A Story of True Grit

by Sue Bautista August 2. Like many August 2 in past years, August 2 in 1968 was significantfor our family. For those of us who remember this date and year, life literally changedovernight. At around the 0400 hour, an earthquake measuring over 7.0 in the Rossi-Forel Intensity Scale rocked the town of Casiguran, Aurora[1], while most people were… Read More »

WANTED: Live in Caregiver – Seniors

Location: ON L3P 4J6Seeking female applicants only to care for elderly mother. Morning/Day/Evening shiftPay rate $16.55 ro $17.00 per hour/40 hrs per week.Requirements: 1 – 2 years releated work experience, minimum High School certificate, First Aid Certificate,  please apply by email with your resume and cover letter to Kannama.caru@gmail.com

Hinaing ng OFW

Ni Edwin Esteba Akala yata nila kami ay bangko Bawat tawag nila pwede sila magwidraw Hindi nila iniisip mga ofw nagsasakripisyo Upang makapagpadala ng sustento Sino ba gustong umalis ng pilipinas? Kung sa abroad hirap ay makakaranas Sa mga dahas kailangan pang umiwas Minsan iyong iba hindi nakakatakas Minsan mga ofw ay inyo rin tanungin Pag aabroad ano… Read More »

Senior citizens 

PAALAALA ni Edwin Esteba Sila iyong ating mga magulang Sa lahat ng bagay tayo ay sinusuportahan Nakaalalay noong ating kabataan Hangad magkaroon tayo magandang kinabukasan Ngayon kalinga natin sila ay nangangailangan Oras na paghihirap nila ay ating masuklian Maaaring sabihin wala na sila pakinabang Pero sila pa rin ang ating mga magulang Dapat pansin sila ngayon ay pagtuunan… Read More »

Nonenal

By Wilma Gonzales Buenaobra For someone born with a highly developed olfactory nerve, it is quite natural to develop a curiosity bordering on a mild fascination about scents and smell.  Have you often wondered why for instance, the perfume you put on in the morning has become imperceptible after a few hours, while others still detect the scent?… Read More »

PAALAALA  ni Edwin Esteba

BUHAY NILA YAN Kung ano ang nakikita sa kapaligiran Maaaring bigyan pansin at pagtuunan Pero kung buhay ng iba ang pakikialaman Mas mabuti manahimik ka na lamang Huwag mo silang kakainggitan Dahilan upang sila ay siraan Walang magandang idudulot yan Nakakasira pa ng samahan Kapag sa iba ay may nakikita tayo Agad natin ginagawaan ng kwento Sasabihin na… Read More »

MY OKINAWAN ADVENTURE

MY OKINAWAN ADVENTURE  By: Edwin de Leon, March 1, 2023  The holiday months of December- January is when I get holiday greetings from former students at Christ the King International High School (CKHS) on the southern Japanese Island of Okinawa, the biggest in a chain of islands of the Ryukyus. It’s a lot more than just the annual… Read More »

In commemoration of EDSA

February 24 declared a special non-working day   SWS: 62% of Pinoys say spirit of EDSA still alive — President Marcos has declared Feb. 24 a special non-working day throughout the country, applying the holiday economics principle on the anniversary of the EDSA people power revolution, the uprising that ousted his father and namesake.  The declaration is contained… Read More »

SANA ALAM MO ANG TAMA

By: Edwin Anyayahan Esteba SANA ALAM MO ANG TAMA Lahat ng bagay ibinibigay sa iyo Lahat ng gusto mo ay kanyang suportado Pero bakit nagagawa mo pang magloko? Mahal ka nya pero iyong ginagago Ikaw ang walang taong kasiyahan Pamilya hindi mo pinapahalagahan Iniisip mo lamang sariling kaligayahan Hirap at pagod niya hindi mo masuklian Maraming tao ang… Read More »

PAALALA

Ni Edwin Anyayahan Esteba Lilipas din Sa pagdating ng ating kaarawan Edad ay nadaragdagan Kumukupas ang kakisigan Naglalabasan ang mga uban Para sa akin ay numero lamang yan Sa pagtanda natin iisa lang patutunguhan Hiram na buhay sa Diyos nakalaan Kamatayan natin hindi mapipigilan Bakit ito ay iyong kinatatakutan? Lahat naman doon ating pupuntahan Pero ito ay pwede… Read More »