Dear Nelson's Dollar Store,
How are you? It appears that you are not doing so well. Because you are a LIAR and a CHEAT!
It is cruel of you to advertise yourself as a dollar store to innocent tourists looking for cheap necessities when EVERYTHING COSTS MORE THAN A DOLLAR.
What really irks me is that the price tags say Dollar Store with More! while cheekily displaying the price of your cheap ass shit as $1.50, $2.00 or even $16.00 for those guitar shaped lighters. Don't even get me started on the fact that you also sell hashish bongs (I didn't bother to check the price).
How could you do this to me? I had such high hopes for you. You weren't even a classy dollar store like most Dollaramas! Instead, you were one of those dinky plastic dollar stores, like the ones you find in countries which are not classified as "Western."
I think Nelson should be ashamed of you. When I complained to some of the residents, they told me they never visit you! I understand you must be lonely but false advertising is not the way to make friends.
You need to clean up your act and you need to do it now. I write because I care.
Sincerely,
Salimah Ismail
Sunday, May 31, 2009
Thursday, May 28, 2009
Camping :)
So I just got back from acamping trip where the hike was 8K both ways with a 35Ib backpack!
and
I SURVIVED
I survived the walk. I survived losing my water bottle before the trip even started. I survived the inquisitive deer. I survived my emotional attack. I survived the smelly outhouse. I survived swimming/sitting in freezing water for over 15 minutes without getting sick. I survived the smoke from the campfire getting in my eyes and the temptation of eating marshmallows. I survived being tired and sore the whole time. I survived living without my tweezers!
I AM INVINCIBLE
I also miss it a little. The campsite Evan's Beach was BEAUTIFUL.
I couldn't have gone with a better group with helpful accommodating people who were always willing to lend me a sip from their bottle, a little help with my knapsack, tolerating an off key rendition of a ballad delivered by me and just being as wonderful as they are! It's all quite funny because they don't know about this blog yet and how much I am in love with all of them!
Anywhoo I think the loves of my life are after my blood because they all want to use the computer so until next time!
Lots of Love!
Salimah
and
I SURVIVED
I survived the walk. I survived losing my water bottle before the trip even started. I survived the inquisitive deer. I survived my emotional attack. I survived the smelly outhouse. I survived swimming/sitting in freezing water for over 15 minutes without getting sick. I survived the smoke from the campfire getting in my eyes and the temptation of eating marshmallows. I survived being tired and sore the whole time. I survived living without my tweezers!
I AM INVINCIBLE
I also miss it a little. The campsite Evan's Beach was BEAUTIFUL.
I couldn't have gone with a better group with helpful accommodating people who were always willing to lend me a sip from their bottle, a little help with my knapsack, tolerating an off key rendition of a ballad delivered by me and just being as wonderful as they are! It's all quite funny because they don't know about this blog yet and how much I am in love with all of them!
Anywhoo I think the loves of my life are after my blood because they all want to use the computer so until next time!
Lots of Love!
Salimah
Friday, May 22, 2009
Bears. Beats. Battlestar Galactica.
Bears
http://redfishschoolofchange.blogspot.com/2009/05/what-not-to-do-when-you-see-bear.html
true story. happened to me.
Beats
Joy taught how to play 'Smoke over Water' and some chords.
We started a band called "Sally Sahore".
Marten might play the maracas in the band.
We wrote a song about the bear.
Buy our CD when it comes out.
Battlestar Galactica.
Really missing television. Seeking Bears and Bands for entertainment. Apparently.
Salutations,
Salimah
http://redfishschoolofchange.blogspot.com/2009/05/what-not-to-do-when-you-see-bear.html
true story. happened to me.
Beats
Joy taught how to play 'Smoke over Water' and some chords.
We started a band called "Sally Sahore".
Marten might play the maracas in the band.
We wrote a song about the bear.
Buy our CD when it comes out.
Battlestar Galactica.
Really missing television. Seeking Bears and Bands for entertainment. Apparently.
Salutations,
Salimah
Wednesday, May 20, 2009
I Miss you all
Hey
I've been having a fantastic time here! the air is clean, the food is good, the people are great and the learning is enriching.
My only beef: YOU GUYS! I miss you all and whenever I get a chance to check my email, my inbox is almost empty! I know I told you all not to really write because I wasn't certain of my internet status but I lied. I wanted you all to miss me and not be able to control yourselves and WRITE TO ME! tell me how your summers are going, what's new with you.
