I will recommend more films later on.

SHINOBI — The movie contains one of the greatest fight scenes ever shown on film. The hero and heroin possess amazing powers and the fit the actors portraying the characters. Probably one aspect of the movie that made me love it is the cinematography. Amazing, amazing, amazing.

AZUMI I — The first of the two. The history of Azumi; how she became. An excellent display of swordplay. I’m a huge fan of the ways of samurai. I’m a man who adores perfection through simplicity and the samurai way of life is that. Simple, precise, perfect. The pretty face of Azumi is a plus.

AZUMI II — The second installation. The continuation of Azumi’s journey towards cleansing. Aagain, contains a great display of swordplay. Unlike most sequels, this one did not disappoint me. Azumi still looking good especially with a cloak (that’s when she really kicks ass).

SHADOWLESS SWORD — This is a Korean film that I can proudly recommend. Korean films are becoming better and could probably replace Hollywood. The film contains another excellent display of swordplay. A must see.

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I’m reading Ayn Rand’s Fountainhead and the hero is described to be immortal. Not because he will never die, but because he is constant. He never change and I believe that is true immortality and perfection. Immortality is an eternal constant; not physically. If a system behaves as a constant, then that would be perfect. Whatever disturbance occurs, the system should remain intact.

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Disaster Management — I’ve nothing on this one. I don’t have the luxury to think about helping the victims. If it was me, I’d look at this as a rebirth and reset my life. I would disappear and live life anew. I’ve been waiting for something like this to happen to me; especially when I’m traveling by plane. I always wish my plane crashes in an inhabited island so that if I survived, I’d live in solitude. Did I just digress?

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1. Imagine (John Lennon)
2. Lightning Crashes (Live)
3. Losing My Religion (R.E.M.)
4. Under The Bridge (Red Hot Chili Peppers)
5. Creep (Radiohead)
6. Everlasting (Manic Street Preachers)
7. Don’t Look Back In Anger (Oasis)
8. No Good For Me (The Corrs)
9. Promises (The Cranberries)
10. Sweet Child O’ Mine (Guns ‘N Roses)

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The Rockies (British Columbia)

The Prairie (Manitoba)

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I don’t know the real reason for the cancellation because the teller told me (that’s what a teller does; tells you) that the weather wasn’t good at the destination. When I called my mother to inquire (we live 20 minutes away from Newark) she said that it’s so hot there. I’m supposed to be there at this very minute. Instead I’ll be arriving at 7PM and I hate traveling from La Guardia.

What did I think of Montreal? Simply put, it’s like Queens, New York. It’s the least I liked amongst the four provinces. The expressways here are like the BQE — that’s how fucked up it is (if you know my loathsome sentiments on BQE). Unlike from other Canadian provinces, signs here are written and spoken in French first before English. If there is no linguist spirit running through your veins, it’d be difficult for you to drive here. All roadway signs are in French — Nord, Est, Oest, Sud, rue, sortie. See, I’ve picked up a few words.

Au revoir Montréal.

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Canadians have been unsubtle about their (except for the Prime Minister I guess) dislike of the United States of America. Canada envelopes the northern part of the US and they are well protected by the US militarily from three directions. Instead of gratitude for this, the Canadians think that what the (US)Americans are doing to keep a civilize world is plain wrong. They are too idealistic for their own good.

Now let’s talk about idealism for Canada. Canada uses two languages — English (British, not [US]American) and French. That means that they are bounded to the British and the French who discovered their neck of the woods. Essentially, Canada has no independence so they should just shut their mouths about the United States and get their shit together first to get away from their monarchs. Trivially, Canada has no president. Instead they have a prime minister because they still recognize the monarchs thousands of miles away in the land called the United Kingdom. If you ask Canadians why they don’t exist as a Republic, they would tell you that they are sentimental about the presence of the monarchy. A stupid thing to say for a could-be-sovereign country.

Culturally, I dislike their attitudes. (US)Americans are liberal, but they at least have manners. Canadians lack courtesy, hospitality and other good manners. Canadians will confirm this. They think they are high up in the food chain to be looking down on people. Here’s a stereotype: if you meet a rude Caucasian in the States, most likely he’s from Canada. One more piece of observation: Canadians look alike. I would like to post pictures, but I won’t. When you visit Canada, pick one face and you’ll find many of them like that…pick the ones with ’stache.

If (US)Americans complain so much about taxes, go to Canada and you’ll wish you can bring your taxes from the States. Generally, they have two taxes: GST (federal) and PST (provincial). Total tax could reach 15% - 20% of your purchase. That’s too much. They even have AST (accommodation) and a GST is also taken from that AST. So if you stay in a hotel, they will charge you two taxes plus an accommodation tax plus another tax off that accommodation tax. What they mean to say is that “pay us double, foo!”

I think that about covers my dislike for Canada and its people. However, I LOVE the music they make. I will also attempt to photographically compare the four provinces I visited when I get back, so watch out for that my dear readers.

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