Then and Now

 

Flyboarding

 

Slip Of The Pen

 If you are a grammar police who usually gets irritated and cannot stand your penchant for the use of the fractured King's language ... incoherent sentence structure and semantics ... mind-boggling syntax and word coordination ... this nook is not for you. 

But traveling from Aparri to Jolo ... we encountered signage in the streets that managed to put a smile on our faces ... even though Robin Padilla's grandiose display of bad opinions ... or China's flexing his superpower muscle ... has riled up and angered our tender sensibilities.

We are here to celebrate (not mock) the little cracks and flaws in how we communicate. All of us make mistakes ... and at a time when a kilo of rice at 20 pesos is next to impossibility ... we need a little outlet to have a hearty laugh.

And no matter how over-use the cliche goes ... Laughter is indeed ... the best medicine.

I am getting cynical seeing slips of the pen like this.  Was it an honest mistake or did somebody make that up to get attention and have a great time laughing? I am suspicious because the thought and the message were vividly expressed, except for the encircled word. Pwede bang ang g'ling g'ling ng sentence construction mo at pati use of  English pwede pasar na ... pagkatapos may isang major na pagkakamali? Hindi na ba uso ang proof-reading pagkatapos mo magprint ng public notice ... to think that everybody can read it ... and it is for public consumption.

If this is true and was posted on a glass wall in a restaurant ... Bless His Soul! But if it was done with the intent mentioned above ... you make a fool of yourself.

Thrre Crowns In One Day

It is amazing where the Philippines is getting all this luck in pageantry. Not that I am complaining ... but last year there was an instance where the Philippines won 3 crowns in less than24 hours. Filipinos made that day ... a red-letter day because that feat remains unsurpassed. Not even Venezuela or USA or any SE Asian country holds "that One is for Ripley's record."

Well ... what do you know ... it sounds so surreal but deja vu paid us a visit one more time ... and March 24, 2024 to be exact is one of those dates to remember. Maria Gigante started the drumroll when she won Universal Woman 2024 in Cambodia.

Micahelle Joy Dumalaon came surging in when he won Mister Star Continental International 2024 in Vietnam.  And not to be outdone was Mark Joseph Gadaza who before the night is over won Mister World Ambassador International 2024 in Ho Chi Minh.

And not to be discounted is the feat of Larz Kent Dawson who settled for a first runner up finish in Mister Universe Tourism 2024 in Bali Indonesia. He was running 2 hours of sleep ... 0 caffeine - all adrenalin when we check his situation. 

I was even wondering if Erik Lennart Visser who is also from Philippines was not the last year winner - Larz could easily complete his journey by breaking last years record - getting 4 crowns in a matter of a day. The organization may have thought a back to back win for the Philippines would just be too selfish for comfort.

Women Are Like ...

                                                                   Kayla Jean Carter - Miss Universe Philippines Northern California 2024

Women are like ... flowers.

Kailangan nilang diligan para mag-BLOOM!

Men are Like

                                                    Micahelle Joy Dumalaon - Mister Continental Star International 2024  

Men are like ... onions.

Oo nga PINASARAP nila ang ating kinakain ... pero truth be said ... marami rin silang PINA-IYAK.

Pageant Result: Mister Universe Tourism 2024

The winners of Mister Universe Tourism 2024 from left to right: Chitrakanan Singh Thoudam - India - Second Runner Up, Chien Yu Chen - Taiwan - Mister Universe Tourism 2024- Winner, and Larz Kent Dawson - Philippines - First Runner Up.  The pageant was held in Bali Nusa Dua Theater in Bali Indonesia last March 24, 2024.