The journey continues....

And so I go on and it does not stop me from experiencing new things. Sometimes it takes a bump for me to realize that life goes on. I was even surprised that once I have decided to move forward and an incident happened that you may want to look back, I felt that it is better just to move on.

It is one of those cliches that you do not realize what you have until you lose it.  So true.

And sometimes things start to happen and I'm just going to enjoy it being careful not to lose myself in the process. 

And I hope to post more once I'm comfortable writing a few personal stuff. 

This will be short. Thanks for stopping by.

Moving forward.....

Well, my life journey has been riddled with little bumps so the only thing to do is move forward and try not to look back. There are still a lot of interesting stuff happening and when there is exciting news to post, I will do it.

As I have posted, I'm working with a different company. I just got our Christmas party invitation and our company is flying us to our head office in Vancouver. Now, my problem is who to take as my guest.

I have an idea who and just waiting if the guest can come. I was told I should put the two names I'm thinking and pick like in a raffle. I have 3 weeks to RSVP. Will post who will be my guest....pictures at the party.

Thanks for stopping by.

Long distance relationship

Does it work? It takes a lot more work than a normal relationship. It also depends a great deal on the commitment of the individuals involved. I really don't know if there is a difference on how far the distance is.

I believe that trust and loyalty are the two values each person needs. I know 2 people who were on long distance relationship and it worked for both of them. They are both happily married.

I on the other hand was involved in long distance relationship for 6 years and thought it would work but sadly didn't. I can say that I'm the loyal one and the other individual could not commit or be loyal. But we learn from it and we move on.

It is part of life's experiences. I was once asked what I got out of it and my reply was....lots of Aeroplan points. That is the truth!!!!

Would I do it again? It would depend a lot on what type of a person I'm getting involved with. I would be careful and maybe be more observant. 

Thanks for stopping by.

Lousy service....

Last Thursday, Janet and I decided we were going out for lunch and went to Central. We got there at 12:12pm and ordered the special.....steak sandwich. 

We have gone a lot of times when I used to work in the building. Always got good service except a few times which we complained.

Well this time, the food was ready at 12 minutes to 1:00pm. We have an hour lunch or an appointment. We did not eat the lunch. We had it packed and went back to work without lunch.

We complained and the chef said it's because one of us ordered medium well. The server told us there's a few big groups. It was not really acceptable. I have recommended this place before but not anymore. I don't think I will go back there. 

It's sad but I guess that's restaurant business. I'll find other spots. Just venting.

Happy Thanksgiving

To everyone, friends and relatives, I wish you all a very Happy Thanksgiving.

This year is especially important for me to give thanks to all the blessings I have received and also for surviving a serious illness. I'm thankful for all the support and encouragement and help.

To sister for coming and visiting to help and support and encourage me.
To Carole for checking up on me and always so encouraging.
To my niece Lou for listening and just being there when I have to vent.
To Nene for making sure I can always call.
To Fanny for calling and always checking up on how I was doing.
To Marissa for all the long talks and prayers and always being there even when you yourself is going through a lot as well.
To Marie for making sure I'm looking after myself.
To Rogelio for all the suggestions.
To the ladies of Laidley for caring.
To Sandra for all the wonderful suggestions and encouragement from far away.
To Ped for always listening. 

Without all your support, it would have been a more difficult recovery.
And now to RBR for understanding all the insecurities. Thank you for the laughter and some needed disagreement. Hang in there. The journey has not been all easy. The bumps have been small, thank God.

So far an exceptional year. 

Away from home

A while back, a few friends and I were talking about friends or partners who work away from home for a few days, weeks or months. We wanted to find out how the person who is left behind handles the situation.

Each has his/her way of dealing with it. One says it gives her a break if it is only for a few days. One whose kids are younger misses the help and extra hand. I really have no experience with this except one time when my ex husband had to go out of town. It was hard as our kids were still young. It was he who had a more difficult time being away.

My sister did this in her former job but she was on a long distance relationship so it was not a big deal.

 My next door neighbour is away 3 weeks at a time but he is not in a relationship. I guess you get used to it and have trust but no matter what it is not an easy situation.

