The Haunting of West Edmonton Mall

Far, far out west of Canada
in the icy cold city of Edmonton
in the province of Alberta,
lies a stately mall of gigantic proportions called West Edmonton Mall ...
where millions come visiting ...
to splash money lavishly on food, games, wine, women and song ...


When darkness falls
and the air is still ...
with not a sound all around
I will come forth from once boisterous Bourbon Street ...
after I awake in eternal unrest
to seek justice in this cruel world around me ...
where the poor, downtrodden and weak
suffering women are lonesome, often make the bad choice of high risk living
and in tragically sad unkind barbaric inhumanity
are sexually abused and even slain in different ways ...


To be continued when the medium awakes ...

Bloody Tale of a Canadian Bust

Out in Edmonton, Alberta is a statue of a naked female torso ...
It belongs to me ...
and I would love to have it back ...
Where it is & who has it
I know not now ...
I recall leaving it in the basement of a wooden house ....
But here's the bloody tale related to it...


It was a bitterly cold snowy day
and there was this often said words
"The wind chill factor ..." made it like hell was on ice
but coming from a hot tropical climate it was close to heaven!

There was this middle age Canuck
a mommy who tried hard to finish a sculpture
so that she would get her grade in Art & Design ...
It was not an easy task
as the wood sawing machine was old & its blade was blunt .,.

So I had carpentry experience before in school
doing well in the subject ...
and I helped her to carve the tiny piece she wanted ...

Suddenly, I felt a sharp pain & soon realised that my near-severed fourth finger ...
was dangling from my hand ...
There was no medical aid noticeable at the U of A woodwork place
& the instructor wasn't around after preparing the sawing machine for us ...
so in mad pain I held onto my finger & dashed out to the nearest medical clinic on campus
just 50 yards away ...
without proper winter attire out in the cold
I could feel my body freezing as the Chinook wind blew hard ...
I stumbled, slipped and fell twice on the slippery icy walkway as I ran with my blood flowing freely,
dripping, dripping everywhere from my hand ...

Soon I was given several stitches & had the day off to rest in bed at home!
In gratitude, the lady presented me with the bust of herself when we parted at the end of our Art & Design class ...
& the instructor made my time (& pain) worthwhile by giving me a 'B" for excellence in Art & Design work after purchasing my wooden sculpture with a fee months later ...

Coming up ... pic of the charming lady sculpturing herself ...

Winter at the University of Alberta

I found this shot of a freezing cold winter day at the UA LRT route that passes by the administrative offices. I guess those days when we were hanging around, waiting patiently with cold hard hands our digging deep into our thick winter jackets for the various public Edmonton Transit buses to various city locations are over.

It is hard to imagine the train that is sending the students to the university daily. The lucky students today do not have to endure as many lengthy hours of awaiting the buses in freezing bone-chilling weather, sometimes with the temperature dipping below -40 degrees celcius. The snow would be so thick everywhere but the campus workers always do a magnificant job in removing them in hours.

Indeed, I can't wait to see the amazing changes to the UA campus scene these days! There's nothing like a reunion with the many buddies we have there!