This is the first question that we want answered when we open our eyes in the morning. The answer will affect our plans for the day. Do we need to bring an umbrella? What do we need to wear? How heavy would the traffic be? If you are a farmer, you would be very happy if it rains.… Read More »
I am not a sports fan. Neither is I an athlete. When I was a kid, I remember that the games I joined in were only “piko” and “bahay-bahayan” The other kids did not want me to join even in “taguan”. They said I was weak-kneed, “lampa”. When I came to Canada, I noticed how important sports are… Read More »
The moment I saw the picture of one of the victims in the Scarborough shooting about two weeks ago, my heart went to my throat. H had the features of a Filipino Canadian! I looked at the name: Joshua Yasay. Yasay ….it could be a Filipino surname, But I was not very sure. There was no mention in… Read More »
I was in a restaurant two days ago; Next to our table was a young family, a couple with three children. The eldest child was about six, the second, maybe three and the youngest, a six month infant. It was a buffet and the mother left the table with the two older children to get food. The father… Read More »
Art T. Viola is not an average retiree. There is a man who has spent his life in service of the people and lovingly caring for his family in a foreign land that he now calls home. Art T. Viola is an epitome of the merging of two cultures that have produced a personality that Filipino immigrants anywhere… Read More »
A friend of mine was complaining. She has been baby-sitting her two grandchildren since they were born. “I feel very upset,” she said. “I have worked very hard in taking care of my grandchildren and I don’t seem to satisfy my daughter. She always tells me that some of the things I do are wrong. She gives me… Read More »
I had touched on this topic several times in the past but its fascination for me has never waned. Several events lately, local and international have triggered my interest again to tackle it. The primary in nominating a president for the Republican Party in the United States was a long-drawn one which started with seven strong candidates. Three… Read More »
Mother is a symbol of sacrifice and love. But slowly times have changed the quality of mothers we have today. Being a mother is not just about giving birth; it is a lifetime commitment and an endless sacrifice. AVV512 There are enough reasons to celebrate mother’s day because they are the most important people in everybody’s life. The… Read More »
It was “International Night” in our church ten days ago, People of all ages and all colours of skin poured in from the five o clock m ass to the church social hall. More came in through the doors from outside. Those were coming from home. The sounds of voices of different accents, greeting one another, promised a… Read More »
I felt very sad when I heard that the Toronto City Council scrapped the funding for the High Park Zoo. What that gravy? The children and the parents who are often visitors to this small zoo did not demonstrate at Toronto City Hall. They gathered together and tried to raise the $100,000 needed until the end of the… Read More »