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starshadow_rivaulx) wrote2011-09-21 05:42 pm
Fwd: Tuesday, 13-September-2011 :: Event/s of the Day & Twitter Log
Event of the Day: Miss Universe 2011, and the country all agog over our candidate after the near miss at the title by Venus Raj (she of the "major major" fame) last year. This year Shamcey Supsup was a crowd favorite and did well enough to make the cut into the final five.
Then when it came to the Q&A portion, people wibbled. I'm not sure which side wibbled more: the ones who thought the question was dicey (but isn't that the way it's supposed to be?), or the ones who thought the answer was good but somehow not good enough. In any case, Shamcey ended as 3rd runner-up, a respectable enough placement.
It didn't take long for the armchair pundits to start analysing the results to shreds. Ms. Angola, personally, I find a sweet-faced young woman who had a good answer for the question. Between the time it took Shamcey to leave Sao Paulo and get back to Manila, a hoax went viral over Twitter, claiming that Oprah thought our lass should have won. *eyeroll* Naturally, Oprah's camp denied any such statement, and pointed to Oprah's official site as the last word on the subject.
Shamcey has come home to a rousing welcome. Confetti the like of which was last seen during the Cory Aquino campaign, is said to have littered her parade route. She has revealed that there is a significant other in her life - to the disappointment of her male admirers and the utter surprise of her papa. Having seen the lucky man on TV, I can say that he is personable enough for public view. *grin* After all, in matters of the heart, as long as they're suited, that's all that matters. Plus, the man in question has presented himself to Shamcey's dad and is now an accepted part of the family.
The rest of the day seemed rather anti-climactic after the live telecast. Lea Salonga didn't have half as much exposure as I would have wanted; that said, I'm glad she got picked to ask one of the final questions or we'd have had just that brief glimpse of her being introduced as a judge. I am in awe at the factoid presented that those competition bikinis actually had fabric *added* to the original design. ADDED. Given how Shamcey is described as having a "tsunami" walk - and oh how the undulations made that bikini look perilous! - I cannot even *begin* to imagine how much SMALLER the original might have been!
But then...Brazil, yeah? Home of the tanga. So not really surprising. But still...
<http://www.loudtwitter.com>
* /10:01/ ok, i may have just scared all the cats with my victory
yell when our girl Shamcey got into the semi-finals *nod* #
<http://twitter.com/starshadow/statuses/113432194390835200>
* /10:05/ @nerveending <http://twitter.com/nerveending> oo nga, I
bet a whole lot of people want Ms. China to be their baby momma,
y/y? # <http://twitter.com/starshadow/statuses/113433048846045184>
* /10:07/ based on my twitter feed, i am watching the most delayed,
commercial-ridden live telecast ever. no swimsuits yet! #
<http://twitter.com/starshadow/statuses/113433589642838016>
* /10:08/ @nerveending <http://twitter.com/nerveending> Bwahaha! My
family's founding father was Chinese too - and went back to the
mainland. I have nth-degree-removed cousins... #
<http://twitter.com/starshadow/statuses/113433956032061440>
* /10:13/ ye gods and little fishes, but those bikinis are
precariously placed. :) #
<http://twitter.com/starshadow/statuses/113435064985067520>
* /10:18/ RT @solimond: @cleolinda If you can send this out. A HS
shelter in Indiana has to close. All animals to be placed or
euthanized.... #
<http://twitter.com/starshadow/statuses/113436418243702784>
* /10:20/ whoa, so ms. shams got the top vote in the swimsuit - and
well deserved, too. someone preserve that girl's DNA what. #
<http://twitter.com/starshadow/statuses/113436893642883072>
* /10:24/ wooo, am getting totally spoiled for the rest of the
pageant by the twitter feed. i haven't had this much fun in AGES.
