Reminiscence...of life and death

There's long time event I would like to share with you guys. I find it funny and sad at the same time. I can't remember how old I was but I know I was in kindergarden so I must be 5 years old. My mom bought a mini blackboard and some chalks for me. She would tutor me at math and the blackboard would be used for me to show her my calculations. Let me tell you what! My mom is BAD at tutoring. I was nervous and my hands were sweaty. Everytime I made a mistake, she would spank me with a chopstick. Lol! It did hurt but it wasn't that bad. So at one point, I would hid those evil choptsicks underneath my bed. So one day, I did a mistake in my additions...

Mom: =_='' How can you make that stupid mistake??? We did this many times already!
Me: :/
Mom: BRING ME THE CHOPTICK!!!
Me: *pretends to look for it* ...I can't find it...
Mom: ...What?... *looks for it as well but couldn't find it* Ok...redo the calculations again...next time, you will get hit with a chopstick...
Me: :3

Haha! It wasn't that bad. I did some mistakes once in a while. But everytime she hit me with that chopstick, I was soo angry at her an this was what I was thinking at 5 years old after mom hitted me with a chopstick: 'Just wait and see!!! When I grow up, I'll hit you back with the chopstick when you will get younger like me! I'll make you taste all the pain you gave me! > : ( ' In case you are wondering what the hell I was thinking back then, let me explain you. I thought that when I would turn into an adult, she would become younger magically and when i would go back to a child. Damn I was soo innocent back then. I didn't know that people could die when they reach an age limit. I thought that all the people who died in the actions movies were just fiction. I only learned the truth when my mom told me...

Mom: *sigh* You have to wash the dishes...I asked you to do it since this morning. I have alot of work to do.
Me: :(
Mom: What will you do if I'm not around? You'll have to survive if I'm not with you...
Me: Huh? What do you mean? You are leaving me?
Mom: No...I mean one day I will die. I'm not going to survive forever!
Me: What??? T.T *gets teary eyes*
Mom: Well everybody dies one day...
Me: Noooo! I don't want you to die! *cries*
Mom: No! No! :O I'm not dying! *hugs me* But death is not someone can avoid...everyone has to go through that one day.

She conforted me and I remember going to shool the next day all depressed. I told my friends about the terrible discovery I've found about death and they all comforted me back saying that it's part of life. Afterwards, I always cared for people around me afraid I would lose them one day. 

Talking about death, I almost lost my life around 6 years ago when I was still going to college..  I had a lunch break at that time with Thany and we were walking back to school. We crossed the street and then I hear Thany screaming: 'GLORIA!!!'. I was surprised by how quickly he pulled me away. He doesn't look that strong but I guess that the adrenaline makes your dormant strenght awake. Next, I felt something whipping me at the backbone tail and both of us were on the ground. What hapenned? It was soo fast! I tried to get up but couldn't. The car that hitted me stopped and the driver, a young female student, ran to me saying...

Girl: Are you ok?
Me: No...it hurts.

Thany was in shock and one of my shoe was at least 7 meters away from me. Anyone walking by were on their phones...I guess they called the ambulance. A cute guy out of nowhere ran to me and was like...

Cute guy: I'll take you to the hospital. *lifts me up*
Thany: @_@
Me: Owwwww! It hurts! *Any moves with my back would be painful*
Girl (driver): Put her back down...
Cute guy: :/ *puts me down*
Girl: Don't worry, everything will be fine. It's not the first time it's happening to me.

It was soo painful that I didn't pay attention to anything but the pain. It was only later on when I was at the hospital that I realized that a cute guy lifted me up and that girl saying it's not her first time...What did she mean? Did she hit other people before??? Anyway, I was there in the middle of the street and I even blocked the passage of a firetruck! But they wer really nice. They covered me with a blanket because it was January when all of this hapenned so it was cold. Alot of people gathered around me curious of what hapenned. I must admit I was somewhat shy because i don't like being the center of the attention...especially in this kind of situation. An old granny came smiling and asked to the fireman: 'What hapenned?'. I mean isn't it that obvious? And what's so funny to smile about? The ambulance and the police came. Then I was taken to the hospital. After going through many medical tests, they let me go home 5 hours later. The thing with the cute guy really happened but I just mentionned it for a laugh...but seriously, Thany i the hero here. I'm soo grateful Thany was there to save my life. If he wasn't there, I could be in a wheelchair or lose my legs. So scary! I never thought it would happen to me. Death is random. Its target can be a person from any sex, age, nationality, rich or poor. It can happen anytime! I am blessed I am still alive. Thank Douglas!

