Ms. Que Banh

Family Caregiver.
Eco/Social Justice Activist. Disability Advocate. Decolonizer. Accessibility Consultant. Eldercare Liason.
Teochew Chinese. War & Polio Survivor.
Neurodivergent. AuDHD.
Nature lover. Cat lover. Photographer. Avid gardener. Water & forest protector. Moss toucher. Tree hugger. Bird watcher.
GenX.
Anti-capitalist.
Radical disabled leftie.
Yeller, at corrupt government, cops & corporations.

Saanich, Vancouver Island, BC.

#AsianMastodon #BIPOC #StopEcocide #BeTheChange #ACAB

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2024-07-20 16:06:42

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100%. And becoming disabled contributes to both of those social & health issues too. People need help & access to alternative health services. Not more ignorant judgements & more stigmatization - already too much of that happening & it's made things worse, not better.

2024-07-20 15:52:07

When it comes to #reporting on #NorthAmerica’s #OverdoseCrisis — the worst in our history — #misleading articles can increase #stigma against people who use #drugs, skew the public’s understanding of the issue, inspire #BadFaith policy and make it more difficult for other #journalists to gain the trust and respect of #MarginalizedCommunities.
Which brings me to a splashy, new piece of drug #journalism from U.K.-based newspaper the Telegraph, falsely claiming that #decriminalizing the possession of small amounts of drugs “made #Vancouver the #fentanyl capital of the world.”
The Telegraph’s story, like others before it, makes a number of other #misleading claims, including stating that #SafeSupply programs, which provide pharmaceutical alternatives to street drugs, are making the situation worse because that supply is being sold to street users, including young people. Some safe supply is being diverted, but there is no evidence that it’s led to more deaths or teens forming new addictions.
Reporting like this misses important context about the #DrugCrisis, allowing #politicians to drum up fear about #HarmReduction rather than confront how decades of #prohibition have impacted the current #FentanylCrisis. After the 2010s crackdown on prescription pain pills, many people dependent on #opioids turned to heroin instead. Eventually, #DrugTraffickers began cutting heroin with fentanyl, a synthetic opioid 50 times stronger, that is also cheaper and simpler to make and smuggle.
https://www.thestar.com/opinion/contributors/fearmongering-about-drug-dens-is-making-canadas-crisis-worse/article_3cb43484-444e-11ef-90b0-a7fbb265a168.html
#CDNpoli #BCpoli #BreakTheStigma #AddictionEducation #Fearmongering #StopStigmatizingAddiction #Health #Medical #HealthPolicies #MediaManipulation #BreakStatusQuo #FundTreatmentServices #FundHealthCare #FundMedicalServices #CommunityHealth

2024-07-15 18:19:18

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Progress is slow but will eventually be able to chew again.

2024-07-15 16:09:26

#Food for my ongoing first dentures recovery journey. I still am unable to chew much of anything with the dentures but try at least once/day - just failing lots at chewing. I'm glad that I can still eat several of my cultural foods - just need to mince things up so I can eat without chewing. I'm no longer scared about losing weight.
I'll be back at denturist again this week, for adjustments on my lower denture.
#MyFirstDenturesJourney #Dental #medical #dentures #ImmediateDentures #Minced #AsianMastodon #OralHealth #ChineseFood #AsianFood #PostOpSafeFoods #HealingFood #AsianMeals #Homecooked
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2024-07-15 04:10:54

Anyone connected to me try to #pickle or do other #fermentation with #SourCherries before? I'm going to get lots of them for free in a few weeks & interested in trying to pickle & ferment them.

2024-07-14 23:43:37

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They look like mealybug cocoons to me.

2024-07-14 23:25:12

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Please upload a photo or two of the cocoons on your tree.

