Life’s Ideas

I had my first bus ride here in Regina last Saturday. Since I don’t have a driver’s license yet, I would need to take the public transportation from time to time. There is a bus stop right in front of our place so taking the bus won’t be such a problem really.

We took the bus to the downtown mall and we asked for a transfer ticket just in case we could make it back within an hour. When we got to the mall, I decided I want to do some shopping for clothes so we stayed there for more than an hour. After shopping, we had mexi-fries at the foodcourt. We were not really hungry, I just wanted to sit down for awhile coz my feet got sore from walking around.

From the mall, we walked to Victoria Park and he showed me several bus stops there and where I should wait for the bus should I need to go to certain places. We stopped by the park and enjoyed the scenery for awhile and decided to walk back home instead of taking the bus. We thought we needed the exercise.

It was a nice experience. We spent time together, enjoyed each other’s company. Walking from Victoria Park to Wascana Park was so relaxing. I suggested to him that sometime, we should buy a pair of badminton rackets so we could play there. The wide area of green grass near our place is just perfect for outdoor sports like badminton.

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We went to Royal Saskatchewan Museum here in Regina the other day. It was a warm and cloudy day. There was also a bus load of Chinese-looking tourists there. I could not really tell because I did not understand a word of what they said. It was a Sunday and there were family groups there also.

The museum has two floors. One for Life Sciences Gallery featuring the flora and fauna in Saskatchewan. The other floor is for Earth Sciences Gallery and First Nations Gallery. The museum is not that big but I was still glad we did visit. There was no entrance fee but you have to give a donation to the museum. I guess you could give any amount you want but there were suggested amounts for individuals, groups and families.

The museum has a show about how Saskatchewan was shaped by the glaciers a long time ago. This place was all covered with ice and the landscape was slowly revealed when the temperature got warmer. The weight of the massive buildup of snow was why Saskatchewan is so plain.

The Aboriginal History exhibit is very nice also. They showcase the life of Cree Indians. In fact, the word Saskatchewan is a Cree word meaning swift river. The exhibit show us the life of the early Cree Indians and how slowly they integrated with the mainstream society.

The museum has many interactive learning centers also. They did an excellent job on the learning visuals and audios. They feature living green,about sustainable life and how to minimize our footprint in the planet. They also have Dinomania where the fossil remains of dinosaurs found in Saskatchewan soil are shown.

The people really need to support the local museums. It is there where the people especially the children learn about history, environment and the people. They help us get a clearer picture of the past thus making us better understand the present and the future.

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It is crazy how unpredictable weather can be. Spring officially started last March 20 and we still get occasional snow falls in Regina. Just when I started enjoying the outdoors, snow bounces back.

I woke up yesterday and it was drizzling. A few minutes later and it was already snowing hard. My husband has been using his spring coat when he goes to work for some time now and yesterday, he had to wear his winter jacket again. Guess this is why climate change is often compared to how a woman changes her mind so easily. One minute it’s a yes, the next minute it’s a no.

Nature works in wonderful ways. It is powerful on its own that we cannot tame it. We only have to devise ways to cope with whatever it has to offer us. It shapes and heals our environment. Most of the time, it is friendly to us if we are friendly to it. If we take care of our environment, it takes good care of us too. Yes, climate change can be very unpredictable but it is usually in moderate ways. When it does change drastically, it makes us rethink our position and teaches us a lesson.

If the earth is only one day old, humans have only been here on the eleventh hour but we have done the most damage. In our quest to develop, we have depleted the earth of its resources. We have also stripped animals and plants of their homes. I’m glad there are now many organizations and foundations dedicated to giving back to the environment, planting trees and raising awareness. I hope the next generation will have a better understanding of the environment in order to better care for it. I also hope we can, not only lessen the amount of damage to the environment in the future but find ways to reverse the damaged that has already been done.

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