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Miss Universe 2010 Winners in Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas

August 24, 2010 by Janey

The Official TOP 15 and TOP 10

The OFFICIAL final 15 contestants announced:

Miss Puerto Rico Mariana Paola Vicente (21)
Miss Ukraine Anna Poslavska(23)
Miss Mexico Jimena Navarrete (22)
Miss Belgium Cilou Annys (19)
Miss Ireland Rozanna Purcell (20)
Miss South Africa Nicole Flint (22)
Miss France Malika Menard (23)
Miss Australia Jesinta Campbell (19)
Miss Jamaica Yendi Phillipps (24)
Miss Russia Irina Antonenko (18)
Miss Albania Angela Martini (24)
Miss Colombia Natalia Navarro (23)
Miss Guatemala Jessica Scheel (20)
Miss Czech Republic Jitka Valkova (18)
Miss Philippines Venus Raj (22)

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MISS UNIVERSE 2010 TOP 10

(LIVE in Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas)

Ireland

Albania

Philippines

Jamaica

Mexico

Ukraine

Puerto Rico

South Africa

Guatemala

Australia

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Miss Congeniality – Miss Australia

Miss Photogenic – Miss Thailand

National Costume – Miss Thaliand

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Miss Universe TOP Five

Mexico (pretty Mexicana with so much appeal)
Australia (girl next door beauty)
Jamaica (looks like Jada Pinkett Smith with a sharper feature)
Ukraine (soft beauty like a porcelain doll)
Philippines (ethereal beauty and charm!!!)

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Miss Philippines Question:

What is the one big mistake that you did in your life? And what did you do to make it right?

Miss Philippines Answer:

Thank you for that wonderful question. Good evening Las Vegas!

In my 22 years of existence, I don’t think I have a major major problem done in my life.

I’m very confident in the love my family has given me. And I’m so happy to be here!!!

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TOP Five Final Standing

4th Runner-up:

Miss Philippines

3rd Runner-up:

Miss Ukraine

2nd Runner Up:

Miss Australia

1st Runner-up:

Miss Jamaica

Miss Universe 2010 WINNER:

Miss Mexico!!!

Miss Universe 2010 winner is Miss Mexico, Jimena Navarette.

Congrats Miss Mexico!!!!

and congrats Miss Philippines, Venus Raj!!!! 😉

xoxo

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2009 Christmas Dinner with the Berks

January 8, 2010 by Janey

Don’t ask me why Berks. It’s just is and the name stuck 😉

Flashback: Berks Christmas Dinner December 27, 2007

Although I was forced to file a leave for December 21 and my last day of work was supposed to be Dec 18, I was still working until Dec 23, Wednesday. I wanted to cook for the Christmas dinner but I didn’t find the time because I was still in the office until 6pm. Bubba and I just ordered food for the potluck. Made looked for my pasta (*meblush* tee-hee).

What makes this Christmas different is, the group was complete! Alex has moved back to Manila after a long career stint in Singapore.

As customary, dinner was potluck and the table was filled with so many delicious food! There were just too many dishes on the round table that it was hard to find space to put everything in. Alex brought 3-way duck from Luk Foo and it was delish. I don’t remember who brought Nathaniel’s Buko Pandan but it was also a hit with the group.

Andrew brought Tequila Rose to which I chided Anne to drink the first shot. Anne is pregnant with their second baby so she couldn’t go anywhere near the alcohol. Hee-hee!

After dinner, we all gathered near Eric’s beautiful Christmas tree for our exchange gifts. This year was a bit funny because most got each other gift certificates! Er-hem, I didn’t start the fire 😉

We’re thinking of doing 2 themes next year, one is White Elephant while the other is the regular exchange gift. That should be fun.

Year Ender Photos!

Toast to Friendship and a Happy Christmas!

Cheers! 🙂

Xmas Celebs Album

One Fun Saturday Night: Dice Game

In Crumbs: July 2009

Good Vibes This Weekend

Fely J’s

LazerExtreme Laser Tag

Addicted to Ristras

Christmas is in the Hearts

Turning Two: Being Young and Lovely

Zipline in Tagaytay

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Sex and the City 2 to Cancel Filming?

September 29, 2009 by Janey

Is it true that there’s a storm brewing in the horizon? SJP and Kim Cattrall, both stressed on the set, still can’t get along? Crew says filming is not anymore fun and is always awkward.

According to OK! magazine, the feud between Sarah Jessica Parker and Kim Cattrall isn’t over, and is actually threatening to derail production on the new movie.

A source told the mag: “While the cast is all smiles on the outside, the level of dislike is unbelievable. No-one is having a good time on this shoot.”

On top of this, Sarah Jessica Parker seems to be struggling to balance her role as Carrie Bradshaw with her duties as a mother to son James and new twins Marion and Tabitha.

