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| Sunday, 15-May-2005 00:00 |
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Singapore May 2005
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Had to go back to Singapore for a meeting and there I caught up with Gene (initially an online buddy) who kindly agreed to host me for a night and take me around the city.
Finally, I reached Sentosa, a place I had deliberately postponed visiting (saving it for the "next trip"). Gene is more travelled than I am and it was great to hear about his adventures especially in Europe (the next continent I will visit).
For those who think meeting online friends is not cool, think again. Sometimes, there is an unusual way of meeting extraordinary individuals!
In this trip, I also met his friend Andre whom I regard as the Lord of "Guinness"!
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| Sunday, 8-May-2005 00:00 |
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From the Alps to the Islands
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New friends in town - Kim, Monika, Chris
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Chris getting excited with the volcano trip
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Before boarding the boat
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Chris finally made it to Manila after a long haul from Zurich. I met him a few months ago via the travel forum and learned about his intention to go island hopping in the Philippines before getting real busy again in Switzerland.
After Adam (from Australia) in 2002, Chris was the 2nd guest who stayed at my home for more than one (1) night -- which my family certainly welcomed. The next part of his journey brought him to Boracay, Cebu, Siquijor, and Moalboal.
Don't work too hard, mate! 
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| Friday, 6-May-2005 00:00 |
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Work Photos
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Some special guests in the office before the Mother's Day weekend.
Dinner get-together with my team over at the Fort.
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| Sunday, 1-May-2005 00:00 |
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Hosting of Overseas Travellers
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Me, Kian, Stefan at San Agustin Church Yard
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Me, Kim, Monika, mom
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Chris - 2nd guy from left (to be hosted May 8-10, 2005)
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By mid-May, I will have hosted five (5) overseas travellers to Manila -- all of whom I have not met previously but have exchanged e-mails with via a travel forum or an international host-for-free approach :
All around my age (25-30yo)
1. Kian - Malaysia ; doctor in Sabah
2. Stefan - Germany ; geodetic engineer (cartography, etc)
3. Kimberly - USA ; Master in Anthropology ; teaching English in Japan
4. Monika - USA ; radio announcer from Alaska ; teaching English in Japan
5. Chris - Switzerland ; stock broker
Certainly a good risk to meet new friends.
Hopefully, I can go back to the Full Moon Party in Thailand to add more to the list (met around 40 ppl during the August 2004 party) 
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| Saturday, 30-Apr-2005 00:00 |
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Mossimo Bikini Summit 2005
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Photos from the Mossimo Bikini Summit 2005 @ the Araneta Coliseum
Show started round 9pm and ended before 1 am with the following winners :
Champions: Einar Ingebrigtsen & Denise Montecillo
1st runners-up: Martin Jickain & Mariam Corral
2nd runners-up: Handrew Maxilom & Kathleen Deen
The following also made it to the Top 6 male and female finalists , going through a casual interview with the hosts :
M: Mico Areglado, Kerwin Yap, Harly Ng
F: Abigaile Rangasajo, Anna Rose Jebb, Mariam Corral, Liz Camering (one of them won 1st runner-up but I forgot, need to check) 
Remaining finalists who competed in three preliminary rounds (Personality, Projection, Fitness):
M: Joseph Salomon, Carlos Concepcion, Eri Neeman, Kevin Haaland, Ramon del Prado, Brian Canilao, Benj Capay, Paul Tumulak, Joshua Ylaya, Donald Tan
F : Ericka Fontanilla, Larah Monterola, Rexcy Mino, Ashley Spencer, Jouella Khonghun, Jane Tuazon, Jeffrey Mairim Gaitan,Tricia Marie Intong, Kristine Marie Lim, Jasmine Maierhofer
Hosted by : Ryan Agoncillo & Bianca Araneta ; Anchored by : Tim Yap & Angel Jakob
Performances by : Grace Nono, Ella May Sasion, DJ Myke of the all-male group Akafellas, Pido, Jimmy Bondoc, acoustic princess Kitchie Nadal, the all-male percussion group Royal Rhythm Force, violinists Jerome Nunez and Victoria Regalario, the Sun Valley Crew, singing champions Rachelle Ann Go and Frenchie Dy, opera singer Rachel Gerodias, Jett Pangan, Luke Mejares, Whiplash and the fast-rising band Velcro.
I only knew two finalists -- Carlos and Anna
I realised that my Sony DSC-P10 could not fully take shots from a distance, gotta sort that out soon! Sorry in advance if some of these are blurred. You can always catch the telecast on RPN sometime in May as an alternative!!
All the best to everyone who joined!
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| Saturday, 23-Apr-2005 00:00 |
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SE5 3rd Year Anniv at Tali Beach
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Jump off the cliff and let go.
Be happy with the company you keep.
SE5 3rd Year Anniv at Tali Beach.
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| Monday, 18-Apr-2005 00:00 |
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Singapore April 2005
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SGD11 for this one!
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This is what's left after 15 minutes of fame
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Novena Church - lots of Filipinos go there
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I'm back in Sing after 5 months. Stayed at Inn Crowd for the 2nd time and met really nice people.
No set plan, just relied on where the MRT would take me for a change.
Moved to Pan Pacific on Day 2 as I had a business meeting there.
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| Thursday, 24-Mar-2005 00:00 |
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Bisita Iglesia 2005
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It's time for this year's good "BI" (Bisita Iglesia)
Way of the Cross... the SE way.
Churches covered :
1. Immaculate Heart of Mary Convent (Franciscan Sisters)
2. Our Lady of Lourdes
3. Caleruega
4. Chapel on the Hill
5. Sto. Niño de Cebu Parish
Lunch at Cafe Lupe (Tagaytay) , heavy afternoon meal at the Caltex food complex in Laguna.
Til next year! 
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| Thursday, 17-Mar-2005 00:00 |
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MTV VJ Hunt Finals (Phils) 2005
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The MTV VJ Hunt ended on 17 March.
Sixteen (16) finalists, four (4) new MTV VJ's. They are Colby Miller, Claire Olivar, Don Puno, Nicole Fonacier.
Other finalists : Anna Domingo, Chynna Ortaleza, Rashel Piaza, Gwen Ruais, Veronica Scott, Maggie Wilson, T Arceno, Christian Esteban, Marv Luna, Srdjan Mendoza, Jon Popworth, and Drew Wolf.
Some photos are hazy as the optical zoom of my digicam was not working well but have a look anyway as there are several clear ones !
Thanks to Charley for the invites!
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| Friday, 4-Mar-2005 00:00 |
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Cutting Edge
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Sunsilk Strength & Shine brings international celebrity hairstylist Charles Dujic to Manila for the Sunsilk Split-End Free Cutting Edge Series. A Saga Events production held at the Intercon.
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lovely set 
Haha I can actually Google myself now and find stuff. 
