Jose Rizal Was The Quintessential Valentino :)

To those who may not know this, Jose P. Rizal, the national hero of the Philippines, had quite a reputation in history as a ladies' man. For so many years, historians and the ordinary local folks allude to this knowledge and many attempts to go deep into the matter have been made.

I thought it fitting to link to this article, in time for Valentines Day. This is paying homage to Valentines c

elebration and recognizing the capacity of the quintessential Filipino lover, Jose P. Rizal, to charm the ladies even if he was not really known to be drop-dead handsome. Filipino men, maybe you should learn from Rizal in this department as well. Go to this link.

Heartbreak Marred Rizal's Life

A lot of lessons to be learned from this article written by Bryan Anthony Paraiso for the Inquirer. For one, Rizal was not kiss-and-tell (a big fault of many Filipino men - I know this for a fact because I work in a field that is filled with men, hahah), he recognized his limits, and he treated the women with a gentlemanly demeanor that is pretty much rare to find now.

Even in the subject of love, there are many things to learn from our national hero. :)

Happy Valentines Day y'all!