So after all of last weeks shenanigans, its was time for a little fun. A was in the eastside culture crawl. It was a really good time. I think that she enjoyed it and had fun with it but it was a very long weekend. She even managed to sell a few things. Not much really to say other than it was nice to finally meet all of her other studio mates and that the show was great. here are a few pictures. Another thing...i have noticed that my visit counter went from just under 10,000 hits up to over 16,000 in less than a week. it lead me to believe that there is some sort of malfunction with the hit counter or someone is pumping up my stats. it took me almost two years to get to 10,000 and less than a week to get another 6,000?! it doesnt make sense!
Well, I talked to Ed today. He did nothing to take ownership of what occurred and offered nothing but excuses and bad reasons on why he did what he did. I told him that when he said that he was going to be around 4-430, that sounded like an appointment to me. He countered by saying that he was there by 4. I told him
'I dont think so. We were home by quarter to 4. Also when we listen to the playback of the message, it said that it was received at 332.'
He response was something muttered under his breath about 330, 4 its all the same.
I asked about the toilet and then he said that it was just surface mold and we should take care of it. He then told me how to clean the mold for 5-7 minutes. The whole time I was thinking that there is no way that this is normal looking mold and this guy is an idiot.
From now on the less I have to deal with the yahoo, the better.
I am going to take care of it myself and thats that. I do have the option of taking it to the health unit and having them to inspect it and then they put the pressure on the landlord but how far do i really want to take it? I do like living here and its in a great location...
also if you are ever in the market to buy a place...i would steer clear of royal lepage and any agent with the name ed or laura...
Last night I tried to connect with my Asian Heritage. I went to the Vancouver Asian Film Festival and saw two really fun movies.
The first movie was a short film on Harvey Lowe, the worlds first YO-Yo Champion. It was a great insightful movie that really connected with because he has a similar story to my grandparents. I also have the feeling the my grandmother knows this man because I have heard his name before!
The Feature film was called Ping Pong Playa! This is the film that really connected with my roots! Little did you know, but I was destined to become a master of table tennis until that accident that shall remain unspoken of!
It was a fun comedy that was full of humor and it was also great to see Chinese characters depicted as normal member of Western society, not the regular math geeks stereotype. The movie played on a lot of those stereotypes and had fun with them. I had a great time watching the film and highly recommend it to anyone.
On another note. We have had some mold issues in our new place. It is mostly caused by poor air circulation and we have taken steps to change that. I spent a weekend two weeks ago cleaning all of the window sills with a mixture of bleach and water. More air gets to the windows, we shut the door to the bathroom and if we airdry clothing, we open a window. This has seem to taken care of the window mold.
The reason that I wrote about this is because we found an incredible amount of mold underneath the water tank part of the toilet. It is some thing that isnt normal and needed to be addressed. I called the landlord about this issue and arranged a meeting time of 4. Ed called back and left a message to A's phone that he would be around between 4-430. We had a birthday party to attend in the afternoon and got home around 345. When we got home we found that one of the couches had been pulled out from the wall, my office chair was on the otherside of the room and some picture frames in the bedroom were pulled from the resting spot on the wall as well.
All of this was very strange. A listened to her phone and sure enough Ed left a message on her phone at 330 saying that he went into our place and looked around and saw no evidence of mold.He then proceeded to give a five minute lecture/message that we live in a rain forest and the it is moist. Mold is something that we all have to deal with. Because I mentioned the bathroom, he said that he looked extra closely around in there and saw nothing. he also proceeded to tell us that we have too much furniture and too much clothing in the closets. 'If you are taking about the staining on the bath tub tiles, my goodness, thats nothing some good scrubbing cant take care of'
Ed, it wasnt the bathtub you twit, it was the toilet like I mentioned in the original message.
I dont want to rant anymore but the overall tone of his message was that we were complaining about nothing and that he was scolding us like little children. He was making judgements and assumptions about us and our stuff without even talking to us. He arrived early and didnt attempt to contact us to see if it was okay to enter our place. he just entered with out permission. I know my rights and I know that the landlord can not enter without 24 hours prior notice unless it is an emergency. believe me, this was no emergency! If I can figure out a way to make an mp3 of his message i will and post it.
On a final note. The landlady that we have normally dealt returned my call and began to scold me that unless it was an emergency, she doesnt want to be contacted on the weekend. she has 300 tenents and doesnt want to called. she gave me the same lecture about we live in a rainforest, she has mold and has to clean it up to and that ed told her that we have too much furniture and clothing. everytime i tried to tell her that i was unhappy with the way it was handled and that ed was unprofessional in the way he communicated with us, she would cut me off and tell me that she didnt want to deal with non-emergencies on the weekend. finally she told me to call the office and leave a message for ed and he'll call me when he has the time.
I am sorry for calling you laura. I thought that when someone illegally enters your apartment, you are entitled to say something about it to the landlord!
You tell me if this is normal mold and i should clean this with 1% bleach and water!
Well i suppose that today is one of those that will go down in history. yes, its true that all US presidents will go down in history but today Barack Obama has been elected president of the USA. it is a truly historical day.
I also wanted to pass along this link to a fabulous mixtape that can be downloaded from the hood internet. its a fun party mix that makes you want to move!
She even managed to sell a few things. Not much really to say other than it was nice to finally meet all of her other studio mates and that the show was great. here are a few pictures.