2024-07-14 23:00:17

#Ladybug #larvae on aphids infested plum tree.
#insects #entomology #BabyLadybug #BeneficialInsects #GardenHelpers #OrchardHelpers #nature #ViewRoyal #Saanich #Wsanec #YYJ #VictoriaBC #VancouverIsland #PNW
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2024-07-14 23:00:17

2024-07-14 04:27:14

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Pretty sure that I only got sponsored for my elementary yearbook project because I was a cute little, very visibly disabled Chinese kid, who wore an ill-fitting business suit, when going to ask for funding help. My parents told me that I looked like a mini Asian gangster in my oversized suit 🤣😂

2024-07-13 23:57:04

Ripped out a bunch of morning glory invasive vines - more to rip out, tomorrow afternoon. It's too hot now to keep at it. I'm in basement, cooling off.
Gathered some fallen rose petals to infuse with water with tiny bit of vitamin C powder to make my own DIY #NaturalDyes to tint paper & fabric😊🥀
*If you use on fabric, lock colour in for longer by soaking in the #HomemadeDye for 24 hours, followed by soaking in 1:20 salt & water solution for another 24 hours.
Next month, I'm going to experiment with infusing rose petals into different cooking oils & use to try staining some wood with it. It's fun to play around & see what I can come up with 😀
#Gardeners #Hobbies #CreativeUses #RosePetals #NaturalMaterials #botanical
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2024-07-12 00:48:31

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You work their own fucking shitass system AGAINST THEM. GAIN THE LEGAL KNOWLEDGE!

2024-07-12 00:46:12

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Every fucking chump ass cop doesn't know the laws very well. Educate yourself on your local municipal, provincial & federal laws & #KnowYourRights better! That alone saves you from more #PoliceAbuses ✊️

2024-07-11 23:54:18

I just got kicked outta Mayfair Mall✊️. For plastering #StopIsraeliApartheid stickers on #Starbucks windows & on bus stop windows beside mall. I'm now banned from Mayfair Mall. This is the 2nd local mall I'm banned from. I'm going back to slap more stickers on, when mall is closed. Fuck em. I ain't gonna stop.

2024-07-11 22:58:56

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What kind of raspberries? I'm not used to seeing such dark ones!

2024-07-11 20:36:31

Today's outfit. My red #hearts #jumpsuit & 2 different belts.
#AsianMastodon #PeopleWithDisabilities #Saanich #PersonalStyle #FrugalFashion #UsedClothes #SecondhandStyle
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2024-07-09 06:14:10

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I am specifically, an AnarchoSocialist. I want to smash the colonial capitalist systems & ensure folks are better supported, in all ways necessary for their survival & future livelihoods.

2024-07-09 05:05:47

I'm an anarchist & if that makes you squirmy - you should remove me.
Thanks ✌️

2024-07-09 02:58:49

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I identify with that poppy.

2024-07-09 02:16:20

Our scarlett #AsiaticLilies are going off with si many blooms! My first #CaliforniaPoppy has bloomed today too ☺️ #RoseCampion blooms all Summer, into Fall.
#bloomscrolling #florespondence #PollinatorGarden #WhatsInMyGarden #Saanich #Gardeners #GardeningMastodon #Zone8 #YYJ #VancouverIsland #PacificNorthwest #VictoriaBC #VanIsle #Flowers #PlantFlowers #plants #nature #PNW #botanical #PlantLovers #Wsanec #perennials #SimpleJoys #DisabledGardeners #DisabledPhotographers #photography #YYJphotographers
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2024-07-08 18:34:43

Morning #FoodGarden #harvest of buttercrunch #lettuce & some big Oregon #snowpeas.
#Saanich #Zone8 #GrowItEatIt #GrowFood #FoodSecurity
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2024-07-06 23:17:56

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This is the 4 year they've come back. I let them self seed in their pots.

