Side Hustle Culture: Extending Our Working Hours to Keep Up Appearances

I’m sure you’re aware of all the side hustle evangelists online touting that everyone should have a side hustle, peddling their “side hustle formula” and “get-rich-quick” schemes. They portray having a side hustle as a glamorous pursuit of ambition, masking the fundamental motivator: additional income to keep up appearances. Having said this, I can’t make this assertion without… Read More »

What Makes My Spidey Senses Tingle With a Job Candidate

Call it my spidey senses—a feeling that something, or someone, is risky or dangerous—or “Professionally Ingrained Cynicism;” when someone doesn’t feel right, they just don’t “feel right.” When you’ve been hiring for as long as I have, you develop an innate sense that tells you when a candidate is exaggerating or lying outright. Consider these scenarios as a… Read More »

Addiction and Dependency

Nowadays, we have a host of unbeknownst addictions and dependencies. Sometimes it requires intervention, and then sometimes not! Often subconsciously, these are things that surrounded us growing up. Addiction can be acquired through the influence of the company we keep and our environment. Children after all, take in what their parents say or do. It is no surprise… Read More »

ChatGPT: A Virtual Friend

Since the launch of OpenAI’s ChatGPT in November 2022, the field of generative artificial intelligence (AI) has garnered significant global attention. ChatGPT, an AI system developed by OpenAI, operates differently from search engines, which retrieve internet links in response to user queries. Powered by large language models, ChatGPT generates responses that mimic human conversation. It is designed to… Read More »

Let’s Join the Clean Toronto Together Campaign

Let’s join and give our hands in the “Clean Toronto Together” campaign. The City of Toronto’s annual Spring Cleanup scheduled from April 19 to 22 this year is a commendable undertaking considering its impact on our community and its environs. Our families, friends, and neighbours can do our part to help clean up litter in parks, beaches, streets,… Read More »

Saints and sinners

It’s no doubt a painful and bloody sacrifice, having oneself nailed on the cross, but perhaps for the devotees, it’s the only way to salve one’s conscience, although I don’t know for sure. What’s clear is that in this nation of 116 million, there’s no lack of rituals during Holy Week, especially on Good Friday. Men – young… Read More »

Solar Eclipse 

Solar eclipse ano ba kahulugan? Karaniwang tao kaya bang ipaliwanag yan? Iba’t ibang haka haka naglalabasan Para sa akin siyensa lamang nakakaalam Buong mundo ito ay inabangan Sabi nila taon uli ito bago masilayan Kaya pagkakataon hindi sinayang Isa rin ako sa mga nag abang Nang ito ay aking masilayan Tuwa ng aking damdamin ang narandaman Sa hindi… Read More »

DARK OVER LIGHT 

By the time this issue is released the solar eclipse frenzy will be over. And the state of emergency in the Niagara region would have been lifted by now. (Imagine that?! Niagara had to declare a state of emergency because of the solar eclipse? Insane but understandable! Niagara was one of the places expected to experience maximum coverage… Read More »

Smartphones Contribute to the Rise in Social Anxiety and Awkwardness

My March column, Do Smartphones Have a Place in Schools? generated a diverse range of opinions, notably from parents concerned that their child’s excessive smartphone usage is significantly reducing their one-on-one social interactions at a time in their life when they should be developing social skills that’ll play an essential determining factor in their child’s future success. Based on my… Read More »