Going Down

Yesterday I slept early and this morning ... I got worse.  I have been expecting this.  The pain has been there for 8 months now.  But I just let it slide.  Today it got worse and my mum notice it and kicking such a fuss over going to see the doctor.  Its 10:13hrs now.

 

I was going to avoid that.

 

So anyways I got dressed using long pants and with the courtesy of Rob's long sweatshirt.  I guess I'll be going to Alexandra Hospital since that was the last place I had the operation for the Gall Bladder removal.

 

More upset plans :(

 

 

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Point of View

Thanks Rob for giving me and Sara a lift to school this morning.  I am glad the rain stopped when it should :)  Well, actually it was just a slight drizzle when I was done.

 

Manage to run my errants this morning while the little boy was asleep right till I came back home!!  Just in time!  Phew!!  Hee.  Hee.  Perhaps its because he slept late last night.

 

Anyways .... yup, yup, I do know who you are.  So you found a place yet?

 

FYI, what you said about me is a little misconstrued - I meant .... each person has two side, its just that I would like to think that there is always more good than bad.  Not that there is all 100% good.  Get it??

 

I know its just a matter of opinion.  Hhhhhmmm I always feel that sometimes there is a need to justify one self as the journey itself or the process is just as important as the result or destination.  Why??  Its because people have a tendency to misread your action if you do not justify them.

 

Don't worry people - your questions will get answered in due time.  But not at this point of time.  For one .... my head hurts and its only 19:54hrs.  So I am turning in early.

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WHO Cares!!

Why do you like to torture yourself this way.  I read your article "Misinterpretation".  The idea of being mysterious is what you did being ambiguous.  Why do you need to explain yourself!!  It works like this sis ....

 

Someone reads it and they THINK you have implicated them.  Why would they think that??  Hmmmm ... let me guess.  Ooooops!!  Perhaps whoever it is feels guilty too.

 

The problem with you is that you are emotional and you are at time complusive and act on impulse.  Sometimes may not always be a good thing.  This is where all trouble starts.

 

You just got to learn to love yourself and who gives a shit about what people think!  I have never like EVER seen really mad enough to yell at someone.  NEVER in all the years that I have known you.  I know your heart.  ITS YOUR HEART THAT ALWAYS GETS YOU INTO trouble dear.

 

You treat all your friends and foes alike with kindness.  YOU NEVER NOT ONCE TRY TO LOOK AT ANYONE'S BAD SIDE.  Every single creature to you is sooooo goooodie and no evil.  Giving chances again and again.

 

But remember NOT EVERYONE IS LIKE YOU.  Offering help to strargers and such.  Well .... but you can never teach old dog new tricks can you.  Its just bloody YOU!  Live life on the edge.  Take Risk.  If you don't try you never know.  Right??  These are the words you told me like one time wwwaaaaaaayyyy toooo many!

 

Anyways, you take care ya.  Miss our chats dear.  Hope your Raya was great.  Give my regards to your family ..... only if you can guess who I am.  Ha, ha, ha.  :)

 

So remember to love yourself and be less impulse ya.  So just write what you feel and who cares what people think.  ITS JUST AN OPINION!

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Bon Fire Night

NOW THIS I KNOW ....... been to a few Bon Fire and loved it!! Though not the part where they dope the dogs so that the dogs will not get scared. My last Bon Fire ... they dressed the guy up looking like Osama Bin Ladin. Remember that Trish?? They burn the guy reallllllllll good too!!

Fireworks and bonfires celebrate of the failure of a historic plot
Guy Fawkes, called Bonfire Night, is a uniquely British festival that combines commemoration of a historic (some would say controversially so) event with bonfire celebrations that reach back to the Celtic harvest festival of Samhain.

Though not a UK National Holiday Bonfire Night is a deep seated tradition and is marked by public and private fireworks displays and huge public bonfires all over the UK. In fact, many people say that November 5th, Bonfire Night, is the smokiest night in the realm.

Remember, remember, the 5th of NovemberThe historic origins of Guy Fawkes date to the conflict between virtually outlawed Catholics and the Protestant establishment of the 16th and early 17th century. On November 5, 1605, Guy Fawkes and a group of Catholic conspirators were captured in the act of trying to blow up Parliament with barrels of gunpowder when the Protestant King James I was present. The Gunpowder Plot, sometimes contentiously referred to as "The Papish Plot" was foiled. Some believe the whole episode was a stitch-up but it did serve to inflame anti-Catholic sentiments in Britain for at least a century.

The Fire FestivalsThe date of the Gunpowder Plot coincided with the end of the English harvest season, traditionally marked with festivals. The fireworks that are now a firm part of Guy Fawkes are, no doubt, an ironic reminder of the barrels of gunpowder, but the huge bonfires - some with flames leaping 12 meters high - probably reflect ancient seasonal traditions once part of Samhain.

Guy Fawkes TraditionsMany of the celebration's traditions have changed with the times. The sectarian element, for the most part, has faded. The "guy" and effigy of Guy Fawkes, is still usually thrown on the bonfire but an effigy of the 17th century Pope rarely is. Today people of all persuasions come out for the fun of huge public fireworks displays and for the primal thrill of watching a really big bonfire.

As recently as 20 years ago, groups of children, with their stuffed "guys" begging for "A Penny for the Guy?" were a common sight on many street corners. The pennies were meant to buy fire crackers. Since children can no longer buy fireworks in most places and private fireworks displays are, in general, on the decline, this is now rare.

