Publisher's Note

Publisher’s Note
Belated Happy Labor Day to all. Colors are changing around us, a sign that summer is over and fall is here to stay for a while. My 13 year old daughter and my 5 year old son are very much excited that school will soon start. We have to make sure that our children are safe [...]
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One Filipino Family’s Homeschool Journey : The Beginning of the Adventure

Part 1 of Homeschooling in Canada Series
by Jane Guinto
“You will what?!”
“What about socialization?”
“Your kids will never learn how to assert themselves.”

Oh, the adventures we experience while homeschooling! Such joy!
Let me tell you briefly how it all began and why.
Wake up at 5:30 am, get dressed, eat breakfast, brush teeth, braid hair, pack “merienda,” grab school bag, [...]

Kuya Bong’s Kusina

Generally, this is considered as an appetizer and a side dish. Most people like to have their Tokwa’t Baboy with beer or wine by the side while others love to have it with rice porridge such as Arroz Caldo, Goto, or a simple lugaw.
I personally like to have the sweetened version of the sauce. In order [...]

Extra Ordinary Islands

TAHITI
Tahiti offers an exciting combination of urban and island life. Moorea charms with her emerald mountains and sandy shores. Bora Bora captivates with her gentle lagoons of an unimaginable palette of blues and turquoises. Huahine, Raiatea and Taha’a blend nature and history, featuring lush vanilla plantations and ancient maraes.Rangiroa and Tuamotu beckon divers with [...]

WINTER DANGER – Slips & Falls = Strains, Sprains & Breaks

Slipper and icy outdoor surfaces and hard interior floors that are wet are dangerous. When you slip on an icy or a wet surface, your body tries to save you from falling so it twists to keep you upright which can cause stain to muscles. This is the pain you feel in your back from [...]

BULLYING

What is bullying?
Bullying is acting in ways that scare or harm another person. Kids who bully usually pick on someone who is weaker or more alone, and they repeat the actions over and over. Bullying starts in elementary school and becomes most common in middle school. By high school, it is less common but still [...]

Pinoy Times Concert Scenes

Wency Cornejo and True Faith Band Takes Calgary by Storm

All roads leads to Century Casino last February 15 for the post Valentine concert and the first leg of the Wency Cornejo and True Faith Canadian Tour Concert. Calgary is the first stop for the group who is on a 5 city tour [...]

CCFCC News Updates

By: Fernando A. Chuidian
The Canadian Culinary Federation of Chef and Cooks (CCFC) held a mini trade fair last Feb.3,2014 venue is the Lazy S. Clubhouse, Grandstand building of Calgary Stampede. The exhibit showcased a wide array of protein, produce and dairy products of best quality at highly competitive prices by fifteen local suppliers made available [...]

To Love and To Cherish

It takes three lovely things to validate marriage – in agreement, the woman says, “I will”, the man says, “I will’, and the officiating minister or priest says, “I pronounce you as husband and wife.” And voila, marriage is done in the presence of parents or guardians and other witnesses. The marital ceremony may seem [...]

Pinoy Times Concert Scenes

By: Fernando A. Chuidian

Teresa Puri and Isaac Cruz Wins Pinoy New Talent Singing Idol 2013
Calgary’s search for Pinoy New Talent Singing Idol 2013 produced two of the finest young new talents as it concluded its talent search contest last January 18, 2014 at the Pacific Place Mall Northeast Calgary. Teresa Puri who just recently [...]

Buhay dito sa Kanada

by Dingdong Amandy

Bakit kaya iniisip natin , kay sarap mag-ibang bansa
Tila bagay ang pera kay daling kunin sa bulsa
Laging iniisip nating pilipino, mas malaki ang kita.
Pero ang di nyo alam, kay hirap kitain ang pera.
Itong aking kwento, ay hango sa aking karanasan
Dati kong trabaho, papetiks-petiks lamang.
Pero di naman parati, pati utak ay pagod din minsan.
Ayun, [...]