Archives for the ‘Views From The Fence’ Category

There was something good about that grand show….after all!!!

By Rose Bustamante • Jul 18th, 2010 • Category: Views From The Fence

More than two weeks have passed since that G20 Summit and we seem not to hear the last of it yet. Several days ago, there was a march of about one thousand people to Queen’s Park asking for more information about the police action that protesters believed violated their human rights. It was in connection [...]



Bringing the world to our living room

By Rose Bustamante • Mar 1st, 2010 • Category: Views From The Fence

As I write this feature, Canada has garnered 21 medals. I know because I just saw it on television, the magic that instantly communicates around the world what is happening in the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics.
            The women’s figure skating competition has just been concluded. It was about 12:00 midnight eastern time, 9:00 pm [...]



The Flame that lighted a nation

By Rose Bustamante • Feb 15th, 2010 • Category: Views From The Fence

 
            Many attempts had been made to characterize Canadians. People from within and outside this country do not agree in their descriptions. It can probably be said that Canada is a young nation compared to other great countries of the world. Its population is comparatively small, considering that in area, it is the second largest [...]



Meandering Thoughts in a family gathering

By Rose Bustamante • Dec 1st, 2009 • Category: Views From The Fence

I attended a baby shower a few days ago. It was a joyous occasion with plenty of goodies to eat and bags galore of presents. I heard that this is only one of the gatherings for the same purpose. There were other two on the other side of the family and of friends of the [...]



Filipinos Share Remembrance Day

By Rose Bustamante • Nov 16th, 2009 • Category: Views From The Fence

                The observation of Remembrance Day on the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month of this year was deeply touching. I watched that one held in Ottawa over the television. It was preceded by a two-minute silence, followed by the singing of the national anthem with the Canadian flag up high and [...]



Filipinos in the Canadian Multicultural Mosaic

By Rose Bustamante • Nov 2nd, 2009 • Category: Views From The Fence

Were you there? Were you at the Richmond Hill Centre for the Performing Arts during the presentation of “A Taste of Broadway, the Classics” on Saturday, October 10, 2009?
If you were there, then you will probably join me in saying that it was a terrific success. The Markham Federation of Filipino Canadians deserved the entire [...]



Hepatitis C Awareness Among Filipinos

By Rose Bustamante • Oct 16th, 2009 • Category: Views From The Fence

       Two weeks ago, a presentation on Hepatitis C awareness was held at the Markham Federation of Filipino Canadians Center in Markham. 14 women and three men, all Filipinos, attended it. The information-giving session was made possible by the Canadian Ethnocultural Council in collaboration with the Canadian Liver Foundation, with the cooperation of the Markham [...]



Do not forget the vulture!

By Rose Bustamante • Sep 16th, 2009 • Category: Views From The Fence

I was deeply touched by the message in the homily given by the assistant pastor in my church last week that I feel I should share it with my readers.
He told a story of two fierce animals in the jungle – a tiger and a lion – which got engaged in a fight. Both were [...]



Persistence in Filipino Youth

By Rose Bustamante • Aug 16th, 2009 • Category: Views From The Fence

I came across a newsletter issued by one of the Filipino organizations in the Greater Toronto Area, with colourful pictures of gatherings at Torres High School, my secondary school alma mater. The pictures featured many alumni from Canada and from the United States attending the graduation exercise this year. I know that several groups from [...]



Michael Jackson’s search for his childhood

By Rose Bustamante • Jul 16th, 2009 • Category: Views From The Fence

“I want people to think of me as a person, not a personality” Michael Jackson
Organizers of the Michael Jackson Memorial held July 7, 2009, were nervous. Would it be mourning or a celebration? Would the crowd be uncontrollable? One and a half million applied for a ticket to attend; the venue could only accommodate twenty [...]