2024-07-06 20:26:04

#Portaluca aka #MossRose is a good choice for #ClimateActionGardening. They thrive in sunny, dry, hot spots & do poorly in rich, heavy soils. A pretty #DroughtTolerant plant & their vivid bright double blooms tend to last much longer than many other flowering #annuals. Consider this beautiful plant, for your cultivated gardens 👍
#bloomscrolling #florespondence #PollinatorGarden #WhatsInMyGarden #Saanich #Gardeners #GardeningMastodon #Zone8 #YYJ #VancouverIsland #PacificNorthwest #VictoriaBC #VanIsle #Flowers #PlantFlowers #plants #nature #PNW #botanical #PlantLovers #Wsanec #SimpleJoys #DisabledGardeners #DisabledPhotographers #photography #YYJphotographers
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2024-07-06 18:50:51

Backyard #hydrangea is finally beginning to bloom. This one will change colours through the blooming season. I stick rusty nails in soil around some parts by base of main stalks to change PH levels.
#bloomscrolling #florespondence #PollinatorGarden #WhatsInMyGarden #Saanich #Gardeners #GardeningMastodon #Zone8 #YYJ #VancouverIsland #PacificNorthwest #VictoriaBC #VanIsle #Flowers #PlantFlowers #plants #nature #PNW #botanical #PlantLovers #Wsanec #perennials #SimpleJoys #DisabledGardeners #DisabledPhotographers #photography #YYJphotographers #Green
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2024-07-06 17:05:45

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No serious pain for past 3 days. Just some soreness & discomfort. I'm getting 3rd adjustments on Monday, early afternoon. I have developed a couple more mouth sores & treating those. Thank you for checking in 🥰

2024-07-06 16:42:15

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It looks like that account has been nuked.

2024-07-05 23:10:14

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Those are beautiful! I'll have to go for a walk around Royal Roads gardens again soon. I haven't been back there for awhile.

2024-07-05 22:12:34

Back to denturist on Monday for my third immediate dentures adjustment.

2024-07-05 20:52:28

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A lovely way to spend time with visiting family. Do you have any photos of the rhododendrons?
Mom is looking forward to seeing & smelling all the roses. She loves roses.

2024-07-05 17:52:57

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I'm taking Mom there in a couple of weeks for early evening stroll through the gardens 😊

2024-07-05 16:15:18

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The author, Joyce Nelson, has been researching for decades & is more knowledgeable than you or I, on this & some other closely related topics.
https://watershedsentinel.ca/beyond-banksters/
FYI, I suggest reading more about how Canada has exploited CRF (Revenue Fund of Canada), which is directly connected to Bank of Canada. Canada basically stolen a ton of funds from the Indian Trust Fund & majority of Canadians don't know a damn thing about that. Corruption requires no conspiracy. It only requires lies of omissions & keeping public unaware.
https://cashback.yellowheadinstitute.org/

2024-07-05 16:03:56

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What, specifically, did you find paranoid about the lawsuit?
Court dismissed it in 2017. It was still a precedent setting legal case.
https://comer.org/news/the-comer-lawsuit-what-now/

2024-07-05 00:12:25

My Summer edition of #WatershedSentinel #EnvironmentalNews #magazine has arrived.
Reading it, tonight.
https://watershedsentinel.ca/
Published out of #Comox in #BritishColumbia #Canada.
#IndieMedia #BCindieMedia #SupportIndieMefia #IndependentMedia #MadeInBC #SupportIndieJournalism #IndieNews
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2024-07-04 23:09:30

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I love communities & not any country. I don't believe in nations or borders.

2024-07-04 23:06:07

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This GBH has mass music conductor energy 😃

2024-07-04 21:59:53

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Post colonial holidays are a sham.

2024-07-04 20:40:03

The #koto is a traditional #MusicalInstrument embedded in #Japanese culture, with a long history of #healing — an energy Takako Haggarty is harnessing for good.
The #musician teaches #children with #VisionImpairments and #disabilities how to play the instrument, helping students gain #MobilitySkills and improve #EmotionalRegulation.
She has volunteered at a #Brisbane special school, and aims to create a warm and welcoming space through the ancient sound.
https://amp.abc.net.au/article/104032342
#KidsWithDisabilities #GoodNews #MusicTeachers #Australia #AncientInstruments

2024-07-04 17:18:19

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I laid down on ground underneath & shot upwards 🙂