What is happiness? It means knowing sadness. What is pleasure? It means knowing pain. What is life? It means knowing death...

Ok readers! It's sleeping time! So see you next time!

Friends!

Hello!

I am going to talk about friends...not the american tv show :P Let me introduce you to my friend Donita  *that's her nickname*.

It's her on the left and me on the right. I met her at Vanier college in physic class I think. We don't see each other very often but we do keep in touch once in a while. It's great to do so. We ate pho that day. Pho is a vietnamese beef noodle soup. I wished we could of saty together longer but I had to go to class. If you ask me one thing I will remember about her for the rest of my life, I'll tell you. I bought myself a new sweater that day and I wore it to school. Then she asked me:

Donita: Wow! You have a new sweater!
Me: Yes! :)
Donita: It's soo yellow! Soo cute!
Me: Thank you! XD
Donita: Can I touch it?
Me: ummm....sure....@_@

lol ...and then she poked me. That moment was awkward but cute! That's what makes her soo unique. Haha! Another thing I will never forget about her was during Inorganic Chemestry class. We had an experiment in the laboratory. We were in a pair of two but we weren't together. I was really focused on my work and didn't pay attention to what was happening around. All of a sudden i heard a large  BOOM. I looked around and I saw Donita. Her hands were covering her face in shock. Her team made an explosion. The teacher came right away and scolded them a little. Hahaha! I wasn't laughing at how the teacher scolded her..no that is mean. I was rolling on the floor when I saw the grey spot on the ceiling! haha Come on! It's good old memories you need to keep.

Now let me introduce you to Melly. From my circle of friends, she is the person I knew for the longuest time. We first met when we were 12 years old. So here she is! :)

When I went over her house for the first time, I was soo embarassed at myself when I saw her bedroom. Everything was clean, neat, and tidy. lol I still look at my bedroom today and anyone would think my room belongs to a guy. On top of that, her baking skill is excellent! I need to learn alot from her. =_= One thing I will never forget about her? Yes... There was a time I was really sad and I even had an argument with my mom. She came over my house right away and cheered me up. She's like a sister to me.

Friends are soo important. Without them, I wonder what would happened to me. I could be sitting in a wheelchair right now or become vegetable. This is a reference to Thany who once saved my life. But I will talk about this another time. I was talking to Eva the other time and she told me that: 'I don't have alot of friends. I can count them with my fingers. But I know I can call each one of them if I really need help no matter what the time is.' That's when I came to realize that she was entirely right. I have around 130 friends on facebook but it doesn't mean anything. From those people, there are less than 20 people whom I can really rely on. The rest are just a bunch of people I met before or used to be closed with. Somtimes, it's just the smallest thing you do that changes everything. It could be something soo simple not even worth to mention that can lift someone's spirit up just like when Sue texted me when I was down.

Nix and Tam can be ....childish sometimes lol but they can be very nice. They encouraged me for my projects and boosted up my confidence. I remember when I bursted in tears when I was having a burnout and he called me right away to cheer me up as well. The same goes for Tam. My mom and I went shopping with her friend at the mall. Somehow, I came across Tam and his sister so I told my mom that I would meet her back at a certain spot in an hour. So and hour later, I went to that spot and she wasn't there. The mall was closing and it was getting empty. Tam helped me to search for her for 30 minutes and we finally found her. My mom just totally forgot about me and only remembered when she got to the car at the parking lot! -_-

