This is the final book in the modern faerie tale series by Holly Black which started with Tithe. After the side quest with Val, we are back to original couple of Roiben and Kaye. We do see Val and Luis in this book though so hopefully you read Valiant. The description of the book focuses on the quest that Kaye
This is the second book in Modern Faerie Tale series by Holly Black which started with Tithe. This is a book that deals with drug use, people without homes and addiction. There is also a cat death, so you’ve been warned. In Tithe we got Kaye learning about her heritage and dealing with the dark side of the Faerie. We
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This is the 5th book of the Stormlight Archive which began with The Way of Kings. Wow, this series just keeps improving with each book. Honestly this one was amazing and it’s getting harder to pick a favourite out of the series because I squealed just as much reading this one as I did reading Rhythm of War. In fact
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This is the 4th book in the Stormlight Archive, the first book is The Way of Kings. I didn’t think I would like any book as much as Words of Radiance but hot dang was this book.. dare I say it.. better? Yes, yes it was. It took my favourite moment from book 2 and then gave a few more
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Since most Canada has prevented people from sharing news articles on Facebook, a lot of USA people tend to miss out on things like this. I’ll remind everyone that Edmonton is a part of Alberta the province that gets the most hate from the rest of the country for being conservative. “Trustees who voted in favour of axing the school
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We’ve come to the 5th and final book in this series Blood Debt! However this book is more of a transition book passing the torch to the next series where Tony gets to shine. It’s like a backdoor pilot episode tucked into your favourite TV show, the same way NCIS started in JAG and Wayward Sisters would have started in
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Well after the horror of third book Blood Lines, I was more than happy to move onto the 4th book Blood Pact. The books started with demons, went to werewolves, then mummies so it should be no surprise that in this book our heroes could come up against zombies. Well.. it’s not exactly zombies.. it’s more like a mix of
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I’ve finally made it to book 3 of the series. While Vicki has dealt with slowly going blind, vampires, werewolves and demons… now she gets to face off with a mummy! I think fans of the movie The Mummy will take a shine to this book. Then again maybe not since that was more of a love story in monster
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It only makes sense in fantasy world that if there are vampires, then there must also be werewolves. In fact the only series that I can think of that didn’t include both is Teen Wolf. That said the lore on werewolves here is definitely interesting considering most media insists on the whole bite/scratch thing. The werewolves in this universe are
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I bought this ages ago on my Kobo and there used to be a Kindle edition as well.. sadly that doesn’t seem to be the case anymore. This series is great which is to be expected from Tanya Huff as she is one of my favourite Canadian authors. However the TV adaptation of her books called “Blood Ties” lacked her
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It’s been awhile since I’ve done a Medic Alert Canada post. In fact the last time I did was to promote their partnership with Garmin. That however seems to have ended since I haven’t seen any Garmin devices on their website in quite some time. It seems like Medic Alert Canada will be filling that gap with their new NAVIVA™
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It’s been awhile since I’ve touched the website. I’ve been grieving because there was a death in the family. The death was completely unexpected because they had Colorectal Cancer and they died within a month of being diagnosed. I was also robbed within a week of attending their celebration of life ceremony.. so yeah last year sucked. I still don’t
Read moreYes, You can have a hysterectomy while being on your period The Journey Leading Up To The Surgery I’ll start this blog post at the beginning of the journey with a visit to my regular doctor. I was having issues staying fit because of heavy periods, and even when I didn’t have my period.. if I did a workout.. well
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We flashback to the little kids. Wen Wen is being pushed on a swing by Le Chien. Le Chien tells Wen Wen that he went back to his hometown with his father and visited a traditional grocery store. Le Chien says that the store was really neat, as it had a lot of things in it. Wen Wen thinks that
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We flashback to our favourite trio of cuteness, the kids. They are enjoying an orange pie. Wen Wen says that the orange pie smells nice, while Yu He says that the pie tastes better when it’s been heated. Yu He says that Mrs. Pu is really nice as she always prepares the kid’s favourite foods. Wen Wen says that Mrs.
