Checking a Lens

I purchased a 75-300 zoom lens from Vision Electronics. My first and only purchase from this store in all years that I've been living in Canada! In fact I had not stepped in a Visions Electronics before that but it was a good deal. The magnification is not very strong but with my budget I could not get anything better anywhere! 

Anyways I went to Inglewood Bird Sanctuary to test it out a few days ago. It was early afternoon weekday so it was not crowded. In fact there were only two people I saw there. The majority part of the sanctuary was fenced off because apparently they were doing construction but I walked around for about an hour and took a few photos. It was cloudy first as it has been like this in the past week or so in the area and then just when I was about to leave the sun came out. I took only a few photos, including this, this and this and of course the one you see here on the top. 

More photos would be all posted in the same website, if I took any.

(Photo: This tiny little birds are very beautiful but I don't know what it is. Anyone who knows please indicate here)

An Invitation

I was almost sure that I would not receive an invitation to do a physical test for a job that I had applied almost a months ago although my buddy, A. F., had said I would definitely receive one. He said that he had checked both my resume and the questionnaire and is certain I would receive the e-mail. So here I am with the invitation and I'm not confident but am a bit nervous. I just started going to gym again 2 weeks ago and now I'm older and do not have the same level of confidence that I had back in 2008-09. In those years I applied for a few jobs where all required physical test. I remember I had a very good time in Vancouver Police physical test in Downtown Vancouver, I guess that was the headquarters at the time and then they moved somewhere else. And there was another one that I did in Justice Institute of British Columbia and passed as well. It's not that I'm a whole lot weaker. I have to travel for hours to just get there first and there's cost because I will have to spend night or nights. So it's a hassle. Of course it would be much easier to do that here in the city or somewhere closer in the province where I didn't need that much of driving but known of those bastards that I have applied for a job with in the past two months have invited me for an interview. I'm going to prepare myself for the next few days. I have as long as a week or so to get ready and then I will give the last 2 days a rest because I have to drive and mu muscles have to rest as well. 

A Deer in the Park

I went for a walk to South Glenmore Park yesterday after the disappointing morning in Mt. Baldy! It didn't work either! I was tired as I had waken up at 05:00(!) and couldn't walk much. The park was empty. Maybe one or two people. You know how disgusting people here really are. As soon as the temperature drops to 2 C, they are disappear! In contrast I was in the nearby mall for a few minutes and it was packed! Were they shopping? Some were but the majority I guess were just window shopping or at the most were getting something from the fast food joints. 

One disgusting motherfucker animal caught my attention. A piece of crap, ugly. motherfucker, whore Iranian woman with her little daughter. This ugly piece of crap who had dyed her hair blond was walking and her little daughter was crying and ask her to by her something. The ugly motherfucker, disgusting, shit-in-the-mouth turned to her and said: I hit you hard in the mouth in front of everyone! and the girl burst in to tears! This is how civilized these people are. This is how great these motherfucker's culture is. This is how they treat their kids and raise them. This animal was even uglier than the goats and sheep I saw in Crocus Coulee Stable and had dyed her hair blond. Everyone in the first 2 seconds after looking at him would guess that she was from a stinking shit-hole of Third World and she is Blond! The fact is, and I know I'm distracted from the main subject, many woman behave in a way that automatically prevents others from respecting them. In this specific example, this ugly motherfucker is not only ugly in feature but also ugly in behaviour. She is a child abuser and her daughter should be taken away from her and she must be punished for the way she treats kids. 

The Deer stopped grazing and gazed at me. She wanted to be sure that I was no threat

Anyways I was walking on the pathway, coming from the nearby Safeway, going towards the parking lot when in the corner of my eyes I noticed a Deer's head popped up! I froze. I always have a camera on but on this specific occasion I should have brought my big camera particularly because I have recently purchased a 75-300 mm Zoom Lens but I only have my little one!

I approached slowly and tried not to scare the Deer. She, I assume it was, had white dots on her necks which cannot be seen in this second photo. She was grazing in new spring grass and she rose her head and looked at me. I took a few more shots (including this one) and walked away, leaving the poor animal to enjoy itself.

(Photo, top: This is where the head of the Deer is seen. It is small but you can see it in the lower center of the photo)

Attempted Mt. Baldy (Kananaskis)

I was serious and determined to do Mt. Baldy in Kananaskis today after all these waste of time here and there in Alberta when I went to different places and no good hike or scramble came out of it. These idiots of so called hiking group that I found them through Meetup are nothing but a bunch of fucking coward, whimps who wake up at 09:00 AM and start for a trail-head at 10:00! So immature and disgusting! No doubt that they are bunch of lazy drunkards whom happen to know something new called hiking! 

Anyways I woke at 05:00 and by 05:15 I was on the road to Highway No. 1. I got a coffee on my way, as usual, and fortunately I found the trail-head easily this time. I started the hike at 06:35 by heading up the trail. The entire Barrier Lake and valley was covered in a thick fog. There was no other cars parked around showing that people were aware of the foggy and possibly rainy weather and stayed away. 

Kananaskis Valley, Highway # 40 and Barrier Lake are all covered under thick fog. The camera here is looking south.

The trail was not rough. After passing a couple of nicely constructed(!) cairns, I reached a rocky and open area which I was able to see the entire valley covered in fog! This was very intimidating at that point and I decided to return for the following reasons:

1- I was by myself, as usual, and I didn't have my helmet on.

2- There was no one within probably 2 kilometers or so!

3- The fog was thick and visibility was very limited.

4- The path was full of loose rocks and dirt and very exposed at most parts.
5- I realized a GPS-provided map would have helped in this specific case although I most of the time do lots of route finding. 

