June 22 Uploads: Clarington Central and Oshawa Plastic Bag Rain Test

GuuzakaTube 06.22.17

June 22 Uploads: Clarington Central and Oshawa Plastic Bag Rain Test

Ah, it is now the 2^nd day of summer for those of us in the northern hemisphere. How's the weather been for you? For me, it has been quite rainy this week, but the temperatures have been above 20°C, so I'm happy about that. Anyways! So remember how I said that I was going to get this entry up soon from the entry a few days ago? Turns out that I have successfully been able to keep my word! So now let us discuss the three videos that have been filmed in Bowmanville and Oshawa recently.

Clarington Central Secondary School

Oh, the sky, the sky, the sky! When I was here, it had me quite anxious about when it was going to rain, and how heavy it would come down. Earlier in the day, the weather was fine and beautiful, until when the afternoon kicked in and then a thunder advisory appeared for the Greater Toronto Area. Great. Despite the warning, I still proceeded with the adventure anyway. My impressions of this high school? For some reason, the front kind of reminds me of Holy Trinity Catholic Secondary School. Would you agree or disagree with me on this? Take a close look at the front entrances of both of these schools, and perhaps you'll begin to notice the resemblance. Intentional? Unintentional? Who knows. All I can say is that this was a nice area to explore. The school is situated in a rather interesting location: to the north and east of it is just grassland that looks like it may be developed at a future date. To the south of it across the road you'll find a Home Depot, and the west has its massive racetrack. Speaking of that, the massive track was completely vacant with not a soul to be seen, so I was able to conduct a camera test. Read more on that below.

Clarington Central Secondary School: Track, Frames and Stability Test

If you've watched all of the J. Clarke Richardson Collegiate & Notre Dame Catholic SecondarySchool video, you'll know that there was a segment in the video where the camera acted really weird when it was on the track. The reason? I suspect that it had a hard time tracking the white, winding lines against the black track. The fact that it swerved from side to side, almost confirms this. So when I had the opportunity to visit another track that was completely vacant, I took the opportunity to tweak some settings to see what could be done. For this test, I kept it on Automatic Scene, dropped the resolution from 1080p to 720p@60fps (I would have chosen 1080p@60fps if it were available!) and proceeded. The results? I did not notice that swaying movement, but the combination of cloudiness, shakiness, and decreased resolution caused the video to turn out not as sharp as I'd like it to be. Was by no means dull or grainy, but could have been sharper and better. Overall, it turns out that higher frame rates while filming seems like it's the fix for such a problem. The only way I'll know for sure is if I test this out with another smartphone, or maybe YOU (yes you!) can also conduct a similar experiment on a vacant dark track with white lines to mark the lanes, and then share your results on social media or even YouTube if you decide to make a video about it like how I've done.

Plastic Bag Rain Camera Test *Video Not Intended For Enjoyment!*

For real though: do not let that beautiful thumbnail of the sunset, clouds and green fields trick you into thinking this experiment produced wonderful results. It did not. That said, the thumbnail isn't fake at all, as you will see that in the video, but the problem is that much of the video is seriously wobbly, low-res and has rain constantly beating down on the plastic bag which the microphone emphasized. As I say at the end of the video during the call-to-action, this video serves as a reminder and record for myself that I've successfully conducted this experiment in public. Record, experiment and public. Those are the keywords I told you during that segment. Though the Bowmanville racetrack video is also a successful, public experiment, it is likely far more enjoyable to watch than this video will ever be! Not that it's interesting by any means, but is far more bearable. For the future, I'd like to test this with a smartphone that is capable of shooting in 4K, and again with one that's not only capable of shooting in 4K, but is also water-resistant, so that way I can have it outside of a bag to see how the rain will affect the footage while it beats down on the smartphone's body.

What's Next & Other Ramblings

I forgot to mention this above, but did you know that I was supposed film another place or two while I was in Bowmanville? Thanks to the rain and thunder that came after the track video, I was forced to go home! Now that aside, Canada Day is coming soon and it's going to be the nation's 150^th birthday! It seems like there's going to be lots of exciting events happening that day, so I will try to see if I can get a special video done for that. That aside, for the month of July, I may plan to focus more so on commentaries and mobile games for that month. As long-time readers or anybody who simply looks at my channel will know is that I predominantly specialize in the outdoors, commentaries and gaming. Unfortunately, the latter hasn't be seeing much action. As a result, I can imagine that most people taking a look at my most recent videos would assume that it's a channel about schools, walks and hilariously-edited dealerships. Not that there's anything wrong with that, but you know, a little more variety from other my other areas is needed, especially if I plan to get to 10,000+ channel views as quickly as possible. So now that you know what I'm up to in regards to YouTube business, I shall get this edited, posted, and then carry out other day-to-day matters.

