Did you watch the Amazing Race 17 last night . It was filmed in Russia. Last week they were in Russia too wherein they planted potatoes in the farm and used fresh manure for fertilizer. Yuck! They went to the Pit Stop without taking a shower nor they even cleaned their hands. Grabe! You should thank the taxi driver for allowing them to ride on their cabs. Nobody was eliminated last week instead last night the father and son Michael and Kevin were given the thirty minute penalty. I think heard it was one hour at the time when the the other 2 teams arrived late. Okay maybe there is something wrong with the sound system.

The game they played is somewhat similar to Sha Tung. You know the kind of game we used to play when we were kids, using two sticks. Hitting the smaller stick (6 inches) with a big long stick measuring about 12 inches then you used the long stick to measure the distance from where you hit the stick to the point of where the short stick has landed. That's a Philippine's original game. In Russia, the small sticks are joined together then the contestant has to hit those bunch of sticks and let them fall on the bank close to where the black covered fence is.

While trying to figure out the essence of that game it occurred to me that it is somewhat a brainteaser you know.

Kat and Nat were the first to arrived at the Pit Stop and were given $5,000 each. Lucky for them because they always win. The two doctors are strong, dedicated and determined to win. I think it has something to do with how healthy the participants and their built is physically fit for the race. While Kevin and Michael's age is well as you know the father is at his age when he should be just staying at home and enjoy his retirement.

The RAT RACE is of course a rat race! What can you expect. Pardon me with my humor.

Even where I shop for fabric there is that kind of brainteasing happening wherein the customers in that particular shop is into something obscure like they are into some kind of game to. Heard two ladies looking for fabric and while they are trying to touch one of the fabric one said something like , "if there is a clown." I went to see my fabric of choice. Actually I was looking for something that they don't have. Oh my God! It would be a miracle if they have something that I really like. I was there only for thread, zipper, automatic, hook and eye, and garter. Although unique attractive fabric makes me stop and admire if there will be.

I browsed and browsed until my eyes get so itchy. I'm just like that. Choosing from the thousands of fabric in a textile warehouse made my vision really blurry. Who wont? Any normal person with good eyesight will suffer the same. It's like staring at the television with technicolor in a vertical zone.

Anyway, thank God I found something that pleases my obsession for fabric. It was a nice satiny fabric, smooth, shiny with brocade dainty embroidery in bright color fuschia and deep purple. I love it. Even the lady at the store likes it. It was beautiful. The problem is sewing. That fabric is very delicate to sew.

At the till, there are three other ladies who also are in line to pay, one left his black jacket at one of those piles of textiles. Then the other lady who will make aprons using expensive fabric. Uhm, if she's gonna sell it I wonder how she can able to profit from those aprons.

Same thing with me if I will use expensive fabric and then use zipper and buttons that are worth $4.00 + fabric worth $5.00/m + thread, electricity (sewing machine) to make a bag you think I can sell it for $ 15? When there are bags that are for sale for just $12? That's what it is now. China 's production of many products that are worth only one dollar and toonies it would be hard for many business people to compete with that. Then of course you have to thank these people selling those cheap products because it helps you and me when money is tight. Or when the budget is tight. Besides who would like being ripped off and pay the consequences of OVER PRICING. That's illegal.

The raw materials are not based in our country you have to import them most of the time. Then adding insult to injury is the HST.

Life's just like that. UNFAIR!

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