It takes 8.3 minutes for light to travel from the sun to the earth.
Sharon Smith, a teacher from Molino, Florida, USA, died from a heart attack just minutes after dismissing her last class on the day of her retirement, May 30, 2008.
Two recent recipients of double hand transplants, both of whom were right-handed before they lost their hands, became left-handed after the surgery.
When droughts conditions dried out a pond in Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh, India in May 2009, 98 human skulls were found at the bottom.
In 1900, men outnumbered women in Hawaii more than 2 to 1.
In January 2009, Baba “Jagir” Singh wore an 820 foot long turban for a Sikh Religious Festival in Amritsar, Punjab, India.
The human brain operates on the equivalent of about 20 watts of energy.
More than 200 billion liters of bottled water are sold worldwide every year.
80% of the face of Connie Culp of Unionport, Ohio, USA, was replaced by the bone, muscles, skin and blood vessels of another person during the world’s most extensive face transplant surgery ever.
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Saturday, December 12, 2009
Quotable Quotes of the Day
“There comes a time in the affairs of man when he must take the bull by the tail and face the situation.”
- W.C. Fields
“Drinking makes such fools of people, and people are such fools to begin with, that it’s compounding a felony.”
- Robert Benchley
“You can always draw as well as you know how to. I flatter myself that I feel more than I express on canvas; But I know that is not so.”
- William Morris Hunt
“It is well that war is so terrible or we should grow too fond of it.”
- Robert E. Lee
“You cannot simultaneously prevent and prepare for war.”
- Albert Einstein
“Democracy is the theory that the common people know what they want and deserve to get it good and hard.”
- H.L. Mencken
- W.C. Fields
“Drinking makes such fools of people, and people are such fools to begin with, that it’s compounding a felony.”
- Robert Benchley
“You can always draw as well as you know how to. I flatter myself that I feel more than I express on canvas; But I know that is not so.”
- William Morris Hunt
“It is well that war is so terrible or we should grow too fond of it.”
- Robert E. Lee
“You cannot simultaneously prevent and prepare for war.”
- Albert Einstein
“Democracy is the theory that the common people know what they want and deserve to get it good and hard.”
- H.L. Mencken
Friday, December 11, 2009
The Sims 3 Pictures
These are the images I captured in my favorite game the Sims 3, the best selling pc game of all time. I would tell you the story behind these images.
My Sims 3 Game Images and The Story Behind
It's harvesting time, time to reap all the produce brought by so many years of hard work, toiling, weeding, tending, watering and fertilizing these healthy and hearty vegetation. Shovel and extend your arms to reach for these nutricious produce you can cook on your kitchen or eat it fresh direct from your vegetable garden!
This lady is pushing herself to the limits, crash and burn, wet herself in sweat just to obtain a good physique, become fit and a healthy lifestyle. Way to go for this girl!
This character based on real life is a self confessed drug addict driver and also a notorious witch. He is cruel to his family and unforgiving to people. Because of his nasty lifestyle, he began to live a difficult situation, he become skinny and find so many enemies besides he is so ugly that others thought he might be a hideous monster. Will he survive a lifetime now that he is trapped in his house or die in misery?
This guy is about to celebrate his adulthood and coming to terms with his character and personality. Will he pursue a strict and rigid discipline in a job or a comfortable and luxurious, lavish lifestyle?
These two lovely couples are about to sleep in my previous game that was erased and put back again in the storage until I move them in another lot. They look gorgeous and handsome and they love each other. Wonder who they are?
Ripley's Believe It Or Not
Cyprus and Kosovo are the only countries in the world that have maps on their national flags.
Karl McLennan of Aberdeen, Scotland returned to his job after 12 years of sick leave.
Hadaka Matsuri or "Naked Festival", is a Japanese tradition during which thousands of naked or scantily clad men struggle to retrieve sacred sticks thrown into the crowd by a priest.
The first man-made object to leave earth's atmosphere was a weapon of war - NAZI Germany's V-2 Rocket.
Combing your hair while it's dry can launch head lice several feet into the air.
Sharks can sometimes be lulled into a temporary dormant state - by holding them upside down and massaging them.
40% of Americans have never moved from the community in which they were born.
The Giant Pacific Octopus has an arm span of more than 14 feet across.
Karl McLennan of Aberdeen, Scotland returned to his job after 12 years of sick leave.
