It's Almost Christmas!

After almost 2 years of not being able to post, I am definitely back and will try to continue where I left off on my journey here.

How's everyone? Hope you are all doing great kahit mejo taghirap dito sa ating bayang mahal. Andami naganap sa nakalipas na 23 na buwan davah.

As for me, I am already back here in my home country, The Philippines and currently employed in a BPO company here in Makati. 

I do really miss working overseas and be an expat but equally happy to be back here in my native country and enjoy the freedom and all the things I missed during my 13 years working abroad (specially the foods, ohhhh).

I'll try to post as frequently as I can for I don't have that much load in my current post.

That's for now and bayeeee!!

Taal Volcano Erupts!

Please be safe po sa ating mga kababayan sa CALABARZON. Ang bahay ko po eh nasa Imus kaya kasama kami sa me pa Alert. Sana wag naman sumabog ng sobrang makakapinsala.

Photo snipped from Google Map,CNN Philippines & BBC

Bayeee!!!

Bb. Pilipinas Candidates in Miss Earth (2001 - 2018)

2001 - Carlene Ang Aguilar (1)

• 42 entrants
• in Quezon City, Philippines
• on 28-Oct 2001
• Semifinalist
• Best in Evening Gown
• Placement Running : 100.00%

2002 - April Ross Perez (2)

• 55 entrants
• in Pasay City, Philippines
• on 29-Oct 2002
• Semifinalist
• Miss Photogenic
• Placement Running : 100.00%

2003 - Laura Marie Dunlap (3)

• 56 entrants
• in Quezon City, Philippines
• on 09-Nov 2003
• Semifinalist
• Placement Running : 100.00%

2004 - Tamera Marie Lagac Szijarto (4)

• 61 entrants
• in Quezon City, Philippines
• on 24-Oct 2004
• Finalist (Top 8)
• Placement Running : 100.00%

2005 - Genebelle Francisco Raagas (5)

• 80 entrants
• in Quezon City, Philippines
• on 23-Oct 2005
• Semifinalist
• Placement Running : 100.00%

2006 - Catherine Untalan (6)

• 82 entrants
• in Manila, Philippines
• on 26-Nov 2006
• Miss Earth - Water
• Placement Running : 100.00%

2007 - Jeanne Harn (7)

• 88 entrants
• in Quezon City, Philippines
• on 11-Nov 2007
• Unplaced
• Miss Photogenic
• Placement Running : 85.71%

2008 - Karla Henry (8)

• 85 entrants
• in Angeles City, Pampanga, Philippines
• on 09-Nov 2008
• WINNER
• Miss Photogenic
• Miss Earth Designers Award
• Placement Running : 87.50%

2009 - Sandra Seifert (9)

• 80 entrants
• in Boracay, Aklan, Philippines
• on 22-Nov 2009
• Miss Earth – Air
• Best in Swimsuit
• Best in Long Gown
• Placement Running : 88.88%

2010 - Psyche Resus (10)

• 84 entrants
• in Nha Trang, Vietnam
• on 04-Dec 2010
• Unplaced
• Placement Running : 80.00%

2011 - Athena Imperial (11)

• 84 entrants
• in Quezon City, Philippines
• on 03-Dec 2011
• Miss Earth - Water
• Placement Running : 81.82%

2012 - Stephany Stefanowitz (12)

• 80 entrants
• in Muntinlupa City, Philippines
• on 24-Nov 2012
• Miss Earth – Air
• Miss MyPhone
• Darling of the Press
• Placement Running : 83.33%

2013 - Angelee delos Reyes (13)

• 88 entrants
• in Muntinlupa City, Philippines
• on 07-Dec 2013
• Finalist (Top 8)
• Miss Eco Tourism
• Miss Fitflop
• Placement Running : 84.62%

2014 - Jamie Herrell (14)

• 85 entrants
• in Quezon City, Philippines
• 29-Nov 2014
• WINNER
• Darling of the Press
• Placement Running : 85.71%

2015 - Angelia Ong (15)

• 86 entrants
• in Vienna, Austria
• on 05-Dec 2015
• WINNER
• Placement Running : 86.67%

2016 - Imelda Schweighart (16)

• 83 entrants
• in Pasay City, Philippines
• on 20-Oct 2016
• Unplaced
• Darling of the Press
• Placement Running : 81.25%

2017 - Karen Ibasco (17)

• 85 entrants
• in Pasay City, Philippines
• on 04-Nov 2017
• WINNER
• Darling of the Press
• Swimsuit - Group 1 (GOLD)
• National Costume - Asia Pacific (GOLD)
• Placement Running : 82.35%

2018 - Celeste Cortesi (18)

• 86 entrants
• in Pasay City, Philippines
• on 03-Nov 2018
• Finalist (Top 8)
• Resort Wear - Air Group
• Goddess of Albay - 1st RU
• Best in Terno - 1st RU
• Placement Running : 83.33%

Pictures are not mine, credits to respective owners.