# <http://twitter.com/starshadow/statuses/113437798580760576>
* /10:31/ @wilsonleeflores <http://twitter.com/wilsonleeflores> just
as well you allowed them to watch, since they'd all be distracted
anyway! #
<http://%0a%20twitter.com/starshadow/statuses/113439519126192128>
* /10:41/ well, she's answered as she's answered - though with Lea
as a judge, will they allow our girl to win? hope so. #
<http://twitter.com/starshadow/statuses/113442184677687298>
* /10:44/ RT @piahontiveros: Repeating and RTing: No matter what
happens, Shamcey is our Ms. U. #
<http://twitter.com/starshadow/statuses/113442996040646656>
* /10:59/ Ah well. There's always next year. In the meantime, WE
FRIGGING TOP 5 PLACED, Y'ALL. Shamcey's done us GOOD. #
<http://twitter.com/starshadow/statuses/113446600533217281>
* /11:00/ RT @ruffybiazon: Ms. Angola is Miss U? Sana naman magising
na yung mga Pinoy na iniisip pa rin na kelangan maputi para maging
maganda.... #
<http://twitter.com/starshadow/statuses/113446965534134272>
* /11:01/ @ruffybiazon <http://twitter.com/ruffybiazon> sana forg et
whiteners noon panahon nanalo si Trinidad and Tobago ages ago. #
<http://twitter.com/starshadow/statuses/113447256832741376>
* /11:04/ @dezbee2008 <http://twitter.com/dezbee2008> Angola had a
great answer in the Q/A portion. Trinidad and Tobago was the last
black Miss U, a long while back. #
<http://twitter.com/starshadow/statuses/113447952353206273>
* /11:12/ see, we can too send someone who speaks Tagalog/provincial
dialect. 4 out 5 used interpreters. #
<http://twitter.com/starshadow/statuses/113449926863761409>
* /11:15/ Sounds like a plan...RT @ryan_chua: RT @shiereyes: Venus
was 4th runner up. Shamcey is 3rd. So next year 2nd na ba? Unti
unti ito? #
<http://twitter.com/starshadow/statuses/113450597335834624>
* /11:20/ @donronx <http://twitter.com/donronx> pancit malabon for
the absolute win. the senate...not so much. enjoy your lunch! #
* /11:20/ RT @hecklerforever: Matapos ang Miss Universe 2011, tanong
ng bayan: Sino kaya ang sinusundan ngayon ni Dyan Castillejo? #
<http://twitter.com/starshadow/statuses/113452027895492609>
* /11:26/ @dezbee2008 <http://twitter.com/dezbee2008> yup, and we're
all happy for every last one of the girls. that competition is no
joke, even if they look pretty all... #
<http://twitter.com/starshadow/statuses/113453478055133184>
* /17:24/ 10 years after 9/11: Lessons from the Philippines - The
Long War Journal t.co/ffCNxRh <http://t.co/ffcnxrh> #
<http://twitter.com/starshadow/statuses/113543639573073920>
* /20:48/ My Two Bits: Sunday, 11-September-2011 :: Event/s of the
Day & Twitter Log t.co/tfE4SYE <http://t.co/tfe4sye> #
<http://twitter.com/starshadow/statuses/113594878499%0a%20368960>
* /21:11/ @bandila <http://twitter.com/bandila> Kung sa akin, sana
2nd or 1st runner up. Di kaya sisigaw ang audience na partisan
kung panalo, (cont) t.co/TgAEL3A <http://t.co/tgael3a> #
<http://twitter.com/starshadow/statuses/113600570727743488>
* /21:12/ WHOOPS! RT @ANCALERTS MMDA traffic czar Yves Gonzalez
reprimanded for smoking in public area t.co/cxnRWti
<http://t.co/cxnrwti> #
<http://twitter.com/starshadow/statuses/113601026585673728>
* /21:23/ You keep on truckin', girl. You done us proud. RT @gmanews
Shamcey: You don't get everything you want in (cont) t.co/9bUJk4d
<http://t.co/9bujk4d> #
<http://twitter.com/starshadow/statuses/113603752677752833>
* /21:47/ @xxxriainxxx <http://twitter.com/xxxriainxxx> hopefully a
comedy with Dolphy in his Fefita Fofonggay years? You haven't
lived till you've seen one of those. :) #
<http://twitter.com/starshadow/statuses/113609637756010496>
* /21:50/ @WoodsonHawk <http://twitter.com/woodsonhawk> re hiker
bail/extortion: trufax, as my younger friends would say. Where
"trufax" portmanteaus "true facts" into a single word. #
<http://twitter.com/starshadow/statuses/113610496053215232>
* /21:56/ @WoodsonHawk <http://twitter.com/woodsonhawk> *chuckle* my
corner of the world is still relishing the outcome of the Miss
Universe pageant. (cont) t.co/MU5FkKw <http://t.co/mu5fkkw> #
<http://twitter.com/starshadow/statuses/113611935756455936>
* /23:38/ @woodsonhawk <http://twitter.com/woodsonhawk> the
commentators for the pageant said the bikinis worn today, when
originally submitted, had to be sent back to have more... #
<http://twitter.com/starshadow/statuses/113637725789368321>
* /23:39/ @lauratheexpat <http://twitter.com/lauratheexpat> she
played Grizabella in the local staging of CATS here in Manila, and
she was in fine form, so I heard. :) #
<http://twitter.com/starshadow/statuses/113638057600753664>
Then when it came to the Q&A portion, people wibbled. I'm not sure which side wibbled more: the ones who thought the question was dicey (but isn't that the way it's supposed to be?), or the ones who thought the answer was good but somehow not good enough. In any case, Shamcey ended as 3rd runner-up, a respectable enough placement.
