Lost In Translation

David: Nasaktan talaga si Fred  ... when his friend told him to "mind his own business."

Gian Bakit?

David: Feeling niya nainsulto siya ... eh wala namang negosyo yon ... ang sakit mapagsabihan ng ganoon di ba?

Definition

In Your Face Shot in basketball is when you attempt to make a 2-pointer ... a 3-pointer ...or a dunk in the face of an opponent who moves heaven and earth to distract or block you ... and succeed.

In Your Face Shot is taking another dimension.  As the photo shows University of the Philippines CJ Cancino takes a shot at Ateneo coach Tab Baldwin by annoying him (Tagalog equivalent is kantiyawan, panunukso or pang-iinis)

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Pageant Result: Miss International 2023

The winners of Miss International 2023 from left to right: Nicole Borromeo - Philippines - Third Runner Up. Sofia Osio - Colombia - First Runner Up. Andrea Rubio - Venezuela - Miss International 2023- Winner, Camila Diaz - Peru - Second Runner Up, Vanessa Hayes - Bolivia - Fourth Runner Up. The pageant was held at Yoyogi National Gymnasium in Shibuya Tokyo Japan last October 26, 2023.

Nikki de Moura: A Victim?

After Nikki de Moura failed to join the elite Top 20, Arnold Vegafria should recalibrate his thoughts on whether he still wants to join Miss Grand International next year or totally scrap this biased pageant for good.  Despite all the warnings and well-intentioned advice, Arnold defies the overall sentiment and allows himself to be used by Nawat. It is a pill harder to swallow ... and I dare say Arnold ,,, you deserve the pain you are experiencing right now ... just for being naive and hard-headed. I mean nobody in his right mind, can just ignore Nikki's presence and replace it with lesser candidates who don't belong there.

The Philippines is not hungry for titles anymore ... because our representatives have repeatedly proven that we are powerhouse of beauty pageants in Asia or even the world. I mean consider the record below ... If I am a loose canon ... or am I exaggerating.  Our achievements do not lie ... you can scrutinize them all you want but it is a stellar record that is second to none. Nobody can TOP that.

Our point is ... we are not asking for the Miss Grand crown. All we want is for Nawat to return that respect and not squander the hopes and dreams of the candidates who spend their time, money, and effort preparing for the pageant. Would it be too much for the grandest of cooking shows to give Nikki even the measly number 20 spot? I am not power-tripping... nor I am delusional to believe that the Philippines needs to place,  All I am asking is for producers to acknowledge and give credit to where credit is due.

See ... after the result of Miss International 2023 was revealed and the Philippines' Nicole Borromeo was declared third Runner Up along with Venezuela, Colombia, and Peru (all real powerhouse countries) it was a testament that the Philippines is consistent with its winning and not derailed by somebody's juvenile bias and jealousy. 

And with that said Miss Grand International was relegated to just being a footnote no matter what his producers said.

Caption That

                                    Gross ... a FLAG CEREMONY or a ... FROG CEREMONY?

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