Ambeth R. Ocampo's Blog, page 259

will be at the Anvil booth of the bookfair this afternoon from 4-6pm

will be at the Anvil booth of the bookfair this afternoon from 4-6pm

My Inquirer column today on the Cagayan stone tools.

My Inquirer column today on the Cagayan stone tools.


Stone-Age Philippines | Inquirer Opinion
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Then in his 80s, the late E. Arsenio Manuel held fort in the UP Anthropology Department, teaching a graduate class in Philippine Pre-History. He was hard of hearing and his eyesight had grown dim except for reading, and his students were bored witless. Although I was not enrolled in his class, I re...

Many people who follow this Fan Page are too young to remember the elegant, "THE...

Many people who follow this Fan Page are too young to remember the elegant, "THE ORIGINAL" Gretchen O. Cojuangco (on my left). This photo was taken 13 years ago in the lovely Paris home of the late Marietta Enriquez Guerrero de la Haye-Jousselin (standing on the right).


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Will be signing books at the Anvil Booth of the Manila International Bookfair in...

Will be signing books at the Anvil Booth of the Manila International Bookfair in MOA on Saturday afternoon. Will post exact time later.

Sometimes the Inquirer posts my column early like this one on anting-anting.

Sometimes the Inquirer posts my column early like this one on anting-anting.


'Anting-anting' | Inquirer Opinion
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While signing copies of my latest book "Chulalongkorn's Elephants" with my trademark green ink, I was surprised when someone handed me a freshly sharpened Mongol pencil and requested that I use it on his book. I got some odd requests for special messages then, but using the iconic yellow pencil was ...

LEONOR RIVERA trying to look pensive in a studio shot of her sailing to far-away...

LEONOR RIVERA trying to look pensive in a studio shot of her sailing to far-away lands in a cardboard boat. If only her fiance Rizal was wacky enough to be photographed this way we would see him in a different light.


History

Another pre-war studio portrait of a family in their Sunday best complete with l...

Another pre-war studio portrait of a family in their Sunday best complete with lifeless pets who are hard to photograph live.


History

Inquirer readers are familiar with his front-page byline or his black and white...

Inquirer readers are familiar with his front-page byline or his black and white mugshot in his column. Here is Amando Doronila in color.


Near Famous

Was pleasantly surprised that over 500 people came to the Ayala Museum lecture t...

Was pleasantly surprised that over 500 people came to the Ayala Museum lecture this afternoon. We had a UAAP game for competition but Queridas ni Rizal seemed the better option because there is no delayed telecast or replay :) Thank you and hope to see you in the November lecture!

One of my sister's bestselling cupcakes for children has the "Angry Bird." Trust...

One of my sister's bestselling cupcakes for children has the "Angry Bird." Trust the Pinoy to come up with something for adults. While waiting for the light to turn "green" at the corner of Makati avenue and Buendia last week a man crossed the street and I read this on his pink shirt.


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