Miss Universe 2007: Riyo Mori of Japan

I guess this is the first Miss Universe Pageant that I had recently watched since the year 2002. Well, I guess one probable reason for me to watch the pageant is that it was aired in one of the most competitive t.v. stations in our country, ABS-CBN. It's not that it is the second or third time ABS-CBN hosted the broadcast of the pageant but I think it's the wide influence of the press, media, which says that this year's Miss Universe pageant is most likely favorable to our Asian candidates. This year's favorites are Miss Korea, Miss Thailand, Miss Japan (to name a few) and other Latin countries. Actually, my real bet for the crown is Korea's representative, Honey Lee and my second bet is Miss Japan, Riyo Mori. The reason why I chose the two is because of their classic Asian beauty and their sweet,cute attitude. To tell you honestly, I prefer Miss Korea to win the title but it's really good to know that Miss Japan got the crown instead, I really like them both but I guess Miss Korea has a slightly better affection than Miss Japan for me. But I really like them both! :P
During the final judgement of the pageant, the top 5 candidates were named. I'm so glad to know that my two beautiful bets were included :) Miss Korea was crowned 3rd Runner-up. When Miss Japan and Miss Brazil were the last two candidates remaining, I thought that Miss Japan is only the 1st Runner-up (it's because of Riyo Mori's face expression of gladly accepting that Miss Brazil is the new Miss Universe) but when the announcer had spoken, I just couldn't believe what I've heard. Japan's Riyo Mori is the new Miss Universe of the year 2007. I can still make a picture in my head how cute she was when she learned that she won the title (she's really shocked and couldn't believe for herself). I guess one major reason for winning the title is during her final interview. The question was, "What is the one lesson learned as a child that still affects her life today", she responded with a greeting "Hola, Mexico!" and after that, she said "Dancing..." blah blah blah, and I was amazed by her last sentence when she said that, "I learned how to always be happy, to be patient and to be positive, and this is what I want to teach to the next generation." What a clever response (despite naming dancing as her first answer and then relating it to her final answer). I've got some pictures of her at the bottom of this article. Sayonara!

A Ruined Dream

Last week, I told my parents to get a DSL service in our house. They already agreed to my proposal and I was told that I can apply for a DSL service in the PLDTmyDSL website. I was so happy to know that in the coming days, I will have a DSL on my PC. Days have past and after a week, we recieve a phonecall asking where's our exact location. My father was the one who entertain the call. Knowing the fact that the DSL service can be installed in our house in the next few hours, I became very happy. But suddenly, our bill of Meralco had arrive. My mother saw our bill is Php5000+. She can't imagine that because we bought a new refrigirator, our electric bill arouses. Anyway, that little incident had brought somehow a second thought in having a DSL. Early in the afternoon, the team of DSL technicians arrived. They told my mom that the Php999 amount is just for the DSL service itself. The payment does not include our phone bill which is about Php800+. She had a second thought in installing the service and later decides to back off. So, those DSL technicians went off when my mom told them that she changed her mind because of some financial stability problems. My mother told me that she thought the DSL service and our phone's bill will only be Php999 (Those PLDT adds in t.v. are quite confusing) that's why she agreed on my proposal. But then, I also realized that I still doesn't have a money earning job so that I can contribute in our daily expenses. I understand their situation to cancel the installation of the DSL. Right now I'll still be using internet cards for the mean time. I hope that our Meralco bill didn't came to our house that early so that we could have a DSL installed! :P But I think everything happens for a reason that's why right now I set aside my dreams in using a fast internet connection and say hello to my old 56k Modem.