Bayeee!!!

Hail to the Queens of 2018!!

Miss Earth 2018 : Vietnam

Nguyễn Phương Khánh

Coronation Date : November 03, 2018

Venue : Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay City, Philippines

Entrants : 86

*** 

Miss International 2018 : Venezuela 

 Mariem Velazco

Coronation Date : November 09, 2018

Venue : Tokyo Dome City Hall, Tokyo, Japan

Entrants : 77

***

Miss World 2018 : Mexico

Vanessa Ponce

Coronation Date : December 08, 2018

Venue : Sanya City Arena, Sanya, China

Entrants : 118

***

Miss Universe 2018 : Philippines

Catriona Gray

Coronation Date : December 17, 2018

Venue : Impact, Muang Thong Thani, Nonthaburi Province, Thailand

Entrants : 94

Credit to the owners of these pictures.

Bayeee!!!

Kings & Queens of 2017

Before we crown the 2018 winners, let's all bow down to the 2017 Queens.
In 2017 Asia rules in Big 5 Pageants.

Here are the big 5 queens of 2017.

Out of 5, 4 are from the Asian Continent.

They are..

ME = Philippines

MW = India

MI = Indonesia

MS = South Korea (i mean..Korea)

For the Male pageants..

4 of the 6 Major titles are held by an Asian King (how good is that!)

Manhunt = Vietnam

Mr. International = South Korea (again..it's Korea for unification)

Mr. World = India

Man of the World = Vietnam (again!)

ctto : Misso
Bayeee!!

Mister United Continents 2018 is...

ECUADOR - Eli Nicolas Lopez Zamora

• 27 years old
• 6'1"
• from Guayaquil
• pageant held in Lingayen, Pangasinan last Jan 26.

Photo during the pageant.

Pageant Night.

Thanks to Misso for the updates.
Bayeee!!!

SOGO Personal Care Kit - Ano nga ba laman?

Ang pagkakaalam ko bibigyan ka nito pag more than 6 hrs ang stay mo sa kanilang premium rooms or better. Di ko sha nagamit kasi gusto ko talaga sha iuwi hahaha (typical pinoy - or mahilig lang mag kulek). Saka me dala akong kikay kit that time, and so inamin ko na akin to hahaha, pero siempre mag isa lang ako nyan. Nag overnight lang kasi gusto ko lang ma feel konti ang privacy, saka tinatamad na ako umuwi ng Cavite. Tsaar!

So ano nga ba ang laman nito?

Teka eto pala mga branches nila kung gusto nyo rin makitulog.

 Nakasulat naman pala. Juice colored!

Dyaraaaaaannn!!

Enfernes kumpleto naman pala kung ano nakasulat, yun lang di ko need nung suklay. :)
Pero nagtataka ako bakit me ketsup? 
Eto kaya eh sadyang kasama or nailagay ko lang dyan kasi umorder din ako ng dinner nun eh. 
Hmmmm...

So ayun na nga, ngayon alam nyo na kung ano laman nya (dun sa mga di pa naka pasok ng Sogo or yung mga short time lang ang peg). At di ko kayo iniismol, eto ay pag sishare lang kasi kahit sinu naman kayang kayang pumasok dyan, di naman to pang mayaman. 

Next time ibang walang kawenta wentang bagay tayo ulit.

Bayeeeee!!!

kakatamad....

• dumaan ang birthday ko, di ako naghanda
• malapit ng lumabas ang baby boy namin : KENDRICK LORENZ
• sana makauwi ako ng Pinas at makabalik ulit dito sa Kingdom
• lilipat na ako ng kumpanya, after 10 years!
• sarap ng magbakasyon, kaka pagod din ah
• shutdown ang planta kaya busy sila, minsan lang naman ako madamay pero kakapagod
• masaya kahit wala mashadong pera

President Duterte is in the ME for state visits

and so our popular President is in his 3 country state visits here in the ME.
article from Arab News.

