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Censuses During this Pandemic and China’s Demographic Crisis

by Ricky Castellvi

This article discusses numbers for this is what census is all about – numbers. More importantly, it discusses how these numbers affect people’s lives. So, brace yourself for this number-filled article.

It’s census time in Canada. We are reminded of this daily through ads on tv and on social media like Facebook. I filled up mine online and sent it on the same day that I received the questionnaire. Unlike the 2016 census wherein religion was not asked, this year’s questionnaire saw the re-appearance of this issue. (more…)

Gastrodiplomacy

by Ricky Castellvi
Chicken and pork adobo, photo credit, Lutong Bahay

I’ve been eating adobo ever since I can remember. My adobo is the chicken and pork preparation, cooked exactly as it appears in the photo accompanying this article. It is the national dish of the country I come from and a derivation of the Spanish word adobar, which means to marinate raw food in a stock of vinegar and herbs. This is one legacy of Spain to the Philippines after three and a quarter centuries of colonization. Spanish presence is evident in my old country, not just in foods but also in Filipinos’ names, like mine. (more…)

Pagkain Pang Diplomasia.

by Ricky Castellvi

Kumakain ako nang adobo simulat mula pa na akin natatandaan. Ang adobo ko ay manok at baboy na pag luluto ay katulad na tulad nitong nasa larawan kasama nitong artikulong. Ito ay ang pambansang pagkain nang bayan na pinanggaligan sa Kastilya salita na “adobar” na ibig sabihin ay ang preskong pagkain ay binabad sa suka at iba ibang mga ispises. Ito’y isang makasaysayan pamana nang Espania sa Pilipinas sa mahigit na tatlong daan taon at bente singko pag papatakbo nang bansa. (more…)

Cinema and How It Affects Our Daily Lives

by Ricky Castellvi

Have you ever watched a movie that affected your life to a point as to alter some of your movements in a cautionary way? I have. “Jaws” made me think twice before heading to the deep part of the ocean. “Exorcist” made me imagine the bad behaviour I witness out there to be demonic. Needless to say, I watched these movies when I was in my early twenties and, though I’ve revisited “Jaws” once, I admit having stayed away from “Exorcist” altogether. (more…)

Ligtas ba ang Langis ng Canada sa Siber Atak

by Ricky Castellvi

Tayo ay pumipila para sa palengke.

Tayo ay kailagan pumila para sa bakuna.

Ang Kanada ay kailagan din pumila para gasolina? Ang atin kaibigan sa atin kanluran ay kailagan pumila hangang limang oras para maka bili Lang nang gasolina. Itoy parang katulad noong ang Arabo ay nag lagay nang pag papaliit nang pag benta nang gasolina noong panahon noon 1973 na siya ang naging dahilan sa mahahambing pila sa maga gasolinahan. Para sa iba ibig sabihin nito ay 125 na sasakyan bawa’t isang oras bago makapag lagay nang gasolina sa kanilang sasakyan. (more…)

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