Ambeth R. Ocampo's Blog, page 238

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’
opinion.inquirer.net
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
opinion.inquirer.net
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.

I wonder if she merely posed with the bike. How can you ride a bike in that outf...

I wonder if she merely posed with the bike. How can you ride a bike in that outfit? When this photo was taken pious Filipinas were made to believe they would lose their virginity if they rode a bike or that they would get pregnant swimming in a public pool that had men in it.

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History 2

Recycling was already practiced in the past. What do you do with used coconut sh...

Recycling was already practiced in the past. What do you do with used coconut shell? Well, you can either burn them or turn them into a wonderful raft for river travel.

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History 2

http://www.rappler.com/nation/4847-pi...

http://www.rappler.com/nation/4847-pinoys-mourn-artist-anita-magsaysay-ho


Pinoys mourn artist Anita Magsaysay-Ho
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Called the doyenne of Philippine modernism, Anita Magsaysay-Ho would have turned 98 this month