Last but not least is Povid! I know those who know both of us would be like: 'What the hell Gloria?' I know!  :) Me and him aren't really close to each other but we do meet each other when I'm with Thany sometimes. I was calling Thany at one night because I needed to talk to him urgently about my tax report but he didn't answer. I called since the afternoon and no answer. I suddenly got worried. Why isn't he calling me back? Did something happen to him? So I texted Povid in case he was with him. He texted back to me saying that Thany didn't respond so he doesn't know. I got even more worried. I just wanted to choke Thany at that point. Then I got a call from Povid and he asked me if I've finally reached thany and he even proposed to go look after him at his appartment. It was around midnight and I thought that I shouldn't bother him. It's simply the fact that he volunteered to go look after him that I remembered what Eva told me. I learned on the next morning that Thany simply fell asleep and his phone was out of battery. Povid even called me the next day to ask if I was able to reach him. Really Thany....you deserve a spank on the booty.

Friends aren't just people you hang out with but they are there to help you when you're in real trouble and don't expect anything in return. They help because they want to. I'm glad I'm surrounded with good people. But let's not forget that we musn't abuse their kindness. If you are a fool who always depend on them for everything, I guarantee you that you'll loose your friends in no time. Keep them safe  and treat them good because they are precious.

Ok I'm done with my rambling :P My friendlist has more than the names mentionned here so for those I didn't mention, no worries. I didn't forget about you! :) Alright, goodnight everybody!

ps. I know you guys might not care but my flu is getting better lol.
ps.....One last thing! One of my friends, Tam, also has a blog and I'm helping him to promote! :O here it is: http://skrimaging.blogspot.ca/

He talks about interesting things such as tutorials for using some programs, etc. So check it out. :P

Viking is back to Denmark!

Hi everyone,

How to put this? I feel soo relieved that they're gone! I am now free to sleep peacefully without having some creep peeping at me. So today was the last day for them staying at our home. I'm sure you guys must be curious of what hapenned lately. It's crazy! We'll need to rewind back in time first.

So Bob/Viking was sick and he contaminated me at my aunt house. You guys already know about this. When we came back home, he just cough everywhere without putting his hand. So his germs are just everywhere in the house!!! EVERYWHERE! My mom prepared a dishes and puts them on the dining table. Bob comes and cough at the food; my mom throws everything to the garbage. Then he came to talk to me again yesterday and cough on my face. So this mornign I felt my health going downward. I've had enough of him! Sixty minutes later, he comes to talk to me again so I tell him I can't get to closer to him because I don't want to contaminate him with my flu. It worked! He didn't come to talk to me as often but he still comes. So I had this bright idea! The picture below explains everthing....Yeah!

My mom went to the hospital years ago and those medical masks were free so she took some of those. I wore it everytime he was nearby. I swear the first time he saw me, he was shitting in his pants! Lol. When I look at that picture, the gravity of my health does look serious! So I had that thing on my face around the house and I would take it off when he's away. The first time he saw me, he was coming out from the washroom. He just had one step out of the washroom and went back inside when he saw me and he shut the door. hahaha I just found it hilarious. I was sitting at the dining room reading the newspaper and he was going to eat something but when he saw me, he went back upstairs. So they prepared their luggage and they even packed our food for their trip on plane whis is a dozen of roasted porc chops with penty of rice and half of our bread. I'm positive that if it was possible, he would bring the whole fridge to the plane. Unblievable!

So it was about time we go to the airport. The luggage are put at the back of the car. My grandmother would stay at home. So since there are five sits available in the car, I decide to go as well. I changed my clothes, had my mask on, and waited at the door. Bob saw me and nervously talked in danish to my aunt. I don't know what they were saying but they mentionned my name. I asked her if there's something wrong and she just politely told me that Bob thinks that I shouldn't force myself to go if I was sick. I smiled under the mask and told them I was ok. Scared much Bob? So the first person to get into the car was Bob and he sat at the front with my uncle whom will be driving. I guess he didn't want to sit next to me XD haha When we all got into the car, I asked my mom if she should sit in the front instead to help my uncle with the road. My aunts talks to Bob and he replies nervously. My mom replied that it's ok and that she can stay in the back. It sucked! I really wanted to see Bob sitting next to me panicking.