Today we had an intro to Ecology and also learnt some cool things about Restoration and the tough choices that need to be make (which animals should be killed in the name of saving other species, our idea of "wilderness" and how it is affected by others)
OH YEAH, yesterday I saw BEARS and they were not in a cage! they were in the distance rolling around in the grass. They were black bears. Apparently, in my sleep last night, Jessica sort of woke me up and I was saying "beets? beets?"
I think I'm turning into Dwight Shrute.
Salutations,
Salimah
I've been having a fantastic time here! the air is clean, the food is good, the people are great and the learning is enriching.
My only beef: YOU GUYS! I miss you all and whenever I get a chance to check my email, my inbox is almost empty! I know I told you all not to really write because I wasn't certain of my internet status but I lied. I wanted you all to miss me and not be able to control yourselves and WRITE TO ME! tell me how your summers are going, what's new with you.
Today we had an intro to Ecology and also learnt some cool things about Restoration and the tough choices that need to be make (which animals should be killed in the name of saving other species, our idea of "wilderness" and how it is affected by others)
OH YEAH, yesterday I saw BEARS and they were not in a cage! they were in the distance rolling around in the grass. They were black bears. Apparently, in my sleep last night, Jessica sort of woke me up and I was saying "beets? beets?"
I think I'm turning into Dwight Shrute.
Salutations,
Salimah
Sunday, May 17, 2009
First Day in Little Slocan Lodge
Hey all
so i arrived safe and sound. the trip was pretty uneventful though i stole an unsold seat beside Elaine and then there was a creepy guy at Vancouver airport. The drive to the lodge was fun because the roads were bumpy, we saw animals that reminded me of the hammer (creepy deer, chipmunks etc..)
I can't get over how any trees are here... it makes me feel less guilty and anal about paper bwhahaha
i've got this really high bunk bed thing in a five person room which is nice because there's an indentation in the wall where i'm putting all my stuff. i feel like a squirrel.
speaking of which, i've decided to name a part of BC "Salimah Land" I own it all and it is also home to the "Salimah Monster" which lives in the lake, controls fire, reads people's minds and eats people's toes. I have also started sharing pieces of my land with the other Redfish participants. Currently I have given one person a small rock, and if he is good, he gets one pine needle as well!
Anyways i'm tired now and i doubt this is as entertaining as I think it is right now so I'll talk to you later!
Love,
Salimah
so i arrived safe and sound. the trip was pretty uneventful though i stole an unsold seat beside Elaine and then there was a creepy guy at Vancouver airport. The drive to the lodge was fun because the roads were bumpy, we saw animals that reminded me of the hammer (creepy deer, chipmunks etc..)
I can't get over how any trees are here... it makes me feel less guilty and anal about paper bwhahaha
i've got this really high bunk bed thing in a five person room which is nice because there's an indentation in the wall where i'm putting all my stuff. i feel like a squirrel.
speaking of which, i've decided to name a part of BC "Salimah Land" I own it all and it is also home to the "Salimah Monster" which lives in the lake, controls fire, reads people's minds and eats people's toes. I have also started sharing pieces of my land with the other Redfish participants. Currently I have given one person a small rock, and if he is good, he gets one pine needle as well!
Anyways i'm tired now and i doubt this is as entertaining as I think it is right now so I'll talk to you later!
Love,
Salimah
Saturday, May 16, 2009
My Trip to the Zoo with Melissa
Seeing Melithar again was awesome :)
As always, we picked up exactly where we left off - even though we haven't hung out in almost a year, it felt like we saw each other the day before!
Our other tradition was our "Only to Melissa" moments which included:
-Getting on a bus from a subway station and having the bus driver tell us it was the wrong bus and made us get off and drives to the other side but then we realized we were in the wrong spot and we walk to the other side and get on that bus.
-Have a man in a "Chinese" hat stare/laugh at us because he overhears Melissa saying "Last night, I dreamt I was a triceratops..."
Here's a video of the lions being fed!
and this is a baby baboon!
here are the rest of the pictures from the zoo!
Enjoy!
Love,
Salimah
As always, we picked up exactly where we left off - even though we haven't hung out in almost a year, it felt like we saw each other the day before!
