NOW LET'S PLAY A LITTLE GAME...
WHAT ON EARTH...?To commemorate the non-event that was EDSA 1986 and the even more pathetic non-event that was this morning's pseudo coup d'etat, I shall proudly ignore them both. Instead, allow me to invite you all to play a little game once again. And the game is called: "What on earth is this?" Just last week, as I was walking on United Nations Avenue in Ermita, I happened to find this limestone and brick structure that looked like a postbox from the Flintstones cartoons at the corner of MH del Pilar. Now for the life of me, I can't figure out what it is. It's made of adobe and brick, so I guess it must date to the Spanish period and the days before cement construction technology. But what was it used for? Methinks it might be a marker for distance. Unfortunately, I don't know how far it is from Manila Cathedral (the Kilometer Zero of the Philippines before it was switched to the Rizal monument in Luneta during the Commonwealth era) so I can't be certain about it's purpose. Anyone out there have any ideas or thoughts on this?
posted by carlosceldran @ 2:10 PM
17 Comments:
Was EDSA 1986 a non-event???! Can you elaborate?
I really need to join one of your tours! ;-)
Now this can be fun...my husband said it can be a marker (i.e. here stands inaugurated etc. etc.), me thinks it's probably a cig butt receptacle, dog pee stand, reincarnation of a jukebox from the Flinstones period, can be a mailbox yes or a sidewalk monument
wow. that looks like a tombstone.
i say parking meter from another era
Some alien spying device that fell down from the sky which aged with the light years it took to reach here. :P
On the mystery object: It's art. It doesnt have to have a purpose except to be. :-D
On the 'ignore' thing: Im with you. Let's all ignore these clowns. Let's shun the government and those even worse clowns who want to take over from those in government.
" The Conquistadors bury another brick in the wall"...Hello ? People power my ass ! Looked more to me like a bunch of birds being led to the slaughterhouse...Anyways, it was such a fun time as well because school was cancelled for a month, it was a dream come true for me cause I just hated highschool...What the hell did they teach you in RISD anyways ? I recommend that you read the Art of War, cartoon version is nice...then if you like, re-write it as The Art of Peace.
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Correction... Edsa '86 was in grade school ? Edsa '89 was in Highschool ?...I remember living it up in the Philippine Plaza...all expense paid suite by my Government, GOD BLESS CANADA !!!I will never forget the kids who risked their lives so that they could party with us in the lounge one evening. It was one of the most fantastic parties I ever attended in my whole life ! One talented singer after the other...F-A-B-U-L-O-U-S !
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sorry, I am an EDSA 1986 veteran.
only people who did not live through the dictatorship would belittle EDSA 1986.
Urbano,
I was on EDSA I too. And you are right. I wont belittle the event, I will belittle what has been done after it. Sadly, we did not use the event to make paradigm changes at all. It was the same horse with only another name.
Sidney,
Although I do believe that 1986 was an extraordinary event, it seems that all we learned from it was that mob rule is the ONLY way to go to make changes in society. Besides, 1986 was not revolution all. It was a regression. Cory used the event to return the Philippines back to the oligarchy and theocracy of the early 20th century. GMA should jail her ass.
Carlos, check out what Solita Monsod wrote in her column in Saturday's Inquirer. She gives EDSA 1 its proper honor as a major event in Philippine history without ignoring subsequent events. One of the most sober reflections so far.
Lali
sorry, I am an EDSA 1986 veteran.
only people who did not live through the dictatorship would belittle EDSA 1986.
Honeychild, I am a Martial Law baby and I had a safe childhood because of it. I too fought with my parents because in my school they brainwashed us with people power which is highly illegal ! Life changed when the bombs starting going off, kids were being kidnapped and their brains fucked up by shabu. Don't talk to me about dictatorship because if I had my way I would order the public hangings of all the murderers and shabu manufacturers in the center of Rizal park. You are a veteran of Edsa, well where did that empowerment get you and what the hell did you do to my beautiful childhood home ? Enough about the past finger pointing, what are you going to do to fix the problem because the whole shit-house is rapidly rotting to the core. Children's brains are being poisoned by the pollution, the food and T.V., that is child abuse my friend ! An eye for an eye makes the whole world blind so stop bitching and start renovating the damage that you contributed to !
Rainbows !
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The unknown object could be a forgotten Santo Nino shrine or some other religious cubicle. You see them in the provinces, stuck on the side of the road, with some Santa and a few flowers and a barangay's commemoration marker.
Hi carlos, I live in ermita hence, I see that quasi-monument jutting out of UN like a sore thumb everytime I go home from my quiapo dvd fix.
isn't that thing a sort of fire hydrant that has been bastardize with concrete? or a base for a lampost??
are there old photos to confirm this?
Perhaps, a marker for the Yamashita gold??
Not even the Marcoses and their cronies will consider Edsa a non-event.
when i saw the picture, i thought it's a urinal.
Mr. Celdran, around 2:00Pm of April 10, 2006, I saw this mark too, right on the corner of the M.H Del Pilar and the UN Avenue streets. It is particularly located on the southwest part of the Intersection area. I do believe this marker represents distance from Intramuros, Pasig river or Manila Bay. It is symbolic to the Spanish Colonization. There is a writing "Mark" also on the marker. I observed its structure, and confirmed that it is a marker as old as Intramuros. Theoretically, There is another Purpose, It may also be a model of a Spanish house in the Philippines. So, The reason why they build this is for distance and models of Spanish Houses during the Colonization. This marker is an ancestor of our "1 kilometer" simple markers. pls. react to this. To Mr. Carlos Celdran, from your dear friend Kyle. P.S. These are only theories.
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