Hadaka Matsuri or "Naked Festival", is a Japanese tradition during which thousands of naked or scantily clad men struggle to retrieve sacred sticks thrown into the crowd by a priest.
The first man-made object to leave earth's atmosphere was a weapon of war - NAZI Germany's V-2 Rocket.
Combing your hair while it's dry can launch head lice several feet into the air.
Sharks can sometimes be lulled into a temporary dormant state - by holding them upside down and massaging them.
40% of Americans have never moved from the community in which they were born.
The Giant Pacific Octopus has an arm span of more than 14 feet across.
Quotable Quotes of the Day
"Probably I hold the distinction of being one movie star who, by all laws of logic, should never have made it. At each stage of my career, I lacked the experience."
- Audrey Hepburn
"If nothing changed, time would stop. For time is nothing but change. It is change we see occurring all around us, not time. Time doesn't exist."
- Julian Barbour
"The most beautiful thing he can experience is the mysterious. It is the source of all true art and science."
- Albert Einstein
"If the misery of the poor be caused not by the laws of nature, but by our institutions, great is our sin."
- Charles Darwin
- Audrey Hepburn
"If nothing changed, time would stop. For time is nothing but change. It is change we see occurring all around us, not time. Time doesn't exist."
- Julian Barbour
"The most beautiful thing he can experience is the mysterious. It is the source of all true art and science."
- Albert Einstein
"If the misery of the poor be caused not by the laws of nature, but by our institutions, great is our sin."
- Charles Darwin
Wednesday, December 9, 2009
Quotable Quotes of the Day
"All suffering is caused by being in the wrong place. If you're unhappy where you are, move."
- Timothy Leary
"Just as a picture is drawn by an artist, surroundings are created by the activities of the mind."
- Buddha
"All of nature is basically conservative -- it doesn't exert energy or take any risks if it doesn't have to. Ninety-nine percent of the time in life this approach works."
- Robert Mckee
"The meeting of two personalities is like the contact of two chemical substances; if there is any reaction. Both are transformed."
- Carl Jung
"A college degree is not a sign that one is a finished product but an indication a person is prepared for life."
- Rev. Edward A. Malloy
"Prove that you can control yourself, and you are an educated man; and without this all other education is good for nothing."
- R.D. Hitchcock
"For a successful technology, reality just take precedence over public relations, for nature cannot be fooled."
- Richard P. Feynman
"I am glad that I paid so little attention to good advice; had I abided by it I might have been saved from some of my most valuable mistakes."
- Gene Fowler
- Timothy Leary
"Just as a picture is drawn by an artist, surroundings are created by the activities of the mind."
- Buddha
"All of nature is basically conservative -- it doesn't exert energy or take any risks if it doesn't have to. Ninety-nine percent of the time in life this approach works."
- Robert Mckee
"The meeting of two personalities is like the contact of two chemical substances; if there is any reaction. Both are transformed."
- Carl Jung
"A college degree is not a sign that one is a finished product but an indication a person is prepared for life."
- Rev. Edward A. Malloy
"Prove that you can control yourself, and you are an educated man; and without this all other education is good for nothing."
- R.D. Hitchcock
"For a successful technology, reality just take precedence over public relations, for nature cannot be fooled."
- Richard P. Feynman
"I am glad that I paid so little attention to good advice; had I abided by it I might have been saved from some of my most valuable mistakes."
- Gene Fowler
Ripley's Believe It Or Not
The sidewalks of Mexico City have an average of 70 pieces of discarded chewing gum per square yard.
US President John F. Kennedy, his assassin, Lee Harvey Oswald, and his assassin's assassin, Jack Ruby, all died in the same place - Parkland Hospital in Dallas, Texas, USA.
David Olson of Riverton, Wyoming, USA found a pair of 9 mm bullets which had collided in midair.
Swallow syncope is a medical condition that causes a person to faint when consuming certain foods or beverages.
During the 2008 Season, The Detroit Lions became the first team in the history of the U.S. National Football League to lose every regular season game, for a 0-16 record.
The people of Swaziland live an average of 32 years - less than half the world average.
Male bowerbirds of Australia build huts and maintain decorative gardens to attract mates.
Each year on September 15, RESPECT FOR THE AGED DAY is celebrated in Japan, and all citizens who reach age 100 are given a silver cup and a letter from the Prime Minister.
