WESTERN UNION IS A SCAM!!!

So, I am livid. I sent money using WESTERN UNION to someone. SOmeone else picked it up. AND NOTHING CAN BE DONE!!! CAN you believe it? THey cannot track it or anything. What kind of system is that. I thought the point of money transfers is that they are secure. This makes no sense to me at all. Such a joke.

No way to get my money back.
I was supposed to go on holiday. So much for that.

Any suggestions?

GROUPON RIP OFFS!

I don't know how many of you receive daily emails for groupon, living social, daily deal etc. But, basically, these are websites that offer deals on a daily basis for everything from food, drinks, clothes, hair, yoga etc.

I have a quick comment about yoga studios who are taking part. As you know, I practice alot of Bikram Yoga and it is my biggest expense, other than rent. Some studios have done these coupons and open them to everyone, people new to the studio, and regular customers, as they should. Why shouldnt the regular customers get a deal as well? We have to deal with the influx of new students and we spend so much money, it would be nice to get a break.

Bikram Yoga Montreal just launched a GROUPON today for new students only. Total scam. Now I have to deal with all the new students and know they got a great deal while I am paying the most I pay there, plus, they have the tightest expiry date. I wish there was another studio in Montreal so I wouldnt have to keep supporting this greedy studio.

I am still waiting for the day they will extend my passes. 3 months? really? No other studio is that tight.

thanks. im frustrated. But I wont let it ruin my Spring day!

chick P

idea.

Being dressed nicely is like food being served nicely. What do you think of that?

MY COLD SORE SOLLUTION

So I was just browsing on the BBC site and saw all this info about COLD SORES. This will be brief, and hopefully to the point. I struggled with cold sores for years. I spent many many days and sometimes weeks walking with my eyes to the ground, wearing scarfs to try cover my face, feeling awful and ugly, not socializing, and on and on. I hated the weeks that I had cold sores. Often triggered by changes in weather, stress, and sometimes, no idea why, I was at my wits end. I tried all the expensive drugs, natural products, creams, pills, patches etc.

And then, my friend who is a nutritionist, suggested I take B6. Now, this may have only worked for me, but I took it for a while on a daily basis, which I later read is not good for you, but when I feel like I may be in a situation to get a cold sore, I take B6, as well as use my GREEN BEAVER face cream, and I have not had one in months! I have not had one all winter, and for those who suffer from them, you know winter is the worst time of year.

On top of that, I also tried every single lip cream/gloss/stick you can find. I have to say, I have gone back to my every day CARMEX. It is the only one that actually relieves my chapped lips - with all the flying and hotel air, dry lips are common, and a often can cause a cold sore. It keeps them moist, doesn't have any smelly fruity stench (some do but I buy the regular one), and also, buy the one that you don't have to dip your dirty finger into. 

So, to those suffering, give it a try. Please. I hope it helps you. From my experience, take it in the morning, with food. When I have taken it later in the day I cannot sleep at night.

I really hope this helps someone out there because I know how awful they are.

bbye for now!

LE LOCAL in MOntreal, not impressed

If it wasn't for the great company I had, I would have not been happy at all. I went to LE LOCAL for dinner in Old Montreal. Apparently this is the place to be for dinner. Yes, the space is beautiful and airy with exposed brick and all that fancy stuff - and an open kitchen which I often enjoy and trust. However, even though, yes, the food was yummy, the service left us forgetting about the food and only concentrating on how much we paid. What a shame.
We asked for suggestions from the waiter who simply said what he likes best, no questions as to our expectations, likes or wants. He told us the special was sweet bread, whats that?

 I then decided, since we were located right next to the kitchen and prep tables, to pop my head over and ask for their suggestions. They looked at me as if I had just told them their car was side swiped. They barely had answers for me, and when I asked what their specialties were or what they can't keep in stock, no answers at all. There was NO way to get an answer.

I settled on the salmon tartar with truffle oil as a starter. Was good, but I didn't taste the truffle oil at all. The duck leg was yummy, but when I had to pop my head over to the kitchen again for something spicy to add, lets say they chop up some chillies and add some olive oil and herbs, they passed me a plastic bottle of Chinese hot sauce and Tabasco. Not sure I felt like ruining my dinner with those - and they shouldn't have wanted me to.
http://www.resto-lelocal.com/index_en.html

In all of this, we had four waiters, nobody concentrating on us and knowing what we had or wanted. Yes, the wine was good, but we did the pouring and clearing of space. One waiter was a little more impressive, but overall, our final discussion was IF we should even tip.

Sad ending to a delicious night.

QUEBEC CITY in the snow

I have not been writing at all, I am so busy, and really just do not feel like it, to be honest. I hope soon I will get the buzz to just write non-stop, all the time. But, I will stay, I am at HOTEL PUR, and it has been snowing like crazy, and if you are worried of feeling a little cabin fever-ish while on the road, this pool and sauna will save you. Although the hours are not very good, at all, 7am-12 and 5pm-9, it still makes for a good escape. Sauna is toasty warm and you don't have to go and turn it on and wait for an hour like many hotels. The pool is nice and big, and just when you think those windows are tinted, they arent, so don't flaunt in front of them like I did. 

I am still using the GREEN BEAVER face cream and the DERMA E TEA TREE AND E face wash, and my face has been so clear for a very long time - unless I indulge on my nighttime chocolate a few too many times.

I wish I had so more great stuff to talk about right now. Unfortunately I don't - but I will!!!