Ni Edwin Anyayahan Esteba Lilipas din Sa pagdating ng ating kaarawan Edad ay nadaragdagan Kumukupas ang kakisigan Naglalabasan ang mga uban Para sa akin ay numero lamang yan Sa pagtanda natin iisa lang patutunguhan Hiram na buhay sa Diyos nakalaan Kamatayan natin hindi mapipigilan Bakit ito ay iyong kinatatakutan? Lahat naman doon ating pupuntahan Pero ito ay pwede… Read More »
Asking for Feedback is Pointless. Instead, Ask for Advice. If a candidate I did not hire wants to make me uncomfortable, they only need to ask for feedback. (I will revisit this.) Self-proclaiming job search experts and career coaches commonly advise asking for feedback when you do not get the job you have interviewed for. The thinking—as if… Read More »
“Salamat naman” that the chaotic Year of the Tiger (2022) is over. From January 22 to February 9, the Chinese New Year is celebrated. Or maybe for 2 weeks, more or less. This year, we welcome the Year of the Water Rabbit – the symbol of longevity, peace and prosperity in Chinese culture. One of the best calming… Read More »
“Difficile est longum subito deponere amorem, / Difficile est, verum hoc qua lubet efficias. It is hard to abruptly shrug off a long-established love, / Hard, but this somehow you must do.” – Robert Galbraith, Lethal White. I see her but she doesn’t see me. I pass her by with her friends and classmates, but not a glance… Read More »
WARNING: My enjoying playing ‘devil’s advocate’ has been pointed out on many occasions—it makes for thought-provoking writing. I assume you are aware of the Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction (CCSA) having issued revised alcohol consumption guidelines. The new guidelines, released after a two-year research project funded by Health Canada, are shocking, which the media, not surprisingly, has… Read More »
The perils of being old(er) I watched Don Lemon’s interview with Clive Davis, Whitney Houston’s agent/record producer. He was 90 years old. I asked myself, would I be so lucky to be as smart and coherent as this man? There was no hint of him being a pre-boomer generation of older people. The man insists that retirement is… Read More »
Canadians love dogs and treat them as part of their family. Imagine all the time and effort going well into caring for these dogs. Never mind the expense of providing them with pet food, drugs and medical treatment when sick. Of course, they, too, need vaccinations to be healthy. All time of the day, in all kinds of… Read More »
PAALALA ni Edwin Esteba Kung ako man ay nagkamali Sa paghingi ng tawad hindi mag aatubili Sa kabutihan mo ako ay may isusukli Kung kinakailangan tanggapin ko na ako ay mali Wala naman perpektong tao Wala naman ipinanganak na santo Kaya kung nagkamali man ako Sana ay patawarin mo Hindi ako mapagtanim ng galit Oo minsan ang ulo… Read More »
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 »