It should not surprise us anymore that despite the difficulties and corruption scandals of the past year, the Filipinos would remain as optimistic as ever of the coming year. Year after year, hope springs eternal for Filipinos as shown by surveys in the last few years. The surveys last year by both Pulse Asia and the Social Weather… Read More »
There were signals that this is going to be a bad winter. Remember the plunging temperature and snow storm in November? But what do we expect? This is Canada. As a friend of mine from Quebec said. “This is nothing. This is winter in this part of the world.” In early December temperature in the mid west was… Read More »
I am told that Toronto is experiencing winter that is quite bitter with heavy snow and biting cold winds. Climate change, sabi nila. But talo pa rin ang Toronto sa Pinas. Abusive talaga ang climate change phenomenon dito. Latest news reports say that rains and flooding continue to pour and cover most of Mindanao.These have brought an increase… Read More »
By Bill Jethro Bagunu I was born in Canada, miles away from our native land of the Philippines. Compared to my cousins back home, I grew up in great privilege and took the blessings I had here for granted. Truthfully when growing up, I never really cared much for the Philippines. I adopted Canadian culture despite my parents’… Read More »
I am writing by the window to get some light. We have power outage here in Thornhill. IT started at about nine on Saturday and it is already eleven in the morning Sunday and electricity is not back. Is this the last storm of the year? I wonder!. There are nine more days left. I woke up this… Read More »
For Filipinos who have been outside of the Philippines for years, Christmas is both a time for rejoicing and a time for remembering. Even as the Filipino in America begins to feel the holiday mood immediately after Thanksgiving when people start shopping for gifts and Christmas decors, he feels at the same time a longing for home. For… Read More »
Travelogue by Mercy Maliglig The municipality is located in the eastern part of the state of Guanajuato in Central Mexio, 274 kilometres from Mexico City. To get to San Miguel, one has to fly to Mexico City International Airport and catch another flight to Queretaro Airport. Most foreign residents are retirees from the United States and Canada, attracted… Read More »
Tara! Sama – sama! Kabayan isalba! Tulong – tulong! Tara! Bago mahuli pa! Ibukas ang palad! Awa ilawit na! Sa mga biktima ng bagyong Yolanda! *** Anak ng Kalikoy! Dito ang Pinoycom, Di nagagtubili sa pagbigay – tulong! Naryan ang FCT, kaagad umaksyon! At ibat iba pang mga asosasyon! *** Nepu, grupo – grupo, mula sa Square One!… Read More »
Vibration is once again so high and psychics and seers are again asked by people what are the things we will expect and adjustment that we will be doing to have a wonderful year of 2014. Once again the coming New Year starts with a year-ender reading and forecast from psychic vibrations of things that will happen in… Read More »