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Kung Hei fat choi!

Julie Labitag — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 09:42:12 +0000

Kung Hei fat choi! Today is the Chinese New Year!

Dragon Dance is the highlight during Chinese New Year, performed all over the world. The Chinese believes that dragon brings luck and prosperity for the years to come. It is a common sight in the malls, supermarkets, buildings owned by Chinese and in China town.

Coupons and Online Deals

Julie Labitag — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 03:49:40 +0000

I have been a satisfied customer of the online deals/promo for a quite a while now. I love it because I can save a lot. For my spa and massage sessions, diamond peel, dining at a nice restaurant, entertainment, gadgets, and fashion needs I can save up to 75% from the original price.

I am always thrilled to look at the websites of ensogo, ph-deals, metrodeal, cashcashpinoy, alldealsasia, groupon, beeconomics, gupo, pakyaw for their new deals and purchase discount coupons from them. Getting a nice online deals requires constant checking and logging on to their sites and once you see a nice deal with a reasonable or let’s say cheap price, you need to get it at once because sometimes the number of items are limited or the time frame for the deal is limited too. I am hoping that the next deal would be a a coupon for branded apparels.

I would like to purchase Gap, Guess, Victoria Secret Giordano, Esprit, or abercrombie & fitch coupons. I am sure that if these are the brands will be available on the online deal, they will be sold out immediately. I better watch out for this.

Good job, Ms Gwendoline Ruais!

Julie Labitag — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 06:13:43 +0000

The Philippines is proud of you, Gwendoline Ruais for taking home the 1st runner up title for Ms Word 2011. You just showed the world that the Filipinos stand out wherever they go. I admire you for being one of the pride of the country.

Ms. Gwendoline Ruais

I need to repost this

Julie Labitag — Thu, 15 Sep 2011 02:15:05 +0000

I agree with Jessica with this article that she wrote! hats off to you. You’re brilliant we actually thought the same thing about that question. I also thought if she could get to the Ms Universe pageant then that means she’s beautiful, therefore, no way to change anything about her, duh.

Dumbest question in the universe

By Jessica Ravitz, CNN

September 14, 2011 — Updated 1755 GMT (0155 HKT)

(CNN) — First things first: I didn’t watch Monday night’s Miss Universe Pageant. I did not even know it was on.

The last time I might have tuned into such a program was in middle school, the height of insecurity. I was short, scrawny and getting used to my first pair of oversized glasses. My thick dark hair wouldn’t lay flat like the blondes with their perfect wispy bangs. Not yet “developed” like many of my peers, I’m sure watching glamorous half-naked models parade around on stage was just what my young psyche needed.

When I came into work Tuesday morning, I was greeted with an e-mail that made me think about the pageant for the first time in decades. It contained the final question posed to finalist Leila Lopes of Angola, now our universe’s newly crowned Miss Universe.

“If you could change one of your physical characteristics,” the designated judge asked her, “which one would it be and why?”

Are you (insert profanity) kidding me?

After standing under the magnifying glass of millions, this 25-year-old, 5-foot-10 ½-inch knockout had to publicly contemplate if she was physically good enough.

Her response was quick: “Thank God I am very-well satisfied with the way God created me, and I wouldn’t change a thing. I consider myself a woman endowed with inner beauty. … I have acquired many wonderful principles from my family, and I plan to follow these through the rest of my life. And now I would like to give all of you a piece of advice: Respect one another.”

Her answer was applauded. Lopes’ win, the first for Angola, was announced soon after.

Maybe it’s absurd to be dismayed that a question like this would be posed at a beauty pageant. In my worldview, the mere fact that pageants exist is absurd. And I’m not alone.

“It fits into the narrative du jour for women — my body is infinitely malleable,” said Courtney Martin, editor of Feministing.com and author of titles including “Perfect Girls, Starving Daughters: How the Quest for Perfection Is Harming Young Women.”

