Ambeth R. Ocampo's Blog, page 239

This sign in Tokyo made me homesick. Never thought I would see such a sign in Ja...

This sign in Tokyo made me homesick. Never thought I would see such a sign in Japan ever, but humans are the same anywhere. The hiragana I can read slowly but the picture says is more clearly, sa Filipino, Hoy! Bawal Umihi dito! By order."

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Travel

Six years ago I sat beside ANITA MAGSAYSAY-HO (1914-2012) during a Malacanang Pa...

Six years ago I sat beside ANITA MAGSAYSAY-HO (1914-2012) during a Malacanang Palace dinner, she asked me to lunch and sit for a pencil portrait. Not making time for her is one of the many regrets of my life


Near Famous

When historian Milagros Guerrero told us about her research on the "BBC" we thou...

When historian Milagros Guerrero told us about her research on the "BBC" we thought she meant the British Broadcasting Company. She was referring to the now defunct prewar Balintawak Beer Company.


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My Inquirer column today on Rizal and Pera padala.http://opinion.inquirer.net/...

My Inquirer column today on Rizal and Pera padala.

http://opinion.inquirer.net/28067/‘pera-padala’-and-world-sugar-prices


‘Pera padala’ and world sugar prices
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OVERSEAS Filipino workers keep our economy afloat with remittances to their relatives back here at home.

One of the panels that decorate the borders of the 18thC map of the Philippines...

One of the panels that decorate the borders of the 18thC map of the Philippines by the Jesuit Murillo Velarde, show what can be found in the islands: papaya, langka, white monkey, pygmy carabao and bats whose measurements wingtip to wingtip are the size of a child.


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Another Inquirer column today on Visayan Pirates in China.http://opinion.inqu...

Another Inquirer column today on Visayan Pirates in China.


http://opinion.inquirer.net/27939/visayan-pirates-in-china-part-2


Visayan pirates in China, Part 2
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When I was in school I heard about Chau Ju-kua (1170-1228) and read the portions of his two-volume work, “Chu-fan chi” (Description of Barbarous Peoples), which referred to pre-Spanish Philippines. Searching for him on the Internet recently made me see the many changes in contemporary Chinese orth...

They don't make stock certificates like they used to, these are pretty enough to...

They don't make stock certificates like they used to, these are pretty enough to be framed and hung, they can be found on ebay or antique shops today.


History 2

This Tokyo fast food joint would be a hit in the Philippines, but maybe it shoul...

This Tokyo fast food joint would be a hit in the Philippines, but maybe it should be renamed "Takau." :)


Travel

Just experienced another Tokyo earthquake. This was longer than the last one, st...

Just experienced another Tokyo earthquake. This was longer than the last one, stronger too at 5.9. Circular motion that makes you dizzy but nothing falls off the shelves. Now I remember all the warnings from people told me not to go to Japan :)

Mark Twain is always associated with Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn. It is not...

Mark Twain is always associated with Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn. It is not well known that he commented on the issues of his day, he opposed the annexation of the Philippines by the US that led to the Philippine-American War.


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