Adventures of a Beauty Queen

I read in the papers today that Jenna Talackova, the very first transsexual to compete in a national Miss Universe pageant, didn’t win the crown. Although she made it into the Semi-Finals of Miss Canada Universe 2012, her winning streak ended there as well as her bid to be the first transsexual to compete in [...]

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Dreaming of becoming the next Miss World Philippines? The year 2012 could be your year to SHINE! MWP is searching the nation for beauties with a cause to try out for this year’s Miss World Philippines beauty pageant. Last year’s winner, Gwendoline Ruais, will be passing on her crown to a successor and that could [...]

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When Sherry Quinley told me about the Bitter Melon Tea she discovered during her frequent trips to the mountain village of Mae Salong, my curiosity was peaked. Sherry is a wooooman of amazing taste and one does not ignore praises from her lips. So I quickly had a cup of the Bittermelon Tea and liked [...]

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Wow, I found this local Mae Salong Wine in one of the Chinese Tea Shops here. Its actually made of Cherries and its alcohol volume is 12.5% just like any grape wine you’d find in a winery! It gave me a warm fuzzy feeling just after a few sips. Soon enough, I was blushing like [...]

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I’m a Coffee Addict and I think I will be forever. While I frequent Starbucks in Manila everyday and often buy Barako Coffee for the house, when I’m in Thailand, Black Canyon Coffee is my choice! Black Canyon Coffee is like THE Starbucks of Thailand with nearly 200 branches nationwide. Its a Thai franchise that [...]

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If you ever find yourself stuck for hours at the Suvarnabhumi Airport in Bankok, you can kill some time and relax at this reasonably-priced Day Spa that offers Foot, Hand and Shoulder Massages at 300Baht for 45 minutes I got a 1hour session combining hand and shoulder (they actually include head and back) for 380 [...]

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L-R : 4RU Daynalyn deal Vega, 2RU Krisel Las Pinas, Mutya ng Taguig 2012 Winner Charmaine Hernandez, 1RU Zhedlee Esteban, 3RU Honey Kaye Dollano Congratulations to the new Mutya ng Taguig Charmaine Hernandez – she was my favorite from the moment I saw her! Charmaine Hernandez dominated the night winning Miss Photogenic and couple other [...]

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I’m off to Taguig to judge at the Mutya ng Taguig 2012 Beauty Pageant being held tonight (April 28, 2012) near the City Hall. Very excited to see the beautiful ladies competing tonight Thanks to John deal Vega for the invite!

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Drat. My car just got rear-ended by a bus while I was on my way to attend a pageant. While the damage was minor I stuck to my guns and brought the case to the Traffic Center. While I forgive the driver and am not mad at him, damage has been done and must be [...]

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