The U.S. television show "M.A.S.H." aired for 11 season from 1972-1983, but the Korean War, which was the shows setting, only lasted 3 years.
The $400 million, 557 ft. long yacht owned by Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich is equipped with a swimming pool, two helipads, a mini-submarine and a missile defense system.
Mike Hobbs and Mel Lang of Dorset, England, were the winners of this year's annual STINGING NETTLE EATING COMPETITION - each ate 48 feet of the weed.
British artist Tim Knowles affixed pens to tree branches to see what kind of art the wind would create.
US President John F. Kennedy, his assassin, Lee Harvey Oswald, and his assassin's assassin, Jack Ruby, all died in the same place - Parkland Hospital in Dallas, Texas, USA.
David Olson of Riverton, Wyoming, USA found a pair of 9 mm bullets which had collided in midair.
Swallow syncope is a medical condition that causes a person to faint when consuming certain foods or beverages.
During the 2008 Season, The Detroit Lions became the first team in the history of the U.S. National Football League to lose every regular season game, for a 0-16 record.
The people of Swaziland live an average of 32 years - less than half the world average.
Male bowerbirds of Australia build huts and maintain decorative gardens to attract mates.
Each year on September 15, RESPECT FOR THE AGED DAY is celebrated in Japan, and all citizens who reach age 100 are given a silver cup and a letter from the Prime Minister.
The U.S. television show "M.A.S.H." aired for 11 season from 1972-1983, but the Korean War, which was the shows setting, only lasted 3 years.
The $400 million, 557 ft. long yacht owned by Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich is equipped with a swimming pool, two helipads, a mini-submarine and a missile defense system.
Mike Hobbs and Mel Lang of Dorset, England, were the winners of this year's annual STINGING NETTLE EATING COMPETITION - each ate 48 feet of the weed.
British artist Tim Knowles affixed pens to tree branches to see what kind of art the wind would create.
Tuesday, December 8, 2009
Ripley's Believe It Or Not
Born without limbs, Nick Vujicic of Los Angeles, California, USA has learned to golf, swim and surf.
Saturn’s Rings are only a few dozen feet thick in most places!
Lady Beetles taken into orbit are still able to hunt down their prey in microgravity.
Brian Johnsrud of Mansfield, Wisconsin, USA won the Wisconsin State Fair’s Cricket-Spitting Contest by launching one of the bugs 22 feet, 8 inches.
Thin strands of glass drawn out of volcanic lava are called Pele’s Hair – named for Pele, the Hawaiian Volcano Goddess!
Don Briggs, a High School baseball umpire ejected the entire crowd in attendance at a game at West Burlington, Iowa, USA on June 11, 2009.
Saturn’s Rings are only a few dozen feet thick in most places!
Lady Beetles taken into orbit are still able to hunt down their prey in microgravity.
Brian Johnsrud of Mansfield, Wisconsin, USA won the Wisconsin State Fair’s Cricket-Spitting Contest by launching one of the bugs 22 feet, 8 inches.
Thin strands of glass drawn out of volcanic lava are called Pele’s Hair – named for Pele, the Hawaiian Volcano Goddess!
Don Briggs, a High School baseball umpire ejected the entire crowd in attendance at a game at West Burlington, Iowa, USA on June 11, 2009.
Quotable Quotes of the Day
“Acting is the expression of a neurotic impulse. It’s a bum’s life. The principal benefit acting has afforded me is the money to pay for my psychoanalysis.”
- Marlon Brando
“It is vain to say human beings ought to be satisfied with tranquility: they must have action; and they will make it if they cannot find it.”
- Charlotte Bronte
“And you will know the truth, and the trust will make you free.”
- John 8:32
“The testimony of the Lord is sure making wife the simple.”
- Psalms 19:7
“I’m not afraid of storms, for I’m learning to sail my ship.”
- Louisa May Alcott
“Action is the product of the qualities inherent in nature.”
- Bhagavadgita
- Marlon Brando
“It is vain to say human beings ought to be satisfied with tranquility: they must have action; and they will make it if they cannot find it.”
- Charlotte Bronte
“And you will know the truth, and the trust will make you free.”
- John 8:32
“The testimony of the Lord is sure making wife the simple.”
- Psalms 19:7
“I’m not afraid of storms, for I’m learning to sail my ship.”
