Ambeth R. Ocampo's Blog, page 31

Went through a pile of old magazines for sale at the Bayanihan Collectors Club event this morning

Went through a pile of old magazines for sale at the Bayanihan Collectors Club event this morning. The trove obviously came from a “Vilmanian.”Not a single Nora Aunor cover in sight.
This one from October 1972 asked if Vilma was the Number 1 Star at the time. She played her cards right, winning elected office and now promoting her two sons (the younger was my student) for the same.



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In my favorite Binondo coffee shop: Apologue on Benavides street

In my favorite Binondo coffee shop: Apologue on Benavides street. Freud sleeping out a rainy day at home.
Bonus is a photo exhibit of my friend Anson Yu.



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Freud visited the newly opened gallery that displays The Treasures of the National Library

Freud visited the newly opened gallery that displays The Treasures of the National Library. He is seated by the Rizal section where the original manuscripts of: Noli me tangere, El Filibuterismo, and Ultimo Adios are presented in glass cases. This project initiated and completed under the term of current National Library Director Cesar Gilbert Q. Adriano. Exhibit curated by Xiao Chua.



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On average 3,000 people drown in the Philippines every year

On average 3,000 people drown in the Philippines every year. Shouldn't numbers be lower in an archipelagic country? We have forgotten much of our maritime heritage, topic of my Inquirer column today.
https://opinion.inquirer.net/177284/o...



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My students endured a challenging midterm exam today

My students endured a challenging midterm exam today. Many felt they might not make the 75 percent passing mark yet they were all smiles and asked for photos. I teach them not to be discouraged, but to choose their battles, and fight another day, better prepared.



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My Inquirer column today on early Philippines-Indonesia relations that hit me in the Museum Bahari, Jakarta

My Inquirer column today on early Philippines-Indonesia relations that hit me in the Museum Bahari, Jakarta.
https://opinion.inquirer.net/177227/e...



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Congratulations to my friend Xiao Chua who makes history public

Congratulations to my friend Xiao Chua who makes history public.


Ladies and gentlemen, we are proud to present to you the honorees of the inaugural 2024 Ten Outstanding Young Filipino Influencers.

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Tempus fugit time really flies

Tempus fugit time really flies.
The Doreen G. Fernandez Food Writing Award has been around over two decades and am glad to taste and savour the winning entries from 2013-2022 compiled in these two wonderful volumes published by Marily Orosa’s Studio 5.



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Unfortunately, this is not the legendary Marcos Gold

Unfortunately, this is not the legendary Marcos Gold. Neither is it the fabled Yamashita gold. This is a mock up of the gold bars in the reserves of the Central Bank of Indonesia. Forgot Freud in the bag check counter of the Bank Indonesia Museum. He was upset.



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Philippines-Indonesia Historical connections on cannons

Philippines-Indonesia Historical connections on cannons.
Last Sunday, I delivered a lecture at the Maritime Museum (Museum Bahari) Jakarta. I kick myself for missing this museum on previous visits because it is situated in an 18th century Dutch East India Company warehouse off the tourist and shopping areas.
I found many connections to the Philippines here like Magellan, Ibn Batuta and the Galleon Trade. When I saw cannons marked with "VOC" the initials of Vereenigde Oostindische Comp...