Filipino Things
Sending Love Home
This post is written in partnership with Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC) My family and I are one of the many Filipinos who decided to leave Philippines to immigrate to Canada, in the recent […]
Articles by Cristina
Canada Living
Cultural Access Pass: a gift to new Canadians
The proposed changes in the Citizenship Bill C-24 announced by Minister John McCallum was a trending topic in Canada even until the weekend…. My family and I became Canadian citizens in 2014, even before all these talks about “Canadian […]
Canada Living
A Canadian is a Canadian: Citizenship Laws Set to Change
The citizenship Bill C-24 enforced in June 11, 2015 which reminds Canadians that citizenship is not a right but a privilege is set to be repealed as Immigration Minister John McCallum introduced his new bill when the House of Commons […]
Canada Living
Tax Matters – The Basics of Canadian Tax System
It’s tax season once again, here in Canada, it is a common knowledge that the wages that you earned in a year will be taxed by Canada revenue Agency (CRA). And I will be honest […]
Immigrant Journey
10 Things About a Pinay Mompreneur in Ontario
As I have mentioned, it is one of my intentions for 2016 to feature inspiring stories of people who (like me) immigrated to Canada from their home country. If you have been following my blog, […]
Immigrant Journey
10 Things About Matthew Astorga #FilipinoMasterChefCADTop40
Season 3 of MasterChef Canada featuring the new batch of home cook hopefuls will premier in 6 days. Last week, I featured one of the lucky home cooks who made it to the top 40. […]
Immigrant Journey
10 Things About Jeremy Senaris #FilipinoMasterChefCADTop40
For 2016 I thought that there is no greater way to inspire my blog readers but to share inspiring stories, that’s why, I will try to often come up with inspiring stories of people I […]
Filipino Things
Our Miss Universe is Finally Home
On Saturday, at around 6 in the morning (Philippines time), Pia Wurtzbach, the newly crowned Miss Universe 2015 arrived at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 2. Philippine’s 3rd Miss Universe was finally home! I intentionally woke […]
Canada Living
An All-in-One ID Card for Manitobans
As of January 11, 2016, it has been confirmed that Manitobans will have an all-in-one Personal Identification Card (PIC) in their wallets by fall of 2017. The provincial government has approved the PIC, which combines […]
Canada Living
You Know It’s Winter When…
Just when Manitobans thought that it won’t be a “white Christmas,” Mr. Snow decided to remind us that it is actually winter and snow around 10 cm started falling today. December 16th, 9 days before Christmas, I woke up […]