Our other tradition was our "Only to Melissa" moments which included:
-Getting on a bus from a subway station and having the bus driver tell us it was the wrong bus and made us get off and drives to the other side but then we realized we were in the wrong spot and we walk to the other side and get on that bus.
-Have a man in a "Chinese" hat stare/laugh at us because he overhears Melissa saying "Last night, I dreamt I was a triceratops..."
Here's a video of the lions being fed!
and this is a baby baboon!
here are the rest of the pictures from the zoo!
Enjoy!
Love,
Salimah
Thursday, May 14, 2009
Weirdest. Epic. Dream. Ever.
Last night, at about 11pm, I ate some pickles. I stayed up until about 3:30 am working on my first assignment for Redfish (the BC program) and then slept for about 5 1/2 hours and experienced one of the strangest dreams.
I had an arranged marriage to a somewhat older man in an, what I can assume to be, European country which was undergoing tumultuous times. After walking through the subway/airport with almost everyone I know, I end up at "our house" with three other women who were fugitives. I let them hide in the shadows of our living room while I wait to meet my husband for the first time. He walks in with my mother. Since I wanted to make a good first impression and make this marriage work, I run to the door to greet him and hug him - to the disapproval of my mother who states that I "barely know him." He seemed nice enough, but we did not have time to talk as we had guests and we were busy serving them chai. He did have time, however, to tell me to hide our collection of light blue scrabble pieces as they were evidence that he supported the socialist Kurleshov Regime before it was toppled in this fictional country. (where the hell do I get this crap???)
Anyways, one of our guests stumble upon it, and asks me what it is. Thinking quickly, I tell him that it is part of our scrabble game. Our guest tells me that he too, is interested in scrabble but never got pieces like that. So I tell him that my husband and I bought it many years ago in a special edition scrabble game. This satisfies our guest and he leaves.
After some time, my husband comes to me and asks me to do him a favour while he goes to work; I have to take some paper, wrap it around the scrabble piece and chew on it outside and then spit it out in a garbage can in front of his friend's store. His friend will allow me to do this because he is, as said before, a friend. It will also serve as an alibi since I apparently go shopping at that store every day. My husband states that we have to get rid of these pieces slowly and one by one so that soon we can be free!
As I start chewing on the piece, some women walk into my room and tell me they are sent by the state to search for scrabble pieces. They also inform me that they are disguised as a cleaning services so I do not have to worry, they will clean the house for me. I act nonchalant and let them proceed with their business as I slowly leave. As I walk down the stairs to leave for my "mission", I hear my husband stamping his foot three times and I see him sitting in a chair, surrounded by government officials searching for the pieces. We make brief eye contact and have a silent exchange; I know I will never see him again and that he wants me to escape. I go to the door and try to get my shoes on but have a lot of difficulty. As I try to twist my foot into my second shoe, I wake up.
Is that a screwed up dream or what? I'm so going to have pickles tonight and see what happens!
Stay tuned for pics from my zoo trip with Melissa!
Love,
Salimah
I had an arranged marriage to a somewhat older man in an, what I can assume to be, European country which was undergoing tumultuous times. After walking through the subway/airport with almost everyone I know, I end up at "our house" with three other women who were fugitives. I let them hide in the shadows of our living room while I wait to meet my husband for the first time. He walks in with my mother. Since I wanted to make a good first impression and make this marriage work, I run to the door to greet him and hug him - to the disapproval of my mother who states that I "barely know him." He seemed nice enough, but we did not have time to talk as we had guests and we were busy serving them chai. He did have time, however, to tell me to hide our collection of light blue scrabble pieces as they were evidence that he supported the socialist Kurleshov Regime before it was toppled in this fictional country. (where the hell do I get this crap???)
Anyways, one of our guests stumble upon it, and asks me what it is. Thinking quickly, I tell him that it is part of our scrabble game. Our guest tells me that he too, is interested in scrabble but never got pieces like that. So I tell him that my husband and I bought it many years ago in a special edition scrabble game. This satisfies our guest and he leaves.
After some time, my husband comes to me and asks me to do him a favour while he goes to work; I have to take some paper, wrap it around the scrabble piece and chew on it outside and then spit it out in a garbage can in front of his friend's store. His friend will allow me to do this because he is, as said before, a friend. It will also serve as an alibi since I apparently go shopping at that store every day. My husband states that we have to get rid of these pieces slowly and one by one so that soon we can be free!
