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....
