Christmas Season is over and done with again, and thanks God it is back to the normal holiday as we knew it, before the pandemic intervened. It was a horrible three years of Covid 19, messing up our daily lives. Although more is known about it now, what is unsettling is the surprises it may spring on us… Read More »
Yes. This is a deliberate click bait heading. But a joyful one though. For once again, as we start 2023, the earth has made a complete revolution around the sun – a process which takes approximately 365 days to accomplish. And we are thankful that the process continues, since life as we know it, could not exist here… Read More »
Guided by a bright Star that lit the right path, three eastern Wise Men — not North Pole’s Santa Claus or a westerner — brought gifts honouring the humanity, kingship and divinity of the Christ Child, born on a manger. Humble shepherds and the herd — not Robin Hood or Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles — knelt and stood… Read More »
“And it arose not because of mystical ‘ghosts from the past’ but as the result of specific actions of people who disliked their existing democracies. They disliked them because they were too weak or too imitative, too indecisive or too individualistic – or because they personally were not advancing fast enough within them.” — Anne Applebaum, Twilight of… Read More »
Plastic street barriers Doubtless, these knockdown stick curb bumpouts set up by the city government in some corner streets in Toronto effectively protect pedestrians. These devices are traffic-calming measures to slow down vehicles making a left or right turn onto a road. These knockdown stick barriers are supposed to protect the city’s pedestrians, but if you look around… Read More »
Immigration recruiters are licensed professionals. Without a license you cannot recruit at all. As simple as that. Naomi Ong has no license, but she has been recruiting people to come to Canada. She succeeded in bringing over artists, band, to perform here in Toronto, but they have yet to be paid. Included in one band was her mother… Read More »
Christmas requires a certain stillness to perceive its meaning. If we isolate ourselves from the fanfare for a few moments, Christmas begins to give up its mysteries…the hidden presents! There have been good days, bad days, so-so days. But hey, we need to be thankful. We have the gift of life. What a beautiful present. I remember… Read More »
Pinitpit na tansan, timbang plastik, an overused Cebu-made guitar at tatlong mukhang may boses. Checked! All systems go! Three teenagers, circa late ‘60s, were bringing it on for the nightly rendezvous with fun, a little cash and a host of all-time Christmas carols. Carolling on the length and breathe of Manila’s streets and communities eons ago – on… Read More »
Sickle Cell Disease is a group of life-threatening, inherited disorders that affect the normal functioning of red blood cells. There are four common syndromes of this disease which includes Sickle Cell Anemia, Sickle Cell Hemoglobin, Sickle Beta Thalassemia, and Sickle Trait. But when people hear about the disease, they usually relate it to sickle cell anemia, which is… Read More »
This time, one of the best news I just picked up online recently is the open letter released by 5 global media organizations, namely, The New York Times, The Guardian (UK), Le Monde (France), Der Spiegel (Germany) and El Pais (Spain) strongly urging the United States under the Biden administration to end its prosecution of Julian Assange, the… Read More »