Canadian labor laws

 I don't know why Ontario doesn't maintain international labour laws. I don't know either Ontario is too flexible or doesn't have any laws about labour.

Most of the immigrant who comes to Canada stays in Ontario. So, Ontario has a huge amount of immigrant labours. Who are high educated (Mostly) and in need of money to survive. This is the perfect situation to play with labourers' life.

The companies who recruit labours have their own rules of distributing working hours and giving over time. According to the international labour law, if any working works more than 8 hours a day, that person will get overtime pay. Ontario companies don't follow that (As far as I know). They collect the total week's working hours or 2 weeks working hours.

International law is if any worker works more than 40 hours in a week, that person will get overtime pay. I didn't see that happening in Ontario. Some companies count 45 hours in a week, some companies count 95 hours in two weeks, then they consider giving overtime pay.

If any person needs to come early, like 15 minutes early to get ready for the companies work, then this time should be included in payment. I have seen only McDonald's counts each minute after signing in. Not all companies consider extra payment all over Canada.

When people decided to live in a better place, they always consider Canada to live in. So, I believe if Canada improves the worker's life a bit more, more skilled people will consider migrating to Canada and help to make this country grow fast in every single way, like economically, socially, technologically etc.

Biography 119: Bed

 We are 4 sisters. We had a common bedroom. In that bedroom, we had one was a big bed. My mom got it from our grandfather (Paternal). This was a high, old-style bed. 

By default, I was in charge of that bed. My poor sisters had to listen to me. Trust me that was good for them. In the morning we all had school and college, so no one had time to make the bed. But before sleep one of us had to make the bed perfectly in rotation. I won't let anyone sleep on a dirty bed. All four will put the mosquito net on the bed. Everyone has their own corner.

My sisters like to use side pillows (In Bangla, kol balish). You can imagine in a single bed if 3 of them use sile pillows then it is actually taking 7 person's space (Including all of us). I told them, no one can use "Kol balish". They denied. I throw them all out from the bed. Told them to get used to sleeping without that side pillow, we need enough space to sleep. But they can't, at night they use their head pillow as a side pillow and sleep without a pillow under the head.

Birthday, 2022

 Generally, on my birthday I got lots of flowers. Before returning from the office I had to ask someone to help me to carry flowers. This year was different. I even didn't get a virtual flower, only my sister sent some virtual flowers on FB, at least. no doubt life changes. No one knows about my birthday in my workplace.

But for the first time my son make some cupcakes for my birthday. He is growing up. Making decisions. May Allah always help him and give him a peaceful happy life.

I had ordered some food, as we always like to eat restaurant food (A bad habit). That helped me the next morning, I didn't have to make breakfast. That's a relief.

On my birthday most of the time, I was sleeping, trying to enjoy a relaxing time. Didn't plan for anything else as I had to go to work. Most of my day has gone to work. I wish I had the luxury to take some time off and visit some beautiful places.

Biography 118: Shohid minar

 I have born in the Dhaka Medical College, at level 3. The next day, my mom comes out from the hospital with me to take home, she saw the Shohid Minar. It was all decorated with flowers. She felt like that is the 21st of February (No it wasn't). Maybe that's why she put my name (Nickname) like a flower.

When I was in grade 3 or 4 I have seen the local kids of our area used to make Shahid minar in their home. We kids in a group visited all of them and give flowers and then among ourselves decided who had made the best one.

 I was getting training from Bangladesh Shishu Academy, one day my aunt (My mom's oldest sister) went with us to see the academy. After our class, we visited the Shohid Minar. That was the first time I went there. I liked it. It's a big monument. And I can feel it is resembling the mother and her children.

I have attended programs on the 21st of February in the Shishu Academy. Like I had danced with this song, " Borkot Salamer shohider, roktim Banglar rajpoth, konodin jabenato bofole, durjoy Banglir e shopoth" It was a beautiful song. I sang the main theme song of this day in the program, "Amar bhaiyer rokte rangano ekushe February..."

When I first went to the department "Geography & Environment" in the Anex building at The university of Dhaka, I found we can see the Shohid minar from our balcony. It was standing just the opposite side of our department building.

I took my son Shafeen to the heritage park in Bangladesh. Shafeen liked the demo Shohid minar over there. I took him to our local area's Shohid minar too.

I never thought I could continue this in Canada. I have seen Shohid minar in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. This year I have taken Shafeen to the Shohid minar in Ontario. Just let him have an idea, of how Bangladeshi people show their tribute to the people who have given their lives to save our mother language.