It didn't take long for the armchair pundits to start analysing the results to shreds. Ms. Angola, personally, I find a sweet-faced young woman who had a good answer for the question. Between the time it took Shamcey to leave Sao Paulo and get back to Manila, a hoax went viral over Twitter, claiming that Oprah thought our lass should have won. *eyeroll* Naturally, Oprah's camp denied any such statement, and pointed to Oprah's official site as the last word on the subject.
Shamcey has come home to a rousing welcome. Confetti the like of which was last seen during the Cory Aquino campaign, is said to have littered her parade route. She has revealed that there is a significant other in her life - to the disappointment of her male admirers and the utter surprise of her papa. Having seen the lucky man on TV, I can say that he is personable enough for public view. *grin* After all, in matters of the heart, as long as they're suited, that's all that matters. Plus, the man in question has presented himself to Shamcey's dad and is now an accepted part of the family.
The rest of the day seemed rather anti-climactic after the live telecast. Lea Salonga didn't have half as much exposure as I would have wanted; that said, I'm glad she got picked to ask one of the final questions or we'd have had just that brief glimpse of her being introduced as a judge. I am in awe at the factoid presented that those competition bikinis actually had fabric *added* to the original design. ADDED. Given how Shamcey is described as having a "tsunami" walk - and oh how the undulations made that bikini look perilous! - I cannot even *begin* to imagine how much SMALLER the original might have been!
But then...Brazil, yeah? Home of the tanga. So not really surprising. But still...
<http://www.loudtwitter.com>
* /10:01/ ok, i may have just scared all the cats with my victory
yell when our girl Shamcey got into the semi-finals *nod* #
<http://twitter.com/starshadow/statuses/113432194390835200>
* /10:05/ @nerveending <http://twitter.com/nerveending> oo nga, I
bet a whole lot of people want Ms. China to be their baby momma,
y/y? # <http://twitter.com/starshadow/statuses/113433048846045184>
* /10:07/ based on my twitter feed, i am watching the most delayed,
commercial-ridden live telecast ever. no swimsuits yet! #
<http://twitter.com/starshadow/statuses/113433589642838016>
* /10:08/ @nerveending <http://twitter.com/nerveending> Bwahaha! My
family's founding father was Chinese too - and went back to the
mainland. I have nth-degree-removed cousins... #
<http://twitter.com/starshadow/statuses/113433956032061440>
* /10:13/ ye gods and little fishes, but those bikinis are
precariously placed. :) #
<http://twitter.com/starshadow/statuses/113435064985067520>
* /10:18/ RT @solimond: @cleolinda If you can send this out. A HS
shelter in Indiana has to close. All animals to be placed or
euthanized.... #
<http://twitter.com/starshadow/statuses/113436418243702784>
* /10:20/ whoa, so ms. shams got the top vote in the swimsuit - and
well deserved, too. someone preserve that girl's DNA what. #
<http://twitter.com/starshadow/statuses/113436893642883072>
* /10:24/ wooo, am getting totally spoiled for the rest of the
pageant by the twitter feed. i haven't had this much fun in AGES.