- Louisa May Alcott
“Action is the product of the qualities inherent in nature.”
- Bhagavadgita
Ripley's Believe It Or Not
When Spiders are taken into space, they spin tangled, messy webs – but as they adapt to microgravity, they begin spinning normal symmetrical webs!
The 746,047 sq. mile Canadian Territory of Nunavut is 1 million times larger than the principality of Monaco but has a smaller population.
Enigmatology is the study of puzzles.
The 746,047 sq. mile Canadian Territory of Nunavut is 1 million times larger than the principality of Monaco but has a smaller population.
Enigmatology is the study of puzzles.
Monday, December 7, 2009
Quotable Quotes of the Day
“Measure not the work until the days out and the labor done.”
-Elizabeth Barrett Browning
“Life grants nothing to us mortals without hard work.”
-Horace
“All of nature is basically conservative – It doesn’t exert any energy or take any risks if it doesn’t have to. “
- Robert McKee
-Elizabeth Barrett Browning
“Life grants nothing to us mortals without hard work.”
-Horace
“All of nature is basically conservative – It doesn’t exert any energy or take any risks if it doesn’t have to. “
- Robert McKee
Quotable Quotes of the Day
“When a man tells you that he got rich through hard work, ask him: whose?”
- Don Marquis
“My work is a game, a very serious game.”
- M.C. Escher
“Man can preserve a vestige of spiritual freedom, of independence of mind, even in such terrible conditions of psychic and physical stress.”
- Viktor Frankl
- Don Marquis
“My work is a game, a very serious game.”
- M.C. Escher
“Man can preserve a vestige of spiritual freedom, of independence of mind, even in such terrible conditions of psychic and physical stress.”
- Viktor Frankl
Ripley's Believe It Or Not
* Margaret Bernstorff of Evanston, Illinois, USA, lived with the two skeletons and a decomposed body of her dead siblings.
*Dr. David Nott performed a life-saving amputation on a boy in Rutshuru,Democratic Republic of Congo, following directions texted to his cellphone from a colleague in England.
*Dr. David Nott performed a life-saving amputation on a boy in Rutshuru,Democratic Republic of Congo, following directions texted to his cellphone from a colleague in England.
Quotable Quotes of the Day
"Whoever does not love his work, cannot hope that it will please others, Unknown work saves us from three great evils: boredom, vice and need."
- Voltaire
"In order that a man may be happy, it is necessary that he should not only be capable of his work, but a good judge of his work."
- John Ruskin
- Voltaire
"In order that a man may be happy, it is necessary that he should not only be capable of his work, but a good judge of his work."
- John Ruskin
Sunday, December 6, 2009
Ripley's Believe It Or Not
A Prisoner escaped jail in Willich, Germany in November, 2008, by hiding in a box as part of a courier’s shipment.
14 year old D’zhana Simmons of Clinton South Carolina, USA, was kept alive by machines, and spent 118 days without a heart.
The poisonous skin of the Australian Cane Toad can kill snakes, dogs and crocodiles.
14 year old D’zhana Simmons of Clinton South Carolina, USA, was kept alive by machines, and spent 118 days without a heart.
The poisonous skin of the Australian Cane Toad can kill snakes, dogs and crocodiles.
Saturday, December 5, 2009
Filipina Actress
One of the more versatile actresses of Premiere Productions in the 50s was Virginia Montes. She was cast in drama, comedy and action pictures opposite the studio's top eading men notably Efren Reyes, her love on and offcam.
The great Gerry de Leon directed Virgie in the classic suspense-action-drama 48 Oras, with Rogelios de la Rosa, Enrico Pimentel and Nena Cardenas as co-stars.
Her film with Reyes included Paltik, Ang Kampana ng San Diego, Hiwaga ng Buhay, Bandido. Her other movies: Padre Burgos, Hiwaga sa Tulay na Bato, Luha ng Langit,Hokus-Pokus,Kenkoy.
In the early 70s she produced several youth-oriented movies under the Barangay Productions' banner. Virgie also appeared in character roles, notably Rebecca Marasigan and Paradise Inn.
The great Gerry de Leon directed Virgie in the classic suspense-action-drama 48 Oras, with Rogelios de la Rosa, Enrico Pimentel and Nena Cardenas as co-stars.
