Dear mouse, This page requires a higher version browser This is the video from the photos of the house of Dr. JOSE RIZAL in Calamba, Laguna taken by Architect Cesar Aljama. My blog about the Green House of Rizal and the mansion of George Washington was visited by no less that Dr. Ambeth Ocampo of [...]
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The Green House of Jose Rizal and the Mansion of George Washington
Dear mouse, Today, June 19 is the birthday of Jose Rizal and he must be seeing red to see his ancestral house painted green. I am not referring to the green house where plants are grown; I am referring to Jose Rizal‘s home where he was born. Silly. This is Jose Rizal’s home which is [...]
JOSE RIZAL, the Belen and his Christmas celebrations
Dear mouse, I have written several blogs back that if ever there is a first Filipino blogger, it was JOSE RIZAL, our national hero. He wrote diaries and letters which described what was life during his time. This letter to his friend Ferdinand Blumentritt gives us insights on how he celebrated Christmas as an overseas [...]
Dr. Jose Rizal “blogged” about San Francisco
Dear mouse, Today is the 111th death anniversary of Dr. Jose Rizal, our national hero. Jose Rizal was not only the first OFW, he was the first blogger. Read his experience in his travel to the US particularly in San Francisco. Notice how he criticized the US Customs. Rizal was among the heroes who were [...]
Jose Rizal’s heir-was it a a son or a daughter?
Dear mouse, From the letters written by Jose Rizal, we can glean not only his character but also about his live-in relationship with Josephine Bracken. Philippine Commentary discussed the mysterious miscarriage of Rizal’s live-in partner by publishing Rizal’s letter to his mother. 12 March 1896 Mrs. Teodora Alonso My Very Dear Mother, Miss B. thanks [...]
