Ambeth R. Ocampo's Blog, page 241

If we had a DOT before the war this charming stereoscopic image would probably b...

If we had a DOT before the war this charming stereoscopic image would probably be used in a poster with the tag-line "Its more fun in the Philippines."

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History 2

My Inquirer column today on pre-Spanish Pinoy beliefs in the Boxer codex.http:/...

My Inquirer column today on pre-Spanish Pinoy beliefs in the Boxer codex.
http://opinion.inquirer.net/27029/the-boxer-codex


The Boxer Codex
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Thousands are expected to perish if a great earthquake hits Manila because people live and work in high-rise buildings. A similar earthquake in the pre-Spanish Philippines would have caused little or no casualties because people lived in simpler homes, though coastal communities could be wiped out b...

Shortly before midnight, Tokyo time, I was working and felt a bit dizzy, like my...

Shortly before midnight, Tokyo time, I was working and felt a bit dizzy, like my head was spinning and I thought of calling it a day when I saw the lampshade moving in a circular direction. Mild earthquake. Didn't panic although Im on the top floor of a residential building. Just hope my books didn't fall off the shelves in my office.

Was pleasantly surprised to find a full classroom in my course on the Banknotes...

Was pleasantly surprised to find a full classroom in my course on the Banknotes of ASEAN at Sophia University. Nobody slept yet. Looks like we will have fun this Spring term.

This traditional fish-shape cake with mongo is available in Manila. My niece cal...

This traditional fish-shape cake with mongo is available in Manila. My niece calls them "Japanese cake." Proper eating is for men to start with the head while women begin from the tail.


Travel

I recognized the Lapu-lapu monument in Mactan on the cover of this charming Japa...

I recognized the Lapu-lapu monument in Mactan on the cover of this charming Japanese children's book entitled "My Mother is from Cebu."


Travel

After three misses, the Inquirer column is resurrected.http://opinion.inquirer....

After three misses, the Inquirer column is resurrected.
http://opinion.inquirer.net/26493/us-military-atrocities-abroad


US military atrocities abroad
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An insightful article in the March 26, 2012, issue of Newsweek reminded worldwide readers of the My Lai massacre in Vietnam on March 16, 1968, when American soldiers entered the village of My Lai and left it a few hours later with between 300 and 500 Vietnamese dead, most of them unarmed women, chil...

Before-and-After pictures today are used to sell beauty products and services. E...

Before-and-After pictures today are used to sell beauty products and services. Early in the 20thC photos like these were used to show how US Benevolent Assimilation "civilized" Filipinos.


History 2

Winter is hopefully over and temperature is expected to hit 21C today. Am visiti...

Winter is hopefully over and temperature is expected to hit 21C today. Am visiting the outskirts of the Imperial Palace this afternoon, one of the best sakura viewing points in Tokyo.


Travel

Tapos na ang Kwaresma puede na po tumawa! Saw this bus during Visita Iglesia in...

Tapos na ang Kwaresma puede na po tumawa! Saw this bus during Visita Iglesia in Tokyo. Im sure the Japanese meaning of "boso" isn't the same in Filipino.


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