When I planned my trip to the Philippines, The Farm at San Benito was not in my itinerary. Just like some other people who haven’t come to this resort, the posts I am seeing in different social media sites and the reviews I’ve seen about it made me feel that it’s a place for A-listers …
So… I did it!!! After a number of times of booking ang cancelling my flight schedule, I finally arrived in Ninoy Aquino International Airport in December 27, 2021. I’m sure you wouldn’t be surprised if I say that it wasn’t a simple trip as it used to be before we all heard of “Coronavirus.” It …
Last November, our family travelled to the Philippines for the first time after living in Canada for almost 9 years. Despite the issue with the traffic and the very humid and hot weather during our visit, we truly enjoyed our first homecoming. Our 3 weeks stay in Manila was not long enough to visit and …
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During our visit to the Philippines a few months ago, my sister-in-law brought me and my kids to this very popular Korean Temple in Bulacan. As soon as we got back from our trip, I thought of featuring this place in my blog but unfortunately when I was looking at the pictures that I took, …
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My family and I have been living in Canada for almost 9 years now. We have already established a new life in Winnipeg, my husband and I have secured permanent jobs, we have a house, we made new friends (some of them were almost family to us), we got used to the way of life …
As I have mentioned, it is one of my intentions for 2016 to feature inspiring stories of people who (like me) immigrated to Canada from their home country. If you have been following my blog, you guys all know my immigration story by now. I thought, it will be also interesting to share stories other …
This morning, a lot of sleep-deprived Canadians got an extra hour in bed, as Canadians in provinces that use daylight saving time (DST) turned their clocks back by an hour as the time were adjusted at 2 this morning. In other words, when the clock stroked at 2 a.m. the clock officially rolled back to 1 …
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I am participating in #MoreThanALabel: Immigrant Stories, Simmons College’s online MSW Program’s campaign to promote transcending labels. By participating in this campaign, I will be sharing my story and how I believe we can shatter the stigmas often attributed to immigrant communities. In most of my blogs, I proudly mentioned that I am one of …
According to 2011 Canadian census there are around 61,270 Filipinos in Manitoba, in fact, the Filipino community is the largest visible minority group in Winnipeg. We Filipinos are also known for our festivities, here in Winnipeg, the members of the Filipino communities shared the fun of having a community celebration with Canadians and other nations through the Manitoba …
There are a lot of videos uploaded in different social media sites, most specifically in youtube.com about OFWs (Overseas Filipino Workers). There are some that even left me teary-eyed after watching them. One of the most touching videos that I watched is the video entitled Google PH – Miss Nothing. I’ve never loved the song You (which …