Since 1963, Good Shepherd Ministries has been a beacon of hope on Queen Street East, offering warmth, dignity, and compassion to people who are hungry, homeless, or suffering. What began as a small effort providing free hot meals and shelter beds has grown into one of Toronto’s most trusted and transformative community organizations. Over the decades, Good Shepherd… Read More »
The idealized image of a docile Filipina wearing a venerated baro’t saya has been embedded in all facets of Philippine culture, heritage, and history. From books to films, pictures and drawings mostly depict a naive, demure, and subservient Filipina against a backdrop of a rural setting. The air of sophistication and aplomb is somewhat absent. For centuries, this… Read More »
“This is your brain. This is drugs. This is your brain on drugs. Any questions?” If you grew up in the late 80s or 90s, those iconic lines, paired with the imagery of an egg being cracked into a glistening, oiled frying pan, are permanently etched in your memory. This television public service announcement (PSA), which first aired… Read More »
Tai chi is a gentle yet powerful mind–body practice rooted in Taoist philosophy, offering benefits that range from improved balance and cardiovascular health to reduced stress and chronic pain. Tai chi, traditionally known as tàijíquán, originated in China during the late Ming–early Qing period and blends martial arts principles with Taoist concepts of yin–yang balance and internal energy… Read More »
Since 1963, Good Shepherd Ministries has been a beacon of hope on Queen Street East, offering warmth, dignity, and compassion to people who are hungry, homeless, or suffering. What began as a small effort providing free hot meals and shelter beds has grown into one of Toronto’s most trusted and transformative community organizations. Over the decades, Good Shepherd… Read More »
The idealized image of a docile Filipina wearing a venerated baro’t saya has been embedded in all facets of Philippine culture, heritage, and history. From books to films, pictures and drawings mostly depict a naive, demure, and subservient Filipina against a backdrop of a rural setting. The air of sophistication and aplomb is somewhat absent. For centuries, this… Read More »
“A La Juventud Filipina”, a poem of ten stanzas, written by an eighteen year old Jose Rizal in 1879, won a literary contest held in the Manila Lyceum of Art and Literature. An elite society of literary men and artists conferred on him a feather-shaped silver pen and a diploma. Towards the end of the colonial period, when… Read More »
Tai chi is a gentle yet powerful mind–body practice rooted in Taoist philosophy, offering benefits that range from improved balance and cardiovascular health to reduced stress and chronic pain. Tai chi, traditionally known as tàijíquán, originated in China during the late Ming–early Qing period and blends martial arts principles with Taoist concepts of yin–yang balance and internal energy… Read More »
Watching a slew of stand-up comedians delivering their sets for an hour is hilariously side splitting. Nothing beats a group of performers whose creative juices spontaneously flow during a live show. The level of entertainment they bring certainly triggers the spectators’ beaming serotonin. The recently concluded episodic Netflix show, “Funny AF with Kevin Hart”, became the newest competition… Read More »
The floodgates to international stardom are finally unlatched for the eight members of the Filipino girl-group, BINI. Each of their names reverberated on Coachella stage pitching introductions in diverse Filipino dialects (Batangueño, Bicolano, Cebuano, Ilocano, and Manila Tagalog). That historic moment indelibly etched BINI’s own niche in mainstream music industry: Bini Aiah, Bini Colet, Bini Gwen, Bini Jhoanna,… Read More »