Archive for January, 2007
Belated anniversaries - Rizal Day
As far as national heroes go, Jose Rizal was a strange choice. He was an eye doctor, a writer and a ladies’ man, and wanted no part of the violent uprising against Spanish rule that his writings helped bring about. It was his execution on December 30, 1896, however, that fanned the flame of the Philippine Revolution, which brought about the end of 300-odd years of Spanish rule.
As it turns out, Gat Jose Rizal spent a few months in Hong Kong, where he practiced his craft and managed to pick up a young woman. To commemorate the 110th anniversary of Rizal’s death, I put on my handy “Jose is My Hero” t-shirt (thank you, Andrea), and, with Grumpus as photographer, visited his Hong Kong hotspots.
Photos after the jump.
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