As I start chewing on the piece, some women walk into my room and tell me they are sent by the state to search for scrabble pieces. They also inform me that they are disguised as a cleaning services so I do not have to worry, they will clean the house for me. I act nonchalant and let them proceed with their business as I slowly leave. As I walk down the stairs to leave for my "mission", I hear my husband stamping his foot three times and I see him sitting in a chair, surrounded by government officials searching for the pieces. We make brief eye contact and have a silent exchange; I know I will never see him again and that he wants me to escape. I go to the door and try to get my shoes on but have a lot of difficulty. As I try to twist my foot into my second shoe, I wake up.
Is that a screwed up dream or what? I'm so going to have pickles tonight and see what happens!
Stay tuned for pics from my zoo trip with Melissa!
Love,
Salimah
Tuesday, May 12, 2009
I PASSED BITCHES!
That's right, third time's the charm!
You better watch yourselves because they're letting me get on the road! anyone up for a street race tomorrow?
Yes, I failed twice but there is more to the story.
The first time I failed occurred on June 27th 2007, one of the most stressful and embarrassing days of my life. Not only did I fail my test (because the instructor was an asshole who would not shut up and was yelling before I even started) but it ended up also being a crappy day at work and I had just had a falling out with my team leader at 2am on the 'morning' of the test which also had me upset while I was driving. However, I used failing as leverage to get a cartilage piercing!
The second time occurred on August 17th 2007. This time, I had tapped the curb when parking so I thought I failed and stopped paying attention. BIG MISTAKE! As I was coming out of my parallel parking, a car came and honked at me and that's when it was over. I figured I should just give up since, as a women, I should not drive. But, once again, I used my disappointment as leverage to get a labret!
When I was somewhat coerced into removing my labret on December 12th, 2008 I figured I should get back on the horse (or should I say back in the car!). So today, May 12th, 2009 at 2:25pm I did my test, almost flawlessly (had to overtake parked trucks, slammed brakes on a yellow, started to turn wheel while checking blind spot - he only told me off for the blind spot thing) So I guess I have no leverage for a tattoo... oh well... there's always the highway test!
Anyways, my point is, WATCH YOUR BACK. I'm on the road now, and I'm making my own rules: 10 points for law abiding pedestrians, 20 if they look like dipshits or are being obnoxious (usually are teenage "punks"), 50 for jay walkers and 100 for idiot drivers who do not signal properly or have demonstrated any other form of negligence!
Let the games begin!
You better watch yourselves because they're letting me get on the road! anyone up for a street race tomorrow?
Yes, I failed twice but there is more to the story.
The first time I failed occurred on June 27th 2007, one of the most stressful and embarrassing days of my life. Not only did I fail my test (because the instructor was an asshole who would not shut up and was yelling before I even started) but it ended up also being a crappy day at work and I had just had a falling out with my team leader at 2am on the 'morning' of the test which also had me upset while I was driving. However, I used failing as leverage to get a cartilage piercing!
The second time occurred on August 17th 2007. This time, I had tapped the curb when parking so I thought I failed and stopped paying attention. BIG MISTAKE! As I was coming out of my parallel parking, a car came and honked at me and that's when it was over. I figured I should just give up since, as a women, I should not drive. But, once again, I used my disappointment as leverage to get a labret!
When I was somewhat coerced into removing my labret on December 12th, 2008 I figured I should get back on the horse (or should I say back in the car!). So today, May 12th, 2009 at 2:25pm I did my test, almost flawlessly (had to overtake parked trucks, slammed brakes on a yellow, started to turn wheel while checking blind spot - he only told me off for the blind spot thing) So I guess I have no leverage for a tattoo... oh well... there's always the highway test!
Anyways, my point is, WATCH YOUR BACK. I'm on the road now, and I'm making my own rules: 10 points for law abiding pedestrians, 20 if they look like dipshits or are being obnoxious (usually are teenage "punks"), 50 for jay walkers and 100 for idiot drivers who do not signal properly or have demonstrated any other form of negligence!
Let the games begin!
Sunday, May 10, 2009
Introduction
Heyy
It's me... Salimah!
I know I told you guys that I wouldn't keep a blog but Sabrina's was so entertaining, I couldn't resist.
There are no promises here that I will keep it up to date since I am not clear on how often I'll be able to access the internet or actually have time to write, but I will try my best!