We finally got at the airport and I removed my mask. Bob walks very fast and seems nervous. Maybe he was afraid to miss the plane. Who knows? He had his sweater attached to his waist and the sleeves would be dangling as he walked. We arrived at the check in, threw in the luggage and his sweater was about to fall. I poked him and said: 'Your sweater is falling...' Bob: 'Yes! Yes!' and then he pulls up his pants. =_='' I said his sweater was falling not his pants! What an idiot! He looked nervously at his left and right. I poked him again and points at his sweater. He then talks nervously to his wife and attatched the sweater tightly. That viking is crazy. The lady at the counter talks to him and he looked at us clueless. My uncle had to traduce what she said. Oh Douglas! When the check in was done, we walked away and I don't know how I noticed but Bob's zipper was wide open!!! Bwahahahahaha! I poke at my aunt's and whispered at her about the zipper. She asked me to repeat so I did it louder. When my mom and uncle heard, they simply bursted in laugh. My aunt laughed and told him. Bob hastily zipped back his pants. Lol! Bob wasn't smiling and his face was red!!! We walked to the entrance leading to the plane and it's where we had to say goodbye. My aunt hugged everyone! Bob hugged my uncle and shook my hand then hugged my mom. He said: 'You are sick so no hug. Your mom is not sick so I give her a hug.' I guess the mask was very effective! :) We finally came back home.

Like I mentionned before, I feel relieved and I can breathe! I know you must be asking yourself if I would like to see my aunt vising us again. I don't mind. She was really nice with me and I felt she was close to me. She hugged me almost everyday. Do I want to see Bob ever again? HELL NO!!!!!!!!!!!! Never! I pray for Douglas to not see him in Canada ever again!

Really guys, if you plan to visit someone, you can't:

-be a freeloader all the time.

-eat everything available in the fridge. Don't forget that you're not alone and keep some food for the others too.

-barge in any room without knocking and when the door is closed. 

Ok! My aunt eats for free as well but at lest, she eats like a human being. Bob was simply terrifying. He devours evrything. If you eat like a pig, at least propose to help financially. Of course, we won't accept but at least it shows that you're not abusing our kindness.

Anyway, tomorrow is a new day! XD A fresh new start for myself and my family! I am simply going to relax for now and hope the school strike would end soon.

Have a nice evening and thank you for reading my blog! XD Bye bye!

Happily back!

Hi everyone,

I am proud to tell you all that I'm feeling much better now :) I went to that place but once it was done, I felt soo much relieved. It's also all thanks to Sue! It was soo nice of her. She read my post and got worried for me. So when I received her missed call and her text message, I had a smile on my face. All of a sudden, it feels like it didn't matter in what type of hell I'm in because I got some people who have my back :D Thank you Sue! Big hug! :)

I feel like this post will be really long!!! So what hapenned this weekend? Going past the ceremony at the temple and that horrid palce which I dislike, we went to my aunt's house. She wanted to show the viking Longueil which is my aunt's town. So we had a barbecue and the viking was happy obviously. It's just that he got sick lately and he would cough at some moment. So guess what hapenned? I was sitting next to him so I'm the one who recieved all his germs. I'm not lucky at all. Afterwards, I had a chat with my cousin. Since my aunt have planned for the viking to stay over, I felt it was necessary to give her some tips. So we gave him a new nickname instead of Viking which is bob. haha So I told her how he comes into my room whenever he feels like it. So what do you expect for her to react? She freasked out! As I was talking with her, Bob was going to the basement on his own. My cousin was speechless because the couple would sleep in her bedroom and she would sleep in the basement instead. I remember when we were still children that she had a bunk bed. So I suggested her that she would sleep on the bottom and her brother would go on top but then she told me that if Bob beats her brother and climbs for her after, she would be cornered. haha So I told her the opposite. Sleep on the bottom side then but she said that she would be the first to die. lol

