msquebanh

msquebanh, 9 months ago to random

It's now September & soon, we're going into sweater weather. One of my fave things about Autumn (and also Winter) season is that it's also #SoupSeason 🥣 I'm a huge #SoupLover & enjoy many kinds of soup (and stews too).

What are some of your fave Autumn & Winter #soups & #stews ? (Please include link to recipe if you used an online one 😊).

msquebanh, 8 months ago to random

You will find that many folks like me, war survivors, won't take any political sides & can see bigger picture of evil ego filled puppeteers & power hungry violent leaders as who they are - evil & heartless towards innocent citizens.

I'm upset over seeing mostly one sided support by colonial nations - including Canada. You know most of us called it the US war in Vietnam while Western media/ppl called it Vietnam War? US & colonial states fund/interfere/kill innocent ppl in war games. FUCK WAR.

msquebanh, 2 months ago to gardening

Adding 2 new #SnapPea varieties to our #FoodGardens this year. Royal snap(deep burgundy) & honey snap(pale yellow) - both are edible raw or cooked. I have 6 of each in my starter pots & transplanting them into beds today.

My delayed #SaanichOrganics seeds vid will be up later today 👩‍🌾

#AsianMastodon #Zone8 #Saanich #Gardening #FoodSecurity #VancouverIsland #SpringGardening #VanIsle #YYJgardeners #VictoriaBC #GrowOnGirl #GrowYourOwnFood #GrowFood #HomegrownFood #Plants #PNWgardeners #Peas

msquebanh, 7 months ago to random

I'd like Rod Serling to narrate our current, shared, surreal, Twilight Zone, times.

msquebanh, 1 year ago to random

I need encouragement & kind support. Feeling like I've let my family down. Fighting off depression monster because it's trying to drag me down. I can't afford to listen to that monster ATM. I don't know what else to do. I've asked for more work/hours to earn more to help my parents out. I'm going to be uploading more of my art for sale all this week. I don't feel my best is enough ATM. I don't know how I'll be able to pay household bills this month when I'm spending over $1000 on respite help.

msquebanh, 7 months ago to animals

Asher got a new Chinese dragons shirt from my big Auntie. My cat understands English & Teochew languages. A cultured cat 😺

#CaturdayIsEveryday #GrayTuxedoCat #CatLovers #CatsOfMastodon #SDFcats #kitty #cat #AsianMastdon

My gray tuxedo cat, wearing his red short sleeved button up, Chinese dragons shirt.

msquebanh, 1 year ago to random

Next week, I'm going to share with you all, how another amazing elementary school teacher made a huge positive difference in my life. I'll also touch upon how this teacher was bullied by both students & staff. She was one of the first lesbian teachers I had. I never had issues w/it. She was kind & caring towards me. Crazy churchy parents made up total lies about her being a sexual predator. They caused her to have a nervous breakdown. She was an OUTSTANDING TEACHER. She deserves best in life!

msquebanh, 1 month ago to random

Wearing my fave boots & pants again. Both are super comfy & both are my fave colour - #purple 😊

Side of backyard #SoilRemediation area is doing well! My cover crops mixes are choking out the fugly colonial non-native grass. I have native grasses in my homemade mixed cover crops mix. This area that I'm standing on was dead zone for years because of hard clay blocking plant growths. It took me 3 yrs to get soil healthy enough to grow more diversity!

msquebanh, 7 months ago (edited 7 months ago) to random

#VictoriaBC #Ceasefire rally for #Gaza
Marching now. Update more, later.

My friend, Gisele, is in 4th photo. Woman in far left corner.

#PeopleForPeace #StopWar #LekwungenTerritory #ProtestForPalestine #PeaceActivists #YYJ #VancouverIsland #VanIsle #PNW #BritishColumbia #Canada #CeasefireSolidarity

msquebanh, 29 days ago to random

@skye I'm glad you posted about what kinda boats orcas actually hit & they aren't billionaire owned ones. Actually, been talking to longtime whales specific scientists in my area of BC/PNW & none of us are very happy about how orcas are injuring themselves to death by hitting boats with their bodies. I am actually very worried because behaviour is abnormal & it has caused many whale deaths & whale disabilities - that media doesn't report about.

msquebanh, 8 months ago to vegetarian

I cooked up our homegrown eggplant with homegrown peppers & some tofu.

#AsianMastodon #vegetarian #ChineseFood #Teochew

msquebanh, 7 months ago (edited 7 months ago) to random

Please share #HumanitarianAid links, places for people who feel hopeless to volunteer at (remotely or locally), stories of grace under chaos & warfare, art/creative works promoting peace & anything you may find that may help others who feel helpless & want to do something to feel not as helpless.

The antidote to despair, is action ❤️

msquebanh, 9 months ago (edited 9 months ago) to chinese

It is now 86 days since my Dad passed away from #LongCovid after getting #covid in hospital.

Me & Mom picked up some supplies today to do some traditional #Teochew #Taoist #Chinese ceremonies for him on the 100th day of passage. I have cleaned/shined up my ceremonial gong, in preparation.

