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Walking around the Chiang Mai Botanical garden I spotted this sign for non-Asian...

Walking around the Chiang Mai Botanical garden I spotted this sign for non-Asian tourists who are silly to think or even attempt to provoke a carabao :)

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My Ayala Museum lecture coming up on December 3, this was the review for the fir...

My Ayala Museum lecture coming up on December 3, this was the review for the first of the "History Comes Alive" series. Definitely not sugar-coated and am glad she was entertained. :)


Unsugarcoated Reviews: Ambeth Ocampo's "Mukhang Pera" Lecture at the Ayala Museum
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The young Fernando Amorsolo poses in his studio with his nude Caucasian models....

The young Fernando Amorsolo poses in his studio with his nude Caucasian models. He is best known for paintings of pastoral scenes of rice planting with sun-burned maidens and carabaos that seem to smile, but he painted many nudes from life.


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After 12 hours of travelling Im finally settled in my wonderful hotel in Chiang...

After 12 hours of travelling Im finally settled in my wonderful hotel in Chiang Mai, no floods here. Will post new pix tomorrow, have to rest first.

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In search of the 'Russian Mountain' | Inquirer Opinion
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People who have taken the trouble to go beyond "Noli," "Fili," and "Ultimo Adios" will discover that Rizal's letters can provide hours of fun. These were originally compiled under the direction of Teodoro M. Kalaw in the 1930s as part of a series called "Documentos de la biblioteca nacional de Fili...

TRES CHIC was a salon in downtown Manila that had a competitor named "Cuatro Chi...

TRES CHIC was a salon in downtown Manila that had a competitor named "Cuatro Chic." This salon tucked away in a Makati sidestreet probably competes with "Cheek" and "Sheikh"


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My Inquirer column today on Rizal's nephews and nieces.

My Inquirer column today on Rizal's nephews and nieces.


Rizal as teacher and pupil | Inquirer Opinion
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Last weekend I accompanied the Reading Association of the Philippines on a pilgrimage to Dapitan. Since most of the members were teachers, I advised them to soak in the atmosphere of the place and appreciate being able to literally tread the ground Jose Rizal walked on during his exile there from 18...

See you in the Ayala Museum on December 3 Saturday @3pm my last Rizal lecture fo...

See you in the Ayala Museum on December 3 Saturday @3pm my last Rizal lecture for the year.


Wall Photos

Dapitan, Rizal's place of exile from 1892-1896, is kept clean by those who vener...

Dapitan, Rizal's place of exile from 1892-1896, is kept clean by those who venerate him as National Hero and God. I spotted them once strolling about in Old Testament attire and they were kind enough to pose with me for a souvenir photo. Was flattered that some of them knew me from my book "Rizal Without the Overcoat."


History

Last year Dapitan City erected an imposing gilded tableau commemorating Rizal's...

Last year Dapitan City erected an imposing gilded tableau commemorating Rizal's arrival in his place of exile in 1892, but after spending Peoples Money to erect a monument on Public land, the people for whom this was built cannot get too close :) In Manila the Rizal Monument built from public subscription and erected on public land requires permission from Park authorities if you use anything larger or complicated than a point-and-shoot camera.


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