Her film with Reyes included Paltik, Ang Kampana ng San Diego, Hiwaga ng Buhay, Bandido. Her other movies: Padre Burgos, Hiwaga sa Tulay na Bato, Luha ng Langit,Hokus-Pokus,Kenkoy.
In the early 70s she produced several youth-oriented movies under the Barangay Productions' banner. Virgie also appeared in character roles, notably Rebecca Marasigan and Paradise Inn.
Binibining Pilipinas Trivia
1964 Bb. Pilipinas Universe Myrna Panlilio and the country’s other top ramp models appeared in a travelogue fashion show, Sights & Sounds of Pacifica ’68, a Honolulu TV format aired every Sunday, filmed in Hawaii, New York, San Francisco, Chicago and Mexico City. Myrna was a finalist in the 1964 Filipina Maid of Cotton
1964 semifinalist Edna Keyes was introduced in Lalaine, Mahal Kita (1964, topbilled by Lalaine Bennett 1963 Miss Philippines and Miss Universe 3rd runner up). Edna was also Miss Luzon, 1st runner up to 1964 Miss Philippines International Gemma Cruz.
1965 Bb. Pilipinas Universe Louise Vail Aurelio, an American mestiza, was a track and field athlete from Iloilo. She appeared with 1964 Miss International Gemma Cruz in Sunduan which was featured in Sampaguita movie Romansa sa World’s Fair (1965, topbilled by Susan Roces and Romeo Vasquez).
1965 2nd runner up Sehba Mulok (real name: Georgie Reisland), a Muslim princess by birth from Kiamba, Cotabato, appeared in People’s Pictures movies using Soraya as her screen name. Her film credits include Captain Barbell Kontra Captain Baka and Hong Kong 999 (both in 1965)
Other Muslim princess who have joined the pageant include Emraida Kiram (1966 candidate and later Miss RP-World 1966), Yasmin Kiram (1968 semifinalist and later 1970 Miss Caltex finalist) and Ava Quibranza (1979 Bb. Pilipinas- Maja)
1967 Bb. Pilipinas Universe Pilar Pilapil was crowned by Claudine Auger, 1958 Miss World 1st runner up who became a Bond Girl. Neil Sedaka was the special guest during the pageant.
1968 3rd runner up Tina Artillaga entered showbiz eight years after the contest, first in Hoy Mister, Ako Ang Misis Mo (1976) starring Joseph Estrada and Elizabeth Oropesa, and then in Mga Sekretaryang Walang Silya (1976).
1968 Miss Philippines International 2nd runner up Fortune Aleta is presently the honorary Consul of Monaco to the Philippines. She’s a cum laude Optometry graduate from CEU. Fortune was also 1968 Mutya ng Pilipinas 1st runner up (Jane de Joya).
Nineteen days before she was crowned 1969 Bb. Pilipinas Universe Gloria Diaz was one of the seven finalists in the 1969 Quest for a Model search won by Maricar Azaola who became Gloria’s 3rd runner up in the Bb. Pilipinas pageant. It was 1963 Miss Caltex Elsa Payumo who tapped Gloria to join the Bb. Pilipinas contest.
1970 Bb. Pilipinas International and 1970 Miss International Aurora Pijuan was one of the members of the 12 Young VIP Council of Rustan’s in 1968 (along with Camay Girl actress Maritess Revila and 1969 Queen of the Pacific runner up Emma Ruth Yulo).
1970 1st runner up Imelda Pagaspas was in the cast of the longest running afternoon soap, Flordeluna (1979 – 1983), starring Janice de Belen.
1972 2nd runner up and Miss Photogenic Polly Penson was paired with Dolphy in Bornebol, Special Agent (1974). She was crowned Mutya ng Pilipinas in 1974 and placed 2nd runner up in the Miss Asia pageant that year.
