Ambeth R. Ocampo's Blog, page 51

Freud was in one of the side chapels of San Agustin Church, Intramuros this afternoon, and asked to be set on a "Palmesel" or "P...

Freud was in one of the side chapels of San Agustin Church, Intramuros this afternoon, and asked to be set on a "Palmesel" or "Palm Donkey."
In some places in medieval Europe an image of Jesus Christ, on an a donkey, was paraded on Palm Sunday to mark his triumphal entry into Jerusalem. In the Philippines we are more concerned with "plasmas" so the poor donkey wasn't set up in the cloister together with the other religious images on carriages for Holy Week processions.



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No Rest for the Wicked. Thursday morning, delivered the Opening Keynote [Left, Photo by Bernie] at the First International ...

No Rest for the Wicked.
Thursday morning, delivered the Opening Keynote [Left, Photo by Bernie] at the First International Conference on Kapampangan Cuisine and Food Tourism at Holy Angel University. Friday morning, delivered a lecture on Philippine Presidents followed by an open forum with Leni Robredo [Right] at the College of St. Benilde, DLSU System.
My Inquirer column today, drawn from the opening keynote is on finding and reading identity from recipe books. Click on the link for ...

Great Libraries of the World. With the closure of the Great Reading Room in the old British Library, the next best thing is the...

Great Libraries of the World.
With the closure of the Great Reading Room in the old British Library, the next best thing is the dome of the main reading room in the Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. It looks wonderful to research here, but unfortunately the Filipiniana primary sources I need are in a more austere reading room in the nearby Madison Building.



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While women are said to carry half the world, their voice is seldom heard in HIS-tory because most Philippine history is recorde...

While women are said to carry half the world, their voice is seldom heard in HIS-tory because most Philippine history is recorded or written by men.
My Inquirer column today is on the earliest recorded travel account of the Philippines by a woman named Ana d'Almeida published in 1863. Click the link to access the column
https://opinion.inquirer.net/172170/w...



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When in the National Gallery of Singapore, I always visit the Philippine works in their retelling of Southeast Asian History. On...

When in the National Gallery of Singapore, I always visit the Philippine works in their retelling of Southeast Asian History. One wall in one hall is most relevant to me. It is where I feel at home even when abroad. From left to right: Juan Luna’s “El Violinista (on loan from Lopez Myseum), Felix Resurreccion Hidalgo’s “La Banca” (on loan from Eleuterio Pascual Estate), two versions of Luna’s “Espana y Filipinas” (left NGS collection, right on loan from Lopez Museum), finally a copy of Luna’s po...

Contrary to popular belief, even Ambeth Ocampo needs a pat on the back every now and then. Thank you Ateneo de Manila University...

Contrary to popular belief, even Ambeth Ocampo needs a pat on the back every now and then. Thank you Ateneo de Manila University for appreciating the work I do in classroom teaching and Public History.



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Contrary to popular belief, even Ambeth Ocampo needs a pat on the back every now and then. Thank you to the Ateneo de Manila Uni...

Contrary to popular belief, even Ambeth Ocampo needs a pat on the back every now and then. Thank you to the Ateneo de Manila University for appreciating the work I do in classroom teaching and Public History.



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17thC Manila

One of the highlights of the Manila Galleon show at the ACM (Asian Civilisations Museum) Singapore is this 17thC "baul" or wood chest loaned from Puebla, Mexico. Painted on the lid is one of the earliest depictions of Manila both Intramuros and the area outside the walls or extra-muros. My apologies for the shaky amateur video.



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Na-budol is the word. Will be using my new pen to sign books at the Philippine Bookfair next month.

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If you are in Angeles, Pampanga on Thursday March 21.
I will deliver the opening keynote in a two-day International Conference on Kapampangan Cuisine that has a stellar cast of speakers. I will also be launching a small book, actually my BA thesis from the last century, as "Manyaman: Food in Pampango Culture."

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