2024-07-04 15:44:02

What a glorious morning 😊
#bloomscrolling #florespondence #PollinatorGarden #WhatsInMyGarden #Saanich #Gardeners #GardeningMastodon #Zone8 #YYJ #VancouverIsland #PacificNorthwest #VictoriaBC #VanIsle #Flowers #PlantFlowers #plants #nature #PNW #botanical #PlantLovers #Wsanec #perennials #SimpleJoys #DisabledGardeners #DisabledPhotographers #photography #YYJphotographers #Daisies
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2024-07-04 15:37:38

Last evening, I made fried bananas in coconut milk, with tapioca pearls. It yummy.
#AsianMastodon #Teochew #AsianFood #EthnicEats #CulturalFood #POCfoods #TropicalFood #SouthEastAsianFood #dessert #TootSEA #AsianDesserts #food
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2024-07-04 00:50:18

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Is the sky usually that colour? It reminds me of wildfire skies...

2024-07-04 00:09:16

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There are some very distinct Teochew foods.
"From local to global conflicts, Teochew people have survived generations of displacement through global migration, distinctive cuisine, and intergenerational storytelling."
https://lifeandthyme.com/food/from-dumplings-to-sriracha-teochew-food-and-culture/

2024-07-03 23:47:42

#Cooking for my Mom & brother.
I can't eat it but they can enjoy.
#Teochew #Chinese style fried ground #pork with #GreenOnions & #eggs - seasoned with garlic, some soy sauce & few sprinkles of chili powder. Steaming jasmine rice to go with it.
Quick, easy & filling.
#AsianMastodon #AsianFood #food #homecooked
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2024-07-03 22:23:44

First time we've seen any #deer in our neighbourhood.
#Saanich #wildlife
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2024-07-03 20:49:14

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Hey, you learned to do better & I won't judge on past ignorance. Humility is part of growth. I'm glad you're speaking out & trying to fight back, now.
Neoliberalism can't be tolerated whatsoever, in any level of government - if we don't want more fascist shit happening.
I don't do polite politics - that's never helped marginalized folks like me, it has harmed us.

2024-07-03 14:54:19

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Morning ☺️
You're welcome. May you find some joy & serendipitous wonders, in unexpected moments ✨️

2024-07-03 06:13:10

When the world is full of fugly news & unimaginable cruelties, it's important to find something to bring your worried souls a bit of joy.
Sometimes, it's as simple as taking time to admire some flowers, providing some living hope, by just existing 🙌
I'm signing off to hang out with my cat & watch "The Whirlwind", Korean drama series.
May you find some joyful things that will bring a smile to your faces ❤️
#bloomscrolling #begonia #Yellow
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2024-07-02 20:56:10

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We got vilified whenever we tried to raise red alerts - for decades. We never stopped fighting. I don't like that we were spot on with our many warnings. I wanted to be wrong.
There's many folks in Canada who not only accept neoliberalism in our governments - from municipal to provincial to federal levels - some are still foolish enough to defend & justify their fave politicians - who are basically towing neoliberalism bullshit.

2024-07-02 05:13:14

The world is full of shitty & scary news right now. That likely won't be changing anytime soon.
It's not a bad idea to get offline for awhile & give yourself a mental wellness break.

2024-07-01 21:19:38

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Me & Mom enjoy doing that when we are out of town too.

2024-07-01 21:16:24

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We have an online map that folks can use to find all the #LittleFreeLibrary spots around #VictoriaBC
https://victoriaplacemaking.ca/little-free-libraries

2024-07-01 21:09:04

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This is my #LittleFreeLibrary in South #Saanich / #VictoriaBC / #VancouverIsland 📚
I've been running it for over 3 yrs. I share free books, CDs, DVDs & zines out of my LFL.
#CommunitySharing #FreeBooks #BuildingCommunity #ShareTheJoyOfReading
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2024-06-28 01:26:34

Day 2 of #ImmediateDentures - my 1st adjustment appointment. I am #toothless & all gums in this vid stitch. Dr. Kent Roberts at #BurnsideDentureClinic was making some adjustments when I made these clips.
https://youtube.com/shorts/Rr2wCEd8Sf0?si=HOXyjb88TzUWgeww
#MyFirstDenturesJourney #Dental #medical #Saanich #AsianMastodon

2024-06-27 02:46:00

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So darn cute! Fuzzy little waddlers ❤️

2024-06-25 22:04:11

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It cleared up aphids on one of our apple trees 🍎

2024-06-25 22:00:01

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You can use the brine & mix with club soda, adding some honey, few squeezes of lemon & some fresh mint leaves, over ice for a nice fermented Summer drink. Good for gut health.

