• 01Dec
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    I had a day of sorts today. I went to a class at Schulich today, on social media and it was a really interesting class. They served us really delicious food, which is one of the main things that stood out about the class itself.

    I was standing by the windows, speaking to my Royal Bank representative, about unresolved issues, when I see the two cutest little kittens, sitting outside, just staring at me, curiously. I couldn’t believe they couldn’t belong to someone. I started asking the waiters around, who do these kittens belong to? Where is the mother? They didn’t have collars, so they must have been wild. Someone told me, that they are newly born kittens, and their mother is out hunting for food, probably. My conscience couldn’t allow me to let them sit there. Me and my colleague who I enlisted in my rescue attempt, called Toronto Cat Rescue and Toronto Humane Society, in our efforts to rescue them.

    Neither of them, could pick up the kittens. Toronto Humane Society doesn’t pick up kittens, its against their policy. And Toronto Cat Rescue can’t pick up the kittens, because they do not have anyone who can hand-feed the kittens, as they are still being weaned by the mother. I couldn’t believe it. A metropolitan city like Toronto, and I couldn’t get two kittens who are sitting out in the freezing cold weather, indoors, where they could get some food and some warmth. I was flabbergasted, and afraid for the poor kittens, who could possibly die from the freezing weather, as they were so young.

    I put out some milk for them, and I decided that I would go back tomorrow, for my second day of class, and take some food, and a blanket, with me, so at least, they could be warm. I am just surprised, that the kittens are right next to a major university, filled with people, and no one decided that they would call the humane society, to get these cats taken away. Or maybe they did, and the Humane society was just too busy making stupid policies, to actually pick up the kittens. I am probably just being really rude right now, but the main reason we have societies like these, and the reason people give them money, is so they can go out and rescue kittens and other animals in need. What is the point of these societies, if they are unable to do a simple task, as pick up two kittens in dire need of warmth and food.

    I do not know and I do not think there is any answer out there, that would be sufficient to answer the question.

    As to the title of this post, I went to get my upper lip lasered, and it was a pleasant experience as usual. The Toronto Cosmetic Clinic has made it a very pleasant atmosphere, and the staff are nice women, who make your life easier. I went in and in fifteen minutes I was out, looking forward to getting rid of any hair growth on my upperlip. Lets see how it actually turns out.

  • 01Dec
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    God, I just had the worst customer experience with Wal-mart. I cant begin to tell you how annoyed and disgusted with Wal-mart right now.

    I had to go to Wal-mart auto centre to get my tires changed, and new all-season tires put on. I went to the Wal-mart website, and it seems to be perpetually down, whenever I tried the find-the-store feature. I decided I will drop off my tires at a Wal-mart near my house, at Highway 7 and Weston. I went there, and they said, that they did not have the tires in the size I required. I was a little annoyed, but I realized, they couldn’t help it. It is the busy season for tires changing, especially as winter is approaching and the snowy season is coming closer. I decided to try a Wal-mart near my work, at Matheson and Mavis. I dropped the car off during lunch time, they had the tires, everything seemed rosy. Or did it? I got a call, saying that my rim was broken and had to replaced at the cost of 44$, I agreed. After checking, they said, they did not have any rims in store, so I couldn’t get one of the tires changed. I told them, I didn’t want one tire changed by them, and another changed by another auto-shop, so I wanted everything as it was before, and I didn’t want to pay for anything, as they did not do the job as required. They seemed to agree. I went after work, after getting a co-worker to drop me off to Wal-mart, and I found out, that they had removed the other tire and put a new one. So now I had one new tire, and one old tire. They said, they had put another tire in the trunk for me, so I could take it to another auto-shop, and they could put it on for me. I finally calmed down enough, to pay the bill and leave. I was in the parking lot, and I decided to check, whether the tire was in the trunk. IT WAS NOT! I was extremely peeved at this point in time. I went back inside, and said, I paid for a tire, that is at the present moment of time, not in the trunk of my car. I was ready to erupt, or breakdown and start crying. Either path seemed suitable. I got the tire put in my trunk and I drove away.

    I went to a Canadian tire next, to get the other tire put on. This branch at Finch and Dufferin, did not have the rim size required. So, I went to another branch at Albion and Kipling and finally, finally, finally, I got what I needed, but I couldn’t pick up the car the same day. They were too busy, to get to it, today, they said. But, I did get a phone call, the same day, that the car was ready to go.

    I just picked up the car, and its running smoothly. I am so happy the debacle of getting my car tires changed is finally over. I just can’t believe how much I went through to get just two of my tires changed over. Its simply amazing.

  • 11Aug
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    Hey Everyone! This is my blog, Shikha Dhawan, who is writing about stuff in her life, and putting up her stories on her blog. I hope you like them, leave a comment if you do or don’t, either way I would like to hear from you. To tell you a bit more about myself, I am a spinner, a model, a painter, a writer, a businesswoman, a daughter, a sister, and a girlfriend. I love my life! Please read on…