Ambeth R. Ocampo's Blog, page 234

This is what the granite marker by the main door of Sta. Cruz church looked like...

This is what the granite marker by the main door of Sta. Cruz church looked like after I cleaned it. You don't need to be a historian or a heritage advocate to know it is old and possibly important yet it has remained neglected and exposed to the elements for centuries. Can someone confirm if its still there and what state its in?

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History 2

No column today. Two nights in a row I stayed up watching the impeachment trial...

No column today. Two nights in a row I stayed up watching the impeachment trial impressed and frightened by Conchita Carpio Morales.

Three decades ago I washed this 18th century granite memorial slab in front of S...

Three decades ago I washed this 18th century granite memorial slab in front of Santa Cruz Church in Manila to make it more legible. I couldn't make out the text then and hope that it is still there and is not another historical marker eroded by those who walk all over it.


History 2

Spent Mother's Day with new friends Jun and Ayako. We walked in a bamboo forest,...

Spent Mother's Day with new friends Jun and Ayako. We walked in a bamboo forest, washed our money in a cave, sampled local food and ended up gazing at the Great Buddha of Kamakura that I had previously known only from pictures.


Travel

My mother looked like a woman out of an Amorsolo painting. Thats why she was hir...

My mother looked like a woman out of an Amorsolo painting. Thats why she was hired by the Philippine Travel Bureau to welcome tourists to the country. Happy Mother's Day!


History 2

Im curious to know if the place was closed because it was a Sunday or because th...

Im curious to know if the place was closed because it was a Sunday or because they were caught selling old sandwiches.


Travel

Related to my column today how food culture in Japan is also changing.http://ww...

Related to my column today how food culture in Japan is also changing.
http://www.asiaone.com/News/AsiaOne+News/Asia/Story/A1Story20120503-343593.html


More Japanese shunning traditional diet, table manners
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The trend was confirmed in a study by Tokyo Gas Co.'s Urban Life Research Institute. -Yomiuri Shimbun/ANN

My Inquirer column today in food from my childhood.http://opinion.inquirer.net...

My Inquirer column today in food from my childhood.

http://opinion.inquirer.net/28461/‘hitong-imelda’-vs-‘hitong-candaba’


‘Hitong Imelda’ vs ‘hitong Candaba’
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There is a growing appreciation these days for traditional food and cooking. Palates grown stale and lazy because of “fast food” now look forward to “slow food.” In time, I hope, Filipinos will rediscover their roots from the food they eat.

Filipinos today beat the summer heat by going indoors where there is aircon or l...

Filipinos today beat the summer heat by going indoors where there is aircon or lie in the beach with almost nothing on but sunscreen. A century earlier, Pinoys enjoyed summer in the shade by a cool bubbling brook--fully clothed with hats and parasol.

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History 2

My Inquirer column today on Sigmund Freud as a collector of antiques.http://op...

My Inquirer column today on Sigmund Freud as a collector of antiques.

http://opinion.inquirer.net/28335/oral-anal-genital


Oral, anal, genital
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Sigmund Freud is often associated with a psychoanalyst’s leather couch. Now I know better after dipping into the multi-volume compilation of his writings.