Throwing away household stuff is a norm in our society; those things we slightly used before and some old stuff we’ve kept for years now we want to get rid of are usually found in garbage dumping areas or thrown in the streets. In North America, people sometimes keep buying goods at whims, and later, they replace them… Read More »
Ni Edwin Esteba Magaan sa damdamin ang makatulong ka Kahit sino pa sila kahit hindi mo kilala Dahil sabi nila kabutihan din ang ibabalik nila Pero hindi pala totoo, akala lamang pala Sa bawat pagtulong ko hindi ako humihingi ng kapalit Dahil hindi naman nila ako pinilit Taos sa puso ko ang magmalasakit Pero sa totoo hindi naman… Read More »
There are 72 gender identities. This emerging classification indicates that we are not completely beholden to the conventional two-sex ( binary ) designation. It means none of us is 100% male ( XY ) or female (XX ). One day, a blood test will determine our individual male-female ratio, a tantalizing medical breakthrough of all time! PART II… Read More »
“There was no choice but to sit silently while history was narrated anew, no choice but to wait in a dumbly, unenthusiastic silence for the mocking dismantling of our old stories, until later when we could whisperingly remind each other what the plunderers had tried to steal from us.” – Abdulrazak Gurnah, Gravel Heart (2017). In one of… Read More »
by Teresa Torralba One of the world’s most photographed natural landmarks was the site of a historic event in the Filipino Canadian community which took place on a drizzling Sunday afternoon of October 2023. The monument of the Philippine’s national hero, Dr. Jose Rizal, will soon rise. It is to be nestled in the resplendent Niagara Parks overlooking… Read More »
Once we hit puberty, along with the newly activated hormones and awakening libido, we begin to be preoccupied with romantic notions for whatever sexual orientation we may have. We begin not only to take an interest in the opposite sex albeit, even becoming obsessed with finding the right person. The person we imagine to be our gateway to… Read More »
Having a once-in-a-month family get-together is refreshing and joyful, but most of all, it strengthens the family’s love and unity. In this anxiety-filled and busy world, family members struggle to have a simple meal together. Their secular jobs, school demands, never-ending household chores, and busy lifestyles force them to have an individualized kind of living; day in, day… Read More »
WITH the advent of the Internet Revolution and the growth of social media, every voice, lifestyle and action, once insignificant, trivial and inconsequentially irrelevant, is making headlines. A quiet voice in the shadows could be the stuff of a rally, a protest of major significance. A dominant culture of the community is no longer a guaranteed universally accepted… Read More »
Most people would much rather stay home to everything familiar to them. This is understandable. To be surrounded by family and friends, home is where one is comfortable, wanted, accepted, and loved. Many who do not have the need to transplant themselves elsewhere are fortunate. They continue to enjoy the benefits of being with kith and kin, the… Read More »
When I was a boy, my Nanay would always impress upon my young mind that I had to study hard to escape poverty, or I might become a kubetero. One recent morning, when I was having a coffee chat with Reggie in his home in Chicago, he’s the husband of my sister-in-law, I told him about that kubetero story… Read More »