Ambeth R. Ocampo's Blog, page 217

Pinoys ignore Bawal Umihi dito signs but this one cannot be ignored. Thanks to W...

Pinoys ignore Bawal Umihi dito signs but this one cannot be ignored. Thanks to Wig Tysmans for sharing this. Too bad I wasnt able to photograph one in QC that threatened: "kung lalaki puputulin, kung babae tatahiin!"

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Reading history off tombstones. I wouldn't normally have myself photographed in...

Reading history off tombstones. I wouldn't normally have myself photographed in a cemetery, but Rizal's Japanese girlfriend," O Sei-san," is buried in this Tokyo grave. This brings me closer to completing my long awaited book on Rizal's love life.

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History 2

My Inquirer column todayhttp://opinion.inquirer.net/40866/riz...-...

My Inquirer column today
http://opinion.inquirer.net/40866/rizal-on-german-food-and-women


Rizal on German food and women
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Fall is a wonderful time in Japan. When leaves turn from green to yellow or red, they transform mountainsides into blazing landscapes that I have only seen on calendars and tourist brochures. Trees and flowers are to be found even in central Tokyo, so there always is an alternative to being indoors ...

My Inquirer column today on history waiting to be found.http://opinion.inquirer...

My Inquirer column today on history waiting to be found.
http://opinion.inquirer.net/40726/missing-history


‘Missing history’
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Sometimes, historians do their research outside a library, archive or museum. Oral history is what they call the results of interviews with living persons, and this can be a more rewarding experience than communicating with the long dead from books, manuscripts and artifacts. The late Doreen G. Fern...

Chance encounter Jakarta 2011, screen capture from a youtube video: No wonder th...

Chance encounter Jakarta 2011, screen capture from a youtube video: No wonder there was a red carpet on the Grand Hyatt driveway. We were waiting for our ride when Benigno S. Aquino III came out, looked at me, and said, "you look familiar." I replied, "you too Mr. President." Then he was off to the State Dinner and we to seafood dinner at a nearby hawkers stall.

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Near Famous

What kind of people live and work in this place?

What kind of people live and work in this place?

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My Inquirer column today on Teodoro Agoncillo on his centenary.http://opinion.i...

My Inquirer column today on Teodoro Agoncillo on his centenary.
http://opinion.inquirer.net/40386/teodoro-a-agoncillo100


Teodoro A. Agoncillo@100
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WHEN PEOPLE ask about the story of Edsa, we have to go beyond People Power 1986 to a time when then Highway 54 was renamed from a bland generic to honor Epifanio de los Santos (1871-1928). When I asked why the longest road in Metro Manila was named after a historian and former National Library direc...

This photo was taken In 1984 when I crashed the birthday party of Marcela Agonci...

This photo was taken In 1984 when I crashed the birthday party of Marcela Agoncillo (daughter of THE Marcela Agoncillo who made the first Philippine flag). E. Aguilar Cruz (left) and Teodoro A. Agoncillo (right) took me under their wings and taught me to fly. Tomorrow, November 9, is centenary of Agoncillo's birth I remember and thank him for making me a historian.

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My Inquirer column today.http://opinion.inquirer.net/40268/dea...

My Inquirer column today.

http://opinion.inquirer.net/40268/death-by-poison


Death by poison?
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CONTRARY TO popular belief, teaching is not a one-way street. I learn a lot more from my students than they do from me. Students’ questions, comments and papers make me see things differently. Many years ago during a field trip to San Agustin, I pointed out Juan Luna’s niche in the crypt, moved on t...

Visited the Meguro Parasite Museum to see what is allegedly the longest tapeworm...

Visited the Meguro Parasite Museum to see what is allegedly the longest tapeworm taken from a human. This 8.8 meter monster was extracted from a Japanese woman. Now that makes me think twice about enjoying sushi and sashimi. The piece of string on the left gives visitors an idea of the length of the tapeworm preserved under glass.

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