“If I have enough willpower and money, I can look like anyone,” she said. “This invisibilizes physiology and metabolism and leads women to internalize shame when so much is simply not in their control.”

We live in a world where in the United States alone $10.1 billion was spent on cosmetic procedures in 2010, according to the American Society of Plastic Surgeons . And Miss Universe has got to be the apex of all pageants — the ultimate aspiration for all those fake-tanned toddlers running around in tiaras, between tantrums, on reality-TV.

But, seriously, who came up with this question?

Each of the five finalists was asked something different. One judge asked Miss China about nudity on beaches. Another asked Miss Brazil about her stance on war. Miss Philippines had to contemplate if she’d change her religious beliefs in order to marry, and Miss Ukraine was invited to ponder whom in history she’d trade her life with if she had the chance.

Lopes drew from a bowl the name of the judge who would ask her a question. Lea Salonga, an award-winning Filipina singer and actress who made a name for herself on Broadway, was the voice behind the question. She looked down at a card and read.

But it turns out the question wasn’t Salonga’s. On Twitter, her fans wanted to know why she asked such a thing.

Salonga tweeted that she did not write the question. “All our questions are pre-written and each judge is assigned one. Luck of the draw,” Salonga tweeted.

The questions were “written by the guys at Miss Universe” she said in a response to one fan. “We had no say” in what the questions would be, she said in another.

Follower @sassy_dimple wanted more.

“I am surprised they have that (question) on their list,” she said. “But if you are given the chance to ask a question to any of the candidates, what would it be and why?”

“It would have been on feminism and pageants, gay marriage, or separation bet. church and state,” Salonga responded. “Something like that.”

Salonga reiterated Tuesday afternoon in a written statement to CNN that she and the other judges had no say when it came to the questions.

“As for the quality of the actual question, I don’t have much of an opinion on that (truth be told, it’s a standard beauty contest query… I would have asked about something more controversial…),” she wrote. “At the end of the day, it wasn’t so much the question asked but the manner in which it was answered.”

Good enough.

I reached out to the “guys at Miss Universe” to ask them about their line of questioning. My calls and e-mails went unreturned.

So I turned to THE guy, Donald Trump, owner of the Miss Universe Organization and, oh yeah, one-time potential candidate for U.S. president. I asked him to explain why this was a question worth asking. I also tossed the query back to him.

Mr. Trump, if you could change one of your physical characteristics, which one would it be and why?

I’m still waiting for his answer.

(CNN) — First things first: I didn’t watch Monday night’s Miss Universe Pageant. I did not even know it was on.

“If you could change one of your physical characteristics,” the designated judge asked her, “which one would it be and why?”

Are you (insert profanity) kidding me?

After standing under the magnifying glass of millions, this 25-year-old, 5-foot-10 ½-inch knockout had to publicly contemplate if she was physically good enough.

Her answer was applauded. Lopes’ win, the first for Angola, was announced soon after.

Maybe it’s absurd to be dismayed that a question like this would be posed at a beauty pageant. In my worldview, the mere fact that pageants exist is absurd. And I’m not alone.

But, seriously, who came up with this question?

But it turns out the question wasn’t Salonga’s. On Twitter, her fans wanted to know why she asked such a thing.

Salonga tweeted that she did not write the question. “All our questions are pre-written and each judge is assigned one. Luck of the draw,” Salonga tweeted.

The questions were “written by the guys at Miss Universe” she said in a response to one fan. “We had no say” in what the questions would be, she said in another.

Follower @sassy_dimple wanted more.

“I am surprised they have that (question) on their list,” she said. “But if you are given the chance to ask a question to any of the candidates, what would it be and why?”

“It would have been on feminism and pageants, gay marriage, or separation bet. church and state,” Salonga responded. “Something like that.”

Salonga reiterated Tuesday afternoon in a written statement to CNN that she and the other judges had no say when it came to the questions.

Good enough.