“The crew have taken to calling her ‘Carrie Sadshaw’. When she doesn’t have to be ‘on’ in her scenes, she looks so sad,” added the source.

Kim Cattrall is lashing out reports that she and her “Sex and the City” co-stars don’t get along on the set, but admits she doesn’t want to spend her time off the set with them.

The actress has been quoted by marieclaire.co.uk as saying, “Do you get along with your colleagues all the time? If you’re spending 18 hours a day at work, the last thing you want to do is go and have a drink with the people who you just spend the day with. You just need to get away.”

Cattrall, 51, also defended her action of why she asked for a bigger paycheck in the upcoming movie of the hit HBO TV show. She admitted she complained about the difference in wages between the show’s main star Sarah Jessica Parker and the rest of the girls, but she insisted she deserves a better offer, as co-stars Kristin Davis and Cynthia Nixon also do.

She said, “I never expected to be paid what Sarah was being paid. But I felt that the offer was not worthy of what the three of us had contributed. And I spoke up about it. I feel like I stuck my neck out. I fought. I don’t ever want to be on a set where I feel undervalued.”

Is there going to be a flashback scene? That should be fun.

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New Line Cinema’s Sex and The City 2 Began Filming in New York

September 23, 2009 by Janey

Carrie, Samantha, Charlotte and Miranda take another bite out of The Big Apple.

TMZ has been showing a lot of spoilers on their show. For instance, their paparazzi hounded Kim Cattrall wearing a wedding gown.

“Sex and the City 2,” the sequel to the 2008 summer blockbuster, has begun principal photography in—where else?—New York City. Returning in their starring roles as the four great friends are Sarah Jessica Parker, Kim Cattrall, Kristin Davis and Cynthia Nixon. “It’s a great privilege to be spending time again with this beloved cast and crew and to be filming in New York City,” says Parker. “We look forward to the next few months of this adventure.”

Of course, where would these women be without their men? Also back for the much-anticipated sequel are Chris Noth as Mr. Big, David Eigenberg as Steve, Evan Handler as Harry, Jason Lewis as Smith, Mario Cantone as Anthony and Willie Garson as Stanford Blatch.

“Sex and the City 2” also reunites the original creative team from the series and the first feature. Michael Patrick King is once again directing from his own screenplay. States King, “We are thrilled to have the luxury to continue to tell the story of these four iconic women characters: Carrie, Miranda, Charlotte and Samantha. We will do our best to entertain the loyal fans who were so supportive of the first movie.”

King is also producing with John Melfi, Sarah Jessica Parker, and Darren Star. The executive producers are Toby Emmerich, Richard Brener and Marcus Viscidi. Also returning will be director of photography John Thomas, production designer Jeremy Conway, composer Aaron Zigman and costume designer Patricia Field.

Set to be released in theaters June next year, “Sex and the City 2” is the follow-up to the first film, which pulled in more than $415 million worldwide. The original film was inspired by the phenomenally popular, award-winning HBO series based on the writings of Candace Bushnell.

The majority of filming will take place in and around the city of New York.

New Line Cinema presents “Sex and the City 2.” Warner Bros. Pictures, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company, will be distributing the film worldwide.

I hope Carrie’s fashion fares better this time around. The rest of the group had better styling than Carrie in the first installment.

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Miss Universe 2009 Winner

August 25, 2009 by Janey

Miss Venezuela won the 2009 Miss Universe crown giving a back-to-back title to their country. It is also Venezuela’s sixth time bagging the coveted beauty crown since the pageant’s creation. Very young at 18, Stefania Fernandez, dressed in a flowing tiered red evening gown, jumped in joy (rather not so gracefully) with fellow Miss Venezuela 2008 winner. As the crown was passed from one Venezuelan beauty to the next, the two cheered and teetered in elation that made the crown briefly fell to the floor.

Personal bet Dominican Republic Ada Aimee de la Cruz was the first runner up. Dominican Republic had the toughest question being asked whether or not HIV test should be mandatory. Another personal bet in the top 15 didn’t make it to the next cut, Miss South Africa. Our Filipina bet didn’t also make it to the Top 15 cut.

The other finalists were Miss Kosovo, Droga Ganusha; Miss Australia, Rachael Finch; and Miss Puerto Rico, Mayra Matos Perez. Miss China, Wang Jingyao, was named Miss Congeniality and Miss Thailand, Chutima Durongdej, won Miss Photogenic.

The new Miss Universe is from the city of Merida in the west of a beauty-obsessed South American country where hard-fought pageants are something of a national sport, with contestants widely dissected by the public and the media.

If there was one gripe about the whole worldwide-televised event, it’s the production. The prestigious pageant included musical performances by Flo Rida (whose music I listen to and like but it felt inappropriate to have him sing in the pageant with a background of “glamorous/model” women clad in bikinis jump in Hip Hop music), Heidi Montag, David Guetta and Kelly Rowland.

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