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I woke up this morning and the TV was on and it was currently showing the live telecast of Miss Universe 2009 pageant, which was held in the Atlantis Paradise Island in Nassau, Bahamas.

I saw Miss Philippines Pamela Bianca Manalo from the background of the hosts and my heart suddenly jumped because I thought that she was one of the 5 finalists, but to my dismay she was not even placed in the top15 semifinalists.

I only managed to watch the last 5 finalists, and then Miss Universe 2008 Miss Venezuela Dayana Mendoza was called to walk, I don’t know the term when the last winner was called to walk and have her own prepared speech. Man, she was so damn hot beautiful!

1st runner-up was Miss Dominican Republic Ada de la Cruz and it made history when the crowned Miss Universe of 2009 was also from the same country of the outgoing Miss Universe!

The rest of the top five were from Australia, Puerto Rico, and Kosovo.

What’s with Venezuelans and the whole Latin Americans beauties that they never missed to smitten us with their gorgeousness!  Congratulations to Stefanía Fernández, Miss Venezuela and the current Miss Universe 2009!

Can you believe this? This is one great leap in the innovation on the camera technology. This is the world’s first camera with built-in projector. It is really unexpected in a camera. Usually, customers will start checking how many megapixel the resolution is, but what I did not expect is this fantastic feature that up to now I cannot imagine that it is possible to integrate.

Below are the awesome features:

• 12.1 megapixel
• 5X zoom
• 2.7-in. high-resolution LCD monitor with anti-reflection coated cover
• 16 handy scene modes for optimized shooting in various settings
• D-Lighting and Active Zoom
• Four movie modes with sound
• Approx. 36 MB of internal memory
• Faster shutter speeds when shooting in low light or capturing fast-moving subjects.
• Face-priority AF helps produce more satisfying portraits by adjusting focus and exposure for as many as 12 faces in the framed shot.
• Skin Softening function detects and analyzes a framed subject’s skin, and then adjusts smoothness to produce enhanced results.
• Smile Timer automatically releases the shutter when the subject smiles, while its Blink Proof function shoots two sequential frames, then saves the one in which the subject’s eyes are widest open.
• Blink Warning presents an alert when it suspects that someone in the shot has blinked. In-Camera Red-Eye Fix automatically corrects any perceived red-eye effect before saving the image to memory.

When you are using it as a projector for the images, image size can be up to 40 inches and the projection distance can be up to 2 meters.

Available color is black and warm silver.

What more can I say…I really want this baby!

Corazon “Cory” Cojuanco – Aquino, one of the most beloved presidents of the Philippines passed away last Saturday morning, August 1, 2009 due to cardio-respiratory arrest at the Makati Medical Center. She was diagnosed with colon cancer in 2008. She was 76.

She has accomplished her mission to direct the Filipino people from the oppressing grasp of the dictator, former president Ferdinand Marcos. She was one of the major proponents of Philippine democracy.

As we all know, she was the first female president in the Philippines and in Asia.

A two-day wake started in La Salle Greenhills and another two-day wake in Manila Cathedral in Intramuros, Manila.

There was also a funeral procession in Ayala Avenue, Makati City this day and people from all parts of the metro overwhelmed the very busy avenue. It was set in the corner of Ayala Avenue corner Paseo De Roxas, where the monument of his late husband former senator Benigno “Ninoy” Aquino was situated. After that, the cortege will depart to the Manila Cathedral for the two-day wake.

August 5, Wednesday was officially announced by Malacanang to be a special non-working holiday in commemoration of the late president.

She will be laid to rest in August 5, 2009 at the Manila Memorial Park together with his late husband, former senator Benigno “Ninoy” Aquino who inspired the People Power Revolution or the EDSA Revolution to many in 1986, which is renowned as a series of nonviolent protest to end the rule of the once authoritarian government.

We will be missing our most beloved icon of democracy, former president Corazon “Cory” Aquino.