Last year at about this period, people in the Greater Toronto Area got scared about the possibility of a pandemic of HINI influenza. Several cases of death, possibly caused by the virus causing this disease, were reported by the media. One was that of a teenager who just came from a camping trip, complained of headache and had… Read More »
According to a 1996 study, college students tell two lies a day while an adult, once a day. The same study states that people lie more often on the phone. I’m not surprised why we cringe each time someone calls at 9 PM asking for a donation. I don’t know why some people like to peddle lies when… Read More »
November is a month of remembrances. Which is why, November 11 of each year never fails to amaze me the way it is observed here in Canada. Wherever you are..at work..at home, in the malls… in the subway and almost everywhere in Canadian soil., we stop to remember the sacrifices of our men and women in uniform, both… Read More »
Man, being multi-dimensional, can do astral projection or astral travel, where we leave our body to consummate the desire that is hard to accomplish in the physical plane. AVV1010 Man is made of several bodies. In universal teaching, it is believed that man is made of seven sheaths of bodies — the physical body, mental structure, the causal,… Read More »
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 »