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A trio of kids are drawing on a white cafe wall. When the boy is asked what he’s drawing, he responds that he’s drawing them. The boy is Le Chien, he then points to one of the drawings saying that it’s Yu He and the other drawing is Wen Wen. Yu He says that she’s not that ugly, then Wen
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The episode starts off with an very upset Amber, he’s crying and walking. Le Chien’s voice over states that the person is his beloved one He manages to spot Amber crossing the road and then the voiceover says that Amber is the person that he wants to be with forever. That’s when we see a car hit Amber.. then we
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P’Med walks towards his tomb which is now clean, it also has offerings of food. Soon the rest of the group joins him including his two ghost friends. P’Med starts off by thanking Prince and Golf for helping Thun with his case. Since they still can’t hear him, Thun relays the message for P’Med. Prince says that it was their
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Thun takes P’Med to a house. Thun says that he misses his childhood, every school break he would come there and after tomb sweeping ceremonies. P’Med asks who lives in the building now, so Thun replies that his mother does. Thun says that he didn’t understand why she wanted to live there, so far from the city. He understands now
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Gramps is in a wheelchair now, with Auntie Nom taking care of him. She takes away a tray still full of food because Gramps refuses to eat. Praifah visits him, telling him that if he wants to eat anything then he should just Auntie Nom. Gramps just sadly shakes his head. Praifah urges him to eat something. Praifah informs her
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P’Med is lying on the grass while in voiceover he says that no one could ever know what life after death could be like until you.. he interrupts himself to promise that he isn’t jinxing the audience or wishing them harm. P’Med then continues to say that in movies or novels they says that people see light and walk towards
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Luckily Golf did get back to the room before the maid opened the door but she caught him with Praifah’s bra in his hands, which he quickly drops. Auntie Nom asks where Thun went so Golf quickly tells her that he went to the bathroom. At the hospital Prince comes back into the waiting room with some medications from the
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In the morning Prai’s father is sitting at the breakfast table while Auntie Nom brings him his morning medication. Gramps asks where Praifah is so the maid tells him that Thun came to see Praifah. Gramps says that they should invite Thun to join them for breakfast but Auntie Nom tells him that Thun has already left. Praifah came down
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At night back at Thun’s apartment, the two of them are hanging out on the balcony. P’Med asks Thun how he knew that P’Med would be at the Tomb. Thun flirts back saying that it’s because he’s great.. and P’Med just asks him for the truth. Thun admits it’s because he knew that with the electronic incense turned off, the
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Thun is driving when his mom asks him what restaurant is he driving to as they are going pretty far. Thun tells her that he never said that they were going to a restaurant. Kwan is confused as she was told to dress nicely but when she asks Thun about it, he says that it’s a surprise. Thun then asks
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Thun and his Mom are giving things to the monks but when Thun hands over the chocolate, it triggers a memory of him giving P’Med chocolate and telling him that he will become a fat ghost. That earned him a nasty look from P’Med at the time. After the priest receives the alms and leaves, Kwan asks her son what
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At the cemetery P’Med is sitting next to his tomb looking very depressed. A-ngoon asks Jeng what to do as it’s already been a week and Med isn’t getting any better. Jeng sits down next to Med saying that he had told Med that feeling was the most dangerous thing for ghosts like them. Jeng points out that if Med
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Thun is sitting alone at a table while his friends see him from a distance off. Prince and Golf have asked Praifah for help since nothing they did helped. Praifah wonders why anything she would do would help, but Golf says that if they kept trying on their own.. he would have ended up punching Thun. Praifah isn’t sure what
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The episode starts off with Thun saying in voiceover that he never thought his story with P’Med would end up this way. When they had first met, Thun had hated his special gift. Thun says that it’s no fun to be the kid that sees ghosts, or at least it wasn’t until he met P’Med. P’Med was a poor ghost
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The next morning Golf tells Prince that he saw it with his own eyes, then he gets Prince to open Thun’s apartment so they can check on Thun. However, Thun isn’t in the apartment. Golf thinks that maybe Thun really has gone crazy, then they both head to the balcony. They find Thun soaked to the skin lying on the