I have asked a friend to guest blog about this topic. 

These photos courtesy of RBR who works in gas pipeline and works away from home most of the time. Currently, he is in Limassol, Cyprus. That's him. 

               

Sloppy Hoggs

Last Friday, my friend Carole and I went to try Sloppy Hoggs restaurant. I know about this restaurant because my youngest son works here. They were featured on Food Network's You Gotta Eat Here. I saw that episode as well.

As Carole told me before getting inside the restaurant, we are here to pig out. As soon as we were seated, they realized I am the mother of one of the cooks. I was warned ahead of time that no matter what I order, I would not finish it. So we sat and decided what to order. Carole wanted ribs so we ordered one entree and shared. It came with smashed potatoes, spicy beans, corn bread. We ordered fries and coleslaw as additional sides and hush puppies for appetizers. It was generous servings.

Everything was good and service was excellent.  We would be coming back.



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Mother and her baby

Last Wednesday a very good friend and I met in downtown and had appetizers and drink at at a restaurant close to work. So we did our usual chit-chat and we were catching up on what had gone on in our lives. After we went to the hotel where her husband was working and stayed in the lobby to talk.

While there, a mother and her baby got into the lobby and the kid kept coming to where we were sitting. The baby who we found out was only 11 months old was walking quite well and starting to talk but sounds like mumbling. So we were playing with him and we kept talking about them. They were in the hotel as they had just moved to Edmonton because of job transfer


We found out the baby's name is Shaurya which means brave in India. The mother's name is Amrit which means wisdom. We had talked about a lot of stuff and it was like we had known them a while. So I took their picture and told her I would put them in my blog.

So Amrit and Shaurya, welcome to Edmonton. It was a pleasure meeting you. Hope to see you again.

RBR Guest blogger from Limassol, Cyprus

Hello from Limassol, Cyprus. A journey of a milestone, one starting on the very first day I met this wonderful lady. This isn't a walk with you, it's a life being United in love with you. I'm happy you have chosen me to bring to life this new chapter.

Love can make you heartless, love can make you hate who you used to love and sometimes bitter. My dear friends, it ain't easy to find true love in today's world. ....but should God help you find one, appreciate it, hold it with delicacy, and count value in it. Invest in it, make it colourful and admirable, protect it, sacrifice for it, fight for it. Don't let it easily go over minor things that can be addressed as adults who were interested with each other at first.

Thanks for stopping by.

First bumps

Like any other journey, I had now encountered few bumps on the way. But I am determined to succeed. I have to go back a bit and restart. Ok, without help and understanding from a selected few, I probably would have done a bit of a damage.

With this personal journey, I am not alone so it helps. I need all the support I can get to achieve my goal. And I'm going to try real hard.

When given a chance, I would really like to grab and take my chances. I know the risks but that is what life is all about. I had been told I'm persistent. I think that's a good quality....not giving up right away. 

So this is like a diary of my journey. After a few posts, I will do a page for this one. I hope to one day be able to read it whether it was successful or not.

My guest blogger should be ready in a day or two.

To RBR, I hope you enjoy the journey. As you have told me, we are going to do it together. 

Thanks for stopping by.

Life journey

As I have posted before I'm doing this life journey posts. After being on med leave for almost 3 months, I am lucky to have recovered but it was a struggle. I had to do a lot of difficult decisions. 

I left my job and a few friends there. I actually enjoyed my job there until the manager from hell got on board. The environment was toxic. I found new job where they care about their staff. No drama here. They just hired an admin assistant and she is a friend of ten years so that would be great.

So my life journey on my professional side is doing well.

Now comes my personal life. I have been on my own for a long time and I have been in relationships but did not work out. This part of my journey is the one I'm concentrating on now. I know it will have its ups and downs. Knowing my history, I'm hoping this will turn out ok. 

When I was visiting my sister, I was a guest blogger for her. So I will have a guest blogger. I don't know how this will work out but I'm hoping it will be interesting. And this is part of my life journey.

So thank you. I know I have a new visitor checking out my blog. To you, thanks a lot.