I want to prove that I reside in Manitoba so I can get my class 5 driver's license. I have one of the documents I need. I am waiting for the other which is my bank statement which shows me as living at my mother's house. I first thought I would get it on the 11th, and then the 12th, and then this morning, but it may not arrive till tomorrow, or the day after that.... Annoying!!!
Wednesday, August 13, 2025
A Simone Weil Quote Video
Making these videos is something I do to show I’m keeping myself busy these days.
Tuesday, August 12, 2025
Smoke from the Forest Fires
This morning, my mother was saying that there was smoke from the forest fires. Looking out the window, I couldn’t see anything, for it seemed like a pleasant sunny summer morning after a period of rain, but when I opened the front door, it smelled like a campfire.
In China, the air could be smoggy.
Why I am happy to be back in Canada
Let me list the reasons that I can think of, off the top of my head, that I happy to be back in Canada:
- I can look after my mother.
- I can experience winter.
- My son can truly become Canadian by experiencing a Canadian winter.
- I can meet old friends.
- I can hear English spoken wherever I go.
- I can see a hockey game.
- I don't need a VPN to access the internet. For instance, I can actually make this blog entry on my computer. And there are lots of other things I can now do on my laptop that I couldn't do before.
- I have many more ways in which I can make money.
- I can find products in stores that I couldn't find in China.
- I don't get called "laowai" when I walk in public.
- The bread is better in Canada than in China.
- The sky is bigger and I can see the horizon.
This list is not exhaustive. As I said, it was made off the top of my head. I may add reasons to this list when they come to me.
And there are reasons why I am not happy to be back in Canada, but these will be listed in a future entry.
Monday, August 11, 2025
Establishing my residency in Manitoba
I'm trying to get my Manitoba driver's license. I thought it would be a simple case of presenting them my Chinese driver's license, which is linked to my passport, which I of course have, and presenting a document to show my address here. It turns out I will have to take a knowledge test again, as well as a road test, before I can get my class five license.
But before I can do that, I have to establish my residency for which I need two documents. One of them is a guarantor form, like the form for a passport. But I can get someone who knows me and has a driver's license in Manitoba to be my guarantor. I had to go to Walmart to get passport sized pictures taken to accompany the form. The other document will be a bank statement which I will get sometime this week. Luckily, I was informed that I needed to make three transactions with my bank card otherwise the bank statement would not have been good enough. Once I get the statement, I'll zip off to a Manitoba Public Insurance broker office and start the process of getting the license.
I need to establish my residency in order to register my son Tony into school.
Paperwork! Bureaucracy! Aggh!!
The Forest Fires
I heard about the forest fires while I was still in China.
Once in Canada, I first noticed their effects while looking at the horizon which was dark in the evenings.
I have had people tell me that they have experienced bad smoky air because of the forest fires. I, not so much. Maybe this is because I have been in China for so long.
The cause of the forest fires? Climate change say some; other says bad forest management on the part of the government.
In Nova Scotia, controversy has arisen because of the premier's decision to impose 25,000 dollar fines (plus tax and fees) on people who go into the woods. People, who think this is an imposition, are being selfish say one side of the controversy. The people who don't agree with the prohibition and the fines think they are a serious further infringement on people's freedoms started by what they see as the over reaction to Covid.
Sunday, August 10, 2025
Another way to support Andis Kaulins
This is probably the best way to help me make my transition from China to Canada:
You can give me as much as you want or don't want.
You can also go to the button at the right.
A Nicolás Gómez Dávila Blog
When I am able to get myself organized, I will be working on this personal project
Riding Mountain National Park
I drove an hour north of Brandon to get to Riding Mountain National Park. I took my family with me.
We first went to Clear Lake.
We walked around the nearby tourist village.
I made a three W’s video
The lake and village seemed crowded. But it was expensive.
After an hour of that, I drove us to the Eastern Escarpment. I was told about it by Weiming Zhao. We had to drive over 25 km of dirt road in the bush to get to it but it was worth it.
The view was spectacular. My son Tony said it was cool.
We didn’t drive back on the dirt road. After three clicks, we drove through the park’s east gate. We went through Neepawa to get home.
Here is a compilation of all the video and photos I took on our drive to and from the park.
Wednesday, August 6, 2025
Saturday, August 2, 2025
Now they sell Canadian Tire T-shirts!
Now, they sell these T-shirts. Why didn’t they sell them when I wasn’t living in Canada?
Here are some bad videos I made in the house.
My First Time to the New Winnipeg Jets Arena
I have no idea what the corporate sponsored name of the place is. I went to it to see a Winnipeg Sea Bears game.
My impression of the new arena? Nice and modern.
Friday, August 1, 2025
My Latest YouTube
The latest of the Quote Videos I do. This is a NGD quote.
Not sure what I can do with this blog. I am too close to home to blog freely.
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