No Easy Way to Say Goodbye. One day, I got the bad news that the father of my children who has been battling brain cancer is back in the hospital and prognosis was uncertain. So my boys promptly took off to Atlanta, Georgia where he now lives with his new family, to maybe have parting words with their… Read More »
Start giving this new year by supporting the incredible work that Plan International Canada has been doing to help keep girls in school, especially in countries where over 11 million girls are at risk of not returning to schools. Plan International Canada is working with communities across the globe in 75 countries, which includes the Philippines, to educate… Read More »
Good thoughts, good vibes. It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas. Midway through January 2023 pa lang, pero may bisa pa rin ang Yuletide hangover! Sige, enjoy pa! Pasensiya na, ngunit nakikiisa ako sa mga naniniwala na ang diwa ng Pasko – pagmamahalan at pagpapahalaga sa isa’t-isa – ay nararapat na manatili sa isip at puso ng… Read More »
TITLE: Turbocharge Your LinkedIn Profile to Generate Job Opportunities “The power of visibility can never be underestimated.” – Margaret Cho (American comedian) Welcome to 2023! I hope this is the year you find an employer where you feel accepted and at home. A job seeker’s best compass is to prioritize finding where they belong. Think: “I’m not looking… Read More »
Many of the young people in Toronto are struggling to find peace, joy, and love not only this holiday season, but throughout the year. They do not have a place that they can call home. Up to 2,000 youth are homeless on any given night in Toronto. Homelessness is comprised of 11% young people, and 32% of people… Read More »
Christmas Season is over and done with again, and thanks God it is back to the normal holiday as we knew it, before the pandemic intervened. It was a horrible three years of Covid 19, messing up our daily lives. Although more is known about it now, what is unsettling is the surprises it may spring on us… Read More »
Yes. This is a deliberate click bait heading. But a joyful one though. For once again, as we start 2023, the earth has made a complete revolution around the sun – a process which takes approximately 365 days to accomplish. And we are thankful that the process continues, since life as we know it, could not exist here… Read More »
Guided by a bright Star that lit the right path, three eastern Wise Men — not North Pole’s Santa Claus or a westerner — brought gifts honouring the humanity, kingship and divinity of the Christ Child, born on a manger. Humble shepherds and the herd — not Robin Hood or Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles — knelt and stood… Read More »
Immigration recruiters are licensed professionals. Without a license you cannot recruit at all. As simple as that. Naomi Ong has no license, but she has been recruiting people to come to Canada. She succeeded in bringing over artists, band, to perform here in Toronto, but they have yet to be paid. Included in one band was her mother… Read More »
Christmas requires a certain stillness to perceive its meaning. If we isolate ourselves from the fanfare for a few moments, Christmas begins to give up its mysteries…the hidden presents! There have been good days, bad days, so-so days. But hey, we need to be thankful. We have the gift of life. What a beautiful present. I remember… Read More »