December 2011
186 posts
Diario de Filipinas: EXCLUSIVE: Colonial... →
indiohistorian:
If blogging entered the late 19th century Philippines, you’d probably encounter this. Imagine steampunk-ized internet. History unfolds once again as we end the year 2011, the 150th birth anniversary of Jose Rizal. There is also a last-days-of-Rizal trending on twitter. In a snap, we have been part of history once again.
diariodefilipinas:
Fort Santiago, Manila - where Dr....
EATAKU: Wendy's Relaunched in Japan Today with...... →
eataku:
The Foie Gras Rossini Burger!!
Yes, to mark their return to the Japanese market, the menu at today’s Wendy’s opening in the Ometsando fashion district of Tokyo had a burger with foie gras on it!
The price?
1280 yen, so at today’s exchange rate, that’s about $17.00!
They’re also…
I want to eat at Wendy’s later but probably go home disappointed because these burgers...
…I should like to see a Christmas celebration with a Christmas tree, but the...
– Jose Rizal to his Austrian friend Ferdinand Blumentritt, letter written at Berlin on December 24th, 1886
A die-hard scholar’s simple joys :) Merry Christmas guys! (via indiohistorian)
evebolt:
Check this out if you’re an artist :)