June 16-17 Uploads: Ajacian-Clarington Adventures

GuuzakaTube 06.19.17

June 16-17 Uploads: Ajacian-Clarington Adventures

Yeah, yeah, this was supposed to be up from last week, but I told you all what happened from yesterday, so you'll know what the excuse story is if you read that. Won't be boring you here about it, so let's discuss my adventures that took place during the June 10-11 weekend in Ajax, Whitby and Clarington, as well as that disgustingly-overdue commentary!

Have Pickup Trucks Gotten Uglier?

This. This is it! The commentary that I've been talking about since late April! Goodness gracious! What took me so darn long to get this done?! Why haven't I hired a professional whipper sooner?! I honestly thought that I'd never get it done, and even considered giving up on it, until one week in June, I decided to get serious with it and just got it done. I kept telling myself to just do it, get it done, get it finished! And surely, I got it done. Wow. Procrastination and tardiness is one hell of a lethal combination, but the determined, serious, fiery, passionate side of me overthrew it, and allowed me to finish it, as well as several other videos during the same week. You see, completion, targets, and deadlines are something that need to be taken very seriously when working on projects. This will allow you perform very well in a variety of fields and allow you to go further in life. You may think this seems trivial over something like a commentary video or what not, but it isn't. Remember, YouTube isn't something I do for free, and the fact they've changed some policies back in April 2017 means that small channels will need to work hard to get to that 10,000 channel view threshold to prove their legitimacy. It's really sad that such a thing had to happen, and I've even voiced my complaints through a video on this, but at the end of the day, you just have to continue working hard, regardless of whether you're a small, medium-sized or large channel. Now in regards to this commentary, it is a long video as you can see from the thumbnail, but it is worth the watch if you're a pickup truck enthusiast and if you're capable of tolerating my narration style! While this video isn't nowhere near as weird/wild/whacky/enigmatic/hyper/childish/controversial/entertaining as some of the others on this channel, it's still very “GuuzakaTubish” if ya know what I mean! If you don't, well... well... *mysterious laugh*

Spitty Road

This name. What could be the meaning and origin of it? If you've seen the video, you'll know that it's about me walking down this road and pondering the meaning of it. It's a mostly a gravel road with nothing, but trees and bushes lining it, so walking down this road on a warm summer day, made the experience wonderfully peaceful and interesting. To the north of it, there are two paths leading out to Salem Road blocked off by boulders that prohibit vehicles, but allow pedestrians and cyclists to get around. So, was it supposed to be an alternate route that could be used to get to Salem? Did they have plans to originally put up houses or job sites, but scrapped it? Again, lots on unknowns for this hilariously named road!

J. Clarke Richardson Collegiate & Notre Dame Catholic SecondarySchool

What a long title! Anyways, walking around this massive building was a lot of fun. So many walls, corners, driveways, a massive track and many paths are what you will find in this area. I know, I'm making it sound like such an adventurous area, but seriously, if you've been here and explored it thoroughly, you'll agree with me. Interestingly, despite Spitty Road being filmed before this place, Clarke and Notre Dame was actually the first site I went to during my northeast Ajax exploration. I didn't feel like filming it at first due to you know, so I decided to check out Spitty Road and make up my mind after. I'm sure glad I got over it, and filmed this place because the building and its surroundings had a lot to cover. One random thing I must mention is the way the camera behaved when it was filming the track: it swayed as if someone shook it side to side! Has anyone else experienced such an issue, or is it just me? Thankfully, I may have discovered a potential fix, but that was found during the June 17-18 adventures, so you'll have to wait a little later this week to read on that! Ha haaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!

