Friday 5:18 AM: Busy Daze

 I was so busy yesterday that I didn’t do all my daily requirements like reading and blogging. I apologize to my non-existent regular readers for not posting yesterday.

I had a job interview. Cross my fingers, I got the job.

I then had to do paperwork which was annoying.

I had class prep and classes to teach.

I went grocery shopping to the Super Store. Getting a cart and bagging groceries was annoying. But Mom says it’s cheaper than Sobey’s.

Sunday 5:43 AM: a nice kind of cold

 

I had a beer and a few cigs with my neighbor last night. It was cold.

But it was a nice kind of cold.

It was annoying to not be working so much this weekend.

I have a class with a Brazilian girl this morning.

Then I will go to Mass.

I extended my Duolingo streak:

Wednesday 5:53 AM View

 

I took this view photo with no exposure.  That is what it looks like from the bedroom window when I get up in the morning.  I feel a little chilly.  I have put on long sweat pants and a hoodie to go down to the bathroom downstairs.

Tuesday evening, I attended the first class of the RCIA (or OCIA) program.  I enjoyed it and there were many good people there.

There won't be a RCIA class because St Augustine will be closed for the Reconciliation day.  I first heard about this holiday when my son told me that he would be getting two days off because of it.  The church is not a place you would want to be on that day because of the possibility of a church getting burnt down, as a few have been burnt down in Western Canada.

Today, I have an online class in the afternoon.

I'll await the mail for the translation document.

I'll continue the job hunt.  I have a feeling that my age was a factor in the job interview.  The manager's eyes lit up when I told her how old I was.

I can't say I am unemployed.  I am an underemployed independent contractor.  An online tutor and live streamer.

Four sources of income I currently have.  I've heard many people have second jobs in order to make ends meet.  The high prices brought on by the Trudeau regime won't go away.

Two months in this country. No work yet.

 I’m getting frustrated.  

Sunday Morning Sunrise

It’s about 8:15 AM.  I have uploaded a video to YouTube.

I have done a  two hour live stream in China.

I’ve extended my Duolingo streak.

Other things on my agenda:

— go to mass.

— pray the rosary .

— take my son Tony for a drive,

Mass, Trial Class, Interview and Hockey Game

 Four things on the agenda.

I will attend the noon time mass at Saint Augustine.

I have a trial Preply Class with a Nadiia K.  Let’s see if it comes off.

I then have a 4:30 Job Interview.  Wish me luck!

My son & I will attend the opening game of the Wheat King’s season at the Keystone Centre.

Thursday Lunchtime View

 

If you like the weather here, enjoy it because it may not last.

I have an interview tomorrow at 4:30 PM.  Not the ideal time because my son & I will attend a Wheat King game tomorrow evening.  But what can you do?

Sunday Plans and a Quote Video

 What to do in Brandon on a Sunday?  Go to mass, of course.  Rest.  Get ready for the week ahead.

I'll go to the 19:00 mass.  It feels like I would be playing hooky if I went to a morning mass.

I'll pray the Rosary today.

I'll make promotional videos in order to get online students.  The NGD videos I make like the one below are promotional in a way as well, and they seem to have found a niche for people who like videos which are philosophical and profound without being cliche-ish.

Already this video has 630 views in China:

I can't get the photo to be centered. Look at the botton left corner and you will see the view count.

One thing I like about Canada is that I can do blogging on my laptop.  My VPN in China only worked on my Iphone.  Now, I can label my AKIC entries.

The tracks

 These tracks are north of Pacific Avenue in the downtown of Brandon:

In the middle photo, do you notice the cupola of what looks like an Orthodox Church?

Why was I by the tracks?  I went to the Westman Immigration Centre.  I had written an email to them about possible ESL teaching opportunities.  They replied (for which I was grateful), but I was told that no positions were available.  I was referred to a volunteer coordinator.  I should have said no to meeting her, because there wasn't a chance I could volunteer there while being underemployed, but I figured I could meet people and, who knows, some tutoring opportunities could arise.  I told the lady right away that I couldn't make a commitment but I was curious about what they did. I learned a little bit about their classes and told them I was interested in dropping in on a class to see what was taking place.  I was referred to an English co-ordinator, but she told me, in no uncertain terms, that I had to make a big commitment to volunteering in the classes which they knew I was not, and so I couldn't drop in on a few of the classes.  I probably looked like a vulture trying to milk money from innocent immigrants and refugees.  Oh well.  Not a great moment for me. I probably wasted their time.

Interestingly, the WIC must occupy the old Brandon Train Station.  Imagine, back in the day, one could take a train from Brandon to Winnipeg.  Now, there isn't even a coach bus between the places.

Picking Up My Son at School

 My son Tony came out of the school’s front door.

How I got such a primo stopping and waiting spot (I wasn’t parked) was beyond me.  It seemed so good to be true that I thought I was breaking a law.

I then took Tony to get his first haircut in North America.  It was also the first time he got his hair cut by a girl!

Tony spent the day at school; I spent the day on the computadora, looking for work; chercher pour le emploi.

I wonder if I have skills for anything in a work where I am told many people have bullshit jobs where they couldn't tell an intelligent person what exactly they were doing at their "job" and their "job" probably didn't serve any useful purpose.  Someone, for instance, has a job where they write questions for surveys.  I've almost made five bucks doing that.