2024-06-25 06:42:09

Some of my #lettuces growing in my #FoodGarden 👩‍🌾 I treated them & several other food plants with my homemade garden pests repellent. Smashed garlic cloves, immersed in water for minimum of 24 hrs. Keep refilling spray bottles with filtered water & use it til you don't smell strong garlic smells. Throw spent crushed garlic into your flower beds.
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2024-06-25 05:33:18

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I apparently adopted a thug cat.

2024-06-25 05:19:28

Domestic #CatCriminal wasn't sorry about puppy bullying crimes. Asher also wasn't sorry about ripping a curtain down, while trying to hunt down one housefly for an hour.
Such an #unrepentant #kitty #cat
Smug as fuck 😸
#CatsOfMastodon #CaturdayEveryday #CatLovers #CatsOfTheFediverse #DramaticCat #CatContent
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2024-06-25 04:36:59

I've seen multiple posts, recently, with folks fretting or trying to figure out why they've been blocked by mutuals. It's a waste of your irreplaceable time & energy. Seriously. People make their own personal decisions & more often than not, it's based on their own personal values/ethics/beliefs. It's not worth pondering over. It's better to just move forward 👍
Unless it's someone you knew offline for years & had relationship with for just as long - why would you care about actual strangers blocking you? It's not worth overthinking. Even IF, you knew someone offline for years & they cut you off with no conversation prior - why would you want to keep people with shitty communication skills in your life anyways? Let em go & keep rocking your life.

2024-06-25 04:13:20

@npub19w9…m75x I'm hoping to get some special plums to make some Japanese style salted plums this year too. I've cheated a few times in past with using sour cherries instead of plums.

2024-06-25 01:33:05

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Your pup was jealous of the new kitten today. My cat was jealous of puppy that we dogsat for today. Our furbabes are naturally jealous when they think there's an invader on their home turf & when their humans are paying lots of attention to the invader animal ❤️😅

2024-06-24 20:05:18

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That second photo is so amazing ❤️😻

2024-06-24 18:59:30

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Wonderful photos of the furbabes!

2024-06-23 03:45:59

Asher is a cuddler #cat & becomes even more needy for cuddles, when I'm gone from the house all day. He's been glued to me, since I got back home. Purring lots.
#CatsOfMastodon #CaturdayEveryday #CatLovers #CatsOfTheFediverse #BestFriend
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2024-06-20 15:31:40

Pink, heartthrob #dogwood #flowers & purple #foxgloves.
#Bloomscrolling #florespondence #botanical #nature #BCblooms #perennials #FlowerLovers #Saanich #VancouverIsland #nature #PNW #DisabledPhotographers #WorldInMyEyes #YYJphotographers #photography #horticulture #FloweringTrees #PlantIdentification #FlowersIdentification #InBloom
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2024-06-19 04:50:40

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No, I disagree.
That's the colonialism/imperialism definition. It ain't true. Many distinct languages & their peoples never had any navy or army. Nor wanted either of those destructive war prep infrastructures.

