Dr. Jaime C. Laya
Pinoy Millennials and Generation Zs on the world stage
August 10, 2024 7:17 am
They are following in the footsteps of pre-war and Baby Boomers who performed classical opera lead roles in Milan’s La Scala, Venice’s Teatro la Fenice, New York’s Metropolitan Opera, and other world stages.
Treasure troves
June 02, 2024 10:02 pm
There are two ongoing must-see exhibits, one in Makati and the other in Antipolo. The former is at the Ayala Museum, of pre-Hispanic gold jewelry and the latter, at the Pinto Art Museum, of objects related to the Manila-Acapulco Galleon Trade and contemporary art works it has inspired.
One-way spice route, no counterflow (A)
April 08, 2024 2:28 am
Meals with patis and bagoong, with dishes cooked with tanglad and kamias have always been enough to make us slurp and burp. Europeans are different. Whereas we have kesong puti, they have hundreds of cheese varieties, some of which stink. They also like herbs, with capers, basil, oregano, sage, thyme, and lots more. It was extreme in the 1400s and 1500s when they discovered spices from the exotic east, that cinnamon, cloves, etc. not only enhanced taste but also delayed food spoilage.
Tempest in the pulpit (C)
March 31, 2024 4:10 pm
Whoever it was who stole and/or sold pulpit panels, paintings, gold, silver, and ivory objects, and other valuables of Boljoon church ignored as worthless the documents and parish records in cabinets and bookcases. These are mainly lists of baptisms, marriages, and deaths. The earliest are in records of baptism in pigskin-bound books dating back to 1793. Earlier lists were evidently destroyed in 1782 when the town, including the church, was burned by slave raiders from Mindanao.
Tempest in the pulpit (B)
March 24, 2024 10:39 pm
Eager Buyers and Enthusiastic Sellers. It is easy enough to tell if an image, piece of furniture, relieve, textile, or other object came from a church. Size and type are giveaways. Without identifying marks, measurements, or photographs, however, it is often impossible to match a missing object and something in a collector’s home.