Ambeth R. Ocampo's Blog, page 2

From childhood I was forbidden to ride in red cars. A fortune teller warned my mother I would die in a red car.
Walking around Intramuros one day I spotted what is, perhaps,the only red car in the universe where I would be safe.



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Caught a glimpse of Banahaw peeking from clouds that obscured it. Climbing this magic mountain remains on my bucket list.



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The side doors of the 18th century Jesuit church of Guiuan are, in my opinion, prettier than the main doors.



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My Inquirer column today on some of the "cultural casualties" of the Second World War.
https://opinion.inquirer.net/185634/c...





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Crossing San Juanico bridge entering in Leyte and exiting at Samar. The “Bridge of Love” built by Ferdinand for Imelda Marcos has seen better days. It’s now one-way for safety.



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There is an old Spanish saying that in stealing, "one must steal threefoldL once for himself, once for his judge, and once to pay the penalty." Scammers in government know their history well.
My Inquirer column today is on the 'residencia' a judicial day of reckoning at the end of a government official's term. Should we bring back this old practice from the Spanish colonial period?
https://opinion.inquirer.net/185634/c...





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Ignore the three “aswangs ng kasaysayan” (Virgilio Almario’s term today) in the foreground, look at the historic Balangiga Bells in the background.
NHCP Chairman Ricky Jose and former Chairpersons: Maris Diokno and me.



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Screengrab from National Artist Virgilio Almario’s post from NAIA2 this morning.
Guess where the aswangs are flying to?



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Marcos Gold.
In 1977, the fifth anniversary of the Marcos New Society, a commemorative coin was made by the Franklin Mint, authorized by the Central Bank of the Philippines. It holds the record as the biggest Philippine coin. At P5,000 it is the highest value Philippine coin ever. Made from .90 gold and weighing 68.74 grams it is the heaviest Philippine gold coin.
When I was collecting coins in the late 1990's I bought these for P15,000 each. My father told me off? telling me that physical g...

You find familiar things while travelling in SEAsia. In Bangkok saw the Thai versions of our walis tambo and walis tingting. I am told that in some homes in the West these are hung in living rooms as wall decor or Asian accent pieces!



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