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 »
Noel Copiaco, Lansing, Michigan I’ve been a Brian Wilson fan for a long time and certainly very grateful for the music he gave the world since Surfin’ Safari. The man penned some of the most beautiful songs in contemporary American popular music. Some of his loyal followers will not like what I have to say here. Let’s face… Read More »
Hello, Toronto! Itigil ang bangayan- yan daw ang mahigpit na bilin ni PNoy sa kanyang govern-ment staff(from cabinet secretaries hanggang pinaka junior official). Panu nga naman, it leaves a bad taste in the mouth na here is PNoy calling for unity tapos ang mga tauhan nya mismo ay nag- aawayan, may pagkakahatian, may intrigahan pa (balita ko lang).… Read More »
Above the din of emotional outbursts and threats of excommunication is an article written by a Catholic priest in the Manila Standard Today last week. In his article, “Excommunication and other non-issues,” Fr. Ranhillo Callangan Aquino called for sobriety and rationality, and demanded that the Roman Catholic Church should be ready to convince the people – Catholics and… Read More »