Packed and ready to go! See you soon? Whatever, let me bid you goodbye, fare thee well, bon voyage, adieu, adios, auf wiedersehen, paalam so on and so forth. Why do I have to go through this ritual every time a strong man picks up the balikbayan box? ***** Hopefully, the surreal release from caged boredom will come.… Read More »
In a statement by Bardish Chagger, Minister of Diversity and Inclusion and Youth, on the occasion of Canadian Multiculturalism Day last year 2020 — she said “Our diversity has shaped our society and our way of life. People from around the world have come to Canada, hopeful of having the same opportunities and experiences as all Canadians, and… Read More »
Toronto has been tirelessly and busy putting up various pop-up clinics with the goal to achieve mass vaccination against COVID-19, and if this goes on, there will be a point in time when the so-called herd immunity will be reached. This will be the time to start to feel like going back to some sort of normality in… Read More »
In 1968, the United Kingdom announced the withdrawal of her military bases East of Suez. The withdrawal took effect at the end of 1971, which effectively spelled the end of the British Empire. At its height it was the largest empire in history. At its most extensive, the British Empire comprised of 57 colonies, dominions, territories or protectorates. … Read More »
Raise the roof? Unless there is a wee bit of rocket science safety risk still up in the air, then the ocean plunge of a 40,000-pound space junk off Maldives should be good but erstwhile trivial news. Bashers, however, still try to discredit the potency of China’s space race adventure. The China Manned Space Engineering Office said that… Read More »
Little did 26-year-old Ana Patricia Non realize that by organizing a bamboo makeshift food bank on a street would make her a celebrity and, ironically, at the same time put her in hot water. All she did was bring to life the time-tested Filipino “bayanihan spirit” of helping people in need. It all began on April 14, 2021… Read More »
Rosalina Bustamante – a long-serving community leader is gone, and as we mourn her passing at the age of 90, we can’t help but be in awe at the legacy she has left behind. It is a treasure worth celebrating. When Ros arrived in Canada in 1973, she took a job at Willard Hall in Toronto and began her… Read More »
“Wisdom begins with wonder,” so said Athenian Socrates, who is credited as the first moral philosopher of the Western ethical tradition of thought. Nice one, Soc. Now, may we please start wondering and hoping to be a bit wiser? ***** Did we ever wonder why, about half a decade or so ago, our parents were at ease and… Read More »
Did you know that Canada was referred to as the most gay-friendly country in the world? Canada was ranked first in the Gay Travel Index chart in 2018, and among the five safest in Forbes magazine in 2019. This is supported by the fact that 85% of Canada’s general population had favoured social acceptance of homosexuality as revealed… Read More »
The term “America First” has been bandied about in the US for so long that nobody knows what it really stands for today. After Trump was kicked out of presidential politics last November, remnants of the Trump political family have been struggling to create a new identity for themselves. But none of the top Republicans that include Senate… Read More »