Urgent Miss Universe question (plus proof that in the Phl you don’t have to watch the news to get the news)
From juror RickyV: If you were Miss Colombia, what would you do?
We know what we’d do if we were the host: Enter the witness protection program.
Proof that in the Philippines you don’t have to watch the news to know the news.
At 1124hrs we wake up (we slept late because we’re binge-watching Fargo) and check our messages. Our sister said: “Proof that I live in the bakla capital—the collective scream in my neighbourhood as Miss Philippines was declared Miss Universe.”
Then Ricky’s text: “omg you have to watch Miss Universe kahit last 15 minutes. nakalimutan ko ang star wars.”
Then my sister explained what had transpired. Note: She didn’t watch the pageant, either, she just got an update from her Viber group.
Back to Ricky: “I hope you avoid spoilers for this one!”
Too late. But this is even better than a straightforward win because it has so much drama. Telenovela! Oppression (though unintentional) quickly followed by justice!
We remembered to text our congratulations to Jeffrey, who works with Jonas Gaffud at beauty queen training camp. He said: “Both Colombia and the Phils were gunning for their third title. Kung pinagawa na naman ni Stella Marquez kay Barazza, who is Colombian, yung national costume and evening gown natin and Colombia won over the Phils, she’d be massacred.”
Gunning? Natin? And can one person be massacred? But such is the Pinoy obsession with beauty pageants.
Answers to questions you might be asking, unless you wandered onto this site purely by accident >>>
December 21st, 2015 at 17:16
Baka kababayan ni Miss Colombia o natalo sa casino: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2015/12/21/car-mows-down-pedestrians-on-las-vegas-strip-killing-1-and-injuring-dozens-more/?hpid=hp_hp-more-top-stories_mixvegas-1207am%3Ahomepage%2Fstory
December 21st, 2015 at 19:51
I’ve always thought Kenan Thompson’s SNL Harvey was spot on…
SNL: Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?: Steve Harvey Edition
December 21st, 2015 at 23:37
Your Grace, I just learned that in a sardine-packed passenger bus when I watched over a lady’s i-pad with her partner, Your Grace.
Note: I will NOT stop using Your Grace until Your Grace commands to.
December 22nd, 2015 at 09:53
wangbumaximus21: Don’t look to us, we don’t care. Defend yourself.
December 22nd, 2015 at 10:25
I remembered Don Corleone said “look how they massacred my boy” while looking at the lifeless body of his son. Incorrect usage of the word vividly described the pain he must have felt.
December 22nd, 2015 at 11:58
wangbumaximus21: Nagtaka talaga ako nung isang araw kung bakit may nagtaray sa iyo sa comments. Pa-ulit2x mo nang ginagamit ang “Your Grace” dito, wala namang pumapalag. You were tolerated. Tanggapin na lang na may iba-ibang style tayo sa pakikipag-usap.
December 22nd, 2015 at 14:11
I should have shot a video of all the baklas watching the Miss U pageant in one of the TV monitors here at the newsroom.
Pandemonium after Miss USA was called as 2nd runner up, then dead silence when Miss Colombia was announced as the winner. Cut to two minutes later, Steve Harvey says he made a mistake, which prompted all the baklas to swarm back to the TV monitor, squealing their hearts out in anticipation.
I thought there was an earthquake when they jumped for joy when Pia Wurtzbach was crowned winner.
December 22nd, 2015 at 16:29
butoygirl: Good point. Tolerance.