I trust you all enjoyed your Canada Day long weekend. It was especially memorable for me because I now have a Japanese maple tree planted in our backyard. My wish come true – thanks to my family and to Vic, my husband who diligently researched and prepared for the proper planting of the tree seedling. And, mind you,… Read More »
If anyone watched the Television Special of the Filipino Heritage Council of Canada last Sunday dubbed “Filipino Canadians Celebrate Canada: Isang Pagdiriwang”, last Sunday June 27 on OMNI TV and/or the repeat airing of the TV Special last Tuesday, June 29, unmissable was the touching video created by 2 TCDSB kindergarten teachers Mei Wareham and Leanne Oca with… Read More »
For Filipino Canadians, and over 800,000 others like us. the celebration (albeit more subdued than pre-covid days ) of June as Filipino Heritage Month comes at a glorious time of the year – spring! The perfect time for new beginnings, a fresh start. A change which sometimes requires a paradigm shift which many people are resistant to. What… Read More »
In a statement by Bardish Chagger, Minister of Diversity and Inclusion and Youth, on the occasion of Canadian Multiculturalism Day last year 2020 — she said “Our diversity has shaped our society and our way of life. People from around the world have come to Canada, hopeful of having the same opportunities and experiences as all Canadians, and… Read More »
Last Monday, March 8 was International Women’s Day. Hooray for the women of the world! This is a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women. Makes me think of the much maligned (by history) 1st Empress of China – Wu Zetian – during the later Tang dynasty from the year 665 to 705.… Read More »
On an essential trip (with face mask and physical distancing naturally) to the local dollar store, I was pleasantly surprised when – voila! – I came across shelves full of spring gardening stuff. This was a welcome signal for the coming warmer months, and it is only January! At first the thought that came to mind was that… Read More »
The ongoing saga down south in the USA has kept me sleep-deprived from following all the “shenanigans” or as president-elect Biden says “malarkey” (love it! So quaint. I mean, of course the word “malarkey” and not the shocking riot). I never imagined there would come a day when my attention would be riveted on the goings-on in the… Read More »
I had a wonderful calming Thanksgiving Day event with my immediate family last weekend. Hope you did too. Nothing over the top. Who does fancy in this Covid age? We had an Asian-Canadian feast. Of course, no one wanted to cook. The solution (as always) – take out food. We had a table full of Peking duck and… Read More »
It has been a month since my last column but it feelslike only 2 weeks has gone by.Moving is a time-warping experience, in my book. Likebeing in a bubble in a world of your own. But it is one of the bestways to keep you alert and aware. Aside from the being the opportune time to clean up… Read More »