So I headed back down and I got in to the vehicle in less than one hour from that point. I told myself that now I know the trail-head and I know how the trail is like. I will come back later in a sunny day with helmet and information will conquer the damn summit.

(Photo, top: A cairn is seen in the photo taken in less than one hour on the trail of Mt. Baldy. It's fairly easy up until here and then a little while after this. The exposed area starts shortly after the 1 hour mark)

The Inner Light

I never forget that the day I landed in Canada was the same day that George Harrison passed away. He was only 58. The other day I was watching a few clips on Youtube and I came across these clips of Concert for George. They were held in the first anniversary of his death in Royal Albert Hall. The Indian part of that concert is amazing. Apparently Harrison traveled to India or more specifically Mumbai once or maybe more and was taught the Sitar by Ravi Shankar who was a master in that instrument. Ravi died in 2012. Harrison performed a song called The Inner Light which in that the Sitar and other Indian instruments can be heard, Anushka Shankar, daughter of Ravi, who is a player herself now, plays that song alongside Jeff Lynne, whom was unknown to me until I saw this clip but apparently close to Harrison, and Harrison's son, Dhani. Here's the lyrics:

Without going out of my door

I can know all things on Earth

Without looking out of my window

I could know the ways of Heaven

The farther one travels

The less he knows

The less one really knows

Without going out of your door

You can know all things on Earth

Without looking out of your window

You could know the ways of Heaven

The farther one travels

The less he knows

The less one really knows

Arrive without travelling

See all without looking

Do all without doing

(Photo: This is probably the cover of DVD of Concert for George. I don't know whether that guy is George Harrison or his son Dhani because the resemblance is uncanny!)

Disgusting France

They call France the land of liberty, freedom of speech and democracy. I'd rather call it the land of disgusting, lairs, bastard opportunists and greedy hypocrites. Everything that I know about France proves what kind nasty, disgusting, creatures these people, mainly their politicians are. I list them one after another here to prove that I'm not just saying something without having any evidence:

1- Dr. Shapour Bakhtiar, the last appointed prime minister of Iran before The Islamic Republic Murderers of Iran took over left the country and lived in Paris after that. The assassins of The Islamic Murderers of Iran went after him and first had a failed attempt on his life. The second time, they disguised as journalists and murdered the patriot. After months of search, questioning and trail, the main suspect, Ali Vakili Rad was convicted and sentenced to life in prison. This piece of shit was later released by the disgusting French authorities after only serving 19 years in prison!! A deal had been obviously made with the murderer of Iran to accept one of their own back on the soil!

Dr. Shapour Bakhtiar is seen here in a sort of conference/debate meeting in the center of photo

2- France was one of the major suppliers of arm and ammunition to Iraq during the 8-year Iran-Iraq War. The delivery of five Super Etendard jets to Iraqi Air Force in mid-war made headlines for months. Iraq leased those jets and they had some successful missions over Persian Gulf and although it was claimed by Iranians that 3 of them had been shot down, France later claimed that 4 out of 5 jets were returned to them!

The delivery of French Super Etendards was supposed to be a breakthrough for Iraqis in their war against Iranians but it didn't function as it had been planned and although Iran finally had to accept the UN resolution No. 589 it was later in the war and not because of these planes but it had a significant influence in the spirits of Iraqis, positively and Iranians, negatively. I remember there were cartoons about these in daily newspapers and my cousin who later flee the country through Turkish border and now has been living in Denmark for over 25 years, was speaking about these jets with much excitement, hoping they help to the end of the war! He was worried about himself who had soon to go to his military service and deployed to the fronts and that's why he flee the country!

3- The cult of Rajavi or Mujaheddin Khalg Organization (MKO), the main opposition group of  IRMI, was assembled in France after they flee Iran. France claimed to be a country which supports freedom and the ones who fight for it! MKO later was asked to leave the country when a deal was made between the disgusting French government and The Islamic Republic Murderers of Iran! MKO moved to Iraq and there they made a complete fool of themselves! Although a few thousand people were among the group as they thought MKO has great ambitions but later many learnt that this is nothing but a cult which if came to power, would be as bad as IRMI!

Members of Cult of Rajavi or MKO. Just by looking at the faces you can simply realize what's going on inside of each of these determined members! These were part of the so-called Liberation Army who were about to overthrow Islamic Republic Murderers of Iran! They were worse than them! I have to have a post about these brain-washed idiots. A cousin of mine was arrested and put in prison for supporting them but then was let out, I guess because she rated out a few members!

4- French authorities ordered the remaining members of MKO to be arrested after the cult was listed as a terrorist group by The US and a few European countries. They later were released!! I don't know what kind of stupid dead had been made and between who this time but there's no doubt that they are a terrorist group who even murder their own people! 

5- Now the French, the motherfucker animals welcomed the piece of shit disgusting Mulla (an Islamic clergy) of Iran!! What the fuck you motherfuckers are doing?! I wish there was someone who could make a hole in the throat of this ugly motherfucker president of France, Hollande with a chisel and let him bleed to death! This disguising motherfucker is worse than Hitler, Pol Pot and any murder in the history of mankind. Look how senseless he's sitting beside that motherfucker animal murderer Mulla of Iran.

Shame on on you motherfucker animal Frenches. Shame on you piece of shits. I despise you. 

(Photo, top: It is recently taken when the president of France, with that cold disgusting face, met the Iranian clergy, Rouhani. France has no intention but to sell its junk such as Airbus and Peugeot to Iran, make a few hundred millions and prevent the bankruptcy of a few companies. It's all about the money they can make. All these terms of freedom, democracy and such are bullshit!)