Op-Ed Archive
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Cavinti’s Quaint Characteristics
Posted on July 15, 2011 | No CommentsFrom My Own Perspective DOON PO SA AMIN… NOONG ARAW I.J. CASTILLO Toronto, Canada Cavinti in the early 1950’s had quaint characteristics that are always part of my nostalgia. One... -
Cavinti: A Slow Paced Laid-Back Town
Posted on July 14, 2011 | 1 CommentFrom My Own Perspective DOON PO SA AMIN… NOONG ARAW I.J. CASTILLO Toronto, Canada As were most of typical small towns, Cavinti in the early ‘50s was a slow paced... -
A Glimpse of Cavinti
Posted on July 13, 2011 | 1 CommentFrom My Own Perspective DOON PO SA AMIN… NOONG ARAW I.J. CASTILLO Toronto, Canada From the vantage point of the old belfry we would gaze at the breathtaking majesty of... -
The 400-year Old Cavinti Church and the Myths Around it
Posted on July 12, 2011 | 2 CommentsFrom My Own Perspective DOON PO SA AMIN… NOONG ARAW Part 2 I.J. CASTILLO Toronto, Canada Of all the myths that aroused the greatest dread in us were those that... -
Doon po sa amin… Noong Araw
Posted on July 11, 2011 | 4 CommentsFrom My Own Perspective I.J. CASTILLO Toronto, Canada Part I In a recent gathering here in Toronto, an old acquaintance whom I’ve not seen for ages blurted out in a... -
Those ‘L I T T L E’ Things
Posted on July 9, 2011 | No CommentsAs you might remember, the head of a company survived 9/11 because his son started kindergarten. Another fellow was alive because it was his turn to bring donuts. One woman... -
What Life is all About
Posted on July 8, 2011 | No CommentsDo you realise that the only time in our lives when we like to get old is when we’re kids? If you’re less than 10 years old, you’re so... -
A Bad Bargain
Posted on June 22, 2011 | 1 CommentEarly on in their engagement, he sat near his fiancée saying, “Oh, how I love you…in fact I adore you, you are my life…” He uttered words of love that... -
Facts of Life: Cup or Coffee
Posted on June 18, 2011 | No CommentsThe happiest people in the world are not those who have no problems, but those who learn to live with things that are less than perfect.” A group of graduates,... -
FDA Sheds Light on Sunscreens
Posted on June 16, 2011 | No CommentsThe Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is taking ground-breaking steps to help protect consumers from a painful and dangerous hazard of summer: sunburn and its damage to the skin. The...