Toward the end of 2011, the hubby said that he was going to buy an iPad, but I kept vetoing it. But at the close of 2011, someone gave my mom one. And it all went downhill from there. Early 2012, the husband started a comic strip line – iDad comics – just for our […]
Anti-cancer advocate Dr. David Servan-Schreiber leads 20 expert doctors to warn against possible dangers of prolonged cell phone use. The group says preliminary evidence from the Interphone study and others show a possible link between cell phone use and brain tumor occurrence. The Interphone study (from year 2000 to 2006) is the largest to look […]
Editors Note: This is the fourth of a series about the 36 Chinese Buddhist temples of the Philippines. Much of the information is from a thesis of Venerable Chuanmiao (Hsuan Chuang University, 2008), a Buddhist monk affiliated with the Thousand Buddha Temple in Quezon City. 4. Hai En Temple (海印寺)2443 Severino Reyes St., Sta. Cruz, […]
The new Batas Kasambahay or Domestic Workers Act (Republic Act 10361) is one of the hottest topics in households these days. What has been an informal employment arrangement has been defined and given legal structure by lawmakers. There is general agreement that protection for the nation’s estimated two million or more household helpers is necessary. […]
This is the third of a series about the Chinese Buddhist temples of the Philippines. There are around 36 in different parts of the country. Much of the information is from a thesis of Venerable Chuanmiao (Hsuan Chuang University, 2008), a Buddhist monk affiliated with the Thousand Buddha Temple in Quezon City.—Ed. 3. Che Wan […]
The implementing rules and regulations for Batas Kasambahay, or Domestic Workers Act is a 20-page laundry list of what employers should or should not do for household employees. The law, designed to give household employees a good work environment, was signed by President Benigno Aquino III Jan. 18, 2013, after it was passed in both […]
Building a vocabulary in Mandarin can be challenging. What takes so long to remember by rote is so easily forgotten. But there is help. When learning Chinese characters, working with vocabulary lists a certain way can help you remember the words more quickly. If you have ever tried cramming a list of words for an […]
There is a Chinese saying, “In a nest that falls, there are no eggs left unbroken (傾窼之下無完卵).” And when we say we are the same people in one country – mother Philippines – we always say we are in the same boat, and share the same fate. For Chinese in the Philippines, we always emphasize […]
This is the second of a series about the Chinese Buddhist temples of the Philippines. There are around 36 in different parts of the country. Much of the information is from a thesis of Venerable Chuanmiao (Hsuan Chuang University, 2008), a Buddhist monk affiliated with the Thousand Buddha Temple in Quezon City. In the first […]
This is the first of a series about the Chinese Buddhist temples of the Philippines. There are around 36 in different parts of the country. Much of the information is from a thesis of Venerable Chuanmiao (Hsuan Chuang University, 2008), a Buddhist monk affiliated with the Thousand Buddha Temple in Quezon City.—Ed. Chinese temples dot […]