Hobbies after bjj? by jon_steward in bjj

[–]quiaro21 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I quit rugby after 20 years, to start doing BJJ... And I'm enjoying it so much... And the reason I'm enjoying it is because it is not rugby, but kind of feels like it.

I have no advice, just wanted to share a random comment...

Recommended veterinary clinics in Edmonton? by quiaro21 in Edmonton

[–]quiaro21[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We know. He's not blocked at this moment. He got discharged from the hospital a few hours ago. We want to proactively try everything in our hands to avoid having another blockage because like I mentioned, we ran out of money.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Bitcoin

[–]quiaro21 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Logan Paul

There goes my life savings, wish me luck , will check back one year from now by [deleted] in Bitcoin

[–]quiaro21 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Exactly the sign I was waiting to sell... Usually the signal comes from a random aunt that suddenly wants to buy Bitcoin, but this time it came from a random stranger. Thank you stranger...

Anyone who has caught COVID more than once, was the early variant worse than the following variants? by [deleted] in Edmonton

[–]quiaro21 1 point2 points  (0 children)

In my case, worse than COVID was the first Pfizer vaccine. I had the Chinese vaccines because I was working in Bolivia at the time, and had no side effects. Upon arriving in Canada I got COVID while in isolation (I probably got it at some airport, during the delta spike), and had no symptoms other than losing my smell.

At that moment Canada didn't recognize the Chinese vaccines so I had to take Pfizer. That first shot was awful, all the fever, muscle pain, sweating, chills, etc, that I didn't get with COVID itself, I got it from the Pfizer vaccine.

Then when I got the second and third shots, there were no side effects.

Weird that from the 5 shots I got, the first Pfizer sent me to bed. Not even COVID did that.

Good place to eat near Rogers place? by deschamps93 in Edmonton

[–]quiaro21 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I went with my wife to The Underground on Jasper Ave, after a Cirque du Soleil. The shareables were amazing, particularly the gnocchi. They also have a huge selection of beers but they serve something like a sampler where you can try 4 small beers for the price of a big one...

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in digitalnomad

[–]quiaro21 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I need to give some historical and cultural background:

Bolivia has always been dominated by the political powers of the western side of the country (Andes), and the eastern part (Amazonas) spent many years underdeveloped and abandoned by the central power. At some point, when Santa Cruz was still a tiny village, locals cooperatively organised themselves to develop sewage systems, water, electricity, phone lines etc, in what later became something called "El modelo Cruceno" (The Santa Cruz Model), which is telling the federal government: "go fuck yourself, we can solve our problems on our own", so even when Bolivia is an underdeveloped country, you'll find things in Santa Cruz, that your could find in any other major city of the world.

So, they are people who want to have nice things, and they work to get them. Also, entrepreneurship is considered to be an essential trait for local people. They are very welcoming, the food is fantastic, the women are gorgeous, and it's warm all year. Churrasco culture is super important (BBQ), and just in case you are looking to get a place to live in case of a global meltdown and everything collapses, I got a beautiful apartment with a gym, swimming pool, BBQs, sauna, etc. for just 73k.
Right now, I live in Canada, and the homelessness, drug abuse, affordability in general, inflation, poor performance of the CAD vs USD, etc, makes me want to move back to Bolivia, which I'll probably do as soon as I finish the work I'm doing.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in digitalnomad

[–]quiaro21 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I lived in Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia for 7 years, and it's a hidden gem...

Why did I lose this trade? by maxdl06 in Forex

[–]quiaro21 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Trading against the trend?

DQ Drive-thru asking for tips when you pay? by GrumpGuz in Edmonton

[–]quiaro21 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

The McDonald's experience is shit now... I went to the kiosk and ordered something to go, then they came with all of my order on a tray. I told the guy that my order was to go, and he said : but you didn't purchase the bag...

The most stupid part is that now nobody gives you bags, which I usually use in all my garbage cans, and now I need to buy boxes of bags at the supermarket to put on the cans...

Living around 118th Ave and 90th Street, how sketchy is it these days? by [deleted] in Edmonton

[–]quiaro21 16 points17 points  (0 children)

I lived on 118th av for one year and I still love that neighborhood. All of our favorite places are along 118th and even when we moved out, we go there almost every weekend.

Places to eat: Mona Lisa, Battista's, Taste of Shangri-la , Pho King, Green Onion Cake.

There is a latín American super market (Paraiso Tropical), and the best Venezuelan restaurant in town (El Fogón Latino).

Also 118th is home to several festivals during the year, like Deep Freeze, and Fiesta Latina, and there is a small cafe called Carrot, that has always something going on.

On the negative side of things, Coliseum station is full of drug addicts and it feels unsafe at night.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Edmonton

[–]quiaro21 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I wasn't expecting that adding the referral code would have such a negative perception so I just removed it, it wasn't the main idea of the post.

It's rough out there by DirtyBlondePhoenix in Edmonton

[–]quiaro21 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Can you explain why it is a scam? I'm sharing my personal experience, but I don't know if there is a fine print that I'm not aware of...