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte holds talks with King Salman in Riyadh on Tuesday (April 11, 2017)

10 Countries by Length of Coastlines

1. Canada : 202,080 km
 

2. Indonesia : 54,716 km
 

3. Denmark (w/ Greenland) : 51,401 km
 

4. Russia : 37,653 km
 

5. Philippines : 36,289 km
 

6. Japan : 29,751 km
 

7. Australia : 25,760 km
 

8. Norway : 25,148 km
 

9. USA : 19,924 km
 

10. New Zealand : 15,124 km

 

*source here & the images are from google.

 

My Miss World 2016 - Top 20 Prediction

1.AUSTRALIA

• Madeline Cowe
• 23, 5'10"
• from Tully, Queensland
• Crowned : Jul 22, 2016
• She bested 32 other contestants

2. AUSTRIA

• Dragana Stanković
• 20, 5'8"
• from Traiskirchen, Baden
• Crowned : Jun 23, 2016
• She bested 19 other contestants

3. BELGIUM

• Lenty Frans
• 22, 5'6"
• from Antwerp, Flanders
• Crowned : Jan 09, 2016
• She bested 29 other contestants

4. BRAZIL

• Beatrice Fontoura
• 26, 5'10"
• from Goiânia, Goiás
• Crowned : Jun 25, 2016
• She bested 41 other contestants

5. COLOMBIA

• Shirley Atehortua
• 23, 5'7"
• from Pereira, Risaralda
• Crowned : Jun 19, 2016
• She bested 17 other contestants

6. DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

• Yaritza Reyes
• 23, 5'10"
• from Santo Domingo
• Crowned : Jun 18, 2016
• She bested 22 other contestants

7. FINLAND

• Heta Sallinen
• 21, 5'7"
• from Turku
• Crowned : May 13, 2016
• She bested 9 other contestants
• First RU to Shirly Karvinen (MU - Finland) 

8. FRANCE

• Morgane Edvige
• 20, 5'10"
• from Le François, Le Marin, Martinique
• Crowned : Dec 19, 2015
• She bested 29 other contestants
• First RU to Iris Mittenaere (MU - France)

9. INDIA

• Priyadarshini Chatterjee
• 20, 5'11"
• from Guwahati, Assam
• Crowned : Apr 09, 2016
• She bested 20 other contestants

10. IRELAND

• Niamh Kennedy
• 21, 5'10"
• from Portroe, North Tipperary
• Crowned : Sep 23, 2016
• She bested 33 other contestants

11. ISRAEL

• Karin Alia
• 18, 5'8"
• from Tel Aviv
• Crowned : Jun 06, 2016
• She bested 15 other contestants

12. MEXICO

• Ana Girault
• 25, 6'0"
• from Mexico City
• Crowned : Oct 14, 2016
• She bested 15 other contestants

13. MYANMAR

• Myat Thiri Lwin
• 18, 5'9"
• from Naypyidaw
• Crowned : Jun 04, 2016
• She bested 19 other contestants

14. PERU

• Pierina Wong
• 25, 5'8"
• from Lambayeque
• Crowned : Dec 06, 2016
• She bested 16 other contestants

15. PHILIPPINES

• Catriona Gray
• 22, 5'11"
• from Manila
• Crowned : Oct 02, 2016
• She bested 24 other contestants

16. RUSSIA

• Yana Dobrovolskaya
• 18, 5'9"
• from Tyumen
• Crowned : Apr 16, 2016
• She bested 49 other contestants

17. SOUTH AFRICA

• Ntandoyenkosi Kunene
• 24, 5'7"
• from Pretoria
• Crowned : Mar 19, 2016
• She bested 11 other contestants

18. UKRAINE

• Oleksandra Kucherenko
• 19, 5'9"
• from Kiev
• Crowned : Sep 02, 2016
• She bested 24 other contestants

19. USA

• Audra Mari
• 22, 5'10"
• from Fargo, North Dakota
• Crowned : Jul 08, 2016
• She bested 27 other contestants

20. VENEZUELA

• Diana Croce
• 19, 5'9"
• from Calabozo, Guárico
• Crowned : Oct 05, 2016
• First RU to Keysi Sayago (MU - Venezuela 2015) 
• She bested 23 other contestants

Miss World 2016, will be the 66th edition of the Miss World pageant, It will be held on 18 December 2016 at the MGM National Harbor in Maryland, United States. 

There will be 119 expected contestants who will compete for the crown currently held by Mireia Lalaguna of Spain.