A beautiful song

 Didn't watch this movie. But I heard this song in several personal videos. I like its melody. Nice one. Listen:

Song :Hum Jaise jee rahe Hain Singers: Yasser Dessai, Palak Muchchal Movie : Ek Haseena Thi Ek Deewaaan Tha Music: Nadeem

Lyrics: Aankhon Mein Aansoo Leke Hothon Se Muskuraayein (2) Hum Jaise Jee Rahe Hain Koi Jee Ke To Bataye (2)

they should have a smile on their lips even with tears in their eyes (like me) let someone try and live the way I am living. (as in, he's daring and saying it's not easy to do.) Aankhon Mein Aansoo Leke Hothon Se Muskuraayein (2) Hum Jaise Jee Rahe Hain Koi Jee Ke To Bataye (2) Jo Toot Ke Na Toote Koi Aisa Dil Dikhaayein (2) Hum Jaise Jee Rahe Hain Koi Jee Ke To Bataye (2)

let someone show me a heart that doesn't get broken when there is a heartbreak. let someone try and live the way I am living. Maine To Ki Mohabbat Tune Ki Bewafai Taqdeer Ye Hamaari Kis Mod Pe Le Aayi (2) Toote Hain Iss Tarah Dil Aawaz Tak Na Aaye (2) Hum Jaise Jee Rahe Hain Koi Jee Ke To Bataye (2) I was in love, but you were unfaithful, at what a turn has fate brought us?

hearts have broken in such a way that there is no sound even. let someone try and live the way I am living.

Afsos Mere Dil Ko Mujhko Bhula Diya Hai Meri Wafaa Ka Tune Accha Sila Diya Hai (2)

my heart is sorrowful, that I'm forgotten. you have given a reasonable conclusion to my love... (the 'good' is sarcastic, of course.)

Tumne To Keh Diya Hum Bayaan Bhi Kar Na Paayein (2) Hum Jaise Jee Rahe Hain Koi Jee Ke To Bataye (2)

you said what you had to, and I couldn't even say anything. let someone try and live the way I am living.

Aankhon Mein Aansu Leke Hotho Se Muskuraayein (2) Hum Jaise Jee Rahe Hain Koi Jee Ke To Bataye (2) Hum Jaise Jee Rahe Hain Koi Jee Ke To Bataye (2)

What comes after love

 I have watched the movie, "Marry Me". I liked the starting of the movie, but in the end, it runs like all others. Like always women have to change their life to be with someone.

Anyway, I like this song very much.

The Elevator

 The elevator (lift). When you enter an elevator, you feel you are in a very small room, covered everywhere, it's for some moments only before the elevator door opens again, you are in your own time zone, no one can see you, no one can hear you, and a very private moment.

So, when people feel the elevator is like a private space and time zone, they do, what they think they can do in private. I mean something they want to do which they won't do in public. Especially when people standing with someone special.

Never do that. Every elevator is monitored by some people, like you, me or us. They are human too. They have their own choice that whether they will keep looking at what you are doing or can zoom in and take a look closure. You know what I mean. And these live videos kept all recording in a system.

So, if you don't want to do anything that can be closely monitored by someone else then never think the elevator is your private zone. Because it's not.

Biography 117: Tea break on the way

In Saudi Arabia, people have to travel in between desert areas to go from one city to another. Sometimes they feel exhausted. So, they park the car beside the highway, put a rug or mat on the sand and sit in the car's shadow and drink tea and snacks. If any other car is passing and they want to join, they can join with whatever they have with. Sometimes it has been seen 3/4 unknown families get together this way and enjoy a good time and then went to their own way.

This really can make people feel well without much effort.

They helped and then ruin it

 I have seen arrogant people, dictator-type persons or people who things they are the best, like me. I have always thought about it. Why do they like me? I am not like them. I don't like their dictatorship attitude. Then why? Then suddenly one day I become their number one enemy. They put full force to destroy me. This circle happened a couple of times with me.

A few days ago one of my colleagues said to another person, in front of me that I don't have any voice, that's why people like me. I didn't like his opinion or didn't agree with him. But also didn't say anything to him. I was thinking, maybe this is the reason. This is why this kind of thing happening to me.

As I don't complain, don't take revenge, people think I don't have any voice. They like me. Well, I am not a harmful person and I don't like to hurt people. That doesn't mean, I can't. So, for any reason, if I spoke up or take any action, the dictator become surprised. They understood, they misunderstood me and then do their best (Or I can say they keep trying) to ruin me.

This happened so many times in my career. How many hits can I take? Maybe they fail at the beginning but in the end, they won.