People used to stick sausages on sticks into the bonfire and roast potatoes on the coals. Nowadays people are more conscious of health and safety and getting that close to the huge bonfires is prevented by barriers at most public events. But sausages and potatoes or bangers and mash remain a popular Guy Fawkes supper.

All Hallow's Eve

On the way home on one night we were just telling the children that Halloween is celebrated in the States and not the UK and that you people do celebrate Guy Fawkes Night. Ok ok Robert. You are right. It actually originated from the UK and right up your alley too in the North.

Robert, but frankly ..... I've never seen it being celebrated in the UK.

31st OCTOBER
What is Halloween? Is it worshipping demons? Is it spirits walking the earth?

The word "Halloween" is derived from a few things; All Saints Day (1st November), Eve of All Hallows (All Hallows Eve) or Hallow Even.

The celebration of Halloween was originally the New Years Eve of the Celts, the eve of Samhain or "Winter's Eve". It was generally believed that the dead or disembodied spirits of all those who had died throughout the preceding year would come back in search of living bodies to possess for the next year. It was believed to be their only hope for the afterlife. All who were alive of course didn't want to be possessed by these lost souls so on the night of October 31st, villagers would extinguish the fires in their homes to make them cold and inhospitable then dress up in ghoulish costumes and parade around the neighborhood making as much noise as possible to frighten away the spirits looking for a live body to possess. Food and drink (which I'd say accounted for the crazy actions of the villages, not the fear of being possessed) would be left out for these costume wielding villages.

TRICK OR TREAT
It was believed in ninth-century Europe that after you died, your soul remained in limbo. To send the souls up to Heaven the Christians used to go "souling". On 31st October, All Souls Day, they would go around to all the villages and collect "soul cakes" - a cake made out of square pieces of bread with currants. The relatives of the dead would pass the cakes on to the Christians who would promise to pray for their relative which in turn would send them on to heaven. The more cakes given - the more prayers said. This is one custom which was thought that trick-or-treating originated from.

It is also thought that trick-or-treating came from Britain where it was know as "Mischief Night", it is particularly popular in parts of northern England.

It could also of come from old Irish peasant practice in which they would go from door to door to collect money, breadcake, cheese, eggs, butter, nuts, apples, etc., in preparation for the festival of St. Columb Kill.

JACK-O-LANTERN

The Jack-O-lantern came from Irish Folklore. A man named Jack who was a drunkard and known for his quick temper got really drunk at the local Pub on All Hallows Eve. As his life began to slip away from him the Devil appeared to claim his soul. Jack wanted to stay alive and begged the Devil to let him have just one more drink before he died. The Devil agreed. Jack was short of money and asked the Devil if he'd assume the shape of a sixpence so Jack could buy a drink and after that the Devil could change back to himself. I don't know why the Devil is suddenly so stupid, but he agreed to do it (silly Devil). Once the Devil assumed the shape of the coin Jack seized it and shoved it into his wallet which (amazingly) had a cross shaped clip on it. The Devil was now stuck in Jack's wallet. He went crazy - yelling and screaming - ordering Jack to release him at once! Jack did a deal with him (oh yeah, smart move Jack) where he would release him if he agreed not to bother Jack for an entire year. The Devil was so anxious to be released he agreed.

Jack was ecstatic to have escaped the Devil and have a whole new lease on life. Jack mended his ways, for a little while at least. He was good to his wife and children and began attending church and giving to charity. But Jack slowly and surely slipped back to his old ways.

The next All Hallows Eve the Devil appeared to Jack again. He demanded that Jack accompany him to his death. Jack thought he could once again outsmart the Devil and somehow managed to con the incredibly stupid Devil into getting an apple out of a nearby apple tree. Jack even went so far as to hoist the Devil up the apple tree. Once the Devil was up the tree Jack took out a knife and carved a cross into the trunk of the tree - therefore trapping the Devil. The Devil went spare and started demanding to be released and yelling and screaming. He promised Jack that if he was let out of the tree he would give him 10 years of peace. Jack decided that wasn't good enough and demanded that he never be bothered by the Devil again. The Devil agreed and was released from his apple tree trap.

Jack went back to his drunken and angry ways and after almost one year his body gave out and Jack died. He tried to enter Heaven but was refused entry because of his evil ways. He then tried to enter Hell - but the Devil would never forgive Jack for the tricks he played on him. The Devil decided to be helpful for once and threw Jack a coal, he said it was to help him find his way in the dark of limbo. Jack put the piece of coal in a turnip and it became known as a Jack-O-Lantern. It is said that on All Hallows Eve if you look hard enough you can still see Jack's flame burning dimly as he searches through the darkness for a home.

The use of Jack-O-Lanterns as festival lights for Halloween is a custom that descended form the Irish who used carved out turnips or beets as lanterns. On Halloween these lights represented the souls of the dead. When the Irish immigrated to America they found that pumpkins were far more easier to come by than turnips. The Jack-O-Lantern then became a hollowed-out pumpkin lit with a candle.

In general the whole custom of Halloween was brought to America in the 1840's by the Irish immigrants who were fleeing the country's potato famine.

The evil side of Halloween was pushed forward mainly by the church. The church maintained that the gods and goddesses and other spiritual beings of traditional religions were diabolical deceptions and manifestations of the devil. Therefore the customs associated with Halloween were always represented by the church as being evil - ghosts, human skeletons, symbols of the dead, Satan and other creatures such as witches.