In the past few weeks, the Philippine peso has been climbing to record highs, with investment bank Goldman Sachs seeing the peso climbing to 43 per dollar in the next three months, 42 in six months and 41 in 12 months. Barclays Capital was even more optimistic, expecting the peso to rise to 40 against the dollar over… Read More »
Whether for one’s own residential use or as a source of rental income or investment, owning a house certainly has its advantages. But there is no such thing as a trouble-free home. Work needs to be done on the home at one time or another. It pays to be handy in case of minor plumbing or electrical issues,… Read More »
Except for his closest friends and relatives, no one will ever know for sure why Marlon Cueva, a 36-year-old power plant technician returning after a three-month deployment in Dubai, hanged himself in the lavatory of Gulf Air Flight GF 154 last week, just an hour away from being reunited with his wife and children. Neither shall we know… Read More »
Emotional attachment of the dead makes one place haunted. AVV1110 It’s Halloween once again and for today’s article, we will feature three of the world’s most famous haunted houses and the stories behind it. THE WINCHESTER MYSTERY HOUSE The Winchester Mystery house located in San Jose, California was once the house of gun magnate William Wirt Winchester and… Read More »
The man who promised to stop the gravy train at Toronto City Hall is now the mayor-elect of this great city, the largest in Canada. His victory is a glimpse into the present state of mind of a lot of people – the anxiety of the just finished (or is it not finished yet?) recession. It is also… Read More »
I often face questions from friends about people who complain a lot and how to deal with them. Somehow they sound exasperated and desperate when they pose their concerns. But why? I can’t blame them if they feel the way they do. Life in itself is complicated. Dealing with complainers just adds spice to the complexity of it… Read More »
Hello, Toronto! Biggest news on the last week of the month just passed (my birthmonth, incidentally, I am now 59) was the baranggay and kabataan elections of October 25. On the morning after, as I woke up to write this column, I found it strange that the street where I reside was unusually quiet. When I left the… Read More »
Q. My cousin hails from Cebu Philippines with his five children. He and wife were married in civil and Catholic ceremonies. In the later part of their marriage, he found out that his wife was unfaithful. As a result they got separated. My cousin’s father in law begged him to take his daughter back so he did out… Read More »
It was sheer joy to meet old friends and relatives. They all say how good I looked and how I never aged at all. I foresaw all these and of course I was prepared. I have gifts for everyone, small momentous for remember me by. After the usual round of meeting friends and relatives, and old friends my… Read More »