Publisher's Note

The 1st quarterof the year is over and yes, time flies so fast. It was just like yesterday when Ed Stelmach stepped down as Premier of Alberta when Alison Redford won the race last year and she became the 1st Woman Premier of Alberta in the political history. Now this coming April 23, 2012, we [...]
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THANK YOU FOR MAKING MY DAY

By: Glynn Galla
It’s been a year since the last time you came, a month before; I was already excited that soon you will be around again. I always look forward every time, because you bring a different aura to me. It brings a kind of annual unique feeling that only few could have this day. [...]

ANG ANINO SA LIWANAG

ni Roger Encarnacion
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“Natutuwa ako sa iyo, Vicente. Kakaiba kasi ang kaisipan mo. Nakikita mo ang magaganda at mga pangit na mukha ng buhay nang walang alinlangan.”
Si Vicente ay isang kapalagayang-loob ko. Isa siyang empleyado ng Superstore at nakatalaga sa grocery section.
Alam kong sinusubaybayan ni Vicente ang aking mga kwento sa Pinoy Times [...]

ANG TUNAY NA YAMAN

ni
Roger Encarnacion
“Bakit gusto mong manirahan sa Canada?” tanong ng Canadian Consul kay Hector habang ini-interview siya nito sa loob ng maaliwalas na upisina ng Canadian Embassy sa Makati. Nakatitig nang walang kurap ang mga mata ng Consul kay Hector na waring inaarok ang kaniyang kalooban. Isang saglit na napapatda si Hector. Hindi niya inaasahan [...]

THE DIARY

by G. Encarnacion
The original reason why I decided to tell my story was because of routine. As a newspaper journalist, that’s what I’m trained to do – report news of importance or of interest. And as a journalist, it is my desire to share this with you, as the reader. So although my story might [...]

TADHANA

ni Roger Encarnacion
“Ingat.” Ang tinig ay malambing, matapat, at may lakip ng pag-aalaala’t pagmamahal. Si Edna, ang bagong ‘girlfriend’ ni Rey, ang may-ari ng tinig na iyon.
Parang sirang plakang paulit-ulit na umuukilkil sa isip ni Rey ang paalaala ni Edna habang nagda-‘drive’ siya sa madilim na daan palabas ng Calgary
Galing sila nang gabing iyon sa [...]

PURSUING A DREAM

by Roger Encarnacion
(This short story was first published in the Filipino Pioneers Club Magazine.)
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During one of their quarterly meetings, Bert the presiding officer of the Filipino Heritage Foundation – a Filipino organization whose mandate is to acquire a Filipino cultural center in Calgary – informed his members of a plan to construct a building with [...]

‘HIGH MAINTENANCE’ ANG ‘GIRLFRIEND’ KO

ni
Roger Encarnacion
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Kung tawagin siya ng barkada ko ay si Seksi. Dahil talaga namang napakaganda ng kanyang katawan. “Nakakagigil,” sasabihin ni Pareng Danny. “Nakakagising,” sesegundahan naman ni Pareng Berto. Hindi ko alam kung ano ang tinutukoy ni Pareng Berto na nagigising, pero palagay ko’y damdamin ang ibig niyang sabihin.
Una ko siyang nakita sa ‘party’ ng Ex-Meralco [...]

NEW YEAR’S RESOLUTION

ni
Roger Encarnacion
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Anim na oras na lamang at maghihiwalay na ang taon. Papasok na ang bago at mamamaalam na ang luma. Nasa magarang bulwagan ako ng ‘Sheraton Hotel’ sa Calgary at tahimik na sumisimsim ng paborito kong ‘rye and soda’. Kasama ko sa waluhang mesa ang ilang kaibigan at kakilala na tulad ko’y kabilang sa may [...]

ANG ‘EULOGY’

ni Roger Encarnacion
Cancer. Isang sakit na kinatatakutan ng lahat. Isang kasindak-sindak na sakit na walang sinisino mayaman man o mahirap, relihiyoso man o hindi, maganda man o pangit, matalino man o bobo. Sakit na bunga ng ating mapagwalang-bahalang pamumuhay sa langit ng modernong kaalwanan.
“Minsan lamang tayong mabuhay. Bakit titikisin ko ang aking sarili?” Ito ang [...]

Writing about Nothing

by Roger Encarnacion
It was funny, or should I say frustrating, how I felt a few days ago. You see, I wanted to write something that would be of interest to you. But I couldn’t. My mind was completely blank. The usual flow of words wasn’t there. And so as the hours painfully ticked away, I [...]