St Josephine Bakhita Catholic Elementary School

After filming Clarke and Notre Dame, I decided to film my walk to another school somewhat close by. Don't worry, there's a skipper slide as usual for the folks that prefer to just cut to the chase! It was a fun walk, and boy! The houses I saw in that area are so nice! Wow! I might have to buy one – kidding! I do not have plans to buy a house in northeast Ajax. Or do I? Or do I not? Truthfully, I plan to buy a house on a private island in the Pacific Ocean and – alright, alright! I'll stop. So, what was St Josephine Bakhita like? Wasn't terribly exciting, but it did have some highlights, namely the area under renovation (or construction?) and that rainbow basketball. The building's fresh appearance is also quite interesting, because I've been noticing a lot of Catholic elementary schools that look as though they've been very recently built, but why? Are more people turning into Roman Catholics, or are they just building these as an “alternative” to take the population pressure of the existing schools? If you want my honest opinion, I suspect it's the latter: to curb overpopulation in the existing schools. Maybe I'm wrong, maybe I'm right. What do you think?

Da Vinci Public School

Fancy, cool name for a school, eh? Is this building equally as fancy as its name? No, but it's was still a nice place to walk around, film and photograph. Similarly to what I did back in southeast Courtice, I went from Clarke and Notre Dame, to Josephgine and then this, and filmed myself walking there. Thankfully, it was just a short path that I used to get there from Josephine, so there was no need for skip-to-xx.xx-to-xxx slides. LOL. I admittedly don't have a ton to say about this school, other than the fact that it seemed like a nice area, coupled with good weather and pretty plaques or gardens to further brighten the walkaround. What would Leonardo Da Vinci think of this school? Perhaps if he had his way with it, there would be a lot of drawings and murals added to it.

Salem Road Stroll

Maybe it's obvious. Maybe it isn't, but because I don't recall mentioning anywhere in the video nor its description, that this was the last video I filmed during my northeast Ajax adventures from Clarke, Notre Dame, Josephine Bakhita and Da Vinci. Why did I do this? Because sometimes after an adventure I end up filming a walk down a road to capture traffic and scenery. Videos such as Random Evening Morningside Stroll - DEER SURPRISE!!! and the 2^nd segment of Norman G. Powers Public School are examples of this. Didn't get to capture any fancy exotics like Maseratis, Lamborghinis, Ferraris, Bentleys, Aston Martins, Porsches, McLarens, Jaguars and what not, but come on; it's just Salem Road. Not Monaco or Dubai or something. Still, there has been times where I've seen Lamborghinis, Teslas, McLarens, Porches and Maseratis about in Durham and Toronto, so ya never know! Speaking of cars, let's discuss the next video that takes place in Whitby below.

Ontario Hyundai (Whitby) [Immaturity]

Ha haaaaaaa! Yes! I did it again. I went to a dealership the day after the northeast Ajacian adventure, filmed it, and turned the video into a wild, wild, crazy thing! Ah, and final result? Satisfaction and pure comedy. Due to time constraints, I didn't throw in as many edits as I'd like to, but I still like the video turned out. There are some parts where I believe that it went too long without a comedic edit, which may or may not cause people to disengage? Who knows. Nobody has ever complained about that to date, so just my speculation. Ok so comedic and bizarre elements aside, I think it's time that I answer the question that wasn't answered in the video: why did I film a dealership whose vehicles I'm not too interested in? That alone can almost be considered the answer: my lack of interest and familiarity with the cars kind of makes it more adventurous and interesting in a way, that it makes it feel sort of like discovering the brand, and getting to know it better by seeing the Korean vehicles in person. Also, while I'm the type of person that chiefly uploads things that I like, I should still try to film a variety of brands to draw a variety of people to these hilariously-edited dealership videos. Hope that clears things up significantly. So now that I've had the chance to look at the vehicles in person, what do I think of them? Well, some of them are really nice-looking, while I've found some to look squat, and ridiculously ugly! The 2017 Hyundai Tucson in red, and 2017 Hyundai Elantra in blue are gorgeous examples. Certainly wouldn't buy the Elantra though, as you all know that I prefer sport utility vehicles and pickup trucks! Preferably all-electric, too.