1975 Bb. Young Pilipinas Jean Saburit made her acting debut in an episode of Habang May Buhay on Channel 13 after her reign. Leroy Salvador was impressed and included Jean in the cast of Tang Tarang Tang for three seasons. Her first movie was Kapten Batuten (1977), first starring role was in Kaladkarin (1980) and first title role was in Babae sa Ulog (1981). Jean won the Miss Yukata (Best in Summer Kimono) Award in the 1976 Miss Young International
1976 1st runner up and Best in Swimsuit Celita de Castro portrayed the young Vilma Valera in Rosa Negra (1962, topbilled by Lolita Rodriguez). Celita was crowned Miss Hawaii USA in 1977 and was one of the semifinalists in the Miss USA 1977 (for Miss Universe) pageant. She also appeared in Eddie Romero’s Banta ng Kahapon (1977) and had a supporting guest role in Charlie’s Angels (starring Jaclyn Smith, Farah Fawcett and Cheryl Ladd) Season 2/3 Pretty Angels in a Row which was aired on Sept. 28, 1977. Celita was also 1974 Miss Oahu Filipina and 1975 Miss Hawaii Filipina.
1976 semifinalist Azenith Briones did a few movies between 1977 and 1979 including Omeng Satanasia (with Dolphy, her first movie), Patayin si Mediavillo (with FPJ), Mission: Terrorize Panay (with Ramon Revilla), Magapatuka Na Lang Ako Sa Ahas (with Chiquito) and Sabotage II (with Tony Ferrer), among others. She was also 1975 Mutya Miss Tourism 2nd runner up.
1977 Bb. Pilipinas Universe Anna Lorraine Kier starred in top rating sitcom Duplex as the love interest of Al Tantay, played the nurse of Dindo Fernando in Flordeluna and did hosting chose in Business Talk. Anna was also 1976 Miss Teenage Philippines.
1977 Miss Maja Pilipinas and Artist Choice Award winner Bambi Arambulo got her break in showbiz three years after her reign when she was introduced in Temptation Island (1980) in which she shared top billing with fellow beauty queens Azenith Briones, Jennifer Cortez, Dina Bonnevie. She also appeared in Ang Agila at ang Falcon (1981, with Ramon Revilla Sr.) Bambi was also 1976 Filipina Maid of Cotton.
1978 Bb. Pilipinas Universe Jennifer Cortez was persuaded by award winning cinematographer Romy Vitug to join the Bb. Pageant while she was shooting her first movie, Pagputi ng Uwak, Pag-itim ng Tagak (1978, directed by Celso Ad Castillo). Her other movies include Tatak Angustia, Daniel Bartolo, Tatlong Hari and Temptation Island, all in the early ‘80s.
1964 semifinalist Edna Keyes was introduced in Lalaine, Mahal Kita (1964, topbilled by Lalaine Bennett 1963 Miss Philippines and Miss Universe 3rd runner up). Edna was also Miss Luzon, 1st runner up to 1964 Miss Philippines International Gemma Cruz.
1965 Bb. Pilipinas Universe Louise Vail Aurelio, an American mestiza, was a track and field athlete from Iloilo. She appeared with 1964 Miss International Gemma Cruz in Sunduan which was featured in Sampaguita movie Romansa sa World’s Fair (1965, topbilled by Susan Roces and Romeo Vasquez).
1965 2nd runner up Sehba Mulok (real name: Georgie Reisland), a Muslim princess by birth from Kiamba, Cotabato, appeared in People’s Pictures movies using Soraya as her screen name. Her film credits include Captain Barbell Kontra Captain Baka and Hong Kong 999 (both in 1965)
Other Muslim princess who have joined the pageant include Emraida Kiram (1966 candidate and later Miss RP-World 1966), Yasmin Kiram (1968 semifinalist and later 1970 Miss Caltex finalist) and Ava Quibranza (1979 Bb. Pilipinas- Maja)
1967 Bb. Pilipinas Universe Pilar Pilapil was crowned by Claudine Auger, 1958 Miss World 1st runner up who became a Bond Girl. Neil Sedaka was the special guest during the pageant.
1968 3rd runner up Tina Artillaga entered showbiz eight years after the contest, first in Hoy Mister, Ako Ang Misis Mo (1976) starring Joseph Estrada and Elizabeth Oropesa, and then in Mga Sekretaryang Walang Silya (1976).
1968 Miss Philippines International 2nd runner up Fortune Aleta is presently the honorary Consul of Monaco to the Philippines. She’s a cum laude Optometry graduate from CEU. Fortune was also 1968 Mutya ng Pilipinas 1st runner up (Jane de Joya).
Nineteen days before she was crowned 1969 Bb. Pilipinas Universe Gloria Diaz was one of the seven finalists in the 1969 Quest for a Model search won by Maricar Azaola who became Gloria’s 3rd runner up in the Bb. Pilipinas pageant. It was 1963 Miss Caltex Elsa Payumo who tapped Gloria to join the Bb. Pilipinas contest.
