User:Atenista888

Career: Tom Choy is a Real Estate Consultant in the Lower Mainland of Vancouver comprising of Vancouver, Richmond, Burnaby, New Westminster and Coquitlam and the nearby North Shore and Fraser Valley. He was a former Financial Consultant from Merrill Lynch and Company in Nrw York City. Tom writes for ET Manila etonline.net about celebrities and lifestyle stories that inform and inspire

Education: He graduated from the Ateneo De Manila University with an Economics Degree. He was a recipient of the Far East Bank Scholarship Endowment. He graduated Valedictorian from Elpidio Quirino High School in Manila, Philippines.

Parents: His father is from Mainland China. He operated restaurants in Makati Avenue and at the Allied Bank in Makati. Tom's Mom hails from Batac, Ilocos Norte. She was a homemaker.Her name is Carmen Saclayan. She was the daughter of a landed family in Batac. Her family planted tobacco and rice.

Legacy: Tom wrote for the Philippine Asian Chronicle, a Vancouver bi-monthly broadsheet. His column appeared from 1992 to date covering Fil-Canadian issues, success stories and lifestyle. He also dabbled in political, cultural and socio-economic issues. He contributes articles to ET Manila and Sports Manila, world-wide emagazine based in manila(etonline.net). He writes about celebrities and lifestyle stories. He supports the Children's Miracle Fund and the AAABC scholarship fund.

Awards and Distinction: He was awarded the Senator Gerry Roxas leadership award as Class Valedictorian of 70 EQHS, a Manila high school. He won various sales achievement awards in Sutton Group, Homeland and Royal Pacific Realty.