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Things that make you go Hmmm….

This is a short post.

I came across this article while I was writing my blog about Rizal’s beach house in Dapitan, Zamboanga del Norte. Might I interest you in a good laugh or an intriguing tongue-in-cheek possibility?

You decide if it was just lost in translation. Sorry, I couldn’t resist…

An entry discovered on Jose Rizal’s diary written in either Tagalog or Spanish, 1 MAY to 16 JUNE 1882

[Aboard the Salvadora] 2nd day of my sailing — [Thursday] — 4 May

“A Spanish gentleman is traveling with us. He has a beard, eye-glasses, and wrinkled brow; he is tall, well dressed, and uncommunicative. Now and then he speaks to me. Despite his look, he is charming to me.”

I’m conflicted. Should this be funny? Hmmmm….

Hmmmm….

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October 21, 2008 - Posted by | Jose Rizal, Salvadora, Tagalog, things that make you go hmmm.

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