Here’s an interesting Rizal story you don’t hear everyday. When my former company asked me to go to Germany, I was told that I’m staying in Walldorf. Too bad I said, I wish it was Heidelberg (also in the southwestern part). Jose Rizal studied and lived here. Heidelberg is about 20 to 30 minutes ride […]
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The good thing about Hong Kong is that it’s just a two hours flight from Manila — and they don’t require a visa. You can grab round trip tickets on line for dirt cheap prices. Thanks to budget airlines. There’s a huge Filipino community here. Never had problem finding my way around because there’s a […]
I’ve been wanting to see the historical places here where Filipino patriots spent time during their exile. I have no plans other than seeing these places. Well, maybe eat in a fancy resto, dine in class and sip some high grade wine – but that’sa a dream. That’s not going to happen. Budget is not […]
The long and cold educational field trip in Wilhelmseld for me ironically, ended here, in Luneta, in some forgotten ground that no one bother to see except bums and underage student lovers. This fountain was in Wilhelmsfeld until the Germans thought it a good idea to bring it here in the 60’s as a gift. […]
The Hill Town I woke up around 5 in the morning, ate my usual breakfast and headed straight out to catch the earliest bus to Wilhemsfeld (pronounced ‘V’ilhemsfeld) the town where Rizal wrote the last chapters of his Noli. The importance of this town is monumental in our history. Here he found the inspiration to […]
This long, old and narrow town along the great river Neckar is a living museum in itself. I would walk aimlessly around exploring the town without minding where I’ll end up. This time I found myself in the town’s old bridge. They call it alte brücke, the old bridge, the most beautiful of all bridges in […]
Balayan Church The church with its red brick bell tower is an impressive baroque. The interior is worth a look because it has structurally remained intact (although the modern paintings & murals are a bit out of place). Declared a National Cultural Treasure because its construction was supervised by Filipinos. A rare achievement in the 18th […]
Media’s going loco over Rizal’s 150th birthday. The last time we had something similar to this was during the centennial. I think this is good. Rizal is Rizal. Who doesn’t recognize the name. It’s everywhere. His life message is what we need to bring closer to our young people. — I’ll never forget reading Leon […]
It’s amazing how time flies isn’t it? The Calamba native, considered as the greatest Filipino hero of all, will be celebrating his 150th birthday. Actually, we’ll be the ones commemorating since his long been gone. Aside from his career as a writer for the “propaganda” we seem to have forgotten his other side. He had […]
Morong Moro Its surprising how provinicial some towns are even if they’re just a few kilometers away from the capital. Morong in Rizal is one such town. I came to see the town to visit its famed San Geronimo church but ended up wandering around for awhile. The entire province was once called the province […]
Right across the monument of Jose Rizal is a simple memorial dedicated to the Masons. Yes, that secretive group that has been source of countless rumors and conspiracy theories. Some even go as far as accuse these men of satanic worship. I couldn’t say if they do or don’t. Quijano de Manila once said, “there’s […]
I’ve been around the country and I’ve yet to see a municipio or a city hall without a Rizal monument. Is there a law instructing all local government to have one? I’ve seen some odd ones, some really old ones (early 1900’s), some neglected and some that doesn’t even look like the hero – but […]
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