The summer has already started and a couple of things have already happened including:
-I passed 3rd year! I did decently, (came out alive even with 6 courses!) AND I get to keep my scholarship so I'm satisfied :)
-The HGW girls finally had a party! Even though it was the last night living in their house (with which we have so many memories) it was one of the best! We even reached the brink of normality but we didn't overdo it! They are the greatest hosts and I hope, since we will all be living in areas closer together, we'll still find a way to hang out!
-Sportsfest was awesome because:
So it's only May 10th and so much has happened already! I've been enjoying even more small personal victories which are difficult to describe in writing but the general message is Life is Gooooooooooood.
Here are the rest of the things for me to look forward to this summer:
-Driving test on TUESDAY the 12th (they say 3rd times the charm, but I am not so sure...)
-Zoo with Melissa (hopefully!)
-Aliya coming for the weekend!
-Leaving for BC on Sunday the 17th (I kept thinking it was the 16th)
-EVERYTHING that happens in BC! (all the workshops, the people, the camping, the intense emotional and spiritual epiphanies...woot! :P )
-Coming back to Toronto for about 24 hours on June 27th
-Leaving fo Trois-Rivieres, Quebec on June 28th
-The Explore program and becoming a Frenchie
-Coming back on July 31st (Happy Birthday Judy!)
-Maybe getting a job at The Ex, bumming around, seeing everyone again OR being a completely changed person and doing random shit like levitating or setting things on fire or whatever stuff changed people do.
I sound busy don't I? I have a feeling everything will fall through though. Or nothing will happen. Or something I don't expect and maybe won't like. But I'm expecting something I won't expect to happen so what kind of expectation is that?
Hehe, I'll stop before I get too deep
Love,
Salimah
It's me... Salimah!
I know I told you guys that I wouldn't keep a blog but Sabrina's was so entertaining, I couldn't resist.
There are no promises here that I will keep it up to date since I am not clear on how often I'll be able to access the internet or actually have time to write, but I will try my best!
The summer has already started and a couple of things have already happened including:
-I passed 3rd year! I did decently, (came out alive even with 6 courses!) AND I get to keep my scholarship so I'm satisfied :)
-The HGW girls finally had a party! Even though it was the last night living in their house (with which we have so many memories) it was one of the best! We even reached the brink of normality but we didn't overdo it! They are the greatest hosts and I hope, since we will all be living in areas closer together, we'll still find a way to hang out!
-Sportsfest was awesome because:
- Living with FatiMerch and Shazeen was amazing! I found that I can actually co-exist with people in close proximity. They were really good at giving me my space and I had so much fun because they are such wonderful, special people.
- I got to know some people who used to be just general acquaintances a lot better and really liking them! (Some a little too much if you know what I mean ;) ) The downside here is that it is getting more and more difficult to hate everyone so that I can become a bitter hermit cat lady.
- WE WON GOLD FOR DODGEBALL! and I'm not going to lie, I believe I deserve a good portion of the credit... I wish it was a real sport because I love it, I understand the strategies and I'm actually not too shabby at the sport itself!
So it's only May 10th and so much has happened already! I've been enjoying even more small personal victories which are difficult to describe in writing but the general message is Life is Gooooooooooood.
Here are the rest of the things for me to look forward to this summer:
-Driving test on TUESDAY the 12th (they say 3rd times the charm, but I am not so sure...)
-Zoo with Melissa (hopefully!)
-Aliya coming for the weekend!
-Leaving for BC on Sunday the 17th (I kept thinking it was the 16th)
-EVERYTHING that happens in BC! (all the workshops, the people, the camping, the intense emotional and spiritual epiphanies...woot! :P )
-Coming back to Toronto for about 24 hours on June 27th
-Leaving fo Trois-Rivieres, Quebec on June 28th
-The Explore program and becoming a Frenchie
-Coming back on July 31st (Happy Birthday Judy!)
-Maybe getting a job at The Ex, bumming around, seeing everyone again OR being a completely changed person and doing random shit like levitating or setting things on fire or whatever stuff changed people do.
I sound busy don't I? I have a feeling everything will fall through though. Or nothing will happen. Or something I don't expect and maybe won't like. But I'm expecting something I won't expect to happen so what kind of expectation is that?
Hehe, I'll stop before I get too deep
Love,
Salimah
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