TORONTO – Canada appears to be in turmoil as she entered 2025, with soaring food prices, homelessness and political instability. The Liberal Party is at its lowest in the polls. It seems to me that the whole world has been shaken and has turned upside down from the government sector to the private one, it looks like a lot has changed. The status quo that we are so familiar with as a routine has totally turned 180 degrees in a manner of speaking. It’s so hard to be negative when you are so accustomed to positive reporting. When you see a lot of negative things you are compelled to say it as it is.
TORONTO – Isang beses lang dumating sa buhay nang tao ang pagkakataon kaya ito ay dapat huwag palagpasin. Laluna na kung ito’y konserto nang isang sikat sa buong mundo na si Taylor Swift. Ang pagkasabik na makita itoy ay lalong napakalaki kapag ito’y gaganapin sa malapit sa iyon bakuran.
TORONTO – Once in a lifetime, when super concerts like the Eras Tour of Taylor Swift is held in your backyard, the temptation becomes monumental to not check it out. If people from far away places travel to the city just for this, why not a Torontonian like me. It is very seldom a super show comes to Toronto and the municipal government tries to help and boost the show. After all, it generates millions of dollars for its coffers. Surprisingly, the show is sold out despite the current struggling economy.
TORONTO – I was born in the city of Manila, Philippines, and have been a city dweller ever since. When I immigrated to Toronto in the early 70s, a relative offered me lodging in the suburbs, but I respectfully declined. At the time, I was juggling two jobs. Both were in the city. And I was not about to add an exhausting commute to the picture. What figured into my decision was the knowledge that living in a city, whether in the Philippines or any country for that matter, has more advantages than disadvantages. Work opportunities are within reach. So are churches, supermarkets and schools. On a serious note, if there is a medical emergency, you can be transported to a downtown hospital within minutes.
TORONTO – Pinaganak ako at lumaki sa gitna nang lunsod nang Maynila, Pilipinas. Noon lumipat ako dito sa Kanada, may kamaganak ako na nagyaya sa akin na doon ako manirahan sa kanila sa labas nang lunsod nang Toronto. Nag pasalamat ako at tinangihan dahil alam ko na mas madaling mamuhay sa lunsod. Ito’y maging sa Pilipinas o sa ibang lugar nang mundo. Maraming kabutihan naidudlot at kaginhawahan kaysa kahirapan. Sa suidad, ang lahat ay malapit katulad nang simbahan, huspital, tindahan, paaralan at sa iyong pinapasukan trabaho. Noon bago ako sa Kanada, dalawa ang aking pinapasukan trabaho na malapit lapit sa isa’t isa. Nakakapagog, pero kaya naman kasi bata pa ako noon.
