HUMANITIES: A Travelogue in Art from Paleolithic to Postmodernism (Part 1)
A Travelogue in Art: From Paleolithic to Postmodernism (Part 1)"We know from records how art developed and influenced man and his society throughout history, but we can only surmise today at its role...
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The Haunting TreeWon't you stop as you did when I was alive?Dr Abe V RotorDead Camphor Tree, UST ManilaThe Haunting TreeI am dead.Won't you stop as you did when I was alive?Where is the gentle wind?...
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Zeus in children's imaginationDr Abe V Rotor Author with grandchildren before Zeus in Bronze, Disneyland Hong Kong 2017The most powerful ancient god, his throne on Mt Olympus,He is Jupiter to the...
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Convergence in NatureDr Abe V RotorConvergence in Nature, detail of painting by AV Rotor 2017To see the world in every living tree,And Heaven in dawn’s solemnity; Hold infinity in birds flying freeAnd...
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"When the world wearies and society fails to satisfy, there is always the garden."– Minnie AumonierDr Abe V RotorScenes of the garden appear like a natural curtain, cool and soothing to our senses...
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Where have all the gardens gone? "Little deeds of kindness, little words of love, Make our earth an Eden like the heaven above."- Julia A. Carney, Little Things. (Originally "make this pleasant earth...
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LIVING WITH NATURE CENTERSan Vicente Botanical Garden SeriesSan Vicente, Ilocos SurEnigmatic Mayana (Coleus blumei):Ornamental plant and folkloric medicine “There’s a popular saying among doctors:...
View ArticleSuccess comes with old age. Take it from these famous people
Success comes with old age. Take it from these famous people "You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream." - GS LewisOrganized and compiled by Abe V Rotor1. Michelangelo designed...
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More and More People are Going for Natural FoodStand up healthy and strong against the corona virus. Built-in resistance and immunity is the best defence, meantime an effective vaccine is being...
View ArticleAllergy and Environment: Insights from the Writings of Arturo B. Rotor MD,...
Allergy and Environment: Insights from the Writings of Arturo B. Rotor MD, First Filipino AllergistGlobal Warming and Climate Change increase incidence of Asthma and Allergy cases around the world....
View ArticlePSAAI: Meteorology and Allergy (Convention of Philippine Society of Allergy,...
Meteorology and Allergy Response to the lecture of Mr Nathaniel “Mang Tani” Cruz,GMA resident meteorologist 17th Biennial Convention, Philippine Society of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology, September 4,...
View ArticlePSAAI: Global Allergy Epidemic Looms
PSAAI: Global Allergy Epidemic Looms Response delivered by Abercio Valdez Rotor, Ph.D., on the 13th Biennial Convention, and 40th (Ruby) anniversary of the Philippine Society of Allergy, Asthma and...
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Ulirang Ama 2019DR ABERCIO V ROTOR & PM GENERAL GUILLERMO ELEAZARHi! This was taken during the Ulirang Ama Awarding last June 16 held at The Manila Hotel. My grandpa, Dr. Abercio Rotor, was one of...
View ArticleAutumn Tree in the Tropics - Talisay (Terminalia catappa)
San Vicente Botanical Garden Series Talisay (Terminalia catappa) - Autumn Tree in the TropicsDr Abe V Rotor Autumnal equinox* sun through a reddening leaf,measure of three quarters of the year gone;so...
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Ecology of an Old PondDr Abe V RotorLiving with Nature - School on BlogFarm pond in summer painting by AVR A pond as a transient environment.Like a stream, river, or lake, a pond is surrounded by a...
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Spider on the Wall Dr Abe V Rotor In my room one peaceful evening came a spider.Welcome, gladly I said, as it paused for a momenton drawings on the wall my grand children made,its legs tapping a...
View ArticleTalisay tree signals the coming of Amihan*
Talisay tree signals the coming of Amihan Dr Abe V RotorLiving with Nature School on Blog Talisay (Terminalia catappa), also known as umbrella tree is deciduous, which explains why at certain times of...
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Learning to Walk with NatureDr Abe V RotorLiving with Nature School on Blog [avrotor.blogspot.com] What first lesson a child must have -not the i-phone, the television,not the computer,...
View ArticleScenarios of Change under the New Normal (Article in Progress)
Scenarios of Change under the New NormalThe coronavirus pandemic has stepped on the brake against our fast and chartless living and way of life. Abercio V. Rotor Ph.D.The theme of the 18th biennial...
View ArticleEmptiness at Sundown - a Challenge
Emptiness at Sundown - a Challenge"Wonder how Rodin created from bare rock The Great Thinker."avrDr Abe V RotorSunset, Lemery Batangas, 2018How can I be romantic when the world is sad and lonely,...
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