Later on, my aunt was convincing us to sleepover as well. To be honest, I didn't want to stay because when I'm in a different place with different blanket and pillow, I'll have a hard time to sleep. I poked at my mom and she poked back at me. Both of us didn't want to stay but my aunt is good at convincing and giving pressure. So we stayed... My mom and I would sleep with my cousin so I guess she was happy to know that she won't be sleeping alone. As for her brother, he planned to sleep at his friend's house anyway. So we slept and that's when everything turned bad for me. My head was hurting and my body was burning up. Yeah...I began to have a fever. It really sucked. My throat was bruning and it was really painful. I am now officially sick! Bob contaminated me! :( My cousin would joke and say that I have some 'Bob' in me now. =_= lol

My cousin went to work early in the morning. So we ate breakfast when we woke up and then went to do groceries. Came back home to eat lunch and left for more shopping to the mall. That was the interesting part. We went to this place address '5000 Taschereau' and I was really happy. There was a Mexx and Tommy Hilfiger outlet. The Mexx outlet was ok...there wasn't anything that I liked in particular. But in Tommy, I found a really nice sweater with a zipper for a very cheap price. The original price was 60$ I think and the price dropped to 20$!!! Awesome! :) I'm not really an avid brand fan but I got a nice sweater to keep me warm for really cheap. I can now pretend to be rich when I'm not! hoho :3 Anyway, for those local readers, here the complete address: '5000 Taschereau, Greenfield Pa.,Qc J4V3M3'. Why pay for something expensive when you can get the same thing for less? There was also other sweaters for 13$, jeans or pants for 15$. Not bad for branded clothes!

We went to another mall called something like 'dix30' afterwards. I don't know the address of this one but it is awesome. It looked like a mini downtown. There are alot of mall there. Alot of things I liked but those weren't outlets. $_$ There was a dress I really liked but the price was arond 400$. wow $_$...I guess I'll pass that for the moment and ask my mom to make something similar for me :P We went back at my aunt's house for supper and my aunt was proud to present fried banana with ice cream for dessert. Considering I was sick, I nicely declined the dessert. My aunt seemed upset since everyone was already full. So I changed my mind and volunteered to try. Then my mom looked at me eating it and wanted to try some as well lol. The same goes for the wife of Bob. The sweet really killed my throat.

It was now the evening and we all went to my cousin's house. We went there and guess what! He made some brownie cake for everyone...but nobody would eat. Except for my chicken cousin who was scared of Bob. Since he made all this effort to make the chocolate cake and nobody else wanted to eat, I volunteered as well. I thought that it shouldn't be soo bad but when I put it in my mouth, it was waaaaaay to sweet. My poor dear throat. @_@ My cousin asked: 'You like it?' Me: 'ummm...yeah' lol It was good honestly. It's just that I would enjoy it more if I wasn't sick.

Finally, we came back home...with Bob. But the good new is the fact that they will be leaving this thursday! yay!!!! XD

Anyway, I hope you enoyed reading this post. I really wanted to share some pictures but alot had my family included and I know alot of them want to keep their privacy. Pictures of my friends is more ok because it is easier for me to ask permission and all. But it's too much pain in the butt to explain to my mom and aunt what is a blog when they don't even know how to use a computer. :P They're not computer geak like people from our generation so I know you guys will understand right?

Take care everyone and don't get sick like me because it is very nice outside!

What happens during difficult times?

Hello Readers,

Happy Cambodian new year everyone! It's a period of time when we all meet to a buddhism temple and pray for protection. Then we enjoy the rest of the day with the family. That's one common ritual to my family. However, I feel sober today. New year is just another day like another one to me...nothing really special. Maybe it's simply the fact that I don't want to celebrate anything right now. There are moments when I just have bad memories from the past and it makes me feel sad. So my emotions are 10% sad and 90% angry...at myself. Because I can't make any decisions for my own good without hurting others.

