Classic Pics Part 3

Classic Pics Part 2

here are some more pics

Here are vintage pics from 1940s to 1960s

Part 4 Birthday pics of our Octogenarian Grandma

Its a simple celebration of an octogenarian!

Part 3 Birthday pics of Our Octogenarian Grandma

Part 2 Birthday pics of Octogenarian

Here are the pics of our grandma and our relatives during her birthday last June 2009

Hope you like the simple celebration of an octogenarian grandma Demetria

My First Hosting Of Foreign Tourist

I have my experience of hosting a foreign tourist last July 10, 2009 when Derek Imai, a Canadian of Japanese descent with his daughter Abe pays us a visit to travel and wander around the Philippines' marvels and to visit Abe's playmate in Baguio City. They arrived at 5:30 pm but still look enthusiastic to roam around and see places. Abe after a while of rest, quickly ran outside to play with kids and ride a bike. She is friendly and can easily adjust to her environment while Derek go around and talk to our neighbors, getting to know each other and learn something from them. Both of them are outgoing, friendly and felt at home with their new environment. When its already late, they went inside and I talk with them and and kids in after awhile dinner is served with rice, noodles, fish. They like it since they eat the same food back in Canada. At 9pm, Abe went to sleep first while I chat with Derek about Canada, the current events in the country, and any interesting things about sports and entertainment while we watch tv a comedy show Bubble Gang, Philippines' most hilarious and longest running comedy show. I showed him the photo album of our family and tell them a short description of it. It's already midnight when we slept. The next day its raining hard so Abe with her playmates stay inside and chat but Abe wonder why they stay outside when kids back in Canada go and play outside when its raining. I explained to her that parents don't allow their kids to play outside to prevent catching cold and fever. After awhile when the rain is almost over we were asked by mum to buy something for lunch in the market so I bring Derek and Abe with me and the rest of the gang to roam around and see our little town of Alimodian, a small sleepy laidback town of 39,000 people located in the southwest Iloilo, Philippines. We return then they eat for lunch before leaving for Cebu. Although they only stayed for a day but for me it's an experience of a lifetime. An experience which is worth remembering and worth learning from. In return, I can visit or even work and live in Canada in the future and hopefully I coud visit Derek and Abe which once become my visitors and my friends!

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MISS UNIVERSE 2009 Coverage: Best in Evening Gown

1. Dominican Republic
2. Mexico
3. Czech Republic
4. USA
5. Puerto Rico
6. Venezuela
7. Netherlands
8. Hungary
9. Brazil
10. Ethiopia
11. Ukraine
12. Philippines
13. Australia
14. Vietnam
15. Russia

MISS UNIVERSE 2009 Coverage: Pics Best in Evening Gown Part 3

Miss Universe 2009 Coverage: Pics Best in Evening Gown Part 2

MISS UNIVERSE 2009 coverage : Pics Best in Evening Gown Part 1

MISS UNIVERSE 2009 Coverage: My Top 15 Best In Swimsuit

1. Dominican Republic
2. Czech Republic
3. Philippines
4. Venezuela
5. USA
6. Mexico
7. Colombia
8. Netherlands
9. Vietnam
10. Albania
11. Australia
12. Romania
13. Slovenia
14. Brazil
15. France

Miss Universe trivia

The Miss Universe is a prestigious international event that has grown since its inception from 1952. The international beauty pageant with participants from over 80 nations is bound to have some interesting trivia. In this space we have provided you with such information that is not very commonly known. The origin of the Miss Universe beauty pageant was shrouded with a controversial start. The local bathing beauty contest, spearheaded by Catalina Swimwear in Long Beach, CA metamorphosed into the international annual tradition of Miss Universe 2008. It was when Miss America 1951 Yoland Betbeze refused to wear swimwear for Catalina Swimwear that the brand’s manufacturer Pacific Mills pulled out of the event and started Miss Universe beauty pageant.

