Greetings!
I want to thank all the wonderful people at Google for having these high contrast options accessible to people like me.
After enabling the high contrast options, writing and reading the text is much easier than before. There are six different options such as normal, increased contrast and yellow on black. I often use increased contrast and yellow on black. If you find the text on your computer screen not easy to read, please try the high contrast options by clicking asscessibility in the settings. A high contrast symbol will appear on the top right. Anytime you want to get out of the high contrast mode, just click the normal option. The screen will return to normal. By the way, you can read my posts with the high contrast options too.
I changed the featured post every now and then. Yesterday I found out there was something wrong with the layout. I supposed the current featured post would remain until the problem was fixed.
If you have read my last post A Mysterious Encounter , please know that the mystery continues. I will share with you about it in my next post.
Love,
Q of D
Sunday, November 27, 2016
Saturday, November 26, 2016
A Mysterious Encounter
Greetings!
I had quite a few mysterious encounters. Below was one of them. It happened when I was about 13 or 14 years old.
One day, my older sister and her friend went shopping. They asked me to go with them. After walking for some time, we noticed a man with an unkempt appearance seemed to be following us. When we slowed down, he did not walk past us. In order to find out if he was really following us, we decided to make a turn on the next side street. After we made the turn, the man continued to follow us. Worse yet, there were less people walking on the side street than the main road. Though we were not hungry, we decided to go into a restaurant.
We were young. We were cautious, but were not that scared. After we sat down, we laughed at our experience.
The captain rushed to greet us. He said, "It is nice to see you again. Oh, you choose the same table." He ordered some waiters to line up in front of our table. It was then we noticed this was a nice two-story restaurant. The captain gave us the menu and hurriedly walked upstairs. He came down with the captain that managed the upper floor. They bowed before us as if we were important customers. Then the upper floor captain went back to do his job. We were all surprised at what happened right in front of us.
There were other customers in the restaurant. They seemed to look at us wondering who we were since the waiters lined up by our table. The captains (or managers) wore business suits and the waiters wore formal uniforms. Later, the captain came to take our orders. After I ordered, he said, "Oh, you ordered the same food the last time you came!" The three of us had never been to this restaurant. We looked at each other with bewilderment.
After we paid the bill, we stood up to leave. The captain rushed to open the door with his head lowered as to show respect. I was the last one to walk out of the door. As the captain let go of his hand that held the door, he raised his head. He looked at me and said, "Please come ... Oh, I've mistaken that you were Miss XXX!" I saw his mouth and eyes opened wide as the door closed. My eyes opened wide too because he had just said the sound of my name (i.e. my first name) !
My sister and her friend thought that it was just a coincidence. They did not think much of it. However, I found this experience very unsettling. My name was not common. How likely was it that there was someone that looked like me and had a name similar to mine!
When my sister and I were home, I told my parents about the encounter. I asked if I had a twin sister. They said I did not have a twin sister. From their expression, I knew my parents told me the truth.
We never visited that restaurant again. (I could neither remember the name of the restaurant nor the food I ordered.) If that man had not followed us, we would not have gone into the restaurant. At times I wondered why I had this strange encounter.
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
I might be more open to the divine as a child than I was an adult. For years, I lived a simple life as a wife and a mother. Without the mystical experiences, I would not have stepped outside of my family. With my personality, it had not been easy to go on this spiritual search. Emotionally, I was alone on this journey. I wish I had someone to talk to. Sometimes I thought how nice it would be if I did have a twin sister.
Peace,
Q of D
I had quite a few mysterious encounters. Below was one of them. It happened when I was about 13 or 14 years old.
One day, my older sister and her friend went shopping. They asked me to go with them. After walking for some time, we noticed a man with an unkempt appearance seemed to be following us. When we slowed down, he did not walk past us. In order to find out if he was really following us, we decided to make a turn on the next side street. After we made the turn, the man continued to follow us. Worse yet, there were less people walking on the side street than the main road. Though we were not hungry, we decided to go into a restaurant.
We were young. We were cautious, but were not that scared. After we sat down, we laughed at our experience.
The captain rushed to greet us. He said, "It is nice to see you again. Oh, you choose the same table." He ordered some waiters to line up in front of our table. It was then we noticed this was a nice two-story restaurant. The captain gave us the menu and hurriedly walked upstairs. He came down with the captain that managed the upper floor. They bowed before us as if we were important customers. Then the upper floor captain went back to do his job. We were all surprised at what happened right in front of us.
