Category: This Town

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Eliminated As Predicted

My in-laws prolly needs to be the judges the next time there is a Canadian Idol.. hahahaha!! afterall, they predicted correctly that home boy not make it for another week.. and sure enough.. homeboy got kicked out.

And rumor has it that CTV ain’t gonna air his homecoming last weekend either.. ! now that’s a real bummer..!! Well.. i guess he was lucky to have gotten this far eh..? Really hope.. he makes it even better.. for the rest of the folks here.. but also .. there will be some .. who would think that they are actually better than they really are.. and waste their life.. chasing the rainbows.

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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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School To Start

This weekend.. is a long weekend for us here.. Labour Day. And after the long weekend.. school re-opens for the kids here. I donch think PB got anything planned for the long weekend.. prolly just work some more.. but i guess it all comes with owning your own business.

And with school starting and all.. you can expect that the going back to school clothings..are currently very expensive. So I won’t be buying anything for Chloe right now. After the school reopens.. things should go on sale. This morning.. i saw a fall jacket at 30 bucks for chloe. I won’t buy it now.. because it should go on sale.. later. Not really worth buying at this price.. especially since they grow up so fast.

But as we all know.. here we donch have uniforms.. so kids buy their own clothes.. and back pack.. and whatever else .. to keep up with their peers. I wonder what Chloe would ask for .. when she goes to school.. and about 10 – 12 yrs old.. hahah!!

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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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Size Is No Matter

One thing good about coming to Canada and the United States is .. you can always find clothes.. your size. No more worries about buying clothes.. or even stocking .. that is too small for you. Yes.. i enjoy this alot..! but the irony of it is.. i donch shop as much as I do.. when I was back home.

The ppl donch dress bad here.. but most are in jeans and a blouse. The weather is usually cold. .and winter is 6 months long. We are pretty much wrapped up.. and there is no showing off of legs.. even in the summer.. coz’ it’s cold. And yes… no time to leisurely shop.. and then go makan-makan.. and then buy all the goodies to much .. like we have back home.

But if you are coming to this part for holiday.. know that even if you are considered large size back home.. and can’t find clothings… over here.. you are only medium.. and the sizes goes all the way up to XXXL .. so bring lots of luggage space.. if you are a bigger woman.. and need clothings.. clothings are not expensive here.. if you come when they are having a sale.

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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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New BYOB rule in the Province

Oh boy..!! i didn’t know that there isn’t a BYOB rule here in Nova Scotia till today..!! You know in asia .. we take for granted .. when we want to bring our own wine.. and pay for the corkage .. right..?? But here apparently.. they only implemented the rule just a few days ago.

Common as it is a practice back home.. here owners of restaurants are not happy at all with it. Some even said.. they won’t let their guest/s open the bottle, for they are selling the bottles and making more money.

Well.. even with the new regulation.. diners are asked to call ahead .. to the restaurant before doing it. Quite backwards for a place like Canada eh..??

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Nicest Weather This Summer & Stuff

Today has to be one of the nicest weather we have had this summer.. 🙂 not too hot.. not too cold.. and the wind nice and warm.

I think the whole town must be at the beach.. not much going on in town today..! But business has been brisk today.. although not many customers.. those that came in spent big money.. not just a movie or two.. but buying a few games.. and few movies.. or some computer parts.

Today.. Mr Choo .. from the chinese restaurant even came and brought us Yang Chow Fried Rice.. and told me.. that if he makes any home-made soup.. he’ll bring me a bowl. Cool eh..??!!??

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To Sell Stolen Phone..??

2 gals came into the store a few days ago.. and tried to tell me a story about a mobile phone they picked up. There were no charger to the phone.. it was deactivated and they were trying to sell it to the store just for a few bucks.

The gals were young.. i donch think they were more than 14yrs old .. and if they had picked it up.. why didn’t they turn it in..?? and why would i buy a phone that is deactivated .. and maybe was disconnected because they owed so much on the phone… or worst stolen.

Many years ago. .when PB first started this business.. we have had ppl coming in with cellphone/mobile phone.. and trying to pawn them on us. We learned the hard way .. because with all the glamorous stories that came with it.. the phones were usually not resell able. Sure we prolly lost like 20 bucks a phone.. but it’s still money. I still cannot fathom why there are so many ppl who are doing stuff like that.. after all these years. This is such a small town.. and the gals were pretty gals too.. ! what a pity ..!

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Cops Stealing Gas..?? What’s Next..??

Shocked..?? Kinda..!! Constable stealing gas.. ! what to expect next from this town.. ??

Chargedwith 2 counts of fraud and 1 count of theft and 1 count of breach of trust. He is accused of filling plastic gas cans and paying for them with a government vehicle credit card. He is currently suspended WITH PAY..!! can die or not..??

We all know that as government officers .. anywheres in the world.. they actually get pay better than most ppl. Well.. here in Canada they do. The cops i know have got nicer and bigger houses than us..! and if he was charged.. how come got pay leh..?? Yes.. this is the huge human right thing .. here in Canada..! Not guilty till proven guilty thing. Things are really different here.. i tell ya.. ! Ppl born here are surely lucky i have to say.