre-natal clinic on a monthly basis .. i was made to pay for a foreigner price plus doctor’s fee separate. So yes..!! money to be claimed.. and i intend to get it. If anyone of you knows me.. you know how determined i am. Wish me luck… eh ..!!!

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Parade Of Lights Yarmouth Style

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We had the Parade of Lights last Saturday. .and truth be told we didn’t know about it.. until people were lining outside our store.. at about 7.30pm. waiting for the parade to start. I hurried PB to go pick the brat up.. from home. because i didn’t want her to miss out on the fun.. and since it was a long weekend.. i figured it was ok.. to bring her out at nite. Look how excited she was..! Of course, Kate was around.. because someone had to look after the store right.

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Here we have Kate .. looking more like herself.. and prepared to be photographed. It was cold that night. . and if i had it my way.. Chloe would be wearing a scarf and a torque as well. You see Kate . .having a hot chocolate to warm herself up.

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It was foggy as you can see.. and the pictures didn’t turn out good .. but people were in the parade..and as usual.. they threw glow sticks at those watching… and chloe picked up a few too.

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The parade lasted 15 mins at most.. and it was.. very much what anyone can expect . .nothing spectacular.. with fire engines from different places.. i guessed. Katelynn’s dad was on the phone .. after the parade asking .. how was the parade.. and i really didn’t know what to say.. when a customer came in.. and said.. “it’s Yarmouth…!!” hahhahahaha!!! quite disappointing .. the least to say.

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Hurricane Kyle Heading Towards The Maritimes

Yes..! and that means.. it is heading towards us. 5 yrs ago.. we had Hurricane Juan that hit Halifax really hard.. but it missed us.. so we were quite safe here in Y-Town. Usually if anything were to happen with the weather.. we don’t get hit as hard as Halifax does. But that does not mean that we ain’t gonna be prepared for it though. So today.. we will be heading out to get groceries .. that we usually leave till Sunday to do. If you don’t see me online it means.. we either lost power.. or Aliant just suxs.. big time.. !

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1st Parents & Teachers Meet

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Already..?? i hear yer saying.. muahhaha!! yes.. ! already..!! it’s to meet Chloe’s other teachers and the school staff .. plus also to get an idea of what the teacher is doing in class. Certainly different from my time in school.. where teachers and parents meet is all about us being bad.. and our parents being called to the principal office.

My thoughts about the educational system in Canada as compared to Singapore..?? I really think here is a lot more relaxed and I can see Chloe’s teacher trying her very best to help with every single student. Unlike back home, I think I would have had to get a tuition teacher for Chloe right now. Her teacher had also mentioned that Chloe fine motor skills needed help and Chloe will be in a small group just for that. I knew this was gonna happened because Chloe being the youngest in class and we don’t really allowed her to play with cutting and scissors because in the store, I sometimes cannot keep an eye on her.. if she played in her play area. But I’m happy to report I’m quite pleased with what I saw but I’m still a wee bit apprehensive about the “french” thingie. But if i learned so many languages in Singapore, I’m quite sure she can cope with French no..??

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Apple Farm Update

I will be updating the trip to the apple farm with Chloe and being chaperon for her class but guess who they paired me with..?? muahahahha!! you can never guessed..!! I had so much fun, you would be proud of me.. if you knew how much i was walking. I genuinely loved kids.. and some i acutally watched them grow up .. while i stay rooted in this community. Certain things i’m not happy about the town, but what can you do right. I hope that the new Mayor would do something about having a drug treatment center or a better psychiatrist ward because a drug rehab will benefit the town.. but not a new municipality building.