No matter what they did with me, I never hurt them, moreover sometimes helped them in their bad situation. That surprises them too. And sometimes they keep searching for the motive of my action. Oh, I can't stop them.

Biography 116: I didn't get selected

My life was very easy. I never try hard to achieve anything. I mean I just take a chance, it happens that's my luck mostly or by born whatever the quality I already had. Now I know, everything actually depends on Allah. If it is meant to happen, it happens. And Alhamdulillah, most of the time, somehow I had achieved success.

I had given the school admission tests without any preparation. I succeed even after admission to college (Viqarunnisa noon college) and university (The University of Dhaka). I never went to any admission coaching centre like most Bangladeshi kids go or study at home.

I had attended many competitions in Dance, I never failed. My name was always there from 1st to 3rd.

Somehow I knew, I will never fail. I'm a very qualified person on this earth. And I was wrong. Now a day, it's become impossible to see any success. Anyway, let's go back to my school life.

In Bangladesh, in grade 8 (Class 8) students get a chance to get a government scholarship. The money amount wasn't very good, but it was a prestigious thing. My older sister achieved both scholarships grade 5 and grade 8.

To achieve this scholarship, kids need to sit for an exam. So, every school first takes a test in their school and selects only meritorious students to sit for the main exam with all other students of other schools.

As usual, I sit for the exam without any preparation. And for the first time, I didn't get selected. This made my whole world upside down to me. How did this happen? I stopped all activities that I used to do regularly. Like watching TV, cooking, doing household work, taking care of my younger siblings, reading novels, drawing, talking over the phone, playing with siblings etc. I felt this world is not for me, how did I get failed.

It was a few days earlier than our final exam of grade 8. Every year in Bangladesh students need to sit for the final exam of the year, if they pass they get a chance to go to the next grade. I have already failed to sit for the scholarship test, so I put my full focus on the final exam so as not to fail.

Our school used to give syllabus of the year in the class, students use to write it down in their notebook. As I wasn't serious on study, I didn't have that. So, I called my class friend Bably over the land phone. And took the syllabus. This way, I use to call her after every exam night to get the next exam's syllabus. Then didn't waste any single second of time, just did the study. I never study like this before or after. When I was returning home from school, I even stopped looking at the outside from the rickshaw, the only word that was repeating in my head is, "I have failed". 

In my class, my teachers and friends knew, I am not a good student. I never could fulfil homework or study. So nobody expected much from me. But I have always surprised people around me. Either by succeeding or by failing.

This time I did that too. Not only did I pass, but I also ranked myself in the second position (After adding the previous 2 quarter exam marks, which weren't good). From grade 9 Bangladeshi schools were divided into two groups. One is the science section another was the humanity section. The 1st girl went to the science section and I went to the Humanity group. This way, for the first time in my life, I have put myself at number 1.

Lata Mangeshkar, rest in peace

 When you are shocked too hard, you can't say anything. When you love so much, you don't find words. When you respect them so much, you get hurt deeply inside in their departure and that can't express it.

Love and respect for Lata Mangeshkar. She took care of her family from her childhood and continued giving love to the world by singing for the rest of her life.

Biography 115: Making Tea

 In our school, we had another kitchen. That kitchen was only used to make teas for the teachers and food for our headmistress. One day 4 of us (As much as I can remember) decided to make tea when no one will be in the kitchen for us. I don't know from where I had got this kind of idea. But I always have.

So, we decided. Masuma will bring sugar, Numa (She is no more with us on this earth) will bring milk powder, Kakon will bring tea and me, well nothing left for me, I have distributed all the works among my friends ;)

On the action day, we get together. Kakon said she didn't bring tea leaf. What! I said all programs cancel. I was very annoyed with Kakon. But Kanon said we will make tea from the used tea leaves. She knew that is available in the kitchen. That's why she didn't bring it.

I have seen at home, my mom always has thrown away used tea leaves. I didn't know people make tea from that too. So, I said, whatever been throughout from our teacher's tea we have to make tea from that! No way! I won't drink that tea. I came back to my classroom and expected Masuma who always supported me on every issue will come back too. But she didn't.

After one hour she came back, with a very sad face. I asked her, how come that leftover tea became so important for you? Masuma replied, what should I do? Numa hold my legs, that I have to drink the tea! Otherwise, she wouldn't let me go.

Later she said, people, make tea from leftover tea leaves. At home, my mom adds some more new tea leaves with it and makes them. Well on that day I didn't agree.

Now I know this happens. Though I don't use those to make tea, sometimes use them as a fertilizer for the plants.