I reached out to the “guys at Miss Universe” to ask them about their line of questioning. My calls and e-mails went unreturned.

Mr. Trump, if you could change one of your physical characteristics, which one would it be and why?

I’m still waiting for his answer.

Congratulations, Shamcey!

Julie Labitag — Wed, 14 Sep 2011 03:40:24 +0000

I am so proud of Shamcey’s answer during the 2011 Ms Universe Q and A portion. She made a choice to love God more than anyone else, more than her own happiness.

I admire how she answered the question, it was direct to the point, based on her principles, not on a neutral ground.

When Judge Vivica Fox asked, “Would you change your Religious beliefs to marry the person you love? Why or Why not?”Shamcey said , “If I would have to change my religious beliefs, I would not marry the person that I love. Because the first person that I love is God, who created me.” ”I have my faith and my principles, and this is what makes me who I am. If the person loves me, he’ll love my God, too”

She was crowned 3rd runner up for the Ms Universe Pageant 2011. For me, that’s the best answer that I heard among the 5 of them, and she’s the only candidate who did not have interpreter. She delivered the answer very well, she was so confident of her answer.

You are the real Ms Universe Shamcey. Mabuhay Ka! You made us proud!

Get the crown, Shamcey Supsup!

Julie Labitag — Tue, 13 Sep 2011 00:08:05 +0000

wearing the long gown (photo taken from http://www.starmometer.com)

I hope that Philippine candidate for 2011 Ms Universe gets the most coveted crown this year.
Shamcey is a very smart woman. Based on wikipedia, Shamcey graduated as magna cum laude from the University of the Philippines-Diliman with a degree in architecture. She also topped the June 2010 Architecture Licensure Examination in July 2010. What a genius beautiful lady. You have it all! Hats off to you. I do wish that you bring home the crown and make your country proud. Make your Alma mater proud! Go for the crown!!!

Happy Fathers’ Day

Julie Labitag — Sat, 18 Jun 2011 02:00:39 +0000

I want to greet all fathers a Happy Fathers’ Day. You all deserve to have a special day for all the hardwork, dedication and love that you’ve given to your family. Hats off to you, dads!!! On Fathers’ Day, may you feel how valued and grateful we are for a Father like you.

Isn’ this the perfect day to show our dad how much we appreciate him by giving him a gift, something that he would love to have. Any gift ideas? How about Wine Accessory gift ideas, men’s leather watch case, etc. After all, it’s the thought that counts and I know they will be happy to receive anything as long as it’s given with love

Baby Shower Party

Julie Labitag — Sun, 05 Jun 2011 02:06:44 +0000

Having a baby is a blessing and announcing the baby’s birth should be an experience that would last a lifetime. The first thing that you would like to have when doing a baby shower is deciding the baby shower invitations you’re gonna give out to your guests. The invitations should set the right atmosphere for the baby shower party to be memorable. Plan the baby shower party well to make sure that it will a successful one.

Licensed Real Estate Broker

Julie Labitag — Sun, 03 Apr 2011 03:33:44 +0000

Praise God for the great news! I am now a licensed real estate broker.
I owe everything to Him. All glory belongs to God.

Results can be seen at:
http://www.prc.gov.ph/documents/REB0311se.pdf
My name is at number 1613 at http://www.pinoyexamresults.info/2011/03/march-2011-real-estate-brokers.html

Looking for franchise business?

Julie Labitag — Wed, 16 Mar 2011 02:58:05 +0000

The 10th Filipino Franchise Show, Franchising Expo & Business Opportunity 2011 will be held on July 10-24, 2011 at World Trade Center Pasay City.

For aspiring entrepreneurs and businessmen looking for franchise business, this event will give you great franchise opportunities. This is going to be the convergence of the companies offering franchise. Who knows this is the start of your business breakthrough. Not only you get to know which to choose, you also get free seminar to teach you how to be successful in franchise business.

Mark your calendar and don’t miss this once a year opportunity.