“How long, O Catiline, will you abuse our patience? And for how long will that madness of yours mock us? To what end will your unbridled audacity hurl itself?”
- Cicero (January 3, 106 BC – December 18, 43 BC)
In this map of the Philippines under the United States printed in the year 1900, “Bajo de Masinloc” or Scarborough Shoal/Panatag Shoal is clearly seen as part of the maritime jurisdiction of the Philippines.
At the time, Qing Dynasty’s territories have been diminished due to the expanding imperialism of European powers in mainland China. If China would appeal to history, what period in the timeline would they choose? Of course the period when they had extensive domain (Yuan dynasty perhaps?)
But then, they have to claim Mongolia, parts of Russia, the whole Korean peninsula, Vietnam, etc. etc. to be consistent. You see how absurd their claims are on Panatag Shoal and Kalayaan Islands?
POETS.org: April 28th Letter No. Seven (Vincent Van Gogh, 1876)
VINCENT VAN GOGH to Theo Van Gogh, April 28, 1876
Dear Theo,
Now I am going to tell you about a walk we took yesterday. It was to an inlet of the sea, and the road thither led through fields of young corn and along hedges of hawthorn, etc.
Arriving there, we saw to our left a high steep ridge of sand and stone as tall as a two-storey house. On the top of it were old, gnarled hawthorn bushes, whose black and grey moss-grown stems and branches were all bent to one side by the wind; there were also a few elder bushes.
The ground on which we walked was covered all over with big grey stones, chalk and shells.
To the right lay the sea, as calm as a pond and reflecting the light of the transparent grey sky where the sun was setting.
The tide was out and the water very low.
Your loving brother,
Vincent
I’ve watched this many times already and I still couldn’t stop laughing. I wonder what she is saying? This is really a weird commercial for a household cleaning product. Japanese commercials are really amusing.
(Source: jpcmhdv2)
In truth, there was only one Christian, and He died on the cross.
— Friedrich Nietzsche, German philosopher (1844-1900)
“I’ve done some difficult things in my life as a journalist, but this is must be one of the most remarkable things I have ever done in my life….This is just wonderful.”
- Charlie Bird, Irish journalist and broadcaster