Highway #2 Clarington Walk (June 2017)

After filming the Hyundai dealership, I went to Clarington to take a walk along Highway #2. The purpose? To capture the scenery of that strip and hopefully some cool cars. The results? Well, I didn't get to start from Solina Road as I'd like to thanks to construction, so I had to opt for Rundle Road. While I did manage to capture lots of the surroundings including a random live chicken and a private wind mill, there weren't very many cool cars to be seen during my time filming. A whole lot of pick up trucks, sport utility vehicles, minivans and low-riders. I did see two Chevrolet Corvettes, but they weren't the cooler 2014 and newer models. Still sounded awesome though, and I did catch a Ford Mustang. There was also a blue SRT Dodge Charger, but that appeared after the camera stopped rolling. Go figure. Did I seriously expect to see Alfa Romeos and Jaguars or something? Not really, but would've been a great surprise! Realistically, I was expecting to see more muscle cars and sports sedans, but despite not seeing them, the walk and warm weather still made it a great tour. Not too pleased about how the video came out a little illusionary and wobbly, though. Thankfully, I have an idea I can experiment with to fix that for the next time!

What's Next & Other Ramblings

Well this will be easy to fill out this time around, because I can tell you exactly what's planned! I plan to get this edited and posted tomorrow (that would be June 20!), work on the recent videos from the June 17-18 weekend, get them posted and blogged, as well as deal with other day-to-day things of course.

Father's Day 2017

GuuzakaTube 06.18.17

Father's Day 2017

That's right. It's Father's Day for us here in Canada! Though Father's Day is celebrated in over 40 countries around the wold, the date of celebration actually varies, with some countries not even considering it a public holiday. Nonetheless, it's pretty cool to have a day that recognizes the male parental figure, as there is for the female parental figure. Now I know: some of you don't have good fathers, or maybe d o not have a father that is presently alive, but do not fret, be angry, sad or bitter about this day. Instead, take the time to focus on something more positive and enjoyable like going outdoors, hanging out with friends, playing with your cat, macaw – something! You know what your hobbies and enjoyable activities are, so stick with that. What am I doing for Father's Day? Well, nothing special admittedly. My father lives abroad, so I can't spend physical time with him, but I was still able to speak with him and wish him a Happy Father's Day. I also sent him a fine Italian suit, LG V20, Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design, Antonio Stradivari viola, golden razor, case of work tools, silver mug, Armani sunglasses, 2017 Mercedes-Benz GLS, Nike Air Forces, and—ok, ok! We all know by now that none of this actually happened. Just me being... well... fill in the blanks!

Whoa! What Happened to Last Week's Post?!

For real though: what in the universe happened?! Well, as you can see from the recent uploads on the channel, there are 8 new videos on the channel! Yeah. As you can imagine, editing all of those took a lot of time, especially “Have Pickup Trucks Gotten Uglier?” and “Ontario Hyundai (Whitby) [Immaturity]”. If you've been reading for a while, you'll know that I've been complaining and beating on myself for at least a month and half over this “late as hell” commentary, so I finally got down to it and got it done. FINALLY! My professional whipper has done a good job last week at fiercely whipping out all the tardiness, slackness, and procrastination out of me to get these videos done! Still, the timing and deadlines could have been better to allow for the entries to happen, but oh well. There's only so much whipping and work that can be done during the weekdays. I'll get the entries typed up for them on Monday, and try to make it the last time that I end up failing to get the entries before the weekend. I know, I know, I'm self-lecturing yet again, but I seriously need to be better with completions and deadlines. Consistency is key.

Sorry

“Sorry for what?” You might ask. The Mother's Day 2017 entry. Why am I apologizing for this? Because it did not live up to it's name and “hype”. When I initially posted the picture on Instagram with those wonderful flowers and “Mother's Day” and blog post in the title, it surely got a lot of people to like the photo and made it my most read blog entry, and still is to date. Thing is, it hardly talked about Mother's Day, meaning that I felt this was more honestly like clickbait! GASP! As you'll know from my videos' titles and thumbnails on my channel, I do not use the obnoxious clickbait titles that you see 97% of YouTubers using. I hate clickbait! What you see is what you get on my channel. That's the way the Mother's Day post should have been. Yes, it wasn't even originally intended for Mother's Day, but if it ended up being uploaded on Mother's Day, and had all those lovely flowers, then I should have made more of an effort to make it worthy of such a title. As you can see with this Father's Day 2017 post, I actually made it relevant so that you will not feel duped or disappointed. Now I know nobody complained about it, but still. We can all agree that thumbnails and titles for videos, blog posts, magazines and what not, ought to actually live up to their cover! Clickbait is disgusting, shameful, desperate and dishonest!