The controversies related to the event began from the inception of the beauty pageant. Armi Kuusela of Finland, who became the first Miss Universe in 1952, gave up her crown shortly before her one year reign as the Miss Universe ended. The beauty from Finland did so as she wished to get married to a Filipino tycoon, Virgilio Hilario. Another Miss Universe who resigned prior to the full one year completion as her Miss Universe reign was Miss Universe 1974, Amparo Munoz. Ms Munoz resigned her title in the six month of her reign.Though the event is bases on global harmony and equity, there have been incidents in the past when protests have occurred against some of the contestants of the event. In 1993, Miss USA Kenya Moore was booed by the local crowds, when the event was held in Mexico. Fourteen years later in 2007, when the event was again organized in Mexico, Miss USA Rachel Smith was booed by the local crowds owing to what they saw as US unfriendliness toward illegal immigrants. In another interesting incident Miss Universe 1996, Alicia Machado of Venezuela was warned by the Miss Universe organization as she had exceeded the maximum weight required during her reign.

In the year 1999, Miss Guam Universe Trisha Elaine Heflin was barred from participating in the Miss Universe 1999 for being pregnant. The Miss Universe 1999, Mpule Kwelagobe however won the title that year as she gave a fitting reply to the controversial question, whether a Miss Universe who became pregnant be allowed to continue her reign. The young lady from Botswana to the question replied that a Miss Universe should be allowed to continue her reign as being pregnant was a sign of femininity, which Miss Universe stands for. The Miss Universe 2007 was also a hotbed for interesting and unique information. Miss Sweden, Isabel Lestapier Winqvist, unexpectedly pulled out from the event owing to complaints in her country that the beauty pageant degrades women. Sweden has won the coveted crown three times in the past. It will be an interesting fact to note that no Miss Congeniality has ever gone to win the Miss Universe title. The newly constituted nation Kosovo has sent its delegate for Miss Universe 2008 for the first time in the beauty pageant in Vietnam.

Miss Universe 2009

We temporarily stop updating the coverage for the FIFA World CUp 2010 South Africa to give way to the coming pageants. Miss Universe will be the first and opening of a series of beauty pageants this August in Bahamas since it is the most glamorous and most prestigious event of all beauty pageants. By September, it will be the men's turn to shine when Mr. World wil be held in South Korea and later Miss Tourism Queen in China. Comes October, the second most important pageant of the grand slam that concerns the environment, Miss Earth will pave the way for the most glamorous and exotic young lady who will inherit the Mother Earth, Miss International will grace the month of November and finally Miss World will culminate this year's pageants in December.

This August we will feature all about Miss Universe, the most glamorous of all pageants. Started as a local swimwear competition in 1952 by Catalina swimwear and created the MiSS USA pageant after Miss America 1952 Yolanda Betbetze refused to wear the swimwear that Catalina Swimwear is a major sponsor of the pageant until the competition gained the attention of the international community and propose a bigger competition among nations thus the birth of Miss Universe in 1952.

The first Miss Universe was hed at Long Beach Municipal Auditorium, California on (date). An 18-year old blonde and blue-eyed lass from Muhos, Finland named Armi Kuusela captured the very first Miss Universe crown.She,however,did not finish her reign because after a whirlwind romance she later married the Filipino bachelor Virgilio Hilario but she remained as Miss Universe 1952. The next year, another European was crowned as Miss Universe 1953 in the person of Christiane Martel of France. Miss Universe is also evolving and is passed from one generation to another from Catalina swimwear to Donald Trump. Most winners of the pageant came from Latin Americas, Europe and Asia and a few from Africa and Caribbeans. Miss Universe remains the most glamorous and prestigious and biggest beauty pageant in the world considering the standards of winners, the prizes, the charitable cause and of course, the pageant itself. It is being watched by billions of audience around the world on a live broadcast on television. Several cities and countries already hosted the event including Long Beach, Miami Beach, St. Louis, Los Angeles, Honolulu in USA, San Juan in Puerto Rico, Athens, Greece, Manila in Philippines, San Salvador, El Salvador, Mexico City, Mexico, Seoul, South Korea, Taipei, Taiwan, Singapore, Bangkok, Thailand, Windhoek, Namibia, Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago, Nicosia, Cyprus, Panama City, Panama, Quito, Ecuador & Vietnam.