It is very important to me & Mom to keep honouring my Dad & all of our ancestors.

#AsianMastodon #Traditional #cultural #CulturalKeepers #Ancestors #PayingRespects #8Generations

msquebanh, 15 days ago to Plants

Back in our gardens.

#SoapBush - #Ceanothus - Great for #PollinatorGarden.

It's proven to be #DroughtResistant, once established. One of very few #plants proven to be resistant to air pollution too. I highly recommend this for #ClimateAction #gardening. It's a gorgeous plant too.

#bloomscrolling #florespondence #WhatsInMyGarden #Saanich #Gardeners #VictoriaBC #Gardening #Zone8 #YYJ #Spring #Wsanec #VancouverIsland #PacificNorthwest #PNW #botanical #PlantIdentification

msquebanh, 9 days ago to random

@trishalynn how ugly awesome to see how you purposely ignore me calling your #sellout #POC ass out, as you keep posting shit to make yourself look like you have any fucking courage to stand up for what is right. Grow some fucking real #COURAGE. I'll see ya around. This isn't a big place.

msquebanh, 7 months ago (edited 7 months ago) to random

This is a good time for me to share how #RCMP used drones to spy on us at Fairy Creek & Tiny House blockades. Then used surveillance data to locate our WIFI media & satellite communications stations. Then commenced siege raids, targeting our communications stations first & our food & medical stations after. We built portable solar powered satellite comms units, after 6 comms stations were destroyed by RCMP - we mounted them on donated hand wagons.

Make no mistake - Israel targeted comms.

msquebanh, 1 year ago to random

@crashglasshouses Typical weakass no answer, bashing & blocking without addressing your own choices to be nasty with no good reasons. Demonstrating incredible immaturity & showing how you've got no idea how to deal with reality. YIKES. I never followed you. You followed me.

msquebanh, 1 year ago to random

#European #WallLizard is #invasive on #VancouverIsland 🚨 Its population has spread out on island. These #invasive #lizards eat our native alligator lizard's eggs & young. They also eat native frog eggs/tadpoles & eggs/young of little birds too. These invasive wall lizards are #threats to our local #ecosystems - creating imbalances & problems.

#nature #vanisle #PNW #PacificNorthwest #wildlife #BCInvasives #ecosystems #biodiversity #ecology #BritishColumbia #Canada #amphibians #WhatsInMyGarden

Invasive European wall lizard.

msquebanh, 7 months ago to geopolitics

#Stop #TeamGenocide -> Team #Bibiden
#WorldPolicePukingOnHumanity

I'm beyond angry & sad.

#Geopolitics #corruption #WarCriminals #TeamEvil #TeamCrapitalism #TeamNoSouls #TeamMassMurderers #TeamPropaganda #TeamTreatPeopleLikeWeAreStupid #TeamLieToEveryone #TeamZionistAssholes #TeamUSAGovtFucksOverTheWorld

msquebanh, 9 months ago to random

I'm using a syringe needle & injecting vinegar right into the roots of 9 invasive Japanese knotweed plants that popped up at far end of backyard. I was able to destroy a lot of invasive white morning glory plants that way, last year.

msquebanh, 7 months ago to random

What pisses you off the most about this world that we all currently share & why?

What makes you retain rays of hope, in a pretty surreal world, where most of our worst fears are happening in real time - when the world is being controlled by a very tiny few madmen, who are hellbent on retaining power & money - at any & all costs?

msquebanh, 8 months ago to random

#BlockAlert

I saw this person spew hatred on a couple of different posts that came across my feed. I've blocked this #antimasker far right bigot. You may want to do the same.

Don't engage with these folks - block & report them & alert others 👍

Heads up for preemptive block @SDF

#NoSpaceForHate #BlockBigots

msquebanh, 9 months ago to Philippines

Mom & I went to check out this place while in #CampbellRiver . I don't recommend it. Very overpriced goods in there - I know Asian food pricing very well.

I also wasn't impressed with how the owner was bitching to complete strangers/customers about how awful homeless people are. I didn't have enough spoons to make a scene there. She's a colonized capitalist & lacks compassion for vulnerable folks. She stared at my cane too;likely an ableist atop.
Not my kind of #POC #Asian 👎

msquebanh, 7 months ago to random

My offline life is pretty boring these days. The highlight of my day was going to pharmacy & embarrassing a shitty white guy who tried mocking me for wearing my mask outside mall. I verbally shredded the racist, #antimasker asshat & don't regret it. I yelled at crowd who was standing by, shocked & told them that they should expect to be embarrassed in public too - by people like me - if they're shitty antimasking plague spreaders too.

I am DONE being civil with asshats in public. Fuck them.

msquebanh, 3 months ago (edited 3 months ago) to Palestine

I will be supporting the federal #NDP at next elections because I can't forgive #Trudeau over #Gaza #Palestine & can't get over #ForkedTongue on several other issues that are very important to me & many #Canadian #BIPOC voters

I don't even like NDP either but it's them or covert WS dude with a pretty face or full out fascist fuckers. Unlike USA - with no real decent election choices between racist sellouts - we still have some options in #Canada.

#CDNpoli