# <http://twitter.com/starshadow/statuses/113437798580760576>
* /10:31/ @wilsonleeflores <http://twitter.com/wilsonleeflores> just
as well you allowed them to watch, since they'd all be distracted
anyway! #
<http://%0a%20twitter.com/starshadow/statuses/113439519126192128>
* /10:41/ well, she's answered as she's answered - though with Lea
as a judge, will they allow our girl to win? hope so. #
<http://twitter.com/starshadow/statuses/113442184677687298>
* /10:44/ RT @piahontiveros: Repeating and RTing: No matter what
happens, Shamcey is our Ms. U. #
<http://twitter.com/starshadow/statuses/113442996040646656>
* /10:59/ Ah well. There's always next year. In the meantime, WE
FRIGGING TOP 5 PLACED, Y'ALL. Shamcey's done us GOOD. #
<http://twitter.com/starshadow/statuses/113446600533217281>
* /11:00/ RT @ruffybiazon: Ms. Angola is Miss U? Sana naman magising
na yung mga Pinoy na iniisip pa rin na kelangan maputi para maging
maganda.... #
<http://twitter.com/starshadow/statuses/113446965534134272>
* /11:01/ @ruffybiazon <http://twitter.com/ruffybiazon> sana forg et
whiteners noon panahon nanalo si Trinidad and Tobago ages ago. #
<http://twitter.com/starshadow/statuses/113447256832741376>
* /11:04/ @dezbee2008 <http://twitter.com/dezbee2008> Angola had a
great answer in the Q/A portion. Trinidad and Tobago was the last
black Miss U, a long while back. #
<http://twitter.com/starshadow/statuses/113447952353206273>
* /11:12/ see, we can too send someone who speaks Tagalog/provincial
dialect. 4 out 5 used interpreters. #
<http://twitter.com/starshadow/statuses/113449926863761409>
* /11:15/ Sounds like a plan...RT @ryan_chua: RT @shiereyes: Venus
was 4th runner up. Shamcey is 3rd. So next year 2nd na ba? Unti
unti ito? #
<http://twitter.com/starshadow/statuses/113450597335834624>
* /11:20/ @donronx <http://twitter.com/donronx> pancit malabon for
the absolute win. the senate...not so much. enjoy your lunch! #
* /11:20/ RT @hecklerforever: Matapos ang Miss Universe 2011, tanong
ng bayan: Sino kaya ang sinusundan ngayon ni Dyan Castillejo? #
<http://twitter.com/starshadow/statuses/113452027895492609>
* /11:26/ @dezbee2008 <http://twitter.com/dezbee2008> yup, and we're
all happy for every last one of the girls. that competition is no
joke, even if they look pretty all... #
<http://twitter.com/starshadow/statuses/113453478055133184>
* /17:24/ 10 years after 9/11: Lessons from the Philippines - The
Long War Journal t.co/ffCNxRh <http://t.co/ffcnxrh> #
<http://twitter.com/starshadow/statuses/113543639573073920>
* /20:48/ My Two Bits: Sunday, 11-September-2011 :: Event/s of the
Day & Twitter Log t.co/tfE4SYE <http://t.co/tfe4sye> #
<http://twitter.com/starshadow/statuses/113594878499%0a%20368960>
* /21:11/ @bandila <http://twitter.com/bandila> Kung sa akin, sana
2nd or 1st runner up. Di kaya sisigaw ang audience na partisan
kung panalo, (cont) t.co/TgAEL3A <http://t.co/tgael3a> #
<http://twitter.com/starshadow/statuses/113600570727743488>
* /21:12/ WHOOPS! RT @ANCALERTS MMDA traffic czar Yves Gonzalez
reprimanded for smoking in public area t.co/cxnRWti
<http://t.co/cxnrwti> #
<http://twitter.com/starshadow/statuses/113601026585673728>
* /21:23/ You keep on truckin', girl. You done us proud. RT @gmanews
Shamcey: You don't get everything you want in (cont) t.co/9bUJk4d
<http://t.co/9bujk4d> #
<http://twitter.com/starshadow/statuses/113603752677752833>
* /21:47/ @xxxriainxxx <http://twitter.com/xxxriainxxx> hopefully a
comedy with Dolphy in his Fefita Fofonggay years? You haven't
lived till you've seen one of those. :) #
<http://twitter.com/starshadow/statuses/113609637756010496>
* /21:50/ @WoodsonHawk <http://twitter.com/woodsonhawk> re hiker
bail/extortion: trufax, as my younger friends would say. Where
"trufax" portmanteaus "true facts" into a single word. #
<http://twitter.com/starshadow/statuses/113610496053215232>
* /21:56/ @WoodsonHawk <http://twitter.com/woodsonhawk> *chuckle* my
corner of the world is still relishing the outcome of the Miss
Universe pageant. (cont) t.co/MU5FkKw <http://t.co/mu5fkkw> #
<http://twitter.com/starshadow/statuses/113611935756455936>
* /23:38/ @woodsonhawk <http://twitter.com/woodsonhawk> the
commentators for the pageant said the bikinis worn today, when
originally submitted, had to be sent back to have more... #
<http://twitter.com/starshadow/statuses/113637725789368321>
* /23:39/ @lauratheexpat <http://twitter.com/lauratheexpat> she
played Grizabella in the local staging of CATS here in Manila, and
she was in fine form, so I heard. :) #
<http://twitter.com/starshadow/statuses/113638057600753664>