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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While we are stuck in the midst of a very short Election Campaign we must remind ourselves that, contrary to Calgary’s big daily tabloids, the world does not stop turning. If your life revolves around cheap newspaper reports and TV hype, you may have been convinced that we need, or may get, some kind of [...]

PINOY TO ANO’NG SAY MO?

by: Tatsky Gascon-Delos Reyes
PAALALA SA NAGDAANG MAHAL NA ARAW MULA SA ATING MGA IGINAGALANG NA SENIORS

JOVITA BARNACHEA – Calgary, AB
“Ang Panahon ng Mahal Na Araw ay panahon ng pagtatanim sa ating mga isipan kung paano nagpakahirap ang Panginoon para sa ating kaligtasan. Kaya ating pagnilaynilayin sa ating sarili kung paano natin magagawa na tayo ay [...]

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Whatjsay?
By Romeo Montoya
Simply moving to a different house spells a lot of challenges. How much more when you move from one country to another? Change of environment is such a big factor most especially for an Asian such as a Filipino who has moved to a European country or an American country such as Canada.
I [...]

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Honor Your Parents: A Sweet Commandment
March 4, Daddy turned 68. March 7, Mommy turned 66. For such a long time, all of us their children never had a chance to be together for their birthdays. Except for our youngest sibling, all four of us have our own family, and sadly we live in four different [...]

The Other Side

The month of February is gone and we are now closer to spring and summer. The worst is over and other than a couple of months of snow but not too cold – we survived another Canadian winter. Congratulations!
Like most of us, you have most likely been confined to the indoors, sheltered from the elements, [...]

PINOY TO ANO’NG SAY MO?

by Tata Gascon-Delos Reyes
What does the 1986 People Power Revolution mean to you?

PJ Pabz Tavera – Kabul, Afghanistan
“During this time in my younger year, there is not much of an impact for me on what happened to the People Power revolution except for the fear of a civil war breakout and having an unstable [...]

Seasons of Life

By: Glynn Galla
I cannot help but to compare life to the four seasons of the weather. There are times that you feel sad, happy, excited and sometimes in pain.
Like the SUMMER season, there are some point in our lives that, all we have to do is to enjoy it. Feeling the nice temperature, the warm [...]

PINOY TO ANO’NG SAY MO?

By Tata “Tatsky” Gascon-Delos Reyes

Your feeling and thoughts of Christmas 2011 amidst the calamity of flooding brought by Typhoon “Sendong”

Jose Joel Malabanan – Manila, Philippines

“Christmas and New Year are the most awaited holidays of the year here in the Philippines. As early as September, you’ll hear Christmas carols on the radios and [...]

The Other Side

“Love is in the Air”, OK, so I’m a few days late. But I’m writing this a week before Valentines Day and after a one month vacation in the Philippines, my wife Ludy arrives home on the 14th. After getting caught up on 30 days worth of dishes and laundry, taking down the Christmas lights, [...]

PINOY ‘TO, ANO’NG SAY MO?

By: Tatsky Gascon-Delos Reyes

MARIE BORJA – Calgary, Alberta
“Para sa akin ang Araw ng mga Puso ay para din yang Pasko. Pagbibigay ng pagmamahalan sa isat isa. Hindi lang yan para sa mag-asawa or magkasintahan pwede din yung pagmamahal sa kapwa at lalong lalo na sa Diyos. Di ba nga, Diyos ang pagibig…”

MARILYN MARSAL – [...]