For the first time this morning (after maybe over 6 or more months?) birds were heard chirping again in the garden. After all these talks of nuclear war and conflict, it’s a relief to still be alive and hear nature singing their song. Going through life one day at a time is a credo that keeps me calm… Read More »
Buhay nga naman. Hindi ko mapigilan si misis sa kayayawyaw sa never-ending pagtaas ng presyo ng pagkain at bilihin. Hindi ko maintindihan si Kuya Badong kung bakit laging nakasimangot sa bilis akyat-bagal baba ng halaga ng gasolina. Hindi ko maipinta ang mukha ni Ate Marites tuwing tumataas ang renta. Hindi ko na rin tiyak kung paurong at pasalungat… Read More »
When we live thousands of miles away from family, food always offers a sense of belonging. Last March 21, the Philippine Consulate invited us to do a culinary trip back home. It was truly a yummy/vibrant presscon announcing Canada’s first-ever Filipino Restaurant Month! The participating restaurants of the evening (B’s Sizzling Chicken, FV Foods, Wilson Haus of… Read More »
BY: EDWIN DE LEON In a rapidly changing world, the dictum: ” Be willing to walk away from things that had succeeded in the past” is more valid than ever before. Unfortunately, many things and practices continue to find a following even when it longer makes sense. The jeepney is one of those symbols of our misplaced tenacity.… Read More »
LAST MARCH 21, 2022, President Joe Biden gave a speech in which he used the phrase “New World Order.” “Now is the time when things are shifting. We’re going to — there is going to be a new world order out there, and we’ve got to lead it. And we’ve got to unite the rest of the free… Read More »
IN APRIL 2013, I wrote a column titled “Nuclear Blackmail,” where I talked about North Korea’s Supreme Leader Kim Jong-un’s saber rattling, threatening to send nuclear ballistic missiles to the United States and Guam. Although nothing came out of Kim’s threat to send nuclear missiles to the U.S., it brought to the forefront of geopolitics the notion that… Read More »
For a change, I’d like to meet someone who disagrees with me when I agree with him. Or one who swiftly crosses the line and finds me eager to shake his hand because he has taken my side. Best of all, I need to see somebody who complains and shouts so loud to later discover that his dentures… Read More »
There are over 10,000 people in Toronto who are homeless on any given night. There are many reasons why people become homeless – loss of employment, family break-up, family violence, mental illness, poor physical health, substance use, physical, sexual, or emotional abuse just to name a few. Eighty-five percent of those in Toronto experiencing outdoor homelessness are male,… Read More »
By Wilma Gonzales Buenaobra The word karma has crept into our everyday vocabulary. Indeed, in its realization, have we come of age? “As you sow, you shall reap,” after all words from the good book: the Bible itself! Is karma truly one-dimensional? Is it immediate pay-back for what deed done here and now? Maybe it is time to… Read More »
While the scorching headlines now are still on the recently reported split of newly weds Carla Abellana and Tom Rodriguez followed by Kelley Day’s denial of her being the third party, Paul Anka in Vegas has something to say about the new wave of Vegas headliners who want to rekindle the days of Frank Sinatra and the Rat… Read More »