I can't tell the story in detail but I can give a simple draft of the story without going to deep. Something terrible hapenned to me when I was 12 years old. Was it an accident or not? Was it a romance affair? Did someone hurt me? No it's not bullying but it doesn't matter what it is. The main point is the fact that I suffered greatly from it but can't tell it to anyone. But let me tell you, from the bottom of my heart, that I didn't do anything wrong. It wasn't something I had control with, it wasn't something I could stop although I wish. That event became a huge burden on my shoulder. One day I just couldn't take it anymore and I had to make it stop without breaking the silence. It has been 10 years now. How do I feel about all of this? Well, I tried to turn the page. Steer my life into a different direction and stop feeling bitter about it. It doesn't matter how hard I try, it's still a heavy weight to lift at certain moment.

When I remember that bad memory, I can't help but to cry silently in the corner of the washroom late at night. I would come out and pretend nothing has hapenn. It's not soo bad though nowadays since I have alot of things to distract myself from those memories. School is stressful but it does bring my concentration elsewhere from it. When I'm at home, I am quietly in the basement doing my own things such as surfing the net, playing silly games, watch movies, you name it. I have moved on. But when I have to go to that 'place', where it all started, everything is coming back to my mind. I try to keep my composure and explain my mom I can't go because I'm lazy, sick, or whatever possible excuse I can find. Sometimes I win and need not to go. Sometimes I lose and can't skip it.  It's that cursed place! If I could, I would burn that place and anything related to that event to dust.

Life is not easy and it will never be. My fate is to lift that burden forever and put a fake smile on my face when necessary to make everyone happy. I am sorry that this post feels negative and sad but I feel much better now. Crying isn't enough. Yes I'm already 25 years old and I cry like a baby sometimes...nothing to feel ashamed about. Afterall, we're all humans right?

The viking is back and paranormal activity part 2!

Hi everyone!

Sorry about last post. The content was supposed to be interesting but I made it boring :/ But I promise you this one will be good...well at least to me.

So let's begin about before the viking came back from Toronto. But I want to talk about the paranormal activity first. Remember the first post I made about seeing a strange shadow in my basement? Well I saw it again @_@ It was around 2 am and I just finished brushing my teeth and cleaning up my face. So I came back to the basement to sleep. When I finally came down the last step of the stairs, I looked back thinking about drinking water first and that's when I saw that shadow stading on the last step of the stairs and it disapeared. I didn't get scared or anything but more shocked! Maybe it was just an hallucination right? I burnt some incense and prayed for protection before going to sleep. Here is where I'm confused about. Are these following events related to the 'shadows' I saw? Lately, a few things occured.

So my uncle, not the one living with me but the husband of my aunt, and me do not get along quiet well. Let's say I sort of have some unfinished business with him. So one day he came along with my aunt visiting us. He walked downstairs but missed a step so he sort of fell and banged his right side of his face to the couch. That being said, the side of the couch is made of wood. His lips were a little bloody but nw he's doing better. Could it be the shadow doing it? hmmm maybe it's just a coincidence. The next victim is the viking. Remember when I was complaining the other time when he just comes to me whenever he likes it? Well that day, he came to talk to me. Nothing different as usual. He was sitting on that chair. Then suddenly, he was slowly sliding to the ground. I'm like: 'What is he doing?' And the reason of it is unbelievable...the following picture tells everything.

The legs of the chair bended! @_@ We had this chair eversince I was 7 years old and we never had any problem with it. Why does this has to happen with him? Look closely...

I don't know what material it is but is seemed like some kind of metal...anyway is it a doing from a spirit or just coincidence again? While they went to their trip, Grandma complained that the wife of the viking is talking too much. lol So guess what hapenned when they came back! She got sick and her throat was hurting her. I guess she caught a cold. So now she can't talk as much as before. Coincidence again? This is why i think it's a spirit doing this. Everytime we have a negative thought about someone, something needs to happen to make it stop. @_@ I don't know awhat to think anymore...you guys tell me.

The first event that occured was really hardcore. The second was just funny in my opinion lol He didn't get hurt anyway but it did scared him a little. The third one is just ...@_@ bullseye! No worry, she is getting better now and my grandma can now have some nap in the evening ^o^ Anyway, I'll try to have no evil thoughts.It could even be God's wrath :P Who knows?