1970 Bb. Pilipinas International and 1970 Miss International Aurora Pijuan was one of the members of the 12 Young VIP Council of Rustan’s in 1968 (along with Camay Girl actress Maritess Revila and 1969 Queen of the Pacific runner up Emma Ruth Yulo).
1970 1st runner up Imelda Pagaspas was in the cast of the longest running afternoon soap, Flordeluna (1979 – 1983), starring Janice de Belen.
1972 2nd runner up and Miss Photogenic Polly Penson was paired with Dolphy in Bornebol, Special Agent (1974). She was crowned Mutya ng Pilipinas in 1974 and placed 2nd runner up in the Miss Asia pageant that year.
1975 Bb. Young Pilipinas Jean Saburit made her acting debut in an episode of Habang May Buhay on Channel 13 after her reign. Leroy Salvador was impressed and included Jean in the cast of Tang Tarang Tang for three seasons. Her first movie was Kapten Batuten (1977), first starring role was in Kaladkarin (1980) and first title role was in Babae sa Ulog (1981). Jean won the Miss Yukata (Best in Summer Kimono) Award in the 1976 Miss Young International
1976 1st runner up and Best in Swimsuit Celita de Castro portrayed the young Vilma Valera in Rosa Negra (1962, topbilled by Lolita Rodriguez). Celita was crowned Miss Hawaii USA in 1977 and was one of the semifinalists in the Miss USA 1977 (for Miss Universe) pageant. She also appeared in Eddie Romero’s Banta ng Kahapon (1977) and had a supporting guest role in Charlie’s Angels (starring Jaclyn Smith, Farah Fawcett and Cheryl Ladd) Season 2/3 Pretty Angels in a Row which was aired on Sept. 28, 1977. Celita was also 1974 Miss Oahu Filipina and 1975 Miss Hawaii Filipina.
1976 semifinalist Azenith Briones did a few movies between 1977 and 1979 including Omeng Satanasia (with Dolphy, her first movie), Patayin si Mediavillo (with FPJ), Mission: Terrorize Panay (with Ramon Revilla), Magapatuka Na Lang Ako Sa Ahas (with Chiquito) and Sabotage II (with Tony Ferrer), among others. She was also 1975 Mutya Miss Tourism 2nd runner up.
1977 Bb. Pilipinas Universe Anna Lorraine Kier starred in top rating sitcom Duplex as the love interest of Al Tantay, played the nurse of Dindo Fernando in Flordeluna and did hosting chose in Business Talk. Anna was also 1976 Miss Teenage Philippines.
1977 Miss Maja Pilipinas and Artist Choice Award winner Bambi Arambulo got her break in showbiz three years after her reign when she was introduced in Temptation Island (1980) in which she shared top billing with fellow beauty queens Azenith Briones, Jennifer Cortez, Dina Bonnevie. She also appeared in Ang Agila at ang Falcon (1981, with Ramon Revilla Sr.) Bambi was also 1976 Filipina Maid of Cotton.
1978 Bb. Pilipinas Universe Jennifer Cortez was persuaded by award winning cinematographer Romy Vitug to join the Bb. Pageant while she was shooting her first movie, Pagputi ng Uwak, Pag-itim ng Tagak (1978, directed by Celso Ad Castillo). Her other movies include Tatak Angustia, Daniel Bartolo, Tatlong Hari and Temptation Island, all in the early ‘80s.
Ripley's Believe It Or Not
At a Melon Festival in Chinchilla, Queensland, Australia, John Allwood used his head to smash 47 watermelons in 60 seconds.
Evaporation rates in the desert are often faster than the speed at which rain falls, causing raindrops to disappear before they hit the ground.
The Sun’s surface has a temperature of about 10,000 degrees Fahrenheit but the atmosphere above it has temperatures of millions of degrees.
Evaporation rates in the desert are often faster than the speed at which rain falls, causing raindrops to disappear before they hit the ground.
The Sun’s surface has a temperature of about 10,000 degrees Fahrenheit but the atmosphere above it has temperatures of millions of degrees.
Quotable Quote of the Day
“I wrote entirely to find out what I’m thinking, what is looking at, what I see and what it means, what I want and what I fear” - Joan Didion
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