Happened to see an ad about a Filipino Asian store selling so many "snack food" (sitsirya) and few of those stuff are my favorites. They also sell Goldilocks cakes and pastries and ube ice cream. Wow! I showed the Facebook site to my husband and he was delighted to see that they also have mango ice cream.
I haven't been there to that Filipino Asian store before but would like to drop by or visit that store maybe when I go shopping next time. It's just that when it comes to shopping, my family is always shopping at Superstore or Walmart. A Filipino Asian store is a "specialty" store that sells specialized items from Philippines or other Asian goods. There are three (3) Filipino Asian stores in the city where I live, of more than 35,000 population of different nationalities but mostly Canadian born of course. Maybe more than 200 Filipino families, maybe not so sure and maybe the population of the city is already over 50,000.
Actually, Campbell River was once known as sister city of Ishikari of Japan. No wonder there are thousands of Japanese families living here. When I first arrived here in this city, while we were somewhere along South island Highway and there was that "garage sale/moving sale" sign on the road and we stopped and search for that address which was nestled on a modern richy condominium overlooking the ocean. We're looking to purchase furniture or anything that the movers are selling. I met the man who was a Japanese, a real nice business man who closed down his art shop business from downtown area just across the Museum. He told me that the city he grew up with is no longer Japan. What?! I was sort of confused about what he said. It made me think deeper of what he meant by what he said. Is Campbell River > JAPAN? Weird enough thinking maybe because of the scenery and the ambience and also the community of Japanese families in the area. Anyway, purchased a Japanese art framed from him, then some set of Japanese frames for my artworks. Also bought few Japanese plates and table cloth. Furniture? Looked like we're too late with our arrival as there were too many buyers ahead of us. Before year 2000 garage sale and moving out sale are the best trends way back then including Auction and trading ventures. Business people from Auction House would be there ahead of anybody else to get into the most pricey items for profit. MOVING OUT SALE was common during and at the time of the pulp mill and saw mill's closure. Quite sad, right?
The city where I live has more Japanese and Chinese descent or ancestry or what you call it... as in they were here ahead of any other ethnic groups. The Filipino community had regain its strength only during after the millennium or after Year 2000. Only one Filipino Asian store that time period. More Filipinos are visible in Community Living establishment because of their occupation in the Health Care Service as nurses and caregivers for the disabled and old seniors.
The AGING POPULATION in Canada and around the world...where to go from here? I am not getting any younger and so is my husband. Living comfortably and conveniently is a thing of the past. While you are still younger then do what is best and in conformity with the norm and to top it all never to waste your time on non-essential things. TIME IS GOLD.
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