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Miss Philipines is 4th Runner-up, Miss Mexico is Miss Universe 2010!

The wait is over, the newest Miss Universe is 22-year old Jimena (Ximena) Navarrete of Mexico. Our Miss Philippines Venus Raj fought a good fight and managed to bag the fourth place in the pageant.

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Binibining Pilipinas Venus Raj May Become Miss Universe 2010!

The much hyped and followed beauty and wit battle for today’s Miss Universe 2010 Pageant  is turning to be very exciting for Filipinos as our very own Binibining Pilipinas Universe titlist Venus Raj just made it to the top 10 Finalists!

Tally of score for the evening gown and swimsuit categories revealed that Venus Raj may make it to the top five (5) after all! Now all we need to do is wait and see how our smart Pinay bet will perform in the much-awaited question and answer portion which will determine highly the ranking of the top 10 finalists. Read the rest of this entry »

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A Tribute to Mothers

This story was shared to me through Facebook by Rhea, a good friend and a mother just like me. It’s a work of fiction but it made me cry and made me thankful I still have my mom and she passed on some (I hope I’ll be as good as her as time goes by) of her wonderful mommy qualities to me. I love you Nanay. To all Pinay mommies and all mothers of the world, Happy Mothers’ Day to us. :)

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“Mothers are one of the best creations of God. She has amazing powers. She can multitask without complaining. She cares for everyone without any demands. Read here and marvel at the wonder called – Mother.”

By the time the Lord made mothers, he was into his Sixth day of working overtime. An Angel appeared and said, “Why are you spending so much time on this one?”

And the Lord answered and said, “Have you seen the special sheet on her? She has to be completely washable, but not plastic, have 200 movable parts, all replaceable, run on black coffee and leftovers, have a lap that can hold three children at one time and that disappears when she stands up, have a kiss that can cure anything from a scraped knee to a broken heart, and have six pairs of hands.”
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When Moms Love Being Mothers

Being busy in the last weeks, I wasn’t even aware that the annual special day for mothers is soon approaching. I was even surprised when it was mentioned in an event I recently attended.

Since I got married some seven (7) years ago, I now have two (2) mothers. My biological mom Nanay Erly and my mother-in-law, Mommy Emy. Both of them are very important to me. Having two moms plus the fact that I became a mom myself, Mothers Day celebration has since then became truly special to me. Every year, I always put an effort in thinking of unique mothers day gift ideas for my moms. I always make sure what I buy will be useful for them or something they would really appreciate.
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Marikina Scandal

Looking for Marikina scandal photos and videos? So are a lot of people it seem.

It’s disgusting and I won’t take this sitting down. I recently made a search of Marikina sites at Bing.com and was very disappointed at the related searches it recommended when it displayed the results. See this snapshot:

marikina scandal at bing.com

Bing suggested as related searches the keywords Marikina Scandal and Marikina Babae (or Marikina Women) which means these are popular search keywords related to Marikina. A year ago, I joined the SEO projects Pinay Scandal by Macuha.com and the Filipina Online Image Reshaping Campaign by FilipinaImages.com, both are intended to redirect search results online of keywords such as pinay scandal and filipina from porn and dating sites to websites by filipino bloggers who are promoting good images of Pinays, Filipinas and the Philippines.

Today, I would like to encourage and seek the support of all Marikina bloggers, Marikina website owners, and even those not from Marikina but wishes to contribute to the campaign, to join this similar project, this time for our beloved city of Marikina. Let us join together in an SEO attempt to put our articles and websites on top search results for the keyword Marikina Scandal to uplift the image of Marikenyas all over the world. Let us disappoint those looking for illegal marikina scandal photos and videos by having our websites and articles glorifying our city on top of online search, especially Bing.com.
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International Women’s Day Today!

Today marks another year for the global celebration of the day for Women. March 8 is the International Women’s Day or IWD and this is the day for celebrating all the achievements of women all over the world in different arenas — economic, political and social.

For me though, the most significant accomplishments and roles played by women in their lives can be seen and felt at home — by being mothers, wives, sisters, aunts, grandmothers… A woman’s love build homes, build characters, build lives.

May this day be inspirational, worthwhile, and exceptional for every proud Filipina and all the women of the world. Allow me to especially dedicate today’s celebration to the special women in my life who in their own capacity and uniqueness played their life’s roles very well. Their contribution to developing their families, friends, and the community itself, by sharing their values, their talents, their skills, and unselfish love, are worth high commendation. These are the women I met at home, in the community in the workplace, in the training industry, in the academe, in the blogosphere, in the streets and everywhere else I found myself at one point in my life.

