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OFF THE WALL: Never too late to play with trains
By Rene Pastor When I was 6 or 7 years old, my parents gave me an electric train toy for Christmas. We set it up in the living room of our Quezon City house located in front of an old Catholic church. I would watch the train for hours until I got bored and then […]
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OFWs to flex economic power on Sept. 19, Zero Remittance Day
By Odette Keeley New America Media Protests against corruption in the Philippines erupted last month over a “pork-barrel” scandal, in which a wealthy businesswoman colluded with high-ranking government officials to siphon off 10 billion pesos ($233 million USD) from public coffers. The corruption, which spanned a decade and involved more than 28 legislators, came to […]
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After the ‘balut’ comes the mainstreaming of the ‘bibingka’
By Cristina DC Pastor If the “balut” can do it, why not the “bibingka”? Go mainstream, or as Eileen Formanes, 39, said with a shrug and a smile: “Americanize it.” “I want it to be the next chocolate chip cookie,” she declared to The FilAm followed by sparkling laughter. Eileen has taken the rice cake […]
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PHL-New York Jaycees to celebrate 50th with anniversary gala
It began 50 years ago when young Filipino professionals seeking to serve a fledgling Filipino American community in New York organized themselves into a Jaycees chapter. On July 20, 1963, the Philippine-New York Jaycees held its induction at the International House Auditorium in Columbia University, becoming the first Filipino Jaycees chapter formed in a foreign […]
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OFF THE WALL: Update status on Facebook stocks: Like. Share. Ignore.
By Rene Pastor I get up in the morning, turn on my computer and after going through a stream of junk mail, I go to Facebook to catch up on everything else. I find out if my niece Emma is singing one her favorite Disney songs, check on my sister Vicky’s family, or dive into […]
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FilCanadian’s memoir ‘Don’t Forget the Soap’ to launch Sept. 17th
By Carissa Villacorta FilCanadian banking executive Marie Claire Lim Moore has published her first book, “Don’t Forget the Soap,” a collection of anecdotes from different points in her life: the tight-knit Filipino community in Vancouver, memories of her move to New York, her experiences at Yale, and travels as a young career woman. Underlying this […]
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OFF THE WALL: The pill-popping Boomers and the wild swings in biotech stocks
By Rene Pastor People of a certain age are ‘suki’ of prescription medicine. We reach for the bottle to manage all sorts of ailment: a pill to wash the cholesterol out of your system, a pill to trim your sugar level, a pill to rein in your blood pressure. There’s also a pill to keep […]
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Conversations with thinkers, innovators in NYC, L.A. events
Social enterprise NextDayBetter will launch an event in New York on September 14th featuring innovators and thinkers who, organizers say, are creating a better future for the Philippines and beyond. Inspired by TED Talks, NextDayBetter ideas and actions are Philippine-flavored and rooted in design, entrepreneurship and innovation, according to founder Ryan Letada, also known as […]
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OFF THE WALL: What to do when your stocks are nuked by Syria
By Rene Pastor There are simply no pearls of wisdom to be had when the possibility of war with Syria for its alleged use of chemical weapons sends almost every stock in your portfolio diving over the Niagara Falls. Threats of missile strikes against Syria and Russia coming to Syria’s defense conjure possible military confrontation […]