The KATHRYN-DOLLY  Duel

 How do you rate two lead female performers, both allies and foes, armed with fierce clawing nails ready to attack each other in a blinding glamorous colorful setting?  To me it was sheer delight.  I haven’t met Dolly de Leon yet (and I can’t wait to see and talk to her in person) but i’ve been with Kathryn… Read More »

The Meeting

“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 »

Niagara Falls welcomes Dr. Jose Rizal monument

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 »

The Hardest Part of Job Searching: Getting Noticed

The Hardest Part of Job Searching: Getting Noticed Recently, I was asked, “Nick, what do you feel is the hardest part of job searching? My answer, without hesitation: “Getting noticed.” Prior to 2005—I am ballparking—applying for jobs and sending thank-you letters involved fancy resume paper, matching envelopes, and plenty of stamps. Answering a job ad required effort akin… Read More »

HIRING: PART-TIME DENTAL ASSISTANT

Safavi Dental practice in Pickering looking for a part time Leve 2 dental assistant for 2 days /week potential to increase. Days and hours to be communicated. Requirements: Min 2y experience in a private practice, HARP WHMIS CPR certificate, 20h – 25h per week, wage $23- $28 /h, no weekend no late afternoon shifts. Expected to start 2023-10-17.… Read More »

Threads Has Not Taken Off Because It Is Not a Game Changer

On July 5th, Mark Zuckerberg launched the Twitter (now ‘X’) clone Threads seemingly as a stab at X/Twitter’s new owner and his nemesis Elon Musk. I can only surmise Zuckerberg saw X/Twitter as a “sinking ship” that he could take advantage of. Backstory: 15 years ago, Zuckerberg wanted X/Twitter. Apparently, he tried purchasing the bird app several times.… Read More »

On Meeting the Right Person

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 »

The Joy of a Simple Family Get-together

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 »

Gary Gary Gary!!!

 Were you there with me at the concert?  Did you dance and participate in the tremor that rocked the Basset Theatre?  Absolutely certain that you, like me, swooned and sang back the chartbusters with Gary – di ba, word for word, with feelings?  We were all willing captives of Gary, not wanting to unlock the cell.  When he… Read More »

Food Banks: A Glean of Hope

A study done by University of Toronto revealed that about 5.8 million people in Canada experienced some form of food insecurity in 2021; those numbers include 1.4 million children. In Ontario, one in six households (equal to 2.3 million people) were food insecure during the same period. Out of this figure, nearly five percent or over 250,000 households… Read More »