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When my father was young he could only attend school by getting scholarships. My parents had very high expectations for my sister and myself. I am sure that my sister lived up to their standards while I was adequate. Luckily by the time my brother came around the standard was not as strict. They just…
When we left South Vietnam, we ended up in Malaysia. I did not realize that there was a global controversy about it where Malaysia was turning people away when they reached the border. Recently in the last couple of years my parents told me some stories about this time. Melanie was curious and my mother…
In South Vietnam I am not really sure exactly what my parents did. I know some stories about myself how I use to help out by using my tricycle to bring wood to the back and I would spend all day with that. I would start off the morning by going through the market looking…
I went to the doctor’s today to pick up my compression socks, get a flu shot and get my staples removed. I am surprised that removing the staples was so painless. You can not feel it at all, except for the sensation of hair pulling a bit when they accidentally grabbed some hair. Olivier did not…
Xavier’s team is out of the tournament and they will be on their way home in the morning. I am grateful that we are in a position where we can afford for him to play. Growing up I begged my parents to let me play hockey. If it was a position other than hockey I…
Today I went for an echocardiogram along with a Holter monitor. I am surprised how hard the technician pushes while doing this. I was in an awkward position as I was trying to avoid lying on the side of my head where the staples are located. It was not very pleasant. They mentioned that my…
The first time I met Melanie she was coming into class late. I would randomly sit in on occasion in classes where I ran labs. In this class the professor was known for being strict with class punctuality. He called her out and told her not to be late again. It was the first day…
I have previously written about how the church helped out my family when we first moved to Canada on Day 52. Throughout my life I have had assistance from others, so I feel that we should always give back. We have taught the kids to give back and they are pretty good at giving back….
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We are approaching December, so it is time for Hallmark Christmas movies now. Melanie records them and all and spends each evening watching one. Generally they have the same formula that repeats. Yesterday she watched one that was interesting where someone asked for one small change and it had a ripple effect. I have often…
I am a member of a cancer forum that I joined when I first found out I had cancer. I get daily email about people posting and when I first joined there were a couple of other people who had stomach cancer as well. I have not participated on it much lately but the others…