2024-06-19 02:14:38

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China wants Teochew & other very distinct languages to be known as dialects, globally. Part of my family history is filled with murders & executions from imperialist China & their govt. We were displaced multiple times over hundreds of years. Our narrative history has been polluted by imperialism & very few of living Teochew peoples know their own ancestral histories, much less the thousands of struggles our peoples faced in early, forced displacements & the diaspora that followed. Very few of our Teochew peoples have intact family & cultural unity because forced displacements sever longtime family ties. We still have family members in prison - almost all are longtime political prisoners. Our modern times family members imprisoned were arrested in 1980s, 1990s & recently in past HK uprisings. Only contact we have had were medical alerts & deaths in prison notices. We have been fighting for over 25 yrs to obtain more communication with our imprisoned political family members.
Privileged people in Global North..in #Canada & USA - do not understand what our family went through & are still dealing with.

2024-06-19 01:21:54

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International linguistics determined Teochew was a distinct language on its own & not just a dialect. That's not commonly known though.

2024-06-19 00:59:55

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Wildlife friendly habitat 🙂

2024-06-19 00:47:34

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I'm super frugal & almost everything I have is free, second hand or by trade/barter. I buy very few things new. Most things can be sourced for free because majority of folks are overconsumers, who constantly upgrade & throw out/give away lots of useful & perfectly working items.

2024-06-19 00:10:28

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You can hear me talking to ducks in Teochew in this video.
https://youtube.com/shorts/4dkFtzZnOiM?si=SRlkWyu4_-J3U-nM
Translation:
Hey - ducks baby. You looking for food to eat? Yeah. Looking for food. But can't give you any food because of bird flu.

2024-06-19 00:03:21

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Many Chinese people don't even know it so I don't expect other cultures to know about it. Our language has 10 tones & my Mandarin speaking friends & most of my Cantonese speaking friends struggle when trying to learn it.

2024-06-18 23:44:23

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I got mine for free from local online free ads.

2024-06-18 23:43:10

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I remember teaching some of my white friends how to swear in Teochew & told them - almost no other Asians will understand the words because there's almost no other Teochew people in city/island here. There's several in Vancouver but not here. Our family is/was biggest Teochew clan on entire island.

2024-06-18 23:18:40

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I lived in small towns where there was a lot of racists like that...they were brainwashed throughout their lives. Some of them targeted me/my home for racial motivated hate crimes. I lived in remote area, on edge of wilderness & was home alone often. I had to scare some racists off of my old rental property, by firing shotgun warnings in air. It was a living nightmare. RCMP for that area were big racists too & never took any of my calls about hate crimes seriously. Despite racists breaking my front window, while yelling racist slurs from their trucks.

2024-06-18 23:04:42

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Progress is better than nothing. It's too bad there's residual racism.

2024-06-18 23:01:18

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That sounds like a wonderful childhood. I'd have got on with your Momma, real well 😊

2024-06-18 22:54:51

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Thank you for your support 💗 I'm very passionate about nature & protective of the wild things/beings. This is a lifelong passion & big part of my lifestyle.
I hope more folks will join me & others, in nature stewardship & volunteering with local, to their area, grassroots organizations.

2024-06-18 22:47:50

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That's fucked up but nothing shady/shitty governments do these days surprises me too much now. I hope you & your family stay safe 🙏

2024-06-18 22:37:53

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I cannot stand toxic pesticides & herbicides. You know that I tend to roll with all natural solutions because it's better to work with nature & not against. I'm really lucky that almost all our neighbours are also anti-chemicals for their yards/gardens.

2024-06-18 22:06:39

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I'm rewilding our backyard. Longterm project. Only have it partially rewilded so far. There are lots of little flowering & edible plants growing lower to ground - amidst all the mixed tall grasses & grain plants 🥰

2024-06-18 19:15:31

May you make the best out of your day ✨️
Whether at work, at play or at rest 🙌
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2024-06-18 17:20:50

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Going on a nature adventure in a bit 😃

2024-06-18 15:39:37

#daylily #FlowerBuds will be blooming soon ☺️
#Wsanec #WhatsInMyGarden #VictoriaBC #YYJ #VancouverIsland #Zone8 #PacificNorthwest #BritishColumbia #nature #garden #Horticulture #PNW #botanical #Saanich #BCgardeners #PlantLovers #GardeningMastodon
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2024-06-18 15:20:13

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Have a splendid day, Bryan 🙂

2024-06-18 14:54:39

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What a great sighting to start your day 😊

2024-06-17 20:02:08

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Yes. One reason I want to learn/practice more lockpicking.