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The next morning P’Med is still on the balcony having stayed out all night, then watching the sun rise. Thun and Prai come out of the apartment. Prai’s jacket is hanging off her shoulder so Thun fixes it while telling her to cake of herself it’s very awkward. P’Med walks into the hallway during this moment. P’Med walks back out
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Thun’s friends are waiting for him. Golf complains about the theme for the birthday party.. it’s a ghost theme party! Prince says that the theme doesn’t matter because he looks good in anything. Prai says that since it’s Thun’s birthday, they should just humour him. Golf calls Thun to tell him to hurry up. Thun arrives dressed as Chinese ghost
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Thun and P’Med stand outside the home when P’Med starts to fade. Thun worriedly asks P’Med if he’s okay. P’Med looks down to see himself going translucent, but says that he’s okay. It’s clear that P’Med is overwhelmed by feelings by seeing the home. P’Med says that it’s strange because he doesn’t have any memories of this house, surely if
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Thun in his basketball uniform sits at a stone table thinking when P’Med shows up. Thun asks where Med was, so Med tells Thun that he took a walk around the campus, hoping that it would job his memory. Med apologizes for not telling Thun before he left, but Thun was with his friends. Thun says that he understands then
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Our favourite students are strutting in to the campus thinking that they will get excellent grades until another student mentions a section that they didn’t study. Apparently the professor gave the students the scope of the exam but Prince didn’t get it. Now the group is panicking as they realize they studied the wrong information (this is what nightmares are
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Praifah reads a scenario that says if Golf invited Prince to go on a hike, then Prince dies from asthma attack and died. In the scenario, after Golf got home, Prince’s family wanted to sue him, can he be convicted? Prince interrupts to ask if he can be alive instead. Golf says that he wouldn’t be convicted because he didn’t
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The episode starts off with Med in the kitchen cooking, we then get a flashback of Med and Thun at a street vendor. Thun had asked the woman for a steamed egg but there was none as she forgot to save him one. Thun decides to go with a stewed egg instead. Med asks if Thun isn’t tired of steamed
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Wow it’s almost January! Where does the time go?? I got a new e-bike this year that was a lot of fun to ride around town but since I got it near the end of the summer.. I didn’t get out as much as I will be able to come spring this year. I wasn’t exercising for a bit there
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It is with a heavy heart that I have to report that Military Family Services (MFRC) has fallen to Autism Speaks. They have partnered with Autism Speaks to make a free downloadable toolkit. There have been some comments left by those that know how evil Autism Speaks is but the MFRC refused to listen. Instead they doubled down. I guarantee
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Oddly enough most people don’t know that Medic Alert Canada is actually partnered with Garmin Canada! The partnership has been out awhile but it’s amazing how neither organization seems to openly promote this. It seems silly not to promote it since Garmin itself has many health tracking benefits including Stress levels, body battery, and so much more! However Medic Alert
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Gene continues down memory lane until he comes near the old hiding spot. He hears Nubsib’s voice as Nubsib scolds him for going over to another person’s house. All of a sudden a hand taps Gene on the shoulder saying “tag you’re it!” The hand belonged to adult Nubsib but when Gene turns around, younger Nubsib tells Gene to close
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Tum visits his sister at the modelling agency, he tells her that they need to talk. Tum is quiet at first so P’Tarm tells him to just spit it out already as she doesn’t have all day. Tum tells her that he wants to resign. P’Tarm says that she refuses to let him quit since what happened wasn’t a big
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4 Months Later… Hin is packing up when he gets a call from Bua. She wants to know if he can come in, Bua says that she has something urgent to tell him. Hin tells her that he’ll be right in. After he hangs up, he grabs a white envelope and holds it for a few moments while thinking. Hin
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Tum knocks on Gene’s door but is surprised by how bad Gene looks when he opens it. Tum asks if Gene is okay. Gene doesn’t answer, instead he walks into the kitchen while Tum follows. Gene asks why Tum is there, so he tells Gene that he is there to take Gene to the press conference. Gene asks about Nubsib
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