Here are they:

I My Mother, Nanay Erly, the best in the world I My Mother-In-Law, Mommy Emy, the reason why my husband is a good person I My Mentor, Julie Borje, who molded my principles, ethics and values by being my very own model I Dr. Elena Cutiongco, the Academician who’s barr of excellence is very high and is my inspiration to always be the best I Bobong Cutiongco, truly a loving mother, an excellent trainor, and with admirable intense passion towards her advocacies I Nhet Angeles, my sister not by blood but by heart, for being the most patient and kindest Wife and Mother I Ethel Cruz, undoubtedly strong and a beautiful person inside, a very good friend I My ate, Marivic, who will undergo an operation today, she was the reason why I became educated I Joyce Dinglasan, intelligent and patient, one of the best I met in PLMar I Osay Villaflor, a true friend, one who never fail being one, very beautiful heart I Jen Aspacio, a woman of faith and who’s love for her family is unquestionable I Noemi Dado, a laudable Filipina, a woman of action and great determination I

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On Parenting: Boosting Child’s Confidence

As a parent, we should always model strength to our children so they would not feel weak and remain motivated. What always break a parent’s heart is learning that your child is being demean by other people.

The other day, while chatting nonchalantly with my only son, he innocently blurted that he’s ugly. I said this to make him feel better: “of course not, isn’t it you look after Mama so you’re not ugly cause I’m not.” He replied, “my classmate said so.”

My son developed an obvious case of skin asthma where white spots and rashes took over his entire face. The derma said the disease is similar to eczema and does look like one so it’s definitely not a pretty sight on his face. with the creams and ointments we applied, the rashes are all gone but the white spots remained and the derma said it will take months or even years before the scars or the spots fade.

At first, I thought my son is not bothered by this. He seemed unfazed by the mockery he gets from mean people but apparently, it is affecting him. His confidence is melting down as his classmates and others tease him about his spots. I feel so bad about this and I almost cried in front of him. I composed myself and said: “Don’t mind them son. Just tell them the spots will be gone in no time. It’s bad to tease other people about their weaknesses or their looks and you should not do that to others too.”
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A Journey of Experiences and Learning Towards the New Me

“The greater part of our happiness or misery depends on our dispositions, and not on our circumstances.” Martha Washington

When you were born from a poor family, physically unattractive with a fat body, will you grow up with a positive outlook in life? I am Marikenya and —

mhel story

While there are many who see beyond physical beauty, I still maintain my belief that our society can be judgmental to people who are not graced with such. What are my reasons for saying so? I grew up being mocked and humiliated for my imperfect physique which made my otherwise happy childhood a story with bitter parts.

I was born fat, grew up fat, and until now, as fat as I was once, or even fatter. I always say jokingly that the only time I ever experienced having a size 23 waistline was when I was in grade 2 (in elementary). In short, I never experienced having a thin or sexy waist and body in my entire life. While some say that “size does not matter,” in many occasions, I realized it does.
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Apology for the Long Hiatus

For a long week, I wasn’t able to post new articles in Marikenya.com and for this, I sincerely apologize.

My days were extremely busy and I would like to share with you some of the things that occupied my waking, and even, my supposedly sleeping hours. It is midterm week and since I’m teaching two major subjects in college, it was major preparation — preparing the questionnaires, administering the exam and checking the test papers.

My day job also required me to finish major assignments and one of them, I am happy to announce, would be hitting the streets of Marikina soon, but let’s hush about it for now because I don’t want to preempt the project. On a positive note, I was again invited by MMA Media Inc., organizer of the Ten Outstanding Young Employees of Marikina City (TOYEM), for a “Gabi ng Parangal” for their tenth year anniversary as one of their past awardees way back in year 2003. The night was very glamorous and I was too shy to walk on the runway when my name was called but I obliged of course. :)

I was also busy with my speaking engagements with the foundation, FFICI, where I serve as a resource person. We already finished our projects in Cebu and Antipolo City and this weekend, we’ll be hitting the suburbs of Roxas City. I’d be busier in the next days as I need to prepare my presentations.

On the lighter side, I spent a day in Bustos, Bulacan, with my husband’s clan reunion. It was an enjoyable day and my son loved everything except not winning the parlor games. Last Friday too, I was a proud Momma because my son played the role of our hero, Dr. Jose Rizal, in a school presentation for the Linggo ng Wika. My mother-in-law made him his Rizal costume and I bought him his Rizal hat which turned out to be a comic relief when his classmate blurted: “Marcus, you look like Michael Jackson!” My husband scolded me for making him wear that hat because he pointed out early on that the hat was more of MJ’s than Rizal’s.
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Wordless Wednesday: The Best Nanay and Lola in the Whole World

Allow me not be wordless today as I wanted to take this opportunity to spread to the whole blogosphere my gratefullness for our Nanay (filipino term for mother) who’s celebrating her birthday today.

Nay, I love you so much and I thank you for everything wornderful you have done for me, my son, Marcus, and the rest of teh family. You are the best and will remain the best Nanay and Lola in the whole world!

birthday mom and lola

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