FickleMinded

In celebration of Canada Day today, I decided to post some facts and trivia about this country.  Since we moved in here 11 months ago,I already learned to love it because I find the people of  Canada very  friendly, the place where I live have a less crime rate , it’s also a great place to raised a family. I never imagine in my life that one day I’m gonna live here, but look at me where I’m at now? . So, here’s 13 facts about Canada that I,myself  was very surprised to learned.

• Canada is the second largest country in the world, with 9,971,000 square kilometres of land.
• The baseball glove was invented in Canada in 1883.
• With only three people per square kilometer, Canada has the fourth lowest population density in the world.
• Vancouver Canada is tied with Zurich Switzerland for the highest quality of life of any city in the world.
• The world’s smallest jail is believed to be in Rodney, Ontario, Canada. It is only 24.3 square meters (about 270 square feet).
• Canada has the ninth biggest economy of the world
• According to the United Nations Human Development Index, Canada has the highest quality of life in the world.
• Contrary to popular opinion, Canada does not own the North Pole. In fact, the North Pole is not owned by any country. It is believed, however, that Santa Claus is from Canada.
• Canada is the world’s eighth biggest trader.
• Of all of the world’s producers of natural gas, copper, zinc, nickel, aluminum, and gold, Canada is in the top five.
• Canada is the home of many great inventions, including: basketball, the electric light bulb, the electric range, the electron microscope, standard time, the television, the telephone, and the zipper.
• Canada is the fifth largest energy producer.
• Canada has the world’s highest tertiary education enrolment.

Happy Canada Day everyone!!!

I want to dedicate this post to my dad whom I miss terribly.  He passed away two years ago, just a week before Father’s Day. I’m just thankful that I was home then and he at least saw the boys before it happen.  My dad was already  bedridden during those times, I still remember Kendrick gave him bread every morning since it’s the only food that he can eat then, and he laugh at him whenever he make his goofy act.  A co-worker who also lost a father once told me that there is really a big difference if your father is only sick because you  know he’s still there, you can see and feel him, you know that he can hear you when you talk and response on his own little way than when he’s gone. My dad is not a perfect dad but I knew in my heart he tried to be one, and I love him for that.  I want to write more aobut my dad but I’m such a crybaby and I don’t want to cry right now.So without further a do, here’s my entry for today’s Thursday Thirteen.

1. A father is always making his baby into a little woman.  And when she is a woman he turns her back again.  ~Enid Bagnold
2. A father carries pictures where his money used to be.  ~Author Unknown
3. Dad, you’re someone to look up to no matter how tall I’ve grown.  ~Author Unknown
4. Old as she was, she still missed her daddy sometimes.  ~Gloria Naylor (Totally!!! )
5. There’s something like a line of gold thread running through a man’s words when he talks to his daughter, and gradually over the years it gets to be long enough for you to pick up in your hands and weave into a cloth that feels like love itself.  ~John Gregory Brown, Decorations in a Ruined Cemetery, 1994
6. The greatest gift I ever had Came from God; I call him Dad!~Author U nknown
7. I don’t care how poor a man is; if he has family, he’s rich.  ~M*A*S*H, Colonel Potter
8. Dad, your guiding hand on my shoulder will remain with me forever.  ~Author Unknown
9. A good father is one of the most unsung, unpraised, unnoticed, and yet one of the most valuable assets in our society. — Billy Graham, Christian Evangelist
10. Blessed indeed is the man who hears many gentle voices call him father! — Lydia M. Child, U.S. Author
11. It is easier for a father to have children than for children to have a real father.– Pope John XXIII
12. A father is a banker provided by nature.” — French Proverb
13. Any man can be a Father but it takes someone special to be a dad. — Anne Geddes

Well, It’s Thursday 13 time once again, and since today is my birthday, I decided to post 13 things that not so many people knew about me. And I can’t believed how hard it is now that I think about it because I realized how boring my life is, I mean my personality, there’s nothing really much interesting stuff to know about me. But I will try m best to squeeze my brain juice and hopefully come up with something that worth sharing.

1. Today, I turned 28 years old, and it’s my third time (no fourth, or five, maybe six,I don’t know,I already forgot, all I know is I’m always and  forever 28 years old!)
2. I was born under the sign of Taurus, in the year of the Ox. (yeah, this year is my lucky year!)
3. My birthstone is Diamond.
4. There’s no way my husband will gonna forget my birthday, because his favorite NASCAR driver, the late Dale Earnhart Sr. and I have the same birthday
5. I stand 5′3″ and weigh 107.5  today, I was 105 3 weeks ago.
6. I am fifth of seven children. (6 girls, one boy).Now I’m so happy because with my present family, I’m the only girl since I have two boys
7. I love to read books.
8. I graduated with a degree in  Computer Engineering from Technological Institute Of The Phils.
9. I was self-supporting student the whole time.
10. I love my boys so much more than the love itself.
11. I’m my dad’s favorite girl although I’m not sure if he said it too to my 5 other sisters , although I’m happy about it, at least he makes me think I’m his.
12. I was a corporate slaves for 10 straight years before I move to US and became my family’s slave eversince
13. I love blogging!

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