I think this week will be the last one staying at home. The school strike should end by next monday in my opinion. Anyway, we'll see what will hapenn.

Viking is visiting Niagara falls!

Hi friends,

It's been a while I didn't write a post. I was a little lazy and there wasn't any topics I was interested to write about. Of course I do have alot of things to share but I wasn't in the mood. The viking and his wife went to Toronto since friday morning with my aunt. So I'm really happy that I can have some peaceful moments this weekend. Unfortunately, they are coming back tonight.

So what hapenned this week? I went shopping and I had some errands to do. It was the wedding of my old friend yesterday. I went to the morning ceremony. It's too bad I can't post any pictures because I really felt pretty and took alot of pictures with my friends. After the ceremony ended, I went back home and prepared myself for the evenng reception. Thany was supposed to pick me up and he got at my house way to early. I got nervous and ran like crazy in the house. =_= When we arrived at the reception, i realized I forgot the camera!!! @_@ OMD! I was sooo angry at myself and Thany. I got soo nervous for him coming early and I forgot it. On the other hand, Thany had his camera so I was able to take pictures. But it's not like having your own. You are free to take any pictures you want and it's also less hassle to ask the owner to send you the pictures. THe worst part is the fact that I forgot to apply my eyeliner!!! Eyeliner is my sexy weapon and I totally forgot about it.

Anyway, the food was nice and I did enjoy the day overall. It's not the first time I attended a wedding. My mom knows alot of people here. So whenever she was invited, I had to tag along because she didn't want to hire a babysitter and it would also be an experince of how you must behave once you enter in the community. So far, I only learnt the 'do' in a wedding and the behaviour you must follow. However, I learnt some 'don't' for last night's wedding.

I am going to be brief...

-Always look/act graceful

-Remember you are going to a wedding and not a club

-Alcohol is supposed to be a complement to your meal...in this situation

-Don't forget that you are attending an event where there's alot of people so you should behave yourself

This is just the general standard to follow going anywhere. I am glad I noticed this from a very few people last night. One embarassing moment is when one went wild and the waiter glared... >_> Oh boy...

That's it for today. I will be writing some more this coming week and hopefully I will get more energy! Happy Easter everyone! :)

Viking visiting the sugar house!

Hello friends,

My family visited the sugar house last saturday :) What is a sugar house? I'll explain. Canada is not only famous for the Niagara falls but it is also popular for maple syrup. So in Quebec, there's alot of those maple trees that produce a sweet sap. Next, the sap is boiled to a thick consistency to become the syrup we put on pancakes XD The sugar house is only available in March and April I think. The purpose of that visit was for our guests.

We had to wait in a long line for about 15 minutes before entering the dining room.

It's an 'all you can eat' meal. It also came with soup, and beans but I was soo hungry that I forgot to take pictures of them. We didn't even ask more food and we weren't able to finish everything. For dessert, there was vanilla ice cream, pancakes, and sugar pie. Overall, the food was good but i was expecting a little more. the hotdogs and the eggs seemed mundane to me. The guy next to me was covering his meal with maple syrup. I did find it weird to eat savory food with sweet syrup o.o Anyway, I got very full and didn't eat anything until next day for lunch. To be honest, we were worried that the viking (ogre) wouldn't eat the food because he doesn't eat ham. He prefers pure chicken, pork, or beef. But since only those were available, he didn't have a choice to eat and stuff himself. I asked if he enjoyed his meal and he did. Mission accomplished! Next, we went for a horse riding :) Ok...the last statement is misleading. We had to sit into a carriage and the house would pull it.

We went into the woods and it was very nice :3

The blue strings are actually tiny drains that transports the sap to the factory where they process to make maple syrup. Before going home, we ate maple candy on stick XD

What happens here is the owner layering the hot maple syrup on the snow. As it hardens, you simply roll your popcycle stick and then you obtain your maple lollipop :D I ate one lollipop and wished I could have some more but my family wanted to go back quickly because they ate too much and wanted to rest :/

 Anyway, I enjoyed it. I'll probably go back next year with my friends. Stay tuned for more this week! :)