2024-06-17 18:51:48

Walk this way.
Inside an abandoned BC hydro dam substation.
Breaking back out, after:
https://youtube.com/shorts/cKX9TPJ7SUY?si=9JC0l8snHqGRKsPH
#VancouverIsland #JordanRiver #monochrome #BlackAndWhite #infrastructure #AbandonedBuilding #walkway #DisabledPhotographers #WorldInMyEyes #YYJphotographers #PacificNorthwest #BritishColumbia #Canada #AdventuresInTrespassing #photography
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2024-06-16 23:41:01

Please boost. Thanks, in advance ❤️🙌❤️
For those new to following me here, here's the #speech I delivered in #solidarity with #Gaza #Palestine in #VictoriaBC #VancouverIsland in front of #BCgovernment legislature buildings
I call out the #farce of self declared true #democratic states in my speech & how our #governments tell us there ain't enough funds to help citizens but they can find billions to fund #EthnicCleansing of Palestinians.
https://youtu.be/ojlAbsd8x5Q?si=VgZ15m2sNRtkyMHH
#WarSurvivorsForCeasefire #BoycottIsraeliApartheid #HumanRights #StopWarMongers #ArrestWarCriminals #WarSurvivorsForPeace #ArmsEmbargoOnIsrael #AsianMastodon #USVietnamInvasionSurvivor #HelpRefugees #TootSEA #VietnamWarSurvivors

2024-06-16 02:00:10

Look who just decided to show up in our backyard, this afternoon!!!!
A very handsome, mature & inquisitive #BaldEagle. He was perched up in a tree, near our old, rusting swing set. Stayed there for about 10 minutes before taking off. He was pretty close! This is from my Samsung Galaxy 10 camera phone.
#wildlife #birds #raptor #Birdwatching #BackyardBirds #Birdwatcher #Avian #eagle #Saanich #VictoriaBC #YYJ #Wsanec #Lekwungen #VancouverIsland #BirdPhotography #Nature #VanIsle #PacificNorthwest #Cascadia #PNW
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2024-06-15 22:35:16

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We love our backyard sanctuary. No super loud noises so far today. Just some ambulance sirens, earlier. It's just birds singing, bees buzzing & wind dancing tree sounds now 😊👍

2024-06-15 22:15:52

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All done. Mom will enjoy chilling outside here, after she awakens from her early afternoon nap.
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2024-06-15 21:26:43

Setting up a shade relaxing spot in backyard for Mom to sit & enjoy the gardens, birds & squirrels.

2024-06-15 21:05:59

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Graceful, flying, dinosaur-like, GBH 😍

2024-06-15 05:21:15

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Please help my #CatRescuer kind friend in their time of personal medical needs. If you can help out, please do. If you can't donate, please help by boosting.
Thank you very much, in advance!

2024-06-15 02:57:10

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I believe it is very important to talk about death. It's a part of life that every single person faces. I don't fear death nor discussions about it. So many people say, life is beautiful. So very little people say, death can be beautiful too. Both can be very beautiful, loving & meaningful.

2024-06-15 02:19:36

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I have done several death doula services since my late 20s but only in past 2 years have done it as part of paid work. In past, I did all of it for free. I still do free death doula services for folks who want them but unable to afford everything involved with it. I don't feel people who are poor, should be denied their own death dignity support & services.

2024-06-15 00:58:49

Asher was sad about us leaving him alone this morning. He watched us from this window spot, til our taxi ride arrived.
#CatsOfMastodon #CaturdayEveryday #LoyalCat #FurFamily #CatsOfTheFediverse #CatContent #CatLovers
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2024-06-13 04:53:11

Logging off to meditate.
I have to prep for my 2nd client's MAiD tomorrow.
I am going on nature therapy walk, after. The walk will help me process the emotional heaviness of helping one of my longtime client pass on, with dignity. She is one of my very first clients.