There were other customers in the restaurant. They seemed to look at us wondering who we were since the waiters lined up by our table. The captains (or managers) wore business suits and the waiters wore formal uniforms. Later, the captain came to take our orders. After I ordered, he said, "Oh, you ordered the same food the last time you came!" The three of us had never been to this restaurant. We looked at each other with bewilderment.
After we paid the bill, we stood up to leave. The captain rushed to open the door with his head lowered as to show respect. I was the last one to walk out of the door. As the captain let go of his hand that held the door, he raised his head. He looked at me and said, "Please come ... Oh, I've mistaken that you were Miss XXX!" I saw his mouth and eyes opened wide as the door closed. My eyes opened wide too because he had just said the sound of my name (i.e. my first name) !
My sister and her friend thought that it was just a coincidence. They did not think much of it. However, I found this experience very unsettling. My name was not common. How likely was it that there was someone that looked like me and had a name similar to mine!
When my sister and I were home, I told my parents about the encounter. I asked if I had a twin sister. They said I did not have a twin sister. From their expression, I knew my parents told me the truth.
We never visited that restaurant again. (I could neither remember the name of the restaurant nor the food I ordered.) If that man had not followed us, we would not have gone into the restaurant. At times I wondered why I had this strange encounter.
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
I might be more open to the divine as a child than I was an adult. For years, I lived a simple life as a wife and a mother. Without the mystical experiences, I would not have stepped outside of my family. With my personality, it had not been easy to go on this spiritual search. Emotionally, I was alone on this journey. I wish I had someone to talk to. Sometimes I thought how nice it would be if I did have a twin sister.
Peace,
Q of D
Thursday, November 24, 2016
I had a hard time reading the gray text on Google
Greetings!
In recent months, I had a hard time reading the gray text on Google. Lately, the color changed to pale, pale blue. To me, it was even worse than before. I found it challenging to write a post, and it took me much longer to finish a post.
I did not know much about the computer. I went online to find a solution. I was able to set high contrast on Window. However, I could not set Google on high contrast. I could not find 'Options' on the horizon bars on the top right (i.e. customize and control Google Chrome) as instructed online.
Today (Thanksgiving Day) my younger son and his family came over for dinner. After dinner, he spent quite some time fixing Wi-Fi and the computer. He set Google on high contrast. Then all of us played some card games.
Before he left, I turned on the computer. I was glad to see the black background on Google. However, when I signed into my blog, the text appeared in pale blue with white background as before. My son said high contrast might not work on some websites. I let it go because it was late. Our grandchildren needed to go home and sleep.
Hours after they left, I turned on the computer again. I signed into Blogger. Looking at the light gray / blue text, I just could not continue to write. I must find a solution, I said to myself. Yes, I finally got it. By clicking Accessibility in Settings, I set Blogger on high contrast. Now, I could write without straining my eyes!
My younger son has always encouraged me to play with the computer and find out things on my own. It may be it is meant to be that he does not set high contrast on Blogger. I am certainly glad I solved the problem on my own.
Many blessings,
Q of D
In recent months, I had a hard time reading the gray text on Google. Lately, the color changed to pale, pale blue. To me, it was even worse than before. I found it challenging to write a post, and it took me much longer to finish a post.
I did not know much about the computer. I went online to find a solution. I was able to set high contrast on Window. However, I could not set Google on high contrast. I could not find 'Options' on the horizon bars on the top right (i.e. customize and control Google Chrome) as instructed online.
Today (Thanksgiving Day) my younger son and his family came over for dinner. After dinner, he spent quite some time fixing Wi-Fi and the computer. He set Google on high contrast. Then all of us played some card games.
Before he left, I turned on the computer. I was glad to see the black background on Google. However, when I signed into my blog, the text appeared in pale blue with white background as before. My son said high contrast might not work on some websites. I let it go because it was late. Our grandchildren needed to go home and sleep.
Hours after they left, I turned on the computer again. I signed into Blogger. Looking at the light gray / blue text, I just could not continue to write. I must find a solution, I said to myself. Yes, I finally got it. By clicking Accessibility in Settings, I set Blogger on high contrast. Now, I could write without straining my eyes!
My younger son has always encouraged me to play with the computer and find out things on my own. It may be it is meant to be that he does not set high contrast on Blogger. I am certainly glad I solved the problem on my own.
Many blessings,
Q of D
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