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ALBERTA FILIPINO JOURNAL JULY 2022
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EDITOR’S CORNER Published by Angeles Publishing Company Inc. 246 Lindsay Crescent, Edmonton, Alberta T6R 2T2 Jose L. Angeles Publisher / Chief Operating Officer Sales and Advertising CP: 780-916-7677, Landline: 780-988-8889 Fax: 780-988-2221 publisher@albertafilipinojournal.com Lito Mendoza Velasco Editor-in-Chief / Associate Publisher 780-655-5126 editor@albertafilipinojournal.com Melanie Rose Atizado Angeles Administrator / Office Manager Sales and Advertising, 780-993-5503 albertafilipinojournal79@gmail.com Moses Billacura Sports Editor / Photographer / Videographer Lianne Angeles Associate Editor Mark Angeles, Mike Angeles Distribution Managers - Edmonton Andy Chua Marketing Manager - Edmonton +1 (780) 965-3549, fcchua@hotmail.com Maria Visconde Advertising, Sales and Marketing Manager - Calgary 403-891-9328 or 403-608-8817 Stephen Burry Distribution Manager - Calgary 1 (587) 938-3100, Freedommigrate@gmail.com Rolan Latorre Marketing Manager Melanie C. Gomez Website and Graphic Designer Columnists: Marjorie Carmona-Newman, Tito S. Venida, Ida Beltran-Lucila, Kristian Cereno, Marco Luciano, Mervin Mendoza Cereno, Nicky Gocuan, Giselle General, Hermo Pagtakhan, Januel Cedrick Ibasco, Fr. Jhack Diaz, Bing J. Jaleco, Jon Perez (Saskatoon, SK) Contributing Writers: Katrina Marielle U. Cereno, Leonila Samarita, Raquel Getigan, Jasmine-Grace Nacu, Jonabel Cabasal The Alberta Filipino Journal is dedicated in memory of Rosalinda Linsangan Natividad-Cantiveros of Winnipeg as she engaged her entire life in service to the Filipino Community. We welcome submissions-news, articles, pictures and letters. Letters must include signature and phone number; names can be withheld upon request. We reserve the right to edit for length and content. All submissions, unless arrangements are made, become the property of the publisher. Reproduction of contents, in whole or in part, is strictly prohibited without the expressed written permission from the Publisher/Editor. Opinions by columnist, writers, and readers do not in any way reflect those of the Publisher/Editor.
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Lito Mendoza Velasco
A reason to imprison the unreasonable war: Curb it!
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hat are they really fighting or dying for? Fame and wealth? Power? Can you bring those into the afterlife? If you do, this world will truly be in chaos or will suffer from societal turmoil. It should really be avoided for the reason that nobody is going to win in that battle. Quarrelsome people are the products of the painful past. Perhaps, they were abused, and that is why they are currently not happy. They tend to transfer their unhappiness on you and to everybody else in the society. They are abusive. That is what makes them happy! Well, reality truly bites. There are some unhappy people who truly enjoy seeing you and others in the corner, lonesome and defeated. There are unhappy people who are quarrelsome, especially when they see that others are succeeding. They hate that! That’s their frustration!
Can they be avoided? Yes! To avoid the non-sense and destructive fight against this phenomenal behaviour, we must not be ruled by our emotions. As the saying goes: “When emotion is on the throne, the reason is overthrown.” Remember that only lovers are licensed to be ruled by intense emotion. Bear in mind that the bravest guy on earth is the one who can set a good example for the new generation. The responsible man is a virtuous creature, and not the one who you can always see along the street and online on social media bullying others, especially the meek and humble who opt to keep silent and pray, as well as the weak who are incapable of fighting back. One of the best ways to win the fight against the quarrelsome is to avoid them. Have you known some of them in your community? Then, stay away from them; so there’s no unreasonable and destructive WAR!
“Hindi mo dapat na iniwanan ng ganun-ganon na lang ang basket mong halos puno ng talangka sa bulwagan ng mall. Makakaabala sa mga tao sa oras na makalabas mula sa basket at kumalat ang mga iyan sa sahig ng ating mall.” Pasigaw na paala-ala ng guwardiya. “Mamang guwardiya, Hindi po makalalabas ang mga talangka na yan mula sa basket,” wika ng customer.“Bakit naman at paano mo natiyak?” tanong ng gwardiya. “Pilipino po kase lahat ang mga talangka na ‘yan. Sa oras na sumubok na umakyat ng isa, tiyak na hahatakin pababa ng kapwa n’ya!” mabilis na sagot ng customer. Mali po ba ako sa ginamit kong kwento? Sa katotohanan, narinig ko rin lang naman ang kwentong ito eh. Hindi rin lamang ako nakatiis
na hindi muling ibahagi ito sa inyo. Ang nakakalungkot nga lamang, sa tuwinang maririnig ang salitang “crab mentality” tila baga nakakabit na ito sa ating lahi. Ihinahambing nila tayo sa mga talangka na nasa isang basket, hindi makaka-ahon upang lumabas at makaranas ng tunay na pangkalahatang pag-asenso dahil sa patuloy na paghihilahan, hindi paitaas kundi paibaba. Totoo naman po, mayroong mga umasenso, subalit sila lamang iyong mga itinulak ng sarili nilang diskarte at pagsisikap, at hindi dahil sa isang kolektibong pagkilos. Survival of the wisest ika nga. Minsan nga nakakainggit ang mga Intsik. Mamamasdan natin na kahit saan ka yatang sulok ng daigdig continued on page 8 ►
THE PULSE OF THE FILIPINO COMMUNITY IN THE PROVINCE OF ALBERTA, CANADA
