Patis Tito Garden Café, San Pablo, Laguna. In my last trip to our home country late last year, I was truly grateful for the chance to visit 2 outstanding places in the outskirts of Manila which gave me a deep, moving sense of my roots. Thanks to a good friend of ours Benjang Alvendia. Perhaps, it was just… Read More »
AH! What a glorious sunny-cool day again today! You can’t beat the weather in the Philippines at this time of the year. Despite climate change, there is still an excellent window of the old “dry and cool” Jan-Feb. Month. Occasional rain cannot dampen the generative power of a warm climate to an aging “infrastructure,” anatomy now stiff, crumbly,… Read More »
One hot afternoon, a father, his boy and a girl aged 5 and 3, respectively, and a dog were on the sidewalk; he was patiently teaching his children how to use their bike and a kick scooter; he was slowly walking along with them, with all eyes on these young tots. Occasionally, they would stop, with the father… Read More »
BY TONY ANTONIO Filipino-American stand-up comedian Jo Koy has been criticized for his not-so-funny jokes when he was the host of the recent Globe Awards in Hollywood. His jokes were described as “flat” or drawing “icy reception.” I watched the Golden Globe awards, and I, too, did not laugh or even chuckle at Koy’s opening monologue. There was… Read More »
Venture-funded entrepreneurs taking advantage of the Internet’s ability to offer subscriptions and the ease of signing up and auto-paying are launching subscription-based companies in droves, resulting in the subscription economy, which grew dramatically during the pandemic. Let’s look at the ultimate subscription service that wouldn’t exist if it weren’t for the Internet: Netflix. You probably remember Blockbuster, the… Read More »
Damn! Last week, while giving spare change to a homeless person, I forgot to take a selfie. Who knows how many likes I would have received on Instagram! For some reason, no one was videotaping me as I was delivering a food donation to my local food bank. I would have loved to post such a video on… Read More »
Quite a significant number of the First Batch of the Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila (PLM) students, your elder Kuya and Ate, joined the protest movements in the street rallies and demonstrations in the early ’70s to denounce the country’s corruption and injustices. This era is known as the First Quarter’s Storm (FQS) in the 70s when the… Read More »
Kababayans gathered at the monument of Dr. Jose Rizal on December 30, 2023 to commemorate the 127th anniversary of the martyrdom of the Philippine National Hero. Dr. Jose Rizal was honored in a solemn ceremony with wreath-laying by various community groups at the Luneta Gardens where the Jose Rizal Monument in Markham, Ontario stands, in the event organized by… Read More »
Storytelling is one of the most creative and effective ways to convey messages, emotions, and ideas to others. Storytelling is a craft and considered a form of art; it is acquired and learned over time. However, it is very rare to master it off the cuff. It takes years of practice, honing the craft. It is an important… Read More »
At end-2023, World Happiness Reports Finland ranks top for the last six consecutive years. Finland’s high level of social trust could be one of the reason the country has been the happiest country in world. As the World Happiness Report, which does the ranking, notes most Finns expect their wallet to be returned to them if they lose… Read More »