By: Carlos “Charlie” Contreras
Mississauga , Ontario , Canada
I am just a newcomer in Canada and I noticed it is common to be asked by someone…”how are you?” And many would say…”OH I AM GOOD!” In other countries such as the Philippines , if someone ask the same question, the common answer would be ”I am fine,” or, “I am okay!”
Perhaps we feel good…
when we are spared by tragedies and calamities,
when we have money to secure us and get what we want,
when we have possessions to comfort and …

By Charlie
Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
We have read or heard about “global warming” but how much do we really know about it and how many really take it seriously? The abnormal weather that is happening around the world are often dismissed as “climate change” and not due to effects of “global warning”. This year 2009, the world had seen the enormous and unprecedented loss of lives of the rich and famous and perhaps, our own household, our relative, our friend, our office mate, our neighbor, among others. We …

As I was growing tired and weary with the many pressures, obstacles, and difficulties in life, I learned the passing away of many rich and famous persons in just a few weeks. Perhaps, we know that Michael Jackson, Farrah Faucet, Sen. Edward Kennedy, actor Patrick Swayze, former Philippine President Cory Aquino, Iglesia ni Kristo founder Erano Manalo, famous american TV host, and many others around the world had already passed away.
I have a nephew in his early 30s from my wife side who met a sudden tragic …